Mathews signs offer sheet w/Blazers (5 yrs/34 mil)

[billyshelby]

With a startin salary of $5.7 million and 8.5% annual raises, I git a total of 33.4 million bein paid after 5 years.

Well then there you have it. Plug in the sharper numbers instead of blurry numbers and you basically have a full MLE deal with full 8.5 percent raises.

 

[billyshelby]

I would match that offer. Look what some of the free agents got this year and they are not as good as Matthews. Besides if Boozer, Korver and Matthew leaves I can see this as a strong sign to DW that the Jazz do not want to win.

You're a little behind the times.

 

[Hopper]

mebbe it's time to cash in the commodore 64, eh?

never!

 

[YB85]

Good story. Good luck. Bring Back Brewer!

 

[Darkwing Duck]

7.5 million for the final year (minus front loaded money).

Incredible. 7.5 million dollar cap hit.

Please decline to match.

 

[Captain Keefe]

Wes was my favorite player on the Jazz, but not for the full MLE. There is no way he is worth that. I think he is a huge product on the Jazz system as well. Crazy offer from Portland. The owners are insane if they think they are going to get a better CBA from the players after this free agent off season. They have overpaid everyone.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I would match that offer. Look what some of the free agents got this year and they are not as good as Matthews. Besides if Boozer, Korver and Matthew leaves I can see this as a strong sign to DW that the Jazz do not want to win.

idiot, no way we should match this. We need to spend money on the front-court, not the back court. Matthews isnt that good, I would love to have him back, but Portland has decided to overpay him.

 

[Captain Keefe]

idiot, no way we should match this. We need to spend money on the front-court, not the back court. Matthews isnt that good, I would love to have him back, but Portland has decided to overpay him.

Your Morrow idea was perfect and now it is too late for that!

 

[Chad Feldheimer]

Here's how I see it going

"Jazz were stupid to match much money!"

OR

"Jazz are cheap and let another player get away"

 

[Hopper]

Brewer would seem to be an acceptable, cheaper alternative, but I like Matthews better. I would pay more for Matthews, but how much more is a question I would have to really ponder if I was GM--which I aint, so I'll just kick back and guzzle this here wine.

 

[billyshelby]

never!

Good choice. The harder it is for you to read the board, the harder it is for you to post, and everyone wins. I've got a sweet, state of the art modem from 1994 that's just collecting dust over here in my mansion. PM me if you're interested.

 

[Hopper]

Here's how I see it going

"Jazz were stupid to match much money!"

OR

"Jazz are cheap and let another player get away"

Yeah, Chad, the haters are always in the enviable position of never losing, eh? No matter what happens they can still piss, moan, bitch, and proclaim their vastly superior knowledge.