Game Thread Oct 04, 2021 06:30PM MT: Jazz at Spurs (Preseason)

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Can Paschall can be a pick’n roll ball handler? Maybe he can fill the Ingles roll if he sticks around and Ingles retires or gets too old to where he isn’t the same player?

I don't think he's a pick-and-roll ball handler, but he can get into the lane and make plays with a pass. I think Paschall's main value will be attacking defenders off the dribble when they play a switching defense. He can use his size to bully defenders and get deep in the paint.

 

[LogGrad98]

Can two-ways play in the playoffs this year? People were mentioning Forrest playing good D in the first half. How good are we talking? I’d like to see us develop him as a guy who can get perimeter D minutes rather than just minutes at PG.

John Amaechi did, so why not?

 

[KqWIN]

Paschall has a weird skillset/physical tools and doesn't really fit into how we play but I guess it's not the worst thing. We have a lot trouble when teams take us out of what we do. Hopefully he can find a place. I think his best NBA role is as a rolling big like Harrell, but he likely won't get that opportunity. I liked the confidence in his shot but there's no evidence of him being a good 3 point shooter so I'm skeptical. I think his best shot to make an impact on this team is to play with a lot of energy like Keldon "big body" Johnson. He's got to defend and rebound first and foremost.

 

[//r00t 4 Jazz]

Sucks I wasn't able to get a working stream to watch the game last night.

Since people talking about Paschall, I do not think he or his game is anything close to Montrez Harrell, he's more of a quick twitch athlete with strength (like The Manimal) other than being undersized not seeing any comparison really. Paschall is strong due to being naturally thick and relies more on skill than athleticism.

I don't think he'll get enough minutes to have an impact but if he does I could see him being being a bit of a change up to the rest of the Jazz' offensive weapons. In that as we all know Jazz is a 3 and/or paint scoring emphasis but it never hurts to have a little diversity in players skills/strengths and as long as he can be efficient with it Paschall can take advantage of the openings when the defense overplays the 3 and paint on defense by hitting that FT line and elbow 15'-16' jump shots.

While Quin's offense emphasizes the 3 and paint shots he has said on occasion an open shot is a good shot (in reference to mid range) with the caveat on not just settling for them.

 

[infection]

A big problem that I have with any Paschall comparisons is that he can't rebound like any of the guys he is compared to. It's a hard for me to argue for making someone a small ball 5 if their TRB% is <10.