[Editor’s Note: The venerable MC Welk weighs in with an excellent prospectus on the choices facing the Jazz in the 2010 Draft.]
PLAYER | UPSIDE | DOWNSIDE | APPROACH |
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DeMarcus Cousins | Derrick Coleman pt. 2 | The Mailman Flu pt. 2 i | Strength Coach Malone |
Greg Monroe | Triple Threat in Flex O | Motor spits and starts | Jerry Tractor Tune-Up ii |
Al-a-Freak Aminu | Versatile like AK47 | Tweener like AK47 iii | AK serves as mentor |
X. Henry | Scoring wing w. “juice” iv | Not well-rounded | These things take time |
Ed Davis | 12-foot max vert. reach v | Passive temperament | Roll the dice and pray |
Ekpe Udoh | Offense and Defense | Too skinny to board vi | Glad he’s 23 years-old |
Patrick Patterson | Boozer part 2 | Boozer part 2 | Who repeats history … vii |
Luke Babbitt | Fits the stereotype | Curse of Kirk Snyder viii | Pass (please), need D |
Cole Aldrich | More athletic Ostertag | = Joel Pryzbilla | Take if can trade down ix |
Gordon Hayward | Magical NCAA run x | Looks like BYU Cougar | Utah in the PAC-12 now |
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Notes: The first three will almost definitely be off the board by #9; the last three will hopefully still be on the board after #9. Realistically the Jazz should select from Henry, Davis, Udoh and Patterson, any of whom would be palatable. If I were KOC I would roll the dice on Davis, but it’s not my money and he may be a project; moreover, Deron Williams wants to win now. Boozer and probably Korver are gone.
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