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ONE LOVE said:
I know this has probably been discussed 100 times over in this thread, but to save some time could somebody just tell me if Ball's shooting will translate to the NBA?


I saw some recent highlights and seems to me he's shooting it diagonally (left to right), rather than straight up?
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Yeah he's fine. He just needs space and with his handle feel for the game and athleticism it's not an issue, also he's confident shooting from deep range which helps.

J Kidd is the common comparison but Kidd got better with his shot as he aged. if Ball eventually loses a step or 2 in his 30's maybe his shot will get affected because it'll be easier for defenders to anticipate and close in on, but thats obviously not going to affect anyones decision to draft him now.
 
how about this piece of minutiae from the POR-DEN swap. The second sentence, after drafting 3 players in the first in 2016..

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh3PRRFhBsc

What a blunder it was from Texas Tech's coach to not get the ball to Zach Smith in the closing minute... He let Self and KU and Jackson's several missed Ft's off the hook..
 
Jacob Evans and Semi Ojeleye are going at it in the first half!! Great action so far.. These are teams that can take down higher seeds in the tourney.
 
4* Freshman 6'5" G Landry Shamet at Wichita St. looks good and like a pro.. He'll eventually surface on DX's Fr. rankings.

So. Markis MacDuffie's a pro prospect too.

Shamet's like a rich mans John Jenkins 1st rd pick in 2012, dead-eye shooter, but with much better CG/PG skills.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wk4tMvV5YI

Already has offers from Rutgers, Penn, St. Johns, Iona, VCU, Seton Hall and picked one up from Va Tech today.

6' PG, who's long-armed and still growning. Definite player to keep an eye on. He's got a chance to be many of the things the Jazz hoped Trey Burke would be.
 
UCLA struggled in the 1st half, not Lonzo though another awesome showing from him.


Drew Eubanks hasn't been bad, they're way overmatched tho.. 4-win team.. this was a 26pt spread
 
Honestly Lonzo is probably the most "pro ready" player in this draft.

Not sure if this is a commonly held belief here, I doubt it, Ike (pronounced E-Kay)Anigbogu is in fact a jackpot scenario to fall to the Jazz. He projects as a titanically strong athletic C who can block shots dunk and rebound and there's plenty of time for him to develop his skill level, he'll be 18 at the draft. I'd probably take him over Bam, he's bigger 15 months younger and also has a nice degree of quickness and explosion..

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I'd say he's the 2nd best prospect on UCLA just infront of Leaf
 
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PG_AB said:
Honestly Lonzo is probably the most "pro ready" player in this draft.

Not sure if this is a commonly held belief here, I doubt it, Ike (pronounced E-Kay)Anigbogu is in fact a jackpot scenario to fall to the Jazz. He projects as a titanically strong athletic C who can block shots dunk and rebound and there's plenty of time for him to develop his skill level, he'll be 18 at the draft. I'd probably take him over Bam, he's bigger 15 months younger and also has a nice degree of quickness and explosion..

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I'd say he's the 2nd best prospect on UCLA just infront of Leaf
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I forgot to add Ike to my list of bigs

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Anigbogu is probably the least productive good player in the draft. He's legit. In terms of size, strength and athleticism/explosiveness, i'm not sure he has any equal in the draft. But he's also legitimately good at basketball and has a very good bball IQ for a young kid. I wish he were more productive, but i'd be fine if the Jazz were to come out of the draft with him. plus, the lack of production probably has a lot to do with all of his talented teammates that require the ball. and just doesn't get minutes.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
Anigbogu is probably the least productive good player in the draft. He's legit. In terms of size, strength and athleticism/explosiveness, i'm not sure he has any equal in the draft. But he's also legitimately good at basketball and has a very good bball IQ for a young kid. I wish he were more productive, but i'd be fine if the Jazz were to come out of the draft with him. plus, the lack of production probably has a lot to do with all of his talented teammates that require the ball. and just doesn't get minutes.
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His defense was essential to the big comeback the other night vs Oregon. 26 blocks in 238 minutes is plenty productive.. He shoots 61% from the field..

He's much safer to take than Daniel Orton was I can assure you of that :p
 
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