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Julyan Stone reaches 2 year deal with Toronto.
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Scouting report
+ Long-armed wing with point guard's ball skills. Can handle and pass.
+ Lousy outside shooter and just an average athlete. Good rebounder.
+ Pretty good on ball defender.
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An undrafted rookie, Stone didn't get much run at the end of Denver's bench but showed some signs in his limited action. In particular, his 8.3 assists per 40 minutes stand out, as does his phenomenal 44.1 assist ratio. The downside is that Stone can neither shoot nor score; he averaged just 8.0 points per 40 minutes and didn't fare much better in three D-League games with Idaho.
Stone is already 23, and while he has some tools, his inability to score is what torpedoed his draft stock. He's pretty good for an undrafted end-of-the-bench guy, but it's still not clear whether his pros and cons add up to a rotation player.@Chr1st1anL
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I like this. I've noticed that over the years there seems to be quite a few bigger PG's coming into the league. Tyreke, Holiday, Vasquez (two of whom just got traded). Shooting isn't a problem seeing as Jose went from a crappy shooter to a knock down shooter coming off of picks and 3pt range.
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With the Nuggets we must remember his coach was George Karl whose reason for coaching (& living) is to shoot the ball well. So he didnt meet Karl's standards and might have been discouraged from doing so. His choice then and now might be a result of Masai's brand of analytics....lets see.
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Having a GM go to a new team and immediately sign an obscure young player from his old team that only sat on the bench is always a good sign. Kind of feels like Ujiri has some inside info on him. If this kid can play good defense against opposing back up PG's while getting a few assists, this is a great pick up. plus he is big enough to play some minutes at the two. I have a feeling Ujiri is going to try to make us a defensive team and guys like this are perfect fits for that plan."Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."
-Churchill
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hateslosing wrote: View PostHaving a GM go to a new team and immediately sign an obscure young player from his old team that only sat on the bench is always a good sign. Kind of feels like Ujiri has some inside info on him. If this kid can play good defense against opposing back up PG's while getting a few assists, this is a great pick up. plus he is big enough to play some minutes at the two. I have a feeling Ujiri is going to try to make us a defensive team and guys like this are perfect fits for that plan.
I'll be rooting for this kid.
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tucas wrote: View PostPretty meh signing. Won't make a big impact.What they got to say now? Nothing they can say now. Mobbin' on the low. Winnin' on the lowThe city embraced me, made me feel at home. The only difference [between Compton and Toronto] for me is the cold. -DeMarNo Where Near the South Side #WeTheNorth
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