I remember watching Euro highlights of Lopez & being very excited about him

Apr 27, 2015
8:45:04pm

Mantis Mutu

& then being very sad when the news of his injury came I think less than 6 months later--& then the news he had re-torn it the next season of him comeback.

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Author

Time

MCW>Burke+Exum

TonyStark

4/27/15 8:06pm

Most obvious draft blunder by the Jazz, all time?

Mantis Mutu

4/27/15 8:11pm

Probably not.

pink22

4/27/15 8:12pm

It's gotta be close, though. Most everyone had MCW ahead of Burke in that draft.

Mantis Mutu

4/27/15 8:13pm

Didn't the Jazz take Giricek over Tony Parker?

Duke Silver

4/27/15 8:16pm

Raul Lopez

MantiCoug

4/27/15 8:18pm

Ah, that's right.

Duke Silver

4/27/15 8:27pm

Pre-knee-blowout. Raul was tearing up Europe before the injury.

Mantis Mutu

4/27/15 8:39pm

Yeah, hard to blame the Jazz on that one. Have to blame every other team too

MantiCoug

4/27/15 8:41pm

I remember watching Euro highlights of Lopez & being very excited about him

Mantis Mutu

4/27/15 8:45pm

Tony Parker was drafted late in the first round. Draft science is incredibly

SPORTS

4/27/15 8:23pm

Not with CB hindsight. Didn't you know?

hessrp

4/27/15 9:03pm

Europe wasn't as thoroughly scouted & evaluated back then.

Mantis Mutu

4/29/15 4:06pm

I'd vote that one.

pink22

4/27/15 8:23pm

Not even close. You can't call it a blunder when almost every major draft expert

hessrp

4/27/15 9:03pm

I think the jazz could have got MCW from Philly

TonyStark

4/27/15 8:18pm

MCW is a great defensive player, but a below average offensive player. Exum has

SPORTS

4/27/15 8:26pm

MCW still not a good shooter or efficient player offensively

I'mBatman

4/27/15 8:26pm

You serious? Burke and Exum weren't great, but MCW is pretty awful

hessrp

4/27/15 9:00pm

RE: MCW>Burke+Exum

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