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Following potential 2015 draftees

Enes CanTear You Apart said:
A skinnier Bender minus the passing? He's a bit taller than Bender though.
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I think Bender is a much safer pick tbh, he looks like a natural, I think Bender is very low-risk, high upside, Qi's high-risk, high upside. scouts seem to have similar concerns about their love for the game, but im much less concerned with Bender's attitude, which in my opinion is totally overblown, the dudes 16, I give him the benefit of the doubt.

Qi's story is one of a guy who was so tall that everyone told him to play basketball. I try to give Qi the benefit of the doubt with his age, but if he was born in 1992 thats beyond bogus, its criminal type **** imo, I hate that thats my main concern with him.
 
PKM said:
His body is really transforming quickly.
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Its really quite remarkable. that's not the Karl Towns we saw even at the McDonalds game.

Im glad i saw him when he was a bit more goofy looking in HS, those days appear long gone.

Okafor's big change in his body happened over the last 2-3 years(went from being fat, to being able to really run), I'd love to see Towns matchup vs him now, I'm sure he can stand his ground much better.

Do you think teams are definitely looking at him as a PF? I have a hard time believing that teams wouldn't want him to play C.

What do you make of the LaMarcus Aldridge comparisons?
 
PointGod_AlecBurks said:
Its really quite remarkable. that's not the Karl Towns we saw even at the McDonalds game.

Im glad i saw him when he was a bit more goofy looking in HS, those days appear long gone.

Okafor's big change in his body happened over the last 2-3 years(went from being fat, to being able to really run), I'd love to see Towns matchup vs him now, I'm sure he can stand his ground much better.

Do you think teams are definitely looking at him as a PF? I have a hard time believing that teams wouldn't want him to play C.

What do you make of the LaMarcus Aldridge comparisons?
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Decent.

I think he's a stretch 5. lol

He's playing PF at UK thus far. He's going to be DYNAMITE in the PnR.

He will be exceptional running the offense from the FT line hitting cutters, open perimeter shooters, and hitting the 15 footer all day.. along with a PnR.
 
PKM said:
Decent.

I think he's a stretch 5. lol

He's playing PF at UK thus far. He's going to be DYNAMITE in the PnR.

He will be exceptional running the offense from the FT line hitting cutters, open perimeter shooters, and hitting the 15 footer all day.. along with a PnR.
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Yeah thats basically where im at, Im sure he could play PF, ultimately i think he'd be best served as a stretch 5. I'd bet the team that drafts him will be looking for a Center.

Lamarcus Aldridge is/was one of my favorite prospects ever, I had him #1 in the class and remember being very vocal about it, my pops was the type of Italian from Brooklyn who really had a strong sense of tribalism about him, anyone who was Italian was better than anyone else in his book, So he'd bet on Arturo Gatti fights, and he vouched for Andrea Bargnani simply because he was going to be the first Italian ever selected #1.

I was certain LMA and Rudy Gay were the most talented players in that draft. I saw enough of them from 2 years of college to be sure, I had Aldridge rated like a 99/100, I knew he was cant miss, he was taller and a better shooter than most every starting PF in the league, plus LMA can really run.

When i objectively look at Towns vs Aldrdige pre-draft... I think Towns is the better prospect...
 
PointGod_AlecBurks said:
Heading out for the day, before I go. jazzfanz, i wanted to ask -

do you think the positions the Jazz list the current roster at, could possibly be tipping their hand at which position will be drafted?

I mean specifically Hayward at SG, Burks at PG, and Exum at SG... When i first started thinking about those listed positions, I thought to myself, 'They're gonna target a SF in the draft, with a bigman as the plan B'.

Im probably wrong, and jumping to conclusions, we wont know the answer til draft night though.

Hayward, to me, looks like much more of a natural SF (and less of a white guy on the court) with this added weight. I always said if they're gonna play Hayward at SF they should have a 6'5" PG, i'm happy either way.

That led me to thinking, The Jazz could draft a SG, not any SG(most of which would be redundant), This one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW69MdzqRmM

thoughts? DX has him ranked over Stanley Johnson(disagree). Winslow's been on the scene forever, and has most likely been overanalyzed because of it... His value skyrocketed at the 2012 Adidas Nations camp... same as Dante.

Some will tell you that his 'intangibles' are on MKG levels, dude's obviously a gym rat, hes had grown mans shoulders and arms since his early teenage years. I really like how low he dribbles. He's a demon on the boards.

"Hidey Ho Winslows" -
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Jazz need a true 3 and D wing player. That's priority #1 IMO unless Kanter prices to be a waste then it's a stretch 4 over a 3 and D wing.
 
stitches said:
what part?
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the last part.

Karl Towns shooting ability is advanced WELL beyond his years, its scary. LMA's was too but he really just has/had an automatic 15 footer, Towns can make all the shots, he's got infinite range.. He will be more accurate with halfcourt and 3/4 court heaves at the end of quarters than the guards on his NBA team.

Like i said about Exum's first step last year, when talking about Karl Towns shooting specifically, i'd use terms like "God given ability" "other-worldly" and "supernatural"
 
PointGod_AlecBurks said:
the last part.

Karl Towns shooting ability is advanced WELL beyond his years, its scary. LMA's was too but he really just has/had an automatic 15 footer, Towns can make all the shots, he's got infinite range.. He will be more accurate with halfcourt and 3/4 court heaves at the end of quarters than the guards on his NBA team.

Like i said about Exum's first step last year, when talking about Karl Towns shooting specifically, i'd use terms like "God given ability" "other-worldly" and "supernatural"
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I have to admit I have limited exposure to his game and it is very possible that I might be wrong on this one. I just haven't seen it in the games I've seen. It sounds like if Towns' shooting and overall game is at the level you evaluate him, we should be making everything possible to get into position to get him. If he turns into a Lemarcus type(or better), I'd trade 3 first rounders and Kanter/Burke to get him, maybe even more.
 
stitches said:
I have to admit I have limited exposure to his game and it is very possible that I might be wrong on this one. I just haven't seen it in the games I've seen. It sounds like if Towns' shooting and overall game is at the level you evaluate him, we should be making everything possible to get into position to get him. If he turns into a Lemarcus type(or better), I'd trade 3 first rounders and Kanter/Burke to get him, maybe even more.
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Hes got all the tools to not only dominate in the NBA, but to make it look easy, and hes a legitimate triple threat player. He's the type that you cant gameplan to stop, you can only hope to slow him down and bother him. Hes used to seeing double and triple teams, which I really like. It means to me, that hes probably more NBA ready than some would have you believe.

The Jazz are going to need a lottery miracle to land him though.
 
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