Time will tell, but unlikely. Chances are, after we moved on with Booz, I won't mention him much. I am just quite disappointed today as we could have easily avoided this situation a year ago. You don't seem to be though. Losing 20 and 10 guy aint nothun', eh? Dump the talent all you want, we still got Sloan to lead us to another early play-off exit. Way to go.
Boozer double-crosses Nets. What else is new, eh?
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Time will tell, but unlikely. Chances are, after we moved on with Booz, I won't mention him much. I am just quite disappointed today as we could have easily avoided this situation a year ago. You don't seem to be though. Losing 20 and 10 guy aint nothun', eh? Dump the talent all you want, we still got Sloan to lead us to another early play-off exit. Way to go.
I don't care what he does now. Sure, if he sucks, it would make us feel a bit better perhaps, but ... not by much. As far as him not signing for less last year as he did this year, I don't think it is reasonable to assume, judging by the situations he was last year (injury, bad numbers, Jazz being the only team to give offer, long term security while still under contract) vs this year (no injury, good year, free agent). Look at it this way. Okur also picked up his last year's option. And we signed him for 2 year deal, about the same annually as the option he just picked up. Logically, we should have been able to get Booz for same amount annually (or even less) with 5 year extension. But of course we will never know as genius Greg Miller instead of attempting to do so told Booz he is not in long term plans.
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Many here have offered the counter-arguments to this, and I won't try to repeat them all. I will say this, though. More than one person has come on this board and stated, as "proof" that losin Boozer is a mistake, that the Jazz will only win 35 or 40 games without him.
I don't believe that, though I could well be wrong. As you say, time will tell. What I won't do is respond with "No, the Jazz will win at least 50 games, so you are just flat WRONG," and walk away proudly proclaiming to have "proved" my point. I don't pretend to have the infallible ability to predict the future.
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I had a homey once who bet me he could make 10 straight free throws. After he made the first 2, he wanted to collect on the bet, on the grounds that, having made the first two, it was "obvious" that he would make the next 8.
Needless to say, I just said: I don't think so! Homey don't play dat.
Needless to say, I just said: I don't think so! Homey don't play dat.
Of course you are not in any position to proudly proclaim anything right now. Well, except trying now to discredit Booz for getting 2 offers and accepting better one. What evil!
Not quite. 80 mil contract means he made 10 of 10.
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Heh, and AK made 10 out of 10 with his contract too, eh? Too bad he made them all in his backyard, instead of on the court for the Jazz. No question that Boozer will git his money. Will Chicago git what they paid to git? Well, I spoze, eh? The Jazz got 6 years of AK's "services" didn't they? Chicago will git 5 from Boozer, even if they never git nuthin on the court.
That is a second question. First question was answered, Booz made his 80 and left with nothing in return for Jazz instead of being extended last year for lots less and staying here or being traded for value. But no, Greg Miller said he was not in plans when his value was at all time low. Warren Buffet wouldn't be too proud now, would he? That's 10 for 10 right there. And what a dishonorable *******: got 2 offers and chose a better one. Despicable!
Hopper
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It seems that more than a few Bulls fans are very anxious about this Boozer deal, eh, Borat?
Seems like the least you could do for them, and your boy, is to go assure them that you have been faithfully followin Boozer for years and can guarantee them that he will give full effort on both ends of the court for 82 games each of the next 5 years, ya know?
Seems like the least you could do for them, and your boy, is to go assure them that you have been faithfully followin Boozer for years and can guarantee them that he will give full effort on both ends of the court for 82 games each of the next 5 years, ya know?
What matters is that Jazz got nothing in return and lost a good player for nothing, which is upsetting, so I am venting a bit. Granted the one with an evil character. Imagine, he had audacity to go to several job interviews, got 2 offers, and, what a rotten SOB, picked better offer. That shows you the devil right there. And what's worse, the firm with smaller offer only found out in 2 hours he picked another. That's a trip to hell - guaranteed. Just like his 80 mil.
Is that you Hopper posing as a Bulls fan right there?