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Jazz draft Keyonte George at 16

Kenny G better look like DM45 or Curry in Summer League! 10th on your board? all I have to say about that! not really but I'll spare it.

We've needed two way wings for so long, yes Hendricks fits that but we could also have gotten a two way 2/3 wing or a 3/4 wing to fit. International players more likely to appreciate and thrive in Utah in my opinion.... like the one who the spurs got. Keyonte: "go utah ahah" you could tell he wasn't happy, nor was I.
 
people are going to be surprised by keyonte's passing. i'm a big numbers/production guy, but the fact is that doesn't always tell the entire story. you watch full games, it's clear the passing chops are there - he is a very skilled passer/playmaker.

just an incredibly gifted offensive player in general. the key with keyonte is that he gets his shots to fall and becomes efficient. he can pass, make plays, create shots for himself and others, he can do it all offensively with the best of them and if the shot falls, he'll be special. if it doesn't he may be out of the league in 5 years.
 
NUMBERICA said:
His measurements were a bit disappointing (he wasn’t quite that big), but he has some real connector/maybe even point forward chops and he competes hard on both sides of the ball. The shot isn’t broken but it’s farther away than most. He would’ve rounded out our draft nicely.
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The Ignite as a program got disrespected in the draft. Scoot fell to 3 and Miller/Sidy got boned into the 2nd round.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
He has point potential because he can handle and is a threat from anywhere on the court w/ the ball in his hand.
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He needs to work on getting his handle really tight and his composure on the ball.

I have confidence he could do both judging by his character and work ethics.
 
ONE LOVE said:
He needs to work on getting his handle really tight and his composure on the ball.

I have confidence he could do both judging by his character and work ethics.
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It will be interesting to see. At Baylor his role was scorer. It will be interesting to see how he adjust if Hardy is hard on him to be more of a complete player
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
It will be interesting to see. At Baylor his role was scorer. It will be interesting to see how he adjust if Hardy is hard on him to be more of a complete player
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I think he could do it, apparently he was playing the 3.

Given he opportunity to handle the ball I think he should thrive.
 
MT Steve said:
Truthfully I'm really not all that high on Keyonte, mostly because I don't like drafting a dude with the idea of turning him into something he doesn't seem to be (a PG) - I just prefer good-faith arguments over pretending that a player's scoring efficiency is locked in from his freshman year of college.
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He played out of position in college and was still able to find new skills while being accommodating to the Team's established guards. I'm not sure you have any knowledge of George at all.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Justin Zanick on Keyonte: "Maybe the most diversified offensive skillset in the draft"
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not saying or pretending i'm on zanik's level, but i did watch a crap ton of baylor games specifically to watch keyonte and these were a couple of my observations:

from Feb 16 in the 2023 draft megathread: highest ceilings, imo, are miller, whitmore, walker and george.
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Jan 18: same thread: george might become very underrated in this draft, imo (which could be very good for utah). the first few times i saw him, i thought damn, he's a ridiculously advanced offensive player - shooting, scoring, passing. (then went on to question the efficiency)
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Jan: 12: yeah, i think he's probably 6'3-6'4" or so. and not a great vertical athlete. professional scorer though with good passing chops. poor man's kyrie? just a really advanced offensive player for his age. not really sure what to think of him as an overall prospect.
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Bottom line, i watched him a lot and despite the struggles with efficiency, i'm with Zanik 100% on his offensive skillset.

in searching those posts, i criticized his lack of production and inefficiency a ton too. i was and have been far from a george fan or apologist the but when you watch him in games the advanced offensive skillset was apparent.
 
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framer said:
He played out of position in college and was still able to find new skills while being accommodating to the Team's established guards. I'm not sure you have any knowledge of George at all.
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Dude I know almost nothing. I just see that it's a concern that a lot of scouts have had on him, but I'm sure you have more knowledge of George than they do.
 
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