You paying the bill?
2020 Free Agency Thread
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Yes. We pay for it in all the time we’re watching a team that’s financially handcuffed, and watching those ads that drive revenue.
Maybe they are done because the guys we are interested in want more money they we have left. Or maybe they want to give some of the young guys a shot at making an impact or maybe you are right and the Jazz front office has no clue. What upsets me is that after the season ended all DL talked about was the need to get more athletic wings who could defend and not mess up spacing. So what happened?
We got bigger but not at the wings. So unless Brantley or Oni or Morgan make a huge leap we haven't really improved much. Favors helps in some ways but we still have the spacing problems we had before. I have a small hope that Hughes could be a surprise off the bench but he and Udoka are getting a raw deal having to jump right in NBA action after 9 months of not playing. No summer league and a shortened camp. So they may not contribute at all.
We got bigger but not at the wings. So unless Brantley or Oni or Morgan make a huge leap we haven't really improved much. Favors helps in some ways but we still have the spacing problems we had before. I have a small hope that Hughes could be a surprise off the bench but he and Udoka are getting a raw deal having to jump right in NBA action after 9 months of not playing. No summer league and a shortened camp. So they may not contribute at all.
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Ineptimusprime
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Watch Rudy get supermaxed to cap things off.
I like Favors and Doke as players, but adding Doke and Favors as the two “big” offseason additions really made little sense to me.
If minutes are the issue, I really think we should have moved Joe Ingles and replaced him with someone like DJJ. Joe’s best days are behind him.
I dunno. I don’t necessarily hate any of the moves individually, but the sum total doesn’t make a lot of sense.
I like Favors and Doke as players, but adding Doke and Favors as the two “big” offseason additions really made little sense to me.
If minutes are the issue, I really think we should have moved Joe Ingles and replaced him with someone like DJJ. Joe’s best days are behind him.
I dunno. I don’t necessarily hate any of the moves individually, but the sum total doesn’t make a lot of sense.
homeytennis
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The rooks will be fresh.
homeytennis
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Brantley probably gets signed to a two way so that's all folks. Time to take the kak out of the oven and start frosting it.
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Oni is the new addition... it’s the classic DL rope a dope... AB and Dante were big additions 4 seasons in a row.
The mailman
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Here’s the thing — Add a healthy Bogey and add Favors to last year’s team and I think we beat Denver.
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Like we will be better but it’s the opportunity cost and the assets we used to get there.
had we drafted... Bane, Bey, McDaniels, Woodard, Terry to get them in the program and baking for when we need to replace Joe and Mike... I’d say the offseason was conservative but solid.
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Yeah but the goal is a title... not just beating Denver.
We should have beaten Denver anyway. It looked to me like the Jazz had guys who didn't want to be in the Orlando bubble anymore.
Our 2nd unit should be good this season -- Conley/Clarkson/Ingles/Royce/Favors.
The mailman
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Yeah - and I think we give the Lakers a tough time as well. AD is going to have a hell of a time vs Rudy and Favors. This team is DEEP. But we still need one more piece. A wing.
There a chance that Brantley comes back on a two IIRC. If he doesn’t get a real deal from another team, his choices are to take the two way from us or play in another league....which I’m not sure is possible given the times.
That means 14 and 15 could very well be NWG and Tucker. Personally, I’d be pissed if I was Brantley and I see these two getting paid so much more. We should really cut one of those two and give Brantley a guaranteed year with two non guaranteed years after.
That means 14 and 15 could very well be NWG and Tucker. Personally, I’d be pissed if I was Brantley and I see these two getting paid so much more. We should really cut one of those two and give Brantley a guaranteed year with two non guaranteed years after.
At least with Tucker you can make an upside argument. NWG is just not an NBA player.
Anyone know the dates that Niang and Nigel Williams-Goss' contracts become guaranteed ?
Yeah...maybe Tucker can make things work when he’s not terrified to play NBA basketball. He’s got the talent to potentially be an NBA player, I’ll give him that.
The only real selling point I see with NWG is that he won’t complain...which is important for a 15th guy, but we really ought to use that spot on someone who could potentially play at this level.
Given that we have a PG two way guy already, I don’t see the point of searching for another PG. If it really gets that bad with injuries, then he can come in and play. It’s insane that the FO dedicates so much capital to C and PG, when our two franchise cornerstones have those positions set.
At this point, any random 6’7 guy is preferable to a PG.
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That’s actually a SCARY GOOD second unit. Gotta convince Conley to come off the bench.