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Biyombo at #3... Why not?!

Would you draft Biyombo at #3?

  • Yes

    Votes: 7 14.6%

  • No

    Votes: 40 83.3%

  • Yes, and i'd take Singleton at #12 if he was there!

    Votes: 1 2.1%
  • Total voters
    48
And for the record, Singleton at #12 is a massive reach. There are about 3+ perimeter-stoppers to come out every year that are available in the late 20's and 2nd round. I'd rather find a way to get a late 1st/early 2nd and draft Jimmy Butler (since he can actually do something besides defend).
 
NUMBERICA said:
Not all drafts are created equal. Not sure if you're just tuning in, but the prospects available are a huge spazz (Valanciunas); a young chucker with a great body and a good understanding of the game (Knight); a national champion that is TINY and subsequently can't finish, isn't that fast or athletic, isn't a good shooter, isn't great at creating for others, and shoots first but has intangibles (Walker); A taller version of AK that is worse at shooting, ballhandling, passing, rebounding and doesn't have a real position (Vesely); and finally, either a coward or a moron from Turkey that nobody knows anything about besides his physical attributes and that he was once a very good prospect (Kanter).

Looking at the options, drafting a player with little in the way of offensive skill but EASILY the most impressive physical profile in this draft and an absolute defensive monster doesn't sound bad to me. Unless you believe every honky that comes along and says every guy from africa was born in the dirt and there's no record of anyone's birth.

I hate the idea of drafting him at #3, but no one else projected to be there excites me more. Knight could be a really nice player, Kanter might be Zach Randolph or rich-man's Rafa, Valanciunas MIGHT be really nice in three years. I don't like Walker or Vesely at all. Kanter and Valanciunas might bust. Knight is the only clear player there IMO, and he doesn't move the meter for me very much.
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I get what you're saying and agree for the most part. I'm personally on my knees each night pleading with the invisible white bearded dude that somehow Williams falls to #3. Outside of Williams, though, nobody blows my hair back, but I am 98.3% certain I don't want a one-dimensional project with our first pick, even in this draft.
 
Jazz4ever said:
Ford's mock has him at 14. #3 is a ridiculous reach for one of the rawest big man ever.
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And DX lists him as the 3rd best prospect in the draft. Everyone has their guys and their biases, but if I have to choose between evaluators, I lean much more heavily on the guy that is one of the first on the scene of anyone we know than the guy that glues his underwear to himself every time he sees a kid dominate a bunch of cones. You know, when he's not acting as the loud-speaker for every rumor that an agent or FO person wants to start.

Trade down. Get Knight and Biyombo somehow.
 
If Biyombo is indeed only 18-19 years old I think he could go as high as #4 to Cleveland who needs a defensive presence in the front court. High Risk- High Reward. With Cleveland already taking a franchise PG at #1 they could be willing to take that risk at #4 and in the long-term grab potentially the only two all stars in the draft.
 
I voted yes, but right now I'd take Kanter. We've seen nothing making Bismack overtake Kanter.

I would highly consider taking Bismack over almost everyone else though. If in private workouts he comes out ahead you go with him.
If KOC believes he can rebound, and defend at a high level in the NBA, pull the trigger.
 
Not only no, but hell no. He brings one thing to the table. Given it is an important thing but I would like to see the stats on how many fouls he gives up in a certain time frame. He is probably on par with Fes in that regard.
 
billyshelby said:
No way KOC takes him 3. Too much value in trading down to get him later. That wouldn't be good asset management.
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Worse asset management is not getting the player you want. If KOC likes Biyombo third best, he should try to manage a trade to pick up assets along the way, but shouldn’t be afraid to pull the trigger if he can’t get a workable deal.

With the crap shoot that is this year’s draft, I’d really be tempted to abandon trying to talk ourselves into thinking we’ll get a star. Instead, go with the best team-building role players. I said a few weeks ago that I’d be thrilled if KOC could somehow deal to pick up Knight, Biyombo (despite my concerns that he’s Joel Anthony), and Leonard in this draft. Despite going around and around on players, I think I still have that opinion. Despite terrible offense for a few years, these players could at least see good spot duty because of defense/motor. More importantly it sends the signal that the Jazz intend to build in the Corbin era around defense, desire, hard work, effort, and good individuals.
 
I'm not saying I'd take him at 3.... but I'm not saying NO either. I said a long time ago that Biyombo was ahead of Kanter on my draft board, so no problem there. The thing is, I'm not sure he's ahead of Knight. GO GET BOTH OF THEM. TO HELL WITH KANTER.
 
NAOS said:
I'm not saying I'd take him at 3.... but I'm not saying NO either. I said a long time ago that Biyombo was ahead of Kanter on my draft board, so no problem there. The thing is, I'm not sure he's ahead of Knight. GO GET BOTH OF THEM. TO HELL WITH KANTER.
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This is where I stand as well. After watching the jazz defense last couple seasons I wouldn't mind a Biyombo in the middle, even if he plays limited minutes, there is a need for a legit defensive center that strikes fear into opposing players when attacking the basket. Favors and Biyombo side by side could be an awesome defensive tandem.

Knight is one of the more sure bets in the draft. But it would be hard to grab both. If we pulled that off that would be insane.
 
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