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Utah Jazz: BYU's Plaisted to work out for Jazz

I love the Jazz and I love BYU but when I look at what the Jazz need I don't see it in Trent Plaisted. For his size he is not a defensive presence and having limited post moves and no midrange game is not a recipe for success at the next level. I wish Trent all the luck in the world but I have to be honest when I say that I hope the Jazz don't just draft him for his in-state connection.

I agree with Blueintheface I don`t think Plaisted would help the Jazz. No sense on wasting a pick on him.

I can't wait to see Trent play in the NBA....problem is there isn't enough lung capacity in provo to hold your breath until that happens.

good luck in Europe.

If Trent were serious about playing in the NBA, he should have stayed in school another year, worked like crazy on his free-throw shooting, polished his post moves, developed a mid-range jump shot, and vastly improved his defense.

If a team is willing to invest some time on Trent in the development league, he might eventually develop the skills to be successful in the NBA. In his present state, European ball is his likely destination.

Immersion in a new culture and making better money than he would at a regular job straight out of college, but a far cry from the NBA.

Good luck Trent!

I'm a BYU fan too, but Plaisted just doesn't have what it takes right now to be effective in the NBA. He's only got one move in the post and he can't play defense. This would be a total waste of a pick for the Jazz, especially seeing that all of the pre-draft camp notes have him labeled as underwhelming.

Hello Ostertag 2.0. This guy is awful and would be a giant mistake as a draft pick

Jimmy was waiting for an article like this. Jimmy thinks that Plaisted would be perfect for the Jazz. Jimmy hopes that they take him at #23.

Ditto to BlueCoug....Trent should have stayed at BYU and developed more. However, I think he left because he WASN'T improving, and he had to catch his window of opportunity based on BYU's decent season this past year. I saw no improvement in him from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. If he really wants to try to play in the NBA...he had to go this year. Cummard will and would have greatly over shadowed him next year and he would have no shot at all as a pro.

Trent knows what he is doing. He knows that if he gets lucky enough he will land with an NBA team. If not he is not going to school and earning good money for a while in Europe. He knows that the money in the NBA would be perfect/lucky but who wouldn't try? Look at Araujo, cashed in and look where he is at now.

Maybe he could play in Amsterdam, then his wife wouldn't get arrested for drugs anymore. Its win win, he gets payed to play basketball, and she doesn't have to worry about getting drug charges anymore.

How dare you make fun of Ostertag.

Its a crap shoot in the second round. I hate BYU and think Plaisted is overrated, but it doesnt mean he cant turn into a decent player someday. If there isnt a promising euro prospect when we pick in the 2nd rd we can draft him and tell him to go play in europe for a couple yrs. We still retain his rights and dont have to pay him.

Much as I'm a BYU fan, I can't see him getting drafted period, much less by the Jazz. He should've at least gotten a degree out the college deal; he's going to need it soon. Good luck Trent.

Hey Jerry,
Reinforce the backboard. The brick hucker is on the court.

Everyone knows he'll be in Europe next season, but to get payed to play basketball would be awesome. And everyone knows his wife is hoping he signs with a team in Amsterdam.

Ostertag with curly hair.

After the big start, Trent did not look like he got much better. Injured? Bored? Folded under pressure? Poor coaching? Unlucky?

Who knows?

Trent plaistead left because he didn't want his wife to be continued to be attacked by rude ute fans.

Get real zewbie fans. Plaidsteed is way to slow and awkward to play in the NBA. He would get swatted everytime he tried to shoot.

Jazz look at local guy. Good pr... good...

Give a raise to the publicity director.