Following potential 2014 draftees

[Fabtrey]

Gordon's handle is sick for his size.

Every game I watch of his, he gets super excited after making a coast-to-coast play.

let's say your assumption is correct. he is indeed 6ft 9 with shoe on. guess what? that's paul george size. paul george was measured at 6ft 7 3/4. nobody ever says george has great handles for his size. hell jeff green too. 6ft 7 3/4. actually green probably has longer winspan. both george & green are listed at 6ft 9.

bottom line - you are supposed to have a handle like that when you are athletic 3 in nba especially when you are a top 10 pick. i have seen about 6 arizona games, but handles was not his strong asset. i think it's adequate. but i didn't think he was comfortable working off the dribble.

i originally thought he could play 4 because like you i assumed that he would be tall enough and have frame to add pounds. but right now, i think he is 3 and situational 4. tweener. so he better have great handle if you want to take that next level up or he would always be offensively challenged.

but i like the kid, love his defensive intensity, basketball iq, and intangibles. he would be a good fit for us. but only if we don't tank hard enough and get #7-#9th pick.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Yes, accept the letdown now.

This is like Darth Vader telling Luke to give in to the dark side of the force

Don't sleep on Gobert as the future of the Jazz at center. He rebounds and defends at least as well as Favors does.

If Favors and Kanter doesn't work, a lineup of Gobert and Favors would be catastrophically bad. Think Gobert is more suited as a backup giving some needed defense to the 2end unit.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Btw, Randle's problems are mostly attributed to his handles needing more work than he realized coming out of HS. He's a beast that is majorly tempered by his lacking confidence in holding his dribble in tight traffic. He can beat a press as a point fwd in the open court but has work to do handling it in the lane with multiple guys swiping at the ball.

That's the difference of the once-hype and now.

Meh. Randle has lived up to the hype. You don't want him handling the ball too much - especially as a point forward. You want him down in the post most of the time where he is near the basket and can be the bully he is. Florida is a good, strong, athletic, big, good defensive team and they simply couldn't handle Julius down low there for about a 10 minute stretch.

 

[kabenac]

Steph Curry has a minor injury (sore right leg). Let him miss games!

 

[Fabtrey]

Not if we get Wiggins doe?

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buy a season ticket in his 2nd season. lol

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

If Favors and Kanter doesn't work, a lineup of Gobert and Favors would be catastrophically bad. Think Gobert is more suited as a backup giving some needed defense to the 2end unit.

True, but a line-up with Gobert and Kanter could be really, really good. Gobert is a rookie, still growing into his frame and learning how to play. Give him a year or two. The talent is there.

 

[orangello]

This could be a good thing..... hopefully gm's are concerned as well and he falls to the 7th spot to us.

I will take an embiid with back health question marks over gordon, vonleh, saric, etc

Same.

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[BTP]

Lol at cherry picking his worst 4 games and only showing those.

Look at his last 8, he had 2 bad offensive performances. He has scored over 20 twice in the past 6 games, something he only did once before that.

Can we really trust anything that the guy who though Alec Burks could be a PG says?

So how is picking his last 8 less cherry picking?

Parker is a 4 in the league, imo. He's a massive defensive liability defending sf's in the NBA... like embarrassingly bad, I bet.
I think he's be strong enough to handle most PF's but could be very difficult for PF's to defend.

Situational sf, sure.. but a PF.

I'll give him time. He's 18 now. I wanna see him in his 3rd season before I decide if he's best at SF or PF. Right now I'd obviously play him as a stretch 4.

This could be a good thing..... hopefully gm's are concerned as well and he falls to the 7th spot to us.

I will take an embiid with back health question marks over gordon, vonleh, saric, etc

totally #excited

 

[Jazz4ever]

let's say your assumption is correct. he is indeed 6ft 9 with shoe on. guess what? that's paul george size. paul george was measured at 6ft 7 3/4. nobody ever says george has great handles for his size. hell jeff green too. 6ft 7 3/4. actually green probably has longer winspan. both george & green are listed at 6ft 9.

bottom line - you are supposed to have a handle like that when you are athletic 3 in nba especially when you are a top 10 pick. i have seen about 6 arizona games, but handles was not his strong asset. i think it's adequate. but i didn't think he was comfortable working off the dribble.

i originally thought he could play 4 because like you i assumed that he would be tall enough and have frame to add pounds. but right now, i think he is 3 and situational 4. tweener. so he better have great handle if you want to take that next level up or he would always be offensively challenged.

but i like the kid, love his defensive intensity, basketball iq, and intangibles. he would be a good fit for us. but only if we don't tank hard enough and get #7-#9th pick.

This is indeed something you can't overlook. Noah in Chicago is a good example. He is undersized at center with a 7'1" wingspan but knows where to be on defense 100% of the time and can guard 5 positions letting you switch on anything. Gordon could be in this mold as a PF.

 

[bigmike]

This is indeed something you can't overlook. Noah in Chicago is a good example. He is undersized at center with a 7'1" wingspan but knows where to be on defense 100% of the time and can guard 5 positions letting you switch on anything. Gordon could be in this mold as a PF.

This. Gordon can play the game. He'll be a menace defensively and on the glass, I can see him guarding positions 2-4. Outside of what I view as the clear cut top 6 (Wiggins, Embiid, Parker, Randle, Smart, Exum in some order) I think he stacks up as well as anyone. He would be a great pick from #7 on.

 

[The Fresh Prince]

If we somehow got Wiggins in this draft, id prematurely mansap everywhere. Id then proceed to impregnate my girlfriend and name my (would be) son Andrew Wiggins (middle name) Daughter? Andrew Wiggins.

Im all on this dudes wagon, too bad we are (Jazz management) too idiotic to throw the season away)

 

[spycam1]

I just came here to say























WIGGINS