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theNBAnerd said:
eric gordon: 6'3.25", 6'9" wingspan, 32.0 vertical, 40.0 max vertical, 15 reps on bench press, 10.81 on lane agility, 3.01 sprint
bradley beal: 6'4.5", 6'8" wingspan, 33.0 vertical, 39.0 max vertical, 8 reps on bench press, 10.95 on lane agility, 3.28 sprint

just sayin'.
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So he's Eric Gordon because he has similar athletic tributes? Look at Eric Gordon's pay day........ Oh and Gordon is a freak of an athlete
 
Favors Flave said:
So he's Eric Gordon because he has similar athletic tributes? Look at Eric Gordon's pay day........ Oh and Gordon is a freak of an athlete
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i was responding to your comment about how he has long arms and he's strong, so he'll be fine. he actually has shorter arms than gordon and less strength... so if gordon hasn't turned into an elite NBA scorer, why will beal be?
 
franklin said:
Kanter is young and on a cheap contract, Stroked. His potential is a lot more alluring and also fits inside youth movements. It doesn't make sense for anyone to take on Jefferson unless he's going to be that final piece in a championship run. But if you have a 4-5 year window...

I believe the Jazz can easily pick up a reasonable replacement for Kanter on the open market. Hell, we're speculating about dumping a 27 year old power forward who works his *** off and has a 21.9 PER for a #6 pick or not resigning him for what he's worth. Keeping "undersized" Millsap is not a problem with Favors roaming around the paint and competent wing defenders to back them up. He's only 5 years into the league and fits perfectly into the youth movement, yet adds veteran experience and leadership.

Jazz have little chance of landing a top 5 shooting guard or small forward outside the draft. What are we hoping for at this point? Andre Kirilenko again? Jazz could pair Kanter with Jefferson for a high pick and cap relief. Then go after Batum and solidify twice over on the wing. Charlotte's shopping the #2. How about calling them up and offering last year's #3 and Jefferson for the #2, then swapping it for the #4 and 24?
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You still cannot "read" me I see. Good. I was messing with you because it sounded funny and I was prompting you to explain a little more.
 
theNBAnerd said:
i was responding to your comment about how he has long arms and he's strong, so he'll be fine. he actually has shorter arms than gordon and less strength... so if gordon hasn't turned into an elite NBA scorer, why will beal be?
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He's 18 years old. He won't hit his prime for a while. Maybe he could grow. He will get bigger too. I don't think he'll be an elite NBA scorer, but he will be an All star
 
Im a fan of burks learning to play point guard. that said i would poop a little if we somehow got MKG. maybe its just me but i am high on the kid. i think mkg/hayward/burks/favors/kanter combo would be devestating in 2 or 3 years
 
theNBAnerd said:
i was responding to your comment about how he has long arms and he's strong, so he'll be fine. he actually has shorter arms than gordon and less strength... so if gordon hasn't turned into an elite NBA scorer, why will beal be?
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Where has Eric Gordon been ranked among the top scorers in the league, the last few years?
 
franklin said:
Kanter is young and on a cheap contract, Stroked. His potential is a lot more alluring and also fits inside youth movements. It doesn't make sense for anyone to take on Jefferson unless he's going to be that final piece in a championship run. But if you have a 4-5 year window...

I believe the Jazz can easily pick up a reasonable replacement for Kanter on the open market. Hell, we're speculating about dumping a 27 year old power forward who works his *** off and has a 21.9 PER for a #6 pick or not resigning him for what he's worth. Keeping "undersized" Millsap is not a problem with Favors roaming around the paint and competent wing defenders to back them up. He's only 5 years into the league and fits perfectly into the youth movement, yet adds veteran experience and leadership.

Jazz have little chance of landing a top 5 shooting guard or small forward outside the draft. What are we hoping for at this point? Andre Kirilenko again? Jazz could pair Kanter with Jefferson for a high pick and cap relief. Then go after Batum and solidify twice over on the wing. Charlotte's shopping the #2. How about calling them up and offering last year's #3 and Jefferson for the #2, then swapping it for the #4 and 24?
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I like some of the basics here. Maybe something like Jefferson and Kanter for #3 and filler and draft MKG. Then, if Marshall slips, I'd use pick #47 and the GS pick to try to snag him. I'd also try to keep our deep big man rotation by attempting to sign one or two of Stiemsma, Asik, Robin Lopez, and maybe even Oden on a flier. The filler could be Blatche who could come off the bench but I'm not sure if I want him here.
 
While I enjoy talking about and anticipating the Draft it also drives me crazy. With a very few exceptions, players in the draft are gambles. When we talk about giving up players that we know a lot about (Millsap, Burks) in order to be able to draft a Lillard or BEAL.... I have to ask myself if those guys are truly guaranteed, or even likely to be better than Millsap or Burks.

If you keep getting younger every year, and trade off good pieces to gamble that the next young guy might be better than the last young guy.

I am not convinced that the guys we are talking about drafting are worth giving up pieces required to draft them. YOU ONLY DO THAT FOR SURE THINGS, AND I DON'T SEE LILLARD AND BEAL AS SURE THINGS.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
I like some of the basics here. Maybe something like Jefferson and Kanter for #3 and filler and draft MKG. Then, if Marshall slips, I'd use pick #47 and the GS pick to try to snag him. I'd also try to keep our deep big man rotation by attempting to sign one or two of Stiemsma, Asik, Robin Lopez, and maybe even Oden on a flier. The filler could be Blatche who could come off the bench but I'm not sure if I want him here.
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Trading Kanter and Jefferson would be stupid and the Jazz would not trade both their legitimate centers. Trading Jefferson, and Burks to draft MKG makes way more sense especially for the 4th pick. Cleveland has big holes at C and SG.
 
mfree said:
While I enjoy talking about and anticipating the Draft it also drives me crazy. With a very few exceptions, players in the draft are gambles. When we talk about giving up players that we know a lot about (Millsap, Burks) in order to be able to draft a Lillard or BEAL.... I have to ask myself if those guys are truly guaranteed, or even likely to be better than Millsap or Burks.

If you keep getting younger every year, and trade off good pieces to gamble that the next young guy might be better than the last young guy.

I am not convinced that the guys we are talking about drafting are worth giving up pieces required to draft them. YOU ONLY DO THAT FOR SURE THINGS, AND I DON'T SEE LILLARD AND BEAL AS SURE THINGS.
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I like this post.... which is why it would be really nice to have our own draft pick this year. Then we wouldn't have to give up a millsap, jefferson, burks, or kanter.

But hey at least we have that 4 game sweep of experience in our bank account.
 
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