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Watcher said:
+1. It's like adding another Ronnie Brewer but less athletic and less talented.
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Exactly. After the Ronnie Brewer nightmare (Yes I am calling it a nightmare on offense). We should not be keeping guys who can't shoot decent from the outside. Unless they have good form and just need confidence. If they have always been bad and have bad form than let them go.
 
Twin Towers said:
Exactly. After the Ronnie Brewer nightmare (Yes I am calling it a nightmare on offense). We should not be keeping guys who can't shoot decent from the outside. Unless they have good form and just need confidence. If they have always been bad and have bad form than let them go.
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Brewer "nightmare"? A bit of an overstatement. More like a disappointment because his shot never developed. Brew's defense made him an incomplete yet still often a net neutral player because of his athleticism and decent defense.

And Brewer thinks that he'll start again next season.
https://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nba/news/story?id=5386506

That's a good thing for Utah, because he and Deng are not great outside shooters, and the Bulls are too highly ranked by the "experts" for my liking.
 
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looking at the clip and i actually think he's a pretty decent athlete. i also think that his form is pretty good (better than Matthews since he doesn't really take "jump" shot). seems like another nice find in the undrafted territory.
 
Hey guys, I went to Rider and recently graduated from there. I got to see Ryan play and he does have some game. His ball handling skills are pretty good and he took over the point some parts of the game. He has long arms which helps him and has some hops. If he makes the team he would be a good contributor but not like his brother. It's cool to see him going somewhere. I always saw him at the food court at school and parties/clubs.
 
Real goods points here, guys. The article after the vids mentioned him playing POINT GUARD which was confusing, then the student from Rider mentioned he sometimes did play PG at Rider. Nice; a potential swing-man who looks like he's got good all-round ball skills.
So maybe keep him over Sundiatta? That let's us keep Jeffers for his defense if they are concerned about his D. I also like the fact Ryan is still growing; he said brother Jason had a "late growth spurt".
 
NotDeadYet said:
Real goods points here, guys. The article after the vids mentioned him playing POINT GUARD which was confusing, then the student from Rider mentioned he sometimes did play PG at Rider. Nice; a potential swing-man who looks like he's got good all-round ball skills.
So maybe keep him over Sundiatta? That let's us keep Jeffers for his defense if they are concerned about his D. I also like the fact Ryan is still growing; he said brother Jason had a "late growth spurt".
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He isnt a PG, he is a SG/SF with PG skills to an extent. Utah likes to keep 3 "Pgs" on their roster, I use the quotes because Gaines and Price arent much of PG's, especially Gaines.
 
Dwill_PwnasaurasRex said:
He isnt a PG, he is a SG/SF with PG skills to an extent. Utah likes to keep 3 "Pgs" on their roster, I use the quotes because Gaines and Price arent much of PG's, especially Gaines.
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Exactly. Price could remain at #2 for now, just 'cause he's got a contract and coach has some degree of trust in him. Gaines is expendable and #3 PG doesn't play much anyway. Thompson could also slip in as a SG or even SF, if he continues to grow. I know Sloan really values guys who can play multiple positions.
 
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