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Jazz select Udoka Azubuike with pick 27 & trade Tony Bradley + pick 38 to the Pistons

Handlogten's Heros said:
So he's good as a post up guy... great. He can finish... that is good. Now outside the restricted area... good passer? Can he dribble? Can he shoot?

I think he is likely an NBA player but I think he is likely replacement level. The good stuff comes with some serious warts imo.

Go look at the list of McDonald's all Americans... world beaters like Diamond Stone on there too.

Udoka might be a Thomas Bryant level of success, but that took a few years too and isn't exactly a home run. To be clear they are different types of players.
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Wish we had him in the 90’s
 
Shad said:
So you'd rather have Niang than drafting a wing? That's exactly what we did last year
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Niang is a pf. But to answer your question, no. I would rather sign one in FA. Niang played because green failed. Don't make that mistake again.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
yeah, 33 inch standing vert and 37 inch two step vert makes more sense. still elite. and it doesn't matter, tbh. it doesn't take a genius to see he's a great athlete for a 7 footer who has a huge lob radius and can finish around the rim better than just about any player who has come into the draft in 20 years or ever.
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Yeah give me a 9'5" standing reach and 37" vert over a 9'1" standing reach and 41" vert all day. I've been watching more of him and he's a pretty effortless jumper. Doesn't really have to load up for too long, and he's really good at jumping in traffic.
Lord Bullingdon said:
Look at this ****... Here's a picture of Udoka at 14 years old...

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just a powerhouse if there ever was one..

he hasnt grown much since then height wise, he was like 6'10 in this picture im pretty sure...
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Holy **** lmfao
 
NUMBERICA said:
The more I think about this, the more I think that this was in preparation for **** to go down with Rudy.
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I don't think so, necessarily. I think the issue is that for a couple years now the Jazz designed their defensive system to funnel offensive players into Rudy in the paint. It's a fine plan, but it only works when Rudy is on the floor. So there has to be a backup center who can play basically the same defensive role in drop coverage that Rudy does. Favors used to hold down the fort pretty well, especially when you consider he was going against the other team's backups. Tony Bradley and Ed Davis, however, couldn't stop anybody. So I think the Jazz decided they needed to find another defensive big who could imitate Rudy better in order to maintain the same defensive system during the non-Rudy minutes.

You can't have one defensive strategy when Rudy is in the game and another strategy when he's not in the game. Players won't be able to keep it straight and play instinctively.
 
Catchall said:
I don't think so, necessarily. I think the issue is that for a couple years now the Jazz designed their defensive system to funnel offensive players into Rudy in the paint. It's a fine plan, but it only works when Rudy is on the floor. So there has to be a backup center who can play basically the same defensive role in drop coverage that Rudy does. Favors used to hold down the fort pretty well, especially when you consider he was going against the other team's backups. Tony Bradley and Ed Davis, however, couldn't stop anybody. So I think the Jazz decided they needed to find another defensive big who could imitate Rudy better in order to maintain the same defensive system during the non-Rudy minutes.

You can't have one defensive strategy when Rudy is in the game and another strategy when he's not in the game. Players won't be able to keep it straight and play instinctively.
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Teams can do that and it’s how playoff basketball works. Teams that are adaptable have an outsized advantage in those situations and we’re stuck.

I’m not stating that **** WILL go down with Gobert, just saying I think this is a pretty big signal that they’re taking that possibility seriously and making preparations accordingly.

And to be clear, I totally get the hype. Comparing Gobert the prospect vs Udoka and I’m honestly not sure Gobert was clearly more promising. Having both when the Jazz are asset definitely depleted is just... not good asset management.
 
Catchall said:
I don't think so, necessarily. I think the issue is that for a couple years now the Jazz designed their defensive system to funnel offensive players into Rudy in the paint. It's a fine plan, but it only works when Rudy is on the floor. So there has to be a backup center who can play basically the same defensive role in drop coverage that Rudy does. Favors used to hold down the fort pretty well, especially when you consider he was going against the other team's backups. Tony Bradley and Ed Davis, however, couldn't stop anybody. So I think the Jazz decided they needed to find another defensive big who could imitate Rudy better in order to maintain the same defensive system during the non-Rudy minutes.

You can't have one defensive strategy when Rudy is in the game and another strategy when he's not in the game. Players won't be able to keep it straight and play instinctively.
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What?? Teams need flexibility when it comes to defensive coverages. That’s ‘neeeeeeeed’.
 
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