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Let's Draft Julius Randle and Nik Stauskus

Would you like it if we drafted Julius Randle and Nik Stauskus

  • Yes

    Votes: 17 43.6%

  • No

    Votes: 12 30.8%

  • I really want Jabari Doe

    Votes: 2 5.1%

  • Not sure yet

    Votes: 8 20.5%
  • Total voters
    39
Jeffrey32 said:
As a Michigan Alum, I would of course like Nik Stauskus and Trey Burke back together again on the same team. Nik's game has grown 180-degrees this season. He is a more athletic Kyle Korver. Definitely worthy of Utah's late first rounder.

Randle is Boozer 2.0 at best, so I'm not sure. If he is the best player available, then of course grab him, but I wouldn't reach for him. He can score and rebound, but like Boozer has difficulty scoring against longer, taller defenses and at least Boozer had a great offhand and that crazy high arc to his shot. With him, Kanter, and Favors that middle would be clogged like crazy.
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But don't you think Randle could develop a nice perimeter game? he's only 19 and he already has the foundation of a bigman with a perimeter game.
 
Jeffrey32 said:
Randle is Boozer 2.0 at best, so I'm not sure. If he is the best player available, then of course grab him, but I wouldn't reach for him. He can score and rebound, but like Boozer has difficulty scoring against longer, taller defenses and at least Boozer had a great offhand and that crazy high arc to his shot. With him, Kanter, and Favors that middle would be clogged like crazy.
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That's why I'm higher on Vonleh. According to nbadraft.net, Vonleh has a 7'3" wing span which is 4 inches longer than Randle's. As long as Utah settles in the 4-7 range, we'll be fine. The top three is almost universally acknowledged as Wiggins, Embiid, Parker (in some order). That means Vonleh, Exum, Randle and Smart are likely the next 4 picks. You can make a good case for any of those as BPA wherever the Jazz pick.

Then, depending on who drops, I think the Jazz will try to combine the GS pick and their early 2nd to move up into the late teens.
 
Batman said:
But don't you think Randle could develop a nice perimeter game? he's only 19 and he already has the foundation of a bigman with a perimeter game.
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I'm just glad we're having this debate about drafting in the top 4-8 instead of wondering who to take at #13.
 
Core4 said:
That's why I'm higher on Vonleh. According to nbadraft.net, Vonleh has a 7'3" wing span which is 4 inches longer than Randle's. As long as Utah settles in the 4-7 range, we'll be fine. The top three is almost universally acknowledged as Wiggins, Embiid, Parker (in some order). That means Vonleh, Exum, Randle and Smart are likely the next 4 picks. You can make a good case for any of those as BPA wherever the Jazz pick.

Then, depending on who drops, I think the Jazz will try to combine the GS pick and their early 2nd to move up into the late teens.
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It would be nice to get stauskas, or Anderson, or McDermott with those picks.
 
Doublea said:
Largely due to Corbin tbh.
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True, our schemes suck, but drafting more players like Burke who are severely defensively limited won't bode well for us.

I love randle and stauskas offensively, but they both project as horrible NBA defenders because of their lateral speeds, and frankly effort on that end.
 
Catchall said:
For me, the draft order at the top goes:

1) Wiggins
2) Embiid (assuming his back checks out he's a real center and a potentially dominant one at that)
3) Exum (I think he's an All Star and near-franchise player who is going to stuff the stat sheet)
3a) Parker (I think he's going to be better than Paul Pierce due to his length and rebounding. Not a franchise guy, but part of a Big Three.)
5) Randle (measurements matter, but he's the best PF in the draft)

I think the Jazz will be in business if we get a Top 5 pick. I also think the Jazz FO will have put a lot of thought into this draft--as evidenced by their tanking the season from the getgo. I think the Jazz are willing to trade one of their young players if they see a guy they really like within reach.

The next players in the draft order get a bit fuzzy for me, but I think:

6) Vonleh -- He's still learning the game, but he's got as much potential (or even more) than Favors does as a PF.

7) Aaron Gordon -- Good athlete and wildcard player, but not a guy you can design plays around, and you can't have him take too many shots away from other guys who can shoot.

8) Marcus Smart -- He's the next guy probably, but I would consider trading this pick or just reaching for a guy like Kyle Anderson or Doug McDermott. I don't think Smart really fits here, and he might be like Dion Waiters in Cleveland.
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Randle is a role player in the NBA. Parker is an Allstar, and franchise changer on the right team (ie ours)
 
Hantlers said:
The only dispute about it is that you think he can. Pretty much nobody else does, and more importantly, nobody that matters thinks that he can.
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Furthermore, we are the Jazz. We turn our SF's into PF's, not the other way around. Everyone's a PF. Trey Burke might be one too.

W/ a Randle draft and a resigning of Marvin (it will happen)' our PF rotation will be:

Favors, Kanter, Marvin, Evans, Randle.

How the hell is anyone supposed to get into rhythm and develop with that many players competing for playing time?

Jazz have 2 SF's in Evans and Marvin, but they repositioned them. Randle will play PF.
 
This would be my MONSTEROUS Lineup:


Burke
Hayward
Randle
Kanter
Favors


We will get most rebounds. Enough shooting with Burke, Hayward and Kanter. Great slashing with Randle and Hayward. Great size. Long at every position (except Burke).
 
Sexual Favors said:
For an SF. Not for a PF!
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??? So you said Marv. and Evans have been repositioned to the PF spot, right?


So that means the SF spot is available right?


So I'm saying Randle could very easily fill that spot.


Burke/Neto
Hayward/Burks
Randle
Kanter/Marvin/Jefferson
Favors/Gobert
 
Hotttnickkk said:
This would be my MONSTEROUS Lineup:


Burke
Hayward
Randle
Kanter
Favors


We will get most rebounds. Enough shooting with Burke, Hayward and Kanter. Great slashing with Randle and Hayward. Great size. Long at every position (except Burke).
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Burke has a 6'6 wingspan.
 
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