I'm bored. Watched some of the 1988 Jazz/Lakers Playoffs.

[LogGrad98]

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[Joe Bagadonuts]

I still think had the Jazz kept AD and retooled the offense for AD and the Mailman things may have turned out differently.

Malone would never have become the player he did had AD been standing in the way. Trading AD told Malone that he was the future of the franchise and they believed in him. He responded in a way that exceeded the highest expectations by a wide margin. The AD trade was a brilliant move.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Really? You really think Jazz were "lucky" to get Osterfart? Shows how deprived the Jazz center position has been for years. Osterfart had one decent season to get the contract he got and then just destroyed whatever hopes Stock and Malone would have had for a legit title shot the following years with his terribly inconsistent play. The guy didnt even show up in shape most of the time

I couldn't agree more. Ostertag showed promise, got a fat contract, and put it in cruise control. He's yet another argument against guaranteed contracts. It doesn't look like removing guaranteed contracts is going to be one of the results of the new CBA, but it sure should be. No single step could do as much to improve the quality of the NBA.

 

[NUMBERICA]

If Jazz fans spent half as much time trying to get the refs to call the games fair as they did ripping there own players, they'd have a few championships.
Teams that win have fan bases that support their team, not rip them apart.
Category (a) : Lakers, Bulls, Heat, Spurs, Mavs, Rockets, Celtics
Category (b) : Jazz, Knicks
Yea, some of the Jazz players were overpayed, just like with most teams.
You should be happy your teams owners supported your team.