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seattlejazzfan said:
i tend to agree about the mechanics. they don't look bad, but they look off and not sustainable in terms of ever taking and making regularly in games. but it does underscore how effing ridiculous nba dudes are at shooting when a guy who simply can't shoot the three in games walks into an empty gym or a pick up game with normal people and can't miss.
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Its not bad up top but the step in and load is slow. A big guy that steps into the shot like that is gonna shoot a lot of long twos. His free throw has a bit too much going on for me. It starts at like his hip. I'm cool with him working his *** off on it. I'm also very skeptical it gets there.
 
whatthe said:
This sounds bad but I also don't want a player that is better than Lauri because when he felt he had to be the number one option then he exploded. I think the Jazz should get lots of depth and lots of Robins for this team, flaws and all. That's another reason why I wound want Jarace and Brice in this draft.
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Imagine what Lauri could do if someone else on the team have more gravity. Teams wouldn't be able to focus Lauri as much.
 
jom2003 said:
That was how everyone reacted to Giannis on draft night 2013
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Who? as in I don't see it. Not Who? as in Who? LOL Dude sucks and is not a NBA prospect smh
Marvin Williams #2 , Bennett at 1 got those responses, yet both were decent college players. You really think "everyone" was surprised the Greek freak fell to the Bucks playing against nobody? Every gm saw something there, but none of them had the balls to take the risk. Looking back I might say who the **** was it that passed on him if they had more intel.
So you think gm's now should be willing to take the risk on this meh french baller, cause he is the next Giannis? I hope you are kidding.
The fact is if he wasn't on the same team as a multi generational legend in the making, you would be saying the same thing if he even got drafted as you did when Giannis did apparently.
 
fishonjazz said:
I actually remember a few jazz fanzers who wanted us to draft him.


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Problem with Giannis going sooner back then, was playing against nobody good made gm's into big fat wimps. Bilal is a terrible player and at best a punchline if he is more than pick 56 stash that never sees the nba besides delivering bagguette bricks inside 3 feet
 
KqWIN said:
I'm curious to know where you differ. It definitely gets fuzzy for me after the top of the draft.
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that basically means i hardly differ at all. because after those first four tiers it becomes so convoluted and opinions can change pretty much day to day. but let me look at your list and i'll tell you the more significant disagreements...

so i don't have coulibaly ranked - if i learn more about him, maybe i could be convinced top 10.

i'd move jordan hawkins all the way up to that 7 spot.

thompsons at 9 and 10 or 10 and 11.

basically trade places - rupert and hendricks put them in the 11-12 range with howard and sensabaugh - put them late teens, (they are both dropping).

you have clowney higher than i would - i'd have him about mid 20s.

I also don't have nick smith ranked.

but at the same time i see where you are coming from as well. and none of those are huge disagreements.
 
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seattlejazzfan said:
that basically means i hardly differ at all. because after those first four tiers it becomes so convoluted and opinions can change pretty much day to day. but let me look at your list and i'll tell you the more significant disagreements...

so i don't have coulibaly ranked - if i learn more about him, maybe i could be convinced top 10.

i'd move jordan hawkins all the way up to that 7 spot.

thompsons at 9 and 10 or 10 and 11.

basically trade places - rupert and hendricks put them in the 11-12 range with howard and sensabaugh - put them late teens, (they are both dropping).

you have clowney higher than i would - i'd have him about mid 20s.

I also don't have nick smith ranked.

but at the same time i see where you are coming from as well. and none of those are huge disagreements.
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I think all of that is fair. I'm especially high on Coulibaly and Clowney, so no surpises that others are lower on them.

Otherwise, I could probably come to the same conclusions in a week or matter of days lol. There's a tight grouping after the top 5 that contains a lot of players. Gonna change a lot between now and the draft.
 
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Since this Bilal dude starting to get some hype, this is the stats by stats comparison between Bilal and Sidy from the past year's U18 games. Sidy is the top row, Bilal is the bottom.

So if you have Bilal in your top 10, Sidy probably shouldnt be too far off (if not higher, I think he's the better prospect). Not as long or explosive, but a much stronger body and bigger frame. Essentially the same age (think Bilal is young by a few months). Stats wise SIdy obviously has the big advantage in that he seems to be a shot creator and stronger in most areas other than shot-blocking. From the stats Bilal looks to me of a finisher/cutter and not as capable at creating his own shot, even at the youth levels. The FTA/Steals/Assist disparities really stand out.
 
Watching long athletic french defensive prospects and imaging what they could be, then remembering Frank Ntlikina and Sekou Doumbouya.

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