Everybody knows that he is lying, right?! Ainge is just hoping that trading away Collins, Sexton and Clarkson will make the Jazz so bad that there would be no need for any shenanigans. But if the Jazz unexpectedly start winning games...
Utah Jazz Select Ace Bailey, Pick 5
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Its naive to assume he can say whatever and just do the opposite without consequences. Media will hold him acvountable for his words especially since he is a first time POBO who is also a nepo baby.
He can still do standard stuff like shut down Lauri post ASB if we are eliminated.. but he has to thread the needle on any resting shenanigans after making those comments.
Being Dannys son puts him more under the microscope, not less.
seattlejazzfan
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as i've mentioned, i watched all but two or three rutgers games during the season, and that's about how i'd describe Bailey's defense in general. some games a little better or worse than others, but overall, pretty damn elite on ball defense consistently.
off ball, was good, even great at times, but would get lost or caught sleeping at times as well. off ball was much more inconsistent as opposed to on the ball where he was consistently very good.
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Thee Jazz Fan
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Please we talking about Utah media. Lol
I've mentioned this before, but even when watching prospects on defense closely it's hard to know how much to take way from it. Just playing a little devil's advocate, but the talent level/coaching level is so low at the NCAA level that pretty much all of these guys are "lockdown" at the college level to some extent. And of course, I think the eye test favors things that are most conspicuous, but not necessarily the most important to overall defensive value. There's honestly not a huge difference in good/bad defenders in terms of their 1v1 on ball defense. I think Ace is a better defensive prospect than the two guys drafted around him, for example, but the film will show Kon and Tre locking down most guys at the NCAA level as well.
People are going to hate this, but I think numbers do a relatively good job of the skillsets/attributes needed to succeed at the NBA level. Defense in the NBA level is very much about what goes on between the ears and those decisions rarely present themselves at the college level. The NBA is a 5v5 game, whereas as college is more like a 3v5 game played in a phone booth lol. But the numbers can show who can transition to the next level. The event creation (stupid name I know) numbers are very meaningful indicators IMO. And Ace is also pretty good on paper as a defender which is a stronger reflection of his potential than staying in front of Prince Aligbe.
Ace will do a lot of different things on both ends, but if you can really teach him to be a secondary backline defender that would be awesome. If not, I think he will be a fine, switchable on ball defender.
People are going to hate this, but I think numbers do a relatively good job of the skillsets/attributes needed to succeed at the NBA level. Defense in the NBA level is very much about what goes on between the ears and those decisions rarely present themselves at the college level. The NBA is a 5v5 game, whereas as college is more like a 3v5 game played in a phone booth lol. But the numbers can show who can transition to the next level. The event creation (stupid name I know) numbers are very meaningful indicators IMO. And Ace is also pretty good on paper as a defender which is a stronger reflection of his potential than staying in front of Prince Aligbe.
Ace will do a lot of different things on both ends, but if you can really teach him to be a secondary backline defender that would be awesome. If not, I think he will be a fine, switchable on ball defender.