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I actually wouldn't be sad if we took Winslow. He had another monster game today... 20pts(8/14), 13 rbs, 1 ast, 4 steals...

Stole this from another thread.


Do you guys think we might have a higher chance of getting Winslow no matter where we pick? He is from DUKE. Quin is a DUKE alumni. Same with Hood.
 
Stole this from another thread.


Do you guys think we might have a higher chance of getting Winslow no matter where we pick? He is from DUKE. Quin is a DUKE alumni. Same with Hood.

No. Whoever we pick it won't be because of the school he went to...
 
I think Winslow will be there when the Jazz pick if we stay in the 8 - 10 range. I still think he's close to an elite athlete. The big question, as always, is whether he'll learn to shoot.

I watched a bit of UCLA/Arizona, I'm not quite getting why Looney is a top-10 pick. I'm not seeing what he does at an NBA level. TBH, I still like Lyles just as much and think he's a sleeper pick if he enters the draft.
 
Looney's release looks improved a lot. Looks pretty quick... still a bit flat footed, but when he's so long I guess it's understandable.
 
Looney looks under-used to me. A lot of ball hogging by their guards.

Yep, under-used and misused. He's clearly the most talented player on that roster and he takes the 4th most shots - Powell, Alford and Parker all get more shots than Looney.
 
If Porzingis is off the board, who are you guys taking between Looney VS Winslow?


If Winslow can provide 3 and D, I'm leaning towards him.
 
If Porzingis is off the board, who are you guys taking between Looney VS Winslow?


If Winslow can provide 3 and D, I'm leaning towards him.


Between those two, I could see the Jazz going for Looney's size, length and ability to play both forward positions. If other things are nearly equal, Looney might give us something we don't have at the moment, a better version of Marvin Williams.

Winslow, Johnson and Oubre could be very close on a lot of teams' draft boards. They all have strengths, weaknesses and inconsistencies. Oubre is probably the best of the three offensively, and he has the length and quickness to defend.

The question for the Jazz is how much better one of those players would be than Hood and Burks.

I think Myles Turner and Trey Lyles could still be sleepers for the Jazz, and I think Booker is definitely in the picture in the 2nd half of the lottery.
 
Incidentally, I read somewhere that Myles Turner was a 6'4" guard who grew very abruptly. Apparently, his feet grew like 3 sizes in less than 6 months. So it's like he's running around with flippers, and that's part of the problem with his mobility. His body needs a lot of work.

Edit: Some people are comparing Myles Turner to Andray Blatche, not really a post-up guy, but more of a long, face-up shooter.
 
Winslow has some star potential. Looney doesn't really.

I still think Looney will end up something like Luol Deng, a decent rotation player.

Deng was a bit better than a decent rotation player. Averaged 16 and 6 for his career with really good defense. Unfortunately Thibs ruined his body.
 
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