Jalen Adams NBA Draft prospects

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

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For what it's worth they don't have Jalen in the top 100.....hope this lights a fire in him. To me it doesn't appear that he was the "gym rat" he needed to be in the off season working on his shooting.

I really appreciate Jalen and all our guys for hanging in with the program but amplifies that we are in desperate need of a talent infusion......not sure any legit NBA prospects on the roster, maybe Sid & Polley blossom in next couple years and surprise.

He’s more of a class act than a gym rat

 

[HooperScooper]

But to answer the NBA question - I don't think he's good enough, but that's only because he hasn't improved upon his weaknesses.

That's my take too. Jalen was pretty talented when he came to UConn. But he hasn't really taken big steps to improve. In those articles when Hurley took the job Jalen admitted he hadn't worked hard enough.

Listen, I'm glad we have him. UConn definitely wouldn't be as good without him. But if he continues what he's doing he's not an NBA player.

 

[jayteeman]

I can't believe what I am reading. Jalen will be in the NBA. He's got talent, size, and he's athletic. He can take over a game at any time when given the green light and not afraid to do so.
They will fix his game.

 

[husky429]

I didn't say that. I think he's trying to stay healthy. We don't want him to avoid contact because we want him to score more points.

He wants to play professionally, he's not built like Lebron.

But to answer the NBA question - I don't think he's good enough, but that's only because he hasn't improved upon his weaknesses.

Ahh okay. Misread you there

 

[UConnDad]

I can't believe what I am reading. Jalen will be in the NBA. He's got talent, size, and he's athletic. He can take over a game at any time when given the green light and not afraid to do so.
They will fix his game.

He has the green light now. Danny wants him to shoot more. If he's afraid it's because he's missing shots. I love Jalen but he needs to pick it up. He will have to guard another NBA player in the league.

 

[3rdbass]

Jalen is likely going to be taking a Rodney Purvis/Dham route if he's getting to the NBA.

There's a reason why he's still playing as a senior. We're really quite lucky his shooting and athleticism were just below good enough.

I just see below grade shooting. He is a great athlete like Jerome Dyson who just didn’t improve his outside shooting enough as of right now to make the league. He doesn’t hustle at times too which might give you the idea he isn’t an athelete but I think that is more his mental makeup than physical.

 

[the Q]

I just see below grade shooting. He is a great athlete like Jerome Dyson who just didn’t improve his outside shooting enough as of right now to make the league. He doesn’t hustle at times too which might give you the idea he isn’t an athelete but I think that is more his mental makeup than physical.

I’m curious to see his combine tests. Because no one thought that Hamilton would be one of the worst athletes at his position either.

 

[husky429]

I just see below grade shooting. He is a great athlete like Jerome Dyson who just didn’t improve his outside shooting enough as of right now to make the league. He doesn’t hustle at times too which might give you the idea he isn’t an athelete but I think that is more his mental makeup than physical.

He's bouncy, but lacks lateral speed. His plus wimgspan may help him though

 

[superjohn]

I can't believe what I am reading. Jalen will be in the NBA. He's got talent, size, and he's athletic. He can take over a game at any time when given the green light and not afraid to do so.
They will fix his game.

He can take over a game at any time? That's good to know. I wonder why he didn't do it against FSU, or Arizona, or Iowa. Those wins would have been nice if we want to make the tournament.

 

[StepbackCity]

People have been writing him off his whole career and it never ever motivates him to actually get better

 

[UChusky916]

If Hurley was Jalen's coach last year he would be on draft radars this year.

Unfortunately KO never lit a fire under him to get the most out of him, and I fear it's too late for that with just 1 year under Hurley.

Jalen, much like Purvis, has the talent to play in the league but just never got pushed hard enough, I feel, to develop the habits and consistent production be(specically, shooting) of true pro. This is something Calhoun did well and I feel Hurley is in a similar mold.

 

[3rdbass]

He's bouncy, but lacks lateral speed. His plus wimgspan may help him though

Well he does have some great ups and I don't think he lacks the lateral speed that you mention. I think it is more about his mental makeup and playing smooth instead of tenacious. I don't think he realizes he can't coast on fancy layups for the rest of his college career.

 

[3rdbass]

I’m curious to see his combine tests. Because no one thought that Hamilton would be one of the worst athletes at his position either.

Are you serious? Hamilton could barely dunk a basketball and he had 4-5inches on Jalen. He might not be Dyson athletic but he has some serious ability. I think it is all mental with him.

 

[Ajs120102]

Avoids contact like the plague. Needs to be more physical. G league player. Needs to go the Purvis DHam rout

 

[HHusky]

I think college basketball fans seriously underestimate the huge talent leap to the NBA.
Add to that the small number of roster spots available each year. There's lots of college star players who have what it takes to be a
pro, but not in the NBA. Small flaws have a way of being magnified in the bright lights of
NBA scouts.

 

[Huskybass]

Bottom line is that Jalen is good, not great. If he was great, we would have found a way to beat AZ or FSU. I hope he can play his way into the draft. He is a bit forgotten based on the team being unranked and out of the spotlight for 2 solid years. He will need to really flip the switch to get back on the draft radar. He needs to show that he can dominate. In my opinion, that is an issue of focus more than ability. I think he has the tools and athleticism.

 

[Walker11]

Nba style does fit Jalen. I think he can play in the NBA. But he has to do certain things

1. Keep improving on shooting
2. Work on conditioning
3. Work on creating for others


I see Jalen being like Jordan clarkson

A back up point guard with over 80 million in earnings

Clarkson was a 4 year player who started the first half of his rookie season in the G league.

Jalen has the potential to be better than clarkson. He really needs to take his conditioning more seriously. Hate to see him waste his talent

This is actually a really good stylistic comparison. Clarkson is not a good NBA player and I think this has been realized by the community by now but he did make a crap ton of money. Hopefully Jalen can follow his lead and get drafted in the 2nd round by a tanking team and put up some big and meaningless numbers.

 

[Chief00]

Quite frankly, I see more NBA potential in Jalen than many here. True, he needs to change his heart and his mental approach to the game. Jalen must think and live the game. Focusing on getting better each and every day. I understand why others are skeptical he will do that since he has not consistently presented these traits. Chief thinks he can and hopes he will.

 

[Walker11]

Quite frankly, I see more NBA potential in Jalen than many here. True, he needs to change his heart and his mental approach to the game. Jalen must think and live the game. Focusing on getting better each and every day. I understand why others are skeptical he will do that since he has not consistently presented these traits. Chief thinks he can and hopes he will.

Jalen is an enigma. Us diehards think he should be better, even though he is awesome as it is. He has innate body control and finishing ability that separate himself from most NBA guards. His weaknesses seem improvable but he hasn't improved. I'm not sure if this is because of his work ethic, or the coaching and development of KO but I imagine we will find out in 5 years.

 

[LIuconn]

Jalen and Dyson. How are they similar? Really

 

[superjohn]

Jalen is an enigma. Us diehards think he should be better, even though he is awesome as it is. He has innate body control and finishing ability that separate himself from most NBA guards. His weaknesses seem improvable but he hasn't improved. I'm not sure if this is because of his work ethic, or the coaching and development of KO but I imagine we will find out in 5 years.

He's awesome? He has innate body control and finsishing ability that separate himself from most NBA guards. The guy is in his senior year and has yet to dominate his competition.

He had a surefire and 1 layup at the end against Zona to give us a chance to win and walked away with 1 point. He had what was an easy layup for any NBA guard or gpod college guard to keep us in it against FSU and blew it.

Peple are seriously overrating his game and athleticism in this thread.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Have you seen the footage of Teresa Halbach in the stands of the Wisconsin game on November 2nd?

 

[auror]

Jalen and Dyson. How are they similar? Really

I think it's a good surface level comparison, but falls apart with more scrutiny. I always thought Dyson was out of control, whereas I think Adams is too cool4skool. I don't know what the actual percentage of times Dyson committed a charge when he penetrated from the perimeter and put his head down, but my memory says it was 100%. Adams' turnovers are more often sloppy passes.

They did both have low release short hop 3's. Adams is a slightly better shooter in pretty much all respects, especially finishing in the paint (I think if Dyson played today he'd be about as good from 3 as Adams). Dyson was a good passer, but he wasn't lead guard good like Adams. Dyson was a much better defender, played harder and more physically active defense, and (meme of the day) drew more fouls than Jalen.

So similarities: ~6'3" or 4" guard with similar 3pt form, mediocre shooting, decent or better passing, somewhat high turnovers, good bounce.

 

[Walker11]

He's awesome? He has innate body control and finsishing ability that separate himself from most NBA guards. The guy is in his senior year and has yet to dominate his competition.

He had a surefire and 1 layup at the end against Zona to give us a chance to win and walked away with 1 point. He had what was an easy layup for any NBA guard or gpod college guard to keep us in it against FSU and blew it.

Peple are seriously overrating his game and athleticism in this thread.

I dont think Jalen should be drafted and he has not lived up to my (meaningless) expectations. He hasn't improved his shot or BBIQ enough. But. He is awesome. He would be heralded as a UConn great if he was the 2nd or 3rd best player on a good team, as we deserve. Failed to dominate? Do you remember Ok St. or Cinci? Or a dozen games last year? Please don't strawman me. Our opinions are likely quite similar.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I think it's a good surface level comparison, but falls apart with more scrutiny. I always thought Dyson was out of control, whereas I think Adams is TOO in control. I don't know what the actual percentage of times Dyson committed a charge when he penetrated from the perimeter and put his head down, but my memory says it was 100%. Adams' turnovers are more often sloppy passes.

They did both have low release short hop 3's. Adams is a slightly better shooter in pretty much all respects, especially finishing in the paint (I think if Dyson played today he'd be about as good from 3 as Adams). Dyson was a good passer, but he wasn't lead guard good like Adams. Dyson was a much better defender, played harder and more physically active defense, and (meme of the day) drew more fouls than Jalen.

So similarities: ~6'3" or 4" guard with similar 3pt form, mediocre shooting, decent or better passing, somewhat high turnovers, good bounce.

If Jalen’s a laser, Dyson was a rusty handsaw.

 

[superjohn]

I think it's a good surface level comparison, but falls apart with more scrutiny. I always thought Dyson was out of control, whereas I think Adams is TOO in control. I don't know what the actual percentage of times Dyson committed a charge when he penetrated from the perimeter and put his head down, but my memory says it was 100%. Adams' turnovers are more often sloppy passes.

They did both have low release short hop 3's. Adams is a slightly better shooter in pretty much all respects, especially finishing in the paint (I think if Dyson played today he'd be about as good from 3 as Adams). Dyson was a good passer, but he wasn't lead guard good like Adams. Dyson was a much better defender, played harder and more physically active defense, and (meme of the day) drew more fouls than Jalen.

So similarities: ~6'3" or 4" guard with similar 3pt form, mediocre shooting, decent or better passing, somewhat high turnovers, good bounce.

If Jalen had Dyson's passion for the game he would be an NBA player. Where Jalen coasts a little and throws lackadaisical passes Dyson was smashing into people and the floor. Where Jalen goes in for the jelly layup, Dyson was trying to tear the rim down.

 

[superjohn]

I dont think Jalen should be drafted and he has not lived up to my (meaningless) expectations. He hasn't improved his shot or BBIQ enough. But. He is awesome. He would be heralded as a UConn great if he was the 2nd or 3rd best player on a good team, as we deserve. Failed to dominate? Do you remember Ok St. or Cinci? Or a dozen games last year? Please don't strawman me. Our opinions are likely quite similar.

That's just the thing, the fanbase has talked about him like he's a superstar when he would be the third best player on any UConn team that did damage in the tournament.

 

[LIuconn]

They're completely different! That's my point. Why are they being compared here? JD was a hard-nosed 2 guard who could stack up against Derek Rose but didn't have any polish. Jalen is more of a complete player but not there...yet. Very close. I think he'd be better around better players, unlike Dyson. Make sense?

 

[Waquoit]

There is plenty of time for Jalen to get back into the picture. This team can keep getting better and he will be the main man.

 

[BlueMAB]

Ahh okay. Misread you there

No worries. I think he has NBA potential, but he just hasn't made that last step. His three point shot irks me. When he shoots a midrange jumper it looks natural. When he shoots a three he barely jumps and it's so inconsistent.