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The Jazz don't have much young talent...

Just throwing some numbers... Exum non step vertical 31.5.... Mitchell 36.5. 5 inch difference. Max vertical Exum - 34.5, Mitchell 40.5. 6 inch difference. 3/4 court sprint - Exum 3.19 sec, Mitchell 3.01 sec ( second fastest of all times)

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MVP said:
Just throwing some numbers... Exum non step vertical 31.5.... Mitchell 36.5. 5 inch difference. Max vertical Exum - 34.5, Mitchell 40.5. 6 inch difference. 3/4 court sprint - Exum 3.19 sec, Mitchell 3.01 sec ( second fastest of all times)

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2 years will make a big difference in athleticism at that age. Additionally I think the combine stats aren't that great it accurate. For example Mitchell probably sacrificed his standing reach to improve his vertical numbers based on his standing reach not matching his wingspan and height.

That said I think Mitchell is a little better athlete coming into the NBA than Exum was. But Exum has a little better length. Hopefully they both work hard and improve their athleticism.

Not sure why people want to compare these two and feel like it's a competition between them.

We need them both to succeed and develop. They both have a lot of potential.
 
MVP said:
There were more than him that felt the same. I was beyond pissed with that draft with both Kanter and Burks picks. Wanted JV and Leonard instead. Especially Leonard. And there was more fans who were shocked after Burks pick.
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Why were they shocked?
 
Ron Mexico said:
That said I think Mitchell is a little better athlete coming into the NBA than Exum was. But Exum has a little better length.
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Come on man... a little better? More like not even close... even when Exum being pimped as fastest in NBA by some of his fan boys, Mitchell beats him in sprint by 0.18 seconds.... that is a lot, not a little.
 
MVP said:
Because most were convinced we are taking Leonard.
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I remember most thinking were would take singleton. I was at the draft and didn't hear a single person mention leonard.
You gotta remember everyone around slc had watched jimmer destroy Kawhi multiple times over the past year.
I did hear people hoping klay would fall to the jazz and there were some groans when thompson was taken before the jazz pick.
 
fishonjazz said:
I remember most thinking were would take singleton. I was at the draft and didn't hear a single person mention leonard.
You gotta remember everyone around slc had watched jimmer destroy Kawhi multiple times over the past year.
I did hear people hoping klay would fall to the jazz and there were some groans when thompson was taken before the jazz pick.
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I am talking about SLTRB Jazz forum posters before draft. That's where I used to post before it got moved and we came here.
 
MVP said:
It has more to do with shoulder width then anything.
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It can, but a lot of players are coached to use their lat to pull their shoulder in tight to shorten their standing reach to improve their vertical. I've coached handful of athletes to do this for combine tests when their vertical is more important than their standing reach.
 
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MVP said:
Come on man... a little better? More like not even close... even when Exum being pimped as fastest in NBA by some of his fan boys, Mitchell beats him in sprint by 0.18 seconds.... that is a lot, not a little.
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It is but that's a limited test. Exum probably has a quicker first step and I'm guessing he is better at other things. Athleticism is a lot of things. Exums defense as a rookie was great when he was 2 years younger than Mitchell is now. A lot of that was Exums athleticism. His lateral movement and recovery speed, along with his elite length.

Training age makes a big difference. Exum was obviously a late developer. They both have tons of time and room to continue to develop their athleticism and they will. They will continue to improve through their 20s.

I'm not sure why you think you have to pick one or the other.
 
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