Pick is Gordon Hayward; ESA crowd boos

[InGameStrategy]

"Coach Jerry Sloan said the boos comprised a “natural reaction” for fans who “aren’t familiar with what we’re trying to accomplish. We’re trying to get the best player, and sometimes that’s not who everybody wanted.”

As has been stated, with some of the in-game and off-season decisions, fans do sometimes wonder what the Jazz are doing.

But the booing came because fans don't believe that this was the best player available. Probably not at the wing or at the 4/5.

 

[mellow]

I was at the ESA, I booed. The guy behind me yelled oh, sh**, and there was a loud he** no.

 

[TheMulletMutilator]

I was at the ESA, I booed. The guy behind me yelled oh, sh**, and there was a loud he** no.

You obviously weren't informed by KOC that Hayward is and will be more popular in Utah than canned soup.

 

[Hopper]

I was at the ESA, I booed. The guy behind me yelled oh, sh**, and there was a loud he** no.

Whoever claimed that Jazzfanz have no class? I betcha no other draftee got that spirited of a response tonight. Welcome aboard, noob!

 

[TheMulletMutilator]

Whoever claimed that Jazzfanz have no class? I betcha no other draftee got that spirited of a response tonight. Welcome aboard, noob!

Stockton and Lopez come to mind.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

You obviously weren't informed by KOC that Hayward is and will be more popular in Utah than canned soup.

I have to admit, when I visit SLC, I do eat canned soup. It's usually Sirloin Burger or New England Clam Chowder. I think KOC might have some insight there.

 

[David Stern]

We know how to win a championship now.

We poison all of the canned soup in Utah, then it will kill off all of the KOC-loving fools, and hopefully KOC himself. Then we can bring in Pritchard.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I think the Jazz might have had a shot of trading with GS to get Monroe and give GS Udoh and who knows what, but probably the Jazz were not too high on Monroe. It would be asking the Jazz who they really wanted. Obviously, they didn't really want Ed Davis.

So really, it came down to the George, Henry, Babbit & Hayward group. The Jazz had their pick of the crop...

 

[N. Jazzovic]

I was hoping for Aldrich or Davis...Hopefully in FO knows what they are doing, and Hayward will produce from start...

 

[Wolverine Newby]

I am now a huge Hayward fan. I hope he turns out Awesome! I think he will surprise us with how good he is. Takes some talent to take a team like butler to the finals and almost win it on a half court shot.

 

[Hopper]

Takes some talent to take a team like butler to the finals and almost win it on a half court shot.

If he really had talent, they wouldn't have lost in the finals. Deron Williams took his team to the finals, too, but, just like this chump, he lost. And, after 5 whole years with the team, just where has that loser taken the Jazz, eh?

Q.E.D.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

Gordon Hayward. Andrei Kirilenko. Marshmallow Okur. Kosta Goufos.

This is our team.