Chad Ford's Mock Draft - Utah Jazz Take Brandon Knight And Alec Burks
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Kyrie looked pretty awesome before his injury.
He is very young, smart and has good fundamentals in place. I could definitely see that being the case after a few years of development.
NAOS
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I've come around on Burks simply because of the high-reward factor. His ability to finish at the rim is special, and he looks like a good rebounding guard. I wouldn't take him at 6, but if he is there at 12 then I wouldn't hesitate. If he can learn to play good system defense and develop a good set jumper (something Wade had to learn, fyi), then he'd be a good asset.
I don't think you worry about the Hayward vs. Burks issue for awhile. I'd give Burks a long stay in the second unit until he improved on the areas I mentioned, and if/when he deserved more minutes I'd slide Hayward to the 3 so that both could be on the floor. It'd be a good problem if they were both effective slashers and playmakers because we could have one on the floor at all times.
Ford has a revised Mock Draft that is ESPN Insider only. Can someone please post the Jazz portion here?
Still Knight and Burks. The revision was because of T-Jones pulling out of the draft.
margodydek
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Correct. There may have been some slight changes in the later picks, but in essence the only significant change in the mock was Marcus Morris replaced T-Jones.
margodydek
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Who's 4 inches shorter than who?
Jason Terry and Brandon Knight are both listed at 6'4". So unless I am taking your post the wrong way they are the same size.
margodydek
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Most places I've seen say Terry is 6'2" - 6'3" while Knight measures at 6'3" - 6'4". I am also confused by the post about being 4 inches shorter. It makes it sound like Knight is 4 inches shorter than Terry. If that's the case, I'd like to know when Terry became 6'7" - 6'8".
Favors Flave
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Knight is 6'4 Terry is more like 6'2. Unless you were thinking of Walker and listing him at 5'10 then you obviously don't know how tall Knight and Terry are
Given how well a 30+ year-old Jason Terry was doing in the Laker series, I thought it might boost Jimmer Fredette's stock.
vslice02
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While both are shooting guards in point guard-bodies, Terry has much more footspeed and lateral quickness than Fredette. Terry isn't a lockdown defender - but he is more adequate than Fredette projects to be and played point guard at a fairly high-level before assuming the 6th-man role with Dallas.
Can never say never, but unless KOC knows something we don't about Jimmer can't say I see Jimmer at #6..
Unless KOC was looking to trump last year's 'Hayward' magic act....
True, but now Terry has slowed down a lot and is basically a spot-up shooter.