Burks Was the Right Pick!! And Kanter Will be Great Along side Favors! Trade Sap or Jefferson.
Just a few of my thoughts- Endulge me!
What Jay Bilas Said is true: The Jazz had the best draft night! I love the Burks Pick. Burks has a ton of potential- The guy can flat out score the basketball! Handles the ball like a point gaurd at 6'6, he's long, and very athletic! Explosive first step! The jazz have needed a guy that can close out games, and create his own shot, and Burks has the potential to be a guy that can do that! Needs to improve his shot, and he could be a legit 2 and closer. Has anyone ever watched how Boston closes out games? They put Peirce at the top of the key, run an isolation play and let him go work. I Really think if Burks has the "it" factor (desire, commitment, and diligence) he could be an amazing player for the jazz for the next decade or so. (of course, hopefully he does not pull a D-Will ha). it is worth noting that one scout said that he sees Burks being able to play PG for 15 to 20 minutes a night. interesting! We will now have 3 positions that can handle the ball very well: Harris at PG, Burks at SG, and Hayward at SF (My only concern is that i liked Hayward guarding 2's more then him guarding 3's)
Also like the Kanter pick; He'll be great along side Favors!! Favors can rebound and be our Rim Protector, and Kanter has a big body to fill up space and rebound the basketball. I love our Size. Favors and Kanter are only 19, so both may still grow. Both have great potential. If both do end up reaching even 75 percent of their percieved potential, We will have a fantastic front court. Kanter can spread the floor for Favors! Bringing his guy out of the paint will also make it easier for Burks, Hayward and Harris to get to the rim and score! Way exciting to think how good we can be!! Remember when we could not handle the Laker Bigs for 3 straight years?? they were way to long and big for our front court. Boozer, Okur and Millsap really struggled against Odom, Bynum, and Gasol! I think that has changed for sure. Favors is so nimble, long and athletic, and pairing him with Kanter who is big and skilled could be an amazing front court!
Now that we have drafted Kanter, we have 6 bigs... lol, yes 6 (that is not counting FES and Elson who are free agents. Thank goodness i can say Goodbye Elson!!
). We have Okur, Jefferson, Milsap, Kanter, Evans, and Favors. If Kanter shows promise early on next season, it would be a great idea for the Jazz to trade Jefferson or millsap, and thus get some value where they have a greater need!
Jefferson has a fat contract, and it sure would be great to get that off the books. I think Letting Jefferson go will also spped up the development of Kanter and Favors. It's noting against Jefferson, but he really isn't good in the flex offense, and i think in the end his time in utah shuold be short lived (Of course, not sure where Corbin is going to go with the system the Jazz run. can't see it being too different from Sloan's).
I love Millsap for his heart and work ethic. he adds a lot to the Jazz. If he wants to stay, and is okay filling a role as a rotation guy i would love it if the Jazz kept him. I like the idea of Keeing Okur around for Kanters first year. idk, maybe he can help him develop in someway. maybe he''ll help him come along metally. Plus, Okur is just a grweat dude and perahps that will help in the Locker room.
if you have any trade ideas, i would be interested to hear them. Overall i think we had an amzing draft! I think the jazz could be a legit contender just 3 to 4 years from now. I've never been more excited to be a Jazz Fan!!
