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Ferguson_Mellochill said:
De'Aaron Fox eventually learned to shoot well enough. Maybe that's who Collier should take as a role model. Collier should have much of the rest of Fox's game.
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Stylistically I agree. Many of Fox’s strengths are Collier’s same strengths. Isaiah just lacks the same true top-end explosiveness + vertical athleticism. Fox is so gifted in that sense.
 
bigmike said:
Stylistically I agree. Many of Fox’s strengths are Collier’s same strengths. Isaiah just lacks the same true top-end explosiveness + vertical athleticism. Fox is so gifted in that sense.
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Collier is stronger and tougher than Fox. That's worth something. Collier can push past or push through defenders. They share the ability to make plays a full speed.
 
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Brice has been better this year than almost every wing drafted ahead of him. His draft projected draft position in the late lotto before injury red flags came out was well warranted.
 
KqWIN said:
Brice has been better this year than almost every wing drafted ahead of him. His draft projected draft position in the late lotto before injury red flags came out was well warranted.
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If his D can get anywhere close to league average, he’ll have been an outright steal.
 
The way things are going at this point, I think that from the Jazz's standpoint it would take a really big offer for the Jazz to move Walker Kessler, and I think it would take a fairly sizable offer for the Jazz to be willing to move Keyonte or Flip. Those look like meaningful future pieces. Collier is somewhat intriguing. Brice is someone I think they'd move.
 
Here are some PBP Net Rating On/Off numbers for our Rookie Contract Guys:

Kessler: On -7.5 Off -7.69 DIFF +.19
Keyonte: On -10.5 Off -4.09 DIFF -6.41
Brice : On -9.34 Off -6.71 DIFF -2.63
Cody: On -13.62 Off: -5.17 DIFF -8.45
Collier: On -9.02 Off: -6.34 DIFF -2.68
Flip On: -8.37 Off -7.16 DIFF -1.21
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I think Flip/Keyonte/Collier are essentially in a 3-way tie. Each have a glaring weakness that has to be improved on for them to be legitimate NBA rotation players on a playoff team.
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I actually think Hendricks belongs in this tier because while he lacks feel, he actually is probably our best prospect for being NBA-quality on both sides of the court even if that skill set is still raw.
 
NUMBERICA said:
I actually think Hendricks belongs in this tier because while he lacks feel, he actually is probably our best prospect for being NBA-quality on both sides of the court even if that skill set is still raw.
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IDK, Taylor was kind of Cody last year, just with less opportunity. Also have no idea how that injury is supposed to heal. Hayward was never the same after his leg snapped.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
IDK, Taylor was kind of Cody last year, just with less opportunity. Also have no idea how that injury is supposed to heal. Hayward was never the same after his leg snapped.
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Hayward’s entire lower leg snapped in half, they’re not that close in severity. Hayward snapped his tibia which is the major weight-bearing bone in the lower leg and Hendricks broke his fibula which is basically a stabilizing bone

Taylor had way more and way better flashes than Cody has had. He’s a better shooter and way better defensive prospect with none of the in-between game which is just fine since Cody has no business playing his in-between game.
 
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Saint Cy of JFC said:
IDK, Taylor was kind of Cody last year, just with less opportunity. Also have no idea how that injury is supposed to heal. Hayward was never the same after his leg snapped.
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But Hendricks has an nba body
 
Flip becomes more interesting if he can add strength and be more physically forceful. He's got a bit of Sabonis to him, but Sabonis is like an unmovable rock.
 
KqWIN said:
Will have to revisit once the recency bias subsides...but I think #1 is very obvious as is #6. 2-5 is really close and I actually think all of them will have a decent career down the line.
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Statistically it's very unlikely that all of these guys have a "decent career". It's more likely that a couple of these guys won't even be in the NBA in a few years.

Also, really hard to evaluate any of these guys when they are playing on a team not trying win games.
 
AlaskanAssassin said:
Statistically it's very unlikely that all of these guys have a "decent career". It's more likely that a couple of these guys won't even be in the NBA in a few years.

Also, really hard to evaluate any of these guys when they are playing on a team not trying win games.
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Depends on what you mean by a decent NBA career. For me (especially the case given where a lot of them were drafted) this means having a real second contract and rotation role of any kind. I would probably bet on any of the 2-5 guys getting to that level, but maybe it is too optimistic on all 4 getting there. Either way, I'd set my over under at 3.5 (of those 4) being in an NBA rotation 5 years from now. All 4 are playing at least close to replacement level right now or better, so it would only take modest improvements for them to get there. It could be possible that only 1-2 of those are still playing, but I wouldn't say that scenario is the likely scenario.
 
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