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Jazz not necessarily eager to make a trade

i wouldnt put to much stock in what charles barkly says either. go jazz

Wow no mention on wether or not Korver was able to get some clean undies.....

Go JAZZ!!

Fast, and probably cheap fix for a back up center who can play defense. Name is Justin Williams. Kings just released him with the Bibby trade. Don't think that anybody has picked him up. Rebounds and blocks shots like a mad man. Just hasn't been getting any P.T. Way better than Collins, and doesn't have to pick the system up much to play defense. No way the Jazz can contend in the west in the playoffs without more big men. Gasol, Shaq, Timmy D, Stoudamire, even Camby and Chandler, all will be big problems for Okur. Williams is a taller Millsap.

how about ben wallace to help in the middle. what happened to mark eden who used to broadcast jazz tv.

I don't think Ben Wallace would be a good pick up. Statistically he has the worst free throw percentage in the league. He loses value in that you don't want him playing in the final minutes of close games. Also, from a defensive standpoint, if you look back at the Pistons championship runs it wasn't BW guarding the best big man on opposing teams, it was Rasheed Wallace...ie, Tim Duncan. BW is overrated.

The jazz cannot trade for Ben Wallace without giving up a high salary guy to get the deal done under the cap. That would mean AK or a combo of Okur/Harpring and no way that happens. The bulls are stuck with ben Wallace and his big contract. No NBA team wants Ben Wallace (including the bulls) and his sour attitude.

Actually, the Wallace trade may be a good short-term move. We get some added defense in the middle. He doesn't have to score as we have plenty of scoring talent. He can be out in the last few minutes of the game, no problem.

Plus, and BIG plus here, there will be more cash available when Williams next contract kicks in as Wallace's contract expires before Kirilenko's.

I think the Jazz has all they need to get the job done. No trade needed.

Jimmy thinks Jazz should sign Jimmy's Grandma to play center. Jimmy thinks Grandmama is getting there up in age but is old and cranky and really big. She would beat up the likes of Shaq with her body weight and attitude.

Hey fossil - His name is Mark Eaton and he used to swat shot attempts like nobody else - even if they were the best inside players. Oh yeah, and he also used to do color commentary on Jazz TV.

I think we shouldnt trade any of the players that went to new orleans last weekend. The rest are expendable especially AK and his bogus contract. AK's salary could be the reason D-will could leave the jazz.

Why Trade? Currently Millsap is backing up Boozer and Okur. We have a 3 man rotation - it's a beautiful thing. Any Back-up Center we get takes minutes from Millsap - Trading Collins, Hart and either Miles or a Draft pick for a back up center is a mistake (Jeff Foster comes to mind at 5.5 million a year for 6 pts and 8 rebounds in 23 minutes compared to Millsap 8 pts and 6 rebounds in 20 minutes) A back-up center will take Millsap minutes.
Wallace - Are you kidding me!!! He 15 millions for 5 pts and 8 rebounds in 32 minutes a game. - His numbers per 48 minutes are worse than Millsap in points and rebounds. Shot Blocking: Wallace 2.4blk/48m to Millsap 1.8blk/48m) I don't think the Jazz should pay 15 million for .8 blocks a game. Plus we would have to give Kirilinko to get Wallace who is a much better shot blocker then either of them. Wallace numbers are declining with his age. By the way - minus his freakishly tall hair - Millsap is as tall as Ben Wallace at 6'9 and Wallace was an All-Star Center back in his prime.

Let's get the new Wasatch Mountain Tower of Debuking
Ginobli Duo aka bring back Ostertag with backup Dikembe Mutombo...Bring Jazz fear to those aging
Spurs and the upstart Lakers known as Pond Scum in
some parts. Bynum would be a guppie to our big fish.

I am a huge Millsap fan, but the fact is, he is too short to play center without getting in foul trouble. Happens all of the time. No way he or Boozer can guard the centers in the west. Got to get help or bring Fez up to give guys like Timmy and Shaq black eyes. Trade Okur and Miles and get somebody back to play defense. Don't need anymore offense. Can't believe that I said that. Bad mouthed Ostertag and Eaton for years for having little offense. Hmmm.

I hear ya Keeler. When we had Eaton, all I did was pine for Ewing and Hakim. I liked Eaton then, but griped about his lack of "O". If we had Eaton in his prime now, we'd have a champ trophy this year.

Trying to pick up BWallace is insane, Misses #12 was right, no GM interested in the long term health of his team wants him and his contract.

Why not just bring up Fesenko? He's been pretty strong defensively in the D-leauge. Try and work him in for 5-10 minutes a game (basically just give him most of Collins minutes) to get him some experience so he can be a contributor come playoff time, sort of like Haffa was last year. In a pinch he could be good for four fouls and maybe a block and a couple of rebounds in 10-15 minutes of guarding an elite center, and unlike Haffa or Collins Fesenko may actuallly score a couple of points too.

The Jazz DO NOT need to trade anyone at this point of the season. We made a great move in getting Kyle Korver, and freeing up the offensive side. Grant it we do need a little defense on our frontline. Booz cant stop anyone to save his life and Okur only shows up to play defense when a guy named Yao is on the hardwood. But unless we can trade collins, price/hart and maybe a few draft picks for a GOOD center such as Camby, Brad Miller, or my dream-center, Dwight Howard, than we shouldn't even consider it. I say wait till the off-season and pick up a decent back-up, defensive-oriented center and a good back-up pg such as D-Fish was and we'll take the championship. Or we could get a guy in the draft named KENNY GEORGE, check this guy out! He's 7'8", 360 pounds!!! Doesn't even have to jump to dunk, it's insane!!!
But for now I say we bring Fez up and get him some REAL minutes and get him ready for the playoffs. He looks like a good center with some game on both ends. As for this year we have a shot! Go Jazz!!!

The Jazz Don't Need to trade anyone this late in the season they had a great winning streak that put them first in their devison. They don't need any one else!

Yah, Kenny George is a beast. Problem is that I have one leg and a bunion on my big toe and can still outrun him and I am in better shape. Seriously! Fez is the key. I saw what Haffa did to Duncan in a couple of games last year in the regular season. Can't figure out why he wasn't getting 20 minutes a night in the playoffs against the Spurs. Timmy gets rattled and doesn't like being roughed up. Fez would keep him on his toes and prevent Boozer and Millsap from getting into foul trouble. Wish Boozer would head down to Louisiana this summer to learn how to be aggressive and to learn a trick or two from you know who.

The only trade to me (Jazz fans don't like me but I will proceed anyway) that makes cents for the Jazz is Mehmet Okur for Andres Biedrins. You are all laughing right now but Biedrins would give the Jazz another tuff rebounder and he is a tuff defener. The Jazz have enough shooters they need more defence and a tougher center presence. I guess their is won more trade that wood make cents to me. I would say the other dill that makes cents wood be Okur and Kirilenko for Jermaine O'Neal, Jeff Foster. That wood give the Jazz 2 more tuff guys down low Foster and Millsap as back ups and you wood get rid of AK contract and O neal wood not need to be the go two guy just kind of what Shack is doing for Phenix. That's what I wood do.