Michael Dickerson was an excellet choice. If he hadn't gotten injured he could have possibly been an All Star by now. Plus we traded him for Francis, which in turn landed us T-Mac. Not to bad in my book.
Dickerson was actually a good pick. He just got injured. Jefferson wasn't even our pick. New Jersey TOLD us to pick Jefferson and then traded us Griffin for Jefferson et all. Yes, in hindsight it was a dumb move, but at the time EVERYONE was convinced he was supposed to be the next Garnett.
Well . . .Let's take a look at these TALENT eyes Of utah 2004 Draft 1 14 Kris Humphries Minnesota 1 16 Kirk Snyder Nevada 2003 Draft 1 19 Aleksander Pavlovic Serbia/Montenegro 2 47 Maurice Williams Alabama 2002 Draft 1 19 Ryan Humphrey* Notre Dame 2 47 Jamal Sampson* California *Rights to Ryan Humphrey and Jamal Sampson traded to Orlando for rights to Curtis Borchardt, Stanford (No. 18 overall) 2001 draft 1 24 Raul Lopez Spain 2 48 Jarron Collins Stanford 2000 Draft 1 23 DeShawn Stevenson Washington Union High School 2 50 Kaniel Dickens Idaho State 1999 Draft 1 19 Quincy Lewis Minnesota 1 24 Andrei Kirilenko Russia 1 28 Scott Padgett Kentucky 2 58 Eddie Lucas Virginia Tech [D*MN Padge looks so much older] 1998 1 29 Nazr Mohammed Kentucky 2 57 Torraye Braggs Xavier 1997 1 27 Jacque Vaughn Kansas 2 52 Nate Erdmann Oklahoma 1996 1 25 Martin Muursepp Estonia 2 54 Shandon Anderson Xavier 1995 1 28 Greg Ostertag Kansas 1994 1 No Selection 2 47 Jamie Watson South Carolina So tell me. . . Is it an Eye for talent? I think it has more with getting PROVEN talent Boozer, Okur, Harpring, Bell [they saw something They thought of as Proven] the other side is They seem to have little patience with talent that does not fit their system They ship them fast Rocket River enough with the Jazzhole lovefest
