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Years ago

2014 NBA Draft - Exum #5 (Jazz), Bairstow #49 (Bulls)

Right about AJ - in hindsight he should have declared after his freshman year. Same with Aaron Bruce too who tore it up with Baylor.

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Years ago

Another great look into what value that Exum can deliver to the Jazz and how he will fit in.

How will Dante Exum fit with the Jazz?

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MACDUB

Years ago

I agree the Magic made an absolute meal of the draft and their fans should be disgusted.

They are in desperate need of a quality PG

They should have gone out and got Exum or Smart @ 4 and then used pick 12 for Gordon (if he was still on the board ..i doubt he would have been) or kept Saric.

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MACDUB

Years ago

As an aside Silver must be quite tall. 6"4ish perhaps.

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Mystro

Years ago

"There are often more opportunities to prove yourself and build stock on a weaker team."

exactly, there is no way MCW would have put up those numbers at OKC for example.

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Years ago

Article now up on Bairstow's selection by the Bulls.

2014 NBA Draft: Cameron Bairstow selected #49 by the Bulls

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MACDUB

Years ago

Bairstow will be competing with Mirotic for a spot. Will be tough but he can do it.

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Bear

Years ago

Thanks @Naph, yeah I get it has been around for a while now, just frustrates me when they are so opinionated.

I think these guys getting drafted are all in the versatile range rather than being tweeners who may struggle in their projected roles, however I get the idea and the meaning behind it.

Don't like it, mind you, just have to accept it is the way they speak about players over there I guess...

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Naph

Years ago

Bear:

http://www.nbadraft.net/instant-analysis/2014

Check out the following description from the analysis on Jabari Parker...

"Some question why there aren't more concerns about what position he'll play at the next level but when you can effectively play multiple positions it is called being versatile, when you struggle to do so it is called being a tweener."

Alternatively just check out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweener_(basketball)

Which breaks down the different types of "tweener" as well as listing a bunch of successful players who don't have a "traditional" position/game.

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Bear

Years ago

Thoughts: When reading bio's or reviews on these guys they (the scouts and writers in the US especially) are using terms such as 'tweeners'.

This appears to be used to describe a player believed not to be a fit for a certain position, rather somewhere in between, which of course is where the term comes from.

Then they call other players 'versatile', saying this player can play the 4 or 5 position, or he can play stretch 3 and combo guard etc...

I find some reviews a great read, however the 'tweener' comment annoys me as it is often used as a weakness, however being versatile is seen as a strength.

Oxymoronic, or what?

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Bear

Years ago

Chicago for Bairstow, I am sure he is absolutely on a high, well done to the boy, I hope he stays there as it could work out to be a great pick for both him and the Bulls franchise...

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Years ago

Article up on PnR including quotes from Exum from his Australian media only video conference.

2014 NBA Draft: Dante Exum selected #5 by the Jazz

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Years ago

Well done Dante.

He was very humble in the Australian media video conference.

Now where will Bairstow land?

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Rasheed30

Years ago

Napier getting traded to Heat for 26 & 58 picks + 2nd rounder 2015

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Bear

Years ago

Just to clarify, I don't mean to say the best picks are not US based, just saying I agree that there are real smokies and value picks from around the globe that some teams seem to ignore, but others pick up.

Dante being announced as the international man of mystery was quite amusing...

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Bear

Years ago

True anon^, but the yanks sure know how to fill a stadium and create a sense of drama, don't they?

@MACDUB I was also unsure about the Kings pick, that one raised my eye brows to be honest.

Remember Jimmer Frdett? Maybe Stauskas is more versatile and has more size, but seeing him with the on court problems Sacramento already have, can his ego fit on court with all the other egos in that team?

Just because a guy shoots the lights out of it in college doesn't mean he can do it in the NBA...

Statistics be what they are, sometimes the hype and the statistics are flawed, I agree that some of the best picks are not US, they come from around the globe, the Spurs are proof of this!

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MACDUB

Years ago

Saric will be the steal of this draft.

Most versatile, complete player as he can dribble, make assists, rebound and score from inside and out.

Exum is longer a PG after this trade. He should hereafter be referred to as a SG because with Burke running the 1, he will be spending a lot of time at the 2.

Maybe the Jazz realised in pre-draft workouts that he didn't quite have the skills to be a PG and they see him spending a lot of time at SG.

Nik Staukas went to high for my liking and Sacramento may regret that as Vonleh could be something special.

Not really sold on Randle. Isn't he just a tweener stuck between that 3 and 4 spot?

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Bear

Years ago

Wow, what a talented draft, any of the top 10 or 12 could have been top 5 in other years, look at Dario Saric a 6'9" power forward from Euro League at number 12, he is going to be a gun NBA player IMO.

Exum is very young still, so it will be interesting to see his development with the Jazz, I expect if there isn't a trade done before too long he may even do some time in the 'D' league there if his minutes are limited...

This draft is just amazing, very enjoyable to be honest. Now just waiting for the late picks to see if our boy 'Aussie' Cam' the Bear Bairstow can get picked up!

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