2011 draft.....

[theGrizzFan]

Cleveland is the only team in the draft that will win at least ten more games next season because of their picks. With that said, the Jazz can't lose by picking Jimmer. There may be a few more athletic players ahead of him, but this is a weak draft, and Jimmer plays with heart. Look at those dirty rotten Lakers. Had they played with heart, they would be champs again. Five years from now we will be lucky to remember a handful of this years rookies. Jimmer will be one of them.

 

[Dr. Jones]

I find it strange (or at least surprising) that the newly updated mock on DX (June 13th) has Burks sliding to #15.

Has Utah taking Knight and Singleton, btw.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Oh, and also Jimmer moved up to #7 .. Donatas all the way down to #18.

 

[margodydek]

Not sure if it's already been posted, so sorry if it has, but Ryan Feldman from The Hoops Report was tweeting quite a bit about the draft last night and said that he's been getting new information on a daily basis and as of right now the Jazz are leaning towards Kanter at #3. He went on to say that at #12 if The Jimmer is there, they will not pass on him. So according to his updated mock he has us getting Kanter & Jimmer (is there any way we can lock this in?) Not sure how much credible info he's getting, but if it is just a theory on his part it is a pretty logical one. He mentioned that the draft is all about getting value. According to him Knight, Walker & Jimmer are all relatively close as far as PG's, and one of them, possibly even two (most likely Jimmer & Walker) could still be there at 12. BTW his mock now has Kemba at 13. So if the Jazz are confident that at least one of the three are there at 12, why waste the #3 on one of them? Anyways I hope this happens as I wish the Jazz will go big with their first pick and then they can go small with their 2nd.

 

[BENTLEY]

Ryan Feldman from The Hoops Report was tweeting quite a bit about the draft last night and said that he's been getting new information on a daily basis and as of right now the Jazz are leaning towards Kanter at #3. He went on to say that at #12 if The Jimmer is there, they will not pass on him. So according to his updated mock he has us getting Kanter & Jimmer (is there any way we can lock this in?) Not sure how much credible info he's getting, but if it is just a theory on his part it is a pretty logical one. He mentioned that the draft is all about getting value. According to him Knight, Walker & Jimmer are all relatively close as far as PG's , and one of them, possibly even two (most likely Jimmer & Walker) could still be there at 12. BTW his mock now has Kemba at 13. So if the Jazz are confident that at least one of the three are there at 12, why waste the #3 on one of them? Anyways I hope this happens as I wish the Jazz will go big with their first pick and then they can go small with their 2nd.

I'd be happy with this.

 

[Dr. Jones]

I'd take who's ever left between Irving, Williams, and Kanter at #3 and know that we'll get a another good pick up at #12. I believe there's a good chance that either Jimmer or Kemba will be there, but if not, there will still be several good players to choose from ..

 

[Revolution 9]

Kanter at 3. Good. The Jazz are starting to make me feel more secure.
All of these reports don't mean that much, but it's good to hear rumors they are going after the guy you want.

Kanter and Jimmer makes a lot of us VERY happy draft night.

 

[BENTLEY]

Found this post on Kingsfan.com...

...and I liked this Kings fans' assessment so I thought I'd post it here:

Since we're now looking at PGs at #7 (IMO, a dumb move; we can get better ones out of free agency, and the PGs up top are overrated), I've created a list:

NO CHANCE) Kyrie Irving
--Certified NBA ready with elite level offensive upside--best among draftees. Great offensive player. Might be an excellent shooter. Elite level offensive construct, preferred slasher but takes a fair share of threes. Nil bust potential.
--Pure PG.
--Very good at making defensive plays for his size (6'4"ish) without fouling.
--Very small wingspan. Bad conditioning.
--Bad rebounder.
NBA Comparison: Taller Chris Paul (now)
--Rook Stat Line (in 20 mins): 4-7 FGs, 2-2 3FG, 4-4 FTs, 0 reb, 6 ast, 3 steals, 1 block, 2 TOs

GOODISH OPTION:
1) Kemba Walker
--NBA ready. Very good offensive player. Good shooter with good offensive construct. Preferred slasher.
--Good PG skills. More scorer the past year.
--Very good at making defensive plays for his size (6'1") without fouling.
--Very good leaping ability, both straight up and with a running start. Good conditioning. Good lateral quickness. Goodish transition speed.
--Bad wingspan and bad reach--very small on court. Needs to add strength.
--Poor rebounder.
--NBA Comparison: Darren Collison
--Rook Stat Line (in 20 mins): 4-9 FGs, 1-2 3FG, 5-6 FTs, 1 reb, 4 ast, 2 steals, 2 TOs

SLEEPERS:
2) Reggie Jackson
--Quite NBA ready. Very good rebounder for size (6'3"). Goodish PG skills.
--Just a fair offensive player. Decent shooter, but poor offensive construct.
--Poor defensive playmaker. Conserves energy for offense.
--NBA Comparison: Jarrett Jack
--Rook Stat Line (in 20 mins): 2-5 FGs, 0-1 3FG, 0-0 FTs, 5 reb, 3 ast, 0 steals, 1 TOs

3) Jimmer Fredette
--Elite level scorer. Elite shooter with good offensive construct. Draws fouls and shoots from distance.
--Has a bit of combo PG skills. Much more of a scorer this year.
--Quite strong. Good lateral quickness. Nondescript in transition. Middling conditioning. Subpar leaping ability. Bad wingspan.
--Poor defensive playmaker. Very much conserves his energy for offense.
--Nonexistent rebounder for size (6'3"ish).
--Just OK NBA-readiness.
--NBA Comparison: Mike Bibby/JJ Redick
--Rook Stat Line (in 20 mins): 3-5 FGs, 2-3 3FG, 4-4 FTs, 0 reb, 2 ast, 0 steals, 1 TO

4) Brandon Knight
--Good offensive player. Good shooter with good offensive construct. Preferred three point shooter.
--Good lateral quickness and very good in transition. Very good conditioning. Good leaping ability with a running start. OK strength. Poor wingspan.
--SG level passer/court vision at 6'3". Turnover prone.
--Nonexistent defensive playmaker. Very bad rebounder.
--Poor NBA readiness.
--NBA Comparison: Brandon Jennings
--Rook Stat Line (in 20 mins): 2-6 FGs, 2-4 3FG, 2-2 FTs, 0 reb, 2 ast, 0 steals, 3 TOs

I think the only hope of a Deron-esque replacement at PG is Irving. If he's off the board I wouldn't waste the 3rd pick on one of the other guys, just take whoever falls to 12.

 

[Dr. Jones]

...and I liked this Kings fans' assessment so I thought I'd post it here:



I think the only hope of a Deron-esque replacement at PG is Irving. If he's off the board I wouldn't waste the 3rd pick on one of the other guys, just take whoever falls to 12.

I disagree with some of his assessment but agree with what you took from the overall post. It's real simple, BPA at both picks.

 

[BENTLEY]

Yeah, pretty simple. Don't wanna get cute.

 

[davidbenoit]

Because of all this draft watch it's going to be fun to watch all these rookies this upcoming season. I've never been this into a draft(it's not even close), and because of that I'll have more reason than ever to follow other games around the NBA to see my man Jan dunking on everybody, Jimmer making Jason Terry fall down, and Biyombo missing a lot of layups.

Should be fun.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Because of all this draft watch it's going to be fun to watch all these rookies this upcoming season. I've never been this into a draft(it's not even close), and because of that I'll have more reason ever to follow other games around the NBA to see my man Jan dunking on everybody, Jimmer making Jason Terry fall down, and Biyombo miss a lot of layups.

Should be fun.

Rep for good humor.