Dennis Lindsey: We will be VERY active in free agency
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If KD goes to Golden State, they'll have to get rid of salary. We could pick up Bogut for very little. We already have been a good trading partner with Golden State. A great move that would immediately improve our inside offense, and add to our interior D. Bogut is a free agent after 17, so if we want to keep him it may cause salary issues in the future.
Oops, yeah... duh. I just looked at games started. Now I remember him being out a ton. At least his per 36 number haven't dropped off.
One Love is right, but we can always dream. Maybe we could give him a guaranteed coaching position after he's done... A lifetime season pass to Vail City?
Miggs
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To me, one solid FA makes sense. Two is going to severely limit playing time for other guys who are deserving. Personally, I'd love Gasol on a short-term deal but I just can't see him coming here to come off the bench. I'm not saying he should. He's still better than Favors and Gobert but that's likely what we'd want. And his signing would also mean cut time for the other bigs. But let's say we did sign him.
Exum (24), Hill (24)
Hood (12), Exum (4), Hill (4), Burks (26)
Hayward (32), Hood (16)
Favors (20), Lyles (12), Gasol (16)
Gobert (28), Favors (8), Gasol (12)
Or something like this. Hayward would get 32 minutes. Everyone else would get 28 and be fresh as ****. No reason for crazy wear and tear or tiring badly. Lyles would get just 12 is the only downside.
Exum (24), Hill (24)
Hood (12), Exum (4), Hill (4), Burks (26)
Hayward (32), Hood (16)
Favors (20), Lyles (12), Gasol (16)
Gobert (28), Favors (8), Gasol (12)
Or something like this. Hayward would get 32 minutes. Everyone else would get 28 and be fresh as ****. No reason for crazy wear and tear or tiring badly. Lyles would get just 12 is the only downside.
Coach Ellis
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If the Jazz had made the playoffs like they should have, nobody would be considering them to be a rebuilding team. I think everyone can see that they're a team on the rise. Hell, even with all of the injury issues they had last year, if you add George Hill and Pau Gasol to the team, the Jazz are easily in the playoffs and likely contending for the 4th or 5th seed. Depending on what happens with Durant in OKC and Duncan/Parker/Ginobili in SA, there could be a major shakeup at the top of the Western Conference.
Improved PG play and veteran leadership will do wonders for this team. The Jazz have relied on a rookie starter at PG for most of the past three season (Burke 2103 - Exum 2014 - Neto 2015). The rebuild is over. They might still be in the player development stage (slightly), but it's win-now mode, and the Jazz have 5 starters under contract, no major free agency issues until next year, tons of cap space and (good but not great) assets to burn.
OK but if I were Pau, my body's starting to break down.. I've probably got a maximum of 2 productive years left in me... and I'm searching for 1 may be 2 more rings... I wouldn't consider the Jazz.
Eh, would be easy to convince an old man who already has rings to come off the bench and extend his career. Cash talks, Gasol walks.
Coach Ellis
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Counter-argument to that, is that the Jazz are clearly a playoff caliber team with a stable front office, young players on the rise, a system and pace that would suit him well AND a young, emerging coach that he knows and trusts.
What better scenarios can you see for him? I actually think that Utah might be ideal this offseason.
How is Pau familiar with Snyder?
https://twitter.com/djjazzyjody/status/711380989193359360
Jody Genessy [MENTION=710]DJJazzyJody[/MENTION]
7:36 PM - 19 Mar 2016
Pau Gasol approached the media huddle near the end of Quin Snyder's interview. "I have a question."
Jody Genessy ‏ [MENTION=710]DJJazzyJody[/MENTION]
Mar 19
FYI, Pau Gasol and Quin Snyder were together during the 2011-12 season with the Los Angeles Lakers.