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Utah Jazz: Boozer tells Chicago radio he expects a trade

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Anonymous | 2:06 p.m. July 14, 2009

We are not a tall team with boozer.. a bit shorter without him. I think he'd look fabulous in a clippers uniform.. Maybe Kaman and a draft pick or two? I'm sure there a better trades out there.. but I like the idea of send Mr B to basketball Siberia.. Anybody left in Sacramento? I like the trades allegedly available in Golden State, but, sigh, Nellie is probably waaaay to smart to do it.

sparks24 | 2:11 p.m. July 14, 2009

You people that have this hatered for Boozer need to get a life. He is great guy sometimes things just don't work out. The hatred on this site is disgusting!!!!!!!!!!!

Blauch | 2:13 p.m. July 14, 2009

As a fan who wants Boozer to leave. I do not think he faked his injury. The Fact is that He turns 28 in November. His number are going to decline over the next 4 years - Like ever other power forward in the NBA. Millsap just turned 24.

Boozer is going to get a huge contract next off season (NYC, New Jersey, Miami, Houston are going to be 30 million under the cap and Atlanta, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Sacramento also have big money to spend.

After James, Bosh, Wade, Stoudemire get signed, depending on if they go back to their teams. There is going to be a lot of teams spending to get Boozer. Boozer is going to sign for 13 mill+.

That means Boozer (at 31) Salary in 2012 will be 14 to 15 million while Millsaps (at 27) will be 8 million a year. Millsap will be better than Boozer at that point in their career.

TO KEEP MILLSAP THE JAZZ HAVE TO TRADE BOOZER. It is not that Boozer is a bad guy, it is that Millsap is the better value.

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All about me | 2:14 p.m. July 14, 2009

I really is all about him, in his own mind. And what's best for his family? I guess his wife had enough of him.
I admire his talent, but not his leadership and his work ethic.
Odom, BTW, is a stud. We'll never get him.

Re: Jazz=mediocrity | 2:16 p.m. July 14, 2009

You have a point with the BYU plug, but not with Jazz or Utah. The Jazz have won multiple division titles and been in the playoffs year after year. They've even advanced past the first round most of the time. And Utah...they aren't just a good regional team. Look at what they've done at the national leve in bowls and against ranked opponents. They are the #1 team from non-BCS conference. If they were in a BCS conference they'd still be great. Whose side are you on here anyway?

Ben | 2:20 p.m. July 14, 2009

I would just like to remind everyone who thinks Booz is so wonderful. Of why Karl Malone was so great. While he was out getting 30+ points how many was the guy guarding him getting? Maybe 6 that is the difference you can't win when boozer is yelling and playing ole defence. It won't work and that's all he does and all of his scoring prowess is worthless without defence. The Jazz don't have trouble scoring even without boozer it's the defense all around that hurts starting with the interior!

BRUCE BOWEN | 2:26 p.m. July 14, 2009

We need Bruce for defense!

The only reason to match | 2:28 p.m. July 14, 2009

Millsap is if you think he will eventually become a top 5 PF. If you don't then matching is stupid.

Save the 20 million that matching would cost this year and spend it in the 2010 FA market. Just think of the up grades you could get for that.

AK or Koufos can play Millsap's limited minutes as a back up. That will speed up K2's development. When you can start both Koufos and Okur you have a twin tower approach which is far superior to Okur/Millsap.

Boozer can be traded when the right deal comes along. That should not be linked to Millsap.

Matching Millsap kills the opportunities to get great talent in the mid season fire sales and the 2010 FA market.

Don't drink the Sloan snake oil of continuity. All that does is insure mediocrity. Sloan and maybe most of the Jazz brass need to be replaced with people who know how to make this team better by fixing it's weaknesses instead of trying the same failures over and over.

Why doom this franchise to mediocrity by killing it's only opportunity to actually improve.

Continuity is fairyland mythology.

Re Houdini | 2:37 p.m. July 14, 2009

Okur can't creat his own shot. He just stands around the three point line and waits until someone throws him the ball.

CougarKeith | 2:38 p.m. July 14, 2009

Dump Boozer!!! Yes, we need to keep Miles, that guy is a good player! How about Boozer to Toronto for Chris Bosh!!! There is a trade!

boozer will work with the Jazz | 2:51 p.m. July 14, 2009

As long as he thinks they are trying to place him in a good situation. The Jazz have always been a decent organization that way. Boozer knows that and can trust that to a fault.

Boozer tends to make all kinds of statements he should not and has a hard time with the PR game. When he is healthy and willing to play he is a top 5 PF. Millsap will never be a top 5 PF.

I and the fans love Millsap. However, for the good of the Jazz and it's future it is best to let Paul go to POR and replace him. The Jazz then need to get the best possible deal for Boozer. That may take some time. They are in the drivers seat if they do not panic. By mid season there will be several contenders salivating over Boozer. There will be several teams slashing costs. 3 or 4 way trades will be available that are not now.

Wait and get maximum value out of Boozer. Let POR over pay Paul. Rent a back PF until the right Boozer replacement is found.

If only the Jazz would be smart in handling these trades.

James | 3:04 p.m. July 14, 2009

Boozer has had injuries it happens. Milsap will be good he needs to learn so much offensively that boozer can do. #1-Jump shot. #2-Pick & Roll. #3-Post game. Stuff boozer can do already! Once Milsap gets those down watch out! Plus Milsap has Defense so sweet! Everyone complains he is too small guess what haters worst comes to worse we utilize one of our bigger guys when matchup problems happen. Jazz need to match milsap for sure. Tyrus Thomas would be a good addition and learn alot from Jsloan because 1 thing coach sloan knows how to do is develop develop develop players and maximize there potential. Go jazz

todd from santa ana | 3:11 p.m. July 14, 2009

what do i think hey hey hey (goodbye!)we can trade him for a coconut and a banana peel like ss minnow

I am tired of the Snoozer issue. Say goodbye to him I like David Lee, but i think Tyrus Thomas would work out well, good athlete and he and Millsap together would be a good tandem....That would be the scenario to work the best you can rottate them try and keep Paul as fresh as possible through the long season, and I think we will benefit

todd from santa ana | 3:13 p.m. July 14, 2009

everything I needed to hear came from this article about Snoozie. Talking and trying to push a trade through Chicago Media

I can hardly wait to let someone else take this disease off our hands

What matters this year | 3:15 p.m. July 14, 2009

is that
1. the Jazz make the playoffs and
2. they have a contender by the playoffs.

Trading Boozer in Feb may disrupt continuity but that is the best hope of creating a championship team.

They will make the playoffs HOU/PHO and NO are going to be weak.

If they are smart, they will let Millsap go and wait to trade Boozer. They will get the combination of players who can win a championship. Those players will also be playing well enough by the playoffs to win in the playoffs.

Don't overpay Millsap. He is not a championship PF. He can't beat LA or SA.

Be patient and get the right combination of players for the right price at the right time.

Is that so hard? If this were a management case it would be obvious to undergraduates.

Mid season trades have been the trademark of the best teams lately. The Jazz have nothing to lose by making mid season trades. Sloan may have to coach a little but that will be good for him. He might get a ring. He will never get a ring if the Jazz rely on continuity.

Boozer not hated | 3:21 p.m. July 14, 2009

There is no true hatred for Mr B... It's just like we're soooo weary of him, his well earned lack of credibility. I would prefer he spread his particular brand of Bull in Chicago or (my preference) Siberia..eg Clippers, Memphis, Bobcats etc.

Good luck to whatever team gets him..

Jazzman101 | 3:22 p.m. July 14, 2009

Jazz should trade Boozer for Rip Hamilton, the trade works, plus Jazz get rid of a cancer inside the locker room, D-will gets a teammate that he can dish the ball to, and hit a open jumper. Rip wants out of Detroit, and didn't like that Iverson was always shooting the ball. It would improve the Jazz so much. Just like when Hamilton's teammate went to Denver, and they went a lot futher into the playoffs, and gave LA a run for there money. Re-sign Milsap that way you have a big man that WANTS to play basketball. Imagine the lineup
Williams at point
Rip at small guard
Brewer at Small Foward
Milsap at Power Foward
Okur at Center.... Can somebody say championship plus look at the bench, your loaded at PG with Price, and Maynor
Then Korver at the 2, Kirlienko at the power foward, then koufus who just needs to get more playing time, and will turn into a new Milsap, Also Matt. Jazz should really do that trade to get RIP, and the Jazz will be contenders again. Jazz also should make an offer to BIG BABY from Boston.

KJ | 3:28 p.m. July 14, 2009

This is bad news for Jazz fans, when both the team and the player are openly discussing they want to part ways through a trade. My Pacers have been facing a similar situation the past year and a half, and it's been a devilish process. The Pacers openly stated they were looking to deal Jamaal Tinsley before last season, and because of that statement they've lost all leverage in getting a deal done. Teams know the Pacers are desperate to get rid of Tinsley, so they constantly make lowball offers, thinking they'll eventually bite. No one offers equal value because they know they don't have to. The Pacers are now in a position where their only option is to buyout Tinsley and let him walk without getting anything of consequence in return. Boozer's contract is more appealing than Tinsley's because it's expiring, but I'd be surprised if the Jazz got more than just a salary dump and maybe a decent youg prospect in return for Boozer because teams know the Jazz are desperate to get rid of the guy, an he's desperate to get rid of the team.

I don't hate Boozer | 3:31 p.m. July 14, 2009

I think he provided some great moments for the Jazz and when he first came I was the first (well not literally but you know what I mean), to welcome him. However, it is clear that his presence hurts the chemistry of the team from the locker room to the stands. So I wish him luck just not when he plays against the Jazz or if he plays for a Western Conference contender.

TheHailstorm | 3:37 p.m. July 14, 2009

Doesn't seem like anyone wants him. Do you know who does?

Tanner od Payson | 3:41 p.m. July 14, 2009

Good riddens!

Disappointed fan | 3:44 p.m. July 14, 2009

I still think KOC needs to go. This Boozer/Milsap situation has been handled so badly it is ridiculous. KOC and Sloan should have talked to both PFs to see what they want to do. Boozer wanted to stay and now Milsap wants to leave. Boozer is the better PF, the Jazz will be a lesser team without him, Milsap is a good player, he plays with a lot of heart and plays defense better than Boozer but offensicely he is not on the same level. The Jazz will sign Milsap and be stuck with his contract much like they were with Boozer's, Milsap will not be able to live up to expectations, the evidence is clear when he played bigger PF's i.e. Duncan, Gasol, Aldridge, Stoudamire. The only course of action is to resign Milsap and hope to trade him. The situation with Boozer is too far gone for the Jazz to get equal value (talet-wise) in return.

STOck2Malone | 3:48 p.m. July 14, 2009

@cbt
I don't understand how you can defend this man. The absolute only reason the Jazz made it to the WCF in 07 was because GS upset DAL. They had a difficult time beating the Warriors in that series and would have gotten smoked if DAL would have beaten GS. Anyone who doesn't believe that thinks the Jazz are much better than they actually are.

I really wonder if the people who defend BOOOOOOOzer are even Jazz fans.

This guy has been a let down for Utah with the exception of one season. He
is horrible with his pr and as Nick pointed out Carlos made a poignant statement when he says that he will do what is best for him. Carlos has always been solely about himself. Real fans recognize that and this and the toxic mentality that he has. He kills the team. "I'm a starter" blahblahblah
If he was really as good as he thinks he is I think there would be a lot more teams interested in him!

Get out (if anyone will take you) BOOOOOzer!

finalmente, Millsap=stud but we all need to let him go. PRICE TOO STEEP

JOE FAN+ | 3:57 p.m. July 14, 2009

I helped pay for Boozer to ride the sick book. We got hammered just like Cleveland. He may get $12.5 Mil this year but I think everybody knows him and he will pay in the long run.

J-Slade | 4:24 p.m. July 14, 2009

Jazz fans need to lighten up. You all seem to have borderline personality disorder--if somebody is with you they are the bee's knees, but once they say or do something you take as disloyal, no matter how slight, they become the antichrist. I have only ever heard classy statements from Carlos Boozer. He has never badmouthed the team, the city or the fans to my knowledge. And yet by the reactions of so many of you all, it would seem he had desecrated everything you find holy.

He is a good player and seems to be a good teammate. Too bad a better relationship between him and the community didn't continue to exist.

Anonymous | 4:30 p.m. July 14, 2009

Lets burn his Jersey.

RJ | 4:37 p.m. July 14, 2009

Carlos Boozer: Always leaving his team a little worse than when he arrived. Why burn your bridges when you can blow your bridges up? What a cancer.

Uh oh- | 4:54 p.m. July 14, 2009

If Boozer said it does that mean this won't come true? Why can't he ever keep his mouth shut?

Swinging door | 4:56 p.m. July 14, 2009

Hey boozer don't let that door hit you on your way out I'd hate to see you REALLY get injured.

Dave from Midvale again | 4:59 p.m. July 14, 2009

HEY WAIT A MINUTE!!!!!!!! CARLOS BOOZER??????

DIDN'T HE LEAVE ALREADY IN THE MIDDLE OF LAST SEASON????????

I hope the Jazz management do make a move to keep Milsap.

Boozer - You ain't worth the breath.

Re: Tanner od Payson | 5:19 p.m. July 14, 2009

Learn how to spell befor you try to degrade someone...... The word is "riddance".

Boozer Said It!!!! | 5:20 p.m. July 14, 2009

This guy never ceases to amaze me with his stupid comments! He always says things that everyone already knows but are not really ready to be said yet.

"Ya, I am opting out, either way I am getting a raise".

We all knew where things were heading but did he really need to say it and make a spectacle of himself?

What did Okur and Korver say who were in the same situation? Nothing.

Now everyone pretty much knows Boozer is likely going but of course it does no good whatsoever to get on and talk about a trade that has not happened yet!! Cue Boozer--leave it to him to say what should not be said.

Boozer is a LIAR because the Jazz did not tell him that--the conversation never took place. Boozer is a LIAR and he and his agent put it out there to force a trade.

It would be funny if the Jazz could not make a deal and he got stuck here this season--just for spite.

His comments makes teams think the Jazz are desperate which make deals less likely but that is too complex for Booz to understand!!!

What a FOOL!!!!

BAD MOVE BY JAZZ | 5:24 p.m. July 14, 2009

Folks, this is a bad situation for the Jazz and I'm disappointed no one has pointed this out yet.

THE JAZZ PUT THEMSELVES IN A VERY DIFFICULT SPOT BY TELLING BOOZER THEY WERE HEADED IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. They never should have said that. It's not that I'm against trading him, but once you tell someone you are headed in a different direction it now forces you to make a trade.

The result is now Boozer is out there talking about how he is expecting a trade, and EVERY TEAM IN THE NBA NOW KNOWS THE JAZZ ARE IN A DESPERATE SITUATION TO MOVE HIM. Making trades is very difficult in the NBA because of the fact that salaries have to match. Now that everyone knows we have to get rid of Boozer they know that we will probably settle for less than a favorable trade just so we don't have to go back on our word.

The Jazz should have just kept their mouths closed, negotiated a good trade, and then informed Carlos once the deal was signed & sealed.

Ummm.... | 5:36 p.m. July 14, 2009

It's all about attitude and heart and getting a whole good team together at the same time. Seems like we've never been able to do that. You get a couple of great players, and the rest are good going on great or just good. Never enough to get the job done for whatever reason. As much as I love Sloan, I'd say it's time for a change. He's a great coach and was a great player-very aggressive. Too bad we can't have more players like him. Having said that, I'd take Millsap over Boozer any day just on attitude alone, though I wish Boozer the best. NBA is just like any other business. It's business. :(

Re:Jason | 6:03 p.m. July 14, 2009

The team won't go anywhere as long as Jerry Sloan, Phil Johnson are coaching it. Also as long as KOC maintains his silly conservatism.

CJ3 | 6:13 p.m. July 14, 2009

For the last time...

The Jazz offense DID suffer w/o Boozer.

It dropped from 1st to 8th, while the defense only improved from 12th to 10th, last season.

re;todd | 6:29 p.m. July 14, 2009

unlike you most of us here support our team,win or lose,you`re not a real Jazz fan

trade him now not later | 6:29 p.m. July 14, 2009

I hope Boozer will be traded before the start of the regular season, in that way new guys coming in will be more comfortable with Sloan system, chemistry is also important, therefore the sooner the better in trading Boozer, so the team can move on and concentrate more in preparing for the next season..I think it's going to be distracting for the players and the whole coaching staff if Boozer remains with the team and start the season with him, its better to trade him this offseason rather than trade him in regular season

"creat" ???? | 6:36 p.m. July 14, 2009

I said find his own shot,actually different than "creat" problems reading or spelling?

Crystal Ball | 7:08 p.m. July 14, 2009

Jazz will let Portland sign Milsap then trade Boozer to Chicago for Hinrich and Thomas and then Jazz will turn around and trade Hinrich to Portland for Milsap.

Wnat to get revenge on Boozer? | 7:26 p.m. July 14, 2009

Make him stay and play.

weedeater | 7:36 p.m. July 14, 2009

If Jerry is right and continuity (and healthy) adds 5 wins more per season that would have put us up around a 4th seed last year in the playoffs. Thats probably true, but the team, as constituted, still won't get by LA.
Plus, the home wins vs. road wins problem remains suspect. That seems to me like a coaching issue. SOmeone has let the players know that road games aren't as important as a good home show (sell tickets). That's a recipe for mediocrity.

re: Miles | 8:34 p.m. July 14, 2009

"Personally I am not convinced that Millsap is the answer at the 4 due to our record last year with him starting a lot of the season. As I have said before, I believe it is in the Jazz's best interest to let Boozer, Millsap walk this year and develop the other bigs."

Record last season with Boozer playing: 22-15
Record last season with Millsap: 26-19

The winning percentages are nearly identical. Maybe Millsap's not ready for a full-time starter's job, but with Okur and AK starting alongside him, he could stick with 13 and 8 per night and be allright. AK would be happier getting more touches, as would Okur, and the team as a whole is better off. Boozer's as good as gone with his trade comments today, so let's move him and get something in return (Tyrus Thomas), then match for Millsap and go into 2009-10 ready to roll.

nick | 10:13 p.m. July 14, 2009

sad to say but let milly go, get jermaine oneal for harp plus boozer, then get anthony randolph,turiaf,maggette,biedrins for korver, koufus, and kirilenko and maybe a 1st rounder
then sign wes matthews and josh duncan from summer league

lineup:
dwill
brewer/maggette
maggette/randolph
okur
oneal/bierins

bench:
maynor/kevin krueger
wes matthews
randolph/miles
turiaf/duncan
biedrins/turiaf/fes

talking about major depth 2010 nba champions

What Boozer says | 10:15 p.m. July 14, 2009

does not matter. How Boozer plays matters. If the Jazz are smart enough, might I say capable of letting Millsap go, they are in a good position to make moves that will give them a team capable of a ring this year or next.

They have a long way to go and a lot of good decisions to make before that happens. I am hoping they are smart enough to put the welfare of the team and fans ahead of personalities, coaching preferences and media talk.

Sloan gets paid to coach. Boozer is the best PF the Jazz have and he should play until the Jazz get the right trade for him.

Millsap is loved by coaches, management, media and fans, but is he a top 5 PF? Let him go. The Jazz have to have a top 5 PF to win. End of Story.

Signing him hurts the team. It prevents upgrades at other positions. It needlessly donates money to competitors.

Boozer is not good enough. He has to be traded for someone who is.

Forget hard work, remember talent and performance. Get the right players.

Church ballers work hard but do they deserve an NBA contract?

Let Millsap go and sign | 10:26 p.m. July 14, 2009

Big Ben to a 1 year MLE or less? He can play limited minutes and add a veteran presence. PHO bought him out.

Actually I think the Jazz would be better off to pick up a young PF for a back up but I though I would throw out the idea.

My suggestion is ... | 11:22 p.m. July 14, 2009

... to give him the Marbury treatment. Booz already has lots of experience sitting behind the bench in his $1000 suits.

b rac | 11:58 p.m. July 14, 2009

Boozer is not the only problem with the Jazz. Yeah I think he needs to go, but remember that it was with him we made it to the WCF. One problem is we don't have a real big man, Okur is a good shooter but no defense or big inside presence. That leaves an undersized Milsap to defend and rebound. I like Milsap but we are no contender with him and the current team. Miles didn't perform great last season but he's still young. AK was good back in the day when he played PF and had a bigger role.

But honestly I think it's time for Sloan to go. He is a hall of famer for sure, he's been truly great, but it's time to move on. We need to make a change and take a chance to go get a big name to play with d will and then we can be a contender. Maybe let Millsap walk and go for Bosh or someone next summer.

Anonymous | 1:06 a.m. July 15, 2009

Get rid of this cancer ASAP!

@ Boozerite 1:11 p.m. | 1:53 a.m. July 15, 2009

"If the team as a whole concentrates more on defense or we could pick up someone like a Raja Bell"

We used to have Raja Bell. He said that at 12:01 when teams could call to talk to him as a free agent, Phoenix was first on the line and the Jazz didn't get around to it until--I can't remember,but I think it was after 8 in the morning. The front office is slow in approaching things like this, and it has been their downfall for awhile. Not that I could do the job well, but then again I never claimed to be someone who could.

I think the Jazz management has always had good intentions, but from our perspective they just seem, well, slow. If we knew everything, maybe we'd cut them some slack.

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