That's EXACTLY what I think should be Jazz's draft strategy for this year!
#6 - A physical C/PF who is either 1) Crafty scorer (Kanter); or 2) Physical defensive presence (Biyombo)
#12 - Raw/physical/slashing wing player
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That's EXACTLY what I think should be Jazz's draft strategy for this year!
#6 - A physical C/PF who is either 1) Crafty scorer (Kanter); or 2) Physical defensive presence (Biyombo)
#12 - Raw/physical/slashing wing player
Joe Bagadonuts
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I completely agree.
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Deleted member 365
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Exactly.
Some people need to realize, that Derrick Rose probably isn't in this draft. So why waste a lotto pick on a PG when we already have Harris? Harris is good enough for now. Next year we should be in the lottery too. Draft/trade a point guard then when we KNOW with a surety that Harris isn't the answer.
But solid bigs and wings aren't nearly as common as point guards. Nearly every draft has solid point guards that we can draft in the mid first round. Even the FA market is fine. Just look @ Earl Watson. He's good enough to start for most NBA teams.
AKistheFEARFACTOR
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tristan thompson, texas forward has opted to be in the draft. thompson is a solid player. Lefty. has a jumpshot, nice hook, can work both hands, and is good around hte rim. he is a freshman and is active on the boards. hes a decent blocker as well. id like him more than jimmer if available at 12. hook em!
BENTLEY
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I like Thompson too. But it's gonna be Fredette. We all know it. Unless someone grabs him first.
And while I'm for drafting BPA rather than for need, I think the Jazz need Fredette's outside shot more than another forward. I don't think Fredette is the BPA at 12 but the Jazz could use him. Or maybe Klay Thompson.
Zerol
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Really? Well I will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you meant Aldridge.
I am not sure I would change the big men lineup significantly other than having Millsap off the bench, and I am relying on Favors improving in the next few years. I believe Al Jefferson will be a valuable piece of the puzzle just like Randolph is to the Grizzlies, except Al is way better defensively.
Gyp Rosetti
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I like a lot of the recent posts here. At #6, I'd like Bimbo, and then at #12, don't settle. IMO though, we should target a 1 or 3 and if one's not there (Terrence Jones, Leonard?), try to move down, or perhaps even move up if the price isn't that hefty.
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I dunno about defensively.
I think jazz fans develop hatred for players and just stick with it without really watching them. Guys like Big Baby, Zach, and CP3 all seem to be on the list of top most hated players by the Jazz. Yet, we'd kill to have them on our team.
Big Zach is a big ox who is limited with his jumping ability. Having said that, the dude isn't lazy. How often did we see Al fail to box out? Or Millsap just stand there as his man scored? Zach and Gasol have dominated the Spurs inside. He helped lead a Grizz team playing without Gay into the playoffs. He's one of the best rebounders in the game and has a much more physically dominate low post game than any of our bigs. I like Zach.
I still maintain that the jury is still out on Al Jefferson being an effective player on a playoff team. So far in his career he's proven to put up decent numbers on crappy teams. I haven't seen him lead anything, show an ability to be an efficient scorer, and do all the "little things" to win.
Millsap has proven to me that he's undersized and needs to work at playing the 3.
Favors has shown potential, but we'll see what happens....
Fess is junk. And Evans is wayyyy too skinny.
Yes, our PG situation is questionable. Is Harris the answer? Or is he just a bandaid for the real solution via draft/trade/FA?
Yes, our wings (other than Hayward) suck. Yet, I'm not seeing any wings that will be available at 6 that will significantly help us in the short and long term.
Might as well try and continue to draft size and strength inside.
As the best NBA teams have shown, you can never have too much size. And as the Celtics are showing, they really miss size (despite stats. Green for Perkins was a no brainer. But considering the size and physicality that Perkins plays with... The Celtics are missing him badly while the Thunder could care less).
Favors Flave
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Oh my hell. WTF, ALDRICH?!??!? Are you retarded. Has he even gotten off the bench
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I spelled his name wrong. You couldn't tell you I was talking about? Seriously? Stop taking cheap shots and actually contribute something to the board.