Jazz select Udoka Azubuike with pick 27 & trade Tony Bradley + pick 38 to the Pistons

[infection]

Also, even though I'm not opposed to the pick.. for all the "trust the process / trust the FO genius" people (less of them here, more on Twitter and Jazz media guys), it's important to remember that the last "trust the process / trust the FO genius" project just got packaged with another asset in a total salary dump at the exact same time we're making these ironic arguments.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Right? People calling him TB is just so lazy and disrespectful.

Udoka is Tony Bradley just like Kosta Boom Bitches is just like Rudy Gobert. I mean, sure they have different sizes, athleticism, and roles. But you know, they're the same.

One of the main reasons why I like Udoka is that he should be able to come in and give us quality Gobert like mins. Never in a game will the lane be open and always will our center be a lob threat. I think that's a real advantage, not disadvantage. Everyone is trying to emulate the Warriors and Rockets. I don't think that's a wise strategy for the Jazz. Their size is an advantage not disadvantage. As stated before, he's not going to be asked to do anything that he wasn't already doing at an elite level for 4 years in Kansas. It just seems like people are inventing new ways to dislike the pick.

Wish we had taken a swing at one of those millions of wings that were available in the late first round? Okay, I can see an argument to be made there. But all these comparisons to Bradley or claiming "he's not ready" are just lazy excuses to not like the pick. They're certainly not based on reality or reason. Just bitterness and the inability to actually articulate which wing would've been a better fit. My thinking is that most fans don't even know which wing would've been a better fit. They just don't like we took a center in the first round.

My hell your an idiot. I never called him TB just illustrating why it was a waste of a pick. I even said that udoka was better in almost every way, did you skim over that part.

 

[Deleted member 365]

My hell your an idiot. I never called him TB just illustrating why it was a waste of a pick. I even said that udoka was better in almost every way, did you skim over that part.

LOL. You’re insulting my intelligence?

I honestly don’t even know why you brought up Tony Bradley. Whatever point you were trying to make was ruined by that comparison in your post.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

LOL. You’re insulting my intelligence?

I honestly don’t even know why you brought up Tony Bradley. Whatever point you were trying to make was ruined by that comparison in your post.

What comparison, WTF post did you read how the hell did I compare them, and no I was insulting you as a person.

 

[Deleted member 365]

What comparison, WTF post did you read how the hell did I compare them, and no I was insulting you as a person.

You literally made it, here:

You’re an idiot. You have no clue if he is or will be ready to go. It ****ing took TB three ****ing years just to get somewhat into the rotation. Three years to be a bad backup center.

look, I like udoka a lot more than TB, he’s more athletic longer, stronger, probably better in every way except shooting and ft’s, but you can’t just brazenly say you know for sure he’s ready to contribute right away, also since he’s going to be Rudy’s backup, if he does becom a quality player he will leave as soon as he can so he can play more min and make more money. Essentially we drafted and developed him for another team. There’s a reason teams with star centers don’t draft centers in the first round let alone reach for a second round center in the first. It’s a waste of money and team building.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Let's wait 24

Right? People calling him TB is just so lazy and disrespectful.

Udoka is Tony Bradley just like Kosta Boom Bitches is just like Rudy Gobert. I mean, sure they have different sizes, athleticism, and roles. But you know, they're the same.

One of the main reasons why I like Udoka is that he should be able to come in and give us quality Gobert like mins. Never in a game will the lane be open and always will our center be a lob threat. I think that's a real advantage, not disadvantage. Everyone is trying to emulate the Warriors and Rockets. I don't think that's a wise strategy for the Jazz. Their size is an advantage not disadvantage. As stated before, he's not going to be asked to do anything that he wasn't already doing at an elite level for 4 years in Kansas. It just seems like people are inventing new ways to dislike the pick.

Wish we had taken a swing at one of those millions of wings that were available in the late first round? Okay, I can see an argument to be made there. But all these comparisons to Bradley or claiming "he's not ready" are just lazy excuses to not like the pick. They're certainly not based on reality or reason. Just bitterness and the inability to actually articulate which wing would've been a better fit. My thinking is that most fans don't even know which wing would've been a better fit. They just don't like we took a center in the first round.

soooooo how we feeling now?

We just used a pick for our backup in three years... unless there is an injury but guess what happens if Favs or Rudy get hurt?

@infection why don’t you tell him what will happen if our rotation players get hurt and management sees we will have to play a guy with no nba experience.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

It’s so quiet in this thread... should we freeze it for three years until the kid gets some playing time... his vert should be like 200 inches by then.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I’m shocked that @The Thriller hasnt been in here gloating after how he so clearly nailed what was going on with the Udoka pick and how brilliant it is to draft the backup center of the future 3 years early.

 

[infection]

DL has learned nothing. He drafted TB when we had Favors and Gobert... and signed Udoh. Then picked up his option because we didn’t know what we had. Then he packages him with another asset and sends him out, all so he can create room for the next guy buried on the bench after he inks Favors to a 3-year deal.

Some next level ****.

 

[str8line]

One of his focus' leading up to the draft was losing weight. Hmmm. He also wants to improve his ball handling, FT shooting and get a jump shot. Sounds like a big hill to climb for a 44% FT shooter. I wonder what he improved year on year?



“We felt at the end of the day (that) Dok was the best defensive player and the best player available given his production and unique attributes,” said Utah general manager Justin Zanik in a Zoom call with Utah media following the draft. “That ruled the day. That unique talent won out.”

Added assistant GM David Morway: “His lateral quickness is unique for a man his size. It’s important for us to have a big who can cover a lot of space with his length and his feet. It’ll take him awhile to adjust, but he has the ability to do that. He’s an extremely competitive big, and he wants to get better. And he has — he’s improved something every year. That’s something that stood out to us.”

Azubuike also joined the Utah media for a Zoom call after he was drafted Wednesday night, and, according to the Salt Lake Tribune, he told them his focus leading up to the draft had been on improving his ball-handling, extending his jump shot out to 15 feet, improving his consistency on free throws and losing weight."

KU Sports

Former Kansas big man Udoka Azubuike has a new home and those who brought him there believed he was “the best player available” on Wednesday night, when the Utah Jazz made him the 27th overall pick in the NBA draft. “We felt at the end of the day (that) Dok was the best defensive player […]

m.kusports.com

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Were is super smart @The Thriller to get his flowers for how smart he was in determining this great pick who will clearly play backup center this year lolz... and now super smart DL also got Favs to be his backup.

 

[infection]

Were is super smart @The Thriller to get his flowers for how smart he was in determining this great pick who will clearly play backup center this year lolz... and now super smart DL also got Favs to be his backup.

I think it’s a good pick if we don’t sign Favors. My beef regarding Favors is he’s not nearly as good of a rim protector as cheaper replacements like Udoh. And I think he could have done some of that. But this will be about as worthless as having Udoh behind both Favors and Gobert.