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KOC: "We would have picked Favors higher than #3"

jazzman12 said:
His attitude had nothing to do with NJ trading him. It had everything to do with their Russian owner, his ego, and his insatiable need to make a big "splash" so he and his team could be the top story on ESPN for a milisecond.

IMO this was a perfect storm that led to New Jersey trading away a player they never should have even considered getting rid of. I think Favors has a bigger upside than D-Will did when he first arrived in Utah. Just my guess, but I think 3 years from now you probably won't find a GM in the NBA who would trade Favors for D-Will straight up.
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Could make the same statement about Dwill/Jazz. (maybe not the ESPN part)

Nobody in the NBA would have guessed the Jazz would trade Dwill. It shocked everyone!
 
The idea had been tossed around at JazzFanz, so...that means....JAZZFANZ WIN THE NBA!!
 
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah ................
 
A skilled big should always be valued over a skilled backcourt player, as they are a much rarer commodity. However, I do believe if Williams had committed, even verbally, to staying in Utah, this trade would not have happened...
 
Beantown said:
Favors personality seems a little to laid back or shy, if he had Dwight Howards aggression NJ would not have traded him.
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Since when was never committing a hard foul, getting man-handled by Kendrick Perkins, being everyone's friend, and grinning ear to ear constantly "aggression"?
 
What's not to like about Favors? He looks to me like he coulda gone #1 easy. The only reason we got him is NJ missed out on Lebron, Carmelo, etc etc etc, and they fell victim to that old instant gratification urge of having to have a *star* NOW, rather than wait for one to develop... We get a darned good PG and a likely *star* big for down the road. Nice coup, KOC!!
 
The bigger question is what would he drafted at if that draft were re-done right now? Would he still be a 3? Sure, he has tremendous upside, but has he shown enough at this point to hold up that #3 status? And what about if you held it 10 years from now? We all know there have been many a bust at #1, so having him rated as #3 in the draft does not mean he will work out to be the #3 NBA talent over 10 years. Wasn't Greg Oden a #1? And Pervis Ellis? Joe Klein?

I am hopeful, but his skills are pretty limited right now and he is going to need to improve a lot to be a top player. Can he get there? Maybe. Will he get there? Maybe.
 
BabyPeterzz said:
I'll bet it was:

#1 Cousins
#2 Favors
#3 My wiener
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I dont know, it's hard to put MyWiener that high when he's only shooting 41% from the field and 34% from downtown. I think fans react to him because of those 3-4 facials early in the season but this is a "what have you done for me lately" league, and, well, he ain't done much lately accept for take it to the hole once or twice a month since. I'd personally like to see him take it to the rack with some authority more often, but thats just me.

That's not "re-draft 3rd pick" in my book.
 
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