Jazz Draft Jared Butler

[Release the Kraken]

Love North Carolina, we've debated moving to Asheville recently. Really beautiful state.

True dat! On one excursion to Bass Lake, beautiful Alpine Lake, we were about 20 feet from a Blue Herron, and watched a snapping turtle roll off a log. We liked the fact that you could rent a canoe with life jackets for $5 an hour. Like going back in time!

 

[LoPo]

Love North Carolina, we've debated moving to Asheville recently. Really beautiful state.

I lived outside of Asheville for two years. NC is great.

I've only been to Arkansas once, but it was Fayetteville and it was awesome. I went as a Bama fan and still treated with the best of southern hospitality

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[Ferguson_Mellochill]

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I can’t wait to see the kid play.

 

[slc]

Jazz need him to be good right out of the gate
Lot of pressure on him so hope he can deliver

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Butler is the guy that's going to allow Mike Conley to take games off without over-taxing Joe Ingles.

 

[enchilada_style]

May have been posted already

 

[jom2003]

May have been posted already

lol. starting at 4:45 he was literally trolling our last year's draft.

 

[kabenac]

2nd round picks can still be RFA which is great. I'm assuming the first contract is a 3-year deal - I looked up a few players who were 2nd rounders and most had 2-3 year deals to start off - more often 3.

 

[idiot]

lol. starting at 4:45 he was literally trolling our last year's draft.

I thought so at first, He may be doing that (and I suspect the cynical among us will insist he was doing so).

But I think there's at least as good a likelihood that he was referencing the Covid situation that made it hard for all the people they usually have to congregate in the same room.

Absent other indications of being critical of DL, I don't think this is any kind of smoking gun.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Jared Butler's junior-year stats compare favorably with Deron Williams' junior-year stats. Advanced stats seem to prefer Butler.

Like, across the board.

 

[Hearsky]

Dude's maturity is off the charts. His disposition reminds me of Joe Dumars. Louisiana connection. If he doesn't make it in th NBA, it will be because of not enough talent and skill, not because of character or ego issues. Easy kid to root for. He will be in an NBA front office one day.

 

[Shad]

RELEASE THE BOLOMBOY

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

RELEASE THE BOLOMBOY

Jazz released him years ago. He might be playing over in Russia.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Dude's maturity is off the charts. His disposition reminds me of Joe Dumars. Louisiana connection. If he doesn't make it in th NBA, it will be because of not enough talent and skill, not because of character or ego issues. Easy kid to root for. He will be in an NBA front office one day.

I love the Joe Dumars comp. If we got something like that look the **** out.

 

[LoPo]

I've got a "best case scenario" comp here.

Athletic but not overly athletic
Known in college for offense
Active hands on defense
Balanced skill set
6'3" but a solid 195
Great leader, winner
Football background

If this kid becomes everything he can be, could he be a modern day version of Joe Dumars?


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@Hearsky and @NUMBERICA

And yes, he's very poised and professional like Joe as well.

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[Saint Cy of JFC]

I think for a guy like Butler it all comes down to how much his PG skills develop (and obviously his health *fingers crossed*). Can he be a leader who makes players around him better, or is he simply just a Terry Rozier type (which is still a solid outcome)? Conley is probably the best mentor possible for him.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Worst case scenario for Butler would be he becomes to Trey Burke-y. The PG on the smaller side who can't finish in the paint and his jumper isnt as good as advertised. I could see Butler having a tough rookie year with adjusting to NBA size like Burke did.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

i really like the dumars comp for best case scenario.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Worst case scenario for Butler would be he becomes to Trey Burke-y. The PG on the smaller side who can't finish in the paint and his jumper isnt as good as advertised. I could see Butler having a tough rookie year with adjusting to NBA size like Burke did.

Butler has a quicker release, is much bigger and has an awesome floater. Working with Conley on that would be beneficial as well.

I understand the comp but just throwing some things out there on why I don’t think it will happen.