In the end, I highly doubt we draft Allen but I think he unfairly gets a bad wrap because people don’t like him.
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Trey Lyles I get in hindsight, cuz if he didn't bust that's a playmaking 4 with size and range. A potentially perfectly complement to Rudy.
Nah, instead we got a soft, stiff PF who sulked and went weeks without hitting shots. A gamble, but what can ya do.
Nah, instead we got a soft, stiff PF who sulked and went weeks without hitting shots. A gamble, but what can ya do.
Roy_McAvoy
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37% isn't bad, but it isn't as good as guys like Huerter, Okogie, Thomas, and Okobo. Especially when he's being drafted partially because of his "great" shooting.
For the record, I hated the pick. All of the intel on his soft, lazy-*** was accurate and I bought in. I wouldn't have taken Booker, I would've tried to trade down and take Portis.
The Vlade/smoking jokes have been around since the 90s and they never get old.
seattlejazzfan
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Honestly my biggest issue is lack of length and the fact he's regressed since he was 20. Now 22, no improvement. And doesnt defend and due to size/length will have trouble ever being a good defender in the league.
One thing I like about Okogie though is that he can play fast. When the game speeds up, he has no problem with it and actually plays better. If Troy Brown fails, part of the problem will be playing well at NBA speed.
Gonna be really surprised if Huerter is there at #21. I'm pulling for him #1, and the Moose second.
I won't be crushed if we draft Grayson Allen. I'd be slightly underwhelmed because I do feel his untapped upside is less than several other prospects in our range, but his floor is also much higher. He's one of the few guys at #21 who I think can come in and get minutes right away. Plus, his skill set fits in well with how bigger guards are expected to play in today's NBA.
I won't be crushed if we draft Grayson Allen. I'd be slightly underwhelmed because I do feel his untapped upside is less than several other prospects in our range, but his floor is also much higher. He's one of the few guys at #21 who I think can come in and get minutes right away. Plus, his skill set fits in well with how bigger guards are expected to play in today's NBA.
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I think I can be talked into Huerter, Okobo, Bates-Diop, or Wagner. Everyone is fairly milquetoast to me, but in the end of the day I trust Dennis & I haven't really followed this year's class.
RandyForRubio
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"Locke eliminated Melvin Frazier from consideration within the first 2 minutes"....
My Melvin Frazier radar is still up. I swear I still have a feeling that the Jazz will leave this draft with Melvin Frazier on the roster one way or another.
- the draft process starts with buzz that the Jazz really like Frazier
- then that buzz dies down
- Frazier comes in for a workout and it's barely touched on by Jazz media members
- then all of a sudden Locke and Tony Jones both start speaking very highly of his game
- Walt Perrin goes on Sportsbeat to give his thoughts on about a dozen guys in the Jazz range at 21. Frazier is oddly absent from the show for a guy Jazz insiders were hyping (Mitchell and Bradley were absent from Perrin's tv breakdown last year)
- Frazier seems to be an afterthought at this point but his name still continues to be brought up. Locke still loves his game but is quick to dismiss him as the possible pick.
Seems odd to me...