We have to start re-thinking how we view and discuss "100% Cotton." If he were our 12th pick in the draft instead of "former undrafted D-Leaguer," we'd be ecstatic over his Summer League performances. Instead, we still have polls about whether he or Cooley should make the team when Cooley himself calls Cotton "a magician." Or entire threads devoted to whether the Jazz should keep four guards. Right now I would place him as our No. 2 PG behind Dante, certainly superior to an untried, untested Neto and the disappointing Burke. In fact, is there anything about Cotton's game that isn't superior to Trey's -- shooting, defense, speed, playmaking? The Jazz need to send a strong signal of their confidence in the high-flying Cotton by giving him a new guaranteed contract for the mid-level exception.
