Eating Crow.

[Twin Towers]

I said over and over that the Wolves would never accept the trade exception and draft picks for Jefferson. I thought it was too good to be true. I was wrong. Sorry for arguing with everyone. lol I still think Minnesota is dumb.

 

[BENTLEY]

Well, KOC was unhappy the cap wasn't set as low as he'd hoped. He must have known GMs need for cap relief.

 

[Hopper]

I said over and over that the Wolves would never accept the trade exception and draft picks for Jefferson.

Normally you woulda been 100% correct, of course.

But when that fast-talkin, silver-tongued, schmoozy KOC gets ta connin ya....they just aint no escape, yo toast.

 

[DutchJazzer]

is this the first official crow eating thread of the new utah jazz forum?

i though it would always be me to star a crow eating forum

 

[The Ghost of Blue Edwards]

What does Al Jefferson have to do with Gordon Hayward's ability to play in the NBA?

 

[sirslimjim]

What does Al Jefferson have to do with Gordon Hayward's ability to play in the NBA?

Nothing particularly. I think the point he's making is that the choice to draft a wing player makes more sense now in light of the jefferson acquisition.

 

[TheMulletMutilator]

Nothing particularly. I think the point he's making is that the choice to draft a wing player makes more sense now in light of the jefferson acquisition.

Bingo... You were one of the few to get that.

 

[breezy]

I said over and over that the Wolves would never accept the trade exception and draft picks for Jefferson. I thought it was too good to be true. I was wrong. Sorry for arguing with everyone. lol I still think Minnesota is dumb.

unless we gave up boom bitches who singlehandedly gave utah the series against denver

 

[David Stern]

KOC controls almost as much as I do!

 

[The Ghost of Blue Edwards]

Nothing particularly. I think the point he's making is that the choice to draft a wing player makes more sense now in light of the jefferson acquisition.

Oh, ok. I wanted Xavier Henry myself, and still wish we would have gotten him.

 

[mellow]

Somebody was going to eat crow on this, either the fans or KOC. After watching the Hayward in the summer league it was clear I would be eating.

Regrettably, it did not have to be a front office versus the fans scenario. It only would've taken a few words by KOC or Rigby before announcing the pick to temper expectations and silence the majority of the crowd. I admit I booed --not because it was hayward, I booed because I thought it meant we were keeping boozer.

Had KOC said, " We've worked out alot of players preparing for many different scenarios and found a few players that we think fit into the Jazz system and that you fans will like. Every season there are players moving and this is just the first part of our summer plans. We really like the guy we're going to take he's a winner and plays jazz basketball. "

If he says something like that the fans don't boo the first round pick, they don't boo KOC and all the freaking out on the message boards never happens. Jazz need PR help not basketball help.

 

[Hopper]

If he says something like that the fans don't boo the first round pick, they don't boo KOC and all the freaking out on the message boards never happens. Jazz need PR help not basketball help.

Heh, Mellow, do you really think the average JazzHater, oops, sorry, I meant "JazzFan," would give any credence whatsoever to vague statements by made by KOC, and then immediately drop their "KOC is an incompetent fool and the sky is falling" mindset? Mebbe you woulda, but, like, really, who else?

With respect to Honzward, in particular, the popular sentiment on this board seemed to be that he just flat-out sucks, and probably wouldn't even be worthy of a #25 pick, let alone 9th, but that KOC was incapable of seein that.