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KqWIN said:
But is he as thiccc as Kon?

On a serious note, I think you've been ahead of the game on Wagler. He should be getting more attention than he has.
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He isn't. I can see him getting slept on though... maybe has some Haliburton to him?
 
I think Tounde will be a *safe* pick and will probably end up a top-10ish guy when it's said and done. He might not be a star, but he should be a very solid NBA player with a long career. Think like a Jerry Stackhouse. Teams love that archetype.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
He isn't. I can see him getting slept on though... maybe has some Haliburton to him?
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Hmm...maybe. I haven't watched him enough to have a great comparison, but numbers wise he compares well to a lot of good players. He is light skinned so that opens up a lot more available comparisons than Kon had. The comparison I want to make is Booker which was off limits for Kon for obvious reasons.

I need to get a feel for whether or not he could scale up. Kon and Jase were the two guys I thought could scale up last year and there were signs. Kon was elite whenever Flagg was off the court and Jase was clearly being held back by worse upperclassmen. College coaches aren't great at this pecking order stuff, so I wonder if Wagler could perform in a higher usage role. Lot of mouths to feed on that Illinois roster.
 
KqWIN said:
I get what you're saying with his movement, he looks top heavy. For all the twitter glaze Quaintance has, he's been a little underwhelming.
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Hasn't he played like 2 games and is still on a minutes restriction?

When he's in the game you can feel his impact, at least for the minutes I've seen him.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
Defense matters for sure, but I think the Jazz will make moves in free agency and trades to address it. The best defenders are proven vets. The top half of the lotto is where you try to draft players with star ceilings.
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The Jazz absolutely can't draft a guy with a bad defensive grade this year. We have way too many non defenders on this team.

Lauri and Key have shown that they can be good enough offensive hubs to have a good offense. If we draft in the 5-8 range I need someone with defensive talent.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
Hasn't he played like 2 games and is still on a minutes restriction?

When he's in the game you can feel his impact, at least for the minutes I've seen him.
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3 games. I think most of the buzz on him is based on last year... which he was good but did have some big flaws still.

I think we have to see what he looks like at year end but he looks kinda clunky to me.

Unless a center can shoot or is like All-Defense and can do some interesting things on offense... I am just not sure you should take them top 10. Not sure the passing or finishing is good enough to justify the risks with him in the top 8. Need to let it play out obviously.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
Hasn't he played like 2 games and is still on a minutes restriction?

When he's in the game you can feel his impact, at least for the minutes I've seen him.
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He was great in that first game, but the Alabama game was a lot less flattering. The Bama backup big was really giving him issues on both ends.

He's just getting back so I'll be patient. But he gets a ton of hype on twitter, many putting him top 4 or even higher. Those are some high honors in this class.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
This made me laugh out loud for reals at work. Good thing I'm in an office and I don't think anybody heard me.
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I've watched two highlight packages now so am a Wagler expert. He looks like he plays pretty big. Not an explosive athlete but moves better than Kon as far as getting separation on ball. Only think I didn't like is the jumper has a little bit of a low release but he will figure that out.

IDK... high level connectors will always be a player type I will gravitate towards.
 
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