We aren’t asking a big man to “lead” us to a championship. Mitchell is that leader. But if you think our best chances of winning is to trade Gobert and go small then you’re going to be sorely mistaken.
I didn't avoid anything... its perfectly valid comparison... I'd take multiple perimeter prospects. The Hughes pick was solid imo but I would have preferred to take two bites at the apple.
Shaq was incredibly skilled around the basket. + incredibly athletic. (btw he could dribble better than most centers too)
I didn't say that I want to trade Gobert... GTFOH with that. I am saying you need some bigs but unskilled bigs like Udoka ain't helping you get anywhere. Its a waste of the most valuable resource small market teams have to find starter level talent.
Hughes is not an upgrade on the wing. He's a scorer who was the center of his teams offense which will become part of our problem. We need 3D players who are comfortable standing in the corner and do all the muscle work. As things stand Royce remain the only one on this roster who can fill this role.
passing, creation, scoring. You could throw him the ball and he could create a great shot for him and his teammates.
I mean... by the time the season starts he might get to around 70 inches vertical...
LOL. That’s stupid logic. Maybe next draft we should just draft 5 PGs in the hope that one of them will be good.
I like that Hughes has been asked to do a lot more in the past than what he'll be asked to do by the Jazz. I think he'll fit in just fine. Which wing specifically would've been a better fit? Or are we still dreaming about that mythical wing who'd do all that dirty work and hit every 3 point shot and sometimes score at will when the first 5 guys ahead of him suck?
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Guys like Tyler bey and Woodard who can specifically come in and play some lockdown defense, has the body build that you can throw at multiple positions, setting hard screens, making hard fouls, and boxing out so your small guys can grab some easy rebound. Energy play. Hustle play. It's never about shooting or scoring since we already have way too many players who could do this job. It's about getting your hands dirty so the stars can shine. In this case if you bring in guys whose primary skill is scoring you are on the wrong track.
Definitely couldn't guard the perimeter.
by saying udoka is unskilled, you are showing your ignorance. but at i understand now why you don't like the pick. if i was so uninformed to think he was unskilled i would probably hate the pick too.
Yes we should draft 5 PGs thats what I said... honestly if I had 3 or 4 draft picks I'd have no problem taking 3 or 4 wings.
How are those stats similar? One has twice the points of the other... twice the blocks, twice the steals, twice the assists, twice ... There is a HUGE difference between what Shaq was doing in college and what Udoka was doing. One was a focal point of an offense AND defense... the other one was a garbage man on offense.Shaq's stats were similar to Udoka's. Udoka has a higher FG% by a lot. Also less TO's.
Not saying Udoka is Shaq but there are similarities.
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Cool. What skills does he have? Do any of those skills apply outside the restricted area?
I like that Udoka is somewhere in between a better version of Tony Bradley and Shaq.
