Utah Jazz brass hitting the road for player evaluations

Published: Tuesday, May 31 2011 9:58 p.m. MDT

Summary

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz held two pre-draft workouts at their training facility in the past three days, but they won't have any tryout sessions in the Beehive State for another week or so.

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rvalens2

Burley, ID

I'm one of the guys who has been praising Bismack Biyombo. Here's why.

While he's only 6'7 3/4" (without shoes, 6'9" with) he plays more like a 7 footer. With a 7'7" wingspan, no player has ever registered a wingspan that is More..

2:25 a.m. June 1, 2011
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Captain L

Provo, UT

Bug: Your rihgt, the Jazz FO won't pick Jimmer unless he makes sense from a winning perspective, the added financial boost from his popularity is a bonus but it's his basketball talents that will determine if he is picked.
It is hard to project More..

12:52 p.m. June 2, 2011
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rvalens2

Burley, ID

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So, if Bismack's so great why isn't he being drafted number 1?

Biyombo has only been playing organized basketball since the age of 14. Currently, he's 18 years old (turns 19 in August) and his game More..

2:50 a.m. June 1, 2011
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Jody is a sports writer who covers the Utah Jazz for the Deseret News (yeah, rough life). He also writes about his fitness/health journey and triathlon exploits in his "Losing It!" column. He has been with the paper since more ..

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