Following potential 2015 draftees

[mellow]

Nbadraft.net updated their mock - they still have us drafting Dekker. With our first 2nd-rounder they have us taking Joseph Young (Oregon PG).

Where is Colton's annual Mock draft compendium?

Anyway the Draft Express Mock draft would make me mostly happy as a Jazz fan: Devin Booker, George De Paula (aka George Lucas, AKA the Brazillian Wookie), and Marc Garcia.

They have Booker over Oubre, Grant, Dekker, Portis, Lyles, Jones, Looney, Hollis Jefferson and Cameron Payne.

https://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock-draft/2015/

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Pickings would be pretty slim at 17. Looney, Grant, Anderson, and Portis would probably be there. Next year Milwaukee will improve with Parker back, the 2016 pick would be around 20.

Yeah it just depends... I think Looney was overrated now he's a bit underrated. I also really like Payne (he could go as high as 11) and would be an awkward fit with our developing point guards. Dekker could also be there RHJ is interesting and some think RJ Hunter is the next Klay (I don't). It just seems a bit flat and kind of "eye of the beholder" to me at 12-19. I think we have enough talent that we could drop a few spots and take the BPA while collecting another good asset. I am not sure another team would do it tbh, but just wanted to hear others thoughts.

I also am not sure on Milwaukee. MCW might not be good and they were worse with Jabari on the floor than when he was on the bench. Jared Dudley was fairly important to that team and he might not be back. This team is a year removed from being the worst team in basketball. Maybe they balk at the max contract that Middleton is about to get... its coming.

This offseason could take us a million different directions.

 

[idiot]

Looks like Chad Ford no longer has us picking Looney at #12. Lyles is there now, with the Jazz passing on Looney, Kaminsky, Oubre. Looney and Oubre are out of the lottery altogether.

Tony Jones reported over the weekend that there was one interviewee with the Jazz at the Combine that did poorly. Wonder if it was Looney and Ford got wind of that. Otherwise, it's hard to imagine why Looney might be dropping because of the Combine. The only thing he did was get measured. And he measured 1/2" more on wingspan and standing reach than he had before. Maybe Ford is just joining everyone else finally in being more pessimistic about Looney.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Looks like Chad Ford no longer has us picking Looney at #12. Lyles is there now, with the Jazz passing on Looney, Kaminsky, Oubre. Looney and Oubre are out of the lottery altogether.

Tony Jones reported over the weekend that there was one interviewee with the Jazz at the Combine that did poorly. Wonder if it was Looney and Ford got wind of that. Otherwise, it's hard to imagine why Looney might be dropping because of the Combine. The only thing he did was get measured. And he measured 1/2" more on wingspan and standing reach than he had before. Maybe Ford is just joining everyone else finally in being more pessimistic about Looney.

It was probably one of the PG's saying he doesn't want to play behind Exum/Burke.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Looney talked about how cool it was to meet Jerry Sloan, somehow I doubt he was the one who interviewed poorly.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Lyles doesn't play good defense and doesn't shoot 3's. I don't see us being very interested in him.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

It was probably one of the PG's saying he doesn't want to play behind Exum/Burke.

In the article it said they interviewed the froncourt guys, but not any of the point guards other than Grant.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Looney talked about how cool it was to meet Jerry Sloan, somehow I doubt he was the one who interviewed poorly.

I agree... Most likely candidates to me are Wood, and McCullough... Just don't know much about those guys, but the others seem a little more polished I guess.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

In the article it said they interviewed the froncourt guys, but not any of the point guards other than Grant.

Nearly positive we interviewed Cameron Payne, or maybe it was just a report saying we were going to bring him in for a workout.

Looney just doesn't seem like a guy who would interview poorly. Seems like he knows his role and knows his strengths.

Also could have been Chris McCullough. His negatives are body language and effort.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Looks like Chad Ford no longer has us picking Looney at #12. Lyles is there now, with the Jazz passing on Looney, Kaminsky, Oubre. Looney and Oubre are out of the lottery altogether.

Tony Jones reported over the weekend that there was one interviewee with the Jazz at the Combine that did poorly. Wonder if it was Looney and Ford got wind of that. Otherwise, it's hard to imagine why Looney might be dropping because of the Combine. The only thing he did was get measured. And he measured 1/2" more on wingspan and standing reach than he had before. Maybe Ford is just joining everyone else finally in being more pessimistic about Looney.

It is an interesting theory. I think maybe Ford is just starting to cool off of Looney and look at what he really did this year. I like him better than Trey, although Trey might be undervalued... it is hard to evaluate the UK guys with the limited roles those players had... also they had to play with the Harrisons (would hurt any player's effectiveness)

 

[mellow]

Tony Jones reported over the weekend that there was one interviewee with the Jazz at the Combine that did poorly. Wonder if it was Looney and Ford got wind of that. Otherwise, it's hard to imagine why Looney might be dropping because of the Combine. The only thing he did was get measured. And he measured 1/2" more on wingspan and standing reach than he had before. Maybe Ford is just joining everyone else finally in being more pessimistic about Looney.

Can the NBA fine potential draftees for interview flopping? Look, if one of these guys says, "I heard Utah has mountains, but the streets are dirtier than OKC. I don't want to live there for 7 years, so I'm going to tell the Jazz I have 3 baby mommas, a handler, a habit and I like pro wrestling." Isn't that a flop?


oh, and link???

 

[idiot]

The Tony Jones report seemed to imply that the bad interview was unexpectedly bad. It sounds like the Jazz were surprised. So it may be hard to predict who it was based on players' prior repuations.