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Handlogten's Heros said:
Oni has started hitting his threes after a slow start... Really like the idea of him as a player. Handles a bit, rebounds, solid defender with some length... if he can hit the spot up three on the regular I think that's a good find and would fit well with the second unit that needs some ball movers. Has some cool highlight dunks where his length and athleticism pop.

I think Oni, Brantley and Morgan are keepers... would like to see any of them get some regular run with the big boys. Would just like to see what it looks like.
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I am a Oni Homer. But I think he is a late bloomer. If I was his coach, I would help develop all his skills and be smart. But I would make a strong push to help his passing (and dribbling) get even better. It would help him feel great, help the team and as a side effect he will dramatically improve in all areas including shooting. A guy like this you can just plug in at any time and can fit. I hope he becomes an athletic Joe Ingles.
 
At this point I think it would take massive injury for Brantley to get his first tast of the nba. If the jazz wanted him to get a look see in the nba, it would’ve happened long ago. I think the jazz love his potential and want to bring him along slowly and maybe tighten up his jump shot and handle. I think the soonest we see him is next year.
 
I’m not a big Oni guy. I just don’t see much there, I would be happy to be wrong, good news is I’m wrong 99.9% of the time:D
 
Thee jazz fan said:
I’m not a big Oni guy. I just don’t see much there, I would be happy to be wrong, good news is I’m wrong 99.9% of the time:D
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He's a good athlete. He has good tools for a wing. One problem is that he has a hard time changing directions with the ball and he has a limited dribble. His feel for the game is actually better than I thought it would be though. He can be a 3D wing if his shot becomes consistent. He's a straight-line driver.
 
Thee jazz fan said:
At this point I think it would take massive injury for Brantley to get his first tast of the nba. If the jazz wanted him to get a look see in the nba, it would’ve happened long ago. I think the jazz love his potential and want to bring him along slowly and maybe tighten up his jump shot and handle. I think the soonest we see him is next year.
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Don't think it requires a massive injury... say Niang goes down for a couple weeks... I think Brantley gets some PT in that case.

I think the plan was to have him in the G League all year to develop and that Niang/Bradley have played well enough that they haven't lost their jobs... I don't necessarily agree with the sentiment that if the Jazz wanted a look it would have happened already. I also don't agree with the sentiment thrown around that "lol if these guys were ready they'd be playing". We see it happen all the time.. injury happens, player gets a chance, player performs well and earns the spot. Joe Ingles did this to Rodney Hood a few years ago.

I think Morgan is likely the most ready, but I'm not sure Brantley will be this high usage playmaking forward in the league... not sure he's getting the type of experience he needs at this point.
 
Catchall said:
He's a good athlete. He has good tools for a wing. One problem is that he has a hard time changing directions with the ball and he has a limited dribble. His feel for the game is actually better than I thought it would be though. He can be a 3D wing if his shot becomes consistent. He's a straight-line driver.
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I think he could be a good blender guy... keeps the ball moving, makes quick decisions and could be a good advantage driver.

Size and good athleticism... he's a really good prospect.
 
Stars won fairly handily vs Iowa. In a strange game stats wise JWF was the Stars leading rebounder with 9, Brantley their leading assist guy with 5 and Bluiett their leading scorer with 21 and 5-9 from 3. Oni looked good. Haas, JWF, Brantley, Oni and Collinsworth also in double figures. No NWG or Willie Reed as both are still injured.
 
candrew said:
Larsen with a positive yet honest assessment of Brantley.

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Once he's perfect he can take Niang's minutes... because Niang is perfect... oh wait

Just play the kid a little for hell's sake... some of the weird choices could be because his usage is way higher than it will be in the league.
 
I thought the impressive thing about Brantley and JWF is that they got things done last night that aren't normally in their wheel house like assists for Brantley and rebounds for JWF.
 
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