Following potential 2015 draftees
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Game6Conley
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By the time pick 20 rolled around, I had a big *** smile working, no lie. Trey Lyles is legitimately a player I've always been partial towards, since I first saw footage on him years ago.
There's certainly a bunch of posts about his recruitment buried somewhere on this board. I recall posting complaints on Jazzfanz about Lyles dropping to the early teens in the HS rankings around last summer(from around 5th), because he had been shut down for a slight amount of time. People used to be overly concerned about his weight those days. Always thought of this past UK recruiting class to be incredibly skilled, mainly because of Towns and Lyles.
The Jazz just landed a damn good development project. With the proper tweaking to his athleticism and skills over the years, I think he's got a chance to really develop into a good player. Obviously some of it is on him, but P3 should help. The game comes easy to him, with added explosion and skill refinement I see some pretty good upside, he could develop into a better shooting David West type. I know that comp will see far-fetched to some because of how tough West is, ya gotta remember that Trey Lyles is 19.
The concerns about his shooting are nothing short of absurd imo, and If thats truely something you're concerned about. he's going to prove you wrong emphatically.
There's certainly a bunch of posts about his recruitment buried somewhere on this board. I recall posting complaints on Jazzfanz about Lyles dropping to the early teens in the HS rankings around last summer(from around 5th), because he had been shut down for a slight amount of time. People used to be overly concerned about his weight those days. Always thought of this past UK recruiting class to be incredibly skilled, mainly because of Towns and Lyles.
The Jazz just landed a damn good development project. With the proper tweaking to his athleticism and skills over the years, I think he's got a chance to really develop into a good player. Obviously some of it is on him, but P3 should help. The game comes easy to him, with added explosion and skill refinement I see some pretty good upside, he could develop into a better shooting David West type. I know that comp will see far-fetched to some because of how tough West is, ya gotta remember that Trey Lyles is 19.
The concerns about his shooting are nothing short of absurd imo, and If thats truely something you're concerned about. he's going to prove you wrong emphatically.
orangello
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Even the highlight music on that video lacked fire.
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orangello
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I'm reaching here but is Lyles a poor man's KAT? Or something close?
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Chris Manix said that too, but I don't see it though, KAT has a sweet stroke and is a legit shot blocker. Lyles is still a work in progress... hangs his hats on hustle and making plays right now.
orangello
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I'm trying to convince myself about this so let me dispute what you're saying.
Towns is the beast shot blocker, shooter, athlete and he has that fire.
I think Lyles has slightly better vision and playmaking abilities.
Towns is certainly the superior prospect but Lyles is still 19 (yes, many others have said the same thing) so he can still develop a lot of his game. The Jazz have one of the better development staffs in the entire NBA (which is not something I would have said during the nightmarish Corbin Era).
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I think a better comp. being tossed around this morning is a cross between Lamar Odom (size/handle) and Boris Diaw (playmaking).
Well you never warmed up to Turner, so at #12 you were looking at Oubre/Booker/Lyles. For me the choice for the Jazz is clear: Lyles.
Towns is not a great athlete, btw.
orangello
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orangello
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He's more of an athlete than what I've seen from Lyles.
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