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Sunsfan4life wrote:

Superbone wrote:

jonh wrote:It would be nice if our high draft picks over the last 2 years could shoot though. Also not a fan of the "edge" that Watson likes our players to have.

I don't know why not. All the best players have it.

There is a difference between having an edge/swagger and just trying to act tough or intimidate. Raja Bell played with an Edge. Chris Paul plays with an edge. Booker, most of the time, plays with swagger. I felt Chriss was out there last night just trying to be tough. Kieff, particularly his last year here, just tried to be tough. Even when he got calls he'd roll his eyes, just didn't like the attitude. I like to see him reel it in a bit and cut the flexing and staring crap down after and 1's and esp. stop the "let me look at the official for 5 seconds while the play is still going on" stuff. I don't mind when he came to Jackson's defense during the skirmish stuff".

Book said something interesting during his interview about Chriss "thinking he is a vet out there now because it's his 2nd year" and I felt you could see that. He was expecting to get calls just because he was being guarded by rookies and non-established guys. Work hard and it tkes care of itself.

ShelC wrote:Jackson will never be Devin Booker on offense. But he can be a rhythm shooter off the dribble with his step back that he uses to create space. So that's encouraging. But he'll never go at his man and just rise up for a jumper because the form isn't there.

ShelC wrote:Meanwhile I saw Chriss take two bad 3s that grazed the opposite side of the rim from where he was shooting.

Marty [Mori Chu] wrote:Ball gets a triple-double in his second summer league game. Kid is going to be a big big star.

ShelC wrote:Jackson will never be Devin Booker on offense. But he can be a rhythm shooter off the dribble with his step back that he uses to create space. So that's encouraging. But he'll never go at his man and just rise up for a jumper because the form isn't there.

JustWinBaby wrote:I am betting that you are wrong. I just think he has too much drive to be the best he can be.

O_Gardino wrote:

carey wrote:

Marty [Mori Chu] wrote:I am on record as wishing we had gotten either of Tatum or DeAaron Fox (accompanied by Bledsoe trade) rather than Josh Jackson. We'll see how they pan out.

Are you just now saying that? Cause I thought I was the only one saying it at draft time.

I think Shel loved Fox and preferred Tatum to Jackson. I like Jackson better than Fox individually, but I would have been happier getting Fox and moving Bledsoe for more assets.

Ring_Wanted wrote:

JustWinBaby wrote:I am betting that you are wrong. I just think he has too much drive to be the best he can be.

This is his best trait. Booker has it as well. Those two could make a formidable combo. Obviously not MJ-Pippen, but how about Kobe-Artest.

This is why I am not sad we don't have Tatum or Fox (or Isaac).

Tatum's offense is erotic but makes us even more of a just a your-turn-my-turn iso team and doesn't contribute on the other side of the court. Fox is a demon but removes the ball from Booker (won't get into how complicated he would make things with Bledsoe). Isaac's offense is a work in progress but he could become a terror on D (but he overlaps with Bender and Chriss, although I think he is a better prospect than either).

In2ition wrote:Someone said he didn't or couldn't and they convinced themselves that it's a fact.