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Clarkson Likely to Get Extension

Jingled said:
Nah, but I'm definitely not going to take it as fact that he wants to be traded purely based off of something Monty said. I'll believe it once an actual reputable reporter says it, until then I'm assuming it never happened and Monty is just making things up like usual.
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i know i know was reffin pipers puffy
 
HermanG said:
Ehm.... why would we shut down JC trade rumors by saying we are discussing extensions only to not discuss extensions?

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Jordan Clarkson says he's had no extension talks with Jazz

Jordan Clarkson says he's had no extension talks with Jazz
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It honestly might just be that the extension talks are not all that real because the numbers we can offer aren't lining up with what he would want. There is also an element of "hey we genuinely want to keep this guy so make a really good offer". IDK... its kinda weird.
 
UtahJazz32 said:
My heart wants him to stay but my brain says it is wiser to trade him, it's tough because he loves it here.
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I go back and forth, but essentially I think they end up keeping him and getting an extension done.

Ryan Smith loves him. JC really does seem to enjoy being here. Every team needs a guy like JC, very few actually have one. I don’t think a crazy offer is going to come down the line, and the Jazz would be better off trying to keep him after he hits free agency at that point. If anybody else really wants to sign him in free agency, they’d trade for his bird rights ahead of the deadline.
 
Coach Ellis said:
I go back and forth, but essentially I think they end up keeping him and getting an extension done.

Ryan Smith loves him. JC really does seem to enjoy being here. Every team needs a guy like JC, very few actually have one. I don’t think a crazy offer is going to come down the line, and the Jazz would be better off trying to keep him after he hits free agency at that point. If anybody else really wants to sign him in free agency, they’d trade for his bird rights ahead of the deadline.
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I hope it plays out that way I'm one of the biggest JC fans on here heck I'm the president of his fan club lol but sadly I don't think we have enough money to keep him
 
Jingled said:
Clarkson never said he wants to be traded. Don't believe anything Monty says...he's full of ****.
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Guys like Monty exist because of the gaping holes in the Utah sports media. All of the beat writers with the exception of Tony Jones are terrified reporting anything that might piss of the Jazz franchise or the players.
 
candrew said:
Guys like Monty exist because of the gaping holes in the Utah sports media. All of the beat writers with the exception of Tony Jones are terrified reporting anything that might piss of the Jazz franchise or the players.
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Yes they don't want to lose access to their "sources", and if you piss them off too much, they stop talking to you. Being a sports writer is a balancing act, between calling it like you see it, warts and all, and keeping the sources happy so they keep feeding you info. Hard to always seem impartial in those circumstances.
 
I want to return to this topic, since we ended up keeping Clarkson and risking him walking for free. I have few theories I wanna run through you guys. But before that, lets look at the timeline.

What has been reported:
- September 29th Tony Jones reported that Clarkson is more likely to get extended than traded
- November 23rd Jake Fisher reported that Jazz wants to keep both Clarkson and Markkanen and are not taking calls about them
- Early December the focus turned more on Markkanen, while extension with Clarkson was still considered as the most likely outcome
- Between Dec 22nd and January 7th there were multiple reports that extension talks were ongoing but that they didnt lead to a deal
- January 16th Clarkson himself said that he hadnt had any extension talks and wasnt aware of any talks by his representatives
- Later in January it became public knowledge that the trade DL untouchables were Lauri, Walker and Ochai... not JC
- There was another report this week that we are open to the possibility of extending Clarkson after the season

If we compare that to the timeline of how we have played, its clear that early season Clarkson was more of an untouchable player who played Hardy's brand of basketball. Then after Lauri emerged as the consensus best player, it started to look more like Clarkson is playing for his next bag. But after the team "annointed" Lauri as the guy based on the film session after which Hardy also started to use the term "#1 guy", Clarkson returned more towards his early season form passing more again.. and has been dangling between the selfish and team ball styles on a per game basis ever since.

Considering we didn't trade Clarkson, I would like for people to say which of the following theories is closer to the truth? I'm personally leaning on #2.

Theory #1 is that organisation and Clarkson are on the same page, and we are confident that we can retain his services and willing to do so.

Theory #2: We are uncertain about him in the team. This essentially means Clarkson is auditioning for the rest of the season and we want to see what brand of basketball he ends up playing. We were not ready to trade him cheap yet, but we also might not want to resign him to starter money at the end of the year.
 
HermanG said:
I want to return to this topic, since we ended up keeping Clarkson and risking him walking for free. I have few theories I wanna run through you guys. But before that, lets look at the timeline.

What has been reported:
- September 29th Tony Jones reported that Clarkson is more likely to get extended than traded
- November 23rd Jake Fisher reported that Jazz wants to keep both Clarkson and Markkanen and are not taking calls about them
- Early December the focus turned more on Markkanen, while extension with Clarkson was still considered as the most likely outcome
- Between Dec 22nd and January 7th there were multiple reports that extension talks were ongoing but that they didnt lead to a deal
- January 16th Clarkson himself said that he hadnt had any extension talks and wasnt aware of any talks by his representatives
- Later in January it became public knowledge that the trade DL untouchables were Lauri, Walker and Ochai... not JC
- There was another report this week that we are open to the possibility of extending Clarkson after the season

If we compare that to the timeline of how we have played, its clear that early season Clarkson was more of an untouchable player who played Hardy's brand of basketball. Then after Lauri emerged as the consensus best player, it started to look more like Clarkson is playing for his next bag. But after the team "annointed" Lauri as the guy based on the film session after which Hardy also started to use the term "#1 guy", Clarkson returned more towards his early season form passing more again.. and has been dangling between the selfish and team ball styles on a per game basis ever since.

Considering we didn't trade Clarkson, I would like for people to say which of the following theories is closer to the truth? I'm personally leaning on #2.

Theory #1 is that organisation and Clarkson are on the same page, and we are confident that we can retain his services and willing to do so.

Theory #2: We are uncertain about him in the team. This essentially means Clarkson is auditioning for the rest of the season and we want to see what brand of basketball he ends up playing. We were not ready to trade him cheap yet, but we also might not want to resign him to starter money at the end of the year.
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I’ve read as late as last month that his representation’s target is 18 to 20 and that the Jazz couldn’t make that offer till the end of the season due to cap constraints. I expect to eventually see him resigned in that range.
 
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