Official Draft Thread

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Davis is a sexy pick for the Jazz because of the potential and surprise factor, but please don't pass on Udoh if he is still on the board.

lol

 

[Stifle Tower]

Repped.

Thanks. I remember in very early mocks, Whiteside was top-10 and then he started to slide. Thought he would be good value and was very surprised to see him drop into the 2nd round.

I made a couple of other calls: one good, one bad. I was on record saying Aldrich would be a bust. But then I went with Babbitt for awhile before settling on Xavier Henry as my favorite at #9.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Was calling to draft Whiteside a good call?

He sucked in his first stint. He wasn't mature enough and needed a wake up call.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Was calling to draft Whiteside a good call?

He sucked in his first stint. He wasn't mature enough and needed a wake up call.

Or maybe he just needed good coaching. Sacramento was one of the worst places for him to go. I'm sure he benefited a great deal from having Cousins as a "mentor" and being in a culture of losing. At the time, at least, he would have been coached by Jerry Sloan and been on a winning team. Would the no-nonsense approach of Sloan have been enough, or would he still have needed his career to derail? In hindsight, though, Utah would have eventually become a terrible situation after the Deron/Sloan debacle.

 

[fishonjazz]

Was calling to draft Whiteside a good call?
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I say no. (I was a whiteside homer myself)

 

[Revolution 9]

lol

Yep. I agree