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With the 52nd Pick the Utah Jazz Select Joel Bolomboy

kabenac said:
What's his footwork and body control like? I've been watching videos and he seems to have really nice footwork. Also, I'm not sure why defenders lose him and don't attempt to box him out.
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I'll try not to be too long winded, but basically my in-laws have Weber State season tix, court side, and they never use them. I've probably seen all but 5 or 6 of Bolomboy's home games during his time at Weber.

He was SO raw as a Freshman but you could see the NBA body was there. His biggest improvement over the years has been his footwork and his college coach will be the first to tell you that. He's really turned himself into a good face up jump shooter (still has to get better) and by his senior year he even started taking and making a couple of 3's. I think the best thing you can say about the kid is that each and every year, he got better. There was constant improvement and he was always praised by his coaches for not being complacent and working to get better. Dude is a rebounding monster and as I said earlier, a high motor guy. A taller Trevor Booker is s really good comp IMO.

I'm a bit of a homer on this kid but he's an NBA player. Never be an All-Star, but will make the team, give us a solid 6-8 years, and qualify as yet another Lindsay late round steal.
 
King Cy said:
He can make the team, which is more than I can say for Paige/Wallace.
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This. The Paige pick baffles me. We have five point guards on the roster right now and three others who can play the 2. Awful pick.

Love this Bolomboy pick though. And anyone named Tyrone could be a badass. Though Corbin was a bitch so who knows.
 
The Evans comparison is good from a height/length standpoint and a jumping ability standpoint, but that's about where the comparison stops. As was mentioned Bolomboy not only has a NBA body, but he's a legit basketball player and a great rebounder. Evans was only a tall guy who could jump out of the gym. Evans averaged 10 and 5 at WK, Bolomboy 17 and 13 at Weber. Bolomboy would be a rich man's Evans, plus a NBA body.

On a side note, I just went through DX's database because I was curious how many 6'9"+ guys had a vertical of 40+ (Bolomboy is 40.5). There are 5. 5 guys in the database at that size that can jump like him. None of the five were as fast at either the lane agility or the 3/4 court sprint.

Bolomboy is essentially the best run/jump athlete at his size or bigger in the last 20 years.
 
On a related note, how is Randy Rahe still coaching at Weber? It's cool if he wants to, but he obviously(or others on his staff) can develop players and has a pretty good eye for finding hidden gems in recruiting. He deserves offers.
 
Surprised everyone thinks he is such a lock to make the team. I certainly think he can and has a good shot, but I would put his chances at 40%.

1.Burke
2.Burks
3.Exum
4.Favors
5.Gobert
6.Hayward
7.Hill
8.Hood
9.Ingles
10.Johnson
11.Lyles
12.Mack
13.Neto
14.Pleiss
15.Withey

Of course we going to trade/cut some of those players, but you have to think we are going to sign a player or two in FA.
 
King Cy said:
Surprised everyone thinks he is such a lock to make the team. I certainly think he can and has a good shot, but I would put his chances at 40%.

1.Burke
2.Burks
3.Exum
4.Favors
5.Gobert
6.Hayward
7.Hill
8.Hood
9.Ingles
10.Johnson
11.Lyles
12.Mack
13.Neto
14.Pleiss
15.Withey

Of course we going to trade/cut some of those players, but you have to think we are going to sign a player or two in FA.
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I tend to agree with you that he isn't a lock. I might say his chances are closer to 50-60%, but yeah, certainly not a lock. There are six guys on that list he could make it over.
 
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