Following potential 2012 draftees

[larryselbows]

Rivers is sick, whenever I watch him it's like you can just tell the dude is gonna be B-A double-D BADD in the NBA.

 

[Dr. Jones]

It seems like there are a lot of 2nd round players that have a lot of potential this year...Pierre Jackson, Machado, John Jenkins, Jeff Taylor...exciting stuff.

Yes. The entire 2nd round, if selected properly, has the potential to ALL contribute.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Rivers is sick, whenever I watch him it's like you can just tell the dude is gonna be B-A double-D BADD in the NBA.

My sarcasm detector is blinking. Are you being sarcastic or really like Rivers??????

 

[Jerry Lundegaard]

He could be TJ Ford, he could be something a bit better than that, or he could be Sebastian Telfair. No one knows yet. He's probably worth a later first-round pick to find out though.

Of course, that's why I said most likely trade down.

If anyone needed anymore evidence that Leonard isn't ready to make the jump, check out today's Illini-Nebraska game. He's got all the tools, but has major strides to make upstairs on the court.

 

[larryselbows]

lulz I'm serious. He seems like a jerk, but the type of guy that will assert himself on the court. Make sure he leaves his mark... Sort of the anti-Hayward. Oh, and he's really talented too.

 

[Dr. Jones]

lulz I'm serious. He seems like a jerk, but the type of guy that will assert himself on the court. Make sure he leaves his mark... Sort of the anti-Hayward. Oh, and he's really talented too.

Aight, yeah, I'm on the Rivers bandwagon. He'll be a star, but the conservative Jazz won't draft him ..

 

[larryselbows]

Sad... His jab step is ridiculous.

I just get nervous about his size. Not a pg and I think he's actually like 6' 2".

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Brad Beal should be a solid player in the league, not a star necessarily, but solid. I still think he could have a James Harden-type impact. Not a bad back-up plan.

Rivers does have a bit of swag like D.Will does. He's only a freshman too.

I'm also a Mike Moser fan. People act like he's fully developed, but he's only a soph.

 

[Hantlers]

Sad... His jab step is ridiculous.

I just get nervous about his size. Not a pg and I think he's actually like 6' 2".

Has an incredible first step. Measured at 6'5 in shoes this summer, I wouldn't worry about his height.

 

[larryselbows]

Has an incredible first step. Measured at 6'5 in shoes this summer, I wouldn't worry about his height.

Serious? Don't you lie to me Hantlers!!

 

[NAOS]

Ok, this is mainly for my own entertainment, but I'll throw this out there.... (BTW, I know this is too many rookies, but, what the hell...)

Here's a dream scenario for next year's draft:

First, the Jazz trade CJ, Bell, or Howard for a second-round draft pick.

Jazz select: Quincy Miller (for obvious reasons), Austin Rivers (potential), Scott Machado (PKM, you seem to be right about him), and John Jenkins (3-pt specialist)

This is also assuming the Jazz find a way to acquire Augustin or some other established PG.

The roster would look something like this:

Augustin/Watson/Machado/Rivers
Burks/Hayward/Rivers/Jenkins
Hayward/Miller/Evans
Millsap/Kanter/Favors
Favors/Thompson (or similar)

yup, no Al or Devin

I already changed my mind (and I'll do so again). Leonard is already spooking me. Go with Rivers instead. Use the MLE on a guy like Jason Thompson to backup Favors, Kanter, and Millsap

 

[Hantlers]

Serious? Don't you lie to me Hantlers!!

Yessir. I believe it was at the Kevin Durant summer camp, 6'5 in shoes mean's he's probably 6'3.5 or 6'4 in socks...not a big deal to me. Of course you never know how accurate those measurements are, he might even be 6'4...but he isn't 6'2. I can guarantee that.