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Rondo on the Jazz

Brown Notes said:
I'm in. Rondo is awesome and has not hit his peak. This is one of the few exceptions I could think of to my general reluctance to part with assets right now. Not much I wouldn't give up for him. They can't have Hayward, Burks, Favors or Kanter but just about anything else is game. I would probably not want to give up Sap either.

I would love to see this team's effort with this guy at the wheel. Elite vet PG to run the show and see how fast we get good.
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I agree about not trading away Hword, Burks, Favors, Kanter or Sap. Anyone else is game. AJ, CJ, and Harris are all on the block IMHO, and I feel like we can net a really solid starting guard with that. I really like Harris, but I am not sure he has what it takes to take this team where it needs to go in the coming years. I would also hate to lose Watson, I feel he is the best backup PG in the league. With Rondo and Watson at the point........oh boy......
 
kane303 said:
Thanks for the kind words, Jazzfanz :) I agree with Brown Notes that we should hang on to Favors, Burks, Hayward, and Kanter. I think Boston wants to compete for a title in the next year or two, so our needs and their needs should not be mutually exclusive. They have a hole at center since trading Perkins... give them Big Al. They will need a point guard to replace Rondo... give them Harris. With Harris/Allen/Pierce/Garnett/Jefferson starting and Big Baby and Jeff Green playing key roles off the bench, they can make one or two more real runs at a ring. Meanwhile, Rondo can run our team for the next decade, using his playmaking/passing skills and leadership/intensity to help our young core meld into a title contender over time.
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IAWTP, you beat me to it :)
 
NotDeadYet said:
Quote Originally Posted by Jeffrey32 View Post
"Utah gets Rondo
Celtics get Paul
Hornets get Harris & Millsap"

Curious what ya'll would think of cutting the Celts out of the deal and us getting Chris



Paul for Harris and Millsap...
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I thought that same thing when i read this. rondo on the Jazz would be quite amazing but i dont c how it will get done. Harris, gs pick for rondo and bostons pick from this past draft? The gs pick might be great or middle of the pack its a gamble, but rondo leading the jazz with the poss future core burks,haywar, favors, kanter plus whatever assets we get for millsap,memo, and jefferson
 
Jazzfanz said:
I thought that same thing when i read this. rondo on the Jazz would be quite amazing but i dont c how it will get done. Harris, gs pick for rondo and bostons pick from this past draft? The gs pick might be great or middle of the pack its a gamble, but rondo leading the jazz with the poss future core burks,haywar, favors, kanter plus whatever assets we get for millsap,memo, and jefferson
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... and far less redundant. Most 'round here are in love with Burks, Hayward, and Favors .. those are the BPA positions in the next TWO drafts.
 
Often, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't.
 
I do think the Jazz need a floor general like Rondo. He is confident, outspoken, and would take pressure off the young guys having to do too much especially in crunch time. Harris, while talented, does not have the leadership qualities of Rondo. Also Rondo is considered the 1st or 2nd best defending PG in the league. That's pretty important considering it's a PG driven league now and we will be facing an elite point guard nearly every other game. Would Rondo want to be part of a rebuilding scheme? That would be the most important factor to discuss before considering trading for him.
 
Ugh, Rondo is my least favourite type of player. The kind with a skill at an elite level and glaring holes in other parts of his game. Which is not to say I wouldn't want him on the Jazz. Just not at 10 million a year.
 
Okay ... there's like no chance Rondo ends up here .. I think it would be a homerun, best player .. others don't like the idea .. he's not coming so it doesn't matter.
 
PKM said:
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i.e. Hayward, and his strengths, weaknesses, and potential, are a KNOWN (more or less) entity. Some future draft pick who would be the BPA is an UNKNOWN entity, ergo he may be better, worse, or just the same as Hayward down the road. But when assessing risk, often the devil you know (Hayward, and all his wonders and foibles) is better than the devil you don't (some faceless nameless future BPA of questionable quality). Consequently, in the eyes of many, keeping a player like Hayward would be preferable to gambling you can pick his replacement down the road. This becomes less of an issue the worse the player performs or the lower his stock has become or directly with the availability of a ready replacement.
 
LogGrad98 said:
i.e. Hayward, and his strengths, weaknesses, and potential, are a KNOWN (more or less) entity. Some future draft pick who would be the BPA is an UNKNOWN entity, ergo he may be better, worse, or just the same as Hayward down the road. But when assessing risk, often the devil you know (Hayward, and all his wonders and foibles) is better than the devil you don't (some faceless nameless future BPA of questionable quality). Consequently, in the eyes of many, keeping a player like Hayward would be preferable to gambling you can pick his replacement down the road. This becomes less of an issue the worse the player performs or the lower his stock has become or directly with the availability of a ready replacement.
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Okay. Thank, sincerely, for your thorough explanation. I mis-read your post. I thought you were comparing someone on the Jazz team as a known quantity vs. Rondo as an unknown quantity. I see what your intent was .. fair enough.
 
No I am a fan of Rondo coming here. I was referring to your comment about the BPA in upcoming drafts.
 
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