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Hill can play off the ball and Rubio is a great passer and defender
Rubio traded to Jazz
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Hill can play off the ball and Rubio is a great passer and defender
elan_prodigy
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Why I like this;
1) sure's up our PG position heading into GH talks
2) Rubio is a great defender and was a better shooter last year than he had been previously
3) He is 26 and we got him for nothing
4) He fits in with Exums development curve; Rubio @ 2 years >>>> G.Hill @ 4 years
We also save heaps of $$$$. Can someone explain to me how this works with last years cap space?
1) sure's up our PG position heading into GH talks
2) Rubio is a great defender and was a better shooter last year than he had been previously
3) He is 26 and we got him for nothing
4) He fits in with Exums development curve; Rubio @ 2 years >>>> G.Hill @ 4 years
We also save heaps of $$$$. Can someone explain to me how this works with last years cap space?
enchilada_style
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Keeping Hill has a worse case scenario much worse than the worse case scenario for Rubio.
Jack Strop
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Who will be the first to say - after he signs for $15M/per - that Lindsey should be fired because Utah should have signed him for that much instead of trading for Rubio? We're going to have to put up with that logic from the usual boo-birds for the next 4 years.
Jack Strop
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Well, we don't save a dime due to signing him with last year's cap space. Just means Jazz were able to trade for him without having to send out salaries. He still counts the same against the upcoming year's cap as he would have if the trade had been made July 1st.
Only save heaps of money if compared against what Hill was demanding (at least >$20M/per since that's what he allegedly turned down at the extension deadline).
I do agree with fitting Exum's development curve. However, this might be a negative heading into the Hayward talks if Gordon really wanted the Jazz to sign Hill. IMO, Utah needs to make another move. But can they? Jazz may need to match for Ingles to have any hopes of Hayward staying. Don't see them having enough wiggle room under the tax either this year or in the future. I believe the repeater penalties kick in if a team is in the tax 3 of 4 years.
Patty Mills 4/50 to the Spurs.
Where does George Hill go? Was George asking for so much money even SAS balked?
Where does George Hill go? Was George asking for so much money even SAS balked?
Coach Ellis
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So curious to see what Hill ends up with. Hard to believe that a non All Star, 30+ year old point guard with a sketchy injury history will command that much in a soft market. Will be interesting to see if the Jazz try to keep him.
Jack Strop
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Hey George, this is Dennis. We hear NO ONE offered you a contract. We'll give you $10M - if you also wash uniforms on your off day.
I'd say there's about a 1% chance he'd sign with Utah. Jazz gave him a great offer. He was greedy and thought he deserved a LOT more. TBH, I'd rather see Utah sign Teo at the MLE.
Coach Ellis
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If the price gets down into the range of money that the Spurs just paid for Patty Mills, I'd really hope the Jazz keep him. He was a solid veteran pickup and would still be a solid rotational player even with Rubio on board.
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Maybe his toe is ****ed up
We really shouldn't be ragging on Hill like this. He made a mistake and didn't have a smart, connected agent to let him know that it was one. Hill was an incredible contributor, despite the injuries, filled a necessary leadership vacuum that helped our young team improve, and was great to the community. He's a stand up guy and deserves the very best.
No need to be vindictive.