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Carlos Boozer Insider article

Gyp Rosetti

Gyp Rosetti

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Since we can't post the article, here's the quick of it:

The author (never heard of him) mentions Booze's recurring injuries. His take on his contract upcoming is that Booze is worth 3 years, 30M but that he'll get 4 years, 13-15M. The best food for thought from the article was this:

"According to basketballvalue.com, the Jazz were nearly two points worse with Boozer on the court over the past two seasons, even after adjusting for the strength of his teammates and opponents. How could a 20-and-10 guy be a detriment to his team? Well, don't forget that defense is half the game.

It's an irrefutable fact that the Jazz were better defensively without Boozer this past season. The Jazz allowed six more points every 100 possessions while Boozer was on the court relative to when he sat the bench. His offensive exploits failed to make up for his defensive deficiencies, as he improved the Jazz's scoring by only four points -- a net margin of minus-two points."

I think given our new board policies on quoting sites, two paragraphs is the max. If there's a problem with me posting espn insider info, please delete the thread as needed mods. Thank you.
 
Great Post! Thanks for the info. And I have to completely agree. All of the guys on hear that say the Jazz are going to be a lottery team if we don't resign Boozer or draft an big to replace him forget how well the Jazz have played in the past without him. True we aren't a Championship team with or without him without another couple of players. But losing him isn't as catastrophic as some think,
 
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And it's not like there's only a real small sample of games (time) where he hasn't played, eh? Two words:

Da Paperboy!
 
+25 reputations to those that have posted before me. With Boozer on this team, we are going nowhere....fast.
 
Even Sloan has said this off season that it would be very hard to bring Boozer back. He understands how much money they would have to throw at the Booz to keep him.
 
Years from now, after Boozer had long been forgotten, there will be statues of Deron and da Paperboy next to Stockton and Malone's.

Chuck Barkley, when asked who he thought the best NBA player of all time was, said: "Gotta be John Stockton. Who else could make an average forward like Karl Malone actually come to be known as "The Mailman?"
 
Great Quote from Barkley. Stock was a player that could make even a bad player look good at times with his ability to get them the ball right were they needed it to score.
 
2010 NBA Free Agency, Buyer Beware: Carlos Boozer "Carlos Boozer is represented by agent Rob Pelinka, who is going to demand near max money. A few years ago, there was a similar situation when Elton Brand was on the market. Brand, like Boozer, is an injury-prone, undersized power forward. Brand got near max money, and may be owner to the most untradeable contract in the NBA. Financially, Brand has killed the Sixers and will continue to consume their cap for the next three years until he’s 35, when he’ll make $18 million."

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/408886-2010-nba-free-agency-buyer-beware-carlos-boozer
 
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