Bruhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Following Potential 2025 Draftees
- Thread starter Elizah Huge
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Bruhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
The NBA game is much more open, much more up-tempo, and the driving lanes are bigger than the NCAA. I need to take this into consideration more. Guys who don't beat defenders off the dribble and don't get all the way to the rim in the NCAA, seem to be much more able to do these things in the NBA. It's like the NCAA masks certain players' athleticism somewhat because the paint is just too crowded. If that's the case, then Edgecombe is going to look a lot smoother and dynamic in the NBA than he does at Baylor. Hopefully the same can be said for Kasparas.
I can't imagine he'd return when he's the #1 pick.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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A bigger more talented Clarkson doesn’t seem half bad.
Jazz win the NBA lottery
Next day
"I'm returning to Duke"
Nightmare fuel
Next day
"I'm returning to Duke"
Nightmare fuel
This is the first real film of Penda that I've seen. The shot looks pretty good, especially for his size. Defense and passing look sold. Thoughts?
View: https://youtu.be/fdRL0CkuVvA?si=dr9fJDQ5gjON_Rfv
View: https://youtu.be/fdRL0CkuVvA?si=dr9fJDQ5gjON_Rfv
The Jazz have never won the lottery, so we really dont know if a college aged super-star is faced with the certain truth that he is going to Utah if he would stay or return to college.
Flagg, a white guy from Maine, announcing he is returning to school after Utah wins the lottery, would be extremely devastating.
Flagg, a white guy from Maine, announcing he is returning to school after Utah wins the lottery, would be extremely devastating.
Then we just take Harper and we're set.
What if Jazz do get the #1 pick and other top 5 players besides Flagg decide to stay in college
rjfan
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Depending on how Jazz tank goes, If Flagg (or any other college kid) is so set in avoiding the Jazz, they might wanna stay in college more than just another year.
If we trade Lauri, they could be looking into playing through their entire college eligibility, maybe even consider a stint overseas at Real Madrid.
If we trade Lauri, they could be looking into playing through their entire college eligibility, maybe even consider a stint overseas at Real Madrid.
yeah, not the end of the world, but it would still be a massive bummer. And it would only truly sting if he waited til the moment the Jazz won the lottery to announce.
I mean, no one is going to avoid the lottery because they have a chance at being drafted by the Jazz. But there's a difference when it's guarantee you know where you are going.
I still doubt he would back out just because Utah won. He's also not the first college player to wax poetic about how much he love his experience and wants to stay to play with the next elite group coming in.
Yes, I'm not concerned at all.
A thought exercise:
If Flagg, Harper, and Bailey came out strongly today and said they're all definitely returning to college next year, what would you advise the Jazz to do?
Would you tell them to win as much as possible and see if they can get that OKC debt conveyed this year (and then maybe trade what you can after the season to go all in for a tank next year)?
If Flagg, Harper, and Bailey came out strongly today and said they're all definitely returning to college next year, what would you advise the Jazz to do?
Would you tell them to win as much as possible and see if they can get that OKC debt conveyed this year (and then maybe trade what you can after the season to go all in for a tank next year)?
Of course not
Come to think about it, we probably have already stacked up too many losses this season to even be dreaming about conveying the pick this year. So just forget this scenario.
To be honest, if I were someone like Flagg or Harper and I had to choose between the bottom feeders of Washington, New Orleans, Charlotte, Toronto and Utah, the Jazz would be my last choice by far. A combination of weather, small town feel and the fact that the Jazz have no promising young players. Even Charlotte at least has LaMelo with all his followers. Believe me, there are no college players salivating at the thought of playing with the great Lauri Markkanen. Utah has zero pull now.
Stfu. Again, I dont get posters like you who come on here to be negative for the sake of being negative.
For one thing, the Jazz have Lauri, who is arguably the best player on any of those teams. LaMelo has won nothing in his life (literally has lost at every level). The Jazz also have Walker Kessler, who pairs amazingly with Cooper because he likes playing with Malauch to give him vertical spacing for lob threats. Utah is arguably the best fit for him if he wants to win now and be on a team that fits well around him.
NOLA: A joke franchise from a FO/Ownership perspective. A lot of talent with Zion/Murphy/McCollum/Murray, but not a good fit next to Zion and Zion is never healthy and seemingly isnt psyched to be in NOLA.
Charlotte: A lot of talent, but Melo plays losing basketball and is always injured. Mark Williams is so flagged for injuries he got a trade rescinded.
Toronto: A lot of talent, I could see that being a favorable destination, but a lot of redundancy on the roster around Cooper.
Washington: Not a lot of talent, young or experienced. Faces the longest rebuild of any of these teams.
I'm not going to argue if Cooper likes a bigger market, because I dont know him, but he is from Maine. He's use to small town cold.
Watching Fleming today. Man, I wish Saint Joe's would feature him more. His talent is so immense. 3/3 from 3 in the first half.