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Utah Jazz: Memo will stay in Utah, too

Thanks Memo...Unlike Boozer, your actually wanted around here! Sign a long-term deal and stay a while longer will you?

im shocked. memo is the worst player on our team!

Tough to be a jazz fan and getting harder every minute. This is a huge mistake. With Snoozer and Okur starting together, the defense will remain horrible. The Centers will lose time. I was hoping Okur would leave. Boozer might have been more valuable especially this year. Now nothing has changed

I told every one of you it would end up being the same Jazz team in 2009-2010 led by your "man' Sloan.

The only difference is Knight and maybe Collins gone replaced by 2 rookies and likely gary Wilkinson or Kevin Krueger replacing Paul Millsap.


There is your Jazz of 2009-2010


#7, #8 seed at best and will lose to La, Denver or san Antonio Round one of the playoffs;

When the dust settled tonight, Korver, Snoozer and Okur stay, Millsap gone. 3 out of 4

Figured and Millsap gone.



I wish paul the Best.

Maybe "Jer" can bring in Knight and Collins part of the 15 man roster and throw Wilkinson and Krueger and Goran a biscuit or a bone and looks like same

for Miles "a Great night"

CJ will remain and likely start

It is Sloan

I'm excited about this! I guess Millsap is the odd man out. Oh well that's the way the ball bounces.

Boo!!!

I am really glad that Okur is sticking around. Now if we can only get rid of that pesky Boozer, pick up Kaman, Camby or Chandler and move Okur to the 4 spot.

OKC has money to go after Millsap but why would they? They already have Jeff Green who scores 16 points and 7 rebounds and he is only in his 2nd year. Green makes 3.5 Mill. According to some reports Millsap would be backing up Green.

What they really need is a Center and maybe an up grade at SG.

Paul is a good rebounder but his shooting needs improvement. Unless you think he is going to be a super star and fairly fast you are not about to offer 12.5 mill a year for 5 years.

In this market there are to many other really good cheap young players who have just as much potential and who would cost a lot less.

Gortat make more sense for the Thunder to go after.

I think the Jazz will do what they have to to keep Millsap. There are a number of ways for this to happen. The Jazz really like Paul and he really likes the Jazz, suupposedly. Things will work out. The one who is killing us is Kirilenko with his ridiculous contract. If not for him the Jazz would have absolutely no fear of spending too much to keep the players they want.

Milsap may or may not fit in OKC. I don't think he's durable enough to play starter minutes at the PF position. I wish him well. If Boozer will man up and play and stay injury free he is a great player. Memo stretches the defense, and I'm sure the jazz will welcome him back. Those who think they know basketball should take a wait and see attitude. Defense can always turn around.

I think everyone is worrying to much. The Jazz have to match for Millsap because Boozer will be gone after this year. We pay the luxury tax, give the team one final year. They can be great if healthy. If we don't win it all we will have plenty of room next summer under the cap. Boozer, Okur, Korver, and Harpring will all come off the books. AK will then be in the final year of his deal. There will be plenty of free agents next year. We just have to keep DWill happy!!!!

I just got off the phone with KOC - This is what he's thinking... We need to clean house - get rid of D-Will especially, I hope we can go out and get AI... if not, we should keep Collins and Knight to build around and get rid of everyone else!

He heard that Ostertag is coming out of retirement! Please, Please, Please, I just hope we can land him!!!

I just hope we can pay AK-47 it little more... he is probably the most underpaid player of all time!

Boozer has got to be the toughest player I've ever seen, I mean talk about an IRON MAN - He would play through any pain imaginable!!!

All I've gotta say is... "SWEEEEEEET"

Hopefully there is a trade in the works. This is not a championship team as is. We need an athletic (3)small forward, and a center who can alter shots. Hopefully K-Fez, or KK can step up and be that guy. I still want to re-sign Ronnie Price, I'd like to see him play with Deron Williams instead of backing him up all the time. Not sure why Brev got more clock than RP, he was balling last year, and even this year when D-Will went down. Boozer wouldn't be so bad if we had a Center who could play help side D. If we keep Millsap, I'd package CJ Miles, and Boozer or Okur, or AK, for Amare Stoudemire or someone of that nature. I really like that backup center in Orlando-Gortat... He showed me some talent, he's just stuck behind Dwight the great. Ronnie Price and D-Will have that killer instinct to get to the whole, no one else on this team does. Until we fix that problem, we'll be a one and done team year in, year out. Might get lucky here and there.

will get traded partly for contracts that can be bought out cheap to avoid the Lux tax and maybe something of value like a SG who can shoot.

Harp will probably also get bought out or traded for picks to help get under the Lux tax.

That probably won't happen until mid season. By that time Millsap will have time to improve his moves and shooting range. He can replace Boozer. Koufos will have had time to improve enough to play back up PF. Suton maybe can back up Okur. We will see.

The worst case is if Boozer is injured and can't be traded due to some rule.

The key is to use this year and next to actively make trades that will improve the team while getting under the Lux tax.

With the exception of CLE and ORL, 72 mill will get you a contender if KOC is doing his job well.

The Jazz should be able to get the 7 th seed just by staying healthy as both HOU and PHO will be bad.

Milsap is probaly history. Now what? First off let me make it very plain-I love Millie. But actually he is not an athletic freak, more of a hard working plodder. Never stops, only foul problems seem to limit his playing time. Fact is now--what have we got to replace him? Kosta Koufus is who! Milsap was somewhat limited his first year and because of Sloan so was Koufus. Koufus is willing to work every bit as hard as Milsap did. Milsap make big strides after his first year and so will Koufus. I was questioned about the position, and that Koufus and Milsap didn't play the same position ,but YES they do. Both are inside players, but Koufus can shoot it better from outside even now better than Millie. What other option do we have? Hopefully Fess and Suton will contribute also.

As long as the jazz kick the nuggets butts next season I will be happy, die thuggets die!!!

Let's remember some facts in this discussion:
Here is the Jazz PAYROLL for the upcoming season. You tell me ... WHO'S WORTH WHAT THEIR GETTING PAID? WHO'S THE THIEF?

Andrei Kirilenko $16,452,000
C.J. Miles $3,700,000
Carlos Boozer $12,323,900
Deron Williams $13,758,000
Kosta Koufos $1,214,040
Kyle Korver $5,263,636
Kyrylo Fesenko $870,000
Matt Harpring $6,500,000
Mehmet Okur $9,500,000
Paul Millsap $5,600,000 (Mid-Level Exception)
Ronnie Brewer $2,717,161
Ronnie Price $1,188,000
Eric Maynor $1,129,320 (Rookie Salary)
TOTAL TEAM SALARY $81,372,977

That's 9 MILLION over the projected salary cap which will incur a 9 MILLION dollar penalty in February 2010 if something (trade) isn't done.

Before you beat up on Boozer (I'd done my share), give AK a few choice words as well. He's by far the biggest thief on the roster.

Trade Harpring and his expiring contract 6.5mil to Sac for Nocioni who makes 7.5mil. It works under the NBA trade rules of 80% exchange differences. He's 6'7 and 225 and will fill the Milsap hole.

Matt Harpring hopefully can fill it up for Milsap. They play the same and both are the same size.

As a fan, I am glad these players are staying, team will be competitive next year. Not great, but competitive. If I was Greg Miller, however, I would can Kevin O'Connor in a heartbeat for getting me into this financial nightmare. You are the GM! You didn't anticipate this happening? Everything went according to contract and we are going to be 15 million over the luxury tax with a 50 win team! If KOC is our GM at the start of the season, I will be shocked.

I am excited about this coming up season, I believe with this group of core guys, the Jazz are the top three in the West as long as they stay healthy. The Jazz still need Milsap though, which I believe that they will. They can win 55-60 games. Just sit back and watch.
Go Jazz!