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dwill#1

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Luke Babbitt or Paul george?
Xavier Henry or Gordon Hayward?
Epke Udoh or Hassan Whiteside?
Patrick Patterson or Ed Davis?
Cousins or Monroe if we move up?
Johnson or Aminu if we move up?

I think these are the guys on the final board. I would throw in Aldrich but have no one else they are looking at and I'm not a fan of Aldrich at all anyway.

1. I would go with George b/c he has more potential and more athleticism; both great shooters though
2. Henry obviously b/c he is young, strong, great shooter and a much better prospect than Hayward
3.If they are looking short term Udoh but long term I take Whiteside
4. I would take Patrick cause he didnt have a huge injury and doesnt have bust potential like Davis
5.Cousins cause he was the best big in college, if he keeps his attitude in check he could become a dominant big man
6. This is tough for me. I love Johnson shooting and defensive capabilities but I love Aminu's athleticism, size, rebounding, d-fence and potential too and he is younger. Really tough decision though cause I watched Johnson at the tourney and he was incredible
 
George
Henry
Udoh
Davis
Cousins (but I don't like either of them all that much)
Johnson
 
1.George, tired of players stuck between 3 and 4.
2.Henry.
3.Take risk with Whiteside..:)
4.Ed Davis.
5. No doubt, Cousins.
6.Johnson, see 1.
 
Luke Babbitt or Paul george? GEORGE (Babbitt is Adam Morrison)
Xavier Henry or Gordon Hayward? HENRY, by a landslide
Epke Udoh or Hassan Whiteside? UDOH
Patrick Patterson or Ed Davis? DAVIS, but a very close call
Cousins or Monroe if we move up? COUSINS by a landslide
Johnson or Aminu if we move up? JOHNSON by a landslide
 
If I could choose, I'd pick me.

Clearly, I am the best candidate for this team.
 
Luke Babbitt or Paul george? - Paul George
Xavier Henry or Gordon Hayward? - Xavier Henry
Epke Udoh or Hassan Whiteside? - Udoh, def.
Patrick Patterson or Ed Davis? Patrick Patterson (great team player, good stats all around, can play Jazz basketball)
Cousins or Monroe if we move up? Cousins
Johnson or Aminu if we move up? Johnson, def.
 
Best news is that no on is voting for Babbitt. Hope the Jazz FO and JSlo are thinking the same way. I don't see him doing much if anything in the NBA
 
So we all agree on except Johnson. I'm very impressed with him but I for some odd reason I like Aminu's athleticism, defense and size over Johnson's shooting,athleticism. Both don't create very well though.
 
I'm shocked that no one has voted for Babbitt. His numbers are clearly better than George's overall and he, not George, is more athletic OP. That is, if we're basing it on game stats and pre-draft measurements.

I guarantee if their races were reversed, everyone would choose Babbitt, hell maybe even be screaming from the rooftops to draft Babbitt. Let's look at him compared to Wesley Johnson...

Wesley Johnson: 35.0 mpg, 16.5 ppg, 50.2 FG%, 41.5 3PT%, 77.2 FT%, 8.5 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.7 spg, 1.8 bpg, 2.3 tpg, 2.1 pfpg; 8'10" standing reach, 37.0' vert, 11.43 lane agility, 3.14 sprint
& Luke Babbitt: 37.1 mpg, 21.9 ppg, 50.0 FG%, 41.6 3PT%, 91.7 FT%, 8.9 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.0 spg, 0.8 bpg, 2.4 tpg, 2.6 pfpg; 8'8.5" standing reach, 37.5' vert, 10.98 lane agility, 3.40 sprint

Very, very similar...Babbitt's numbers offensively are slightly better than Johnson's and Johnson's are clearly better on the defensive end. I have to believe that with Babbitt's athleticism, he could improve immensely in that area. My point, he's underrated imo and I believe that's due to his race more than anything else. Hell, I understand people's perceptions of white guys but...
 
Wait what conference did Babbitt play in?? What conference did Johnson play in and didn't his team make it to the Sweet 16? Babbit's team was centered around him. I watched the last 5 or so games from Johnson and he hardly had the ball putting up those ridiculous #'s. Andy Rautins had the ball or that Scoop dude. If Cuse put the ball in Johnson's hands more they would have gone further in the tourney
 
A couple things...my main point was that everyone picking George boggles my mind. Babbitt has clearly better stats and their measurements are about the same. Regarding Johnson, I was simply showing how the two had very similar numbers. Obviously Johnson played in a far better conference. However, he's also basically two years older than Babbitt (23 months if we want to get more specific) so he's farther along on the curve. He also had far better talent around him and far better coaching, so going further in the tourney (though Nevada only made the NIT) is not the strongest argument. If that were the case, Hayward would be a no-brainer.
 
I think Babbitt, Paul, Johnson, even Henry would all be good fits. Is Johnson that much better than the other three to warrant trading up? He is not.
 
Luke Babbitt or Paul george?
Xavier Henry or Gordon Hayward?
Epke Udoh or Hassan Whiteside?
Patrick Patterson or Ed Davis?
Cousins or Monroe if we move up?
Johnson or Aminu if we move up?
 
I just don't see the love for Babbitt. Seems like a Adam Morrison 2.0 to me. Don't get over excited off Combine stuff. What matters is how they perform on the court and I strongly believe George will be a much better NBA player
 
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