Maybe I was watching a different team, but if I’m not mistaken, the Jazz’s number one problem this year was quite similar to years past: they didn’t have any size. But not to fear Jazz fans, the front office has taken care of that by using its first lottery pick since 2005 to snatch up Gordon Hayward.

Wait, did I say taken care of? I meant did nothing.

This pick looks like the latest addition to the collection of white stiffs the Jazz have selected over the years. Utah picked Raul “no knees” Lopez ahead of Tony Parker in 2001, Kris Humphries ahead of Al Jefferson and Josh Smith in 2004, and now Hayward. You know how to almost guarantee failure with a lotto pick? Ignore your most desperate need—Cole Aldrich and Ed Davis were left on the board—and instead use the pick to grab a potential-replacement for one of your bench players. The Jazz must really be sweating how the possible departure of Kyle Korver might affect their ability to sell pink jerseys.

Kevin O’Conner defended the Jazz taking Hayward by saying they went for the best player available instead of filling a need. Really?

That’s a line of crap just as big as the one about Hayward being the next Larry Bird. Child, please. Comparing Hayward and Bird is about as thoughtful as comparing Corey Maggette to Kobe Bryant. The best player available for the Jazz was Aldrich. Sure, he’s been labeled the next Joel Przybilla, but Hayward’s the next Bird, so I’ll ignore that knock against him. What he is: a defensive and rebounding center with a 7-5 wingspan. Aldrich isn’t going to score at all, but who cares? He is someone that would affect shots and drives to the lane and knows how to put himself into position for the rebound every time.

Hayward, by contrast, has a terrible wingspan—never a good thing in basketball—lost his ability to make shots once teams focused on him, and every scout will tell you that he doesn’t have that “killer instinct” at the end of games.

All Hayward has to improve upon is his defense, shooting, consistency and big-game awareness. But that’s all. And all the Jazz need to improve is their post presence, which they could have addressed in this draft but didn’t. Luckily for them, they have Kosta Koufas and Kyrylo Fesenko already stocked up.

Wait, did I say luckily? I meant they’re screwed.