Conley Officially a Jazzman
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Conley = really good player, excited jazz have him.
Jazzfanz haters = ignorant of basketball outside of this team who don’t realize how good Conley really is.
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If you only read jazzfanz and only after the Conley trade then you would assume Conley is a 2 time MVP, and 10 time all star. Better than curry, or Lillard. Probably the best point guard in the NBA.
It reminds me of when we traded for Rubio though that was on a lesser scale. Suddenly Rubio was the guy many wanted and was a great defender, best passer in the NBA, and was just coming off the best couple of months of shooting in his whole career + the jazz shooting coach and developmental staff would make him a better shooter.
I hope the Conley hype is more accurate than the Rubio hype was.
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It reminds me of when we traded for Rubio though that was on a lesser scale. Suddenly Rubio was the guy many wanted and was a great defender, best passer in the NBA, and was just coming off the best couple of months of shooting in his whole career + the jazz shooting coach and developmental staff would make him a better shooter.
I hope the Conley hype is more accurate than the Rubio hype was.
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If Rubio had a jumpshot I think he would have lived up to the hype, right?
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i was underwhelmed by Rubio's defense and I remember his passing was laughably bad when he first arrived. Too many flashy passes into the scorer's table. Lindsey backed himself into a corner by not spending any money on FA's. And once Hill tried to extort a huge contract from him, Dennis had no other choice but trading for the only PG he could in a vain attempt at keeping Gordo. It was pure desperation.
Fortunately, Donovan is turning out to be a superstar, far exceeding even our wildest dreams. Jazz have pivoted with Conley, but will be left scrambling if he opts out to go elsewhere in 1 year. Huge risk, but had to take it, IMO.
Fortunately, Donovan is turning out to be a superstar, far exceeding even our wildest dreams. Jazz have pivoted with Conley, but will be left scrambling if he opts out to go elsewhere in 1 year. Huge risk, but had to take it, IMO.
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Rubio was taller, but Conley shoots better, shows more fundamentals on D, and passes better. Rubio played hard, so no knock there. Conley plays his heart out as well. It’s the intangibles. Was my favorite non-jazz player... no frills, just works.
Not saying he’s the best 1 in the league. But I truly believe he will be a great fit for this team and our system.
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Nah. Never liked his defense and his passing was hit and miss. A bit high on turnovers it seemed. Seemed to shoot a low percentage at the rim. I liked his personality though. Was decent at drawing fouls.
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I think it’s pretty fair to say that Conley will be George Hill on steroids, and George Hill made us pretty good.
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How about Conley does everything better than Rubio and then some ?
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That's what I think too.
And I also eventually thought Rubio was going to be awesome for us after reading jazzfanz right after that trade.
I was wrong though.
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We were all optimistic. He needed a change of scenery but sadly his biggest downfall is he’s a bad shooter.
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And I guess I don't see a big weakness with Conley other than him being so short that he is easy to shoot over and could be punished on switches. But I mean neto is short and see him pester point guards all the time and stay in front of them and be physical with them and ends up being a good defender simply with effort toughness and physicality. Conley can do that too
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yamers
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You cant trick my *** with rubio, i called it.
We got more ouy of him than expected. If conley stays healthy hes gona be a an absolute upgrade
I wasn’t. I was never sold.
I’m sold on Conley, I’m bothered by what we sent (or didn’t), but I’m sold on Conley.
416Klawzz
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You weren't the only one bro , don't beat yourself up like Miroshi* got did
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What?!? I remember being one of the very few that was happy with the Rubio trade. Most were pretty down on it or luke warm.