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Hearsky said:
He just agreed to two way with Blazers. And Handlotion's mom.
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This is the best running joke on jazzfanz by far. Great way to slide it in with this post.
 
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Vecenie has him at 94 on his big board. Here's his scouting report.

Teague has some interesting traits. First and foremost, he plays a really tough brand of basketball. He has a strong frame at over 6-foot-3 with a 6-foot-10 wingspan, which allows him to guard up the lineup a bit more. The key here, though? Few players have better shooting results over the last five years. He hit 40.8 percent on over 700 career attempts, which ranks highly among this class. So why is he not ranked higher? Since breaking his wrist last year, he’s added a strange hitch to his jumper off the catch to get into rhythm, and it takes him a split second to get his body back into alignment after it. That’s time he won’t have in the NBA. He clearly has always had unbelievable touch as a shooter, hence his pre-Baylor numbers. But he desperately needs to rid himself of that weird hitch. It won’t work in the NBA because of how quickly shooters close out. Beyond that, Teague makes really good decisions with the ball. He’s not a great driver at the high-major level, and he’s not an amazing finisher. He doesn’t make insane reads. But if he can play off the threat of his shooting being as high level as it has potential to be, that’ll really open up a lot for him. Defensively, Teague does a really nice job. He’s tough and physical, and was often responsible for guarding fours at the college level in Baylor’s smaller lineups. But even against smaller players, he sticks in front and has no issue. I’d project him in a similar manner to how Immanuel Quickley looked due to his length. He’s tough, physical, smart and knows where he needs to be. He likely won’t be a huge plus on that end but won’t be a negative at all. If the shooting translates, he’s an interesting mix of shooting and defense that could work in a secondary role for a few years. But if not, he’ll be over in Europe making money.
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edit: woahhh that hitch is funky!
 
C’mon, snag Garrett guys. Butler and Garrett had some epic battles in the Big 12.

Garrett, a naismith defensive player of year, called Jared Butler the most talented offensive player he has ever guarded.
 
So is Butler the dude the Jazz were targeting with all that smoke of trading up? If so... the Jazz were blackout drunk at the casino tonight and are gonna wake up tomorrow with a million bucks and not remember how.

Maybe I took the analogy too deep, but the point is that is some CRAZY gambling if that is how it played out.
 
Grizzlies drafted both Ziaire Williams and BJ Boston, a couple of upside swings. Both are likely to be at the SLC Summer League.
 
NUMBERICA said:
So is Butler the dude the Jazz were targeting with all that smoke of trading up? If so... the Jazz were blackout drunk at the casino tonight and are gonna wake up tomorrow with a million bucks and not remember how.

Maybe I took the analogy too deep, but the point is that is some CRAZY gambling if that is how it played out.
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I literally think we discussed using Ingles to move up to draft Butler around 13-15. Got some intel that he would be slipping due to medical reasons and went from there. Your analogy is pretty spot on.
 
NUMBERICA said:
So is Butler the dude the Jazz were targeting with all that smoke of trading up? If so... the Jazz were blackout drunk at the casino tonight and are gonna wake up tomorrow with a million bucks and not remember how.

Maybe I took the analogy too deep, but the point is that is some CRAZY gambling if that is how it played out.
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Yes it was the guy. They may have had intel so I’m fine with gambling… JZ got some stones.
 
NUMBERICA said:
So is Butler the dude the Jazz were targeting with all that smoke of trading up? If so... the Jazz were blackout drunk at the casino tonight and are gonna wake up tomorrow with a million bucks and not remember how.

Maybe I took the analogy too deep, but the point is that is some CRAZY gambling if that is how it played out.
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Regardless whether he was or wasn’t, we’re going to be hearing that he was.
 
I’d be curious to know what this medical issue is. People generally have a very poor prognostication of what is serious and what isn’t outside of orthopedic issues. General health appraisals are horrible in the sports world. Doesn’t sound like this is reported at all what it is. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was no big deal that everyone is apparently freaking out about. I’m not saying it is, just that it wouldn’t surprise me at all. It’s been known about for years.
 
infection said:
I’d be curious to know what this medical issue is. People generally have a very poor prognostication of what is serious and what isn’t outside of orthopedic issues. General health appraisals are horrible in the sports world. Doesn’t sound like this is reported at all what it is. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was no big deal that everyone is apparently freaking out about. I’m not saying it is, just that it wouldn’t surprise me at all. It’s been known about for years.
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It’s something with his heart.
 
infection said:
Regardless whether he was or wasn’t, we’re going to be hearing that he was.
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Already reported that it was… but this time I actually do believe them because the reporting was consistent.
 
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