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InGameStrategy said:
Just say no to Babbitt. We already have endured five years of poor-defending starting PF and C; the Jazz don't need to blow their second top 10 pick in as many years on another poor defender. I don't care if he can shoot 40% from Temple Square to the ESA. If he can't defend, no darft.
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+1

Ed Davis, Aldrich, Aminu or trade up or down
 
David Stern said:
The Jazz supposedly wanted to bring back Whiteside for another workout, which could mean nothing. I'd bet the Jazz are taking a serious look at him, just based on potential alone.
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Whiteside didn't refuse to come back; his agent scheduled him for additional workouts with teams higher up in the draft. Nothing wrong with that.
If he slips down to the 20's, I HOPE KOC is doing all he can to get an additional pick.
 
InGameStrategy said:
Just say no to Babbitt. We already have endured five years of poor-defending starting PF and C; the Jazz don't need to blow their second top 10 pick in as many years on another poor defender. I don't care if he can shoot 40% from Temple Square to the ESA. If he can't defend, no darft.
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We've also endured five + years of having a SF who can't hit consistently from outside of 8-ft, whose "go-to" move consists of driving wildly into the lane, flailing his arms up in the air, and hoping the ref will give him 2 shots. Yes, you can argue he gives the team "intangibles" and plays great defense. Well, sometimes. Outside of his contract year, AK's liabilites on offense are almost as bad as Boozer's on defense. And AK really isn't that good on defense. He gets, what, 1.5 blocks from the weakside and maybe a steal or two when he jumps the passing lane? But man-on-man, AK sucks. SF's can drive around him, or just fake and take a step-back jumper.

I'd be thrilled if the Jazz drafted Babbitt - IF that meant they were also putting together a deal to get rid oF AK.
 
Babbitt is one of the few guys you will see who achieved the 90/50/40 mark and scored over 20 points a game. There are quite a few players we could draft I would not be upset about. But when you think that Wes is a restricted free agent, AK has only one more year on his contract, Korver is an unrestricted free agent, and Miles has two with one being a team option (and not exactly playing great) we could really use another wing player and one who is also big enough to play the 4 in certain situations.
 
Not that I'm a huge Babbitt fan, but I wonder what Jazz fans would think of him if he were black like Paul George.
 
honz said:
Not that I'm a huge Babbitt fan, but I wonder what Jazz fans would think of him if he were black like Paul George.
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Exactly. They, along with every other GM, would love him. "He's a stud on offense and look at his measurements. He didn't exactly show it in college but kid has the tools to be a solid NBA defender."
 
InGameStrategy said:
Just say no to Babbitt. We already have endured five years of poor-defending starting PF and C; the Jazz don't need to blow their second top 10 pick in as many years on another poor defender. I don't care if he can shoot 40% from Temple Square to the ESA. If he can't defend, no darft.
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Good thing Babbit doesn't play PF or C
 
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