I think we harp on shooting a little too much. It’s the one thing that is easiest to work on as you get older if you have good fundamentals and mechanics in place.
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Tremendous Upside
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On the contrary. Shooting isn't talked about enough.
By far the most important offensive skill in the modern NBA, and the hardest to become good at if you're still bad in college. The more you improve technically in the League, the less space and time you have to shoot, as you start to get more defensive attention.
There's a reason most NBA players never seem to miss in warmups. They have to be almost automatic with no pressure, to be just OK when the pressure is on.
It's by far the most talked about thing.
AK 2.0 is a #1 pick
AK that isn’t a ****ing child and cares about getting better and being a professional? Yeah, I don’t have a problem with that.
Yep. That was over 25 years ago, but yep
I went to AKs first summer league game. I recall being blown away by his feel for the game. He was throwing no look passes. It was so easy for him. AK was hand cuffed by being too early by a generation. In the modern game he would have been awesome. I think I’d rather have AK than Flagg.
SoberasHotRod
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That sucks.
I want Ace Bailey and I want him at shooting guard. If we draft Ace I'm dancing The Bailey Shuffle.
seattlejazzfan
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that game/experience is still one of the most amazing and memorable things i've ever seen as a jazz fan. as you say, his feel and the ease and dominance he displayed were mind boggling. i couldn't believe what i was seeing.
problem is, Flagg is more like a poor man's AK in terms of all the defensive playmaking and as a passer. and he will need to improve to even become as good a shooter as AK. if there is a defensive playmaker who resembles AK in cbb right now, it's Quaintance.
The one thing Ive been disappointed with Flagg is that he's not the STOCKS monster I thought he would be. Not that he's been bad in that regard, but I was expecting like averages of above 2 on both steals and blocks.
For a guy as good as Harper, you'd draft him even if he doesn't want to come to Utah. Detroit and Charlotte deal with this all the time. He'd still be playing to establish himself in the league and to earn a max deal on his 2nd contract. You just wouldn't expect him to sign a 3rd contract if his circle is trying to push him out of Utah.
I'm not sure how excited Exum was about being drafted by Utah.
The Jazz aren't going to be a serious team without a lead initiator and advantage creator. We're still running the Collin Sexton kamikaze offense.
That’s a really interesting point.
It definitely matters.