ESPN's David Thorpe is speaking highly of Marcus Morris as a skilled, aggressive SF. He compares him to Danny Granger and says he could be an 18 - 20 pt. scorer. Didn't expect that. Could be a good pick-up at 12.
2011 draft.....
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Koc could bring a part off stocktons wrecked car that has luck. Gail goodrich rookie card that brought luck to the lakers.... Oh wait never mind.
He could wear a Jimmer fredette t-shirt "guard Jimmer fredette about it"
A floor board from the salt palace.
The pair of shoes Stockton was wearing when he hit that shot to send the jazz to their first NBA chmpionship games
He could wear a Jimmer fredette t-shirt "guard Jimmer fredette about it"
A floor board from the salt palace.
The pair of shoes Stockton was wearing when he hit that shot to send the jazz to their first NBA chmpionship games
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Playing around with the ESPN mock machine, it seems ESPN thinks the Jazz's draft board looks like this at the moment:
1 Irving
2 Williams
3 Kanter
4 Knight
5 Walker
6 Kawhi Leonard
7 Marcus Morris
1 Irving
2 Williams
3 Kanter
4 Knight
5 Walker
6 Kawhi Leonard
7 Marcus Morris
Ehh, the thing that worries me the most is Marcus Morris has T-Rex arms, he is 6-9 with a 6-7 wingspan.
Fishsticks
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Thats to be determined. Besides at @ 6'9 he has good size for sf. He is also known as a good defender.
Zerol
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Marcus Morris said he would be mainly a 3 in an interview with Chad Ford as well. Man the twins have the same tattoos.. pretty creepy.
NBAdraft.net junkie, I see.
Archie Moses
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Dudes, I'm excited for this years draft. Anyone down for doing a draft-party night out thingy?
Archie Moses
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Yes. IMO Zack Randolph is one of the most underrated guys of the past decade in the NBA. Imagine how good he would be if he wasn't a headcase and jackass like he was in Portland. The dude is the Steve Nash of bigs in the NBA. Zero athletic ability and if you give him and inch he will expose you.
Just curious: How confident are you that we'll end up with a decent enough player with our first pick? How long is your list of "satisfactory" players? Mine's at 6 right now:
Irving (no brainer)
Williams, Kanter (offensive talent, if somewhat redundant for Jazz now)
Knight, Leonard, Biyombo (acceptable risk/reward level)
I could be satisfied with several players after that with our second pick, but there's no one else that I really like for the first. So worry about moving to 7 is driving my interest in the lottery almost as much as the possibility of moving up.
Irving (no brainer)
Williams, Kanter (offensive talent, if somewhat redundant for Jazz now)
Knight, Leonard, Biyombo (acceptable risk/reward level)
I could be satisfied with several players after that with our second pick, but there's no one else that I really like for the first. So worry about moving to 7 is driving my interest in the lottery almost as much as the possibility of moving up.
Absolutely. Randolph is proving to be a stud. You could always tell the guy had talent but I never thought he'd be this much of an impactful player. He really has a knack for getting an offensive board and finishing, the latter being an extremely important skill. It always burns me to see a guy be good at getting the offensive board but failing on the put back.
Archie Moses
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The Thriller
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They weren't Mormon.
And neither went to the school that Jimmer has terrorized for years now.
Seriously, had Jimmer played at UCLA, I doubt so many Ute fans would have so many doubts.
Archie Moses
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As a Ute fan, I'm excited to see how Jimmer will pan out. Every now and then players that are told they don't have a chance to succeed prove many people wrong. Will this be Jimmer? I don't know, but boy, he sure can shoot.
They played to make others better and excelled at it.
If you think the only people that doubt Jimmer's exalted, transcendant greatness are Ute fans, that proves your total ****ing ignorance on the matter. For me personally, I almost couldn't care less about college basketball, especially not programs that haven't produced any good NBA players in... 6 years (Utah) or... what, 30 (BYU)?
Archie Moses
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You don't think Jimmer made his teammates look better last year? Honestly, how many BYU games did you watch?
Gyp Rosetti
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The Morris' don't excite me. I hate 3/4 tweeners and they just don't appear to have the lateral quickness to defend NBA 3's (nor the complete offensive game at the 3) and don't play big enough to think they could play the NBA 4.
Gyp Rosetti
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I don't get the Leonard is Marion or Gerald Wallace comparisons. The latter two play or played way above the rim, with authority. The highlights I've seen of Leonard show me nothing like that on the offensive end. Just awkward takes to the rim, especially for a guy with supposedly so much athleticism, length and big hands. Can someone please provide a link of Leonard highlights from which one could deduce Wallace/Marion abilities? Please. 'Cause I just don't see it.