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Matthews Career Night and Interview

Wes's hustle, rebounding, and ability to create off the dribble (compared to Miles, who gets to the rim and gets rejected more often than not) make me miss the dude. Usually I can get over losing a player, but I'm struggling with the Matthews situation.
 
Everyone in the media, League and Fans thought the contract was absurd. No reason to start bashing the decision now. It is what it is.
 
If we had wes we could be a legit team to beat lakers in a 7 game series. Wes is starting to become the melo stopper. Dude can defend and isnt a offensive liabilty. Jazz made some good moves this offseason but letting wesley walk was not one of them.
 
cowhide said:
I don''t think his contract was that bad. Yes the up front money was bad but the Jazz lost Matthews because they made the mistake of extending Okur when they didn't have to extend him. I was one of the few Jazz fans who wanted to keep Matthews regardless of the money because I thought the kid was going to get better. Wes has the "it" factor and you can tell that when he talks and plays. I understand it was a financial move but it was not a smart move. It may even look worse if Raja is not healthy.
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+1 rep.

We made that huge mistake of extending Okur for no reason. It has come back to bite us in the ***.

Would you rather have Memo or Wes, and Maynor? Oh, what could have been. No, what SHOULD have been.
 
Mathews is doing what he is doing with high volume attempts. His percentages are not great.

44% from the field, 28% from 3 (Yikes), and 78% from the FT line. All of these numbers are below where they were with the Jazz last year.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not forget that Portland gave him 9 Million Dollars in one day (ONE DAY?!) and will continue to pay him 5 mill during the year.

The Jazz could pay Raja's entire salary almost with what they gave him in one day. I for one am not worried about it AT ALL.
 
BOX said:
Everyone in the media, League and Fans thought the contract was absurd. No reason to start bashing the decision now. It is what it is.
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Yes, I still understand the decision. I just feel bad about it and hate friggin' Portland for it.
 
Also, I'm pretty sure if Matthews played the same beginning of the season here as he did in Portland, there would be a "trade Matthews!" thread or two about the site. He's coming along a bit, but his points are all based on high volume shooting.
 
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