tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post455688286780643937..comments2024-02-22T02:29:56.829-08:00Comments on The Cowhide Globe: It Rhymes with DoofusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-12980906897222331672008-06-27T21:54:00.000-07:002008-06-27T21:54:00.000-07:00Koufos is a better defender than any big we have, ...Koufos is a better defender than any big we have, save 'Sap. Of course, that isn't saying much...<BR/><BR/>I really hope Koufos gets time (well, him or Fesenko)... if not, we'll see a lot of Flop and it'll be a very long season. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I think that Koufos was the best option. Everyone left fell for some reason. Bad kidneys, weak workouts/interviews, not getting off the bench in their 1-year in college, etc. Whatever. <BR/><BR/>Okur is a starter in the league. Koufos is farther along than Okur was at 19... if he develops, he could be a fine starter.<BR/><BR/>The question is... will he develop? With J-Slo roaming the sidelines with his "I hate youngsters" attitude, I'm not so sure. But I'm hoping...<BR/><BR/>I completely agree with pasty gangsta on the Moneyball theory. If anyone "that good" had been available, they'd be gone. The 2nd round steals come because they happen to work hard and overcome their "problems" (stupid word for it, but eh...). Nothing is given though. You take BPA this late (if it's close, then go BPA at a position of need) and hope for the best. Help the guy develop, and you get rewarded. Sit him on the bench for 4 years and trade him... and someone else helps him and gets a starter.<BR/><BR/>Sorry if my thoughts are scrambled... I'm like that at times.UtesFan89https://www.blogger.com/profile/06039217888264365459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-22556354190609215182008-06-27T12:09:00.000-07:002008-06-27T12:09:00.000-07:00I can't complain about Koufas either. I think he'...I can't complain about Koufas either. I think he's got the ability to be a decent NBA player. He's 7'1", has some skills and can shoot. At #23, that's all you can ask for. Unfortunately, the problem is that he replicates everything we have...softness, little to no D, and loves the perimeter. Boy do we need an aggressive, rugged, defensive-minded enforcer!...I guess it's not to be.Draft Guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119001539960595745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-13489850479359878532008-06-27T11:42:00.000-07:002008-06-27T11:42:00.000-07:00Perhaps not surprisingly, I'm OK with Kosta and co...Perhaps not surprisingly, I'm OK with Kosta and completely understand why the Jazz took him. I've talked about all of this before, but we have a bunch of decent to great players at every other position. We're real weak on interior defense and bigs though, as this playoff run showed. <BR/><BR/>And frankly, as I've also noted before, I don't think there are any sure things at 23. In other words, I subscribe to the Moneyball theory. The NBA draft is a damn efficient market and it's hard to find deals. If Arthur or anyone else was really that good, they wouldn't be around at 23. That's just basic economics. Kosta played for in a good college conference and put up good numbers. He doesn't have off court problems and fills a hole the Jazz need. I don't think there is much more you can ask for in a late first round pick.Pasty Gangstahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03443807466654920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-22478463735170739352008-06-27T10:33:00.000-07:002008-06-27T10:33:00.000-07:00Arthur is a great athlete and a big body. His sta...Arthur is a great athlete and a big body. His stats in college aren't phenomenal, but he played for the most balanced team in the U.S.<BR/><BR/>The thing I hate, just hate, about this pick is that it was made simply because Kofous was the best center available and we need a center. That's it. Picking for positional need at #23 is a horrible strategy - yet the Jazz do it consistently.<BR/><BR/>As to positional overlap - I completely agree: Arthur is another PF and we have two good ones. He wouldn't have gotten much time over the next two years. But neither will Kosta. That's my point - you are drafting for the future with #23 and Kosta is, at best, a decent backup center while Arthur is, at best, a solid starting power forward in the league.Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570303484329212847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661363167240819401.post-29274848763612762112008-06-27T09:53:00.000-07:002008-06-27T09:53:00.000-07:00Arthur?He plays the same position as 'Sap and Booz...Arthur?<BR/>He plays the same position as 'Sap and Booze... and can't play the 5.<BR/>So he'd get no time...<BR/><BR/>And in college, he got like 4 rpg in 27 minutes, and rarely got to the line. Not good for a post guy. (All that from The Fan Sports... haven't actually looked myself.) He would've been a horrible fit and a horrible pick. And there is no way Arthur would've been part of a 7-man rotation here in 2 years, unless Booze leaves. But you can't pick for that right now, especially knowing that you can offer Booze $32 million more (and the fact that Wade will be a FA in 2010 doesn't help Miami... nor does the fact they took Beasley).UtesFan89https://www.blogger.com/profile/06039217888264365459noreply@blogger.com