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Utah Jazz: Miles a no-show at Jazz camp
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As for giving CJ a shot, they would, if he'd ever show up for summer ball. That is when guys get shots. Not CJ. He's too busy recording crappy rap music with Dee Brown to post on UTUBE.
Before you slam Jazz player personel for not "recognizing" talented free agents, go talk to:
Howard Eisley
Jamie Watson
Blue Edwards
Kirk Snyder
That Humpphries kid from Minnesota (so good we don't remember his first name)
Shandon Anderson
snd Carlos Arroyo.
Ask how much better things got after leaving Jerry's system. I bet they could shed a little light on what happens when guys think they are better than Jerry says they are.
The NBA, where earning your roster spot happens.
CJ isn't anywhere close to good enough to rely solely on natural talent. A new crop of rookies enters the NBA every year and if CJ doesn't change his work ethic soon, he'll be out of the league and pumping gas for a living soon.
I mean it is not like it would take alot of money for the Jazz not to match. Yet, where are the offers?? Some of you act like CJ is this superstar who has been benched. If he was, another team would give him a couple of mill and the Jazz could not afford to match and he'd be gone. Other teams do not think he is worth 1/30th of their salary cap. That ought to tell you something.
He has himself to blame for missing out on all the Jazz practices/workouts by not signing his contract offer and coming to play. He will be in the doghouse where he belongs if he shows up this fall out of shape again. He has some talent I think--what a waste. Hopefully Almond can play some D.
What does this have to do with CJ Miles? If CJ was confident in his abilities, he would jump at the opportunity to showcase his skills and dominate the Rocky Mountain Review.
Joe Dumars is a class act and one of the NBA's hardest workers. He WILL NOT be impressed with CJ holding his agent's hand with the other hand open looking for money and credit he's yet to earn. Poor kid. Its obvious he's getting horrible advice from people who undoubtedly are more selfish and greedy than himself.
I understand to some degree not playing to risk injury, but that is ridiculous. Every time a player laces them up, he takes that risk. CJ- PLAY!!!!
The real reason to be part of a summer league is to get better in the Jazz system. If he were committed to playing for the Jazz he would certainly show up. Of course when the only thing the Jazz are willing to give CJ are "qualifying offers" to retain the rights to him, he and/or his agent may be questioning how committed the Jazz are to CJ.
Personally I would advise him to just sign the offer , go to the camps, and be a better Jazz player. I think that would work out much better in the long run for CJ.
It's called "All I Ever Needed To Know About Playing In The NBA I Learned In Highschool".
We need to sign him and trade him. If we get a 2nd round pick for him that will be a good deal. He may have limited succes on another team, but he will never be the 'man' and hs team will never go far in the play-offs. Too bad he could have been a decent role player here. Often agents give their clients very poor advice and just as often those clients take that bad advoce to their deteriment.
The Jazz will play Miles anytime they really need him. That won't be often is Almond is ready. on the other hand Miles has NBA experience and has played well when he did play. He is a known quantity to other clubs.
Aaah, he tried the "sit-out" last year and it will get him the same thing it got him last year--that would be the league minimum qualifying offer AND the end of the bench. If you all you do is act like you are too good to play on a team that you are not good enough to get minutes on, you probably are not politically endearing yourself to that organization.
You say CJ is a "known entity" to other clubs, I guess that would be why he can't get ANY offer over the league minimum?
CJ needs playing time in games in the Jazz system. He has a chance to get that to show his talent and he won't take it.
His agent is a fool. If they try something once and it does not work perhaps his agent ought to try something besides "hey, come work out in NY with my brother like you did last year". Obviously that worked out well having CJ show up out of shape to get that last seat on the bench.
The self destruction is sad to watch for a kid that has some talent.
Sloan is ruining CJ like many other young players that have come throught the organization.
I do not understand this blind love people have for sloan, but I guess the weakminded will believe anything the the media and the jazz tell them.
Use your own brains. see how he treats players, see how coaches DURING a game, see his i,nblity to make adjustments quickly if at all, see inability to develop and play rookies and young players.
He gets a couple of star players ( always a point guard and powerforward, thats his system) then rides them until they break down (at the end of seasons and playoffs) to get winning seasons and ultimate playoff losses, and he is a great coach?
And are now just shell of thier former selves.
By the way players like blue edwards and shandon anderson did just well statistically with other teams or were never that good to start with.
And some like deshaun stevenson and raja bell, sahsa pavlovic have done even better.
funny how you didn't mention them, but i guess they didn't prove your point.
An humphries first name is Kris, so I guess it's just you who forgot.
Most of the players you mentioned were young and unproven, and probably would not have succeeded no matter who drafted them. and some the jury is still out because they so young, like kris humphries.
There are three young players on the Jazz who were all drafted by the Jazz, but worked hard and earned there minutes (some even played in the RMR, novel idea): Milsap, Brewer, and Williams.
If CJ wants to play, and get a respectable contract, he has to prove he's worth it.
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Miles would be an idiot to go to summer league with out financial protection. I don't drive my car without insurance, and I don't practice medicine without malpractice insurance.
So why would Miles risk injury when there are teams interested in his skill level.
Miles will be the best free agent to leave Utah in years. He will be a star. It's too bad Sloan never gave him a shot. I guarantee you Joe Dumars will.