seattlejazzfan
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not sure if posted already, but the ringer came out with their mock. black at 9, bufkin at 16, jett howard at 28. too guard heavy, but excellent value at each spot for utah.
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I really don’t want to get my hopes up with Black because I don’t think he will be there at 9.
seattlejazzfan
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i don't like black enough to have any hopes dashed if he's not there at 9, but i like him enough to be very happy if he's the pick at 9. best of both worlds.
GG Jazz Cabbage
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Have a Thunder superfan of a friend who insists they are playing 5 out with Chet the center. Jaylin Williams behind that.
framer
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Eventually. There was a lot of inefficient chucking that happened for a lot of the year before he broke out, punctuated by an amazing dunk here or there.
Bilal/JHS/GG. That's an interesting draft. If you cut GG, it would be 3 years contract over 5 years. At that spot why not, and it would be something he may need. I think his issues stems around economics and extreme worries around his family. It would be a big deal, but that kind of turnaround could make a good movie.Plus JHS is super mature so there is no load on the development staff. Bilal needs some help but I think he is super quick learner. So GG is the one that would need a lot of attention. Yes, let's go all in on upside.
I can see Rudy Gay helping him alot. Even Ryan Smith could spend a lot of time with this kid to help him.
Whoever advised GG to jump up a draft class didn't do him a favor. It doesn't look like he has the maturity to be a pro at this stage.
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Part of the argument for Bilal is that he's playing important minutes and being allowed to make important decisions with the ball, which shows his coaches really believe in him.
I heard someone recently compare him to Bruce Brown (......*ducks and runs*)
True. Ryan Smith personally helping him will never happen but it was nice thought.
Bawse Dawg
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You’re obviously grading on an incredibly high rookie curve. It was clear pretty quick that he was a stud and he showed it many times. He was winning playoff series as a rookie.
A starter on a team in the Finals. Sounds like a compliment.
It was based on college stats, but sure...that too.
Freshman year college stats. Brown’s shooting regressed his sophomore year and he didn’t improve as much as you would expect.
Kevin O'Connor is saying that GG Jackson canceled some of his workouts. That could mean he has a promise in the 1st round, or it could mean that he's performing so badly in workouts that he's better off going into hiding. He's supposed to workout today against Noah Clowney for Indiana.
seattlejazzfan
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Cam Whitmore saying Jordan Hawkins was the toughest player to defend and video of him and his teammates trying to defend JH
View: https://twitter.com/JimmerRangeYT/status/1664994738129305603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1664994738129305603%7Ctwgr%5Eacfe37587c5d4f694e4bd6906b3a090b208092ff%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.realgm.com%2Fboards%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ft%3D2247163start%3D280
View: https://twitter.com/JimmerRangeYT/status/1664994738129305603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1664994738129305603%7Ctwgr%5Eacfe37587c5d4f694e4bd6906b3a090b208092ff%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.realgm.com%2Fboards%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ft%3D2247163start%3D280
I’m able to talk myself into Ausar pretty easily.
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That’s Podz.
JHS teh Devin Booker type PG. Not saying he will be as good as Devin Booker, because obviously he probably won't be, but he's the closest thing to Booker in this draft.
We kinda need to prioritize weaponizing Lauri and a low usage gunner is not high on the list, but Hawkins has really faded into the background as the far-and-away best player on the NCAA champion whose role projects cleanly to the pros.