Who is this years suprise contributer?

[candrew]

People need to stop with Evans - as soon has he has to play with guys that are just as tall as him and with equal or similar atheletic abilty while having 25-35 pounds of muscle on him it will dawn on most people that he's not ready for this league.

However, Evans will have cult-like status on this board because of his crazy athleticism - he'll make an occasssional monster dunk and a handful of "out-of-nowhere" blocks. I predict there will be at least 3 people on this board who will expend 50 or more posts during the season on how we need to play Evans more so we can develop him.

And I also predict I won't read any of those posts.

 

[silesian]

If everyone agrees on who will be a surprise, no one will be surprised when it happens.

.....silesian's surprise paradox

 

[Revolution 9]

Evans is going to be playing in Europe next year.

 

[David Stern]

It will be Jeremy Evans.

He will than become a RFA and Portland will offer him 50 Mil over 5 years.

Sounds about right.

 

[David Stern]

If Hayward and Evans are going to be great players for us, they need to bulk up. Seriously, we need at least one wing on our team who has some muscle.

 

[carolinajazz]

I think Hayward will be the most surprising. Specially considering how much we complained when he got drafted.

...complain? I was estatic! We drafted the smartest basketball mind in the whole nation!

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

If Hayward and Evans are going to be great players for us, they need to bulk up. Seriously, we need at least one wing on our team who has some muscle.

I disagree, while I think Hayward needs to add some muscle (like 10 lbs). I dont think its that urgent of an issue for him. He has enough skills to be an immediate impact. Evans need muscle because he has no skills, just raw athletic ability.

 

[David Stern]

I disagree, while I think Hayward needs to add some muscle (like 10 lbs). I dont think its that urgent of an issue for him. He has enough skills to be an immediate impact. Evans need muscle because he has no skills, just raw athletic ability.

I didn't say he wouldn't make an immediate impact, I said to be a great player he needs to add that bulk.

 

[gomretat]

The big surprise we need is from AK

 

[theNBAnerd]

hayward playing great wouldn't exactly be a "surprise contributor"... he was the ninth frickin pick in the draft. the fact that we're crossing our fingers that a top ten pick won't suck is a sign that our expectations for draft picks are pretty low.

 

[vj_74]

If AK plays atleast 75 games and play consistently like he did last Jan, that would be the surprise boost the Jazz would need.