First off, I want apologize for my recent absence. My day job got extremely demanding because we let the other guy go in my department and now I'm training another guy. Not an excuse, but insane hours started wearing on me big time.
As for Poeltl: Up until recently, there really wasn't much doubt according to my sources that he would return--hence my recent post on the situation saying so. Towards the end of last week however, Jakob started believing the hype that Chad Ford for instance was putting out. Ford had mentioned that Poeltl basically shut down Okafor, which 1) Bachynski had the better game 2) Utah doubled Okafor with a 4 almost every time he touched the ball. This caused some sleepless on the Hill over the weekend, but Poeltl ultimately choose Krystkowiak's big-man development track record over sitting at the end of a bench for an NBA bench year or two. No question, he's THE GUY next year and in my opinion, he should work his way into a 2016 top 10 pick. He'll lose out on money for a year, but I get the sense that his wallet will be fatter over time for this decision,
As for Poeltl: Up until recently, there really wasn't much doubt according to my sources that he would return--hence my recent post on the situation saying so. Towards the end of last week however, Jakob started believing the hype that Chad Ford for instance was putting out. Ford had mentioned that Poeltl basically shut down Okafor, which 1) Bachynski had the better game 2) Utah doubled Okafor with a 4 almost every time he touched the ball. This caused some sleepless on the Hill over the weekend, but Poeltl ultimately choose Krystkowiak's big-man development track record over sitting at the end of a bench for an NBA bench year or two. No question, he's THE GUY next year and in my opinion, he should work his way into a 2016 top 10 pick. He'll lose out on money for a year, but I get the sense that his wallet will be fatter over time for this decision,
