C l u t c H 385
Banned
Saw this guy on "Lock Up" last night at about 3 am. Frightening.
Edit: Now that I think about it, I think he was from Utah. Or Alaska. One of the two.
So, bottom line here....help me out!!!
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Saw this guy on "Lock Up" last night at about 3 am. Frightening.
Edit: Now that I think about it, I think he was from Utah. Or Alaska. One of the two.
C l u t c H 385
Banned
We certainly lost tats, but AJ is much closer to corn rows than Boozer.
Hayward and Korver are pretty much a wash. Both could have corn rows in a few hours of work.
Hayward and Korver are pretty much a wash. Both could have corn rows in a few hours of work.
carolinajazz
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...probably what the owners will ask for and possibly get....with this next CBA!!!
carolinajazz
Well-Known Member
...our goal is always to improve the team AND reduce payroll, while contending for a title! We did all of that this off season! Money and contracts are a big part of improving the team and contending, don't ya think? Teams that spend wisely reap benefits. Teams that spend like drunkin sailors (and add jail house tats!) do poorly!!!
Hopper
Banned
Well, CJ, its kinda the same damn thang, eh? On leave, most drunked-up sailors spend a ton of money gittin jailhouse tats, ya know?
NAOS
Well-Known Member
This, right here, is the mentee speaking to the mentor... in a sense. Like Stephen Colbert to Bill O'Reiley ... which works descriptively but not actually... since Hopper is a hack... and I can't believe he is still slinging this phony junk.
You may consider dropping some commas and apostrophes every now and then (and you definitely can't use the hyphen appropriately (as you do above)). Also pick up a copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin or a book by Donald Harrington. These are suggestions to make yourself less amateur in these absolutely hilarious antics.
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David Stern
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1320 said that we're saving about 12 mil this season alone.
Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
Well, if you're looking at how much it would cost to retain them, then excluding signing bonuses:
Boozer $16M
Korver $5M
Matthews $6M
Total cap hit about $27M
Jefferson $13M
Bell $3M
Hayward $2M
Total cap hit about $18M
So around $9M in salary savings + the additonal bonus due to Matthews nets the Millers about $14M less??? My numbers are apporximate - I'd leave it to someone else to run the actual totals. Of course, there is also the luxury tax to consider.
In terms of actual dollars vs. last season, Jazz are about even. Jefferson costs what Boozer WAS making. Bell less than what we were paying Korver. And Hawyard's rookie contract is more than Matthews' rookie contract.
It's really not relevant to compare against last season's salaries, IMO. What IS relevant is to talk about replacement cost. Whether you call it market value or market price (please dear lord, let's not have THAT economic argument again), the cost of signing top and mid-tier players was astronomical this summer. Want to keep or replace Booozer? Upgrade (i.e a Bosh) and it's a near MAX contract. Stay the same = $16M. Downgrade a bit: David Lee or downgrade to the the next tier down - the outrageous contract given to Gooden.
Same argument with Matthews/Korver. Look at the contracts being tossed around for Korver, Matthews, Redick, etc. Even Brewer got $4M/per.
So I think KOC did a helluva job working trades, the draft and getting a solid veteran in Raja for the prices he did.
carolinajazz
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....so, let me see if I've got this straight in my head: This off season we have cut payroll by millions, gotten younger while upgrading our talent level tremendously, improved defensively, gotten smarter, quicker, faster....didn't straddle ourselves with ridiculous long term contracts, and reduced the number of jailhouse tats by a factor of 10? I think our GM has already clinched the GM of the year award!