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Araujo finds a home with Russian team

I wish the jazz would have given hafa a better look. ie-PT

Good Luck!! Work hard you will do well!!

Oh no,I think KOC is a loser!

Jazz brazz, it's better to carry dead weight as COLLINS,then to have Haffa .

Jimmy still likes Hafa's potential better than Collins, but Jimmy is fine letting Araujo go to Russia for a year and see if he can get better. Jimmy doesn't expect to see Araujo in a Jazz uniform again.

I am still mystified they'd keep Collins over Hafa. Hafa's work on Duncan alone should have merityed that switch. I realize Araujo is no Shaq or Duncan, but he's definitely a better bruiser & baller than Collins.

Too true. Why does Collins get a pass? Putting him in is like an open invitation to score from the lane.

As much as all of us would have like to have seen them keep Hafa and dump Collins, the front office cannot make this move, because Collins is under contract for this season. They would have to trade him or cut him and still have his salary count against the cap.

Hafa will be missed. He worked hard all the time and when he got some playing time he always tried to do what he was supposed to. Good luck to him in
Russia.

I think Jimmy works for deseretnews, because he is always the first to comment.

Perhaps after Hafa gets to play everyday on a higher level than he did in college the Jazz can then switch out Collins for Araujo. Both will be free agents next year.

I hate that the Jazz have Collins! What I wouldn't give to get rid of him and Fesenko (who I don't think will do anything at all for the Jazz except play for the NBDA) for Hafa. He at least worked his tail off. The guy has a chisled body that is ready to bang against some big guys. All he needed was some playing time. Tim Duncan hated seeing him in the games because he was willing to pound him back and he was a solid 280 pounds. Not soft at all. Boo the Jazz for letting this one go. Hopefully they don't do the same with CJ Miles.

Everyone rants about Miles not playing in the Revue in order to avoid injury. Arujo played in the review -- and got injured.

Better to pay Collins to LEAVE and get production out of his replacement than to pay Collins to stay and get NOTHING out of him!

Fesenko Forever, Hoffa Never! Fesenko Forever, Hoffa Never!

to bad for Hofa, he did work his butt off, but, I think "Fezz" has more basket ball up side. Young, long, and some fire in the belly.

Hey Hafa's #1 fan, just a little information for ya... Araujo is horrible! Who really wants a guy that costs that much money and does little to nothing for you? He had ONE good DEFENSIVE game against the Spurs! I guarantee you that Tim Duncan is not near as nervous to play against Haffa as he is play against a guy like Alonzo Mourning, or Tyson Chandler! Tim Duncan is the best big man in the league! He could take anyone to school! I hate the guy, but he is super good!

And another thing... I guarantee you that Fesenko will do tons better then Araujo even thought of doing!

And it's the NBDL, not the NBDA!

I think that they made a mistake on this one (Hofa)they needed to give him more time and he would have been a solid contributor, and even made the list of great forwards if not centers, he will come back to haunt us in the future, as if that has not happened before!

Rafa: Hard worker, but never learned not to foul. Consider a career in boxing.

Fesenko: Will probably not get a chance to prove himself. If he's still around in 4 years, could begin to show his upside. I would say that he could replace AK, but I haven't seen him cry yet.

Miles: Lacks mental toughness. Let 'em walk.

How many of us would jump on a plane to Russia right now to get paid $800,000 per year doing something lousy? I would, so don't feel too sorry for Hafa. After all, it will only take me 26 years of work to make $800K.