Comments on: Jazz Nab Koufos with 23rd Pick

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:51:42 +0000

That lineup would have been sick. Plus the Gators would have been gone anyway with a two year rule. Thought it would have been sweet to get another crack at them.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:14:28 +0000

I am really hoping David Stern can force the NBAPL to accept a two-year requirement for rookies. If a kid has to be two years out of school that at least provides some predictability to colleges and they should be about half way through their degree (maybe more would finish?).

Imagine two years of Oden, Conley and Cook. Imagine how much Koufos would have benefitted from playing with Oden in practice every day.

By: JoseOle

JoseOle — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:40:19 +0000

If I was Kosta I would take a Greek contract for 2.0 million euros per year. That would be like 3.2 million. Maybe he will play like crap then get cut go to greece and make the euros then after dominating that game come back to a nice max contract with the clippers.

Joey Dorsey was traded to Houston so the whole “Oden is not good” can’t ge replayed during Portlands first practice.

By: Corey

Corey — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:12:11 +0000

I still don’t like the Jazz, but Koufos made have ended up in a great fit. He won’t be relied upon to rebound, Carlos Boozer will do that. Okur and Kiralenko have a similar European style that Kosta can learn from and Jerry Sloan is a hell of a coach. KK also won’t be asked to do much his first season and playing with Deron Williams is going to Koufos some open 18 footers.

I still would have liked him to stay one more year, could have been a top 10 pick, but I wish him well and can’t wait for him to go up against Oden next year.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:41:35 +0000

Hes gonna be playing in Europe by 2012

By: Principal Skinner

Principal Skinner — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:23:03 +0000

Don’t forget about the much ballyhooed Pro-Active contract, though. That could fetch another 500 large.

By: Joe Fox

Joe Fox — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:02:47 +0000

James,

He’s guaranteed abour $950,000 in his first year, and he makes a hair over $1,000,000 in his second year – presuming he sticks around.

By: MackRm406

MackRm406 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:45:40 +0000

Anyone notice Joey Dorsey will be playing alongside Greg Oden next yearr? I wonder how the first conversation is going to go between David and Goliath.

By: James

James — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:43:58 +0000

How much guarenteed money do you make at the bottom of the first round? Really it was a poor decision by Kosta. He left early, got drafted later then expected, and will end up in the NBA Development league just like Cook from last year. I think we should make our Basketball players take a class on long term investmenting because 1 more year of college would give Kosta enough guarenteed money to last a lifetime on his first contract. He is gonna be out of the league in 5 years I bet

By: Our Honor Defend » Blog Archive » Weekend miscellany, linkage

Our Honor Defend » Blog Archive » Weekend miscellany, linkage — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:39:59 +0000

[...] Kosta Koufos is off to the Jazz to hang loose with some Mormons. Now, just to suffix, most Mormons I know think of Salt Lake City as a bastion of sin1, and — unrelated to the former point — I think of the NBA as almost a legitimate competitive sport as professional wrestling. But with that said, I don’t harbor any ill will for Koufos. I still maintain he should’ve come back to give BJ Mullens the opportunity to play with him that Koufos wanted to have with Greg Oden. I think he would’ve helped his stock accordingly. But given his family’s history, I don’t begrudge him. Him blindsiding Matta with the decision to quit school mid-quarter to pursue NBA camps is a kick in the jimmy (as well as the APR), but I fault the NCAA for leaving open that possibility.Â Godspeed, Kosta.Â Enjoy your millions. [...]