All-Star 2012 Rising Stars Challenge Teams Announced: Gordon Hayward makes the cut!

by AllThatJazzBasketball on Feb 8, 2012 1:13 PM MST in NBA - All-Stars, Game, & Weekend

Congrats to G-Time / OG Time / The Precious for being recognized by the NBA heads, and chosen to be part of the 9 man roster for the Sophomore team. He'll be going alone though, as none of the other Jazz youth brigade made the cut. Represent us well, Gordon!

Rookies:

Player	Pos	Team	Round	Pick	Year	PER '11-12
Kyrie Irving	PG	Cleveland Cavaliers	1	1	2011	21.6
Derrick Williams	PF/SF	Minnesota Timberwolves	1	2	2011	14.7
Tristan Thompson	PF/SF	Cleveland Cavaliers	1	4	2011	13.3
Ricky Rubio	PG	Minnesota Timberwolves	1	5	2009	17.5
Brandon Knight	PG	Detroit Pistons	1	8	2011	10.7
Kemba Walker	PG	Charlotte Bobcats	1	9	2011	14.3
Markieff Morris	SF/PF	Phoenix Suns	1	13	2011	12.1
Kawhi Leonard	SG/SF	San Antonio Spurs	1	15	2011	14.4
MarShon Brooks	SG	New Jersey Nets	1	25	2011	18.4
Didn't Make It:
Enes Kanter	PF/C	Utah Jazz	1	3	2011	15.9
Alec Burks	SG	Utah Jazz	1	12	2011	13.8

Sophomores:

Player	Pos	Team	Round	Pick	Year	PER '11-12
Blake Griffin	PF	Los Angeles Clippers	1	1	2009	22.6
John Wall	PG	Washington Wizards	1	1	2010	16.7
Evan Turner	SF/SG	Philadelphia 76ers	1	2	2010	15.0
DeMarcus Cousins	C	Sacramento Kings	1	5	2010	20.5
Greg Monroe	PF/C	Detroit Pistons	1	7	2010	23.5
Gordon Hayward	SF/SG	Utah Jazz	1	9	2010	14.0
Paul George	SF/SG	Indiana Pacers	1	10	2010	16.9
Tiago Splitter	PF/C	San Antonio Spurs	1	28	2007	18.8
Landry Fields	SG	New York Knicks	2	39	2010	13.0
Didn't Make It:
Derrick Favors	C/PF	Utah Jazz	1	3	2010	15.0

PER isn't the be-all-end-all Stat, but I listed it here just to get a quick look at how these guys are playing. What does it say when Kanter can't make it on the Rookie team, who is starved for bigs? What does it say about us that we have four lotto guys on our current roster, and we somehow are incapable of either a) playing them, or b) finding lotto picks worth playing?

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Didn't they change the format

And all players will be in a pool and they will be picked by Shaq and Barkley?

by Mexican Jazz Fan on Feb 8, 2012 1:16 PM MST reply actions

I have no idea

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by AllThatJazzBasketball on Feb 8, 2012 1:17 PM MST up reply actions

you are right

This year, a new format is being implemented to a game that has historically featured NBA rookies facing off against sophomores. For the first time, rookies and sophomores will be mixed together on teams. TNT analysts Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal will serve as the general managers of the two opposing teams – TEAM CHUCK and TEAM SHAQ – each with nine man rosters, drafted from the aforementioned pool. TNT’s Kenny Smith will serve as the honorary Commissioner and Ernie Johnson will host the live BBVA Rising Stars Challenge Draft on Thursday, Feb. 16, on NBA TV at 7 p.m. ET.

by AllThatJazzBasketball on Feb 8, 2012 1:18 PM MST up reply actions

I see Derek Favors on the list

Unless we traded him back to the Nets

by murderousmalone on Feb 8, 2012 1:22 PM MST reply actions

i listed our guys who didn't make it as a point of comparison

by AllThatJazzBasketball on Feb 8, 2012 1:23 PM MST up reply actions

Nevermind, it looks like you put all the Jazz players on the list

If only because you wanted to confuse me.

by murderousmalone on Feb 8, 2012 1:24 PM MST up reply actions

i succeeded at something today!

by AllThatJazzBasketball on Feb 8, 2012 1:25 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs

i've changed things around to make them less crazy-looking

by AllThatJazzBasketball on Feb 8, 2012 1:29 PM MST up reply actions

That Thompson made it over Kanter is kind of a travesty.

Especially considering there are no Rookie Centers.

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by prodigal punk on Feb 8, 2012 1:27 PM MST reply actions

i wonder how much of this is a popularity contest

Utah is unpopular therefore no on cares about our players

by dianaallen on Feb 8, 2012 1:28 PM MST reply actions

"no one cares about our players"

maybe even our front office and coaches? ha ha. what other conclusion do you get from four DNP-CD’s in a row for Alec Burks — all in games where a small, fast guard could have helped on defense just a little bit . . .

by AllThatJazzBasketball on Feb 8, 2012 1:30 PM MST up reply actions

ha ha

I have no idea why Alec Burks isn’t playing especially when getting killed by quick little guards. I don’t get it. I’d love to ask Ty though.

by dianaallen on Feb 8, 2012 1:35 PM MST up reply actions

burks did just tweet

“Politics as usual”
maybe referring to the snub maybe the dnps maybe nothing at all.

by dianaallen on Feb 8, 2012 1:37 PM MST up reply actions

I dont quite understand why the rookie team has nothing even close to a center, and Kanter didn't make it....

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by TurboJazz224 on Feb 8, 2012 1:38 PM MST reply actions

And his PER is better than all but three of the rookie that made it...

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by TurboJazz224 on Feb 8, 2012 1:40 PM MST up reply actions

Marshon Brooks has a broken toe,

If he is still out by Allstar weekend, I think Kanter should get the nod

by candybarr15 on Feb 8, 2012 1:41 PM MST via mobile reply actions

Having 1 out of 4 lotto picks

playing means that we shouldn’t get too excited for next year’s draft pick/s. Maybe Burks should though, it will be his new bench buddy.

by jusorenson on Feb 8, 2012 1:47 PM MST reply actions

Nah, we can just re-sign Jeremy Evans for that.

by SexualFavors15 on Feb 8, 2012 1:58 PM MST up reply actions

Why would KOC do that? Too obvious.

by jusorenson on Feb 8, 2012 2:00 PM MST up reply actions

I would like to see the candidates by MPG

Selection is probably highly correlated with burn. I would guess that Kanter and Burks have significantly lower MPG than the rookies who made the cut.

by P-Will on Feb 8, 2012 1:59 PM MST reply actions

Links

Rookies by MPG

Sophomores by MPG

by P-Will on Feb 8, 2012 2:10 PM MST up reply actions

I can understand

Favors not getting in, since Monroe and Cousins are both beasting this year, and I can understand Burks, since for some unknown reason, he just isn’t getting burn. But Kanter not making the cut is ridiculous. Rooks have no Center representative, and he is turning into a real solid contributor off the bench. But NBA has got to push who is popular, and apparently 6’11" white Turkish dudes don’t fit the bill.

G-Time for rookie soph MVP!

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by Bebop on Feb 8, 2012 2:00 PM MST reply actions

In the popularity contest, I don't think g-time will see the ball much.

I'll make it coach.

by MTN on Feb 8, 2012 2:02 PM MST up reply actions

I think he might if he gets paired up with Irving or Rubio

both cats like to pass, and after they see G Time make some plays, they might be more willing to pass him the ball than to a chucker. Of course, if the first 5 players are the starters, I don’t think that he’ll be starting.

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by Bebop on Feb 8, 2012 2:09 PM MST up reply actions

Irving and Rubio are rookies

Wouldnt Hayward be playing with the Sophs

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Norm Sloan

"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors."

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by EcERyda69 on Feb 8, 2012 2:34 PM MST up reply actions

Teams are pick by Charles and shaq

They pick from this pool. So he’ll be in the game, but who he’s playing with remains unknown.

by dwillforlife on Feb 8, 2012 2:39 PM MST via mobile up reply actions

This is a better format than they have done before

This will make it interesting to see who they take first…

Who would be SLC Dunkers first pick?

And who gets picked LAST?

"I hate it! It looks like a stickup at 7-Eleven. Five guys standing there with their hands in the air."

Norm Sloan

"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors."

Weldon Drew

by EcERyda69 on Feb 8, 2012 2:44 PM MST up reply actions

I would take Irving first

and Fields last

Utah>*

by Bebop on Feb 8, 2012 3:02 PM MST up reply actions

Irving over Rubio

I would take Rubio over Irving, but he wouldnt be my first pick.

I would take Greg Monroe first, and Tristan Thompson would be last

"I hate it! It looks like a stickup at 7-Eleven. Five guys standing there with their hands in the air."

Norm Sloan

"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors."

Weldon Drew

by EcERyda69 on Feb 8, 2012 3:12 PM MST up reply actions

I take Blake Griffin first

Because he’s by far the best offensive big man there (not like there is any D on All Star weekend).

After that there are multiple good PG’s. Irving, Wall, Rubio. Whoever.

I’d also try get Paul George because he’s awesome, and the Precious because he is…precious.

Really cool idea for the game. Feel sorry for the guy picked last (better not be our Hayward!) I suspect Brandon Knight might fall to last pick.

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by G Note on Feb 9, 2012 5:14 AM MST up reply actions

No Jimmer

Not sure if he deserves it or not, I don’t keep up with him, but that’s interesting.

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by cmag on Feb 8, 2012 2:01 PM MST reply actions

Hayward is so overrated.

Favors should be on this team.

by travis13 on Feb 8, 2012 2:14 PM MST reply actions

Overrated by who?

Name 17 other sophs that you would take ahead of him from that draft class

"I hate it! It looks like a stickup at 7-Eleven. Five guys standing there with their hands in the air."

Norm Sloan

"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors."

Weldon Drew

by EcERyda69 on Feb 8, 2012 2:35 PM MST up reply actions

That is not the internet way. Stick and move. Stick and move

Facts are irrelevant

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by prodigal punk on Feb 8, 2012 2:59 PM MST up reply actions

Haven't looked at any numbers

But Hayward has not had an overall stellar year. I think lucky to have gotten him in.

Thompson over Kanter is lame. For all of them let’s hope it adds some fuel to the competitive fires. Better that than anything.

I can’t help but think Burks is not playing because of specific reasons we aren’t aware. Like he is continually being coached on things that he is just not following up on when he does get burn.

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by jazzed on Feb 8, 2012 3:07 PM MST via Android app up reply actions

i just wanted to say

I just finished watching some Hayward highlights from last night’s game, and he was very impresive, looked very agressive and active on both ends.

I really love the kid

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by Jazzfan_in_Chile on Feb 8, 2012 5:39 PM MST reply actions

Team Chuck

I sure hope Chuck takes OG not Shaq. Even if it is just an exhibition game I think Charles could pass on some good stuff to Hayward. Shaq will probably just tell his team to go play because they will never be as good as him and then they’ll all tell jokes and eat donuts.

by neds on Feb 9, 2012 10:32 AM MST reply actions