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Following potential 2012 draftees

Catchall said:
Anthony Davis is definitely a defensive presence with his combination of length and quickness. He's credited for 8 blocks tonight, but I think he's had more than that. He's just flat out hard to score against. Unfortunately, his offense looks like the college version of Tyson Chandler. He runs out well in transition.

Teague isn't that convincing. He's a decent ball handler, but he's not really taking people. He has a hard time finishing inside, and his shooting stroke is suspect. Adequate passing ability, but not super visionary. Not shooting the ball well, but he just hit a three.

Terrence Jones is a bit more than an aggressive energy player on both ends. Good athlete. Challenges on defense. Goes at the rim on offense with okay touch. Good size, quickness and power. Good handle in the open floor. Good offensive rebounder.
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No problem with that assessment, nice job. Stats;

Davis: 15pts, 15rbs, 8blks, 2stls, STUD
Jones: 26pts, 9rbs, 4blks, 4stls, NICE

Saturday is Carolina .. we'll see what the youngsters have got.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
Terrance Jones is like Derrick Williams minus intangibles and likability.
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Terrence Jones has a better motor than Derrick Williams, but he's not as skilled as a scorer. He doesn't seem like a guy you can reliably isolate. He just tries to over power people or outhustle people. He'll be effective as a clean-up guy who follows the play, like Lamar Odom--Kobe and Pau draw double teams, and Odom swoops in to clean up the offensive glass if there's a miss. I think Jones will be one of those guys. He rebounds and plays defense. He has size. He's a decent guy to have on your team, but seems like an energy player with some upside. Not really a game changer. Lamar Odom seems like a good comparison.

Derrick Williams has Paul Pierce or Carmello Anthony potential. He's not as big as Jones, but he's more skilled and explosive.
 
And as for likability, yeah, I don't really want to see some 5-foot cut-out of Terrence Jones' head waving around in the stands...
 
Catchall said:
Terrence Jones has a better motor than Derrick Williams, but he's not as skilled as a scorer. He doesn't seem like a guy you can reliably isolate. He just tries to over power people or outhustle people. He'll be effective as a clean-up guy who follows the play, like Lamar Odom--Kobe and Pau draw double teams, and Odom swoops in to clean up the offensive glass if there's a miss. I think Jones will be one of those guys. He rebounds and plays defense. He has size. He's a decent guy to have on your team, but seems like an energy player with some upside. Not really a game changer. Lamar Odom seems like a good comparison.

Derrick Williams has Paul Pierce or Carmello Anthony potential. He's not as big as Jones, but he's more skilled and explosive.
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Wow, surprised anyone that doesn't eat, sleep, and breather UKbb can see things as clearly as you do.. Agreed (mostly) and nice work,
 
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Catchall said:
Terrence Jones has a better motor than Derrick Williams, but he's not as skilled as a scorer. He doesn't seem like a guy you can reliably isolate. He just tries to over power people or outhustle people. He'll be effective as a clean-up guy who follows the play, like Lamar Odom--Kobe and Pau draw double teams, and Odom swoops in to clean up the offensive glass if there's a miss. I think Jones will be one of those guys. He rebounds and plays defense. He has size. He's a decent guy to have on your team, but seems like an energy player with some upside. Not really a game changer. Lamar Odom seems like a good comparison.

Derrick Williams has Paul Pierce or Carmello Anthony potential. He's not as big as Jones, but he's more skilled and explosive.
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I have been comparing jones to odom for a while. I think he will be a great bench player for a team a great 6thman
 
Also heard on tonight UK game that Jones added 18 lbs during the off-season. Sounds like he wants to be a PF.
 
I think the first team that has a good,powerful big man cough*Arnett Moultier and Renardo Sidney*cough will be able to beat UK. Not sure if that is UNC because Zeller and Henson are softies.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
Also heard on tonight UK game that Jones added 18 lbs during the off-season. Sounds like he wants to be a PF.
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Hmm, Maybe .. it's actually 12 more lbs than they said .. and he is playing a bit more PF than I thought. I'd be drafting him for PF.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
Also heard on tonight UK game that Jones added 18 lbs during the off-season. Sounds like he wants to be a PF.
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As he should. He stands close to 6'10" - didn't see much of a difference when he was standing next to Davis. Rebounding is his best trait and that would be wasted guarding fleet footed perimeter players all the time.
 
The Jazz are currently inundated with way too many PFs (5, about half the roster) that they know what to do with. Terrence Jones should not be a priority unless something insane happens.
 
People laughed (posts still exist) when I said that Davis would average 4bpg as a freshman ..........
 
NUMBERICA said:
The Jazz are currently inundated with way too many PFs (5, about half the roster) that they know what to do with. Terrence Jones should not be a priority unless something insane happens.
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Agree .. I was wrong to in my prediction that Jones would show his 3 capability .. I think he's showing, succesfully, that he's a PF .. not a need for the Jazz, at all.
 
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