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seattlejazzfan said:
biggest red flags on Coward (i'll admit i've bought in, but these things give me pause) are an inability to get to the FT line in the big sky (less than 3 FTA/gm) and the alarmingly low number of dunks (i think Cy mentioned only 13 dunks) in the Big Sky for a 20 yo.
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No, wasnt me.

Only red flag I have on Coward is that he's never played well, at least stats wise, vs major conference teams. He had OK games last year vs Ole Miss, Cincinnati, and Stanford, but outside of that they are pretty bad, but he only had one game this past year because he got injured (Iowa, bad game).

But I anticipated him being really good this year, so he likely would have been fine.
 
KqWIN said:
I think Newell is a little underrated, but he is extremely boring as a prospect. John Collins with a messed up a finger.
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I don't think he gives us much that Flip or Hendricks don't already give us. He's a defensive energy big who can play some 5, but isn't a 5 really. Fleming is probably more skilled and a better shooter.
 
The most normal thing for the Jazz to do would be to sit patiently at #5, order a half-sweet caramel latte, and let Tre Johnson fall into their lap. Then put Tre Johnson next to Lauri. If the Jazz are antsy about Johnson getting to #5, they can offer their 2nd rounders to Charlotte to swap picks. I wouldn't be in a hurry to take on Philly's problems unless they pay us well to do so. Lauri is younger, healthier, and likes Utah more than Paul George. If the Jazz can flip Paul George and get a meaningful, positive return, then maybe that factors in.

Unless the Jazz are all-in on Ace Bailey, it's really up to Philly to sell the Jazz on doing a deal.
 
The way Vecine talks about McNeeley it feels like they think of him as an almost Kon level shooter. I think there is some justification for that based on his pre injury numbers and him playing more on ball than he probably should have, ft%, and high school shooting numbers.

If McNeely really is one of the top 5 shooters in this class where should he go.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
The way Vecine talks about McNeeley it feels like they think of him as an almost Kon level shooter. I think there is some justification for that based on his pre injury numbers and him playing more on ball than he probably should have, ft%, and high school shooting numbers.

If McNeely really is one of the top 5 shooters in this class where should he go.
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he's just never impressed me as a shooter. it's almost like he's getting a bump for being white, for being known as THE shooter on that montverde team and for having a really good stroke. i saw him multiple times at montverde and he rarely shot it well when i watched and he didn't shoot it well at UConn. but he does have the elite FT% - it's an encouraging sign. my biggest issue with him is that he looks so slow and plodding. but he has good size (if not good length), plays hard and was productive. i'd consider him mid-20s.

tough when you're known as a shooter and you're that inefficient shooting the ball.
 
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seattlejazzfan said:
he's just never impressed me as a shooter. it's almost like he's getting a bump for being white, for being known as THE shooter on that montverde team and for having a really good stroke. i saw him multiple times at montverde and he rarely shot it well when i watched and he didn't shoot it well at UConn. but he does have the elite FT% - it's an encouraging sign. my biggest issue with him is that he looks so slow and plodding. but he has good size (if not good length), plays hard and was productive. i'd consider him mid-20s.

tough when you're known as a shooter and you're that inefficient shooting the ball.
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I think he shot 45% from 3 in high school.
 
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