Jared Vanderbilt

[Philo Beddoe]

If he was in the NBA Draft, where would he have been drafted? My guess because of lack of 3 pt shot, early 20's

Kid is only 20 years old (Correction, he turned 21 in April). Put up big rebounding numbers in the G League and has shown ability to block shots.

He is close in age as the following players drafted last week:
Bey (22 years old)
Okungwu (19.9)
Toppin (This guy is 23 years old)
Achiuwa (22 years old)
Smith (21 years old)
McDaniels (20 years old)

If he had played two years in college instead of going Pro... he would have been right in the discussion with these guys that were drafted this year. As a G Leaguer, you actually get better prepared to play in the NBA because of the strict practice schedules in college.

So I would argue that Vanderbilt might be more NBA ready then most of the PF players drafted this year. He might see NBA minutes before McDaniels does.

I am anxious to see how he does in training came and preseason games. I think they are going to give him considerable run in those games.

[Philo Beddoe]

https://dunkingwithwolves.com/2020/10/0 ... aft-class/

[Oriole81]

Good toilet reading article, I appreciate.

I like the part about where he's at now projecting very similar to Achiuwa, and the part about us specifically targetting him in the trade last year. He wasn't just a throw in for us.

We'll see what happens.

[somuchyummy]

i think he's a keeper, but what do i know? what's interesting in his low post play is that he's such a good rebounder plus he's a leftie - which often throws opponents off. and isnt' davis a leftie rebounder too? one of the side bennies of getting davis on board is the opportunity he has to rub some stuff off about his time in the nba on these younger guys. and when you listen to vanderbilt talk - he's got his head on straight. saw an interview with him the other day talking about his time in the gleague - in which he said that NO ONE wants to be in the gleague. players, coaches, trainers - no one. and there's a lot of carping about couldawouldashoulda. but vanderbilt said he approached it totally in a learning way. with his injuries, he simply has not had very much court time in competitive games for the past couple years. and he saw/sees the Gleague as a great opportunity for him to get his reps and rhythm and skills back. seems like a great kid. one thing about his game i notice that isn't talked about much is his dribbling and passing. he's not just a rebounder - and has often been used in the past in sort of a point forward role. he looks bulked up and pretty ripped now, which is great - the rap on his bod in the past is that he's got skinny legs and that's led to some of his injury problems. the bulked up pics i've seen of him unfortunatley don't show his legs - maybe that was intentional because they're still skinny. but maybe he's brought that development along as well as the rest of this body. we'll see.

[Philo Beddoe]

i think he's a keeper, but what do i know? what's interesting in his low post play is that he's such a good rebounder plus he's a leftie - which often throws opponents off. and isnt' davis a leftie rebounder too? one of the side bennies of getting davis on board is the opportunity he has to rub some stuff off about his time in the nba on these younger guys. and when you listen to vanderbilt talk - he's got his head on straight. saw an interview with him the other day talking about his time in the gleague - in which he said that NO ONE wants to be in the gleague. players, coaches, trainers - no one. and there's a lot of carping about couldawouldashoulda. but vanderbilt said he approached it totally in a learning way. with his injuries, he simply has not had very much court time in competitive games for the past couple years. and he saw/sees the Gleague as a great opportunity for him to get his reps and rhythm and skills back. seems like a great kid. one thing about his game i notice that isn't talked about much is his dribbling and passing. he's not just a rebounder - and has often been used in the past in sort of a point forward role. he looks bulked up and pretty ripped now, which is great - the rap on his bod in the past is that he's got skinny legs and that's led to some of his injury problems. the bulked up pics i've seen of him unfortunatley don't show his legs - maybe that was intentional because they're still skinny. but maybe he's brought that development along as well as the rest of this body. we'll see.

[somuchyummy]

i think he's a keeper, but what do i know? what's interesting in his low post play is that he's such a good rebounder plus he's a leftie - which often throws opponents off. and isnt' davis a leftie rebounder too? one of the side bennies of getting davis on board is the opportunity he has to rub some stuff off about his time in the nba on these younger guys. and when you listen to vanderbilt talk - he's got his head on straight. saw an interview with him the other day talking about his time in the gleague - in which he said that NO ONE wants to be in the gleague. players, coaches, trainers - no one. and there's a lot of carping about couldawouldashoulda. but vanderbilt said he approached it totally in a learning way. with his injuries, he simply has not had very much court time in competitive games for the past couple years. and he saw/sees the Gleague as a great opportunity for him to get his reps and rhythm and skills back. seems like a great kid. one thing about his game i notice that isn't talked about much is his dribbling and passing. he's not just a rebounder - and has often been used in the past in sort of a point forward role. he looks bulked up and pretty ripped now, which is great - the rap on his bod in the past is that he's got skinny legs and that's led to some of his injury problems. the bulked up pics i've seen of him unfortunatley don't show his legs - maybe that was intentional because they're still skinny. but maybe he's brought that development along as well as the rest of this body. we'll see.

yeah, let's hope not!

[LordNu]

i think he's a keeper, but what do i know? what's interesting in his low post play is that he's such a good rebounder plus he's a leftie - which often throws opponents off. and isnt' davis a leftie rebounder too? one of the side bennies of getting davis on board is the opportunity he has to rub some stuff off about his time in the nba on these younger guys. and when you listen to vanderbilt talk - he's got his head on straight. saw an interview with him the other day talking about his time in the gleague - in which he said that NO ONE wants to be in the gleague. players, coaches, trainers - no one. and there's a lot of carping about couldawouldashoulda. but vanderbilt said he approached it totally in a learning way. with his injuries, he simply has not had very much court time in competitive games for the past couple years. and he saw/sees the Gleague as a great opportunity for him to get his reps and rhythm and skills back. seems like a great kid. one thing about his game i notice that isn't talked about much is his dribbling and passing. he's not just a rebounder - and has often been used in the past in sort of a point forward role. he looks bulked up and pretty ripped now, which is great - the rap on his bod in the past is that he's got skinny legs and that's led to some of his injury problems. the bulked up pics i've seen of him unfortunatley don't show his legs - maybe that was intentional because they're still skinny. but maybe he's brought that development along as well as the rest of this body. we'll see.

yeah, let's hope not!

Who the hell let him skip leg day!

[somuchyummy]

[Philo Beddoe]

Oliver Miller had that same shirt, but for different reasons.

[j2j]

Tank top screaming, "Jared, I dont fit you!"

[SO_MONEY]

Tank top screaming, "Jared, I dont fit you!"

Lol

[LordNu]

I see they don't show his legs in that photo.

[somuchyummy]

I see they don't show his legs in that photo.

yerp.

[Philo Beddoe]

They put Jarred on the court a couple times last year. He was lost. I remember they pulled him off the court pretty quickly.

I am not sure the issue with Jarred is his physical attributes but his mental attributes.

If he can figure it out, he could be in for considerable minutes this year. Good to see him with Dlo... if you are going to workout with someone, workout with the guy that is going to be distributing the ball.

[somuchyummy]

i think he'll come around. his gleague stats last year in iowa were 16/13/4. but he himself said that he's incredibly rusty because, due to injuries, he just hasn't been in many games in the past few years. i also saw what you mentioned about him looking lost out there. but he's very young - and i think a lot of that (like culver in a way) was due to "jeezus i'm in an NBA GAME" jitters. not wanting to fuck up, instead of just playing. give him experience and a little time, i think he's got some very nice tools that can help this team. in general, he plays with a high motor - which is a lot better situation than a young player who needs a fire lit under him.