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King Cy said:
If AK had short arms and wasnt as athletic, sure.
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Uthoff seems plenty athletic and I guess we'll see on the measurements - though I'm not sure if we have AK's measurements recorded anywhere. I think the place where Uthoff lacks the most is he isn't near the passer AK was.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
Uthoff seems plenty athletic and I guess we'll see on the measurements - though I'm not sure if we have AK's measurements recorded anywhere. I think the place where Uthoff lacks the most is he isn't near the passer AK was.
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He measured with a 6'10.5 wingspan in 2015, which is extremely underwhelming if you're playing the 4 in the NBA and lack strength.

AK had at least a 7'3 wingspan, I'm sure of it. Might have been longer.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
Uthoff seems plenty athletic and I guess we'll see on the measurements - though I'm not sure if we have AK's measurements recorded anywhere. I think the place where Uthoff lacks the most is he isn't near the passer AK was.
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He is methodical with his approach. Not athletic at all... Plays smart, high bball iq.. Short arms like cy mentions... Aaron white couldn't stick in the league and he wasmore athletic then Uthoff...Nice college player but not even 2nd round worthy. Peter Jok is the nba talent on that Iowa squad. I watch a lot of Big ten ball so take it for what its worth.
 
ncoloradojazz said:
He is methodical with his approach. Not athletic at all... Plays smart, high bball iq.. Short arms like cy mentions... Aaron white couldn't stick in the league and he wasmore athletic then Uthoff...Nice college player but not even 2nd round worthy. Peter Jok is the nba talent on that Iowa squad. I watch a lot of Big ten ball so take it for what its worth.
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He's not athletic and has short arms, yet somehow, at just 6'9", is one of the nation's leaders in blocked shots playing in one of the top conferences. Perhaps he's magical too.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
He's not athletic and has short arms, yet somehow, at just 6'9", is one of the nation's leaders in blocked shots playing in one of the top conferences. Perhaps he's magical too.
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Most of his blocked shots come off the defenders jumpsho. He is really good at blocking jumpers but down low not so much. TRust me I watch big10 ball non stop. I tape the games and watch them even since I just had knee surgery so I am bed ridden or lazy chair sitting 90 percent of the time right now.
 
PG_AB said:
Y'all got Uthoff pegged at the wrong position though. His ability to play the 3 will make or break his NBA career, I disagree with NColoradojazz about his athleticism, thats what peaked my interest, he can cover ground, and he's also got great timing.. It's why I told ya's months ago (when he was off most of the draft site's radar's) that he's a better prospect than Kyle Wiltjer..

DX absolutely loves Syracuse Freshman Tyler Lydon, who's a 6'9" bigman and often plays the role of the middle of the zone defense. He's listed as a SF/PF too, it's not dissimilar to Uthoff's situation.

Think... Thaddeus Young at Georgia tech, or even Khris Middleton at Texas A&M. Thats the type of transition he's going to need to make for it to happen.

I do think he'll go in the 2nd round, it's tough to say right now not knowing all the players who declare though. There could be a serious deluge of International players in this draft.
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If he can play and guard the 3, then that changes things completely. If he can't, he is probably just Luke Babbit.
 
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