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Following Potential 2018 Draftees

Gilles de Rais said:
I buy these huerter promise theories btw or they seem plausible. If lets say hurter worked out and didnt shoot well is that supposed to actually affect their appraisal of his shooting? I think not.
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Someone may have... wasn’t us though. Atlanta makes a ton of sense... maybe BKN too... I know it’s 29 but it’s a guaranteed deal and if I was a developing player that’s a place I’d want to go... good development staff and playing opportunities.
 
Okobo isn’t high risk to me... a guy like Kevin Knox is... could see him being a phenomenal scorer or completely unplayable and in euroleague in a few years.
 
Watching more Okobo videos today. I just think him and DM would be a nightmare to guard. Both fantastic catch and shoot guys... both can create their own shot. I think Quin would be able to teach Okobo advantage basketball and he could be pretty impossible to guard. He shoots threes off jab steps step backs and is way behind the Euro line. Blows by guys when the lunge out... I don’t think he is a true pg... but with him DM we have enough ball handling and passing in the backcourt. If he has the will to defend he’s gonna be fantastic.
 
Bodhi said:
I truly don’t know which way I’d go if Huerter and Okobo were both there at 21.


I think Okobo’s ceiling might be higher but I think Huerter can contribute in a role day 1 and also has a high ceiling.
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disagree- i'd take okobo partly because of ceiling, but having played big minutes and big role in france pro a, he's ready to go day one. more so than a guy who played college.
 
whatthe said:
6:01 mark in this clip Troy Brown straight up posterizes Marvin Bagley. Not an athlete, yeah right.

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barely gets above the rim. for a mediocre athlete he dunks a lot because he has good/big hands, but even when he's alone, just gets his hand over the rim, never gets up that high. i don't know how big a deal that is if he's skilled and can learn to shoot, but that dunk wasn't a good example of his athleticism.
 
kabenac said:
What do you think the odds are he goes undrafted? I think he has potential to be a decent bench player.
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Pefinitely a possibility,he might prefer going undrafted and signing where he wants, i think he'll be drafted in the 50's tho. Malik newman's higher on my board
 
I'd like to see the Jazz get another player who can create his own shot off the dribble. When defenses switch everything, all of our hand-offs and side-to-side passes don't accomplish much. This is where I'm a bit down on DD, Allen and even Huerter. We want another guy who can score in isolation as well as play in a system. Guys like Simons, Okobo, and J. Robinson can beat their defender, create their own look and score at 3 levels.

Honestly, I think the discussion should come down to Simons or J. Robinson, unless Okobo is clearly BPA. Imagine the Jazz having two athletic scorers who can play both on and off the ball instead of just one.
 
Now that the Croatian finals are over wonder if we'll get Musa in for a workout. The Pacers are working him out I see.
 
Catchall said:
I'd like to see the Jazz get another player who can create his own shot off the dribble. When defenses switch everything, all of our hand-offs and side-to-side passes don't accomplish much. This is where I'm a bit down on DD, Allen and even Huerter. We want another guy who can score in isolation as well as play in a system. Guys like Simons, Okobo, and J. Robinson can beat their defender, create their own look and score at 3 levels.

Honestly, I think the discussion should come down to Simons or J. Robinson, unless Okobo is clearly BPA. Imagine the Jazz having two athletic scorers who can play both on and off the ball instead of just one.
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That's what I've been saying all along. Our biggest need is another player that can create their own offense. DM is really the only guy we have that can do that consistently. Lonnie Walker and Elie Okobo are my favorites as shot creators that are possibly within range but we might have to trade up to get one of them. Zhaire Smith is also a trade up option IMO. He doesn't have the handles or ability to create right now, but given his age, elite athletic ability and high bball IQ I think the development staff can help get him there in time. If we stay at 21 Simons or Donte D might be the best options. Donte D has the necessary athleticism and he's flashed the ability to create. I think that he has more than what we saw at Villanova. That team was stacked and he was asked to be a sniper. Huerter could also be an option but he seems more like an off ball offensive player who comes off screens to catch and shoot. If we trade down or get another late first or early second Robinson or Allen could be options.
 
SCS said:
That's what I've been saying all along. Our biggest need is another player that can create their own offense. DM is really the only guy we have that can do that consistently. Lonnie Walker and Elie Okobo are my favorites as shot creators that are possibly within range but we might have to trade up to get one of them. Zhaire Smith is also a trade up option IMO. He doesn't have the handles or ability to create right now, but given his age, elite athletic ability and high bball IQ I think the development staff can help get him there in time. If we stay at 21 Simons or Donte D might be the best options. Donte D has the necessary athleticism and he's flashed the ability to create. I think that he has more than what we saw at Villanova. That team was stacked and he was asked to be a sniper. Huerter could also be an option but he seems more like an off ball offensive player who comes off screens to catch and shoot. If we trade down or get another late first or early second Robinson or Allen could be options.
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The problem is they're small. You could go sign any decent free agent 6'2" PG and have two playmakers. Who is going to guard James Harden and Klay Thompson though. Yes they can score on anyone, but holding them to 25 points instead of 35 matters.
 
Jazz4ever said:
The problem is they're small. You could go sign any decent free agent 6'2" PG and have two playmakers. Who is going to guard James Harden and Klay Thompson though. Yes they can score on anyone, but holding them to 25 points instead of 35 matters.
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We're the #1 defense in the NBA. Defense is not a problem. Nobody is going to stop great players like Harden or Klay from going off if they get red hot but we're already well equipped to slow them down enough. Look at what Dante did to Harden in round 2. The problem is that when we face the Warriors and Rockets we don't have the necessary ammo to keep up offensively.
 
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