Who Do You Prefer Among Ace Bailey, Tre Johnson & V.J. Edgecombe? (Poll)

[Park Bites]

This is a mixed bag because my gut says Tre, but the Jazz need someone willing to play defense, and I think VJ is the safer pick.

 

[fishonjazz]

So what would be the response if I said “the last thing we need is another terrible defender” about Tre?

I don’t believe in this statement, but I do believe he is the worst defender in this group. I’ve seen this “the last thing we need” statement posted several times now.

I would say that I have never used that phrase and don't see it being used very often.
Just pick the player that you think will be the best.

 

[jazznik]

This is a mixed bag because my gut says Tre, but the Jazz need someone willing to play defense, and I think VJ is the safer pick.

You have it a bit backwards. You don't draft a player at 5 to compensate for the defensive shortcomings of your middling young prospects. Instead, you try to find a core player in the top 5 and build the team around his strengths and weaknesses. If Keyonte and Brice are not willing to play defense they need to be shipped the heck out, THAT is the fastest and surest way to fix the defensive problems.

 

[KqWIN]

For me, a big case for VJ is that even if your focus is 100% finding the star player, it doesn't seem to matter much if the guy was a high usage player before the NBA. The easiest way to get a star is to get one of the elite prospects (like Flagg or Harper). When you look a the next tier of prospects, the stars are fairly split between high usage and low usage guys. Both player types will need a significant amount of development to become a star.

OTOH, it also doesn't seem like drafting a lower usage guy is any safer. They bust just as often.

 

[KqWIN]

I already have Kas above the 3 guys listed in this thread title....I'm really thinking about doing the same with Jase Richardson. He's got to be the "sleeper high potential" guy this year for me.

 

[YoungJefe]

I'd prefer Bailey but doubt he falls to us, I'm content with either of the other 2