OFFICIAL: Trade Deadline Thread

[mhindy]

I don't think there is a player even close to Harden's caliber on the market right now. In retrospect, the Jazz should have traded whatever it took to get him.

 

[Game6Conley]

Adrian Wojnarowski: Asked one GM what he had: "We're down to bulls--- text message offers from people who couldn't keep a straight face if they called." Twitter @WojYahooNBA

dont wanna be presumptuous but that kinda sounds like KOC, right?

Bill Oram: Jazz haven't communicated to Paul Millsap's camp whether he could be on the move or not. Fits team M.O

 

[mellow]

Just heard that Neither marvin Williams or Paul Milsap were at Jazz Practice this morning.

 

[Litany]

I'm starting to wonder if Jefferson, Sap, Favors, Hayward, Carroll, Mo is enough to compete if Kanter and the picks are traded for one more piece.

Bad thoughts. Bad thought.

Whatever you are smoking... I want some.

 

[mhindy]

Just heard that Neither marvin Williams or Paul Milsap were at Jazz Practice this morning.

Please yes.

 

[Litany]

Just heard that Neither marvin Williams or Paul Milsap were at Jazz Practice this morning.

From where? You gotta cite man.

 

[MDAV28]

Just heard that Neither marvin Williams or Paul Milsap were at Jazz Practice this morning.

And neither was anybody else cause Jazz have the day off..

 

[Litany]

And neither was anybody else cause Jazz have the day off..

Lol omg

Suspension inc?

 

[Beantown]

I don't think there is a player even close to Harden's caliber on the market right now. In retrospect, the Jazz should have traded whatever it took to get him.

You are assuming he would have signed that extension with us?

 

[mellow]

And neither was anybody else cause Jazz have the day off..

Why did you have to spoil it so soon? For a brief moment I provided both hope and excitment to a few Jazz fans.

Bill Oram @tribjazz 1 minute ago
Jazz took today off, so there will be no relying on ol' who is and who isn't at practice trick.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Yeah, but I get my hopes up when they play well together. Hayward and Favors are growing nicely, Carroll is a surprise every game, and Kanter could develop enough to secure a very good young player. Having a guy like Harden and swapping Mo for an equivalent contract or less that plays much better defense and runs a team (Dragic, please!) would make this a scary squad.

Maybe nobody believes it but I guarandamntee KOC and Lindsey are thinking exactly this.

Every day, every team without a real franchise player (which is, what, 25 now after the post LBJ league-wide catastro****?) wonders what their team would be like with a real franchise player. That should be every organization's first priority. You get them by either:

-being aggressive on the market (a la Houston, whose single-minded fury and patience to get a real star finally happened after years very publicly trying and which isn't the way the Jazz work at all)
-being invested in acquiring young talent (generally via the draft, and commonly requiring bad seasons along the way) AND giving those players opportunities.

The Jazz model of reactionism, shrugging, refusal to give up anything in a deal, and essentially complacency with good but everything short of great veteran talent won't put you into contention. Ever.

The best moves the Jazz have made in the last decade revolve around the fireworks of getting Deron and trading him. The Jazz need to show nuts like that more often (and follow through when they get young talent). I'm trying to be patient, but after two years of crickets I'm losing my mind assuming that the trend continues.

 

[vegas]

Just heard that Neither marvin Williams or Paul Milsap were at Jazz Practice this morning.

Source? Bill Oram just tweeted:

Jazz took today off, so there will be no relying on ol' who is and who isn't at practice trick.