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I'm on the randle as a three bandwagon. Fully. God forbid we lose out on Parker or wiggins, but i believe that randle just might be able to come in as that big 3 like melo and Parker and dominate inside and out.
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This.
I can't for the life of me figure out why nobody else on this board see this potential except you, me and White Chocolate.
I think it just takes too much energy for a guy that size to play the 3 for extended minutes. Plus he's not a floor spacer.
I think you might be able to get by with Vonleh splitting time between the 3 and the 4 like Lamar Odom did.
He's hungry, that's not an issue.
How about if Kanter develops a 3pt range in Summer, he can step out from time to time?
DING-DING-DING-BINGO!!!
Game6Conley
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Julius Randles best attribute is rebounding. playing SF will take him further from the basket... its a stupid ****ing idea
Jonathan Givony from DX on Exum and the Jazz;
"While Exum will want to get drafted by a team that will let him play his natural position of point guard, a backcourt of him and Trey Burke (a Top-10 pick last year) could absolutely work together depending on the coach Utah decides to hire. Most teams have seen very little of Exum over the years, but Utah's scouting department, headed by Nike Hoop Summit World Team architect Rich Sheubrooks, doesn't have that problem. Julius Randle can't be ruled out here, as playing him together with Derrick Favors could work and may be one way to help shore up what was the NBA's worst defense last season."
"While Exum will want to get drafted by a team that will let him play his natural position of point guard, a backcourt of him and Trey Burke (a Top-10 pick last year) could absolutely work together depending on the coach Utah decides to hire. Most teams have seen very little of Exum over the years, but Utah's scouting department, headed by Nike Hoop Summit World Team architect Rich Sheubrooks, doesn't have that problem. Julius Randle can't be ruled out here, as playing him together with Derrick Favors could work and may be one way to help shore up what was the NBA's worst defense last season."
His rebounding would get lost in the NBA against bigger PFs and C's. I doubt it would translate that well.
His best attributes, to me, that would translate is his ability to take guys off the dribble and score, or draw a foul or draw an and-one. I've done enough video analyses on this and posted them here, so I won't do it again. Suffice to say I think he has elite quickness and tremendous size for the SF position in the NBA. He can back them down, drive pass them, if he can get that jump shot going - it won't even be fair.
Game6Conley
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HOOO-RAY Julius is coming to shore up the defense... I was nervous there for a minute
all we have to do now is avoid dreaded matchups like Johnny O'Bryant, and we're set
seattlejazzfan
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Lol. Lsu played UK three times and O'Bryant had one good game against them. In that one good game, how many points were scored against Randle?
Now I'm not saying Randle is some defensive savant, but his supposedly poor defense is overblown, and O'bryant isn't necessarily the best example to use if you do want to make a case for Randle being a poor defender.
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Game6Conley
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let me introduce you to what SF's look like in the NBA, obviously youve forgotten
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJh3Y0MTWto
orangello
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Yo, maybe you missed that this information was already posted yesterday.
Lets try reading a little more, eh?
Game6Conley
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honestly Julius was so bad in that LSU loss im probably overblowing it a bit. Still, the notion that he could shore up the Jazz defense seems like something a Jazzfanzer would post after smoking a bad batch of crack, I didnt expect that from DX.
let me introduce you to what SF's look like in the NBA, obviously youve forgotten
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJh3Y0MTWto
Randle could totally ankle break anyone. He'd simply charge into them and step on their ankles while they try to move away. Ankle broken. Case solved!
seattlejazzfan
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seattlejazzfan
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I'm on the Randle as a four bandwagon, but I'm not sure position matters much in his case. He's just a basketball player and is an alpha dog who dominates guys.
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Well if the other option is named Enes Kanter, maybe Julius looks like DPOY.
Sexual Favors
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I prefer to cross that bridge when we get there. Right now, our glaring needs are at the wing and pg, and contrary to conventional thought, options for those positions haven't been as readily available in recent drafts. Looking forward, next years draft is full of top tier big men as well, but there's nothing that excites me in way of wings, and only one pg, kind of (Mudiey). I'd be content if the Jazz drafted a legit measuring sf w/ all three of our picks this year. That's how good I think the talent pool is for it this year coupled with our own need.
First pick has possibilities of Wiggins, Parker, and Gordon who could all play sf. Second pick could have Hood, Early, and the third pick could have Inglis. In todays league, you need a kick *** SF. We've had sg's like Hayward man the position, and under achieving, old, or unhealthy vets like RJ and Marvin in recent years. The only decent wing not past their prime that we have a shot at in FA is Trevor Ariza, and honestly, his uptick in play came in a contract year, which is a red flag.
I think his rebounding is the attribute that will translate most. Remember, this guy is basically the same size as Karl Malone.
If his rebounding translates as you've said against PF's and C's, think about what he could do from the SF position.
The Favors/Kanter/Randle team would form one of the best rebounding trio in the league.
Stifle Tower
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It certainly translated for Paul Millsap, who was undersized. Rebounding is as much desire, positioning and anticipation as it is size. Just listen to a guy like Rodman speak about it. AS crazy as he was in all other areas, he made rebounding a science.