2011 draft.....
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Harrison Barnes interview. Seems like a good kid with a strong competitive drive.
https://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-barnes120610
https://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-barnes120610
I also enjoy his game. I would love Perry more. If we could move up to get him I would jazz.
I'm not sold on Barnes at all, but he's the most likely choice at 5 or 6. I've read some stuff that his struggles stem from transitioning from PF in highschool to wing now, but won't buy that without some video confirmation. His shooting is horrid yet he won't stop chucking up threes. Also, like many kids at his talent level, he doesn't seem to like passing at all.
It sounds like Perry Jones is still considered a gamble and could slip a few spots (or see a Darko), or Jazz could get the lucky draw.
It sounds like Perry Jones is still considered a gamble and could slip a few spots (or see a Darko), or Jazz could get the lucky draw.
Definitely need to trade Millsap then if we get Perry.
Perry Jones is an amazing talent, but the guy doesn't play a winning game. No D, no rebounding, bad shot selection, soft, bad court vision/passer/selfish? Dude is a gamble if ever there was one.
I'd take Irving or Williams over him easily at this stage. Probably Terrence Jones as well. Jones is very tantalizing and tempting, though, but his head is not in the right place and that's not the easiest thing to correct, especially for a high lottery pick (guaranteed the most money, increased tendency to think more highly of themselves than others might, would have a greater tendency to believe they have an inordinate amount of power for a rookie thus more resistant to change).
I'm not saying he's a bad kid either, but there are some very significant on court issues.
Also, call me a xenophobe, but I have no interest in Kanter or Valanciunas.
I'd take Irving or Williams over him easily at this stage. Probably Terrence Jones as well. Jones is very tantalizing and tempting, though, but his head is not in the right place and that's not the easiest thing to correct, especially for a high lottery pick (guaranteed the most money, increased tendency to think more highly of themselves than others might, would have a greater tendency to believe they have an inordinate amount of power for a rookie thus more resistant to change).
I'm not saying he's a bad kid either, but there are some very significant on court issues.
Also, call me a xenophobe, but I have no interest in Kanter or Valanciunas.
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Interesting. Guess since he is not eligible for college and does not have a pro contract now he can do that. Drafting Kanter i would think would put the writing on the wall for Millsap.
This.
Every time he has played against top level American talent he has whipped them.
So did he play against the US National team, and whip them?
What is top level American talent in your book?