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The big gamble: BYU's Plaisted hoping to go high in 2nd round of NBA Draft
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Anonymous | 12:49 a.m. June 25, 2008
Walt Perrin's comments were right on the money... Trent will be lucky to
make an NBA team.
Ernest T. Bass | 8:07 a.m. June 25, 2008
Plaisted will be an NBA hall of famer, he's that good.
Tuffy Parker | 8:09 a.m. June 25, 2008
I feel bad for Plaisted. Shame on whomever it was that talked him into entering
the draft. He's a nice kid, but he'll be lucky if he can land on a
decent Euro team.
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Come on Harmon | 8:22 a.m. June 25, 2008
If you are going to say;
Mock drafts have migrated on Plaisted. Some have projected he'll be a first-round pick to a solid second rounder and some have him not being drafted at all.
Then tell us what mock draft has him going in the first round. I have looked at about a dozen different mock drafts and not one has him going in the first round.
Good luck Trent and I hope it all works for you. Hate to be a doubter but if you do get drafted I don't see you sticking around very long. Call up Travis Hansen in Russia, become friends with him.
Mock drafts have migrated on Plaisted. Some have projected he'll be a first-round pick to a solid second rounder and some have him not being drafted at all.
Then tell us what mock draft has him going in the first round. I have looked at about a dozen different mock drafts and not one has him going in the first round.
Good luck Trent and I hope it all works for you. Hate to be a doubter but if you do get drafted I don't see you sticking around very long. Call up Travis Hansen in Russia, become friends with him.
Fans | 8:36 a.m. June 25, 2008
I love fans from both utah and BYU that have been bashing Trent all week.
Theses are the same fans that couldn't make their own ward teams. Trent
played an important role in the Cougars being able to improve a basketball team
that finished dead last only a few years ago. Trent may not be an NBA type of
player but it is sad to see both Utah and BYU fans trash him. Good luck Trent I
think the BYU team will miss you filling the lane, your rebounding and the two
strait conference championships you helped win. I know Utah fans are happy to
see you go after helping to spank the utes two straight years. I am one fan
that apprecaited your game for what it was and recognize that next years BYU
team will have a void without you!
Welcome to Turkey | 9:36 a.m. June 25, 2008
There are 6 professional teams in Turkey. I imagine that Trent may be able to
land on one of the teams. The biggest arena holds 7,500 people and the top
player in Turkey earns 110,000 Euros which is equivelant to $200k. You can do it
Trent! We're pullin' for you.
All star calibur | 9:39 a.m. June 25, 2008
Trent very well could be an all-star in the NBA five years from now. Most
likely he'll be drafted in the second round, but that won't matter
because Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur were both second round players and they
have made the all star team.
Media | 9:55 a.m. June 25, 2008
We all know the media forced the Plaisted's family into this decision.
Show his wife all over the tv and talking negatively about her on the radio.
She can't wait to get out of Utah. His not ready for the NBA but whatever
happens it'll sure beat staying around the utah media for another year.
He'll be able to have a decent career in Europe without having to be
bothered with the media headlining his wife's "surreal life"
RE: Come on Harmon | 10:18 a.m. June 25, 2008
The Chad Ford's Mock Draft, Version 2.0: Picks 1-30 has Plaisted in the
first round going to the Celtics. It seems to me that is a pretty credible Mock
Draft.
Look again | 10:35 a.m. June 25, 2008
The newest mock draft 6.1 and every other mock draft, other than the 2.0
don't have him not mentioned in the first round. They have him in the
second round, but KOC isn't going to waste a pick on Plaistead unless its
to boost attendance at the Flash games, it would be a publicity stunt. Hope he
has a passport, the Jazz don't even have a roster spot for a second
rounder. He'll be another name on the list of picks in the last 20 years
from BYU that didn't pan out in the NBA.
RE: RE:Come on Harmon | 10:43 a.m. June 25, 2008
Check Chad Ford's latest mock draft. No longer a 1st-rounder
Go Trent! | 10:45 a.m. June 25, 2008
Go play a child's game and make a King's ransom while we be the fools
willing to pay!
Plaisted Has Good Perspective | 11:28 a.m. June 25, 2008
I like that Trent recognizes his strengths and weaknesses and, while I'm
sure working to improve, is not trying to be something he is not. I'm sure
he worked very hard on developing a jump shot over the past 4-years at the Y. He
is probably someone who just won't ever have much of 10-15 foot face-up
game. Can his athleticism and energy around the rim be enough for a pro career?
Who knows but I disagree with Perin and believe another season at the Y would
not suddenly turn him into a jump shooter. He would likely be lost on next
season's team of super two-guards. He would be a 4th option and even lose
some time to an improved and conditioned Miles. He was right to go out this year
no matter where he ends up.
Pro Athletes | 12:23 p.m. June 25, 2008
NBA or not, Trent will make more money next year playing basketball than most of
the bloggers here will make in a single year during their entire life.
Good luck Trent, wherever you end up playing.
Good luck Trent, wherever you end up playing.
Thanks Harmon | 12:41 p.m. June 25, 2008
Just gotta say that I love your articles. You and your counterpart Monson at the
Trib are my favorite writers. You both get your share of blog criticism but no
doubt are the most enjoyable and interesting to read. I rarely read one of your
articles without learning something new about BYU sports and players!! Thanks
for feeding my addiction.
Salaries | 12:43 p.m. June 25, 2008
NBA -- 1st pick guaranteed $8.339 million (first two seasons combined) or about
$5.920 million after taxes
NBA -- 15th pick guaranteed $2 million (first two seasons combined) -- the same salary as a good European player
NBA -- 30th pick -- last pick with guaranteed salary of $1.6 million (first two seasons combined) -- a common salary for a Euroleague player
Many players in Russia, Greece and Spain are paid much more.
The vast majority of this year's college graduates won't be making even 1/20th as much as Trent will be making next year.
For all those laughing at Trent for turning pro, you may want to reconsider who will be having the last laugh, you or Trent.
NBA -- 15th pick guaranteed $2 million (first two seasons combined) -- the same salary as a good European player
NBA -- 30th pick -- last pick with guaranteed salary of $1.6 million (first two seasons combined) -- a common salary for a Euroleague player
Many players in Russia, Greece and Spain are paid much more.
The vast majority of this year's college graduates won't be making even 1/20th as much as Trent will be making next year.
For all those laughing at Trent for turning pro, you may want to reconsider who will be having the last laugh, you or Trent.
Zoobie | 1:36 p.m. June 25, 2008
I wish the guy the best of luck in a European D-League some where. The reasons
people bash him are because
A. he went to the Y. This is funny because he would have probably developed as a better player if he would have gone to a better basketball school than the Y aka any school.
B. He left even the lame duck Y to go pro when he is clearly not ready.
C. He pukes OJ and sucks high altitude wind like a pansie!
nuff said
A. he went to the Y. This is funny because he would have probably developed as a better player if he would have gone to a better basketball school than the Y aka any school.
B. He left even the lame duck Y to go pro when he is clearly not ready.
C. He pukes OJ and sucks high altitude wind like a pansie!
nuff said
Zoobie | 1:45 p.m. June 25, 2008
To salaries:
He sure showed us. Is that what they teach at the Y, take your money and run while you have the chance? Doesn't the guy want a degree and the possibiliy of a better NBA career. Sounds like that is what the Y teaches its players to do, go pro as soon as you can even if it messes up your potential at bigger and better things. This is proven by what all the Y talent has done over the past 20 years or so!
He sure showed us. Is that what they teach at the Y, take your money and run while you have the chance? Doesn't the guy want a degree and the possibiliy of a better NBA career. Sounds like that is what the Y teaches its players to do, go pro as soon as you can even if it messes up your potential at bigger and better things. This is proven by what all the Y talent has done over the past 20 years or so!
Re: Re: BC | 11:31 a.m. | 1:44 p.m. June 25, 2008
"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."
Are you the thought police or the self-appointed blog monitor?
Tell us about your professional basketball experience that makes you so sure that my opinion isn't spot on.
Most of the draft experts have Trent going in the 2nd round, IF, he's drafted at all. There is no guaranteed money for a 2nd round draft pick and no guarantee that a 2nd round draftee will even make the team, let alone be given a chance to play.
I prefaced my opinion with:
"If Trent were serious about PLAYING in the NBA,.."
I like Trent. I'm an avid BYU fan. But, I still think that with his current skill set, Trent is a long-shot away from playing in the NBA.
(pun intended)
Are you the thought police or the self-appointed blog monitor?
Tell us about your professional basketball experience that makes you so sure that my opinion isn't spot on.
Most of the draft experts have Trent going in the 2nd round, IF, he's drafted at all. There is no guaranteed money for a 2nd round draft pick and no guarantee that a 2nd round draftee will even make the team, let alone be given a chance to play.
I prefaced my opinion with:
"If Trent were serious about PLAYING in the NBA,.."
I like Trent. I'm an avid BYU fan. But, I still think that with his current skill set, Trent is a long-shot away from playing in the NBA.
(pun intended)
Re: NOT a zoobie I & II | 1:56 p.m. June 25, 2008
is really a BYU-hating troll wannabee.
What individual BYU basketball players have done in the past and what they do in the future is inconsequential (big word for you, I'm sure, look it up).
Trent will be judged on his ability and his ability alone. He's nearly finished with his degree and the decision to stay or to leave is his and his alone.
Your implication that a player's choice to leave a program early is somehow unethical is misguided, at best, but is most likely motivated by jealousy from someone who is still flipping burgers for a living.
What individual BYU basketball players have done in the past and what they do in the future is inconsequential (big word for you, I'm sure, look it up).
Trent will be judged on his ability and his ability alone. He's nearly finished with his degree and the decision to stay or to leave is his and his alone.
Your implication that a player's choice to leave a program early is somehow unethical is misguided, at best, but is most likely motivated by jealousy from someone who is still flipping burgers for a living.
Zoobie | 2:06 p.m. June 25, 2008
Come on now, let's leave the burgers out of this. They didn't do
anything to you.
Your right about the draft being trents decision, it is just the wrong decision.
Your right about the draft being trents decision, it is just the wrong decision.
Re: Salaries | 2:20 p.m. June 25, 2008
It's not about the money it's the fact that Trent thinks he's
good enough to play in the NBA and HE'S NOT. Of course he'll make
decent money in Europe but he's declared for the NBA.
My favorite line
"I've never proclaimed myself to be a jump shooting Dirk Nowitzki-type of player. That's not my strength at this time." ---and won't be ever---
My favorite line
"I've never proclaimed myself to be a jump shooting Dirk Nowitzki-type of player. That's not my strength at this time." ---and won't be ever---
Pocatello | 2:40 p.m. June 25, 2008
It seems like everyone but Trent could tell he wasn't ready for the NBA.
Plus, those of us who live our religion see his leaving as going back on his
word - that he'd stay at BYU for all four years (no he didn't promise
that, but certainly at BYU it was assumed).
You have to be Shaq to hit 50% of your free throws and stay in the league for 10 years.
I wish him well, but I'm afraid he made a mistake. Remember a quarterback named John Walsh who left a year early to enter the NFL draft? The former Cougar was chosen in the 7th round and never played a down in the NFL.
I fear the same (or similar) end for this young man. I just hope he returns to BYU and gets his degree.
You have to be Shaq to hit 50% of your free throws and stay in the league for 10 years.
I wish him well, but I'm afraid he made a mistake. Remember a quarterback named John Walsh who left a year early to enter the NFL draft? The former Cougar was chosen in the 7th round and never played a down in the NFL.
I fear the same (or similar) end for this young man. I just hope he returns to BYU and gets his degree.
Selfish in So Cal | 2:44 p.m. June 25, 2008
I wish Trent would have stuck around one more year. There was one game last
season (Louisville) where he looked the part of an NBA first round pick. It
would have been great for us as fans and for his career to see more of those
types of games as a senior.
I also wish I would stop reading these silly comment sections...but they are more humorous and entertaining than the article itself.
Good Show.
I also wish I would stop reading these silly comment sections...but they are more humorous and entertaining than the article itself.
Good Show.
Poor Shooter from 8-15 ft | 3:33 p.m. June 25, 2008
Trent should have stayed at BYU to work on his jump shot
Justin | 4:15 p.m. June 25, 2008
All I can conclude from Trent leaving BYU early is that he's either stupid,
arrogant, or both. Stupid because there was no way he'd be a first
rounder, and arrogant because he actually thought everyone was wrong and he
actually was amazing enough to be a top 25 draft pick. Until Trent learns to
shoot, use his right hand, and make free throws, there's no way he's
ever going to make it in the NBA.
Cougar Fan in TX | 4:38 p.m. June 25, 2008
Hey Zoobie:
Cummard just decided not to try for the money as soon as possible, and to play his senior season, improve his game (and chances at an NBA career), and finish his degree. But we all know that no matter what a BYU player does, you'll criticize him for making a bad choice, right? Plaisted opted to go for the money. Bad, right? But Cummard did exactly what you said he should--play out his senior year, improve his game (and chances at an NBA career), and finish a degree. But instead of praising Cummard's choice, you'll just be saying something like, "He sucks--he knows he'll never make it in the NBA". The decision of a BYU player will always be criticized by a genius like Zoobie. I appreciate the rest of you rational Ute fans that can be happy for someone who might be successful at something.
Cummard just decided not to try for the money as soon as possible, and to play his senior season, improve his game (and chances at an NBA career), and finish his degree. But we all know that no matter what a BYU player does, you'll criticize him for making a bad choice, right? Plaisted opted to go for the money. Bad, right? But Cummard did exactly what you said he should--play out his senior year, improve his game (and chances at an NBA career), and finish a degree. But instead of praising Cummard's choice, you'll just be saying something like, "He sucks--he knows he'll never make it in the NBA". The decision of a BYU player will always be criticized by a genius like Zoobie. I appreciate the rest of you rational Ute fans that can be happy for someone who might be successful at something.
Zac | 5:34 p.m. June 25, 2008
Re: Zoobie and Pocatello. Trent already has his degree and he has spent four
years at the Y, one of those was a redshirt season. By declaring for the NBA,
he is also making himself available playing in Europe. I don't think
he'll be in the NBA, but I don't blame him for trying. He wasn't
going to improve his stock after his senior year. He is what he is, and I
don't think it'll ever change. If he doesn't make it, no big
deal. Get a job using his college degree. I wish him luck, and hope he proves
all of us wrong.
Plaisted is dead | 6:29 p.m. June 25, 2008
Notice the teams that invited him to work out. Two thought he might have some
hometown crowd drawing power (Houston and San Antonio, where he is from).
Another gave him a last-minute courtesy invite for the same reason (Utah), and
Boston clearly gave him an invite because Danny Ainge is in charge. That's
the brunt of interest he attracted from the NBA. No, he won't be drafted
and someday he'll be sorry he did something stupid.
Trent | 6:31 p.m. June 25, 2008
Trent will do very well in the NBA IF the refs like him. It works for Kobe,
doesn't it?
Anonymous | 6:42 p.m. June 25, 2008
Trent will have his degree. do people not read anymore? Oh yeah these are Utah
fans....
Travis Hansen is making millions in Russia and doing many good things with the orphans. Not to mention what he does for setting a good example of being Mormon. That is what BYU is all about. Spreading the gospel and doing good things wherever you end up.
No reason Trent can't do the same....
Travis Hansen is making millions in Russia and doing many good things with the orphans. Not to mention what he does for setting a good example of being Mormon. That is what BYU is all about. Spreading the gospel and doing good things wherever you end up.
No reason Trent can't do the same....
Anonymous | 10:10 p.m. June 25, 2008
Travis hansen is doing a good job at being a traitor. Why would any U.S.
citizen play for Russia?
So Confused? | 10:22 p.m. June 25, 2008
Trent didn't come to BYU on an academic scholarship. The goal of most of
the athletes is to come to college and eventually play at the next level. It is
also great to get a degree at the same time. College is a stepping stone, and
Trent feels like this is a good time for him to go. So why bash him for not
staying to play for fans like you for another year? The way you talk about him,
I don't know why anyone would care if he was here anyways?
To anonymous 6:42 | 11:37 p.m. June 25, 2008
BYU is not all about spreading the gospel and doing good things wherever you end
up. Quite the contrary, BYU is about setting up a bubble in Provo where LDS
kids congregate together and are sheltered from the world around them. I think
that most BYU players and students would do much more good "spreading of
the gospel" if BYU did not exist and they had the opportunity to spread
into other settings where they are not so sheltered and can let their lights
shine.
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