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If you actually think Donte D has no weakness, please make a big board and have him in your top 14.

Cuz if he is an elite athlete who can shoot, can playmake for others, and get to the ft line and has no weakness (and isnt undersized by your definition) then he should probably be a top 10 prospect.
 
NUMBERICA said:
I'm edging into a potentially irrational liking of Spellman, he's one of the most unique players of this draft. He probably wouldn't be my first choice at whoever's there at 21, but if he was selected, I wouldn't be at all pissed.
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He seems to superficially for what I want in a 4: can shoot deep, can defend, doesn’t suck at rebounding. I don’t know many of those that fit all three. If someone did all three, and was even just average all around, it would be huge for us.
 
Biggest draft question - will Woj keep dropping draft bombs before the picks are announced like the last few years? Or will ESPN keep a lid on him now that he works for the worldwide leader?
 
Its not a weakness either. Do I need to explain the difference between a strength, a weakness and a nonfactor?

James Harden is 6'5" and got roasted for his combine measurements and athletic testing. I'm pretty sure his wingspan is a whole 1 inch longer than Donte. Donte tore up the combine with his athletic testing.

But we want to try to find a fault because we like another prospect better. Its just silly.


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zyzz said:
Pure speculation, Jazz are gonna try to trade up for Miles Bridges. If that fails they'll try to trade up for Brown. If that fails and Brown doesn't fall to 21, they take Musa or Allen.

Miles Bridges fits the mold of being able to play next year as well as having very high upside. Also seems like he could be a great versatile glue guy if he doesn't turn into a star level player.
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Locke said today that Miles was the first prospect in that second tier to stand out to him

"If the Jazz were to trade up it would be to get one of the Bridges, SGA, or Knox."

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Said before I'll say it again - Donte D doesn't fall past #21

Shia is my move up for prospect
 
LoPo said:
Its not a weakness either. Do I need to explain the difference between a strength, a weakness and a nonfactor?

James Harden is 6'5" and got roasted for his combine measurements and athletic testing. I'm pretty sure his wingspan is a whole 1 inch longer than Donte. Donte tore up the combine with his athletic testing.

But we want to try to find a fault because we like another prospect better. Its just silly.


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So you would compare DD as a prospect to Harden? I assume you're going to say "No idiot, I'm just saying that measurements aren't the be all end all."

But at that point you are really just saying that one time one guy had bad measurements, and a bad combine, and he turned into an MVP. But what does that have to do with someone who had bad measurements and a good combine? What else do you see in common between the two? If the answer is nothing then maybe it wasn't a very good example.
 
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infection said:
He seems to superficially for what I want in a 4: can shoot deep, can defend, doesn’t suck at rebounding. I don’t know many of those that fit all three. If someone did all three, and was even just average all around, it would be huge for us.
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That's exactly it. He's this unusual amalgalm of modern NBA attributes and an old-school brute.

I think there is value in zagging when the league zigs, so if offensive rebounding is strong enough, it could flip the advantage of the opposition going small. Spellman crashes the damn glass on both sides. Surprisingly adept passing and floor vision, knows his place on both sides of the floor. The only weakness of his that I think you gotta worry about is his ability to guard on the perimeter, but with Rudy behind him, you just let him play too close. But if his rim-protection translates, it may permit Gobert to show out if he gets switched onto a perimeter player. The bottom line is the kid flat-out plays and I think he replaces Favors.

I'm calling it: he IS the most unique prospect in the draft. After the top of the draft, this draft is a whole lot of 3/D wings, guards (smaller guys), and almost nothing else.
 
LoPo said:
Its not a weakness either. Do I need to explain the difference between a strength, a weakness and a nonfactor?

James Harden is 6'5" and got roasted for his combine measurements and athletic testing. I'm pretty sure his wingspan is a whole 1 inch longer than Donte. Donte tore up the combine with his athletic testing.

But we want to try to find a fault because we like another prospect better. Its just silly.


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Repeating falsehoods does not make them true.

James Harden measured 6'5.5" with a 6'10.75" wingspan and a standing reach of 8'7.5". His measurements were fine.
 
zyzz said:
Pure speculation, Jazz are gonna try to trade up for Miles Bridges. If that fails they'll try to trade up for Brown. If that fails and Brown doesn't fall to 21, they take Musa or Allen.

Miles Bridges fits the mold of being able to play next year as well as having very high upside. Also seems like he could be a great versatile glue guy if he doesn't turn into a star level player.
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That's who I'd pick if the Jazz can trade into the late lottery.
 
The point is simple - being a 6'5" SG/PG with a 6'6" wingspan is not a weakness. Could he have a strength of a 6'11" wingspan, sure but 6'6" isn't a negative. It isnt a weakness.

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zyzz said:
Fixed. How is he so bad at pronouncing names? I bet he has all the pronunciation guides too. The funniest was Mario Highzinga.
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All the foreign names are an adventure with him. Donkic, Zana, Heizinga, I have to go back and see how he was calling Gobert in 2013 pre-draft. What I am amazed at is the US ones he butchers.
 
Thanks Qman. I must be confusing Harden with somebody else. I remember him being bashed for something. Must have been the athletics.

Doesnt matter. The point still stands. Donte's size isn't a weakness. Average yes, but not a weakness.

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LoPo said:
Its not a weakness either. Do I need to explain the difference between a strength, a weakness and a nonfactor?

James Harden is 6'5" and got roasted for his combine measurements and athletic testing. I'm pretty sure his wingspan is a whole 1 inch longer than Donte. Donte tore up the combine with his athletic testing.

But we want to try to find a fault because we like another prospect better. Its just silly.


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James Harden has a 6'11 wingspan and a 8'7.5 standing reach. Please, just stick to stupid trade ideas because you can at least fall back on "No one really knows". When you starting bringing up things that we can prove factually wrong it makes you look dumb as hell.
 
I think the Jazz either trade up into the late lottery for a prospect they like, or they trade down. I don't think they end up drafting at 21. Burks+21 to ATL for #30 is my best guess for a trade-down scenario.
 
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