- Bojan hasn't even been able to garner a FRP -- it's not the market you think he is.
- to the "we had zero danger of losing him" crowd -- yes if you're a dunce and only look at contracts 1 to 1, he is an RFA and we could have kept him. If you are looking at things from an asset management perspective, you have to think about whether it makes sense to sign Simone to the price he would have commanded if he continues his season in Utah. And no, it wouldn't have been 5-7 million. Double the latter number, and start there.
- even with point 2, the question is do you go through this process, or are you sensing that you're a chip short and you can snipe better talent in this window with that pick?
if you follow the NBA, you'll realize how many incompetent FOs there are (Toronto's, for starters). Utah's is not one of them.
- George