Udunka bout to get some-Today 1:00 PM

[One Brow]

yeah, we definitely gave up on Bradley too soon because centers take a long time to develop. Should have resigned him to a max deal because we don't wanna miss out on the next Embiid.

So, you have about the same level of knowledge on the ceilings of Bradley and Azubuike? What is Azubuike's ceiling?

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Leverage in the negotiations with Gobert may have been a factor.

You don’t grab a second rounder in the first round to use as leverage against an allstar and stud like Gobert. Not buying that theory.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Unlike QBs, centers take a while to develop. This is Gobert's 8th season. By the time we know what Azuibuke's potential is, Favor's contract will be over, and he will be 33(?).

Ummm QBs take more time to develop than Centers. Most good centers drafted in the first round were at least at the level that they could be functional backups by time their rookie season ended. If it were true your best value would be to grab centers on their second deal since it takes them so long to develop. The biggest benefit to using a first is to get good or possibly great production on the cheap. If you are drafting a guy to be your backup in year 4 you are doing it wrong.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Tony Bradley was a shooting center. Gobert is our non-shooting center.

Lol... really? What about Bradley in college or the pros says he is going to be a good shooter.

Tony was the classic big that was productive in small samples in college and analytics said because he was productive and young he will be a stud. It ignored that he had no differentiating factors about his game at all... not a shooter, not a rim protector, not a passer, he can be big and rebound good... that’s someone you can get off the scrap heap at the minimum.

 

[slc]

Udoka has raw physical talent and size that is unmatched
Jazz will need another backup center sooner than later the way Favors is tracking

 

[jom2003]

Ummm QBs take more time to develop than Centers. Most good centers drafted in the first round were at least at the level that they could be functional backups by time their rookie season ended. If it were true your best value would be to grab centers on their second deal since it takes them so long to develop. The biggest benefit to using a first is to get good or possibly great production on the cheap. If you are drafting a guy to be your backup in year 4 you are doing it wrong.

yep, like Richaun Holmes to Sacramento which quickly turned into a bargain. The opposite of that would be Jermaine O'neal when he was in Portland, and he was ten times the talent that Udoka is.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

And don’t get me wrong... I’m happy we have Favs. It doesn’t hurt us this year capwise really... it’s when we have to make cuts in other areas that the Favs contract starts to gum things up... it’s where it’s be nice to have invested a first in a wing or guard so you can replace something expensive with something cheap.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Has there been any update on the severity of his injury? Has he had surgery? What is the recovery timeline?

 

[zyzz]

Does anyone really believe Udoka was the #2 guy on their entire draft board? I mean I guess it’s plausible, I can’t think of any other reason why the jazz would draft him in the first round.

I think they said in purely analytics terms, he graded out at #2. But I think Lindsey said that he graded out as top 10 on a lot of their boards overall.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I think they said in purely analytics terms, he graded out at #2. But I think Lindsey said that he graded out as top 10 on a lot of their boards overall.

I don’t know how someone could even have him top ten. Look at the top ten guys... add in Halliburton, Vassell, Maxey Saddiq Bey... which 5 or so guys are you putting him ahead of and how ****ing stupid do you feel doing it right now?

 

[homeytennis]

Hughes was not the second coming today. He was in double figures tonight but took a lot of shots to get there as the Stars got pasted. He had a huge minus number next to his name in the box score. He looks to be on a minutes restriction.

 

[homeytennis]

Stars won today by 20 and Hughes had a DNP. I suspect it was because of the quick turnaround between games. Tyler Bey, Malcolm Miller and Trevon Bluiett were the leading scorers for the Stars with 17, 16 and 16 points respectively. The Jazz are in Orlando tomorrow and I wonder if they will leave some players behind like Forrest, Brantley, Morgan and Oni to play some games.