In my not so humble opinion, trading up for anyone in this draft not named "John Wall" or "Evan Turner" would be stupid. Stay at 9 and let the chips fall where they may.
ahem...or "Derrick Favors"
ahem...or "Derrick Favors"
You should change your title from "Beer Fan" to "FO Slop Peddler" or "David Locke". Not sure what the difference is.If the Jazz move up to #5, I think it will be to take Monroe. I think he will be one of the best players to come out of this draft.
...highly regarded players who could end up struggling to make a significant impact in the NBA.
1. DeMarcus Cousins
Cousins is the darling of the statistical evaluations. One concern I have with variations of PER is that it rewards players with high rebounding and high field goal percentage numbers that play limited minutes. On film, Cousins is an advanced offensive player; his post moves are more developed than a lot of current NBA centers. However, his attitude could counteract those positives. Too often, Cousins showed signs of immaturity that made him an unlikable player to watch at Kentucky. It is one thing to get into it with the opposition; it's another to challenge your coach. Cousins disappointed a lot of NBA people by saying that concerns about his behavior were media-driven. Plus his work ethic, conditioning and defensive commitment are all question marks at this point.
There are only 3 can't miss players in the draft (Wall, Turner, Johnson). Then there's a guy that wasn't very productive (though rather efficient) with superb length and athleticism, and a fat doucher that was one of the most productive/efficient players of the last decade with elite strength and length.
After that, everyone is either too soft, too white, too old, too unathletic, too short, too raw, or too something to be worthy of a top-10 pick. Trading up to grab that soft-on Monroe would be retarded beyond description.
After that, everyone is either. . . too white . . . too unathletic to be worthy of a top-10 pick.
If the Jazz move up it better be for some one like Flavors or Johnson or Turner. Not sure I would be willing to pay the price to move up for anyone else
I'll never go to another Jazz game if they trade up for Flavors.
Don't worry they won't, Collins' 31 will be going up in the rafters, but some may be intrigued by the multifaceted options he'd bring, between the creamy smoothness of his offense or his chunky hardness he'd bring to defense and he's got ice milk in his veins during crunch time, could also be a marketing dream.I'll never go to another Jazz game if they trade up for Flavors.
Can I ask why? All games I have seen him in Flavors has done really well. Plus all the reports on him seem to be good.