Following Potential 2025 Draftees

[KqWIN]

It wouldn't surprise me if the Jazz or any other team has Ace lower than consensus because he might be a poor interview. The interview on Ace is more important than other players.

But I really can't get behind the idea that we can predict the Jazz board based on how we think guys might interview and how we think Zach Edey interviewed lol. Extreme mental gymnastics to push this narrative.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Someone needs to teach HaEH a lesson in causation/correlation.

 

[KqWIN]

Does anyone know how Synergy defines "spot up" ? For example, if a guy pump fakes, attacks the closeout, then takes a mid range jumper is that still a "spot up" Based on the numbers and categories, I think this is true, but I don't know if there's a guide out there on anything.

What I do know is that "spot up" plays include a lot of 2FGA. These guys aren't spotting up from 2 initially, I know that for sure.

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

Someone needs to teach HaEH a lesson in causation/correlation.

No ****, I constantly admit that feature X or Y may not actually be that valued by the Jazz despite the possible connection. Especially after Cody Williams was such a bust that the Jazz changed tons of their front office. But it feels more interesting than going "Ace is #3 on mock drafts based on very little info so far so the Jazz would never have Kon/Fears/VJ ranked over him."

But I'm a little surprised the AA comments about wanting tough and team-first players hasn't made more people fade the chances of Ace and Tre.

 

[KqWIN]

100% of FO people say they want tough and team first players.

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

100% of FO people say they want tough and team first players.

Absolutely could be, but being the first comments compared to stuff like saying you're prioritizing athleticism or shooting or defense etc means it COULD give some information. It's not definitive at all, of course.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Why arent Ace or Tre team first players?

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Why arent Ace or Tre team first players?

Didn’t Tre say in an interview that he was primarily playmaker for his teammates but they asked him to be a scorer in college?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Didn’t Tre say in an interview that he was primarily playmaker for his teammates but they asked him to be a scorer in college?

But scorers can still be team first. "Team first" is pretty general and more about your overall attitude than your on court playstyle. Like do you celebrate your teammates achievements, cheer on the bench, communicate, do you run plays hard even when they arent for you, etc.

 

[KqWIN]

I have never thought about team first as an attitude, it's about the on court playstyle. Sexton has great attitude, he is not a team first player.

 

[slc]

If Jazz stay at 5 they need to take whoever's left of VJ Tre Ace
These three seem to still be consensus 3,4,5

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I have never thought about team first as an attitude, it's about the on court playstyle. Sexton has great attitude, he is not a team first player.

Yeah, that's not the way FO/Coaches talk about it or at least it's not the only way they talk about it.