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Utah Jazz GM says Heat won't tamper
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This is a poor, sad situation. That is more money than most people make in 10 years who are very well educated and good at their jobs. Quit your whining, and go to work! You will get more if you give more...
CJ is shooting himself in the foot, wasting a great talent, and possible ruining his career. When everything is said and done, he has nobody to blame but himself.
Too bad he signed out of high school, he could be heading into his fourth year of college and showcasing his potential.
Too bad he has been in the coach's dog house this last season. Space on the roster is crowded at his position. What chance has he got to develop in a youthful, talent-heavy situation, with a coach who is cautious in using developing talent / potential. Younger, inexperienced guys don't get a ton of game time.
CJ still believes in himself (so do the Jazz to a degree). CJ will be gone when the season begins. He needs to be somewhere he has an opportunity for more time on the floor. Someone will offer this gifted player at least 1.3 mil.
CJ will be a major contributor somewhere within 3 years.
CJ is going into his 4th year. Can we still be talking about his "upside". By now you either have proven yourself or you haven't. CJ has proven he is inconsistent. He needs all the help he can get!
Boozer, I hope he stays around. I don't see Miami picking him up though. They just drafted a power forward that can't play D, why do they want to pay max money for one?
The Jazz really haven't suffered when either Boozer or AK missed games the last couple of years. Jazz will find that Millsap, Okur and AK give enough production as starters. No problem replacing Boozer's rebounding. Yes, we'd miss his offense, but Deron can easily put up 25/per and AK would get more plays called for him. Millsap will score 15 just off put-backs (like Boozer's role in Cleveland).
If Kosta or Fes aren't ready to contribute, then the Jazz can find a Harpring-type player at the MLE to back up at the 4/5 (to replace Collins).
Jazz will be fine, maybe even better w/o Boozer. He was a bust offensively in the playoffs and has never shown any willingness to play tough defense.
I think O'Connor's words about tampering were meant as a pre-emptive warning to Miami. It's an indirect way off him saying "hands-off" until next summer.
Name one player who's statistical number improved after leaving the Jazz. And when you get done naming Mo Williams I will name 50 players that did just the opposite. Maybe, just maybe, Sloan and staff know how to do their job a bit better than we give them credit.
CJ wants to avoid injury; the Jazz want to avoid paying a huge amount of money for selfish attitude off the court and little productivity on the court.
That way, William's gets his big payday. He will still have the option to leave while he is still relatively young if the Jazz don't find a suitable replacement for Boozer, but he is not locked in long-term.
If he signs a long-term contract, then I think he and Boozer have talked and decided to keep the nucleus of the team together and make as many runs at a title as they can. D-Will's contract will be a tell on Boozers hand.
With CJ, every team in the NBA has a CJ MIles, a youngster with talent, but hasn't panned out yet. I wouldn't worry about CJ, players like him are a dime a dozen.
Stay in Utah or Live in Miami?
Trade him NOW!
His effort(?) in the playoffs shows he is done with the Jazz.
LHM/KO:
Cut your losses. Get some (any) value for him NOW.
Boston and San Antonio have proved that to be a fact.
The Jazz had a chance with Stockton, Malone and Hornacek but their roll players did not step up when needed.
Until the Jazz put that together they will be no more than so-so in the league.
For all you people who say "trade boozer". Duh!!! Who would trade for Boozer? He is unrestricted after next season--they can sign him for nothing. Most believe he will go to Miami IF anywhere so Miami can get him for no players instead of trading something now. No other team will risk trading for him because they face the same prospect we do after next season--he walks for nothing to Miami.
We can offer the most years and money though and we know what Booz likes.
KOC knows the deal on Miami--they probably have already tampered and he knows it. This stuff does not develop from thin air. Money talks.
CJ is destroying his own limited credibility. IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN CJ HAD HIS CHANCE--HE STARTED 15 GAMES A COUPLE OF SEASONS AGO!!!Sloan gave him a chance that most players that young do not get.
If Boozer does sign with Miami I'll think less of him but then I'm thinking maybe the Jazz isn't a good fit for him. His talent isn't all that great. I agree with Good Guy Gary...keep AK, he's proven he can be PF. He'll have to work at it, put some muscle into the position. Gain a little more weight but not too much that he can't jump with the rest of the youngsters on those big blocks.
If Boozer does pull a Cavaliers stunt I'd like to personally "smack" his face.
I hope our little e-mail messages get read by someone who gives a damn. :-)
The Jazz have been better with Boozer the last two years than they have been since the went to the finals in '98.
A real good thing to do is turn on a star player and tell him the fans don't like him.
Ah, the zaniness of crazy NBA fans. It's a joy to behold.
Moto X makes a good point thought - Any team that trades for Boozer right now, faces the same thing at the end of next year - Boozer not re-signing with them.
Most likely though, the Jazz will end up signing D-Will to a 3-year deal with player option and keep everything else the same.
They seem to be relying on Fesenko or Koufos to develop quickly...
KOC's comments lead me to believe that they are looking at options, and I trust that they must have not gotten anything good across their table...or he would have taken it.
Remember, KOC made moves to bring in D-Will and Korver. (We'll leave Hart out of this discussion. Loser.)
I can name a few STARTERS on other teams that the jazz let go.
Deshawn Stevenson
Raja Bell
Carlos Arroyo (yes this one is a stretch)
Sasha Pavlovich
These players all have a something in common. They struggled to get along with Sloan. But I'm fine with them leaving because they were whiners and emberassing. Stevenson waving his hand across his face in last years playoffs was LAUGHABLE! Arroyo can't get along with ANYBODY and Pavlovich is pretty streaky!
I think everybody is jumping the gun on all of this. We've got one more year with this current team to see what happens! Boozer's decision may be based off how this next season goes.
If he leaves after next year the Jazz will digress for one year. But then we'll have TONS of money to shop around in the big free agency market in 2010 PLUS we've got that unprotected NY first round pick in our back pocket! If the Jazz keep DWILL for a long time they will be good for a LONG time! Things look good to me no matter what Boozer chooses to do!
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