Dude is given such a bum rap. Don't we want honesty from our players? Isn't that all pretty ****ing logical? Let's not take words deliberately and completely out-of-context. Let's get real.
I think if the Jazz had proven within reason that he could win a championship - instead of take a pretty big step backward nearing the end of his contract - none of this would've been an issue. He gets thrown into the slag of tri-state basketball, and with all of the accompanying slag as a theme (franchise, organization, talent, culture, coaching, FANS). And he's supposed to just stay there with no hope in sight IN HIS PRIME?
But, the quote is out-of-context.