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What's the profile of the prospect that goes undrafted but emerges as a NBA starter?

framer said:
Also, Matthew's performance on he first couple years of his Blazer's contract were very pedestrian. Only in the last two years did he live up to the contract. He wouldn't have made a tremendous difference in Utah in keeping Jerry and Dwill on board. He does well as a third or fourth scorer. 9 million was a lot to pay for a guy who tops out as 3rd or 4th scorer in the second year of his career under that particular cap. But, yeah, I liked Matthews and will always hate Portland, because screw them.
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Yes, Portland weighted the contract so that he got a bigger salary the first year. But if the Jazz made him a good qualifying offer to begin with, the talk was that Matthews would've signed with the Jazz and Portland never would've had the opportunity to steal him away. I also think you underestimate his earlier years with Portland. For instance, 15.9 points and .407 from 3 his first year. In his five years with Portland, he's averaging nearly 40 percent from 3 and his low year scoring was 13.7 pts, his best 16.4. And he has always been a great man-to-man defender.

Ray did say Jerry was not happy about losing Matthews, there's no denying that. And DWill made comments to that effect, as well. While Korver's comment might've rankled fans, I'm not sure it was why they let him walk. I myself thought it was dumb to let him walk (he never was as bad defensively as a lot of posters on here claimed), and again history has shown it was a bad decision. I know I'm speculating to a degree but I really believe that losing Matthews had an effect on the relationship between Jerry and DWill. I think DWill felt the front office let him down by their management of the roster and the weight of the responsibility on him for the team's success affected his play and caused tension between him and Jerry. But this is pure speculation. Maybe Jerry had lost confidence in the front office as well after LHM died.
 
Delly should have been drafted. Not the best athlete, but DAMN that kid works hard. I was really high on him as a 2nd round pick, but wasn't sure if he'd be able to score enough to stick.

Kid is making himself some money with these finals. Even though it's the LeBron Show, I expect some team to throw a ridiculous contract and a starting job at him this summer. Maybe the Cavs get lucky and do a S&T. Get something back for their investment.
 
Another question mark Dellavedova faces at the pro level revolves around his potential defensively. His lack of strength, length and lateral quickness makes it difficult for him to stay in front of opposing point guards, as he doesn't cover ground very well, and has a difficult time getting through screens. He counters this by putting a good effort in, and shows nice anticipation skills on this end of the floor, but his potential at this end of the floor is a bit murky against elite athletes.

From DraftExpress.com https://www.draftexpress.com/#ixzz3cg5CVBES
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Funny how two of the best defenders in this series ,Draymond Green and Delly, were actually known as bad college defenders.
 
Cy said:
Funny how two of the best defenders in this series ,Draymond Green and Delly, were actually known as bad college defenders.
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Yep. Hoping to put Exum into that group someday as well. There were major questions about Dante's defense too. He's already had a decent season defensively and should get better as he gets stronger.
 
Cy said:
Funny how two of the best defenders in this series ,Draymond Green and Delly, were actually known as bad college defenders.
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I guess effort and physicality is the great equalizer when it comes to defense. If you put in crazy effort and play physically, chances are you will do fine. The fact that his matchup is a finesse player like Curry rather than power player also amplifies his good attributes in defense. I wonder how would he do in a series against Westbrook for example?
 
There are defensive fundamentals to learn. Some players can overcome that lack of knowledge with athleticism, but most every player will benefit from learning and mastering the fundamentals. It has to become second nature. And even moderate athletes can become good if not excellent defenders.
 
stitches said:
I guess effort and physicality is the great equalizer when it comes to defense. If you put in crazy effort and play physically, chances are you will do fine. The fact that his matchup is a finesse player like Curry rather than power player also amplifies his good attributes in defense. I wonder how would he do in a series against Westbrook for example?
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I bet westbrook would destroy him
 
fishonjazz said:
I bet westbrook would destroy him
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Agree. Curry is slight and anything but strong, which has always been the knock on him. Delly is not particularly strong physically but strong mentally and tenacious. Westbrook is a powerful guy as is CP3 to some extent, so they probably would not be as affected, especially Westbrook. I think Curry will come back this next game though -- if he doesn't, it will expose him as mentally weak.
 
Eenie-Meenie said:
Agree. Curry is slight and anything but strong, which has always been the knock on him. Delly is not particularly strong physically but strong mentally and tenacious. Westbrook is a powerful guy as is CP3 to some extent, so they probably would not be as affected, especially Westbrook. I think Curry will come back this next game though -- if he doesn't, it will expose him as mentally weak.
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It will also give teams the blueprint on how to slow down the Warriors next year. Get physical with Curry. Stick a guy on him full time to just guard him (no other responsibilities) and force the rest of the team to beat you.
 
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