Congrats to G-Time / OG Time / The Precious for being recognized by the NBA heads, and chosen to be part of the 9 man roster for the Sophomore team. He'll be going alone though, as none of the other Jazz youth brigade made the cut. Represent us well, Gordon!
| Player | Pos | Team | Round | Pick | Year | PER '11-12 |
| Kyrie Irving | PG | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1 | 1 | 2011 | 21.6 |
| Derrick Williams | PF/SF | Minnesota Timberwolves | 1 | 2 | 2011 | 14.7 |
| Tristan Thompson | PF/SF | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1 | 4 | 2011 | 13.3 |
| Ricky Rubio | PG | Minnesota Timberwolves | 1 | 5 | 2009 | 17.5 |
| Brandon Knight | PG | Detroit Pistons | 1 | 8 | 2011 | 10.7 |
| Kemba Walker | PG | Charlotte Bobcats | 1 | 9 | 2011 | 14.3 |
| Markieff Morris | SF/PF | Phoenix Suns | 1 | 13 | 2011 | 12.1 |
| Kawhi Leonard | SG/SF | San Antonio Spurs | 1 | 15 | 2011 | 14.4 |
| MarShon Brooks | SG | New Jersey Nets | 1 | 25 | 2011 | 18.4 |
| Didn't Make It: | ||||||
| Enes Kanter | PF/C | Utah Jazz | 1 | 3 | 2011 | 15.9 |
| Alec Burks | SG | Utah Jazz | 1 | 12 | 2011 | 13.8 |
| Player | Pos | Team | Round | Pick | Year | PER '11-12 |
| Blake Griffin | PF | Los Angeles Clippers | 1 | 1 | 2009 | 22.6 |
| John Wall | PG | Washington Wizards | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 16.7 |
| Evan Turner | SF/SG | Philadelphia 76ers | 1 | 2 | 2010 | 15.0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | C | Sacramento Kings | 1 | 5 | 2010 | 20.5 |
| Greg Monroe | PF/C | Detroit Pistons | 1 | 7 | 2010 | 23.5 |
| Gordon Hayward | SF/SG | Utah Jazz | 1 | 9 | 2010 | 14.0 |
| Paul George | SF/SG | Indiana Pacers | 1 | 10 | 2010 | 16.9 |
| Tiago Splitter | PF/C | San Antonio Spurs | 1 | 28 | 2007 | 18.8 |
| Landry Fields | SG | New York Knicks | 2 | 39 | 2010 | 13.0 |
| Didn't Make It: | ||||||
| Derrick Favors | C/PF | Utah Jazz |
1 | 3 | 2010 | 15.0 |
PER isn't the be-all-end-all Stat, but I listed it here just to get a quick look at how these guys are playing. What does it say when Kanter can't make it on the Rookie team, who is starved for bigs? What does it say about us that we have four lotto guys on our current roster, and we somehow are incapable of either a) playing them, or b) finding lotto picks worth playing?
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Didn't they change the format
And all players will be in a pool and they will be picked by Shaq and Barkley?
Mexican Jazz Fan - February 8, 2012
I have no idea
AllThatJazzBasketball - February 8, 2012
you are right
AllThatJazzBasketball - February 8, 2012
I see Derek Favors on the list
Unless we traded him back to the Nets
murderousmalone - February 8, 2012
i listed our guys who didn't make it as a point of comparison
AllThatJazzBasketball - February 8, 2012
Nevermind, it looks like you put all the Jazz players on the list
If only because you wanted to confuse me.
murderousmalone - February 8, 2012
i succeeded at something today!
AllThatJazzBasketball - February 8, 2012
i've changed things around to make them less crazy-looking
AllThatJazzBasketball - February 8, 2012
That Thompson made it over Kanter is kind of a travesty.
Especially considering there are no Rookie Centers.
prodigal punk - February 8, 2012
i wonder how much of this is a popularity contest
Utah is unpopular therefore no on cares about our players
dianaallen - February 8, 2012
"no one cares about our players"
maybe even our front office and coaches? ha ha. what other conclusion do you get from four DNP-CD’s in a row for Alec Burks — all in games where a small, fast guard could have helped on defense just a little bit . . .
AllThatJazzBasketball - February 8, 2012
ha ha
I have no idea why Alec Burks isn’t playing especially when getting killed by quick little guards. I don’t get it. I’d love to ask Ty though.
dianaallen - February 8, 2012
burks did just tweet
“Politics as usual”
maybe referring to the snub maybe the dnps maybe nothing at all.
dianaallen - February 8, 2012
I dont quite understand why the rookie team has nothing even close to a center, and Kanter didn't make it....
TurboJazz224 - February 8, 2012
And his PER is better than all but three of the rookie that made it...
TurboJazz224 - February 8, 2012
Marshon Brooks has a broken toe,
If he is still out by Allstar weekend, I think Kanter should get the nod
candybarr15 - February 8, 2012 via mobile
Having 1 out of 4 lotto picks
playing means that we shouldn’t get too excited for next year’s draft pick/s. Maybe Burks should though, it will be his new bench buddy.
jusorenson - February 8, 2012
Nah, we can just re-sign Jeremy Evans for that.
SexualFavors15 - February 8, 2012
Why would KOC do that? Too obvious.
jusorenson - February 8, 2012
I would like to see the candidates by MPG
Selection is probably highly correlated with burn. I would guess that Kanter and Burks have significantly lower MPG than the rookies who made the cut.
P-Will - February 8, 2012
Links
Rookies by MPG
Sophomores by MPG
P-Will - February 8, 2012
I can understand
Favors not getting in, since Monroe and Cousins are both beasting this year, and I can understand Burks, since for some unknown reason, he just isn’t getting burn. But Kanter not making the cut is ridiculous. Rooks have no Center representative, and he is turning into a real solid contributor off the bench. But NBA has got to push who is popular, and apparently 6’11" white Turkish dudes don’t fit the bill.
G-Time for rookie soph MVP!
Bebop - February 8, 2012
In the popularity contest, I don't think g-time will see the ball much.
MTN - February 8, 2012
I think he might if he gets paired up with Irving or Rubio
both cats like to pass, and after they see G Time make some plays, they might be more willing to pass him the ball than to a chucker. Of course, if the first 5 players are the starters, I don’t think that he’ll be starting.
Bebop - February 8, 2012
Irving and Rubio are rookies
Wouldnt Hayward be playing with the Sophs
EcERyda69 - February 8, 2012
Teams are pick by Charles and shaq
They pick from this pool. So he’ll be in the game, but who he’s playing with remains unknown.
dwillforlife - February 8, 2012 via mobile
This is a better format than they have done before
This will make it interesting to see who they take first…
Who would be SLC Dunkers first pick?
And who gets picked LAST?
EcERyda69 - February 8, 2012
I would take Irving first
and Fields last
Bebop - February 8, 2012
Irving over Rubio
I would take Rubio over Irving, but he wouldnt be my first pick.
I would take Greg Monroe first, and Tristan Thompson would be last
EcERyda69 - February 8, 2012
I take Blake Griffin first
Because he’s by far the best offensive big man there (not like there is any D on All Star weekend).
After that there are multiple good PG’s. Irving, Wall, Rubio. Whoever.
I’d also try get Paul George because he’s awesome, and the Precious because he is…precious.
Really cool idea for the game. Feel sorry for the guy picked last (better not be our Hayward!) I suspect Brandon Knight might fall to last pick.
G Note - February 9, 2012
No Jimmer
Not sure if he deserves it or not, I don’t keep up with him, but that’s interesting.
cmag - February 8, 2012
Hayward is so overrated.
Favors should be on this team.
travis13 - February 8, 2012
Overrated by who?
Name 17 other sophs that you would take ahead of him from that draft class
EcERyda69 - February 8, 2012
That is not the internet way. Stick and move. Stick and move
Facts are irrelevant
prodigal punk - February 8, 2012
Haven't looked at any numbers
But Hayward has not had an overall stellar year. I think lucky to have gotten him in.
Thompson over Kanter is lame. For all of them let’s hope it adds some fuel to the competitive fires. Better that than anything.
I can’t help but think Burks is not playing because of specific reasons we aren’t aware. Like he is continually being coached on things that he is just not following up on when he does get burn.
jazzed - February 8, 2012 via Android app
i just wanted to say
I just finished watching some Hayward highlights from last night’s game, and he was very impresive, looked very agressive and active on both ends.
I really love the kid
Jazzfan_in_Chile - February 8, 2012
Team Chuck
I sure hope Chuck takes OG not Shaq. Even if it is just an exhibition game I think Charles could pass on some good stuff to Hayward. Shaq will probably just tell his team to go play because they will never be as good as him and then they’ll all tell jokes and eat donuts.
neds - February 9, 2012
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