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I love the folks acting like it’s a funeral in here… Hendricks is going to be awesome. George is a big swing but if he can go to pg it has some serious upside potential. Sensabaugh is a bucket. If his Medicaid were clean he’s probably a lotto dude. It’s a fair swing.

FA and trade will address some of the “needs” I believe. Gotta take a fresh look at the FA list now that I know what we did in the draft. I’d say JC is gone and Sexton may end up on the block if George is good early… but I think it will take a while. Dude dropped a bunch of weight for the pre draft process… I think he’s committed… plus his suit was dope. Y’all gonna love these guys soon… give in now… don’t fight the feeling.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I love the folks acting like it’s a funeral in here… Hendricks is going to be awesome. George is a big swing but if he can go to pg it has some serious upside potential. Sensabaugh is a bucket. If his Medicaid were clean he’s probably a lotto dude. It’s a fair swing.

FA and trade will address some of the “needs” I believe. Gotta take a fresh look at the FA list now that I know what we did in the draft. I’d say JC is gone and Sexton may end up on the block if George is good early… but I think it will take a while. Dude dropped a bunch of weight for the pre draft process… I think he’s committed… plus his suit was dope. Y’all gonna love these guys soon… give in now… don’t fight the feeling.
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Honestly I sorta get the vibe.

I walked away realizing my wettest dream draft was possible and we passed on a: Tay/Cam/Sidy draft.

That’s wild
 
Having slept on it, I think Cam might just be dumb as a rock. His interviews are uncomfortable. A lot of his answers are like him trying to say more than one word and he has kind of a blank expression a lot. Coupled with his lack of feel/BBIQ/vision and teams might just be like “this dude doesn’t have it to be in the NBA.” It just started to feel like he was all the way off a lot of teams boards.

I also wonder if teams specifically tested on the feel/IQ thing in their workouts with some drills and he just bombed on adapting.
 
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NUMBERICA said:
Having slept on it, I think Cam might just be dumb as a rock. His interviews are uncomfortable. A lot of his answers are like him trying to say more than one word. Coupled with his lack of feel/BBIQ/vision and teams might just be like “this dude doesn’t have it to be in the NBA.” It just started to feel like he was all the way off a lot of teams boards.
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He went to an absolutely terrible culture. Unless Amen is just the coolest dude ever and pulls that team together, they will be a disaster.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
It's a little crazy to me that the Jazz reportedly had Keyonte at 10, which would likely have him above Wallace, Bufkin, and JHS. They seem to acknowledge the need for developing a point guard, but rated the guy with seemingly the least amount of point guard skills of those guards.
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Can’t force it. I actually appreciate that they didn’t jump their board to fill needs. I don’t agree with their board. . . but in the long run, it’s a much better path to success just to draft the best player on your board and let the coaches figure out fit, roles and rotations.
 
Ujfanatic said:
I don’t think the Jazz are worried about positional need at all right now. This is rebuilding. You take best player available.

Chances are 75% of the current roster won’t still be with the team by the time they’re truly competitive again.
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Plus, Danny turned this roster over twice last year alone. If it’s not working. . . he’s going to do what it takes to fix it.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Ok, I heard Cams medicals were extremely bad, not "yellow flagged"
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Any word on why his medicals were bad. We’ve heard leg and possible heart rumors. Also, hints that he was the guy vaping in the locker room. How does stuff like that not get leaked in greater detail in this “age of information “?
 
Elizah Huge said:
Couple of shoutouts for some guys:

@Saint Cy of JFC
@Ferguson_Mellochill
@KqWIN

You guys were right about Bilal. An NBA team took him in the top-7. You guys saw the potential that I didn’t and it was proven tonight. No hard feelings for anyone and your insight is greatly appreciated in these draft threads.

@Handlogten's Heros
@Bodhi

The two guys who were in on Hendricks early before others saw top-10 potential. Super stoked he was our pick tonight and can’t wait to see him play. You guys are huge contributors in the draft thread as well.

@seattlejazzfan
@Jingled
@ONE LOVE
@NUMBERICA
@stitches
@fishonjazz
@SoberasHotRod
@Coach Ellis
@framer

You guys are huge contributors to the draft thread and I really appreciate your posts.

@default
@Bawse Dawg
@whatthe

It was nice to see some new posters in the draft thread and I hope you guys make it a more common thing in the future.

I am sure I’m missing a couple guys and I apologize. It has been an absolute blast discussing prospects with all of you and at the end of the day we are all Jazz fans. I know there have been some arguments and there is no hard feelings from me I appreciate all of you.

We crushed this draft and I can’t wait to watch our new guys in SL!
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Young Jefe shoutout
 
Coach Ellis said:
Any word on why his medicals were bad. We’ve heard leg and possible heart rumors. Also, hints that he was the guy vaping in the locker room. How does stuff like that not get leaked in greater detail in this “age of information “?
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Probably because it's confidential information.

I just know it was very bad, no details given.
 
It's just wild how close we were to my optimal draft vs what we got.

Basically one pick away from either Bilal or Walker, which would have been my top realistic picks at 9 and possibly one pick away from JHS, who would have been my top pick at 16 and someone I had rated extremely highly.

Do I know they would have taken JHS if George was off? No, but every indication was that he was the next guy.
 
Bodhi said:
Honestly I sorta get the vibe.

I walked away realizing my wettest dream draft was possible and we passed on a: Tay/Cam/Sidy draft.

That’s wild
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Look that some loser vibes and we need to get that **** gone.

I wanted Cam but in my mind I will tell myself he has no knees, said antisemitic things in interviews, was caught doing heroin in between workouts and has a less than ideal credit score. Then it makes it better.
 
If all 3 players hit as far as their shooting projections go, Utah will have a pretty insane shooting team. We are kind of setting up to build another version of the Rudy Gobert teams.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
It's just wild how close we were to my optimal draft vs what we got.

Basically one pick away from either Bilal or Walker, which would have been my top realistic picks at 9 and possibly one pick away from JHS, who would have been my top pick at 16 and someone I had rated extremely highly.

Do I know they would have taken JHS if George was off? No, but every indication was that he was the next guy.
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Washington saved us from drafting Bilal. I am super grateful for that.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
If all 3 players hit as far as their shooting projections go, Utah will have a pretty insane shooting team. We are kind of setting up to build another version of the Rudy Gobert teams.
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I still think there’s a decent chance some of these kids were brought in because they’ll look good shooting the ball and can be positive assets when they go to make a trade for a star player.
 
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