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Official Player Workouts for the Utah Jazz

Chris Bosh is not perfect, but in his heyday I'd take him over Aldridge. He was a monster in Toronto and they made the playoffs and he had no help... So far Love hasn't been able to get there. If Vonleh is Bosh he might be picked number 1.
 
The Thriller said:
Vonleh might be the only player I say hell no to.

We don't need another emotionless, heartless, fat *** big man who thinks he's a shooting guard. Drafting Chris Bosh 2.0 is not the answer. Give me a good role player over a Chris Bosh like "star."

Besides, if we want a stretch 4, why don't we just reup Marvelous?

Use the #5 for a player who actually gives a damn. Someone aggressive. Smart, Exum, Gordon. At least 1 of these will be available when we draft. Hell no to Vonleh.
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I agree. I'd also add that from watching a few "highlight" clips of him (I won't lie and say I watched 10 games), he is extremely unimpressive for a big with supposedly good measurables. He plays very often below the rim (like Randle) and has a lot of trouble getting good position in the post if you watch him. Is he skilled and refined? I think so. But 80% of these shots look like they'll get blocked in the NBA.
 
Tony said:
Saw that tweet. Listened to the interview. Sounds like he knows just about as much about Jazz history as every other prospect that gets asked... "Sloan. Stockton. Malone. Deron Williams. Blablabla" Really whoever tweeted that just has a boner for Vonleh for some reason.
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Agree. After I posted I read a DNews (or was it the Trib?) article about the workout. Basically stated he knew they were coached for a long time by Sloan and now had a new coach. Not that impressive after all. He's a WIP and will be a long-term project. Before the Utah workout I think I had read a quote attributed to Perrin or Lindsey that Vonleh could step in immediately and be part of the rotation. I agree, but it will be more along the lines of 15 mins/per. I'm actually of the opinion Gordon is more NBA-ready because he can contribute right away on the defensive end. Neither would start, but Gordon could be a good complement to either Burks or Hayward. He won't need to score to be a factor.


Just checked nbadraft.net and their update of 6/16 has the draft going from 1-5 going exactly as I have had it for the last month.

1. Cleveland - Embiid
2. Milwaukee - Wiggins
3. Philadelphia - Parker
4. Orlando - Exum
5. Utah - Vonleh

6-8 are Smart, Randle, Gordon. I also agree on those picks, as it makes great sense for each team.
 
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Tony said:
Saw that tweet. Listened to the interview. Sounds like he knows just about as much about Jazz history as every other prospect that gets asked... "Sloan. Stockton. Malone. Deron Williams. Blablabla" Really whoever tweeted that just has a boner for Vonleh for some reason.
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It was the Utah Jazz's main twitter that tweeted that. Which I found kind of weird they haven't tweeted quotes from the workouts till now.
 
Doublea said:
It was the Utah Jazz's main twitter that tweeted that. Which I found kind of weird they haven't tweeted quotes from the workouts till now.
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I know, but whoever it is that runs that account. They must have a giant stiffy for Vonleh if they think the things he said qualify as knowing a lot about Jazz history.
 
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Julius Randle (F – Kentucky) among 8 draft prospects that will workout for Jazz on Wednesday #JazzDraft pic.twitter.com/6awjGvl12i
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Tyrannosaurus Randle!
 
In Perrin's last interview he got noticeably excited when asked if anymore of the top 10 guys had workouts. It was a slight "tell" to me Randle might be higher on their board than we think.
 
Catchall said:
Randle is a bigger, quicker Paul Millsap
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Bigger? Millsap was measured with a longer wingspan, higher weight and equal standing reach at the pre-draft combine. Their sprint and lane agility numbers aren't all that different either.

Wouldn't that be a disappointing outcome though? The Jazz let Millsap go so they can move up in the draft to draft a player similar to Millsap and acquire what will likely be two late first round picks. Effectively, it's Millsap, Carroll and ~#14 pick this year for Millsap-like player, #23 and a 2017 1st round pick.
 
NUMBERICA said:
I don't think Randle will be better than Millsap anytime soon.
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Randle is a more talented, bigger version of early-Jazz Millsap in my eyes. To project to become later era Jazz/Hawks Millsap is a long stretch that can't really be foreseen until he shows a better jump shot.
 
GVC said:
Bigger? Millsap was measured with a longer wingspan, higher weight and equal standing reach at the pre-draft combine. Their sprint and lane agility numbers aren't all that different either.

Wouldn't that be a disappointing outcome though? The Jazz let Millsap go so they can move up in the draft to draft a player similar to Millsap and acquire what will likely be two late first round picks. Effectively, it's Millsap, Carroll and ~#14 pick this year for Millsap-like player, #23 and a 2017 1st round pick.
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Never saw Millsap as a freshman, but I don't think he was as big as Randle, physically.
 
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