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NUMBERICA said:
Does it matter that Burks is a 2 as well, though? If Beal is BPA, then so be it, I guess, but it's not all about talent, either. Environment is a relevant consideration.
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Hayward is just as much a 2 as he is a 3. He can play either, that give us the flexibility to pick a 2 or 3.
 
For those wanting a SF, where's the Deshaun Thomas love? Possibly the MOP so far of the Dance, and during the season he put up 16 ppg on 53% FGs and 36% 3pt. Just a sophomore.
 
Thee jazz fan said:
Let's see we have Burks Bell and Cj that play sg. If the jazz think like we do Cj won't be back and it looks like the jazz are not all that high anymore on Bell Beal and Burks would be great together rotating at the position. I like Hayward at sf who can move to sg or point. I also have a feeling Howard will be back.
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Yeah, them each playing 24 mpg is a great rotation... for one position... and the Jazz would still have no real SFs and no PGs to move forward with.

Hayward also plays the 2. Hayward is a tweener wing and would do best to play a position based on defensive matchup.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
Hayward is just as much a 2 as he is a 3. He can play either, that give us the flexibility to pick a 2 or 3.
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But... you didn't say anything about Burks. You want the Jazz to spend a 9th-11th pick on a guy that forces Hayward to exclusively play a position he's a little undersized for and puts him in a direct competition with another - to this point, impressive - player?

If you believe Burks and Hayward aren't busts/are real parts of the Jazz's future, drafting a 3 (or even better, a large wing that can guard multiple positions well) is what best utilizes Hayward's ability to play two positions.

I like Beal. He interests me quite a bit actually. But... context matters. This doesn't seem like choosing to draft Bowie over Jordan or Oden over Durant.
 
Let's pretend that Burks and Beal can and do end up playing some PG. Now that's something interesting.
 
NUMBERICA said:
But... you didn't say anything about Burks. You want the Jazz to spend a 9th-11th pick on a guy that forces Hayward to exclusively play a position he's a little undersized for and puts him in a direct competition with another - to this point, impressive - player?
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I fully agree. We need a long 3 who can shoot and defend. If he can penetrate, that's a plus. However, if it seems fairly obvious that Beal is thee best player on the board (say we get the 8th or 9th pick and he's somehow still there), then we take him and try (possibly) to trade him later in the draft (maybe we get my boy Tony Mitchell at around #25) for that late first round pick and an additional future 1st. I gotta say, I haven't seen him in the tourney, but his shooting percentages leave a lot to be desired.
 
NUMBERICA said:
But... you didn't say anything about Burks. You want the Jazz to spend a 9th-11th pick on a guy that forces Hayward to exclusively play a position he's a little undersized for and puts him in a direct competition with another - to this point, impressive - player?

If you believe Burks and Hayward aren't busts/are real parts of the Jazz's future, drafting a 3 (or even better, a large wing that can guard multiple positions well) is what best utilizes Hayward's ability to play two positions.

I like Beal. He interests me quite a bit actually. But... context matters. This doesn't seem like choosing to draft Bowie over Jordan or Oden over Durant.
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I just don't really see many great SF's in this draft. If I have to choose between Barnes and Beal, not sure who I would take. Burks,Beal, and Hayward can easily form a 3 man wing rotation. We might be a little undersized when Burks and Beal are out there, but with Favors and Kanter manning the post, I'm not really worried about defensive disadvantages.

I do appear to be in the minority that thinks Hayward is equal in either the 2 spot, or 3 spot.

At this point, Royce White is my favorite potential 3 man. Not sure if he can be a full time 3, but PKM said he was bring the ball down the court effortlessly against MGK, who is considered a top defender, even by NBA standards. If he could improve his shot (form looks solid) but % have a long way to come, he would be a dream SF. Also considering he spent even more time than Kanter has away from competitive basketball (sat out 2 years, one being completely away from ball, the other being a transfer year) his potential is insane.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
I think Hayward should be our 6th man, alongside Millsap or Kanter, and see us needing a 3 who can shoot and play defense even more. Tony Mitchell anyone?
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You can be president of the Tony Mitchell fan club and I'll be the vice. I wonder what it would take to get in the mid 20's to get Mitchell
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
I just don't really see many great SF's in this draft. If I have to choose between Barnes and Beal, not sure who I would take. Burks,Beal, and Hayward can easily form a 3 man wing rotation. We might be a little undersized when Burks and Beal are out there, but with Favors and Kanter manning the post, I'm not really worried about defensive disadvantages.

I do appear to be in the minority that thinks Hayward is equal in either the 2 spot, or 3 spot.

At this point, Royce White is my favorite potential 3 man. Not sure if he can be a full time 3, but PKM said he was bring the ball down the court effortlessly against MGK, who is considered a top defender, even by NBA standards. If he could improve his shot (form looks solid) but % have a long way to come, he would be a dream SF. Also considering he spent even more time than Kanter has away from competitive basketball (sat out 2 years, one being completely away from ball, the other being a transfer year) his potential is insane.
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I'm with you, I'm not all that exited about the sf options in the draft other then MKG, and it's obvious we aren't going to have a chance to draft him. I could also care less wether Hayward plays sg sf or even a little pg. Hayward is just a b-ball player period. As for Royce I think PKM mentioned him the other day, and he does seem intriguing. Tell me if I'm wrong but isn't he 270 lb's, if so not sure how he can guard sf's.
 
Favors Flave said:
You can be president of the Tony Mitchell fan club and I'll be the vice. I wonder what it would take to get in the mid 20's to get Mitchell
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Can anyone hold any position of a fan club when they haven't even seen him play a game? Much less a solid highlight reel.
 
I forget his name, but I wouldn't mind drafting that sf from kentucky in the 2end round? I think he has a future in the NBA.
 
Thee jazz fan said:
I'm with you, I'm not all that exited about the sf options in the draft other then MKG, and it's obvious we aren't going to have a chance to draft him. I could also care less wether Hayward plays sg sf or even a little pg. Hayward is just a b-ball player period. As for Royce I think PKM mentioned him the other day, and he does seem intriguing. Tell me if I'm wrong but isn't he 270 lb's, if so not sure how he can guard sf's.
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According to ESPN he is 270. Not sure when they do those measurements, or how accurate they are though. He could definitely stand to lose 10 lbs. Not even sure he can guard SF's. Just looking at the way he moves with the ball when he is bringing the ball up, it wouldn't surprise me if he could.

All I know is that his triple-double highlight video gives me chills.
 
Royce needs to lose AT LEAST 10lbs for me to imagine him guarding NBA SFs. His shot also needs a lot of work. He has decent form, but his %'s are awful. Lots of upside, very intriguing, but I see a lot of red flags.
 
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