Yeah, both are good players. Maybe not worth their draft position, but not far off.
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In his defense, he's barely 18 and he's running a team in the SEC. I think a lot of those weaknesses will be sorted out as he matures. The question is -- is this the archetype the Jazz want at the 1?
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To switch gears and talk about the 21st pick, what are yalls thoughts on Jase Richardson? I think we brought him in for a workout.
He's the son of former NBA star Kyle Lowry..... er, Jason Richardson. He's very skilled. The combination of limited size and athleticism poses a challenge.
There are a bunch of good picks at #21--e.g., Traore, Fleming, Sorber, Clifford, Powell, and yes, Will Riley possibly. It sounded as though the Jazz are going to try to move up from #21 to get a second lottery pick. Maybe a player like Sexton + 21 moves us up.
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He might be one of those guys who are underutilized in college and pop in the NBA. 62% TS and not a bad defender for his size. I think he is an option at 21.
I'm bumping this post since it has been surprising to me that Traore hasn't risen any. He had a very long good stretch that didn't seem to give him any lift. He was extremely productive and efficient over the last 5 months on a bad team in a good league. He's not my favorite type of prospect, so I kind of get it, but I still think he has some real upside.
Stauskas was Canadian, if I'm remembering correctly.
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Think his bad start soured alot of people on him, me included. I probably need to go back and watch his recent games to see how he looks. He just seemed very similar to Collier.
I didn't know that Sharpe was Canadian.
I think people swung too far on him. I thought people would swing back, but it never happened. He doesn't seem to get the kind of grace other young players get on his weaknesses.
I'm not a fan of guards that don't defend at a high level and have questionable jump shots, so I do get the concerns.
That’s fair. In both cases the handle is a limiting factor, but I also like both prospects because of their ability to scale down if they can’t be a true offensive hub. Could be a personal blindspot of mine. But for now, I believe in both players. I think the handle can get better over time.
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I know exactly what you mean. For him, everything looks very difficult. Using everything in him, his dribbling and craft, he just barely gets by. There is this sense that when the margin closes in the NBA, he just won't be able to get by.
I potentially have the same blind spot for Kas. It's really hard for me to imagine that he can't be an off ball player, but it's very far from a guarantee.
I don't really feel the same way. He uses a ton of craft to initiate offense, but I see that as a positive not a negative. He looks extremely comfortable doing it and I think it will translate.
My overwhelming instinct is "too small." Hard to ignore the efficiency though.
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Hmmmm, he does have craft to make something out of some of the drives he does. Sometimes, I think he uses his step back 3 as a crutch when he doesn't have the ability to get past guys. One possession sticks in my mind where Queen got switched on to him and he couldn't create any advantage, defaulted to a step back and got blocked by Queen.