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Basketball_Romantic23 said:
The Jazz should draft Kyrie Irving if they somehow get the number 1 pick in the draft. I like Harris as a point guard but i'm not sure he is the Jazz point guard of the future yet-- i think Irving would be the right pick Also, according to espn's Chad Ford, the Jazz are big on Jimmer Fredette. They think he can be a pretty good point guard in a few years at the NBA level! If Drafting Jimmer worked out, he would attract a lot of the BYU and college B-ball fanbase in utah, that don't watch the Jazz. just a thought! :)
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Nice first post, and welcome.

If we are lucky enough to get Irving, we better not draft Fredette with the 12.
I like Jimmer, and if we get a wing, or big man at 5 or 6... or earlier, I think we should take a look at getting Jimmer @ 12.
Personally I think Jimmer will turn into a decent point guard in the league, 50/50 he would turn into a regular starter, and a small chance he would ever become even a 1 time all-star. We can hope though.
 
JazzSpazz said:
Nice first post, and welcome.

If we are lucky enough to get Irving, we better not draft Fredette with the 12.
I like Jimmer, and if we get a wing, or big man at 5 or 6... or earlier, I think we should take a look at getting Jimmer @ 12.
Personally I think Jimmer will turn into a decent point guard in the league, 50/50 he would turn into a regular starter, and a small chance he would ever become even a 1 time all-star. We can hope though.
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Not to many people thought Stockton was going to be that good. Jazz fanz apparently booed the pick like Hayward. Jimmer might shock the world. Then again he might only be on the court when a team desperately needs a 3.
 
As I'm starting to dig a little deeper in this draft, I'm really liking Reggie Jackson for Boston College. 6-3 Pg with great athleticism and a 7-foot wingspan. He should be there for #12, so if we get a big with our top pick, he might be a great PG to train under Harris.

Here is ESPN's update on him:

Mar 30 Update: Jackson is one of the true sleepers in this year's draft. He's coming off a terrific season at Boston College where he averaged 18 ppg, 4.5 apg, 4.3 rpg and shot an impressive 42 percent from three. He's long, athletic, has great quickness, can run a team and shoot the basketball. Those types of players are typically lottery picks at the end of the day. Scouts have been a little bit slower on the uptake with Jackson, but every NBA team I spoke with has him as a solid first-round pick. A few have him in the lottery. He's also the type that could really rise with terrific workouts. I expect he'll stay in the draft.
 
Archie Moses said:
Why the **** is everyone so high on this Irving kid? What has he done? Played in like 12 games or something?
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” Last month in an interview with USA TODAY, when told Krzyzewski had compared some of his attributes to NBA star Chris Paul‘s, [Kyrie] Irving paused before saying: “There’s only one Kyrie Irving.”"
 
AlaskanAssassin said:
As I'm starting to dig a little deeper in this draft, I'm really liking Reggie Jackson for Boston College. 6-3 Pg with great athleticism and a 7-foot wingspan. He should be there for #12, so if we get a big with our top pick, he might be a great PG to train under Harris.

Here is ESPN's update on him:

Mar 30 Update: Jackson is one of the true sleepers in this year's draft. He's coming off a terrific season at Boston College where he averaged 18 ppg, 4.5 apg, 4.3 rpg and shot an impressive 42 percent from three. He's long, athletic, has great quickness, can run a team and shoot the basketball. Those types of players are typically lottery picks at the end of the day. Scouts have been a little bit slower on the uptake with Jackson, but every NBA team I spoke with has him as a solid first-round pick. A few have him in the lottery. He's also the type that could really rise with terrific workouts. I expect he'll stay in the draft.
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yeah, Chad Ford is with you on that one. Lets hope KOC gets to see Knight, Walker, Jackson, and Fredette workout against each other.
 
I think Jimmer has the ceiling of mark price. Worst case Eddie house who had a long career. The thing with Jimmer you have to look at selecting him as a marketing tool. The jazz need to increase their fan base. By drafting him they will instantly sell more tickets and merchandise. It is not a stretch to draft him at 12. If he turns into a great bench player in this draft it is a win. If he turns into a mark price and runs the jazz team for the next 10 years it is a steal. Either way it is a win win for the jazz.
 
AlaskanAssassin said:
As I'm starting to dig a little deeper in this draft, I'm really liking Reggie Jackson for Boston College. 6-3 Pg with great athleticism and a 7-foot wingspan. He should be there for #12, so if we get a big with our top pick, he might be a great PG to train under Harris.

Here is ESPN's update on him:

Mar 30 Update: Jackson is one of the true sleepers in this year's draft. He's coming off a terrific season at Boston College where he averaged 18 ppg, 4.5 apg, 4.3 rpg and shot an impressive 42 percent from three. He's long, athletic, has great quickness, can run a team and shoot the basketball. Those types of players are typically lottery picks at the end of the day. Scouts have been a little bit slower on the uptake with Jackson, but every NBA team I spoke with has him as a solid first-round pick. A few have him in the lottery. He's also the type that could really rise with terrific workouts. I expect he'll stay in the draft.
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Looks interesting. Here's some more info on him along with a highlight reel:
https://www.nbadraft.net/players/reggie-jackson
He plays more like a shooting guard than a point guard, but that might work alongside Hayward, assuming he can hit the outside shot. This article lists much poorer shooting percentages than you mentioned. Those arms, though. Wow! He's got the potential to create a lot of problems for his opponents on both ends of the floor.
 
Aside from Favors, we don't have too much athleticism on the roster. So in this draft that is lack of surefire talents, we can address this by drafting Biyombo at #6 and Burks at #12, just like DraftExpress suggests at this moment.

C Jefferson/Biyombo
PF Favors/Millsap
SF Hayward/Evans
SG Burks/Bell
PG Harris/Watson (re-signed)

We will then have to address the shooter situation via free agency. How good we are will be determined by how much improvement from within.
 
Zerol said:
Aside from Favors, we don't have too much athleticism on the roster. So in this draft that is lack of surefire talents, we can address this by drafting Biyombo at #6 and Burks at #12, just like DraftExpress suggests at this moment.

C Jefferson/Biyombo
PF Favors/Millsap
SF Hayward/Evans
SG Burks/Bell
PG Harris/Watson (re-signed)

We will then have to address the shooter situation via free agency. How good we are will be determined by how much improvement from within.
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So you have Evans playing the backup 3. Evans is not a 3. Why not pick up Miles under 4 million contract to play the 3?
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
Kobe was taken straight out of high school. Big difference.
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Yeah I know but there was a little sarcasm in there. (notice the 99.5% chance against Kobe likeness) I have not seen Burks enough to comment on him really, but the guy can definitely score. Perhaps at least the next Derozan or we get intl dude who becomes next Gasol. hey a guy can dream!
 
would Jordan Hamilton be a good pick at 12? He is projected a little lower on draftexpress currently. anyone watched him? He and Burks both are intriguing from what I have read. Not sure who would be better of the two.

The problem with this draft is it has plenty of "intriguing" prospects to me but maybe 2 "can't miss" guys.
 
Wham! said:
would Jordan Hamilton be a good pick at 12? He is projected a little lower on draftexpress currently. anyone watched him? He and Burks both are intriguing from what I have read. Not sure who would be better of the two.

The problem with this draft is it has plenty of "intriguing" prospects to me but maybe 2 "can't miss" guys.
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Thank god we have the number of promising intl players this draft if it were like last year no doubt this would perhaps be the worst draft of this century. Definitely the year for intl players to declare.
 
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