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Dok at the rim

I think this summer he needs to head down south and work with the Mailman on conditioning and also free throw shooting. Mail's rookie year he was horrible at the foul line and with hard work made himself into a pretty good free throw shooter.
 
He's looked good. I think his contract has gone from negative to a slight positive. Like we might be able to trade a him and get a second round draft pick instead of send a second round pick with him.

I wouldn't move him... unless I knew Hassan wanted to come back on a minimum deal, but I think we have a mutual parting of ways after the season. No hard feelings. I feel safe having Udoka as the primary backup next season.

Good on him too... left for dead... even the front office washing their hands of him. Also, good on the guys taking the pressure off of him and just saying "whatever you do go 125%". That has a huge boost in confidence and effectiveness.
 
The only criticism I have is really rebounding. For a guy with great hands he needs to bring a few more of those in. There is more to it, but there are times he has decent position and the ball ends up coming off his hands and going elsewhere.
 
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Watcher said:
Maybe it's just me but watching Dok receiving passes inside and dunking over people, there are a few instances where I find myself wondering if Gobert would have caught the pass and if he would have been able to power in the dunk. Don't get me wrong -- I love Rudy and I know he's way better and way more valuable overall. I just feel like Dok has a strength which is good hands and good forceful dunking.

Probably blasphemy but just a thought.
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SoUjazzfan said:
Dok is unbelievably quick once he catches the ball getting the dunk. The defense doesn't have a chance to gather and challenge.. I really wish Rudy had doks hands and whiteside's little push shot.
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Yeah, in terms of explosiveness he reminds me of a young Shaq or Zion before the injury. Yeah, he's still a bit unpolished in some ways but athletically he's a stud and an excellent prospect. Somebody called him a Gentle Giant @str8line and that's a really apt description. He looks like a guy with a Giant complex, a little too concerned about maybe hurting somebody it seems to me. But he seems to be coming around, playing with more intensity and aggression.

We will be so glad to have this guy when we have to go up against the enforcers like Embid and the like. I mean Rudy's great but as @LogGrad98 pointed out, he has a high center of gravity that can be exploited to good effect. (Anybody remember the Houston series a couple years ago when all it took was a couple of round mounds like P.J. Tucker to take him out of his comfort zone?) Kryptonite baby, and happy we got some and finally figured out how to use it!

And no I didn't forget about Whiteside, another Superhero with his own superhuman abilities - the real Inspector Gadget that just puts his arms up and blocks a shot or corrals a rebound. Anybody know what the line is at now for the Jazz to go all the way?
 
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Handlogten's Heros said:
He's looked good. I think his contract has gone from negative to a slight positive. Like we might be able to trade a him and get a second round draft pick instead of send a second round pick with him.

I wouldn't move him... unless I knew Hassan wanted to come back on a minimum deal, but I think we have a mutual parting of ways after the season. No hard feelings. I feel safe having Udoka as the primary backup next season.

Good on him too... left for dead... even the front office washing their hands of him. Also, good on the guys taking the pressure off of him and just saying "whatever you do go 125%". That has a huge boost in confidence and effectiveness.
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Whiteside likely gets a higher offer from another team that we won’t want to match anyways. I know he’s not restricted but you get the gist.
 
Don't forget Dok has had two serious injuries the last couple of seasons. Both could not have helped his conditioning. The more confidence he gets that his body is not going to fail him, the better shape he will probably get in.
 
Elizah Huge said:
Whiteside likely gets a higher offer from another team that we won’t want to match anyways. I know he’s not restricted but you get the gist.
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I think he's a minimum dude forever but someone may roll out the BAE. I'm always shocked when backup centers get paid... like Robin Lopez in Orlando or any of the guys we signed for more than the minimum. If he does there are always dudes available. Roll with Doke either way.

Whiteside has motivation and general goofiness concerns. I'm guessing Philly signs him next season to a minimum deal. He was basically on his last chance here imo.
 
Sarah Todd is not a Whiteside fan to be sure and she's seen players with motivation issues in other cities. Hopefully he keeps it together.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
The only criticism I have is really rebounding. For a guy with great hands he needs to bring a few more of those in. There is more to it, but there are times he has decent position and the ball ends up coming off his hands and going elsewhere.
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I agree, I think it's a bit weird how he seemingly has great hands when it comes to catching passes, but will fumble a bunch of rebounds that are right there. He also mistimes his rebounds a lot, but practice will probably improve that a lot.
 
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