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framer said:
Peterson has a rep for being aloof from his team, this picture would seem to display that. Not sure of the context though.

It is a continuation of the "no players came to his birthday!" meme from the Keven Costner "Draft Day" movie.
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The context is that he keeps getting injured. Nothing to do with being aloof with his teammates.
 
I believe that doing stuff that size/athleticism is supposed to allow you do >>> visible size/athleticism. So I guess that makes me a Tanner believer.
 
Domino said:
Here’s my top 10 right now

1. AJ
2.DP
3. Caleb Wilson
4. Cam boozer
5. Cam Carr
6. Flemings
7. Quaitance
8. Acuff
9. Karim Lopez
10. Mikel Brown

I know having Boozer at 4 is controversial and I do think he’s a very skilled player who’s gonna have a good career but I don’t think he will ever be a player that drives winning with his play style and I can’t justify taking someone who won’t drive winning over those other three players I also just hate his fit on the Jazz


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I feel similar with Boozer it’s clear he’ll be a double double machine BUT he’s a bit slow and I’m not sure he can bring much of value on the defensive end. He’s actually a lot like his dad with a better shot who was amazing offensively in his prime but was consistently overpowered by talker guys like Gasol.

I also worry a bit with Caleb he’s pretty skinny. Fingers crossed for AJ we need a beast. I also like Quataince he’s super aggressive.
 
I have a hard time seeing the Jazz invest their top-8 pick in a relatively small guard this year (e.g., 6'3"). It would be a different story if Keyonte hadn't taken the leap that he has. However, I think the Jazz are looking for someone who fits well next to Keyonte, Ace and Lauri. I think Mikel Brown wouldn't be completely ruled out, since he has some star potential and he's big enough to play next to Keyonte in the backcourt, but I'd be surprised if the Jazz went with Flemings, Philon or Acuff, even though they're all good
players. I think one of these guys would need to completely blow the Jazz away in pre-draft for the Jazz to take one.

I'd also be a bit surprised if the Jazz drafted Quaintance, the reason being that at this stage he's a non-shooter (sub 50% FT%). He's a beast and possibly the most impactful defender in the class, but I don't think teams will view him as a top-8 guy due to his lack of offensive polish. IMO he might be late lottery or mid-teens when it's said and done. The Jazz seem to like space, movement and shooting, and Quaintance doesn't really fit that model.

If the Jazz end up in the 6-8 range, I think they'd be looking at Avadalas, Lopez and Tounde--2-way wings and forwards who are starters and have some upside. Maybe Carr makes the shortlist as well.
 
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Ferguson_Mellochill said:
I have a hard time seeing the Jazz invest their top-8 pick in a relatively small guard this year (e.g., 6'3"). It would be a different story if Keyonte hadn't taken the leap that he has. However, I think the Jazz are looking for someone who fits well next to Keyonte, Ace and Lauri. I think Mikel Brown wouldn't be completely ruled out, since he has some star potential and he's big enough to play next to Keyonte in the backcourt, but I'd be surprised if the Jazz went with Flemings, Philon or Acuff, even though they're all good
players. I think one of these guys would need to completely blow the Jazz away in pre-draft for the Jazz to take one.

I'd also be a bit surprised if the Jazz drafted Quaintance, the reason being that at this stage he's a non-shooter (sub 50% FT%). He's a beast and possibly the most impactful defender in the class, but I don't think teams will view him as a top-8 guy due to his lack of offensive polish. IMO he might be late lottery or mid-teens when it's said and done. The Jazz seem to like space, movement and shooting, and Quaintance doesn't really fit that model.

If the Jazz end up in the 6-8 range, I think they'd be looking at Avadalas, Lopez and Tounde--2-way wings and forwards who are starters and have some upside. Maybe Carr makes the shortlist as well.
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I don't know many prospects outside the top 4 or 5 but I did watch a highlight video of Carr and he seemed very athletic and powerful and seemed like a dawg. Looked like he had decent size but I'm not sure what position he would play for the jazz.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
I have a hard time seeing the Jazz invest their top-8 pick in a relatively small guard this year (e.g., 6'3"). It would be a different story if Keyonte hadn't taken the leap that he has. However, I think the Jazz are looking for someone who fits well next to Keyonte, Ace and Lauri. I think Mikel Brown wouldn't be completely ruled out, since he has some star potential and he's big enough to play next to Keyonte in the backcourt, but I'd be surprised if the Jazz went with Flemings, Philon or Acuff, even though they're all good
players. I think one of these guys would need to completely blow the Jazz away in pre-draft for the Jazz to take one.

I'd also be a bit surprised if the Jazz drafted Quaintance, the reason being that at this stage he's a non-shooter (sub 50% FT%). He's a beast and possibly the most impactful defender in the class, but I don't think teams will view him as a top-8 guy due to his lack of offensive polish. IMO he might be late lottery or mid-teens when it's said and done. The Jazz seem to like space, movement and shooting, and Quaintance doesn't really fit that model.

If the Jazz end up in the 6-8 range, I think they'd be looking at Avadalas, Lopez and Tounde--2-way wings and forwards who are starters and have some upside. Maybe Carr makes the shortlist as well.
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I think you can win with two 6’4” guards as the Celtics did. I’d want a dog next to Keyonte though. I prefer the look of a Jrue / White back court to a Lillard / McCollum one. Kind of like the kid out of Houston in that scenario.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
I have a hard time seeing the Jazz invest their top-8 pick in a relatively small guard this year (e.g., 6'3"). It would be a different story if Keyonte hadn't taken the leap that he has. However, I think the Jazz are looking for someone who fits well next to Keyonte, Ace and Lauri. I think Mikel Brown wouldn't be completely ruled out, since he has some star potential and he's big enough to play next to Keyonte in the backcourt, but I'd be surprised if the Jazz went with Flemings, Philon or Acuff, even though they're all good
players. I think one of these guys would need to completely blow the Jazz away in pre-draft for the Jazz to take one.

I'd also be a bit surprised if the Jazz drafted Quaintance, the reason being that at this stage he's a non-shooter (sub 50% FT%). He's a beast and possibly the most impactful defender in the class, but I don't think teams will view him as a top-8 guy due to his lack of offensive polish. IMO he might be late lottery or mid-teens when it's said and done. The Jazz seem to like space, movement and shooting, and Quaintance doesn't really fit that model.

If the Jazz end up in the 6-8 range, I think they'd be looking at Avadalas, Lopez and Tounde--2-way wings and forwards who are starters and have some upside. Maybe Carr makes the shortlist as well.
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Philon and Flemings would be fine next to Keyonte, in my opinion, because they don't need to dominate the ball and can both play defense. There is no way I would take Lopez or Avdalas with a top 8 pick with the Jazz's biggest weakness by far being defense. We'll see what Tounde and Carr do in conference play.

I mostly agree on Quaintance being a big risk when you have Kessler as a mostly non shooter, however, there might not be a better bet in the draft at solving our defensive issues than Quaintance.
 
Wagler got under-recruited because he played at a regular HS and didnt play travel basketball. His HS team actually won back to back state championships his junior/senior year. Illinois recruited him hard while he was still ranked in the 200's in his junior year, which boosted him to 150 and he didnt rise since that point because I guess people stopped caring.

Fun Fact: Him and Craig Bolerjack went to the same high school.
 
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Saint Cy of JFC said:
Wagler got under-recruited because he played at a regular HS and didnt play travel basketball. His HS team actually won back to back state championships his junior/senior year.

Fun Fact: Him and Craig Bolerjack went to the same high school.
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Jazz must draft him just to see what nicknames Boler creates for him :) :) :) :)
 
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