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Tomic to the Jazz

Burke-Tomic pick and rolls in the 2nd unit?

*SALIVATING*
 
I hope this is true. If the Jazz have Gobert/Favors/Booker/Tomic as their bigs, and maybe Evans as a 13-14th guy (though I expect him not to be back) they are set there. Then FAs and the draft can go to nothing but guards/SFs which would be nice.
 
Pining for the emergence of Hood, now. If he can become our Middleton........

This team is set up so ****ing well. We are so damn-near complete. We are the emergence of two rookies away from being a contending team. ****ing insanity. Signing the likes of Matthews would put us over the top.

Exum
Burks
Hayward
Favors
Gobert

Burke
Hood
Millsap
Booker
Tomic

Ingles
Evans
Neto


Rebuild complete.
 
dalamon said:
Tomic is such, SUCH a good fit next to Gobert and Favors. It's almost too good to be true.

This is so ****ing exciting. There is simply no center in the FA market that fits this team better as a backup-big, for backup-big money.
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You seem to have watched him most... Will he be able to hold his position in the post on offense and defense? Can he shoot from 18 feet?

He seems to move well so I don't think he's a stiff, just worried about strength.
 
dalamon said:
Pining for the emergence of Hood, now. If he can become our Middleton........

This team is set up so ****ing well. We are so damn-near complete. We are the emergence of two rookies away from being a contending team. ****ing insanity. Signing the likes of Matthews would put us over the top.

Exum
Burks
Hayward
Favors
Gobert

Burke
Hood
Millsap
Booker
Tomic

Ingles
Evans
Neto


Rebuild complete.
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No on Matthews after the injury imo. But someone else sure, depending on who it is.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
You seem to have watched him most... Will he be able to hold his position in the post on offense and defense? Can he shoot from 18 feet?

He seems to move well so I don't think he's a stiff, just worried about strength.
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He became a way better defender after he went to Barcelona. Not particularly strong.

He's got great IQ so he'll know how to fit in a system defensively-- he does a good job of coming over to help from the weak side and getting to guards before they're able to penetrate.

I don't think he's good enough to start in the NBA-- if he was a great defender, he'd be starting (that's how high his offensive potential is IMO). However, I think his D is MORE than good enough to come off the bench for this team.
 
dalamon said:
We are making the playoffs next year.
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I see this as a positive signal that the bottoming out steps are now completed; Time for Phase II.

Seems to me that the FO had shelved Tomic (and probably Neto, and now Pleiß) until the domestic talent worked itself out. Now that the front court of Favors/Gobert/Hayward is ready for prime time, time to bring in the reinforcements from their secure locations. Kind of like when in Avengers: Infinity War Part I and II the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Inhumans are going to show up to help the Avengers whoop Thanos. The Chitauri and Thanos are gonna be all like OH **** I THOUGHT WE WERE ONLY FIGHTING THE HULK NOW THEY HAVE LIKE TWO MORE OF EVERY AVENGER SUDDENLY.

According to Lindsay, they are looking to make a big splash in the off season. That's going to be a Wes Matthews (RIP in peace all our dreams him re-rocking #23 for the Jazz next season) type player in free agency or some sort of draft day trade with all these draft picks he's been hoarding like Belichick.

Add these moves and Alec Burks' ('member him?) return (probably to the second unit with Trey for some sort of ungodly two-pronged devil probe dribble slash attack) makes the Jazz primed for the playoffs. Privately, I think that they are going to shock the world and be in the mix for home court.

Exciting times to be the Jazz. Seriously, in better shape than any other young team except for maybe New Orleans and that's only because they have Anthony Davis. And Jimmer.
 
dalamon said:
He became a way better defender after he went to Barcelona. Not particularly strong.

He's got great IQ so he'll know how to fit in a system defensively-- he does a good job of coming over to help from the weak side and getting to guards before they're able to penetrate.

I don't think he's good enough to start in the NBA-- if he was a great defender, he'd be starting (that's how high his offensive potential is IMO). However, I think his D is MORE than good enough to come off the bench for this team.
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In my extensive research on Youtube for 3 minutes he seems to operate a lot in the post on offense. You think he can hold his offensive position or get pushed off the block?
 
His post-defense is meh from me recollection-- bigger bodies can back him down, but he really has the length to stymie shots. Could he contain Cousins? Probably not-- but that won't be his role with this team.

He has range-- he's much more focusing on facilitating & diving than hitting mid-range jump shots, but if that's what this team expects him (bad idea) then I'm sure he'll fit in. Think of the role Splitter plays with the Spurs.

If you want to take the comparison of Splitter, he's a Splitter with better passing, worse defense, and a better jump-shot.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
In my extensive research on Youtube for 3 minutes he seems to operate a lot in the post on offense. You think he can hold his offensive position or get pushed off the block?
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I think he'll get post-position. Maybe not against Tim Duncan-- but again, he'll be going against bench units. Even Jeremy Evans gets post position at times. Tomic isn't a complete beanpole.
 
dalamon said:
His post-defense is meh from me recollection-- bigger bodies can back him down, but he really has the length to stymie shots. Could he contain Cousins? Probably not-- but that won't be his role with this team.

He has range-- he's much more focusing on facilitating & diving than hitting mid-range jump shots, but if that's what this team expects him (bad idea) then I'm sure he'll fit in. Think of the role Splitter plays with the Spurs.

If you want to take the comparison of Splitter, he's a Splitter with better passing, worse defense, and a better jump-shot.
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Splitter's a great passer... that would be really good to have... alright I'm in!
 
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