Excited for Hayward

[r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t]

No Jazz selection has been booed like this since...John Stockton. What's that tellya, eh?

They probably booed the Padgett pick too. Morans!

 

[Jerry Lundegaard]

Bump for Honz. Would love a response.

Still waiting

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Bump for me owning some people.

 

[sepanol]

I know a big concern for him is defense, which it should be. He is going to need to improve his body if he wants to be a legitimate starter, but here is how I see it. He cant be any worse of a defender than Kyle Korver, and he probably even has a higher BBall IQ. So as our 3rd wing player (replacing KK) we actually improve our defense and rebounding.

his defense is actually very good but he may struggle phsycally if he is to defend 3

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Thread I made hours after we drafted Hayward. Doubters exposed.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

This pick is going to go down as one of the worst in francise history.
Try and find a way to love it, I cannot. This kid is not an NBA player.
No way in hell is he a lottery pick.

KOC just cemented this team's fate, and his own.

Doubter exposed.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

You may not love the pick but it's WAAAAY to early to call this draft a terrible draft. Who knows maybe they have a trade in the works for a big...

That was somewhat prophetic!

Doubter exposed.

Good stuff. Your post at the start of the thread reminded me how I was upset, then talked my self into it, but I've done that on almost every pick I've ever not liked.

 

[pkmag2]

Doubter exposed.

ahh hindsight.

yet im not sure i'd want to write off any picks before they have a good chance to show what they can really do.

gordon is serving crow later for those who need a good serving!

 

[Dr. Jones]

Great post, OP.

 

[NAOS]

... I have done some soul searching...

Om

 

[NAOS]

there was plenty of justifiable angst over the Hayward selection. We were very much in need of a big at the time and their were justifiable concerns over his drop in efficiency in his sophomore year + whether he was better than George. Unearthing this thread and claiming prescience is pretty retardo... especially since all the pluses you mentioned were basically copy-paste basics from draft sites.

Hayward is working out. KOC is better than most of the people on this board give him credit. shocking.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Just curious, those that felt we should've drafted George, what do you think now that Hayward is outplaying him?