green
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Let's say Utah has two options: 1 is get Love for two years (maybe three) or 2 is get PG for one year, maybe more.
Love gets Utah to a top 3-4, maybe 2 team in the West. Not bad. But, we will be destroyed by GS. The matchups sucks too much.
PG helps Utah matchup. If you get Hill back and/or Exum gets his defense back, look at the matchups:
Steph vs Hill
Durrant vs Hayward
Thompson vs George
Green vs Gobert
We could shut down Green and possibly Thompson. Then it boils down to Hayward and George vs Durrant and Curry. Now, Durrant and Curry are better, but we'd be the second best team in the West.
So, we meet up with GS in the WCF's. We push them to 6 games, maybe 7.
We can pay George more than anyone. We'd be the clear #2 in the West, maybe the NBA. PLUS, GS would be on the verge of losing Thompson.
If you are George, you can stay with Utah, make more money, have more wins, play with Gobert (who doesn't steal your shots) and Hayward, and you are a sprained ankle away from a trip to the finals. Oh, and you are only 90 mins away from LA.
OR
You go to LA, and be in the same situation as Indy, but in LA (which is better).
I'd take that risk if I was Utah. Winning does things to people. Go win.
Love gets Utah to a top 3-4, maybe 2 team in the West. Not bad. But, we will be destroyed by GS. The matchups sucks too much.
PG helps Utah matchup. If you get Hill back and/or Exum gets his defense back, look at the matchups:
Steph vs Hill
Durrant vs Hayward
Thompson vs George
Green vs Gobert
We could shut down Green and possibly Thompson. Then it boils down to Hayward and George vs Durrant and Curry. Now, Durrant and Curry are better, but we'd be the second best team in the West.
So, we meet up with GS in the WCF's. We push them to 6 games, maybe 7.
We can pay George more than anyone. We'd be the clear #2 in the West, maybe the NBA. PLUS, GS would be on the verge of losing Thompson.
If you are George, you can stay with Utah, make more money, have more wins, play with Gobert (who doesn't steal your shots) and Hayward, and you are a sprained ankle away from a trip to the finals. Oh, and you are only 90 mins away from LA.
OR
You go to LA, and be in the same situation as Indy, but in LA (which is better).
I'd take that risk if I was Utah. Winning does things to people. Go win.