homeytennis
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Our old buddy is back in the league playing for the Wizards. In about 7 minutes of PT per game he is average 2 points and a half a rebound a game. He was in the DLeague.
Morris Almond
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BluesRocker
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He sucks. Waste of talent
AlaskanAssassin
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I'm not sure much talent was really there. At least NBA talent, because he was torching up the D-League.
gregbroncs
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Almond just does not have NBA talent. I'm not sure how it's a waste of talent since he really does not have much.
homeytennis
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I was really excited when we drafted him but he sucked when he played for us.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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That will be the day.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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Just looked, and no not one assist!
I'm shocked.
In all seriousness, Almond needs to focus on playing in Europe and playing real basketball. The D-League is as much keeping him from being an NBA player as it is keeping him on a call-up list.
It's honestly shocking to me that he hasn't figured out why teams stay away from him.
Not sure if serious, but it didn't seem terrible at the time. Tiago Splitter would've been a wiser move. But then again, Ramon Sessions almost went undrafted and Marc Gasol went in the second round.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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If that's the case what do these players say about KOC's drafting skills
Williams
Hayward
Millsap
Burks
Kanter
Every gm has wins and losses in the draft.
gregbroncs
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Yea because one mid-1st round pick superceeds the success he has had. Not very many people thought Almond would even fall as far as Utah.
//r00t 4 Jazz
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I remember I wanted Aflalo because I thought he would be a good defender that could maybe learn to shoot. However Jazz passed and Det. picked him up and then after his rookie year traded him for essentially nothing (Walter Sharpe and cash to Denver for a future second-round pick) so IMO that is worse they had him and traded him for squat.
cctrackstar
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Almond was weird. It seemed like a great idea, but wow, what a bust. Even for a late first rounder.
I've heard and agree that late first round picks are the worst picks in the draft. Teams seem to try and reach on those picks more than any other picks, hoping to hit it big. They pick a player who is decent at one thing and lacking in a lot of other things, hoping that the player will mature and fill out into a solid player. More often than not the player will be overwhelmed by the quickness and aggression of the NBA and falter because of it. Sometimes it works out, but I am no longer surprised when it doesn't.
Now second round picks are different. Teams don't have to give these players guaranteed contracts, so there isn't as much risk. They are able to pick gritty tough players who are either undersized or had the gall to go to four years of college (sarcasm alert). Players who are solid but unspectacular. It just so happens that these gritty guys are more likely than players who left early thinking they were better than they were; to overcome their flaws and become solid NBA players. This is why the Jazz do so well in the second round; they are great at picking gritty solid players who will become more than they currently are.
I've heard and agree that late first round picks are the worst picks in the draft. Teams seem to try and reach on those picks more than any other picks, hoping to hit it big. They pick a player who is decent at one thing and lacking in a lot of other things, hoping that the player will mature and fill out into a solid player. More often than not the player will be overwhelmed by the quickness and aggression of the NBA and falter because of it. Sometimes it works out, but I am no longer surprised when it doesn't.
Now second round picks are different. Teams don't have to give these players guaranteed contracts, so there isn't as much risk. They are able to pick gritty tough players who are either undersized or had the gall to go to four years of college (sarcasm alert). Players who are solid but unspectacular. It just so happens that these gritty guys are more likely than players who left early thinking they were better than they were; to overcome their flaws and become solid NBA players. This is why the Jazz do so well in the second round; they are great at picking gritty solid players who will become more than they currently are.
Detroit didn't trade AA. He signed with Denver after his rookie deal expired.
https://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/sam_amick/12/19/nuggets.arron.afflalo/index.html