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I know it was a long shot and not likely but I was really intrigued with Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and I was kinda hoping we could maybe work out a deal to get a 2nd 1st round pick and somehow pick him up with a later pick... He is so gifted with physical length and athleticism.

I know it is a small sampling but I was watching this interview after the Lakers workout and the following video really does show that his shot is broken. A lot of shots in this video are clanking off the rim and the mechanics are so poor. I was hoping we could somehow fix that shot and have a real defensive stopper and another long player for the wing.

I am having second thoughts now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=86&v=dAobkuxOMsQ
 
BENTLEY said:
TJF - why do you like Dekker? I mean, I think you said you don't know why but you must have some reasons for it. I just can't get excited about him. Catchall was more specific about Dekker's negatives than I have been - I'm just kinda vaguely not interested. Perhaps because he does nothing elite.
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I see him as something the Jazz don't have on their roster. He can help us be big as a sf or small as a stretch 4. He can over power 3's and run circles around 4's and guard stretch 4's on the perimeter no problem. We really don't have that. I think he has better handling skills then he's given credit for he's proven to be clutch with an NBA body and seems to play hard. I just see something in him. I didn't like him much a few days ago now I want him bad. Have a feeling about him. Most 3-4 tweeners struggle because they are too big and slow to play a ton of mins at sf but not big enough to guard 4's. Dekker looks like a 3 that can move to the 4. He's quick enough to play the three if the opposing teams 4 is to big but can guard the stretch4's on the perimeter with no problem. I think I like his intangibles most.


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mdalby said:
I know it was a long shot and not likely but I was really intrigued with Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and I was kinda hoping we could maybe work out a deal to get a 2nd 1st round pick and somehow pick him up with a later pick... He is so gifted with physical length and athleticism.

I know it is a small sampling but I was watching this interview after the Lakers workout and the following video really does show that his shot is broken. A lot of shots in this video are clanking off the rim and the mechanics are so poor. I was hoping we could somehow fix that shot and have a real defensive stopper and another long player for the wing.

I am having second thoughts now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=86&v=dAobkuxOMsQ
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I love him as a prospect too, but a lot is riding on his shot improving. I think if he was even average shooter he'd be taken in the top 10. I'd get him in for a workout and have a serious talk with him in the interview about whether or not he'd be open to completely reconstructing his shot. I think he has a crazy potential if he becomes capable of knocking down open shots at about average rate at first and then take it from there to wherever his work ethic will get him. The combination of physical tools and athleticism is the best of any wing in this draft... oh... and the defense. I think he's better than both Johnson and Winslow defensively... Early in the year, whenever I was tuning in to watch Johnson, who was touted as the best perimeter defender in the draft, I was leaving more and more impressed by Jefferson.
 
stitches said:
I love him as a prospect too, but a lot is riding on his shot improving.... I think if he was even average shooter he'd be taken in the top 10. I'd get him in for a workout and have a serious talk with him in the interview about whether or not he'd be open to completely reconstructing his shot.
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In this Lakers workout video he was 4/13, unguarded and no pressure of a game situation. Now, the staff could have run him hard before the shooting drill influencing the results but still, not too impressive for simple 15-18 foot jumpers.
 
This is a speculation based on some of the interviews I read from Vezenkov's camp, but if he doesn't withdraw from the draft by next week(I think the final date is Monday, 15th), that most likely means he's gotten a promise and is getting picked by a team(most likely late first round - Memphis?) or early second round. His agent said in an interview that if they don't get an indication for a serious interest by a team that would invest in his development, they would withdraw from the draft. So if he's there to be picked on draft night, he probably already has some sort of arrangement with an NBA team.
 
mdalby said:
In this Lakers workout video he was 4/13, unguarded and no pressure of a game situation. Now, the staff could have run him hard before the shooting drill influencing the results but still, not too impressive for simple 15-18 foot jumpers.
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Funny with video samples. I watched his DraftExpress video breakdown and his shot looked pretty nice. In this video it looks terrible. Both, of course, are not in a game situation, but I wonder if RHJ might be one of the risers in this draft because of his defensive ability. He does go against Walt Perrin saying that the Jazz need to add shooting. I still think Kaminsky might be the piece that adds most to the win column for next year--a shooter and a position of need--but I also know the Jazz are looking at the long picture and not skipping steps.

Who the right person is, I have know idea. A few drafts ago, I was the one who said "anyone but Hayward."
 
ONE LOVE said:
LOL .. what the ****??? Are DX really that desperate for extra page clicks?


Jazz now projected to draft Stanley Johnson with Myles Turner still on the board.


HOLY ****!!!!!
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I take johnson over Turner without a doubt
 
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