Jazzfanz BIG BOARD rankings ROUND 7
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Me too. I am starting to look at Henry and compare him to Turner. Right now Turner is the better player, but compare Henry to Turner when Turner was a Freshman and they are very similar. Henry is a better shooter than Turner is today but Turner is a guy who I would want to take a last shot and Henry's not there. Yet. I would be very happy with Henry.
seattlejazzfan
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That poster was right a lot more often than he was wrong in regard to the draft - the shame and embarrassment was from the fact that he had 10,000+ posts under two different usernames. If he ever gets there again, a change will likely be imminent once again.
BTW, congrats on your
billyshelby
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I'm going to treat this like the regular draft and hope Davis falls to us at 9.
I'm sure he will and I'd be very surprised if he didn't fall to Indiana at 10, as well.
seattlejazzfan
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Both Henry and Babbitt surprised me with their size and athleticism. Everybody knew they were lights out shooters, but now you add excellent size and athletic ability to the mix, it's hard to not be impressed.
My personal big board, in levels:
1. Wall & Turner
2. Favors
3. Cousins & Johnson
4. Monroe, Henry, Aminu, Aldrich
The above are my "Top Nine". If the Jazz get any of them, I will consider the darft a success.
5. Honzward & Patterson
I loved Honzward as a college player, but I can't seen him being able to keep up in the NBA. Years of watching slow guys (read "white") like Bird and Hornacek were erased by Adam Morrison. He's not Bird or Hornacek. Maybe Gordon Honzward can do something in the league, like be a lights out shooter, but #9 should be more than a specialized role player. If the Jazz darft him, I'll be apprehensive. Patterson can play, but we already have two Pattersons. Well, one after July.
6. Babbitt, Davis, Edoh, George
Meh.
1. Wall & Turner
2. Favors
3. Cousins & Johnson
4. Monroe, Henry, Aminu, Aldrich
The above are my "Top Nine". If the Jazz get any of them, I will consider the darft a success.
5. Honzward & Patterson
I loved Honzward as a college player, but I can't seen him being able to keep up in the NBA. Years of watching slow guys (read "white") like Bird and Hornacek were erased by Adam Morrison. He's not Bird or Hornacek. Maybe Gordon Honzward can do something in the league, like be a lights out shooter, but #9 should be more than a specialized role player. If the Jazz darft him, I'll be apprehensive. Patterson can play, but we already have two Pattersons. Well, one after July.
6. Babbitt, Davis, Edoh, George
Meh.
Stifle Tower
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Aldrich provides immediate help at the most glaring position of need. Aminu either becomes the next AK or just a taller version of Ronnie B. Udoh is a possibility.
Ultimately, I think AK's contract can be traded more easily at the deadline for a starting wing. Decent centers just don't get traded that often (Pau being the exception). Edge to Aldrich.
Ultimately, I think AK's contract can be traded more easily at the deadline for a starting wing. Decent centers just don't get traded that often (Pau being the exception). Edge to Aldrich.
Darkwing Duck
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I've gone with Aminu the last two times 'cause he's likely the BPA at this point in the draft.
Our boards are similar with a few differences.
1. Wall
2. Turner and Favors
3. Cousins and Johnson (I would actually have Cousins as level 2 if not for the fact that he seems so destined to fail.
4. Monroe, Henry, Aminu
I view Henry as a true inside/outside threat in the NBA who can space the floor and slash and with a big enough body that he should at least be competent defensively. I think his problems at this stage are highly fixable.
Aminu strikes me as more athlete than ball player and too much of a risk of turning into a player that can be zoned out of the game. Hence, why I have him rated lower than Henry.
5. Babbitt
I gave him his own level because I have a strong preference for him as the final person for the nine-slot on the big board. I think he's the closest thing to a Korver in this year's draft and given his ball-handling ability might actually be more skilled. If we drafted him, I think that's the end of the Korver era in Utah.
I also have a strong preference for him over Honzward because a) I have a general aversion to guys who seem to have an inordinately large percentage of their resume for drafting them high based on a small sample size (i.e. a March Madness run of 5 games and thigns that occur after the tournament) and b) I have no idea who he's going to defend in the NBA. Too small to be a PF, too white to guard the wings. Babbitt at least seems to have a little speed to him.
I also think Hayward will have problems with NBA defenses. Draftexpress attributed a lot of the decline in his shooting numbers from distance to the fact that his shots were contested much more frequently as a sophomore than as a freshman. I don't think he's going to get a lot of uncontested looks in the NBA so that sub-30% three point shooting number doesn't strike me as a fluke.
6. Paul George, Damion James, Honzward
7. The big-guy pupu platter. Aldrich, Whiteside, Patterson, Udoh, Davis, Orton
I think all will suck in the NBA and Aldrich is the only person I'm entertaining as an exception. I have difficulty forecasting any of them as better than roleplayers in the league.
I agree for the most part with Kicky... I think Babbit and George could be special players. I'm not on the Xavier Henry bandwagon yet and think he could end up being a Gerald Henderson-type nice college player, but so-so pro.
I also think Whiteside could easily be an Andray Blatche-caliber player in less than 2 years. Who cares if he doesn't interview well. He wants to play and he's worked on his game. Try interviewing Ron Artest or Shaq when he first came in the league.
Cole Aldrich could turn out to be as good as a Spencer Hawes meets Kendrick Perkins, but I'm not all that excited even if he does. A safe pick I guess.
I also think Whiteside could easily be an Andray Blatche-caliber player in less than 2 years. Who cares if he doesn't interview well. He wants to play and he's worked on his game. Try interviewing Ron Artest or Shaq when he first came in the league.
Cole Aldrich could turn out to be as good as a Spencer Hawes meets Kendrick Perkins, but I'm not all that excited even if he does. A safe pick I guess.
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