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Beverley to Lakers for THT and Stanley Johnson

On the record....I still think the Jazz offer is wayyyy better than the Pacers offer for WB. Turner/Hield kills their cap space. If I was Lakers, I'd might just prefer to buy out Westbrook or keep him and hope it works out instead. They have some of the most premium cap space in the league and they really shouldn't be paying 2 firsts to use it on Hield and Turner.
 
Agent#00 said:
This trade made Ainge looks like a mortal. A few weeks ago he was the Lord of lords
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I think this is where a lot of the discussion in this thread is stemming from: How does our merciless robot of an executive, Danny Ainge, make this deal at this time?

I think the most simple, straightforward, and probable answer is that he believes in THT way more than those of us criticizing the deal. There are other more creative/more complicated possibilities though.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
I think this is where a lot of the discussion in this thread is stemming from: How does our merciless robot of an executive, Danny Ainge, make this deal at this time?

I think the most simple, straightforward, and probable answer is that he believes in THT way more than those of us criticizing the deal. There are other more creative/more complicated possibilities though.
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Well said. It could be more complicated but I am leaning toward Ainge believing that THT has potential. I also think it may have been the best offer he was getting for Bev and I dont think Bev or the Jazz wanted him here.
 
If we're trying to tank it was a good trade...there will be picks to get next year also. He'll be a trade asset or if he's really good, leave and 11 million off the books. If we're going full tank, plan on sucking for years....that's how it works. And for those of us still following the Jazz in 10 years, after the "process" doesn't work for us, we may well look back at the "tank" as not a great plan, we'll see :)
 
Elizah Huge said:
What you doing in Phoenix?

Filiberto’s is usually pretty good though what did you get?
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I mean there are like 200 Filiberto's in Arizona. They pop up like mattress stores. The key to getting a good one is to see if they are playing telenovelas in the dining room. If yes, that one is a keeper.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
I think this is where a lot of the discussion in this thread is stemming from: How does our merciless robot of an executive, Danny Ainge, make this deal at this time?

I think the most simple, straightforward, and probable answer is that he believes in THT way more than those of us criticizing the deal. There are other more creative/more complicated possibilities though.
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If DL had made the trade I'd have no other reason to doubt.
 
Reading the Vecenie article yesterday on the athletic that was supposed to be a big positive I just kept thinking THT is really gonna be the tank commander. It read like this to me...

"THT is super intriguing... I mean wingspan and age... but also he will murder you in the halfcourt cuz no one guards him and hes a completely ****** shooter... also he is slow footed and gets blown by on defense... but sometimes he makes a cool pass... I mean not super cool but kinda cool. He gets to good spots on the floor but he's not good when he gets there. He also has to have the ball a lot to be functional... so basically he's complete boom or bust."

He's going to be like Dante around here... in that some will talk about his amazing potential and some super high IQ pass he threw while ignoring that he went 1/8 from three and was a -30 on the court. Should be fun.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Reading the Vecenie article yesterday on the athletic that was supposed to be a big positive I just kept thinking THT is really gonna be the tank commander. It read like this to me...

"THT is super intriguing... I mean wingspan and age... but also he will murder you in the halfcourt cuz no one guards him and hes a completely ****** shooter... also he is slow footed and gets blown by on defense... but sometimes he makes a cool pass... I mean not super cool but kinda cool. He gets to good spots on the floor but he's not good when he gets there. He also has to have the ball a lot to be functional... so basically he's complete boom or bust."

He's going to be like Dante around here... in that some will talk about his amazing potential and some super high IQ pass he threw while ignoring that he went 1/8 from three and was a -30 on the court. Should be fun.
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The slander of THT's name reminds me of when Clarkson was traded here. He's a 22 year old kid coming out of one of the largest, harshest media market/fanbases in all of sports.

I think going from that to a laid back environment like Utah will help his game pan out better. LA, imo was stunting his growth.

I really have no doubts that he will pan out here in Utah, and a lot of his doubters will pretend the hate they had on his game was inexistent. I've seen enough of him over two years to know he's got a high ceiling.
 
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