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People mistake not being patient for knowing when to cut your losses. Kris Humphries is the only Jazz bust that has seen any amount of success elsewhere (that I can think of ) and it only took him like 5 or so years to achieve it.
 
Jazz4ever said:
A further red flag. #2 RSCI player of his class whose stock has fallen likely outside the lottery. Cashing in while he still has some hype.
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Or because he was never a good fit for what Duke was trying to do and didn't like it there. He'll be a nice pro player, not dominant, but certainly a good scorer, book it.
 
PKM said:
I'm a long time supporter of QM .. ignoring his lack of bringing it. I don't see the Jazz as a good fit, currently.
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Really? I see him as a great fit. He's a long wing which Sloan/Ty always liked as they like rebounding wings. He's got that smooth coming off the curl jumper - also given his length, he can probably shoot over a lot of SFs coming off screen. He can also hit that 3pt which the Jazz desperately needs right now. He's not a slasher - alright - but one could argue with Burks already proving to be a great slasher, Miller can play off Burks quite well. Not to mention his shooting will spread the floor for our bigs. Just MHO.
 
larryselbows said:
If only we'd given CJ a little more time...
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CJ is kinda the vibe I get from QMiller. CJ dazzled with his game against Golden State in - what was that - the last game of his rookie season I think. OOOH the talent, the potential. And so the Jazz were patient with him and now he's incredibly inconsistent, every great play followed by crap.

I SOOO want to be sweet on Q. Just because he will be there where the Jazz will pick, coupled with the tantalizing superstar talent PKM assures me is there. But I haven't seen it all season. What I've seen makes me more inclined toward PJIII - even at SF - over Q.

Again, I want to get on board. But I can't. And all the SF alternatives are either top 6 or late first - mid second.
I do like Darius Miller (second round) although he won't be a superstar. And I do like Tony Mitchell (late first if he comes out this year at all). Still not too sure about Mitchell's 3pt shot - listed at around 43% but I understand he still needs to develop his perimeter game, so I dunno what that's all about. But his d sounds great. I would love a defensive front line of Mitchell, Favors, and Kanter.

That's where I'm at. ...Sigh.
 
BENTLEY said:
Tell me why. I want to crush on him too but his game this year has underwhelmed me.
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His talent is obvious:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_vQDOs4aho&feature=fvsr

I do think there are issues with his motor/heart/whatever, but I still blame most of his lack of production on:

1. Being a freshman surrounded by talented, more experienced players.
2. Having teammates who seemingly don't want to pass to him.
3. Still recovering from is ACL injury.

Don't get me wrong, whoever drafts him is taking a risk. But his upside is top 5 in this draft. We'll be drafting at 8 or 9, and there's obviously no one available that low who matches his potential, other than PJIII, who doesn't fill a need like Miller. And even though I don't think he'll ever reach his potential, I think he'll be a good player. He's worth the risk, IMO.
 
My only problem with Miller is that (at least whenever I watched him) his strength was posting up. He always played better with PJ3 out because it allowed him to operate in the high post, where he has a great post game despite being built like a twig. He seemed to struggle/be passive whenever he was asked to play out on the perimeter.
 
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