The season is toast! Play the rookies and look to the future.
The Future: The Jazz have the 6th pick in the 2011 draft as of right now. Below is my top 6 picks for the Jazz. Not necessarily the top 6 players in the draft (although...?). I used a combination of "best available" and "position needs" to determine these picks.
The Future: The Jazz have the 6th pick in the 2011 draft as of right now. Below is my top 6 picks for the Jazz. Not necessarily the top 6 players in the draft (although...?). I used a combination of "best available" and "position needs" to determine these picks.
my top 6 picks for the Jazz as of right now...
*Guys just outside my top six: Derrick Williams(SF), Kemba Walker(PG), & Kawhi Leonard(SF)
If a big like Kanter or Perry Jones is taken with that earlier pick, a wing would DEFINITELY need to be taken at 12. If Leonard, Derrick Williams, or Kemba (in that order) are still on the board, it's a no brainer! I don't think they will be. Guys that probably will be available are Jordan Hamilton(WING), Jimmer(PG/SG), Alec Burks(WING), and the stretch to Travis Leslie(SG) (think under-sized DeMar DeRozan with a much better touch on his jumper out to the three).
As far as sleepers go, if a lotto pick can be a sleeper, I have a mid to late lotto pick that I think perhaps might be the best guy in the draft... and a potential NBA super star: Terrence Jones! I really have a hard time not picking this guy as my #1 for the Jazz. Barnes and Irving edged him out just because they look like guys that can help out right now on any team. But in the long run (might not be that long!), Terrence might be the best player out of the draft. His ball control is clean and tight as he's able to keep his dribble when most guys with his size and build only put the ball on the floor when they are attacking the rim. He is physically built like LeBron James, and has a game similar to AK's best stuff.
6. Brandon Knight | PG/SG | 6-4 | 183lbs.
*Great scouting report on Brandon Knight HERE!
5. Enes Kanter | C/PF | 6-10 | 255lbs.
Kanter is a bit under sized as an NBA center, but has a thick frame and one of the most NBA ready games in the draft. He will contribute immediately wherever he goes.
4. Terrence Jones | WING | 6-8 | 226lbs.
I keep waiting for this guy to NOT impress me... hasn't happened. His game is being compared to Lamar Odem, A.K., and Shawn Kemp... three very different players. That right there should impress that he is versatile to say the least.
3. Perry Jones | C/PF | 6-11 | 220lbs.
Said to be a guard in a Center's body... that can be great (amazing ball control & smooth shot out to the perimeter), and bad (unusually poor rebounder & his back to the basket is just average). With his size and athleticism, I have a hard time seeing him as anything less than a true starter, with one or two All-Star appearances.
2. Kyrie Irving | PG | 6-2 | 180lbs.
He is what he is... in a good way. Kyrie can man the role of PG for just about any NBA team that doesn't already have an elite franchise guard. He has all the tools to be one of the top guards... only time will tell if he translates into the Williams, Rose, Wall, Rondo, and Paul class, or is just a good starter that should be the 2nd best player on a playoff team.
1. Harrison Barnes | WING | 6-7 | 212lbs.
Barnes can and should be a career top 3 wing player. He has every tool needed to be elite. I think he's ready to help any team right now, and could be the go to guy on almost any team in 3-5 years.
As of right now, Utah has a 2nd pick in the lotto at 12. This is an interesting pick, on the one hand it's great to have a second pick in the lotto. On the other, if it can be packaged in a trade in the off-season...
anyway, other than the guys mentioned above, who i don't think will be there at 12, here are a few scenarios:
If the Jazz get Harrison Barnes, Kyrie Irving, Terrence Jones or Brandon Knight with that 6th pick; I think you obviously look at true a big for the next pick.
John Henson(C/PF), Patric Young(PF/C), & Donatas Motiejunas(C/PF) (in that order) would be at the top of my list.
If a big like Kanter or Perry Jones is taken with that earlier pick, a wing would DEFINITELY need to be taken at 12. If Leonard, Derrick Williams, or Kemba (in that order) are still on the board, it's a no brainer! I don't think they will be. Guys that probably will be available are Jordan Hamilton(WING), Jimmer(PG/SG), Alec Burks(WING), and the stretch to Travis Leslie(SG) (think under-sized DeMar DeRozan with a much better touch on his jumper out to the three).
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As I have discussed with Ice Man before, Those 20-30 games AK has every year that are super impressive (Sat 2/26/11 : 21pts. 7asts. 7rbds. ) would make AK an all-star if he could do it 70+ times a year!
Enter Terence Jones; A much stronger and more durable AK... yes please!
With the gray sky of missing the playoffs and the looming season lock-out, the draft may be the best thing to look forward to for a long time.
With the gray sky of missing the playoffs and the looming season lock-out, the draft may be the best thing to look forward to for a long time.
2 comments:
What about Jimmer? :)
Jimmer is perhaps one of the worst defenders I have ever seen... what is amazing, is even with that, he will be a great NBA player. If he had a defensive game of some type... he would be elite.
Go Cougs! Get after Florida, and spread the floor!
P.S. If Jimmer was not at BYU, I think Jackson Emery would be a 2nd round pick, and make a team. Athletic defending combo/PG that can shoot! He could be the next Wes Mathews for some lucky franchise.
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