Word.
And I know this is pure fantasy, but it would be incredible if he was finally both healthy and motivated and shocked the world by coming back and leading the garbage time unit on a championship team.
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And I know this is pure fantasy, but it would be incredible if he was finally both healthy and motivated and shocked the world by coming back and leading the garbage time unit on a championship team.
DasJazz
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I want this to happen on so many levels!
We're gonna need to buy more rafters.
He's not going to be playing, but I'd be happy if the Jazz use him in the broadcast.
framer
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Doesn't he actually live in Utah?
JimLes
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He does. That's the point. He didn't go back to NY/NJ where he also played for half a decade, and he didn't go back to his hometown of Dallas. When Kobe died and when it was the 1-year anniversary, Deron only posted Jazz pictures on his Instagram. It's actually not easy to tell from his IG that he played for any other team.
Why Utah? Why come back here where he left under acrimonious circumstances? Why apologise to Coach before he died?
I think the simple answer is he had his best years and his best times here, and team-hopping for years helped him understand what he had (including a legend for a coach, whether or not the game had begun to pass him by or not).
JimLes
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It was a rhetorical question.
I used to hold a grudge against Deron for the way it all went down, but the last 3-4 years have shown that he's a bigger man than I am. I really think the team should offer him some kind of a role in the organization, perhaps an ambassador like Memo. With 150+ million in career earnings, I would hope Deron's not hard up for money. Or if he wants to give Trent, Miye and Shaq some pointers, that's fine too.
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I think that he went to make amends with Jerry before he died showed Deron's true character.