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Jazz Pre-Draft Workouts 2015

mellow said:
Try these:

Locke interviews RJ Hunter: https://weareutahjazz.com/lockedonjazz/2015/06/03/podcast-locke-talks-with-rj-hunter/

Where Locke says to RJ 'bad news for Jazz fans is that you shoot it just like Ian Clark, who couldn't make it.'

Locke and Bobby Portis. https://weareutahjazz.com/lockedonjazz/2015/06/04/podcast-locke-talks-with-bobby-portis/

Locke and Looney: https://weareutahjazz.com/lockedonjazz/2015/06/04/podcast-locke-talks-with-kevon-looney/
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RJ's shot is nothing like Clarks, RJ's release is a bit low but is very very quick. I wouldn't worry about it to be fair. His defense is much more serious concern than his shot. Stanley Johnson's shot is much worse and worrisome for example.
 
Jazz4ever said:
After that interview I think Looney is going on the official "do not want" list.
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They need to get his medicals and talk to his doctors. It's not as simple as that. It might be easily fixable condition or one that can improve. If it's not... it sucks big time. Hibbert has been limited to playing 20-25 minutes a night because of that issues throughout his career and I am not sure we can afford to take a player like that this high even if we don't plan on playing him more than 25 minutes a night for several years. It also looks like it doesn't affect him all the time. For example, Perrin said today that Looney did great and didn't have any fatigue issues during the practice.
 
Nice interviews from Connaughton and Hunter. I also like Turner's interview on DX. It won me over a little bit. It's hard to look at these guys the same way after listening to them talk.
 
Cy said:
Yeah but he fibbed his standing reach somehow at the combine (no way it's that small) so he had an exaggerated vertical number.
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That wouldn't surprise me, but it would surprise me if he was able to fib it by more than 2 inches... which would still put him at a 42" verticle (which would still list it as an elite skill in my book).
 
mellow said:
I listened to all three Locke pod casts. I don't know if it is the individuals or the extra 2 years of school but RJ Hunter was a much better interview.

Portis seems simple, but it might be my impression of him saying cliches in a Karl Malone accent. I like his can do attitude.
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I think some players just have some more rehearsed answers. Portis said in an interview that he usually gets nervous when doing interviews and he started opening up more this past year.
 
I think they ought to bring in this Gobert guy for a workout.
 
Portis or Looney dont fit my ultimate offseason (that would be drafting Booker, and Tomic coming over), but you can tell these guys would help our team. They are hard workers, and play with toughness. Especially Portis who looks like exactly the type of player you want coming off the bench come playoff time.
 
Does portis have a little reggie Evans in him in terms of toughness, hustle, heart?
 
Greasy84 said:
Nice interviews from Connaughton and Hunter. I also like Turner's interview on DX. It won me over a little bit. It's hard to look at these guys the same way after listening to them talk.
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Connaughton is interesting as a 2nd round pick simply because he does have good size and athleticism with the ability to shoot the ball. Plenty of guys wash out because they either aren't athletic enough to compete with the best or can't shoot the ball at a professional level. He and Tyler Harvey are both guys that I'm really intrigued with, because they tend to fit the mold of guys who succeed as 2nd round picks.
 
New bunch of prospects having a work out today:

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stitches said:
Walt Perrin talking about the workout today:

https://espn700sports.com/espn700-interviews/walt-perrin-utah-jazz-pre-draft-workout-5-27-15/

Tyler Harvey shot it well according to him, he got the best score from all prospects so far this year at the shooting drill the Jazz do.
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homeytennis said:
Greenwood is an Aussie that played at New Mexico and didn't put up that great a stats. He went to the Institute of Sport that JIngles and Dante went to. He probably wasn't the best Aussie in the Mountain West Conference. Boise State had him and he will be draft eligible next year.
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stitches said:
Walt Perrin talking about the workout today:

https://espn700sports.com/espn700-interviews/walt-perrin-utah-jazz-pre-draft-workout-5-27-15/

Tyler Harvey shot it well according to him, he got the best score from all prospects so far this year at the shooting drill the Jazz do.
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homeytennis said:
Greenwood is an Aussie that played at New Mexico and didn't put up that great a stats. He went to the Institute of Sport that JIngles and Dante went to. He probably wasn't the best Aussie in the Mountain West Conference. Boise State had him and he will be draft eligible next year.
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Homey is expanding his game this summer. His go to move used to be talking D-league, but now he has an unusual jab step move where he randomly selects a post then uses the Reply with Quote button to go off in a direction no reader could ever have predicted.
 
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