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Fun info from tonight's jazz practice

Seriously though, everyone goes to visit Stockton. It doesn't make them good after.
If the player is good they will be good even if they don't visit Stock.
 
Triangle Man said:
Seriously though, everyone goes to visit Stockton. It doesn't make them good after.
If the player is good they will be good even if they don't visit Stock.
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probably true, but it's a good sign when young players show a willingness to learn from the Jazz legends. To me it shows that a player wants to go the extra mile to get better. Not all players make this kind of effort, i.e Boozer and Hayward.
 
Triangle Man said:
Seriously though, everyone goes to visit Stockton. It doesn't make them good after.
If the player is good they will be good even if they don't visit Stock.
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It's like a trip to Mecca. Everyone has to go once in their lifetime. Alternately, bigs can now go fishing with Malone as their rite of passage.
 
Triangle Man said:
Seriously though, everyone goes to visit Stockton. It doesn't make them good after.
If the player is good they will be good even if they don't visit Stock.
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Exum did say that he wanted the Jazz to bring Stockton in, not just to visit him.
 
I'm thinking Exum is going to be like a John Wall type of player. Don't get your hopes up for solid outside shooting.
 
Also, I think Exum's shot is correctable. I think he has decent touch, and his shooting arm is generally perpendicular to the rim and goes in the right direction, so it should be workable. If his elbow was way the **** out I'd be more concerned. But we'll see.
 
Triangle Man said:
Seriously though, everyone goes to visit Stockton. It doesn't make them good after.
If the player is good they will be good even if they don't visit Stock.
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Working with the best PG to ever play the game has got to be majorly beneficial to a young player...I'm talking about spending some quality time, not just a few workouts.
 
If you check out the practice footage from the Hoops summit last year, you will see Exum aiming his shot more, its more handsy than that footage which his legs and arms are clearly more succint, his mechanics were uglier for sure.

It was also said that Exum took 1.6 seconds to release his shot, or thereabouts, It looks to me like hes improved that a bit, maybe to 1.2 or so
 
Dante is going to be fun. Now that the dream of Wiggins and Parker is over, it's time to throw all my love into Exum.

Excited, and praying for the best.
 
Just imagine Exum and Burks attacking. One of the best back courts in the league. They'd average over 20 free throws a game!
 
Jazzman_86 said:
Is it good?
Tow SG's that only penetrates without shooting.
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Burks has become a decent shooter.

ALOT better than hayward last year
 
"As practice ended, Quin Snyder gathered the players bolded above (those with NBA contracts for next season) on the far end of the practice court, and ran through a quick drill displaying some of the spacing that he’d like his team to feature next season. In particular, he demonstrated the flexibility that getting the ball to the high post after a pick-and-roll can offer. After receiving the ball near the free throw line, Snyder showed that it’s easy to then swing the ball to an open corner three shooter, or simply dump it into an open low post player, in order to take advantage of the collapsing defense. It was interesting that Snyder was teaching these lessons on Day 1, as well as that he wanted his contract guys to get in a little more work than their non-contract counterparts."



I'm in love with Quin Synder and not ashamed to admit it!
 
fishonjazz said:
Burks has become a decent shooter.

ALOT better than hayward last year
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Burks % improved, but to say that he is a lot better shooter ignores that he shoots half the 3 point attempts that Hayward does, and one less 2 pointer per game. If Burks started shooting a lot of 3 pointers, I bet his percentage goes down.

Hayward averaged 1.1 made three point shot per game, and burks averaged .6 made three pointers. There is more to being a good shooter than having a good percentage on limited shots. Korver and Memo were great shooters because they took a lot of shots and made a huge percentage of them. Hayward was that way in 2013, when the floor was spaced better, and I expect him to improve as the Jazz offense gets more spaced out. Burks should as well, especially if he and Hayward continue playing alongside each other as they did at the end of last season.

Damn Corbin. If he hadn't been such a crappy coach, we might know if Hayward is ever going approach being worth this Charlotte offer or not.
 
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