larryselbows
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Wolter's looks like a horrible pick. Hopefully we dodge that bullet.
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What I'm looking at is his mobility, shooting touch and offensive versatility. I can't think of many 7-foot players who can do what he does--except Dirk Nowtizki (inside the 3-pt line). Plus, Olynyk plays some defense and works hard. He needs to get stronger and gain confidence on the boards, but he can develop those abilities as a pro, given that he's only 21.
A 7-footer with a 15 - 18 ft. jump shot can almost always get a decent percentage shot off, making him a good 3rd or 4th option on offense similar to the way the Jazz used Okur.
I think that would be an exaggeration. Machado put up big assist numbers, but he could never do half the things Wolters can do. Machado is a little guy who plays fast and passes off.
A-Train (old)
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Olynyk is doing all of this while playing on a 31-2 Gonzaga team who is arguably going to be the #1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
larryselbows
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Can Wolter's physically make it in the NBA?
A-Train (old)
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Based on what?
larryselbows
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He just looks like he couldn't hack it physically.
Thee Jazz Fan
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PKM, how does this pg draft class stack up to the pg draft class where we drafted Maynor a few years back?
I think so. It would look something like this (below). My question is whether he can play at NBA speed, but the basics are there. For the record, I would take Marcus Smart, Trey Burke and CJ McCollum ahead of him, but once it gets into the BJ Young and Myck Kabongo area, it gets blurry for me, and I could probably live with this guy too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8XYRK61RfHo
orangello
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I never did. Look back, I was ok with it but didn't push for him.
orangello
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Wrong.
Yes. This.