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Joe Johnson Coming to Utah

jazzman12 said:
I'm definitely a little higher after this move than I would have guessed. You're 100% right, let's hope JJ comes in and excels in a bench role. That's about where the expectations should be.

I think I'm so high because I see the rest of the league throwing Oprah money around on bad 4 year deals and meanwhile the Jazz acquire George Hill and JJ. They are the EXACT kind of fits we were looking for heading into the offseason, and I have a hunch that they're exactly what Hayward was talking about when he expressed his desire to be surrounded with more talent. They don't hurt the flexibility of retaining our core, and the playoff-type veteran presence they are going to give this team cannot be over stated.

Seems like we have 1 more move left in us, but so far I'm giving DL an "A" for the offseason. I can't remember the last time I was more excited for an upcoming season. Gonna take some big strides this year.
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Yup. I'd say one more energy/hustle player if we aren't high on Bolomboy. 2017 has always been the "all in" season IMO.

With the Suns as presently constituted maybe we could snipe Tucker for a 2nd rounder? PG depth is now sound, Withey can spot for Rudy (and we have Pleiss too). We still need that Trevor Booker replacement maybe.
 
Hill/Exum/Neto
Hood/Burks
Hayward/Johnson/Ingles
Favors/Lyles
Rudy/Withey/Pleiss

That's 13 dressed. Technically 15 on the roster, but Mack & Burke are likely gone (or maybe Neto instead of Mack). I say we trade for Tucker if we don't like Bolomboy & call it a season (after getting whatever assets for our departing PGs).
 
jazzman12 said:
I'm definitely a little higher after this move than I would have guessed. You're 100% right, let's hope JJ comes in and excels in a bench role. That's about where the expectations should be.

I think I'm so high because I see the rest of the league throwing Oprah money around on bad 4 year deals and meanwhile the Jazz acquire George Hill and JJ. They are the EXACT kind of fits we were looking for heading into the offseason, and I have a hunch that they're exactly what Hayward was talking about when he expressed his desire to be surrounded with more talent. They don't hurt the flexibility of retaining our core, and the playoff-type veteran presence they are going to give this team cannot be over stated.

Seems like we have 1 more move left in us, but so far I'm giving DL an "A" for the offseason. I can't remember the last time I was more excited for an upcoming season. Gonna take some big strides this year.
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Obviously we are going to have to figure out the Burke, Neto, Mack thing. 2 of those guys are gone. We should get some type of asset back.
 
Thing is yall act like your the main rivals to the laker sand they don't recognize you. I heard a lot of Lakers fan in SLC too. Crap I see the jerseys when Lakers are playing in SLC...

Gameface said:
The thing to keep in mind is that the Jazz are limiting players to 2 year deals and not getting completely raped on the salary. Who we're getting fills our overall needs and doesn't get in the way of our long term (mid term) plans.

You might be right that LA bounces back into the championships within 5 years. We all know that. We're not fans of LA, and while you say we're not a rival of LA, etc. keep in mind almost every fan base, especially in the West, hates LA. So duh, we hate LA too. I don't care who we are to them right now. As a legit Jazz fan and not just some troll on a Jazz forum, I hope we get the chance to get under their skin over the next several years, and I think we will.

P.S. this is just about as serious a response as you're ever gonna get from me. You don't really deserve it.
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Jazz4ever said:
Affalo just got 2/25. Johnson is much better at this point. DL stole Joe Johnson!
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I would rather have affalo. Still like the jj pick up lots though.
 
fishonjazz said:
I would rather have affalo. Still like the jj pick up lots though.
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Bawse Dawg said:
Nah id rather have that deal for Afflalo. Still like the JJ move though.
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That's very good value on Affalo, & all things equal I'd prefer him due to age, but I think Johnson is definitely the better fit for this roster. Not only is he a true veteran, he is better at creating his own shot, & has a long history of performing in the clutch. All advantages that he has over Affalo & qualities that this team clearly needed more of.
 
karl malone said:
That's very good value on Affalo, & all things equal I'd prefer him due to age, but I think Johnson is definitely the better fit for this roster. Not only is he a true veteran, he is better at creating his own shot, & has a long history of performing in the clutch. All advantages that he has over Affalo & qualities that this team clearly needed more of.
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The only thing I see about JJ being a better fit is his size.
 
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