The Tony Bradley Thread

[kabenac]

Watched a lot of his G-League highlights. I like him. He's very efficient. Aside from the rebounding he does have good anticipation toward blocking shots and he is a good help defender who watches the floor and not just the man he's guarding.

He scores a lot of points on quick release shots. He'll cut to the basket (or sag off the defender who is fronting him) and will shoot the ball almost immediately after catching it. Sometimes he leaves his feet, catches the ball and sort of hooks it in while in midair. It sounds strange but he scores a lot of points this way and his teammates were good at getting him the ball in the right spot. Also, Bradley positions himself very well so he can receive the pass and score. He thinks ahead in that way.

He has good footwork. He doesn't back his defender down a lot but I think that will be a reality of his game in the future.

He takes an occasional jumper. I think that's where he most needs to improve.

Anyone who knows anything about Bradley knows he's very fundamentally sound. That was known of him even when he was in college. Because of this, he's a great rebounder (as he actually boxes out) and because of this he got a lot of offensive boards in the G-League.

What else... he's a capable passer and I think he must have some sort of work-ethic as his free throw shooting percentage went up 20% from college to the G-League.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Pure 5.

I see nothing to be excited about. Jazz will find better players in free agency and prospects in any given draft, especially since/particularly because I cannot envision a scenario where he is able to play beside our franchise C.

Picks like this can be costly because you make other decisions around them and use a roster spot for a non contributor. It isn’t just a late round flier... If they are hits you need to trade them before they are more expensive than a bench player should be... injuries happen, BPA, blah blah

Should have taken Josh Hart imo... and that was my opinion at the time too... no hindsight needed.

 

[infection]

No way Favors agrees to 1+1 with the +1 being a team option. He's going to be looking for 3 years minimum. I'm sure he'd take a 3/42 over a 2/32.

Let him go. Let him go.
Can’t hold him back anymore.
Let him go. Let him go.
Look around and find something more.
I don’t care what homers are going to say.
Let free agency rage on. Udoh never bothered me anyway.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Watched a lot of his G-League highlights. I like him. He's very efficient. Aside from the rebounding he does have good anticipation toward blocking shots and he is a good help defender who watches the floor and not just the man he's guarding.

He scores a lot of points on quick release shots. He'll cut to the basket (or sag off the defender who is fronting him) and will shoot the ball almost immediately after catching it. Sometimes he leaves his feet, catches the ball and sort of hooks it in while in midair. It sounds strange but he scores a lot of points this way and his teammates were good at getting him the ball in the right spot.

He has good footwork. He doesn't back his defender down a lot but I think that will be a reality of his game in the future.

He takes an occasional jumper. I think that's where he most needs to improve.

Anyone who knows anything about Bradley knows he's very fundamentally sound. That was known of him even when he was in college. Because of this, he's a great rebounder (as he actually boxes out) and because of this he got a lot of offensive boards in the G-League.

What else... he's a capable passer and I think he must have some sort of work-ethic as his free throw shooting percentage went up 20% from college to the G-League.

He’s fine... I’ve compared him to old man pau with less shooting and better defensive feet. We need to play him this year though and see for sure... if he can’t handle 10-15 backup minutes now we are in trouble.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I hate to drag peripheral stuff into this, but how would you like to spend that roster spot — with a KBD, a Spellman, or a Bradley?

This is exactly why I should have stayed out of this thread. Don’t make me sad.

If you take a backup C make sure he provides some variance... so Wagner Spellman who can shoot are fliers I’d take... hell I’d even understand a spot for Thomas Bryant who can shoot but may be the second coming of Speights... or Jordan bell... a switch center (I think he’s overrated btw)

 

[NUMBERICA]

Let him go. Let him go.
Can’t hold him back anymore.
Let him go. Let him go.
Look around and find something more.
I don’t care what homers are going to say.
Let free agency rage on. Udoh never bothered me anyway.

If Favors wants to stay for the MLE I would consider keeping him longterm. Would be willing to throw in an extra million per year to beat any run-of-the-mill team above the cap. That is the absolute ceiling for me, anything north of that and I sprint. And that's as a fallback option.

I don't think it makes sense for him or for us for him to stay and I really, really just am so sick of talking about Derrick Favors.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

No way Favors agrees to 1+1 with the +1 being a team option. He's going to be looking for 3 years minimum. I'm sure he'd take a 3/42 over a 2/32.

You are wrong there is no space... especially for bigs... MLE or Dallas missing on 3 or 4 guys are his ceiling offers... sign and trades are also complex because then the other team is hard capped.

This ain’t 2016

 

[mellow]

I saw he added 73 twitter followers last month.

 

[kabenac]

He’s fine... I’ve compared him to old man pau with less shooting and better defensive feet. We need to play him this year though and see for sure... if he can’t handle 10-15 backup minutes now we are in trouble.

I think Bradley can handle it. He's definitely a below-the-rim player and isn't flashy, which for some fans, seems to be an issue, but having a crazy wingspan helps.

Like every player who's 20, development and playing time will help, plus the fact Bradley is intelligent will quicken the learning.

 

[stitches]

He's.... meh. Very ground bound. Has some skill and rebounds well... He's a big from yesteryear.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I think Bradley can handle it. He's definitely a below-the-rim player and isn't flashy, which for some fans, seems to be an issue, but having a crazy wingspan helps.

Like every player who's 20, development and playing time will help, plus the fact Bradley is intelligent will quicken the learning.

How do you know he's (particularly/especially) intelligent?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

He's.... meh. Very ground bound. Has some skill and rebounds well... He's a big from yesteryear.

He moves well laterally for how big he is... has good hands... wonder what his handpad situation is?

I think people thought he could shoot based on FT percentage, but I watched him shoot the ball and was like... nope! It has a funky kind of spin... I didn't like the pick then and would love to know the full reasoning... if he was the guy that dropped to us and we didn't like others... then fine, but the fact that we traded up and passed up a guy like Hart (who has a similar fact pattern to Allen, but has a role he is more likely to excel at) was the weird thing.

I hope he proves me wrong, but if he isn't a rotation player by year end that was a bad use of assets... develop a guy for two years to maybe be a backup?