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Hayward to Boston

CALJAZZFAN said:
I think it's because we feel he strung us along. His mind was made up. He should have let us know sooner. I find it hard to believe he made this decision this morning. The peace sign after his last game, never saying he wanted to stay, the Robyn instagram with the shamrock shirt obviously was meaningful etc. So many signs. He knew and pretended like he was still deciding. In retrospect, I think he's known for a long time.
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yeah that peace sign and his reply during an interview after a home win saying it is really special but never did say he wanted to stay was really telling.
we saw it and just didn't want to accept it.
 
Being that Hayward was going to get a max contract not matter what and Boston didn't do any last-minute deals to influence his move why would he hold the Jazz hostage with his decision?
 
Not reading it. Dude never seemed to really love it here, in my opinion. The Jazz gave him plenty of reasons to be dissatisfied over the years. Most of us were pissed when he got drafted, for starters. Then, he played on a team whose locker room chemistry and on court chemistry were a disaster, on top of Deron just being a straight up prick. After Sloan quit and Deron got traded, they ****ed around with Tyrone Corbin for almost 3 years for some reason. Then, they finally decided they wanted to tank, and after having quite simply a not very good season, The Jazz went and let him find his max contract somewhere else. There were some hints in the structuring of that contract that suggested he actually wanted out, he wasn't just shopping.

I get it, I'd be pretty annoyed too.

But that was three years ago now. The Jazz have made no obvious missteps since. They got a great coach, they were able to add some really good talent, they set it up for the Jazz to go from really good to great.

We may never know, but I'm not sure there's anything the Jazz could've done. That's where I have a problem. If that is the case, then that's where the way PG and Dwight and any number of these stars did everyone a favor and everyone got something.

As it stands, the Jazz got dicked. Straight dicked. I suspect this was coming all along.

So back to this sappy sack of crap: I don't believe he's grateful, I think he's been bitter and is too petulant to grow past it and too big of a weenie to assert himself about it. I just caught the vibe that he was working on how to win and be the best player he could be, but those were motions he happened to be going through while on the Jazz. He didn't seem to embrace this team or his being a leader. I know Rudy is an unfair comparison, but Jesus. Take a second and compare how differently those two talk about the Jazz.

We may never know, but I just think Gordon didn't want to be here for most of those years, and he bolted the first chance he got.

Since I haven't read the piece and don't plan on it, I'm going to guess he won't admit any of this. He didn't carry himself as though he was grateful when he was here, so I'm not going to bother with his lip-service.

It sucks, he became a great player here. The Jazz can't and won't replace him. He'll be missed. It's a shame it played out like this.

But at the end of the day, at the end of THIS day - where he pulled EVERYONE's dicks around - I say "**** YOU, Gordon Hayward."
 
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Bradley Crowder Smart out the door next year.

Mega Max IT or he's gone.

a "#1 seed" in a **** conference with a totally over achieving team because some midget had an awesome year.

So you have Brown Tatum and a bunch of draft picks to look forward to playing with. I was thinking I could wish him the best, but nah. I hope it crashes and burns badly. Wizard and Bucks coming for that *** everyone acting like Boston is this awesome team that can be locked into the one seed. That team is built super weird with no real direction. They are not as good as people pretend. I know I sound salty but I've thought that all of last year, and into this offseason. If they get back to the ECF I hope LeBron dumps on them. I've never had a team in the NBA that I genuinely enjoy rooting against, but it will be easy with the Celtics.

Anyone remember Boozer and Dwill after they left Utah? No one else does either.
 
MDAV28 said:
It may just be me and you who believe in Burks anymore ha
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There has been a shift in the force. This Jazz team is gonna be fun. I'm excited for the future. I'm just a little less confident in the WCF this year like I would have been if Hayward stayed (WCF meaning basically the round when the Jazz faced the Warriors). But the three year and beyond window, DL has me believing in the vision. I think the Jazz are a top team in the west given time to correct the Hayward-era situation.
 
str8line said:
Being that Hayward was going to get a max contract not matter what and Boston didn't do any last-minute deals to influence his move why would he hold the Jazz hostage with his decision?
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It's possible he went in with an open mind and wanted to hear all sides and decide today.
 
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