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For those that have the time - here's a great podcast from RealGM featuring Sam Vecenie and Danny Leroux about series of draft prospects, they love a lot of the prospects in our range. They think Kaminsky is going to be a tremendous offensive player and the fit with Utah would be amazing. Leroux mentions RJ Hunter and thinks if we manage to somehow get both Kaminsky and Hunter our rotation would be "filthy". They also talk about Portis, Lyles...

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/237963/RealGM-Radio-Sam-Vecenie-On-The-NBA-Draft
 
stitches said:
For those that have the time - here's a great podcast from RealGM featuring Sam Vecenie and Danny Leroux about series of draft prospects, they love a lot of the prospects in our range. They think Kaminsky is going to be a tremendous offensive player and the fit with Utah would be amazing. Leroux mentions RJ Hunter and thinks if we manage to somehow get both Kaminsky and Hunter our rotation would be "filthy". They also talk about Portis, Lyles...

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/237963/RealGM-Radio-Sam-Vecenie-On-The-NBA-Draft
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I could definitely see Hunter being a great pickup if he goes past 20. Think he could really benefit from not being a #1 option and is more suited to be a role player.
 
stitches said:
For those that have the time - here's a great podcast from RealGM featuring Sam Vecenie and Danny Leroux about series of draft prospects, they love a lot of the prospects in our range. They think Kaminsky is going to be a tremendous offensive player and the fit with Utah would be amazing. Leroux mentions RJ Hunter and thinks if we manage to somehow get both Kaminsky and Hunter our rotation would be "filthy". They also talk about Portis, Lyles...

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/237963/RealGM-Radio-Sam-Vecenie-On-The-NBA-Draft
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Decent podcast... That Danny guy though... his voice kills me. Sounds like a younger Brian Windhorst (who I also can't stand).
 
stitches said:
Frank pre-draft workout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ulSWLjUeOQ
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This video is proof that Frank will likely shoot 100% in da NBA. Did not miss one shot.

Seriously though this is a good video. Don't understand the people who don't think his offensive game will translate. It wasn't like he made shots because the guys he was shooting against were younger than him.
 
stitches said:
To me he sounds like Andy Larsen :D
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That guy too... he does good work but sounds like a whiny kid to me for some reason. I have 4 kids so maybe everybody sounds like a whiny kid to me.
 
stitches said:
For those that have the time - here's a great podcast from RealGM featuring Sam Vecenie and Danny Leroux about series of draft prospects, they love a lot of the prospects in our range. They think Kaminsky is going to be a tremendous offensive player and the fit with Utah would be amazing. Leroux mentions RJ Hunter and thinks if we manage to somehow get both Kaminsky and Hunter our rotation would be "filthy". They also talk about Portis, Lyles...

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/237963/RealGM-Radio-Sam-Vecenie-On-The-NBA-Draft
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One of them agrees with the Jazzfanz mock draft that Orlando will take Winslow.
 
Cy said:
https://www.draftexpress.com/article/Analytics-Models-and-the-NBA-Draft-5021

Kevon Looney is officially the nerdiest pick in the draft.
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That was a good article... pretty fun to see the different ways people look at things. I looked at the CPR guys website... I'm not sure his model is all that good, but at least he posted prior results.

Interesting that Booker scores so poorly in the analytics models... generally they like shooters and young players. He is both, but does so little of everything else. There may not have been many rebounds to grab at Kentucky and he may have really just stayed his lane. Also, playing with the Harrisons probably didn't help. This gives me a little pause on him.
 
Cy said:
https://www.draftexpress.com/article/Analytics-Models-and-the-NBA-Draft-5021

Kevon Looney is officially the nerdiest pick in the draft.
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Handlogten's Heros said:
That was a good article... pretty fun to see the different ways people look at things. I looked at the CPR guys website... I'm not sure his model is all that good, but at least he posted prior results.

Interesting that Booker scores so poorly in the analytics models... generally they like shooters and young players. He is both, but does so little of everything else. There may not have been many rebounds to grab at Kentucky and he may have really just stayed his lane. Also, playing with the Harrisons probably didn't help. This gives me a little pause on him.
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Yah, it's hard to judge Booker because of the role he had on that Kentucky team. It's interesting to compare him to the one that he has said he wants to emulate - Klay Thompson or other comparisons that float around for him(JJ Redick).

Booker's projection by Vashro is [EWP=3.5, HUM=4.0], Klay Thompson's projection was [2.7, 3.7], JJ Redick's projection was [2.2, 3.5]. (I just noticed Vashro's model projected Paul Millsap as the 6th best player in that draft, WOW).
 
stitches said:
Yah, it's hard to judge Booker because of the role he had on that Kentucky team. It's interesting to compare him to the one that he has said he wants to emulate - Klay Thompson or other comparisons that float around for him(JJ Redick).

Booker's projection by Vashro is [EWP=3.5, HUM=4.0], Klay Thompson's projection was [2.7, 3.7], JJ Redick's projection was [2.2, 3.5]. (I just noticed Vashro's model projected Paul Millsap as the 6th best player in that draft, WOW).
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I like Vashro's stuff more than those other guys. He needs better marketing... he should be more prevalent.

That is good to know on those other projections. I have a hard time seeing Booker as a bust guy because he's a good enough shooter and a decent enough defender to hang around the league for 10 years.
 
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