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Jonas Waived

Ron Mexico said:
I take it as the told him he would be the 4th PF this year and they mutually parted ways. Jerebko wanted a bigger role and we were offering that. Favors and Crowder are our main PFs. Sef is going to play more at that position now and is better. We dont need to pay that much to a 4th string player and dont really need him that much and he wants more. It sounds like it was mutually beneficial to let him go.
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That I can respect. Wouldn't blame Jonas in that situation to seek a bigger role.
 
MDAV28 said:
Uh depth matters and it's not like Jonas was racking in the minutes. He would sometimes play 15 sometimes play 2.

Maybe Jonas wanted to leave, that's fine. But that explanation literally says that the Jazz didn't want him because he's too good.
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That would be even less this year now that we have both Crowder and Sef. Last year we only had one or the other at the same time. Those minutes are going to one of those guys. I think he would be getting DNP-CD unless there was an injury. No reason to pay that much for DNPs and someone being disgruntled.
 
Ron Mexico said:
I take it as the told him he would be the 4th PF this year and they mutually parted ways. Jerebko wanted a bigger role and we were offering that. Favors and Crowder are our main PFs. Sef is going to play more at that position now and is better. We dont need to pay that much to a 4th string player and dont really need him that much and he wants more. It sounds like it was mutually beneficial to let him go.
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This frames it more as Jonas requesting to be out, which is a fine explanation. I don't buy the Jazz didn't want him around because he's too good. Every roster spot is valuable and depth is extremely important, especially to this team.
 
MDAV28 said:
This frames it more as Jonas requesting to be out, which is a fine explanation. I don't buy the Jazz didn't want him around because he's too good. Every roster spot is valuable and depth is extremely important, especially to this team.
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Agreed. I can appreciate Jonas' professionalism all the more. No drama.
 
Ron Mexico said:
That would be even less this year now that we have both Crowder and Sef. Last year we only had one or the other at the same time. Those minutes are going to one of those guys. I think he would be getting DNP-CD unless there was an injury. No reason to pay that much for DNPs and someone being disgruntled.
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Point was playing time is and was minimal regardless. Jazz would have loved to keep him around I'm sure, unless they have other plans in mind or value an empty roster spot (which I think both are true). I don't think Jonas was waived because he was too good at all.
 
MDAV28 said:
Point was playing time is and was minimal regardless. Jazz would have loved to keep him around I'm sure, unless they have other plans in mind or value an empty roster spot (which I think both are true). I don't think Jonas was waived because he was too good at all.
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There is a giant difference between 15 minutes a night and DNP-CD.

I think the Jazz are just showing him respect. He is too good for that role but we have 3 guys better at that spot and a couple other guys that can play at that spot as well. Jazz are really trying to be a spot FAs want to come to. They treat players really good and go out of their way to respect him.

There are plenty of factors beyone "too good for that role" but I dont think that isnt a reason.
 
Ron Mexico said:
There is a giant difference between 15 minutes a night and DNP-CD.

I think the Jazz are just showing him respect. He is too good for that role but we have 3 guys better at that spot and a couple other guys that can play at that spot as well. Jazz are really trying to be a spot FAs want to come to. They treat players really good and go out of their way to respect him.

There are plenty of factors beyone "too good for that role" but I dont think that isnt a reason.
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Of course but it was very infrequent and surprise he did earn 15 mpg BECAUSE of injury, which you have to plan for the worst for regardless right?

I agree with your sentiment when you said he may have requested out and Jazz professionally obliged (and honestly may have done their due diligence to guarantee and trade him into space before waiving him, who knows). But I don't agree that THE reason the Jazz would drop him is because he was too good of a backup.
 
MDAV28 said:
Of course but it was very infrequent and surprise he did earn 15 mpg BECAUSE of injury, which you have to plan for the worst for regardless right?

I agree with your sentiment when you said he may have requested out and Jazz professionally obliged (and honestly may have done their due diligence to guarantee and trade him into space before waiving him, who knows). But I don't agree that THE reason the Jazz would drop him is because he was too good of a backup.
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I think we're all on the same page here.
 
TheStormofWar said:
Because it's good to have talent? I'm not heartbroken over his release, but that's a PR reason, not the real reason. He either was a cap and flexibility casualty or he quietly asked to be released. I respect it either way, but you don't release talent because they're too good. If the Jazz did that to Royce, we would be severely questioning if they drug test in the Jazz FO.
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You do if they are vets who aren't going to play on your roster.
 
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