The NBA Draft!

This year in the draft I was anxious and excited to see who the Jazz would get. Turns out they picked 6"8, small forward Gordon Hayward. The thing that made me sort of irritated in this whole deal were the reactions from the fans. At the Energy Solutions Arena there were more boos than cheers. It's absolutely ridiculous. It seems like they complain every year with who the Jazz get. I don't blame them for wanting to draft bigger guys like Ed Davis or Greg Monroe, but Gordon Hayward is still pretty good.

Here are some reasons why the Jazz made a good decision by drafting Gordon Hayward. First off, Hayward led his underdog Butler team to the national championship against Duke. I mean people weren't even expecting Butler to make it past even the first round and they only lost by two points to Duke. Secondly, Hayward averaged about 15 points a game. So he was one of the top scorers on the team. Thirdly, he can rebound. In the NBA, rebounding is crucial especially having to out rebound the big guys on the Lakers. And lastly, Hayward to me seems like a nice guy. When he heard about the reactions from the fans he wasn't offended by them. In fact he even said, he wants to get out there on the floor and show the fans what he's capable of. I think Hayward will definitely do that.

I like how Kevin O'Conner pointed out about John Stockton. When we drafted him, the crowd booed him and look how far John Stockton has come. Let me just give you some basic statistics about him. He's a Hall of Famer, he played in 10 all star games, he was part of the Olympic "Dream Team", he was named as one of the fifty greatest players in NBA history, and he appeared in a couple of final appearances.

I hope that sends a message to everyone. You can't judge a book just based on the cover. I have to admit in the years past the Jazz have not picked the greatest but regardless of who the Jazz get every year I am not going to criticize them for who they get. The organization gets to decide and I think that Kevin O'Conner felt like Hayward could help the Jazz in the years down the road. Let's hope that he does that.

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