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I looked and didn't see another thread about him.

How good can he be? He posted 12 points (3-4 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 6-6 FT), seven rebounds, an assist and a block over 26 minutes last week against the Suns. He also had the fourth fastest lane agility time ever at the draft combine. Not bad for a 6'9" dude.

What does his future hold?
 
Probably better than DL thought as he traded back. Obviously not too worried over someone grabbing him before the Jazz pick.

Perhaps a Millsap-type pick. Not saying he'll become Paul. But Millsap was drafted for his rebounding and energy. I said Bolomboy is comparable to what Paul brought his first couple of years. Joel could definitely develop into Utah's 4th big.
 
The only thing is I don't think he'll get the minutes Paul did his first couple years (18, 21) to develop.
As a rookie its hard coming in for only 5-10 minutes a game. You want to impress so play outside your game, forcing things.
 
Jazz4ever said:
The only thing is I don't think he'll get the minutes Paul did his first couple years (18, 21) to develop.
As a rookie its hard coming in for only 5-10 minutes a game. You want to impress so play outside your game, forcing things.
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Bolomboy will greatly benefit from the Stars being local. He'll get plenty of PT in the D-League, but he can still work with the Jazz coaches.
 
Eenie-Meenie said:
Everyone laughed at me when I said I saw a lot of potential in him during summer league ... guess I'm getting the last laughs.
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I like him but I think last laughs are still a long ways from now. He has physical attributes that may allow him a chance to be a real NBA player, which is obviously quite a find that low in the draft. He could also be Jeremy Evans like in that he puts up numbers does some cool things but never really has a big impact.
 
Can he play small ball 5?

Handlogten's Heros said:
I like him but I think last laughs are still a long ways from now. He has physical attributes that may allow him a chance to be a real NBA player, which is obviously quite a find that low in the draft. He could also be Jeremy Evans like in that he puts up numbers does some cool things but never really has a big impact.
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I don't believe Evans ever put up numbers. He was athletic but that was about it. Even in college he couldn't rebound. That's a significant advantage over Evans that Bolomboy has. I'm also assuming he's a lot tougher/stronger.
 
infection said:
Can he play small ball 5?



I don't believe Evans ever put up numbers. He was athletic but that was about it. Even in college he couldn't rebound. That's a significant advantage over Evans that Bolomboy has. I'm also assuming he's a lot tougher/stronger.
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Jeremy has the body type that is hard to put weight on.
 
Eenie-Meenie said:
Everyone laughed at me when I said I saw a lot of potential in him during summer league ... guess I'm getting the last laughs.
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Reviewed that thread. No one laughed at you. One person said you may be getting ahead of yourself when you called him Mailman light.
 
Eenie-Meenie said:
Everyone laughed at me when I said I saw a lot of potential in him during summer league ... guess I'm getting the last laughs.
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wtf are you talking about? I'm one of many posters who have been repping him since draft day.

get down, son.
 
jope said:
its a valid thought.

he did shoot 37% and 34% from (college) 3pt his junior and senior years.
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To my very superficial understanding of his game, I could see this working a bit. We're actually quite thin at the 5 if we're considering that Withey doesn't get much burn. Assuming Gobert and Favors are healthy, more lineups can obviously have Favors as the default 5 when Gobert is not on the floor. I think we could likely see Bolomboy as a five in certain lineups if there's any injury to Gobert or Favors. On offense, based on the structure of our team having a lot of passing and now improved perimeter shooting, his athleticism may bring him some easy buckets within the offense and wouldn't be much of a liability while at the same time not having to be relied on for any production. There really aren't many big 5s that a lot of teams will run with and I think the biggest thing he brings is being able to be athletic enough to run with the team (and against other smaller big men) but also being a legitimate rebounder (which I think would be his largest value as he will bring that to the table without sacrificing speed or athleticism [simething more typical of someone who may be a good rebounder]). This can exploit other teams who try to put out quicker bigs who are weaker rebounders.
 
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