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Lyles is the pick at 12

stitches said:
Cy was not too happy, too, he's just trying to switch to a more positive mode, as am I now. We can't do anything but support our rookies now and try to help them succeed.

I will be be rooting for both Lyles and Hanlan and hoping they become great players for the Jazz...

GO JAZZ!
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Yep, time to put the initial disappointment in the rear view mirror. Utah gonna shock the world.
 
♪alt13 said:
Did we become the new T-Wolves?

mediocre
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What? As much as I disliked our pick, I'd sure as hell hope our fate wouldn't depend on #12 draft pick, or we were screwed before we started. Utah is going to be damn good next year, and hopefully Lyles makes us all look like fools in a few years.
 
Who did you guys want us to pick?

Dekker?

Booker?

Oubre?


It's not like there was an obvious holy-*** type of pick sitting there at 12.


I liked Oubre, but I would predict that the Jazz had Lyles very high on their draft board, likely ahead of both Oubre and Turner.

He's got very solid size and skills for the PF position.
 
Catchall said:
Who did you guys want us to pick?

Dekker?

Booker?

Oubre?


It's not like there was an obvious holy-*** type of pick sitting there at 12.


I liked Oubre, but I would predict that the Jazz had Lyles very high on their draft board, likely ahead of both Oubre and Turner.

He's got very solid size and skills for the PF position.
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I'm sure Lyles will be a fine role player. Safe pick
 
@catchall... as I said I'm moving onto a more positive mood so I won't be listing anybody, if you want to see I bet you can find threads with people's wishes and draft boards.
 
Trey Lyles was only the roll man in a PNR 9 times all year.

Holy crap. That is crazy for a guy who is going to be a PF. Shows you how out of position he was asked to play at UK.
 
I agree that there weren't any knockout options left. I was really hoping for a trade up involving Burke and picks. My second option would have been a guy who is already a natural shooter, so yeah, I'd have preferred Booker. Not so much that I have something against Lyles, I just really didn't want to draft a guy who can't shoot and have to hope he learns. Anyway, time to put our faith in the coaching staff.
 
Cy said:
Trey Lyles was only the roll man in a PNR 9 times all year.

Holy crap. That is crazy for a guy who is going to be a PF. Shows you how out of position he was asked to play at UK.
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Not surprising considering Calipari's taintbook.

#100RAPclub
 
There are some things I like about Lyles. I think he'll work in our offensive system well. I think he's smooth attacking the basket, ala Boozer. I see Lyles and Gobert playing well, and getting along off the court. I see them becoming friends for some reason.

Where does this leave Booker though? We need his passion and energy. I was fine with Booker in the 4 spot. Lyles is so laid back we'll be missing Booker's fire for sure.

Let's just hope this pans out...
 
- Lyles hits 15 of 33 shots off the bounce last year... good for 45.5%.


- From 17 feet to 3pt line, hits 40% of his shots last year.



Wow.. those are some promising numbers for a 6'10 guy who passes. Another comparison I would make is Boris Diaw lite.
 
Welp DL seems to agree with the Diaw comp...

It’s hard to imagine everything that goes into a front office’s decision on draft night, the exhaustive film sessions, background gathering, workouts, and interviews that lead a general manger and his staff to Player A over Player B. In the case of Trey Lyles, the Utah Jazz’s lottery pick (12th overall) in Friday night’s draft, the analytics and testing dug deep.
Two examples:
1. Concerned some about Lyles’ rebounding rate (just average for a collegiate power forward), the Jazz dissected the 19-year-old’s games, comparing his rebounding during the times he played out of position as a small forward (which he did often for a stacked Kentucky squad) and when he was in his natural spot at power forward.
The findings?
"He was an above average rebounder in defensive rebounding and he was top 20 in the nation in his offensive rebounding rate," Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey told reporters late Thursday.
2. As they have upgraded equipment around the arena and practice facility, the Jazz are now testing proprioception ("just a fancy word for balance," Lindsey said). Of the 101 prospects who worked out for the Jazz this some, none tested better than Lyles.
"His body control when you’re watching him play, it made sense when we were doing our testing," Lindsey said.

In addition to grabbing Lyles with the 12th pick, the Jazz got Boston College point guard Olivier Hanlan with the 42nd pick. The team’s third pick in the draft (54 overall) was traded to Portland for cash. After the Jazz had wrapped up their draft night dealings, Lindsey spoke with reporters for about 25 minutes.
Here are a few extra notes from the general manager:

• Lindsey said, "We had multiple teams that were presenting us multiple firsts to move into 12. What it did was it validated the value that we felt was there."

• Lyles and Hanlan were in the same workout group, which also included Texas’ Myles Turner, Notre Dame’s Jerian Grant, UMASS’s Cady Lalanne. Only French center Mouhammadou Jaiteh went undrafted from that group.
"That was arguably one of our most talented groups, [former Jazz GM Kevin O’Connor] was saying, that we’ve ever had in," Lindsey said. "Coach Sloan was saying the same thing."

• Lyles measurables were intriguing. He has a 7-1 wingspan and a 6-10.5-foot frame that looks like it could support even more than the 243 pounds it does currently.
He also had some of the biggest hands at the NBA draft combine, where his paws measured 9.25 inches long and 10.25 inches wide.
Only players to have longer hands: Robert Upshaw, 10; George de Paula, 9.5; Cliff Alexander, 9.5; Kevon Looney, 9.5; Bobby Portis, 9.5; Willie Cauley-Stein, 9.5.
Only players to have wider hands: Upshaw, 11; Christian Wood, 10.75; de Paula, 10.5; Dakari Johnson, 10.5.

• The Jazz liked that Lyles played out of position at Kentucky, often guarding faster small forwards on the perimeter, but don’t expect to slot him in at the 3 very often — if at all — as a pro.

• Jazz execs think he could one day turn into a decent corner-three shooter one day, but it’s his playmaking now they value more.
"I don’t want to use Boris Diaw," Lindsey said, "but there were a couple of our coaches who said, hey, his ability to drive a gap and dish off and play unselfish basketball was intriguing to us."

• The rookies and most of the non-guaranteed contracts will participate in summer league. Assistants Alex Jensen and Mike Wells will do the coaching.
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I like the pick even more now that I have time to decompress. What happens a lot during draft week is that people overhype the process so it isn't surprising people get disappointed when they don't get their guy. However, no one knows if most of these guys are going to be great. Any of the remaining guys have ??? regarding their games. I was not shocked they went with Lyles considering who were still on the board. I think Lyles can become a very good player one day.

Remember he is 19 years old, it is going to take some time. He seems to be a laid back guy and his dad seems like he coached him how to play the right way. I love his BB IQ and am not worried about his shooting. He is friends with Alec Burks so that will help with chemistry. He is a team player willing to sacrifice for the team. I give the Jazz an A.
 
Lyles might not be explosive but damn... he's really fluid, look how he catches in stride and dunks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jK_tIxsClE

Most people would dribble this one before finishing, his coordination and balance are great.
 
I'm just glad its over. Excited to see the picks play in SL, and start focusing on 2015-2016 season.

There are a number of players I would have been more unhappy with.

The Jazz front office has really done their homework, and feel confident about the pick.

I look forward to them proving me (us) wrong again.
 
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