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Summer 2015: FIBA games of Utah Jazz players

PointGod_AlecBurks said:
How's Korkmaz look? NBAdarft.net thinks his player comparison is Gordon Hayward.
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I think he will be better. He dunks a lot better. Heck even more than most NBA players. Maybe he won't pass Hayward in regards of point-forward mindset skills. But he is very promising. Needs to muscle-up.


PointGod_AlecBurks said:
Turkey is gonna be no joke in these international competitions moving forward.
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Questionable. Our squad is weakened a lot. Let's see how this goes but as much as National pride and hype matters in international competitions for Turkish NT's, you never know.
 
Stifle Tower said:
Why the comparison to Hayward? Is he a world-class gamer with a funny haircut? Those comparisons always bring a good laugh. WE don't need another Hayward. Who compares to Michael Jordan? Or even John Stockton - we need a starting PG?

He just needed more touches to show his Hayward-esque talent.
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He would be ready before Hayward's next contract knocks on the door, so it would prove useful.
 
stitches said:
Keep in mind Korkmaz just turned 18. Any minutes with the first team of his country are good for him.
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Also keep in mind that Korkmaz has played 2 other younger competitions which followed a long season with a successful team called Anadolu Efes, and he is already bearing some risky injury threats and still dares to play NT at the highest level. So his shooting mainly and many other aspects of him are not %100 because he is uber-tired.
 
My only concern for a young prospect like Furkan Korkmaz who is playing out of his league is his fitness condition. Other than that, the Eurosport commentator summarized the deal pretty accurately: "I think we all know where this one's gonna end up in."
 
addictionary said:
My only concern for a young prospect like Furkan Korkmaz who is playing out of his league is his fitness condition. Other than that, the Eurosport commentator summarized the deal pretty accurately: "I think we all know where this one's gonna end up in."
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The Utah Jazz, obviously
 
addictionary said:
I think he will be better. He dunks a lot better. Heck even more than most NBA players. Maybe he won't pass Hayward in regards of point-forward mindset skills. But he is very promising. Needs to muscle-up.
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From what I've seen of Korkmaz, (somewhere around 10 full games) He seems like a SG prospect thru and thru. Very talented for sure, I doubt he ends up as flexible as Hayward has proven to be. He's does show combo guard skills and makes some excellent passes, I just don't see how he'd be physical enough to handle SF's, too skinny.

addictionary said:
Questionable. Our squad is weakened a lot. Let's see how this goes but as much as National pride and hype matters in international competitions for Turkish NT's, you never know.
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Emirican Kosut('95), Obken Ulubay('96), Egemen Guven(who im not too crazy about - '97), Korkmaz ('97), Omer Yurtseven('98), Onuralp Bitim('99) all look like interesting NBA prospects.
 
PointGod_AlecBurks said:
From what I've seen of Korkmaz, (somewhere around 10 full games) He seems like a SG prospect thru and thru. Very talented for sure, I doubt he ends up as flexible as Hayward has proven to be. He's does show combo guard skills and makes some excellent passes, I just don't see how he'd be physical enough to handle SF's, too skinny.



Emirican Kosut('95), Obken Ulubay('96), Egemen Guven(who im not too crazy about - '97), Korkmaz ('97), Omer Yurtseven('98), Onuralp Bitim('99) all look like interesting NBA prospects.
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Indeed they are. They are the best our latest class offers, but the q-mark is how many of them will make it to the final roster and even if they do, Türkish nt's have a history of not playing young talent much even if they deserve to or even the five on court blows.

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addictionary said:
Indeed they are. They are the best our latest class offers, but the q-mark is how many of them will make it to the final roster and even if they do, Türkish nt's have a history of not playing young talent much even if they deserve to or even the five on court blows.

I post therefore I am...
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PG is not talking about the next couple of years or so, but a few years down the road. They will eventually play and Turkey is amassing a very good trove of young talent. I would definitely add in Osman who is still really young.
 
PointGod_AlecBurks said:
From what I've seen of Korkmaz, (somewhere around 10 full games) He seems like a SG prospect thru and thru. Very talented for sure, I doubt he ends up as flexible as Hayward has proven to be. He's does show combo guard skills and makes some excellent passes, I just don't see how he'd be physical enough to handle SF's, too skinny.



Emirican Kosut('95), Obken Ulubay('96), Egemen Guven(who im not too crazy about - '97), Korkmaz ('97), Omer Yurtseven('98), Onuralp Bitim('99) all look like interesting NBA prospects.
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So an 18 year old who has probably never been on a weight program could not bulk up significantly?
 
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