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Drafting Hayward Gives the Jazz Flexibility to Trade or Lose AK

New_Anonymity_Old_Sage said:
I can't really believe that i'm saying this, but as of now, given the post-draft roster, I'd sort of like to hold on to AK for a little bit.

That said, the Thunder kicked our *** on draft night. I think unless the Jazz have a great rest of the summer the Thunder will be the favorites in the NW.
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We say this about AK every year now. The best scenario for the Jazz is that he wakes up and becomes the 15/8/4/1.5 player that creates disruption on both sides of the court. He did this for about 10 - 12 games last year, and the Jazz won just about all of them. If AK and Boozer really played up to their potential, then this makes for a great front court along with a defensive C that clogs the middle (even Fess can do that).

The Thunder are okay, depending on how they build their frontcourt. No doubt--Westbrook, Harden, Durrant is a nice base. Now they're working on Ibaka/Aldrich. Portland is good too if Oden gets on track. Denver is stuck and declining along with Billups. Minnesota is Minnesota. The Jazz aren't doing badly, just need their players to pan out.
 
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GlassEater said:
No argument from me there. I knew Cousins was a remote possibility, so I was hoping to get Udoh. Guess the Jazz weren't that high on Davis. Had the Jazz drafted a big, then they could have just re-signed Korver and/or brought in Elijah Millsap to backup CJ and Matthews.

KOC (or maybe it was Perrin) gave us a hint last week as to what the Jazz might do. IIRC, something was stated to the effect that if you can get a player who creates a real mismatch at a position, then you have to consider it. In retrospect, I think it was a reference to Hayward. With his ball-handling skills, I think they feel he can be a 6'8" off guard (or point-forward, whatever you want to call it0.

Miles is still a bit inconsistent, but he really started to come on the 2nd-half of the season. I think CJ, Matthews and Hayward can be a very good 2/3 rotation (with or without AK in the mix). I'm really hoping AK plays great as a backup to Millsap. If he does and the Jazz can re-sign him, that really gives Utah great flexibility. Not sure what to do at the 5 - pray for Fes to give up smoking and for Koufos to grow a pair?
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The future at the 5 has to be Tomic. He's got the most tools of anyone within our reach. The Jazz had to draft him two years ago when he was a sapling in order to get him. Same strategy as drafting AK. I'm actually not worried about the center spot because I think Tomic, Fess and Okur can cover it pretty well. I'm worried about finding an electrifying scorer that other teams have to double on defense. I thought that if Paul George were coached well and had a good system to work in, he had a 40% or 50% chance of being a Ray Allen-caliber player. He doesn't need to be T-mac, just run routes, hit shots and draw the defense. But who knows, maybe Hayward is the right pick. We'll see. In either case the Jazz still need a talented PF.
 
New_Anonymity_Old_Sage said:
Personally, I still believe in Koufos. And, I think Fes is worth bringing back... if we can bring him back for somewhere around CJ's money.
That said, we obviously still need to bring in a 5. Looking over the rest of our assets I think our only real shot is in a S&T with Boozer... which gives me a sinking feeling.
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I'd rather have Fess at $3mm than Dalembert at $12mm. I think Fess can have a Dalembert-like impact. He had 12 rebounds in his last game and had the effect of challenging and deterring drives when he played.
 
Catchall said:
We say this about AK every year now. The best scenario for the Jazz is that he wakes up and becomes the 15/8/4/1.5 player that creates disruption on both sides of the court. He did this for about 10 - 12 games last year, and the Jazz won just about all of them. If AK and Boozer really played up to their potential, then this makes for a great front court along with a defensive C that clogs the middle (even Fess can do that).
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I know, it is a broken record. Still, perhaps...just perhaps...the move to the 4 will be good for AK. The calf injury last year was a bit freakish. I still have hope that he can play 70+ games this next year. If the jazz appear to be going nowhere, then you can try to dump his salary at the deadline. All I'm trying to say, in the end analysis, is that right now I'd rather take a risk on a healthy AK for one season than risk a healthy Boozer for 5 or 6 years.
 
It's amazing to me that people still believe in Boom Bitches. He averaged 1.5 points .1 blocks and 1.3 rebounds per game last year. After Memo went down with injury in the playoffs, his numbers actually decreased to .9 points, .1 blocks, and 1 rebound.

The sooner we understand that this kid is a bust, the better. Time to move on folks. Show is over.

Fess is another bust, he averaged 3.3 points, .5 blocks 4 rebounds, and shot 43% from the field and 33% from the FT line. That's horrible in all aspects for a player of his size. However, I'm willing to keep Fess on for one more year until we draft/sign another center.

But the dreams of either of these two ever having careers in this league are about as far fetched as finding cheese on the moon.
 
New_Anonymity_Old_Sage said:
I know, it is a broken record. Still, perhaps...just perhaps...the move to the 4 will be good for AK. The calf injury last year was a bit freakish. I still have hope that he can play 70+ games this next year. If the jazz appear to be going nowhere, then you can try to dump his salary at the deadline. All I'm trying to say, in the end analysis, is that right now I'd rather take a risk on a healthy AK for one season than risk a healthy Boozer for 5 or 6 years.
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AK47 seems to have "freakish" injuries every year.
 
The Thriller said:
It's amazing to me that people still believe in Boom Bitches. He averaged 1.5 points .1 blocks and 1.3 rebounds per game last year. After Memo went down with injury in the playoffs, his numbers actually decreased to .9 points, .1 blocks, and 1 rebound.

The sooner we understand that this kid is a bust, the better. Time to move on folks. Show is over.

Fess is another bust, he averaged 3.3 points, .5 blocks 4 rebounds, and shot 43% from the field and 33% from the FT line. That's horrible in all aspects for a player of his size. However, I'm willing to keep Fess on for one more year until we draft/sign another center.

But the dreams of either of these two ever having careers in this league are about as far fetched as finding cheese on the moon.
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Fess shot over 50% and had a rebound rate of 9 board per 40 mins. in the Denver series. He needs to rebound better, but he still has back-up potential, considering his main job is to keep people out of the paint.
 
First, Boozer is neither a "prime-time" player nor a go-to guy. Nobody needs to double team him. Yeah, he gets a lot of 20-10 games, but in a tight game in crunch-time, Boozer consistantly vanishes, without being double-teamed.
I totally agree about AK at PF; looking back, his best years were when he was playing PF, not SF. He's very tenacious defensively despite his lack of bulk, and his quickness and fearlessness often overwhelmed opposing PF's and C's in the paint. I would rather he stay to back up Millsap than to bring Boozer back. With that said, if NJ wants him over Boozer, I'd have to consider it if I were in KoC's chair.
 
I hope I'm wrong but AK's only value to the Jazz is as an expiring contract. Maybe some teams that miss out on the big FAs this summer will want AK's contract.
 
Just do AK for Chris Kaman and Boozer for Scola and Battier.

Dwill/Price
CJ/Mathews
Battier/Hayward
Millsap/Scola
Kaman/Okur

That is a Kick-A team.
 
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