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NUMBERICA

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First and foremost, it's important to note the the new CBA will be different than the current one, so this is as pure conjecture as it gets. However, CBA's generally are revised versions of previous ones. Assuming the necessary parts of the existing CBA continue, here it is:

GET DWIGHT HOWARD

The Jazz wouldn't have the requisite cap space to go after him outright, but it would be the last year of Jefferson's deal so you could conceivably use him in a sign-and-trade or possibly dump his salary to end the year. You'd start the year with Deron, Bell, Hayward, Millsap, Howard, and possibly an as-yet picked 1st rounder under contract with some exceptions leftover (there has to be a provision for some kind of exception, I can't see minimum contract exceptions going out the window) to fill out the roster.

With Millsap showing he has range (I don't know why he doesn't shoot more 3s, though I'm hardly complaining), the Jazz could replicate the spacing that the current Magic create with a much better PG (and possibly facilitation system in general if Hayward develops) with younger and more defensively able players. Unlike the Heat who put all of their chips into star power with hardly a care for a balanced roster, a team built on Williams and Howard is instantly one of the strongest duos the game has seen (by being better than the sum of their parts from working well together, as oppose to James and Wade competing for possessions) with skill-sets that perfectly mesh with each other's in nearly all facets of the game with strong players around them as well.

So, there it is. Flame on.
 
Actually, Howard is the type of guy I see going where he has the best chance of winning. I'd be surprised if he outright turned Utah down for not being NY or LA. I could see him here.

D-Will should have a lot of influence attracting talent to Utah the way the league social structure is these days.
 
Unlike the Heat who put all of their chips into star power with hardly a care for a balanced roster, a team built on Williams and Howard is instantly one of the strongest duos the game has seen (by being better than the sum of their parts from working well together, as oppose to James and Wade competing for possessions) with skill-sets that perfectly mesh with each other's in nearly all facets of the game with strong players around them as well.

This argument was stronger before the Heat won 21 of 22.
 
By 2012 we will have 4 teams (due to contraction, since King James wants it, he gets it). Lakers and Spurs in west and Celtics, Heat in the east. Howard will be on the Heat by then. D Will will be a Laker. They will play each other 8 times each, all nationally televised, then have a best 6 of 11 playoffs. The NBA will be so exciting then I am wetting myself right now just thinking about it!!!1!!
 
We'd do this and the Jazz would start the 2012-13 season with an amazing record, surge to the top of the west, become odds on favorite to win it all and then the world will end.
 
Yeah, but would you rather live in Utah or Orlando?

Personally, I'd much rather live in Utah. I've been to Orlando many times. Meh.

If I were Dwight Howard or other NBA player, maybe not.

Not every NBA player is a night-club hopping party animal. This probably comes as a surprise to some, but this includes black NBA players as well.

Still, it'd be naive to deny that Utah is not the #1 desired destination for NBA players. It does have that reputation, after all.

The Jazz have not done too bad a job getting free agents. Remember, for example, that both Corey Maguette and Jason Terry signed offer sheets here as restricted free agents, but the offers were matched by their teams.

I think Big Al was ecstatic to come here, though via a trade. I'd bet there are other players who are willing to give Utah a chance. How many of them are top free agents? Well, certainly not all of them, but maybe some. But I'm pretty certain Dwight Howard is not among them.
 
This argument was stronger before the Heat won 21 of 22.

But I'm not even saying they're a bad team, necessarily (although I am still VERY skeptical of how much noise they can make in the playoffs). I think that just strengthens my argument.
 
I'd rather wait to line up with every team in the league and sign-and-trade for Blake Griffin. He'll command the max just like Howard and all 30 teams will be gunning after him just like Howard.

But unlike Howard he has a polished offensive skill set and can operate quite well outside of 10 feet.

I doubt we have a solid chance at either (that is to say, a 1/30 chance) but I'd rather gamble the farm on getting Blake.
 
I'd rather wait to line up with every team in the league and sign-and-trade for Blake Griffin. He'll command the max just like Howard and all 30 teams will be gunning after him just like Howard.

But unlike Howard he has a polished offensive skill set and can operate quite well outside of 10 feet.

I doubt we have a solid chance at either (that is to say, a 1/30 chance) but I'd rather gamble the farm on getting Blake.

D Will and Sap for Blake?
 
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