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Pick is Gordon Hayward; ESA crowd boos

The Thriller said:
We also booed when Raul Lopez, Curtis Borchart, Mo Almond, and Kosta Koufus were picked. How'd those work out?

the point isn't that we booed because he sucks. We booed because we have much more pressing needs, players available to address those needs, and we ignored them for a player who wasn't picked by anyone to go nearly as high.
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Raul Lopez was better than Tony Parker when he was in the NBA.

Borchardt was a choice based on upside and potential, just like most compainers are clamoring for.

We don't know how well Koufos will work out, yet.
 
Just got home from work, Tivo'd the draft and nearly crapped a ****ing brick when Stern announced our pick. Fire KOC, he's ****ing pathetic, honestly.
 
candrew said:
I hope you're right - I wouldn't count on it though.

Didn't someone compare him to Luke Jackson on ESPN - got to be the first time ever a top ten pick was compared to a player that wasn't drafted.

Ugh..
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Luke Jackson was also a #9 pick, who turned out to be a bust.
 
SaltyDawg said:
And yes, if that turns into no pick at all, then we traded Brewer for nothing.
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We traded Brewer for money - make no mistake. Otherwise we would not give up talent like that. If this pick becomes no pick, we get 3 mil. With that said, there is a pretty good chance we do get a pick from Memphis. Without Brewer though, and with us surely not paying Korver, we actually could use a decent wing player. As you said, AK is pretty much damaged goods - can't stay healthy at all. So, we really have only Miles at SF spot. So, Hayward fits just fine as we need depth with Korver surely leaving. At least at PF we have Millsap, who delivered 18 and 10 as a starter. Miles sure can use some competition. And at C we already have 2 young guys: Koufos and Fess. I don't think these guys are any less talented than anyone who was left on the board at the position. So, from the needs perspective, in light of who was still available, we did all right.
 
Borat said:
We traded Brewer for money - make no mistake. Otherwise we would not give up talent like that. If this pick becomes no pick, we get 3 mil. With that said, there is a pretty good chance we do get a pick from Memphis. Without Brewer though, and with us surely not paying Korver, we actually could use a decent wing player. As you said, AK is pretty much damaged goods - can't stay healthy at all. So, we really have only Miles at SF spot. So, Hayward fits just fine as we need depth with Korver surely leaving. At least at PF we have Millsap, who delivered 18 and 10 as a starter. Miles sure can use some competition. And at C we already have 2 young guys: Koufos and Fess. I don't think these guys are any less talented than anyone who was left on the board at the position. So, from the needs perspective, in light of who was still available, we did all right.
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We would have been much better off if we would have drafted a big guy and just kept Korver if we needed another wing. We don't have any options to fill our need for a big man as cheap as keeping Korver would have been.
 
Borat said:
We traded Brewer for money - make no mistake. Otherwise we would not give up talent like that. If this pick becomes no pick, we get 3 mil. With that said, there is a pretty good chance we do get a pick from Memphis. Without Brewer though, and with us surely not paying Korver, we actually could use a decent wing player. As you said, AK is pretty much damaged goods - can't stay healthy at all. So, we really have only Miles at SF spot. So, Hayward fits just fine as we need depth with Korver surely leaving. At least at PF we have Millsap, who delivered 18 and 10 as a starter. Miles sure can use some competition. And at C we already have 2 young guys: Koufos and Fess. I don't think these guys are any less talented than anyone who was left on the board at the position. So, from the needs perspective, in light of who was still available, we did all right.
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Are you suggesting that Hayward is as good as Korver? Ha! His CEILING may be at Korver's level... which isn't saying much for the Jazz's choice at #9. If this guy is meant to be Korver's replacement, I hope everyone has a few years to waste while waiting to see how that works out.:rolleyes:
 
mkbelle said:
Are you suggesting that Hayward is as good as Korver? Ha! His CEILING may be at Korver's level... which isn't saying much for the Jazz's choice at #9. If this guy is meant to be Korver's replacement, I hope everyone has a few years to waste while waiting to see how that works out.:rolleyes:
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If people think this guy is as good as Korver then I have some swamp land I am willing to sell at a reasonable price.
 
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