Following 2016 potential draftees

[Miggs]

I don't get the love for McCaw. Like you said, skinny, not athletic. I don't get it.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I don't get the love for McCaw. Like you said, skinny, not athletic. I don't get it.

Well I came away from the combine liking him a lot more. He has a lot of skills. While he isnt explosive, it's not like he is a stiff. He has some sneaky athletic ability on defense combined with a lot of length.

I'd put him ahead of Beasley now. Seems like he has more potential with his advanced feel for the game.

 

[spycam1]

Am I completely off base in thinking that McCaw might be more of a PG than a SG?

He is playing PG in these combine 5-on-5's and he looks pretty good in that role. Dude is built like a complete tooth pick and doesnt seem all that athletic, but he has quick hands and he runs the PNR nicely.

I'm pretty sure he played PG most of his life until he grew a lot his junior or senior year.

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[Miggs]

I think I may try to go back into DX archives starting soon and once a day post a profile for a former draftee. Someone picked in the 8-20 range. Someone who, quite obviously being drafted where he was, wasn't a slam dunk, and I will do this to, more than anything, see whether his flaws were exposed or improved upon, his strengths put on display, now years later as we reflect.

Maybe from this, we find some commonalities.

 

[NAOS]

I think I may try to go back into DX archives starting soon and once a day post a profile for a former draftee. Someone picked in the 8-20 range. Someone who, quite obviously being drafted where he was, wasn't a slam dunk, and I will do this to, more than anything, see whether his flaws were exposed or improved upon, his strengths put on display, now years later as we reflect.

Maybe from this, we find some commonalities.

^Is this in your Obama voice?

 

[Chargers Jazz Angels]

Well I came away from the combine liking him a lot more. He has a lot of skills. While he isnt explosive, it's not like he is a stiff. He has some sneaky athletic ability on defense combined with a lot of length.

I'd put him ahead of Beasley now. Seems like he has more potential with his advanced feel for the game.

His defense has always been what i have liked. I have always said that you can teach proper defensive positing but you cant teach the desire to play it.

Mccaw reminds me of kendall gill the way he plays defense.

That fact he is a good 3 pt shooter is a bonus. The jazz need shooting and a lock down defender.

 

[Miggs]

Not sure if it's been posted.

Thon Maker, who measured in at 7’0.75, had the highest ever max vertical (36.5 in.) and standing vertical (32 in.) for a player over 6'11.

 

[RandyForRubio]

I really, really like McCaw

 

[Jazz4ever]

Overall great combine numbers for Wade Baldwin. He beat Exum on every test except sprint (tied). He is longer than Exum with a 6'11" wingspan also.

Lane Agility: 10.45 (2nd best tested)
Shuttle Run: 3.01
3/4 Sprint: 3.19
No step vert: 32.5
Max vert: 38

 

[Miggs]

What were Qi's verts, shuttle and sprint?

 

[Jazz4ever]

What were Qi's verts, shuttle and sprint?

Pretty good

31 standing
32 max
2.90 shuttle
3.46 sprint
11.27 agility

 

[Chargers Jazz Angels]

I want to draft thon maker badly.

 

[Miggs]

Pretty good

31 standing
32 max
2.90 shuttle
3.46 sprint
11.27 agility

Let's compare that to Favors and Gobert. Someone?

 

[zyzz]

Let's compare that to Favors and Gobert. Someone?

Favors age 18
6'10.25" in shoes
7'4" wingspan
9'2" standing reach
31.5" no-step vert
35.5" max vert
11.74 agility
3.25 sprint

Gobert age 20
7'2" in shoes
7'8.5" wingspan
9'7" standing reach
25" no-step vert
29" max vert
12.85 agility
3.57 sprint

Didn't Gobert have a bum foot at the combine but he powered through it? Thought I remember that being the case.

 

[orangello]

I'm really warming to Bembry, Blossingame and Bolomboy.


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[ncoloradojazz]

Kendall Gill was a great athlete. I haven't seen much of Mcaw game so that some mighty praise for him as Gill is one of my all time favorite players and a great guy. Used to come to park while an Illini and play pickup games with us kids on the weekends.

His defense has always been what i have liked. I have always said that you can teach proper defensive positing but you cant teach the desire to play it.

Mccaw reminds me of kendall gill the way he plays defense.

That fact he is a good 3 pt shooter is a bonus. The jazz need shooting and a lock down defender.

 

[ncoloradojazz]

and frail as a toothpick. I don't see him lasting in the nba. To Soft

Pretty good

31 standing
32 max
2.90 shuttle
3.46 sprint
11.27 agility

 

[Chargers Jazz Angels]

Kendall Gill was a great athlete. I haven't seen much of Mcaw game so that some mighty praise for him as Gill is one of my all time favorite players and a great guy. Used to come to park while an Illini and play pickup games with us kids on the weekends.

I just said the way he played defense not offense.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Not sure if it's been posted.

Thon Maker, who measured in at 7’0.75, had the highest ever max vertical (36.5 in.) and standing vertical (32 in.) for a player over 6'11.

Hadn't been mentioned and wow.

 

[idiot]

Seems Denzel Valentine comes up for Utah now on ESPN's Lottery machine.

I don't often agree with ncoloradojazz, but I'd be much more excited for the Jazz to end up with him than most here would, it seems.