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Farewell to Andrei

What makes you people think AK would even accept a lesser role?

He couldn't accept it when a HOF was his coach, was surrounded by 3 better (allstars), and was winning.

Now all of a sudden he's going to accept a lesser role with a sophmore (unproven) coach, no current allstars, and a losing team trying to rebuild?

Some of you people need to wake up from your AK fantasy world where he wears white tshirts and pours beer all over himself using his one night pass on you, and need to come back to reality.
 
I don't understand the reasoning of people who wouldn't take AK for 3-5mil for 3 years to play 20-25mpg, thus holding up better physically (theoretically). I see some emotion attached to it with the "he's a bum, get him out of here" crowd, but he would be a good deal at that price and a nice veteran presence off the bench.
 
The Thriller said:
What makes you people think AK would even accept a lesser role?

He couldn't accept it when a HOF was his coach, was surrounded by 3 better (allstars), and was winning.

Now all of a sudden he's going to accept a lesser role with a sophmore (unproven) coach, no current allstars, and a losing team trying to rebuild?

Some of you people need to wake up from your AK fantasy world where he wears white tshirts and pours beer all over himself using his one night pass on you, and need to come back to reality.
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Time will tell, though. That's the point.
 
write4u said:
My favorite AK game was when he had that triple double with 20 or so points, and the Jazz beat the Lakers -- this was after the year after the crying incident, I believe. I remember Boozer and Okur didn't play, and Fesenko played center, and Deron had 30 plus points. Plus Andrei had 3 steals and 3 blocks. It was an amazing performance.
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https://espn.go.com/nba/recap/_/id/271130026/la-lakers-lakers-vs-utah-jazz <- dominating the 17th game of the 2007 season = totally worth 3 more years at $20mil+
 
I think a fair offer the Jazz FO needs to offer him is a Raja-like 3 years @ $12mil. ($4mil per) with a $1mil bonus at the end of each year that he plays in over 75 games.

If he balks at it, let him walk. I like what The Thriller said about how great our team will look like playing against AK. It will be reminiscent of the game Millsap and the Jazz had against Boozer this year. Boozer was effectively the only player on the Bulls keeping us in that game. It was only when the Bulls coaches wised up, and took Boozer's sorry *** out of the game, and just told their team to give it to Rose to dominate DWill did we start to fail in that game.

The results would be the same with AK, there would be no need to defend him outside of 10 feet... if he tries to cut to the hoop, hell, have a tiny Jeremy Evens bump his *** and he'll go flying about 10 feet out the lane and settle for a 3 pointer while looking at the refs with those sunken-in eyes and that whinny grin on his face.

Then on d, just like Thriller said, have Hayward pump-fake his *** into and either drive past him for an easy two or jump into him and get the foul.

AK's stat line against a team that knows how to handle him... 5 points, 3 reb, 2 asts, 4 TOs, on 2-11 shooting and 36 minutes.
 
Be prepared for the Jazz to sign AK to an $8 million contract.

We all know he'd sign for less, but this is the same Utah Jazz team that offered him the 7 yr deal and extended Okur 3 yrs @ $10million. They pay for loyalty, and its cost us a championship.
 
infection said:
No, people are unconsciously holding to the past by failing to acknowledge how big of a cancer this guy is.
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One of those cancers where the team plays better on both sides of the court when he on the court, and has consistently done so for the several years? You think we don't need any of those "cancer"s that make the team better?
 
One Brow said:
Yet, the offense and defense perform better, and have for years.
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If this is true, why didn't Sloan play him more? Was Sloan too stupid to see that the team was better with AK on the floor or was Sloan holding him down?
 
YB85 said:
If this is true, why didn't Sloan play him more? Was Sloan too stupid to see that the team was better with AK on the floor or was Sloan holding him down?
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That past five seasons he's been playing 27-32 mpg for the games he's been available for. I think that's pretty much his limit. I have no objection to him playing even less, say 20-25. That might help him stay healthier, as well.
 
At 3yrs/$15m, AK would be a steal. If it is the same $5m but for 5 years, I am not sure he has 5 more years in him.
 
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