Joe Bagadonuts
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Completely serious. I guess I don't understand what your wording was meant to be.
I really don't miss Deron that much...
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Completely serious. I guess I don't understand what your wording was meant to be.
Joe Bagadonuts
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It's like watching a rebirth. He is very fun to watch when he's playing with passion.
Marty McFly
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It isn't very hard to understand.
I can't imagine that the general reaction or my reaction specifically would be good if Deron got shipped and Sloan was still around, but I miss Sloan more. And I don't miss Deron much until I see him rack up crazy assists to players that can hit a shot or finish. It really shows how badly this team needs to bring in players, so in that respect at least, this trade was needed.
/ramble
/ramble
DeliveryBoy
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Yeah, it does seem like the offense flows a lot more freely than it did with Deron. On the other hand, it can get sloppy at times.
I do hope AK comes back at a reasonable price. I want to see what the team, and Corbin, can do with a full training camp.
I do hope AK comes back at a reasonable price. I want to see what the team, and Corbin, can do with a full training camp.
feeko
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you all are acting like kirilenko is some incredible basketball player and blaming his supposed emergence on the fact that deron is gone. um number kirilenko is just an average player and number 2 it has nothing to do with deron leaving. it's his contract year and the guy wants to play his best which is average at best, calm down lol. he's not gonna take this team anywhere lol
candrew
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I don't miss Deron just like I don't miss Boozer.
The team as it was last year was as good as it's going to get and it was time to blow it up.
Also, right now, Deron sucks as a team leader. By the time he figures it out he would have been out of Utah anyway - so it made plenty sense to me to trade him. The fact that we got back a solid PG, a young big with unbelievable potential and what will most likely amount to a top 6 or 7 pick makes the deal nothing short of highway robbery.
The team as it was last year was as good as it's going to get and it was time to blow it up.
Also, right now, Deron sucks as a team leader. By the time he figures it out he would have been out of Utah anyway - so it made plenty sense to me to trade him. The fact that we got back a solid PG, a young big with unbelievable potential and what will most likely amount to a top 6 or 7 pick makes the deal nothing short of highway robbery.
Jazz4ever
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AK is far above average, there are not 10 better small forwards than him I can name at least. He has always benefited from more touches and gets disinterested being the 4th and 5th option, which is what he was in the Deron/Boozer era. His offensive numbers are 16.3 points at 59% over the last 6 games. Talk about efficiency! He has not done that since his all star year in 2004. Obviously his block/steal numbers will not match 2004 due to his age, but AK should be resigned if he agrees to a reasonable contract (5-7 mill/year)
He hasn't watched a game recently and thought he misses Deron. He watches them without that thought in his mind.
Wasn't that hard.
Scorpjazz
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Exactly.
Right. So, of the games he has seen recently, during none of them has he thought to himself "Wow, I really miss Deron."
jazzrule
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I made the call that AK would be more like the AK of old after Sloan and Deron left, before it came to be. He has been playing with much more energy. Yeah I know that for the money he makes he should have played hard all along, but when you feel disrespected it can effect your play without your understanding why. He is playing free and loose. He would be a good resign, and I still say AK's agent and O'Conner have already arrived at a figure for his resigning. That is why AK was not moved at the trade deadline.