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Making a Case for Baby Stock
Posted by: Andrew on July 11th, 2012
The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of the Utah Jazz.I want to sign Stockton Jr.
Watching the kid in the summer league hasn’t shown much if you watch the box scores. A few points, some assists, that’s the gist of it. But when you watch him actually play, and watch him with the ball in his hand, he’s got a shadow of his dad. Quick off the dribble, great ball handling, and has a phenomenal passing ability (Would have had more assists if his teammates would have finished)
You can teach a player how to shoot. You can make them train and practice and get stronger. But an eye for the game, toughness and raw IQ aren’t exactly teachable. The kid has a lot of raw talent. He’s a bit scrawny, a little on the nervous side, but I think if we sign him for cheap and keep him as a third string, train him up a bit, he might just surprise everyone and show how strong that Stockton blood is.
His shot is a little eccentric (Though he’s a lefty. Every left-handed kid I’ve played with seems to shoot straighter. Maybe I’m crazy) and he’ll always have to live with Stockton expectations, but I have faith in the kid. He shows promise, and with fine-tuning that the NBA can supply, he may be able to develop into a great point guard.
Thoughts?
#StocktonLegacy
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He is under contract in Germany
He for sure has great DNA….I watched his dad play back in the day. It has to be difficult to follow dads legacy. If he can get his own identity, boy got skills, he might make his own legacy.
Michael Stockton > Watson
I’m glad that someone else posted this because I didn’t want to be the first one to say it but I think the kid has a lot of spunk. As you mentioned, he has a lot of the skills that are just unteachable. I would love to see them amnesty Watson and sign Stockton. I’m not sure about his contract status in Germany.
I agree with Omar, as much as I love Earl, Stockton would probably be a better backup than Earl.
As much as I would love it to be true, I dont think he will be an NBA player. I do like the idea of a young PG replacing Watson though
I’m pretty sure Kyrylo Fesenko could play PG better than Watson, so we aren’t saying much indicating that Stockton would be better too.
If his name was not Stockton nobody would care about him. He has done well in summer leauge though… But this is summer leauge.
I’m not going to lie and say that his name had nothing to do with it, but I see an upgrade at the backup PG spot if we were to get ahold of him. The biggest factor for that is his precision passing. He has the ability to thread the needle and get his teammates involved. And in the NBA, those skills would only get better.
People thought John would amount to nothing early in his career too.
The kid has stherotypics moves of him dad., he has rapid hands, good movements, a decent shoot for a pg… I like him too, I think is more than Watson, and also commercially would be a boom on this league.
Hope he make first team.
He is signed in Germany so he can’t come to training camp at all. http://weareutahjazz.com/lockedonjazz/ look at Emptying the Noggin-Game 2 Summer League. It is at the very end.
He is a great kid with a very terrific name in Utah, however I don’t think Utah would be a great place for him. Not sure he is even an NBA player, but it would be nice if he got a chance somewhere else. It would be a nightmare to try and live up to a legend, especially one that is related to you.