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PKM said:
Srsly, though.. he has known to be a better defender than anything else. I think the only reason he isn't being mocked higher is they haven't caught up.. but scouts have taken notice. What little I have heard is they want to see if his new found success shooting the ball is more than a fluke (it appears to be real) because he is a junior (I think?) and his prior seasons have been very unimpressive. I do think he moves up, though.. like maybe even to late lottery.
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Yah, thanks for the info. He is junior indeed, in his previous season he's shot around 30% from 3. But this season he's shooting like crazy... also his FT shooting is up by 7% from previous seasons, so he might indeed be making a great progress in the shooting department. It's great to hear he is considered a great defender. I wonder if he can be another option for us as a perimeter defender in case we slide past the Johnsons and Winslows of the world?
 
stitches said:
Yah, thanks for the info. He is junior indeed, in his previous season he's shot around 30% from 3. But this season he's shooting like crazy... also his FT shooting is up by 7% from previous seasons, so he might indeed be making a great progress in the shooting department. It's great to hear he is considered a great defender. I wonder if he can be another option for us as a perimeter defender in case we slide past the Johnsons and Winslows of the world?
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I think so. He's a tier down, but depending where we're picking, wouldn't be a bad consolation prize. I remember him in past years being interchangeable at guarding the 1 - 3.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W5OlV9BSko

I haven't seen enough footage and full games of him, but it seems like he doesn't go to the FT line enough especially having in mind his athleticism. Otherwise, pretty impressive highlights... yah, yah... I know, anybody can be made to look good in a highlight video, but still...
 
What do you guys think about Rondae Hollis-Jefferson? He would help defensively from day 1. I think most of his offensive struggles come from his 3PT shooting and if he could solve that in the offseason, everything would open up for him. His shot is not that broken as well, some bad habits iirc. 19 years old too.
 
Hekate said:
What do you guys think about Rondae Hollis-Jefferson? He would help defensively from day 1. I think most of his offensive struggles come from his 3PT shooting and if he could solve that in the offseason, everything would open up for him. His shot is not that broken as well, some bad habits iirc. 19 years old too.
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I love him way before he ever played his first college game. I don't think he will ever be a perimeter shooter, but he's a guy that can defend, at an elite level, 3 or 4 positions on the floor. If he can also rebound, play with energy (duh) and get the easy baskets, he's got real value. I think his stock is underrated.. not to say I think he's a lottery pick or anything. Feel free to add him to your homer list.
 
And here's him talking about playing defense... and about focusing on his jumpshot in the last off-season. Seems like he put in concerted effort to improve there and it is paying dividends this season.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMzP6Hn4pq0
 
Hekate said:
What do you guys think about Rondae Hollis-Jefferson? He would help defensively from day 1. I think most of his offensive struggles come from his 3PT shooting and if he could solve that in the offseason, everything would open up for him. His shot is not that broken as well, some bad habits iirc. 19 years old too.
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PKM said:
I love him way before he ever played his first college game. I don't think he will ever be a perimeter shooter, but he's a guy that can defend, at an elite level, 3 or 4 positions on the floor. If he can also rebound, play with energy (duh) and get the easy baskets, he's got real value. I think his stock is underrated.. not to say I think he's a lottery pick or anything. Feel free to add him to your homer list.
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Indeed, I love his defense. Everytime I watch Arizona in order to see how Johnson is defending, I'm coming back thinking - damn, Hillis-Jefferson defends on par with Johnson, if not better... I am not sure about his offensive game, seems somewhat limited...
 
PKM said:
I love him way before he ever played his first college game. I don't think he will ever be a perimeter shooter, but he's a guy that can defend, at an elite level, 3 or 4 positions on the floor. If he can also rebound, play with energy (duh) and get the easy baskets, he's got real value. I think his stock is underrated.. not to say I think he's a lottery pick or anything. Feel free to add him to your homer list.
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Added. Why do you think he can never be shooter? His first priority should be that. Defenses sag way too much.

With the way my homer list for this draft shaping up, I realized I desperately want Jazz to draft a perimeter defender.
 
stitches said:
Indeed, I love his defense. Everytime I watch Arizona in order to see how Johnson is defending, I'm coming back thinking - damn, Hillis-Jefferson defends on par with Johnson, if not better... I am not sure about his offensive game, seems somewhat limited...
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yep. all of that.
 
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