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AJ with a nasty shot block.
 
AJ first half stats:
19 points (6-10, 2-3, 5-5), 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 block.
18 minutes. If I had to choose anything to be critical of, there were times when his conditioning seemed to be lacking. Looked exhausted at times. But on the other hand he played 18 of 20 minutes and played pretty dang hard (especially for an exhibition game)
 
AJ (and the whole team) playing horrible in the second half.
 
Damn, if we could snag AJ, Peterson, or Boozer. And do it while keeping Lauri. AJ/Peterson/Boozer + Ace + Lauri + the best ones of our current young players + veterans we could get with our solid draft assets. We could be a powerhouse in 3-4 years, maybe even sooner.
 
My contrarian take is that Boozer is the clear #1, not Peterson. Dude is just a monster

Also, interesting note, Tyler Hendricks (Taylor's twin) transferred out of UCF and now plays for Utah Valley State
 
Also Riley Kugel transferred to UCF. Once thought he would be a surefire lottery prospect after his Freshman season but he fell off a cliff
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
My contrarian take is that Boozer is the clear #1, not Peterson. Dude is just a monster

Also, interesting note, Tyler Hendricks (Taylor's twin) transferred out of UCF and now plays for Utah Valley State
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All the nerds have been on team Boozer. Pete and AJ may very well be #1 type prospects as well, but I think they get a little more hype because of the aesthetics.
 
My way too early view. Booze should likely be #1 as he has a super high ceiling and very high floor too. Peterson maybe has the highest ceiling and lowest floor of the group. AJ is also awesome.

For us I'd have it Booze, Peterson, AJ... give me any of the three and I'm super happy.

#4-#6 we really need some guys to show out please.
 
Boozer is one of the greatest HS basketball players of all time, but is a little difficult to project defensively to the NBA as of now. He's a pure PF, but I'm not sure he can defend guys like Tatum. Hopefully he shows that and then I'll be very excited for him.

Peterson has huge, SGA like defensive potential for a high level creator prospect.
 
HadAnEffectHere said:
Boozer is one of the greatest HS basketball players of all time, but is a little difficult to project defensively to the NBA as of now. He's a pure PF, but I'm not sure he can defend guys like Tatum. Hopefully he shows that and then I'll be very excited for him.

Peterson has huge, SGA like defensive potential for a high level creator prospect.
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He's definitely not a "pure pf". He has PF height/length, he has C strength and rebounding, and he has the handle/playmaking of a perimeter player. He's going to play a lot of minutes at the 5. If anyone can be an undersized 5 in the NBA and not get cooked, it would be Boozer.
 
Hard to have a strong opinion at this stage, but from everything I've read/heard about these 3 I have it 1) Boozer 2) Pete 3) AJ. Booz firmly in the lead until proven otherwise, which could be very soon.
 
I was listening to Givony (I think, might have been a peer) who was very high on Peterson. Said the profile was "a significantly better Donovan Mitchell." For some reason they were not as high on Boozer, pegging him into the 3 slot and even considering him at 4. I'm not sure I get it, but this will be fun to watch.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Don't think AJ has any shot of overtaking Peterson. AJ will just have more questions marks. Peterson is about as bulletproof a perimeter prospect as it gets
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I think the other two will show out very well, I just think AJ will separate himself- his genuine length (on a court he looks longer than Boozer) and hops vs the others give him an organic advantage that he will use to make it easy to name him the nearly universal #1.
 
JazzFever said:
I think the other two will show out very well, I just think AJ will separate himself- his genuine length (on a court he looks longer than Boozer) and hops vs the others give him an organic advantage that he will use to make it easy to name him the nearly universal #1.
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He does look quite large on the court. Looks bigger than he is listed. Not only taller but thicker as well. He will be impossible to guard.
 
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