Kevin O'Connor talks about drafting Eric Maynor

[24millsap24]

i don't hate this pick... but there were at least 5 other guys available that would have been better picks. we don't need a point guard! ronnie price is deron's backup! what we do need is a guy who can play defense and be a big man in the paint, not another guard...

[donyell1]

I think Eric will do great with the Utah Jazz he is a great ball player!

[sportastic44]

i have been a vcu fan for a long time and maynor has been one of the best point guards in the nation for the last three years and he has been possibly the best pg at making offense out of nothing

he has a tony parker like floater and infinite range and he will probably develop into a chris paul like point guard

mayb not as good but he was a great choice at 20th pick

not dante cunningham, no offense to him them

great job jazz wonderful selection

[Tinkidink]

i am very excited! i hope you root for the jazz now :)

i only saw him play a few times, but if i have to compare him to somebody, would mo williams be a fair comparison? they seem sort of similar in style, both are good clutch shooters. i am eager to see him play in the summer league!

[Tyehao]

What summer league?

[Tinkidink]

they usually play in a summer league, the rookies and young players trying to make the team

[Tyehao]

Yeah I know but the Rocky Mountain Revue is no more. Which summer league are they playing in this summer?

[Tinkidink]

i'm not sure yet, i haven't heard. they better be in a summer league, i love watching those every year!

[24millsap24]

orlando pro=summer league, july 6-10

[sportastic44]

i do liek the jazz now haha

but i don't think mo williams is quite right because maynor is more of a driving point guard with a good outside game while mo williams is reverse

a lot of guys have said a less effective chris paul with a better shot and i think thats quite accurate

[Tinkidink]

well i am excited to watch him play. he has a chance to be the main back-up to deron if he does well over the summer.

[Tinkidink]

if you think about it though we're pretty set at every position so i mean whoever we picked in the 2nd round you could make the argument of "don't we have so and so already?"

[Tinkidink]

hey jthkmc, instead of complaining about the pick, why don't you inform all of us who the jazz SHOULD HAVE selected? fact is, there were ZERO great defensive players available at #20 in the draft. maynor is a proven winner with a nice all-around game and i think it was a good pick

[Tinkidink]

brevin was a great defensive player and brought leadership to the team. i liked him as a back-up no matter what other jazz fans say... i do remember jazz fans loved the guy the first month of the season and quickly turned on him after that... but yea, i do love this pick, maynor seems like a much more well-rounded player than knight (who i admit didn't have much of an offensive game).

[smiley4284]

Williams will get this guy ready. He is a true point guard. Hes another Billups with a floater out of this earth. Lucky to have him

[AdGab16]

Jazz fans... remember when VCU beat Duke in the NCAA tourny? Yeah - that was because of this guy. Maynor rocks! So excited about his NBA draft :0)

[japaneseaggression]

you obviously arent a jazz fan we only have one PG as of right now, Price and Knight's contracts have expired.

[everydaygorship]

pfffft dissapointing.

[Tinkidink]

who would you have taken if you were the gm of the jazz?

[everydaygorship]

i would have drafted Dante Cunningham.

[Tinkidink]

you would have taken Cunningham with the #20 pick??? The way i see it is we really didn't have a glaring need (except maybe a big time defensive stopper, but none were available with our pick). maynor was probably the best player on the board, probably the "safest" pick, and he'll be able to learn behind the best guard in the nba! i definitely wouldn't say it was a "disappointing" pick

[ZiggyT]

if Suton heads overseas then that's salary off the books which is better than anything else we could have gotten there

[nycblaze]

Maynor is the real deal

[Analogman747]

Maynor is a solid pick. A replacement for Knight. The Sutton pick deserves a WTF reaction though. Don't we have Koufus already? Or maybe that's for Memo/Boozer insurance?

[CAE47]

knights not coming back and price is a free agent(though we will probably resign him) so again that is 3 point guards like sloan likes it. The JAzz can draft, will just have to wait and see and enjoy the orlando summer league.

[kevinmark20]

SOMEBODY tell jerry sloan to let him PLAY. He CAN'T be worse than Brevin Knight!!

[Skittles658]

That sucked that the Pacers took Tyler from us oh well hopefully this kid is good.

[Tinkidink]

yea, i really wanted tyler, he would have fit perfect with the jazz!  i sort of knew he wouldn't drop to 20 though, but i was a little surprised to see him go as soon as he did

[rekae06]

yeah, they should be happy with him cause he's a great playa...i should know i went to school with him, lol. he will be missed at VCU

[blueutecrusher]

good call kevin. this kid is going to be good. lets just hope he plays this year.