Following Potential 2018 Draftees
- Thread starter Dr. Jones
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The Jazz pick might wear this one instead
It looks much better than the grey one imo
Bawse Dawg
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This is not really the case. THey are like... the complete opposite players. Terrance Ferguson was all athleticism, skinny body, no skill guy. Brown has the NBA body, all the skill, basketball IQ in the world, but has very mediocre athleticism. I have no idea how you came to that comparison.
I cannot see Rashad Vaughn at all. I still maintain he is somewhere on the spectrum from Kyle Anderson to Joe Ingles (maybe extending a bit past Joe Ingles because he's not as passive offensively as Ingles)... depending on how good his shot becomes. The key attributes for him are - basketball IQ, advanced skill level for his size, good size... bad athleticism and (for now) not great shooting. Neither Vaughn, nor Dinwiddie fit most of that...
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Game6Conley
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That year had soooo many busts,just an overall terrible draft.... DerMarr Johnson, Jerome Moiso.... Michael Redd was one of thye top players in that draft and he was mid 2nd rd.
Miles cliperss squads werent any good but their all headband team made a fashion statement that still reverberates thru the league today.
Ferguson- Wasn't a shooter, wasn't a scorer, wasn't a defender, wasn't a playmaker, didn't have a single NBA level skill or a defined NBA role. He was a total projection.
Brown- Isn't a shooter, isn't a scorer, was average at best defensively at the college, his supposed playmaking ability didn't lead to production on the college level (3.2 ast/2.5 to), he doesn't have a single NBA level skill or a defined NBA role. He is a total projection.
I'm completely sold on Kevin Huerter. The Jazz definitely need more shooting and Huerter honestly looks like Klay Thompson lite. I'm not overly confident that he'll still be there at 21, I could see either the Spurs or T-Wolves taking him.
Brown is a skilled wing with size. I don't know if you realize how hard it is to average 3.2 assists as a freshman wing in college. It practically never happens. This is pretty good playmaking. I had to go back to Harden to find someone do it and Harden did it in more minutes. I have no idea how you can watch Brown and say he doesn't have a single NBA level skill or that he isn't a playmaker. This is preposterous to me. The skill is not his problem. His problem is that he hasn't shot well and he isn't an athlete. This is where he will fail if he fails... he won't be able to make opponents guard him on the perimeter and won't have the athleticism to punish them for not guarding him(like Simmons is doing it)... both of those can inhibit his playmaking too. I'm not the biggest Troy Brown fan around here and I've pushed back against some of the love he's getting, but lets be fair in our criticism and evaluation of his strengths. You can dislike him and do it for the right reasons. You don't need to trash him for things he's actually good at.
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Thee Jazz Fan
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Little over the top, don’t you think?