Game6Conley
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Bizarre story from Orlando... Apparently their rookie Jonathan Isaac is a preacher... did anyone hear any of this pre-draft? Certainly slipped over my head..
I mean, being a better prospect than Rudy isn't saying much. He may have deserved higher, but he went #27. He got to where he is by working his *** off after being drafted.
Bamba at PF is a bad idea. Nowhere near the mobility needed to get out on the perimeter and defend along with the Bamba/Gobert offensive pairing being unworkable.
It's not perfect It could work tho.. I'm not concerned with his mobility, he's a great athlete for a 7-footer as far as I'm concerned, are you sure u've see him get down in a defensive stance and move laterally?... My concern would be more in the area of pulling him away from the glass for oboards and away from the rim for blocks --- ultimately developing his PF skills could be more beneficial in the long run, having a C like Rudy to take the heat off him is the entire key..
I know you might think I'm trying to fit a square piece into a circle, I feel like him at C in the wrong spot might be that tbh.... anyone who really knows Mo tho, that kid, at heart, is this oversized POWER FORWARD, thats what his skillset is.... In an honest moment I'm sure he'll say he doesn't want to stand at the rim all game.....
I can't stress this enough tho ---- The court would actually look really small with Mo and Rudy on it.. I think many of these mobility issues youre anticipating would be solved in like 1 step.. Good luck trying to shoot a 3 over Mo Bamba **squeaky reggie miller voice** "are you kidding me?"
The Jazz need to do something drastic bruh or their gonna get buried under an avalanche of talent.. I didn't come back here to be a dooshe about jazz related stuff so I'm not gonna talk about the ramifications of Utah whiffing with this pick..
The true go-for-broke move is Michael Porter Jr..
In any scenario of a big turnaround in Utah the next few years, Rudy will need to do the heavy lifting, and Mo is the type of player I believe, Like Favors, can play viable minutes next to, or in place of, Rudy to help give him some rest.. Rudy plays 30 MPG... Thats 18 backup C minutes right there, so really what we're talking about here is ~10 minutes a game at PF..... Mo Bamba as ur backup C is a nightmare matchup, the other team will never get a break..... and Utah will lead the league in blocks for the next decade.. They can be more cautious with rudy moving forward too, don't gotta worry about the defense going to **** if he could use a day off..
In the playoffs it gets much more dicey. Your stars play 40 minutes, so would be looking at 20-30 minutes of poor floor spacing with both Gobert and Bamba.
If Bamba is a full tier above the next player though, sure, you take him and try and make it work, but ultimately know a trade is going to happen with one of them in 2-3 years.
Playoffs is the end game, not the regular season.
dream-scenario... The way people and TV analysts and even hardcore fans, been talking kinda wait-and-see-ish about Kansas... I must be watching something different... and I've been watching closely...
That entire team is comprised of players I been hyping individually for years here.. I'll just leave it at that..
I still like my chances that Devonte Graham is better than Frank Mason too, actually, I really like my chances... He was holding Graham back, it's undeniable..
This is a great draft if Devonte Graham is a fringe 2nd rounder.
I remember a couple mocks had him going late 1st last year had he entered. He'll find a spot on a team in the league, I don't know if I like him better than Mason, but he's better than Nigel Goss foh sho