George Hill coming to Utah

[LoPo]

This whole trade will be evaluated in almost exactly 12 months. Here the questions:
1. Did we have a good season and solid playoff performance?
2. Did we show that we were good enough to convince Hayward to stay?
3. Do we want to keep Hill?
4. Does Hill want to stay at an affordable contract?
5. Who ends up being #12 and how good does he end up being?

If the first 4 questions are positive, then this trade works out great. If the 5th question yields an answer that might make us cringe (such as #12 looks like a really good player), then a positive answer on the first four questions should ease our minds some. If we get negative answers on any of the first four, we got to hope like hell that #12 is a terrible player. If not, Lindsey will be roasted for this deal.

Rarely is a trade made where the evaluation can be made so quickly.

 

[Jazz_junkie]

So, Atlanta was willing to take our #12 pick and send Teague to Indy but not Utah? Makes no sense.

Teague doesn't fit what we needed as much as Hill. Happier then **** with this trade.

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[MTS]

I would much rather have Hill than Teague.

 

[r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t]

Just once, just once before I die I'd like to see a trade where the Jazz come out on top. Like, Lakers-style on top where we get a quality player for garbage.

Gobert for Erick Green... whoever that is?

 

[NUMBERICA]

Eh. Hayward hasn't led a team anywhere. Teague has. You can call me clueless all you want, but reality is reality.

Teague hasn't led anyone. He was a good player on a good team. That is literally it. That good team, by the way, dumped him for the sake of a minor headcase that has questionable shooting ability.

 

[Jazz_junkie]

My stand on this post is:

Well done Jazz. Great trade. George Hill will deliver more for us now than any player we could have drafted at #12. There will be at least one standout player after the #12 pick, but I don't know who that will be. I expect DL will be in play for the guy HE thinks that will be. If I were to make a guess now, I would say Thon Maker, Valentine, Diallo, or Felder (who would give us 7 point guards at this point).

THON!!!!!!!

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[NUMBERICA]

This. Makes no sense. We took the lesser player for some reason. Probably because Hill is cheaper and would be easier to resign next year.

It's a Utah move. Maximize profits, not wins.

They like Hill more than Teague. Sorry this is so hard for you.

 

[green]

Problem with Teague is you have to build around him. You don't with Hill. If you can't see that, then idk what to say.

What??? The great thing about Teague is you can build around him. You can't build around Hill. He is a bench player. He is a Rodney Hood level player. Teague is an all star. Oh, and younger.

 

[phippsj]

I like this deal. Hill has good years left in him and I believe we keep him for a while. Everybody is so paranoid is going to leave. I can see why they would go for him v. Teague, Hill's experience in San Antonio shows he's a good fit in the type of system we are working to build here. He plays with a chip on his shoulder... we need some of that.

This is a good basketball move.

 

[Jazz_junkie]

When asking why we didn't want Teague back in that trade, remind yourselves that Q has already worked with him and may not want him.

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[green]

Teague hasn't led anyone. He was a good player on a good team. That is literally it. That good team, by the way, dumped him for the sake of a minor headcase that has questionable shooting ability.

Finally. An intelligent response. Thank you. What else?

 

[green]

They like Hill more than Teague. Sorry this is so hard for you.

Ahhh. Back to the nonsense. Well, it was good while it lasted.