Oh, and who knew anything about Sundiatta Gaines and Keith McCleod when they came out of nowhere to rock the league ? Have some faith...
Utah Jazz add Scotty Reynolds to Camp Roster - CHAMPIONSHIP
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Thus the reason he isn't wanted on this team.
MVP
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Who cares? Jazz always have some scrubs invited to their training camps, they all get cut eventually with Wes Matthews turning into solid NBA player being single exception. We have a saying - bomb does not fall in the same place twice - chances of some scrub turning into Wes Matthews like player are less then 0.1%.
And even in Wes's case there had to be a little luck involved. CJ and Korver were both down and not expected to play the first 2 months of the season. That provided an open spot for Wes that might not have been there had those two players (who were under contract) been healthy. So have to agree with AKMVP, not much chance of finding another Wes considering all that had to go down for him to even be given a chance.
cctrackstar
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Again; I don't like camp invitees, or at least I don't like how temporary they are. I understand that the Jazz likely just want to get a look at them, but they take time away from the coaching staff that could be put to use in player development for the guys who have already made the team.
Seriously tho, which of our new scrubs will the third point be? not one of them sounds like someone who would fit long term.
Seriously tho, which of our new scrubs will the third point be? not one of them sounds like someone who would fit long term.
Scotty was a stud in college. He's an undersized combo guard, but comparing him to Ronnie Price is unfair. Look at who Ronnie played against while at Utah Valley University. Scotty was a star in the Big East, not unlike Ben Gordon, Kemba Walker, or Johny Flynn, but with less flash. He didn't have that one game that everyone remembered like Johny's game against UConn with I think 6 overtimes. Instead he just consistently starred on a good team in the best conference. Sure he won't be an all-star, but after watching about a dozen games of his over the years, I'd rather have him on my bench than Ronnie or even former players like Jim Les and John Crotty. He understands the game . . . he can shoot from outside . . . he was a play-maker . . . he was aggressive. That is the type of player that can be useful as an insurance policy on the end of the bench. It was a low risk move that makes sense.
//r00t 4 Jazz
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Besides just getting a look at certain players camp invites are also there to help balance the work load of training camp. So you don't burn out your true roster players too much during practice and drills, they are pressing them harder in camp then normal practices and especially this year with a condensed training camp.