Is Bogey the best FA signing the Jazz has ever had?

[homeytennis]

Jeff "the Franchise" Wilkins didn't make the list?

 

[jazzVA]

Right now Bojan is not even in the top five:
1) Boozer
2) Memo
3) Rickey Green
4) Harpring
5) Ingles
6) Bojan
If Bogey finishes out his contract at this same level then he will move up, but unless Jazz win a title in then next few years it is hard to imagine Bojan makes top 3.

There is a serious lack of love for Matt Harpring in this thread! That dude was awesome as a player, as a tone setter, as a leader, and in the locker room. He was going to go hard all the time!

Jazz traded for a perennial all-star HOF player not even mentioned so far...

 

[infection]

Jazz traded for a perennial all-star HOF player not even mentioned so far...

There’s a pretty good reason for that.

 

[jazzVA]

There’s a pretty good reason for that.

go on...

 

[infection]

go on...

Why would anyone mention a perennial all star the Jazz traded for?

 

[jazzVA]

Why would anyone mention a perennial all star the Jazz traded for?

reading is fundamental jazzVA...I'll see myself out...

 

[candrew]

Bogey is almost serviceable. Boozer was bad defensively.

The thing I found most grating about Boozer is after watching him for 5 years I'm convinced his bad defense was due to a lack of effort rather than a lack of ability.

You can't average a double/double if you're on the bench due to foul trouble - my guess is this notion was tattooed on the inside of Boozer's eyelids.

Bogey is limited on defense but I don't think it's because a lack of effort.

 

[Gameface]

Is this a legit popular Garth Brooks song?

 

[Getting Traded]

Boozer wasn't bad on defense, he was horrible. I'll never forget the time Mike Bibby took him one-on-one and made him look like an old man the way his feet got twisted. He had almost no lateral movement ability. So far as the list, it's too early to tell, but I think Boyan is as good or better than any of those players. No one, not even Memo could shoot like him.

 

[checkbookdoc]

I like Harpring, but I rate Bogey above him.

I made my list considering both player PEAK and LONGEVITY. I think most people would say Bogey this year has been better than peak Harpring (although I think Matt his first year was a similar quality player), but the longevity isn't even close. Hapring contributed for 7 years, 6 of them at a high level, during an important and successful period for the franchise.