Utah Jazz 5 on 5 Roundtable

[orangello]

A Hayward/George/Favors/Kanter team sounds very good defesively as well. The defense that I have seen from Kanter in his most recent games makes me excited to see how Favors can add to that.

On a side not about Favors. If the Spurs would have traded to get him then everyone would be talking about how goos this kid will be in a few years. The same thing goes for Leonard over Burks. I like Leonard but he seem limited and if Burks works hard he can be head and shoulders the better player. I hate that anytime the Spurs get someone the rest of the league suddenly wants to label that player with loads of "potential".

 

[GVC]

I like Leonard but he seem limited and if Burks works hard he can be head and shoulders the better player.

Leonard has the dreaded giant hands. Like Rajon Rondo, it's going to be hard for him to find a consistent jumper. Joey Graham 2.0. The Jazz are much better off with Burks.

 

[Zerol]

Paul George?? Really??

 

[Nate505]

he Jazz gave up a top two point guard in his prime for pennies on the dollar.

The Jazz could have got more for Williams?

They got essentially three lottery picks for him, and two of them were top 3 picks. Plus a pretty serviceable starting type PG

 

[orangello]

Leonard has the dreaded giant hands. Like Rajon Rondo, it's going to be hard for him to find a consistent jumper. Joey Graham 2.0. The Jazz are much better off with Burks.

Big hands are good for receiving the ball, just not getting rid of it. (As in shooting)

 

[GVC]

he Jazz gave up a top two point guard in his prime for pennies on the dollar.

The Jazz could have got more for Williams?

They got essentially three lottery picks for him, and two of them were top 3 picks. Plus a pretty serviceable starting type PG

Devin Harris was a lotto pick too, so they've received a no.5, two no.2's, and still have potentially another top 10 pick in a (purportedly) loaded draft. Quite a haul, especially if the Jazz were convinced DWill was on his way out.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Also, I don't get the obsession with Eric Gordon.

Who's obsessed? And what don't you get? The 22.3 PPG on good percentages (49/36/83), the 4.5 APG, that he was in the same class as Griffin in adjusted +/- (.8 less than Griffin, and 5 better than the next best player), that he has no weakness to his game, he has a very nice physical profile (6' 3.5" is perfectly fine when you have a 6' 9" wingspan and are very athletic) and that he's only 22 years old?

I don't get what people aren't obsessed with either. Wait...

 

[Fishsticks]

KOC is high on Favors and was the reason why the deal went down so quick. I always thought that we should have asked for at least few second rounders. I think Billy King felt as though he worked over the Jazz in this deal.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Paul George?? Really??

Another player I don't really understand the hype around. Yes, he had played some good D on Derrick Rose in the playoffs. He is also a poor shooter.

 

[MattMan]

he Jazz gave up a top two point guard in his prime for pennies on the dollar.

The Jazz could have got more for Williams?

They got essentially three lottery picks for him, and two of them were top 3 picks. Plus a pretty serviceable starting type PG

I thought the same exact thing when I read that comment. If we get lucky and end up with Golden State's 2012 lottery pick in a stacked draft full of 3's, then someone will have to explain to me why Deron Williams isn't worth, Harris, Favors, Kanter, and a 2012 lottery.

Are these pennies rare collectables?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Who's obsessed? And what don't you get? The 22.3 PPG on good percentages (49/36/83), the 4.5 APG, that he was in the same class as Griffin in adjusted +/- (.8 less than Griffin, and 5 better than the next best player), that he has no weakness to his game, he has a very nice physical profile (6' 3.5" is perfectly fine when you have a 6' 9" wingspan and are very athletic) and that he's only 22 years old?

I don't get what people aren't obsessed with either. Wait...

All on a crappy team. Also has had significant injuries the last two seasons.

 

[MattMan]

KOC felt as though he worked over the Nets in this deal.

Fixed

I think the feeling is mutual, especially considering the hilarious fact that if the season is cancelled, DWill may have just played a total of 12 games for the Nets. If I could, I would give KOC a very hetro slap on the butt on this trade.