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Fears came off the bench today. That's probably a good sign for hoping they have a better record for the Jazz.
I think Fears could be good long term, but I would expect him to be a huge negative to their team this year.
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They have just put themselves in a tough position. I think they have wanted to move away from Zion for a while but offers likely not good. If he plays well the offers might be there... but if you move him then your team goes in the trash can and losing a high pick looks bad.
Everything they did this offseason was weird. Even the Poole deal. Why take on an extra year of Poole and offload CJ? I know it was partly tax related but wyd?
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Just checked out the box score... Fears was bad bad. Man we may have dodged a bullet there. Old man Ainge reportedly loved him.
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De Larrea has had an incredible start to the season. He might be the best international league prospect in the draft.
View: https://youtu.be/UF11FGDSCNg?si=8xjssjvFDbS8Ndh6
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He was my pick for the Jazz at #21 in last summer's draft before he withdrew. Karim Lopez is considered the best international prospect this year though.
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His brother is an elite role player.
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Did he start fast last year then faded? I remember liking him a lot.
Dyson and Dash are similar in that they are both defensively oriented guards, but they go about it differently. Dyson is more of a pest/disruptor, but Dash is more of a versatile defender that relies on strength and positioning.
At least that's my take after very limited film.
He was promising, but in a limited role, and didn't quite look the part yet, in my opinion.
He looks significantly more NBA ready in the very limited film I've seen so far.
"Might" be, I'm not saying that he is, this all based off of very limited data. I know and understand that Lopez is the highest ranked guy currently.
I'll just note that development isn't linear and I don't know if Lopez has shown much growth yet where De Larrea has. There is still a lot of basketball to be played though.