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Gobert's rise to the Greatest Jazz Center of All Time!

The Fresh Prince said:
Maybe a year and a half in the NBA, but his career was certainly in the vegetative stages when he came en vogue to Utah.
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No doubt. I wasn't trying to run him down. He was brought in to sell tickets not for what he could contribute. After he was done here he did it elsewhere (but shot better than 14%) It amazes me that Utah was able to keep the team long enough to be successful with this type of stuff and the selling of top draft picks.
 
So here are Gobert's current Stats:
Points 14
Rebounds 41
Blocks 7
Steals 3
Assists 1
This Moves him to #48
past
#49 Pat Cummings
Points 15
Rebounds 5
Blocks 0
Steals 0
Assists 0
Pat Cummings was yet another serviceable to good center to find his way to Utah at the end of his career in 1990 in order to play 4 games. The University of Cincinnati product had an 11 year career averaging about 10 and 5. He was a bit undersized to play Center and was 35 so he sure wasn't backing up the Mailman.
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So here are Gobert's current Stats:
Points 17
Rebounds 49
Blocks 7
Steals 3
Assists 1

This is now enough to put him past the absolute lowest possible real measure of Utah center draft picks Luther Wright.
#48 Luther Wright
Points 19
Rebounds 10
Blocks 2
Steals 1
Assists 1
What more is to be said about Luther Wright that hasn't been said? Drafted as a promising player out of Seton Hall University with the 18th pick (crazy that so much was expected out of an 18 pick) it turned out that Luther was pretty much insane. Also insane? the fact that Luther started 2 games out of his 15 game career. An article was written about Wright back in 2007 that I still remember to this day. Definitely worth the read if you have the time. Here is the link.
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framer said:
So here are Gobert's current Stats:
Points 14
Rebounds 41
Blocks 7
Steals 3
Assists 1
This Moves him to #48
past
#49 Pat Cummings
Points 15
Rebounds 5
Blocks 0
Steals 0
Assists 0
Pat Cummings was yet another serviceable to good center to find his way to Utah at the end of his career in 1990 in order to play 4 games. The University of Cincinnati product had an 11 year career averaging about 10 and 5. He was a bit undersized to play Center and was 35 so he sure wasn't backing up the Mailman.
pat-cummings-190w.jpg
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That jumpshot and that face though.
 
So here are Gobert's current Stats:
Points 19
Rebounds 51
Blocks 8
Steals 3
Assists 1

This Moves him into spot #46 ahead of:
Aleksandar Radojevic
Points 19
Rebounds 28
Blocks 2
Steals 0
Assists 6
The great thing about Radojevic is that he had to play at Barton County Community College after he got Kantered because of his European League experience, then he got Ohio State Buckeye coach Jim O' Brian fired after O'Brian fronted Radojevic $6,700 in cash ostensibly to pay for his father's funeral. After that, he was disqualified by the NCAA and had to enter the draft. He was drafted by the Toronto Raptors in the lottery at 12 in 1999. Injuries derailed his careere and he was traded twice, once for Keon Clark (who hasn't been traded for Keon Clark?) After that unpleasantness he went back to Europe, returning to play 12 games for the Jazz in 2004. He currently plays pro ball in the National Basketball League of Canada (who knew Canada had their own league?)
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Grow Burt is getting less burn than I had hoped for him.
 
framer said:
So here are Gobert's current Stats:
Points 19
Rebounds 51
Blocks 8
Steals 3
Assists 1

This Moves him into spot #46 ahead of:
Aleksandar Radojevic
Points 19
Rebounds 28
Blocks 2
Steals 0
Assists 6
The great thing about Radojevic is that he had to play at Barton County Community College after he got Kantered because of his European League experience, then he got Ohio State Buckeye coach Jim O' Brian fired after O'Brian fronted Radojevic $6,700 in cash ostensibly to pay for his father's funeral. After that, he was disqualified by the NCAA and had to enter the draft. He was drafted by the Toronto Raptors in the lottery at 12 in 1999. Injuries derailed his careere and he was traded twice, once for Keon Clark (who hasn't been traded for Keon Clark?) After that unpleasantness he went back to Europe, returning to play 12 games for the Jazz in 2004. He currently plays pro ball in the National Basketball League of Canada (who knew Canada had their own league?)
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Is that Raul Lopez at the left? I sure wish he had worked out. The guy picked immediately after him has had a decent career.
 
30 Carlos Arroyo PG 6-2 202 July 30, 1979 3 Florida International University
19 Raja Bell SG 6-5 204 September 19, 1976 4 Florida International University
5 Carlos Boozer PF 6-9 258 November 20, 1981 2 Duke University
22 Curtis Borchardt C 7-0 240 September 13, 1980 1 Stanford University
31 Jarron Collins C 6-11 255 December 2, 1978 3 Stanford University
6 Howard Eisley PG 6-2 177 December 4, 1972 10 Boston College
10 Gordan Giricek SG 6-6 210 June 20, 1977 2
44 Ben Handlogten C 6-10 240 November 16, 1973 1 Western Michigan University
15 Matt Harpring SF 6-7 231 May 31, 1976 6 Georgia Institute of Technology
43 Kris Humphries PF 6-9 235 February 6, 1985 R University of Minnesota
47 Andrei Kirilenko PF 6-9 220 February 18, 1981 3
2 Randy Livingston PG 6-4 209 April 2, 1975 8 Louisiana State University
24 Raul Lopez PG 6-1 170 April 15, 1980 1
25 Keith McLeod PG 6-2 188 November 5, 1979 1 Bowling Green State University
13 Mehmet Okur C 6-11 249 May 26, 1979 2
51 Aleksandar Radojevic C 7-3 250 August 8, 1976 1 Barton County Community College
3 Kirk Snyder SG 6-6 225 June 5, 1983 R University of Nevada, Reno

Dat Roster Doe!
 
Borchardt was the real disappointment. He had the IQ and all the skills to be an all-star center for years in the NBA, but his frail body just couldn't hold up. Really too bad. Imagine a healthy Borchardt alongside Boozer/Memo/Kirilenko. That would have been some front court rotation.
 
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