Jazz, George Hill taking contract talks down to wire

[Handlogten's Heros]

I trust Bobby's opinion but it only takes one *******... and there are so many assholes out there.

Brooklyn, Sacramento, Orlando, all fit the mode of ahole teams with space.

If we offer 4/80 and SA offers 4/80... where is he going? I think our chance would be less than 50/50.

Our cap space is basically wasted this year already. Is 3/75 much worse than 4/80? I don't think so.

 

[stitches]

And Pau Gasol has an 16,000,000 player option next year. Does he turn that down?

I'm not sure he gets more from anybody. Do you?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I trust Bobby's opinion but it only takes one *******... and there are so many assholes out there.

Brooklyn, Sacramento, Orlando, all fit the mode of ahole teams with space.

If we offer 4/80 and SA offers 4/80... where is he going? I think our chance would be less than 50/50.

Our cap space is basically wasted this year already. Is 3/75 much worse than 4/80? I don't think so.

Yeah but his line of thought was that all the teams who can really offer him money are bad teams who either wouldn't want a guy his age at that much money, flat out dont want to win ATM, or Hill wouldn't want to go to a ****ty team for the difference of money from Utah (other good team).

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I'm not sure he gets more from anybody. Do you?

Not more that year, no way in hell, but maybe he could get something like 3/30? IDK. I hope he stays.

 

[The Midnight]

We don't Bulletproof. But we do know the two are very good friends. We also know Hayward wants to win. So I think Hill leaving would HAVE to cause Gordon to doubt. The Jazz would certainly take a step backwards. It's not like Exum is going to become a fringe all-star. He's barely a fringe 2nd-stringer.

Yeah that's the problem, it seems to me like we have to almost pay Hill to keep Hayward.

 

[MTS]

Gambling on nobody else paying a great player what he wants has consistently bitten teams in the *** and will always do so.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

And Pau Gasol has an 16,000,000 player option next year. Does he turn that down?

No but they could send out Aldridge... trade or stretch Parker. They'd have to move some stuff but it's doable.

If they come with an equivalent or near equivalent offer I think Popp convinces him to go. I don't think they have a brighter future than we do but it's clear they would like to reunite.

 

[The Midnight]

BTW Bobby Marks was a great get for Yahoo Sports.

 

[BTP]

Jazz are 25-9 when Hill plays and 22-6 when Hill and Hayward both play.

Hill is averaging 17.7 PPG, 4 APG, 3.4 RPG and is shooting 41.3% from three on 5.1 attempts per game. Not to mention he is one of the best defenders at his position in the league.

He's playing arguably his best basketball as a pro as well. Just in case you guys forgot.

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He also hasn't played as many NBA years, is skill/length and not hops reliant and hasn't showed decline yet. The best thing is he's willing to move off the ball unlike a lot of other PGs.

 

[The Midnight]

Gambling on nobody else paying a great player what he wants has consistently bitten teams in the *** and will always do so.

True.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Yeah but his line of thought was that all the teams who can really offer him money are bad teams who either wouldn't want a guy his age at that much money, flat out dont want to win ATM, or Hill wouldn't want to go to a ****ty team for the difference of money from Utah (other good team).

Matthews, Iggy both used Sacramento to get what they want.

The upside of getting a better deal is much worse than the downside of paying the guy a few extra million per year.

 

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Gambling on nobody else paying a great player what he wants has consistently bitten teams in the *** and will always do so.

The argument is that the teams that can afford to pay him lots are the teams that are lottery bound.