Jazz Free Agency Summer of 2018

[JazzForLifee]

Cmon Exum. tell us what's going on

 

[TheStormofWar]

What's the Jazz' weak point on defense? The bench is damn good. I don't we have much of a weakness on defense and that is likely the team's strength.

Overall yes. We have been exposed on some switching schemes that pull Gobert out of position and out on the perimeter. But our new assistant from Greece is supposed to be a master at these schemes, which could payoff nicely come playoff time and we have multiple games against teams like GSW and the Rockettes who could expose that. We weren't as bad this year, but we still were hurt by Houston to a degree as they could attack it. The rich getting richer I suppose.

 

[elan_prodigy]

Players aren’t as competitive as they used to be. An allstar in the 90’s never would’ve done this.


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One of the reasons the 80's and 90's are the greatest eras. End of story.

Just like MJ is the GOAT. Lebron played his entire career against these pretenders.

 

[elan_prodigy]

Here is the problem - why does GS even have $5+ million to spend? They should have nothing more than $1.5 million contracts once they are over the luxury.

It's so stupid. If you are under the cap, you get the same exception as if you are over the luxury. So ****ing dumb.

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Wouldnt matter, Boogie would have gone there for $1.5M. Owners need to wise up a little.

 

[TheStormofWar]

I'm kind of thinking that the league is going to experiment with a Franchise Tag type of deal here soon. Don't know if stops Boogie as he was hurt, didn't get an offer, and signed for way less than his healthy value, but I have to imagine to image the rest of the owners are getting sick of Golden State's dominance. It's one thing to draft well (all teams should be so fortunate) and getting a top 5'ish player on a cap spike is a once in a generation type of thing. But getting Boogie that cheap is just ridiculous.

 

[Ron Mexico]

i just don't see how niang can be a good defender in the nba. but yesterday i watched specifically for his defense and he was actually really good. maybe he realizes he'll never see rotation minutes unless he can defend, and he's putting in the work. but yeah, with the lack athleticism and lack of length, it seems like a long shot.

Khris Middleton has made himself into a decent team defender. Middleton is equally unathletic. His Max vert is like 2". It can be done.

A lot of defense is being smart, correctly rotating, reading the offense, and putting in effort.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

Jimmy Butler in 2019

 

[elan_prodigy]

I’ve never believed that any team is unbeatable. Boogie is a cancer but you can have head cases and cancers on teams that can play strong peripheral roles if everything else is stable (Ron Artest in LA, Rodman in Chicago), but it will be interesting to see how it goes. I can’t think of anyone anywhere remotely near Boogie’s size coming off an Achilles rupture. He can still shoot and board, though.

This is the type of team poised to be taken down by someone like us.

No teams are unbeatable.

Agree.

The tales of Gobert and Spida will be told for all time, becoming part of NBA folklore after defeating GS.

We ended the Clippers with Benedict, Now its time to end the Warriors with Spida.

 

[elan_prodigy]

Khris Middleton has made himself into a decent team defender. Middleton is equally unathletic. His Max vert is like 2". It can be done.

A lot of defense is being smart, correctly rotating, reading the offense, and putting in effort.

ala Joe Ingles.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

A few more FAs that still haven't been picked up:
- Jusuf Nurkic
- Marcus Smart
- Isaiah Thomas

Restricted guys -- Jabari, Lavine, Exum...

 

[Ron Mexico]

ala Joe Ingles.

Yes like Ingles, but I also think Ingles is more athletic than those two. Ingles has really good reaction time and quickness. He might not have a great very or the fastest sprint but he has some pretty high level physical tools that he uses well.

But he also is really smart and does what he is supposed to. He predicts a lot of moves.

 

[Ron Mexico]

A few more FAs that still haven't been picked up:
- Jusuf Nurkic
- Marcus Smart
- Isaiah Thomas

Restricted guys -- Jabari, Lavine, Exum...

Rfa's have been tricky for a couple years. Teams seem to avoid offering them anything lately. They get stuck in limbo when teams think they will get matched. But their own team and the player are off in how much they think they should be paid. like what happened with Mirotic.