Comments about ‘Utah Jazz: Disaster of a pick’

...titled, Utah Jazz:Disaster of a team.

I read this story and then looked at the picks the Jazz have made since 1974 and I have to say I cannot see much difference in the picks today then back then. What, they have had two maybe three great players and 2 or three good players in the past 35 years.

The Lakers since 1974, have had Magic Johnson, Norm Nixon, James Worthy, A C Green, Vlade Divac, Elden Campbell, Derek Fisher, Luke Walton, and Jordan Farmar just to name a few and have won 9 titles.

Today, for the Jazz it's same stuff different day. Choose the best player available. But then when you think that the Jazz have spent millions and the best they can do is reach the finals twice in 35 years what should we expect!

I am tired of waiting.

I'd say, disaster of an article.

Jazz don't understand one thing, they need to sacrifice a little in order to get a true center. Not a European style playing center, a shot blocking talented force in the middle. Why pay huge these huge salaries to players, if they don't produce results? Derron Williams is the man, but he can't do it alone. We need a center, not a 6'11 power forward playing as a center.

Re:Tired of waiting
The Lakers have also been in the lottery more than the Jazz. The Jazz have never had a #1 pick. The Lakers have had it 3 times. The Lakers have had a top 10 pick in the draft 14 times, the Jazz have had that 5 times. It would be great if the Jazz could draft a Legend again but it's pretty hard to do that when you are almost always drafting in the 20's.

Do only negative idiots read these articles? The Jazz have been awesome for how small a market we have. The draft doesn't even matter unless you're a lottery team, which thankfully the Jazz never are. Guys like Millsap and Shandon Anderson are just icing on the cake. Go cheer for the Lakers guys. We don't need you.

The Jazz have done more with their low draft picks than almost any other team in the NBA. They've always traded better than almost every other team. They've also done more with their 2nd round picks than any other team.

@Tired of waiting: Since 1974 the Jazz have drafted Karl Malone, John Stockton, Dwill, Mo Williams, AK, Daryl Griffith, The human Highlight film, and of course CJ..... don't see how you can say the Lakers have been any more successful in the draft than the Jazz. In my opinion the Jazz have been more successful in the draft.

Luke Walton? Jordan Farmar? Are you kidding me? You consider those among the "great" Laker picks? Consider that in 2006, when the Lakers picked the legendary Farmar, the Jazz selected a guy named Paul Millsap some 20 picks later. Gee, I guess the Jazz dropped the ball on that one...

If the Lakers as you say have not been anymore successful in the draft than the Jazz explain the 9 titles to the Jazz 0.

Denying the truth will get you no where.

The lakers are successful because they have Kobe and the NBA protection, honestly who wants to see Kobe lose, not the NBA, they lost money the three years he couldn't make it past the 1st round even with their help. The Jazz have been successful in the draft but have made some stupid moves, like passing on Redd, Manu, and Parker, and getting guys like Raul Lopez, Curtis Borchert, and Stevenson, of course every team passed up all of those guys to so you can't really say the jazz were the only ones to make the mistake. Everyone bashes Okur about his defense, he is actually good, just not blocking shots, just like Malone. He is good in the post, but not on help defense. AK is an important piece to the team, who needs to be kept, and involved in the offense, because he is a great passer, and can score. After all he was the player of the European tournament for a reason. He got that award over Parker, Dirk, and others who fans think are so good. He brings a great element to this team which they need.

So whats you point?.

re: tired of waiting

the problem is not the draft, the problem is the utah is a small market team, and NBA prefers big market teams or "media's wish list teams" in the finals. It's like 1 vs 2.

And................ Must be a slow day.

meanwhile Richard jefferson is now A Spur. A team with high salaries knows how to pick up a player and still inherit 15m a year. We are darned if we do and darned if we do not.

The Spurs are such small market that is why they have won 3 world championships. Even Portland in the 70s has a title. Seattle won also. For heaven sake even Golden State.

Conclusion: Likely same roster in 2009-2010, I am sure Knight and Collins one will be resigned. After all it is Kevin O Connor...


Pray hard for Thursday maybe it will not be a retread or Larry Knight or larue Martin or Neal Walk even

So... Where is this guy now?! does any one care? Hes a human being not some peace of property to be thrown under the bus once your done with him.

The lakers are sucessful because they are willing to trade their whole team for a legitimate big man or superstar,

the jazz are afraid to trade anything,


one year they could have traded bobby hansen for danny ainge, but scott alyeden nixed it because the trade got leaked,

he was more intetested in protecting his secrets than improving the jazz.


Can any one think of a trade the jazz have made in last 30 years for top notch player? (the type that can LEAD you to a championship)


Now look at the trades the the championship teams have made in that time.

YOu either have trade for big stars, or be able to draft them,

as long as the jazz keep drafting around 20 give or take, they will have to trade for a big big star or they will NEVER win a championship.

Undersize PFs that don't play defense and and is hurt all time just doesn't cut it.

Trading for or signing other teams unwanted players, incomplete layers, and junk just doesn't cut it either.


There is a reason that teams that win championships do so repeatedly, while the jazz have won none.

It's not the draft picks that have won the Lakers 9 titles. It's location, money and the NBA. If you could choose between living in LA or Utah and making millions as a 20 something year old, you would choose LA every time.

cj miles,worst pick ever