What's new
By:

Team USA Scrimmage on NBA TV, 7/25 @ 7PM MST

franklin said:
A fan tweeted a pic of "my boy" posing with him at Disney World.

good to see him getting some vacation like a normal person while also respecting his craft. Being polite with fans from around the country too.
Click to expand...

Oh really? Must have missed that.
 
Catchall said:
Favors, Cousins, Sanders, Drummond, DeAndre Jordan and Monroe will all have a shot at the 2014 team. It'll depend how they perform this season. Two or three of them will probably make the team depending on whether D12 wants to go.
Click to expand...

Plenty competition there. Outside attitude, Monroe is probably the frontrunner, with Favors and Drummond fighting for third wheel.

Favors brings what Drummond does defensively, with more offensive potential IMO. He needs to get a midrange shot. Like now.
 
Catchall said:
Remember when I said Burke was the best "playmaker" from the last few drafts? Yeah, Irving is better. I was down on him taking 18 attempts per game, but he's a load to deal with.
Click to expand...

Honest mistake. Burke was a great playmaker in college...but I got to see Irving in college (for 11 freaking games, I'm still pissed about it) and he's just unreal. He might have the best handle in the NBA. Incredibly fun player to watch on offense. His defense sucks though.
 
I went to the game and I didn't realize how big Barns was...he could easily be a stretch 4. George looked great. Drummonds is twice as thick as Davis. Honestly favors looked a lazy until I heard about the back issue . Hayward was chatting a lot on the bench with a few other guys . lol lets hope he can convinced Cousins to the Jazz next year :-)
 
My Rankings for the players at the scrimmage. Not based on this game, but based off this game a little.


Davis
Irving
Barnes
Hayward
George
Monroe
Favors
Thompson
Lillard
Faried
Holiday
Cousins
Drummond
Wall
Parsons
Lawson
Derozan
Conley
Anderson
MKG
Waiters
Walker
Jordan
Zeller
 
My thoughts: Like I've been saying for years, if Hayward is your third best player you are a title team. If he is your second best player, you are a playoff team. If he is your best player, you suck. Hayward looks like the old Hayward, only better. He is an amazing role player. I try to extend him now, and get him locked up for 4 for 40. Great deal.

I'm glad Favors was hurt because he looked awful and slow. Other than looking bigger, Favors looks like he hasn't improved much. I don't even discuss an extension unless it starts out in the 7 million range, which he will laugh at. Favors has to show me something before I give him 10+ a year. I hope his injury was the problem because he doesn't look like he has improved at all.

Our offense is going to SUCK this year. Bad. Ouch. Burke isn't a good NBA offensive player yet. Hayward can't carry a team. Favors, yikes. Kanter is still learning and hasn't played consistent minutes ever. Lowe is right. We have potential, but we will be bad this year. Wiggins might be a real possibility.

If I'm Utah, and my record is fourth worst at the end of March, Hayward gets some sort of tendinitis. This team has pieces, potential and cap space. You need a "the man". This draft has that guy. Do whatever you need to to get him. Pop has never regretted tanking. Do it. Build a title winning team. Don't worry about Stoked and other whinning fans. If you get Wiggins, they will pretend the tank never happened and come running with their wallets opened.
 
green said:
My thoughts: Like I've been saying for years, if Hayward is your third best player you are a title team. If he is your second best player, you are a playoff team. If he is your best player, you suck. Hayward looks like the old Hayward, only better. He is an amazing role player. I try to extend him now, and get him locked up for 4 for 40. Great deal.

I'm glad Favors was hurt because he looked awful and slow. Other than looking bigger, Favors looks like he hasn't improved much. I don't even discuss an extension unless it starts out in the 7 million range, which he will laugh at. Favors has to show me something before I give him 10+ a year. I hope his injury was the problem because he doesn't look like he has improved at all.

Our offense is going to SUCK this year. Bad. Ouch. Burke isn't a good NBA offensive player yet. Hayward can't carry a team. Favors, yikes. Kanter is still learning and hasn't played consistent minutes ever. Lowe is right. We have potential, but we will be bad this year. Wiggins might be a real possibility.

If I'm Utah, and my record is fourth worst at the end of March, Hayward gets some sort of tendinitis. This team has pieces, potential and cap space. You need a "the man". This draft has that guy. Do whatever you need to to get him. Pop has never regretted tanking. Do it. Build a title winning team. Don't worry about Stoked and other whinning fans. If you get Wiggins, they will pretend the tank never happened and come running with their wallets opened.
Click to expand...

Good post...... but I'm sick of burks getting left out of the discussions about next year.
You mentioned favors, kanter, hayward and burke, but burks doesnt even get a shout out?

Serious though, good post
 
fishonjazz said:
Good post...... but I'm sick of burks getting left out of the discussions about next year.
You mentioned favors, kanter, hayward and burke, but burks doesnt even get a shout out?

Serious though, good post
Click to expand...

I agree with ya Fish!!!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page
Back
Top