Hopper
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That could well be. I know for a stone-cold fact that no one who uses a pic of Chompsky as an avatar would ever listen to a word I say, that's fo sho.
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That could well be. I know for a stone-cold fact that no one who uses a pic of Chompsky as an avatar would ever listen to a word I say, that's fo sho.
Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
I don't know why this is surprising. A lot of teams around the league only keep 13. Jazz have had a habit of keeping 14, but that was before Utah landed into luxury tax territory. We figured there would be moves made last year, and Jazz had essentially 13 players anyway, because we knew Harpring was not going to play.
Maybe had Evans not been as impressive, the Jazz would have kept another SF like Nichols or Jeffers. Or had Hayward been completely unready to play, then maybe Thompson would have made the roster. Jazz only had a "Matthews" because there were three guys who were hurt last season: Harpring, CJ, and then Korver. This year Memo is the only guy out. So th Jazz have their 12-man active roster right now.
Also don't forget the new D-League rules. Three of the cuts can be assigned to Orem - if they choose to play in the D-League vs. going foreign. And I'm assuming that's what the Jazz will do with Gaines, Jeffers and Thompson. They'll be unprotected, but at least one of them will probably still be around if the Jazz need an extra body due to an injury or trade.
Maybe had Evans not been as impressive, the Jazz would have kept another SF like Nichols or Jeffers. Or had Hayward been completely unready to play, then maybe Thompson would have made the roster. Jazz only had a "Matthews" because there were three guys who were hurt last season: Harpring, CJ, and then Korver. This year Memo is the only guy out. So th Jazz have their 12-man active roster right now.
Also don't forget the new D-League rules. Three of the cuts can be assigned to Orem - if they choose to play in the D-League vs. going foreign. And I'm assuming that's what the Jazz will do with Gaines, Jeffers and Thompson. They'll be unprotected, but at least one of them will probably still be around if the Jazz need an extra body due to an injury or trade.
Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
Until that time, you just sign a player to a non-guaranteed deal. Then you do the 10-day contracts or guarantee a contract after that date.
Archie Moses
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Yeah, I did. I just thought that Jazz were more likely to keep 14 than 13. He's bigger and has a higher ceiling than Jeffers. Plus, a lot of the media thought the Jazz were semi-high with keeping him, ala Locke.
You have to use Advanced Edit, for the time being.
-1, improper use of "à la"
Hopper
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Thanks for the tip, Eric, but anythang "advanced" always turns out to be clean over my sorry head, know what I'm sayin?
LjJazzman
Well-Known Member
I agree with you that I thought the jazz would keep one of those guys. However, I thought thompson was the least likely to make it, and was the least likely BY FAR.
Whats makes you think he had a higher ceiling than jeffers? He never showed that he could really do anything well. Jeffers at least could rebound and defend.
I heard locke say that he thought that Thompson was the only one who didnt deserve to be on an NBA roster.
Marty McFly
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Ga-ga, ooh ala?
Hopper
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-1; Unapologetic use of candyass frog diacritical marks.
If I were him, I'd be terrified of that -0 rep.