Following potential 2014 draftees

[Fabtrey]

How tall is Izzo? I've heard a lot of conflicting reports, but his official measurement is 5'9? This accurate?

lol more like 5ft 8 at best. he wasn't wearing his usual lift. he was wearing a flip flop. my wife was taller than him.

 

[Fabtrey]

if payne was a freshman and he played like this year, he would've been a lock top 5. too bad he is old

 

[Fabtrey]

payne did look taller than malone in person. because skinny and long guys look taller. karl is 6ft 8 barefoot.

 

[A-Train (old)]

Sometimes I wonder if you're just pretending to be dumb, or if you're actually dumb.

I realize my attempt at humor was poor, but c'mon dude...

Wasn't funny, tbh.

 

[Fabtrey]

Rudy was a decent shooter. Not awesome, but decent.

he is a career 399% shooter. and 36% from 3. and this number is inflated because he had pretty good rookie season. just an inconsistent player. IMO, stauskas will be a top 5-7 best 3pt shooter in the league. dude can stroke the rock

 

[Dr. Jones]

he is a career 399% shooter. and 36% from 3. and this number is inflated because he had pretty good rookie season. just an inconsistent player. IMO, stauskas will be a top 5-7 best 3pt shooter in the league. dude can stroke the rock

Guinness

 

[8]

Payne is kinda meh to me. He's not a good enough shooter to be a 'stretch 4' yet.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Not sure, but this kid is a man child who will dominate in the paint.

 

[Dr. Jones]

I have major reservations about Okafor. Looks overrated. I've only seen him three times, but I haven't been impressed. One of those times was in the McD's game where nobody defends, so anybody can look good. Okafor looked like ****. Wasn't impressed in the regular season games I saw of him either. Just three games, doesn't mean isn't great, but I'll have to see it first.

He's got excellent (elite) offensive post skills. Everything else right now is pretty average.

 

[Fabtrey]

Payne is kinda meh to me. He's not a good enough shooter to be a 'stretch 4' yet.

he shot .423% from the 3 this year. that's pretty damn good.

 

[mhindy]

As a stretch 4 your NBA 3 pt % doesn't necessarily matter all that much, he has some legit inside skills too so it's not like you're rolling Marvin out there where if he's not hitting 3's he's worthless.

 

[mhindy]

He's got excellent (elite) offensive post skills. Everything else right now is pretty average.

He looks like Sullinger from the video and just body type. I'm sure he will be good but I don't think he has the bounce to be a super-elite NBA prospect.

 

[8]

he shot .423% from the 3 this year. that's pretty damn good.

W/e. I never look at or use stats. I remember being impressed with him as a freshman and then he developed slowly in the completely opposite way I think he should have. I thought he was going to be a beast by the time he was done. Not a jump shooter. But that's okay I guess. My eye test (my only method of analyzing basketball) has him resulting in meh. I can see why lots of people would like him tho.

I wouldn't be too upset with the Jazz getting him because I think he could be a better version of Evans (by that I mean, not a ***** and maybe a better shooter). He seems like a safe bet to at least be this so he would be a safe pick. I suppose I'm meh because I like to go for riskier picks.

 

[Fabtrey]

I have major reservations about Okafor. Looks overrated. I've only seen him three times, but I haven't been impressed. One of those times was in the McD's game where nobody defends, so anybody can look good. Okafor looked like ****. Wasn't impressed in the regular season games I saw of him either. Just three games, doesn't mean isn't great, but I'll have to see it first.

not sure what you saw, but this kid is special. for 280lb big guy to move around like that with a legit back to the basket skill? he would've been legitimately contending for #1 pick this year. he isn't a freak athlete like dwight was, but his post game is light years ahead of dwight and he carries 280lb like it's nothing.

good hands, good feet, nice bun bun, great size. not the best athlete, but it's good enough to dominate any level. i expect this kid to be a special player. he should be a dominant player for duke for sure.

 

[Bodhi]

Okafor looks like he's wearing a weight vest half the time.

 

[8]

Okafor sounds like Big Al 2.0. Never seen him play cuz high school basketball is dumb.

Sorry A-Train. I'd watch you.

 

[Fabtrey]

W/e. I never look at or use stats. I remember being impressed with him as a freshman and then he developed slowly in the completely opposite way I think he should have. I thought he was going to be a beast by the time he was done. Not a jump shooter. But that's okay I guess. My eye test (my only method of analyzing basketball) has him resulting in meh. I can see why lots of people would like him tho.

I wouldn't be too upset with the Jazz getting him because I think he could be a better version of Evans (by that I mean, not a ***** and maybe a better shooter). He seems like a safe bet to at least be this so he would be a safe pick. I suppose I'm meh because I like to go for riskier picks.

he is a better evans. evans' athleticism and nba ball skills. and he hit many key 3% shots. shot 3 very well all season long. he has good form, and he isn't afraid to shoot. so there is no real reason to doubt his shooting ability. i know he had 2 down years, but looks like he matured and really made a huge progress in his game.

i see a solid pro who won't be an all star, but a key starter down the road.

 

[8]

he is a better evans. evans' athleticism and nba ball skills. and he hit many key 3% shots. shot 3 very well all season long. he has good form, and he isn't afraid to shoot. so there is no real reason to doubt his shooting ability. i know he had 2 down years, but looks like he matured and really made a huge progress in his game.

i see a solid pro who won't be an all star, but a key starter down the road.

I could see that. I don't think he'll be a particularly good shooter right away though, especially if he's on a team like the Jazz. His looks won't be as good and he won't have such a height advantage when he goes up for shots. He'll have to work on his NBA three. I know he's not afraid to shoot that's for sure, and kind of scary.

I think I'm just prejudice because I feel like he should have a higher bball iq after playing four years of college ball @ MSU

 

[A-Train (old)]

Were not gonna need Payne when we draft Randle.

 

[8]

Were not gonna need Payne when we draft Randle.

When are you eligible? I'm afraid the Jazz won't be able to tank that season if the rebuild goes well.