I am fully on board with Exum starting at PG

[Jazz4ever]

I don't disagree with you that he was a huge risk but I thought Utah is one of the few teams that could have taken that risk especially at 14.

I am surprised how quickly he has developed. I thought he'd be two years away from looking like he did during SL.

I didn't want safe at all. I wanted potential and Giannis is dripping with it, so is Exum.

Lets be honest he had good potential at 6'9", but now has superstar potential at 6'11". Just like Paul George, every GM in the league would have taken these guys top 3 if they knew that late growth spurt would happen.

 

[orangello]

Lets be honest he had good potential at 6'9", but now has superstar potential at 6'11". Just like Paul George, every GM in the league would have taken these guys top 3 if they knew that late growth spurt would happen.

Exactly. He had a ton of potential. I had no interest in something safe. Winning wasn't the goal last year. Pick a guy with an incredibly high ceiling and let him gain experience.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Exactly. He had a ton of potential. I had no interest in something safe. Winning wasn't the goal last year. Pick a guy with an incredibly high ceiling and let him gain experience.

It's hindsight bias though. Lots of people liked the freak but only one team was brave enough to pick him. For every one freak there have been 5 or 10 Anthony Randolphs. After the fact people come back and say I told he'd be great... But we always forget the others we fell in love with that flame out.

Burke was a good pick... Will have a ten year career. We shouldn't cast him aside because we have a new shiny object. He's also being a total pro about it.

 

[orangello]

It's hindsight bias though. Lots of people liked the freak but only one team was brave enough to pick him. For every one freak there have been 5 or 10 Anthony Randolphs. After the fact people come back and say I told he'd be great... But we always forget the others we fell in love with that flame out.

Burke was a good pick... Will have a ten year career. We shouldn't cast him aside because we have a new shiny object. He's also being a total pro about it.

I'm telling you that I would have been one of those people to have taken him. You might now have, other might have passed on him but I would have pulled the trigger.

 

[Stifle Tower]

I'm telling you that I would have been one of those people to have taken him. You might now have, other might have passed on him but I would have pulled the trigger.

I was one of those who didn't see the potential. Wasn't that high on Burke, but my suggestion was to trade back for Schroeder and then take Gobert. Can't fault DL for they ****ty quality of the draft. It was terrible. At LEAST Lindsey hit a home run with Rudy.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I'm telling you that I would have been one of those people to have taken him. You might now have, other might have passed on him but I would have pulled the trigger.

Wasn't trying to say you weren't... Sorry about that. I just think when we play the we-should-have-picked-this-guy game our memories tend to be selective... Mine included.

 

[framer]

I'm telling you that I would have been one of those people to have taken him. You might now have, other might have passed on him but I would have pulled the trigger.

Weren't you also over the moon with Saer Sene? How about Bismack Biombo (or whatever his scrub name is)? I remember people on this board crying that we needed those guys to prove we could "swing for the fences." One out of 10, those will work out for you. Fortunately Rudy is lucky number 10.

 

[orangello]

Weren't you also over the moon with Saer Sene? How about Bismack Biombo (or whatever his scrub name is)?

Nope, didn't want either of those guys. I was really high ton Kawhi Leonard though.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Weren't you also over the moon with Saer Sene? How about Bismack Biombo (or whatever his scrub name is)? I remember people on this board crying that we needed those guys to prove we could "swing for the fences." One out of 10, those will work out for you. Fortunately Rudy is lucky number 10.

You should know by now not to question Orangello. I do remember lots of people wanting Biombo. That was some funny ****.

 

[Jazz4ever]

You should know by now not to question Orangello. I do remember lots of people wanting Biombo. That was some funny ****.

Jonathon Givony was really high on him, told Locke he was the most likely to be an all star from the class. Draft is a crap shoot, always was, always will be.

 

[TitanicJazz]

I'm all for starting Exum at PG day 1. Even if he doesn't score a single point, he has that "It" factor of running an offense. Plus, I'm not concerned with the PG scoring. That's why I've never been overly enamored with guys like Rose and Westbrook. The only issue now is that Burke doesn't look to be starting material. He would make a great backup, but I don't think that he would settle for that role.

 

[Cope]

I don't get how anyone says that Exum should start. Is it because of his stellar SL performance or his 1 video on YouTube?

Also I don't see him as a PG and been stating that. He is a combo guard or a ball dominant SG ala Wade, Kobe, etc. I mean he won't be an off the ball player.


Love the Burke hate......