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Following potential 2015 draftees

stitches said:
Keep in mind that Klay when coming out of college was MUCH more limited player than he is now. He was known for his offense and people were saying he will struggle in defense because he lacked athleticism. His finishing around the rim and in transition was horrible. Klay is one of the great success-stories of the league when it comes to putting in the hard work and succeeding through gradual and constant improvements in order to come to the level he is at now. I bet a lot of it is coaching, too. GS has some amazing coaching and keeps improving their coaching staff too. It is NOT coincidence that Klay, Green, Barnes have all made huge strides and are now starting for the best team in the league.
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Well said. I will only add that it helps to have Curry. :)
 
I haven't kept up on college this year.



Everyone give me your top ten NOW!


Tell me who you think is the best player and why.
 
Hack said:
I haven't kept up on college this year.



Everyone give me your top ten NOW!


Tell me who you think is the best player and why.
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Here's mine from about a 2-3weeks ago:
https://jazzfanz.com/showthread.php?18108-Following-potential-2015-draftees&p=952777#post952777

It's this time of year, I decided to do my big board, too. I think it'd be interesting to see what people think mid-December vs sometime closer to the draft and how our perception of the guys in the draft will change. So for the people who've been following some of the prospects I challenge you to post your own big 10 boards specifically in mind with the needs and system of the Jazz and what we want to achieve. Here's mine:

1. Towns
2. Okafor
3. Mudiay
---> those 3, I think, are the players we should draft without consideration for our needs simply on the "best player available" basis(I'm putting Towns first on basis of potential and needs). I think those are players we cannot afford to miss on even if we already have good players or projects at those positions.
4. Porzingis --> need for stretch 4 and potential
5. Stanley Johnson -> need for perimeter defender
6. Justise Winslow -> need for perimeter defender
---> I was higher on Stanley Johnson before I got to watch him in games in which he was consistently getting beat off the dribble. Winslow is getting much closer to him on my list than previously...
7. Mario Hezonja
8. Chris McCoulough
9. D'Angello Russell
10. Kevon Looney
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In the last 2-3 weeks I got to watch more of Hezonja and I'd probably move Hezonja in front of both Johnson and Winslow. I would also probably move Winslow in front of Johnson. I'd move Russell in front of McCoulough...
 
Okafor is really good. REALLY good. I am concerned how much his offense will be thwarted by NBA defense. He, on the other hand, will have Enes-style defense.
 
true... too bad they don't really have many match ups in their schedule where you can see him against NBA-level talent at C. He did relatively good against Brimah and got him in foul trouble early.

PKM said:
Okafor is really good. REALLY good. I am concerned how much his offense will be thwarted by NBA defense. He, on the other hand, will have Enes-style defense.
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Yah, his defense is... underwhelming. What I've been impressed and surprised with is his passing out of the post.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
How much film have you watched? I'm asking to be serious not to be a jackass.

I disagree on the numbers stuff though... If he was coming from some obscure college playing in the Big Sky or something than numbers wouldn't mean much... I'd say if anything guys who go off of film solely and ignore numbers will be wrong more often than the numbers guys who never watched film. Don't ignore the results of him being on the floor... he scores efficiently, rebounds, and blocks shots.
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Haven't watched one minute.
 
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Carbon13 said:
For what its worth, my buddy saw Justise Winslow this weekend practicing with some of the Houston Rockets.
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I think Winslow is from Houston, so it's not like they have an inside edge on landing him. I'm still trying to decide if I like him better than Stanley Johnson.
 
PKM said:
He is Klay-like with his shooting.. he is WAY more than a spot up shooter. Leaks in transition, slashes baseline, midrange.. he's the full package offensively. The better news is he's becoming our best perimeter defender. Focused, tenacious, and willing to make that his thing on a rare off-shooting night.

He is near 50% on the year from 3 and most are contested. If you remove the first few games of his freshman year, he's actually at 60%.

And he plays poised, smooth, and heady. Klay is a good comp.

(obligatory, I hate comps)
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Devin Booker is becoming my favorite player this season. I think he's definitely underrated. Would he come out early and drop to the Jazz 2nd round pick this summer? I would be okay with that.
 
Fakers Luck said:
Devin Booker is becoming my favorite player this season. I think he's definitely underrated. Would he come out early and drop to the Jazz 2nd round pick this summer? I would be okay with that.
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If he came out early, he would still be a 1st rounder. He would probably be somewhere in the late lottery to late teens.
 
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