NAOS
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This.
Philly could also bail us out. We either take Horford or find a third team. This seems like the mostly likely Conley trade to me.
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Philly could also bail us out. We either take Horford or find a third team. This seems like the mostly likely Conley trade to me.
Y'all must be Woods cousins or something.
Anyone who thinks Wood gives us more wins than Conley next year is smoking crack
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It’s about constructing a team to compete for a title over the next 6-10 years. Not next year. When we have no shot anyway.
Certainly not if we haven’t plugged the hole at the 4 and 5, are playing two small guards next to each other during the game’s most important stretches, are chronically unathletic, and unwilling to shake up the game plan.
I’m cool with Conley staying and being a significant contributor but the idea that he’s this amazing player that needs to start/end is totally ****ing wack.
You’re right. And he has more cousins part of a vast conspiracy to juice his stats and pay off opponents to make him look good.
I wouldn’t say taking on Horford’s ****** deal is bailing us out of anything. It would absolutely require re-routing him for that description to apply.
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You are smoking crack if you think just because a guy scores super efficiently and has good length defensively that’s it’s help us win. Points don’t win games veterans past their primes do.
Yeah, Conley is going to give us a better shot at a ring for the next 4 years (if the jazz are able to re-sign) then Wood would be able to.
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I just watched the playoffs and it was dominated by 6’ guards. Skilled athletic bigs were a complete non factor. We should look for even more old small guards.
You look for the best players. Certain posters here have made Conley a scapegoat and it's ridiculous. For people who should be smarter, there is a lot of grass is greener over dudes who are putting up stats on terrible teams who dont even fit this team. There should be a lot more excitement about what Conley is going to do next year after his excellent bubble run.
The Jazz need to look to get more athletic on the wings. That's should be the focus, not adding another 5 man like Wood (though like I've said numerous times, if he wants to be Rudy's backup, I'd welcome him with open arms).
Like we have all said though, this is really trivial since he has no chance of coming here.
NAOS
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Dig your heels in harder, bruv
Sure, if the Jazz can magically get a player better than Conley then that wont be the case.
That guy isnt Christian Wood.
NAOS
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I’m getting interested in the idea of Horford + minor haul of assets + improved financial flexibility this offseason + improved defense instead of.... Conley.
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Mike is going to make a lot of people look really silly next year. The dude is still really good. If you can secure him as a long term backup PG after this coming season, you absolutely do it. And if doing so happens to also give you extra financial breathing room for 20/21, that’s just free money.
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The problem is that we already have two old guys on medium sized contracts in joe and Bojan. We add 17 for mike then we have to be completely committed to the current core because there will be absolutely no flexibility for the entirety of Dons new contract. Which to be quite frank is a dismal thought. It doesn’t matter how good mike is or isn’t because the fit is wrong and Mitchell is ready to be the point and control the ball. We need to be looking for a big defensive guard to pair with him like Eric snow for AI was rather than another small scoring guard.
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He makes the haters look dumb when he has a couple good games but he struggled this year. Those saying he will be waaaaaay better over the whole season aren’t really making evidence based decisions. They may end up being right which would be great... but more likely than not it will be a mixed bag again.
What's your best, most realistic scenario for this? I think my eyes glazed over from earlier on this thread trying to imagine why we'd want Horford's contract for several more years and how Horford would fit as a PF, in addition to backup C. Maybe I was too dismissive then (though I'm still struggling to see these working out as well as you see them, apparently).
I'm still skeptical that Philly's as eager to send us Horford + goodies as the earlier discussion seemed to be suggesting, particularly since all the talk about how Conley would help the Sixers seems to come from Jazz fans rather than Philly fans. But, for the sake of discussion, what do you see as the best trade that Philly could be persuaded to make?
NAOS
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@Handlogten's Heros is definitely the guy to ask for the gritty details.
I don’t think Horford + Thybulle + a late first is out of the question. Their cap sheet is ****ing awful. And Conley fits pretty damn well with their needs.
Thanks for responding.
But I'm sorry. I really don't consider this realistic. If it happens, great! I don't mind being proven wrong.
As much as I'm not convinced that Horford over Conley is a clear upgrade, Thybulle would probably tip the scales. And another 1st would certainly help, too. (As long as someone persuades me that taking on Horford's contract isn't going to hurt badly down the line.) But I think you're seeing through Jazz-colored glasses on this one.