NBA Combine: Wieskamp's Draft Stock Rising, Dominates in Scrimmages. Luka SITS OUT w/ Groin Injury. Joe had 42" (Luka 29.5") Max Vertical Jump
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i hope he and Luka are 1st rounders!!!
in all seriousness, i just hope they find a place where they can stick. if you are not drafted in the 1st round, your chances of sticking rapidly decline
Joe has a very solid repeatable form. Makes for excellent consistency.....
Joe has all the tools to be a solid NBA player, he just needs to stay out of his own head when he starts to struggle. I think he improved some in that area last year after an abysmal end to his Sophomore year
Wow! Thats surprising. Wait a minute.... What happened to "white men can't jump"? Somebody consult with Woody Harelson, and Wesley Snipes....
Yes he did, and we'll miss his 7 boards a game from the wing spot. Cmon down Kris Murray....
I agree. He has all the tools. The knock on him is that during some games, especially late, he just seemed to disappear. Hope he stays aggressive during the combine scrimmages.
6'11 wingspan and 42 inch vertical?
Are you kidding me?
Im having trouble reconciling that with the lack of impressive dunks relative to those measurements.
JA Marant's vertical is 42 and he looks like he's jumping off a trampoline.
Zions is only 45.
42 inch vertical should put you head level with the rim at 6'5
I never saw anything remotely close to that from Joe.
Are you kidding me?
Im having trouble reconciling that with the lack of impressive dunks relative to those measurements.
JA Marant's vertical is 42 and he looks like he's jumping off a trampoline.
Zions is only 45.
42 inch vertical should put you head level with the rim at 6'5
I never saw anything remotely close to that from Joe.
His dunks were certainly not spectacular in comparison to other players with similar verticals.
They weren't spectacular compared to some of his teammates.
You must be the only person not shocked by that number.
I saw his head above the rim plenty of times.
Frankly I was more impressed by how quickly he could get up. One of the quickest leapers I have ever seen.
Maybe he doesnt have huge hands so he is limited to safer two handed dunks.
Maybe, somethings weird about it.
Guys with 40 inch verts usually stick out as rather obvious.
Good for him though, those measurements will definitely help his draft stock.
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To be clear to all, his standing vertical is 30”.
Yes weezy is good athlete but not NBA level. He lacks the elite quickness/change of direction quickness to blow by people. Not like he was prolific driver in college...he was opportunistic driver when he got overplayed at the 3pt line, but mostly 3pt shooter. NBA athletes are on another level. Weezy might stick in NBA, but I don't see him as much better than Matt Gatens.
Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman noted leading up to the combine that scouts were keeping an eye on Garza's weight loss because they did "question his defensive mobility and offensive quickness" at the next level.
Sports Illustrated's Jeremy Woo wrote in March that the two-time All-American isn't highly regarded in draft circles because of his lack of quickness, particularly on the defensive end against more athletic big men.
Woo specifically cited Iowa's 82-71 loss to Illinois in the Big Ten tournament when Illini center Kofi Cockburn scored 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds primarily matched up against Garza.
Here's what one executive for a Western Conference team told Woo about Garza as a draft prospect:
“Even looking at it favorably, I don’t think he can go in the first round. But I do think he has to get drafted. There’s too much positivity around his motor, production and who he is as a human being. In the second round, you can’t say you’re not going to think about giving him a chance to find a role. But how many people [in the NBA] will you find who think he’s a first-rounder? Not many.”
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Sports Illustrated's Jeremy Woo wrote in March that the two-time All-American isn't highly regarded in draft circles because of his lack of quickness, particularly on the defensive end against more athletic big men.
Woo specifically cited Iowa's 82-71 loss to Illinois in the Big Ten tournament when Illini center Kofi Cockburn scored 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds primarily matched up against Garza.
Here's what one executive for a Western Conference team told Woo about Garza as a draft prospect:
“Even looking at it favorably, I don’t think he can go in the first round. But I do think he has to get drafted. There’s too much positivity around his motor, production and who he is as a human being. In the second round, you can’t say you’re not going to think about giving him a chance to find a role. But how many people [in the NBA] will you find who think he’s a first-rounder? Not many.”
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I think the max vertical and standing vertical are getting everyone messed up in this thread.
There are so many GD self-proclaimed experts on this board. I wonder how many thought that Karl Malone would be a perennial all star...
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