Ric Bucher reporting Jazz have signed Randy Foye to a 1-year deal

[bjunior]

I like the move. And it's a 1yr deal.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

And that wouldn't be all that bad. We can call teams and say take your choice: Watson, Tinsley or Foye. Likely that a trade would be to an Eastern Conference playoff team and perhaps net us a late 1st.

If Earl Watson or Jamall Tinsley nets us a 1st round pick I will jump for joy. It's not happening.

 

[addictionary]

Doubt it. They don't want any salary back for next year, which is why they signed him to the 1 year deal. Trading him would probably mean adding a multi-year contract to the team. I think they are keeping Foye for the entire year.

Well I still hope he'll contribute with new kind of talent to the team. I wonder if any of the Jazz dunkers other than Favors and Evans, a big one can take the role of Griffin for the alley-hoops.

 

[Stoked]

I am excited to see the bigs get to work now that at any given time some combo of Hayward, Marvin Williams, Mo Williams and Foye will be stretching the floor. I want to watch Favors and Kanter get busy.

Edit: On a scale of 1-10 (10 being excellent) how do y'all feel the Jazz have addressed 3 pt shooting and stretching the floor? On defense?

 

[Stifle Tower]

So true. Foye sounds like a mid-season trade to me, if Cyrone's info about the rule to forbid trading FA's is not blocking it's way.

And that wouldn't be all that bad. We can call teams and say take your choice: Watson, Tinsley or Foye. Likely that a trade would be to an Eastern Conference playoff team and perhaps net us a late 1st.

In any case, I agree with the late margodydek. Jazz have an incredible amount of flexibility on the roster and the defense and outside shooting have improved. We can lose (or trade) virtually anyone if the right deal comes along (save Favors, of course) - regardless of postion and we can either get players back or opt for draft picks. KOC likes to amass assets and he's done a nice job. Nothing flashy to date (what can we realistically expect in Utah?), although I think Mo and Marvin are undervalued on this board.


And the best part...no CJ, Raja or Howard. Josh had a great attitude, and I appreciate his contributions. But his shooting hurt us. The other two I'm happy to see gone.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I am excited to see the bigs get to work now that at any given time some combo of Hayward, Marvin Williams, Mo Williams and Foye will be stretching the floor. I want to watch Favors and Kanter get busy.

Edit: On a scale of 1-10 (10 being excellent) how do y'all feel the Jazz have addressed 3 pt shooting and stretching the floor? On defense?

9. It will be interesting to see if the Jazz actually break the top 20 in attempts this year.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Also, Locke did a podcast on Foye. Supposedly he comes from the projects of New Jersey and his dad died when he was 3, then his mom "disappeared" while selling drugs when he was 5. He does a lot of community work and seems like a really good dude.

 

[Stoked]

9. It will be interesting to see if the Jazz actually break the top 20 in attempts this year.

I was thinking something similar. Jazz have the floor stretching tools now. Question is do the actually use them adequately?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I was thinking something similar. Jazz have the floor stretching tools now. Question is do the actually use them adequately?

I'm sure we will still be a paint dominated team, but I will be happy if we are around 20th in attempts. I will be really surprised if we crack the top 15.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Doubt it. They don't want any salary back for next year, which is why they signed him to the 1 year deal. Trading him would probably mean adding a multi-year contract to the team. I think they are keeping Foye for the entire year.

It's a cheap salary. A contending team that needs a good backup guard could give us back an expiring for the 13th/14th player on their team + a draft pick. Or best case, Foye has a decent year, has enjoyed playing with Mo in LA and now Utah, likes the other guys on the team and is the replacement for Watson and Tinsley next season.

I have no doubt Mo was instrumental in getting Foye to come aboard. They're both great guys outside of basketball. No bad apples on this team. I'd like to think that the atmosphere in the locker room may contribute to most of these players wanting to stay with the Jazz, especially those who have been through situations that haven't been too positive.


Homegrown guys I want to remain: Favors, Hayward, Burks, Kanter
Starters/6th men I hope play their way into new contracts: Mo, Marvin
Could be important backups: Foye, Murphy
Fan's Choice: Evans. Don't care if he plays 5 mins every other night. He's a keeper for the excitement he brings and his Jr. Jazz work.
Undecided: Millsap (love the guy, might hate the contract he demands), Jefferson (let's see how the inside/out game goes now that we have shooters)
Thanks for the great effort: Watson, Tinsley. Have to bring in a young PG at some point.
Meh: Carroll. Every team needs a 13th/14th player. DeMarre has a good attitude and great hair. Perhaps is replaced by our draft picks and/or other FA signings next summer.

 

[addictionary]

I was thinking something similar. Jazz have the floor stretching tools now. Question is do the actually use them adequately?

They will, if you melt them in last year's chemistry. The problem is, supposed over-achieving was the main reason for the chemistry, and being a contender might be the next step for keeping it up.

 

[Stoked]

I'm sure we will still be a paint dominated team, but I will be happy if we are around 20th in attempts. I will be really surprised if we crack the top 15.

I agree. I still want the Jazz to be paint dominated. Just curious if they use the shooters enough to make that happen is all.