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Some Dudes The Jazz Could Use

A few points:

Keep in mind that there's a possibility that the Jazz will use a portion of the MLE to keep Wes Matthews so that cuts into our free agent money.

Anthony Tolliver: Largely duplicates Memo's skill set (he likes taking threes from the Center position) and he's soft defensively. I also think GS plans on keeping him and Reggie Williams as their D-League call-ups from last season.

Leon Powe: Didn't have the same lift after his injury, his shooting percentages sucked when he came back.

J.J. Reddick: Don't know what the Magic's plan is with him, but I know the Magic are severely cash strapped. I've been impressed with his last two playoff runs and think he could be a low-cost Korver replacement if necessary.

Tony Allen: Have always liked him. Seems to have some of his athleticism back finally after his horrific and stupid knee injury a couple years ago.

Eddie House: Upgrade on Ronnie Price.

Rasual Butler: Could be cheap and produces some in limited minutes as a defensive player with three point range (36% for his career).

Adam Morrisson: Hasn't seen the light of day in a long time. Think we should give him a training camp invite just to see what he's got.

Hakim Warrick: I feel like he just needs the right situation and hasn't found it yet. Utah might not be it though given that he was firmly entrenched in Scott Skiles doghouse for a good chunk of last season.

Brad Miller: Have no idea what he would cost, but he might be undervalued. With his interior passing ability I think he would work well in Utah and he strikes me as a guy who knows his role and is good for chemistry.
Mark Madsen: Just kidding.
 
So after signing Matthews, the #9 pick, maybe Fes, maybe Korver, maybe Gaines, maybe the #55 pick, will the Jazz have enough money under the luxury tax to sign even one FA from another team? I'm going to assume they let Boozer walk under this scenario. I'm going to assume they won't make a trade that adds long term salaries to the roster also.
 
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What about Rafer Alston as the point guard back up? Orlando was stupid to let him go. I think he actually is better than Jameer Nelson, or was, might be getting on in age though. Sure Nelson is young and has good individual skills, but he sucks as a point guard. This year's playoffs demonstrated that.
 
Sirkickyass said:
Tony Allen: Have always liked him. Seems to have some of his athleticism back finally after his horrific and stupid knee injury a couple years ago.

Hakim Warrick: I feel like he just needs the right situation and hasn't found it yet. Utah might not be it though given that he was firmly entrenched in Scott Skiles doghouse for a good chunk of last season.
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I like Tony Allen as well. I think he would be a nice add.

Warrick boggles my mind. Sometimes he looks like he's Amare Stoudmire and other times he looks like he's a Dleaguer. He's too inconsistent, but I've always liked him.


Also, it will be interesting to see what Orlando ends up doing with Gortat and Bass. I personally think Memo's career is over, and we are going to have compensate for it, especially if Boozer walks.
 
write4u said:
What about Rafer Alston as the point guard back up? Orlando was stupid to let him go. I think he actually is better than Jameer Nelson, or was, might be getting on in age though. Sure Nelson is young and has good individual skills, but he sucks as a point guard. This year's playoffs demonstrated that.
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At this point, I'd probably rather have Sergio Rodriguez over Alston. I know, right. I just think he would be a good fit. Also, I used to think Jameer Nelson sucked too. Then I watched about 10 Orlando games and I realized that he's one underrated dude. Kinda like how Kendric Perkins is the most underrated big man in the NBA.
 
Yeah, Nelson has skills, but he's not a good point guard, he doesn't run an offense well, he has to do it on his own. Look at how the Magic did against the Celtics. Neither Carter nor Lewis could get it going and that in large part was because Nelson didn't set them up well. The Magic were better last year because they had Turkoglu running the offense.
 
It's so annoying when aint and his alter ego (write4u) have these kinds of conversations with each other.
 
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Is he going to exercise his option?
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No

Anthony Declining Option: When you take a look at Joel Anthony's statistics, they don't immediately jump off of the page. It's hard to put up great numbers when you're seeing only sixteen minutes of action each night. But if you look a little bit deeper, that's exactly what Anthony has done.

No, he's not a scorer who needs the ball in his hands. He's a scrappy role player who hustles after every ball, rebounds well, and is a shotblocking machine down low. He finished with the 15th-most blocks in the league, more than Joakim Noah, Marc Gasol, and Andrew Bynum, despite playing half as many minutes. His 3.96 blocks per 48 minutes is seventh-best among all players.

Teams looking to strengthen their interior defense will be able to take a closer look at Joel this summer.

According to a source, Anthony will decline the player option for the final year of his contract, worth $885,120, and test free agency. With many teams in the market for a reliable shotblocker, Anthony could see his minutes and role increase next season in a new situation. A return to the Heat also remains a possibility.

While you don't often hear him mentioned alongside Josh Smith and Dwight Howard as one of the league's top shotblockers, he puts up the numbers when given an opportunity. Take his 8-point, 9-rebound, and 5-block performance from last season, for example. After playing just seven minutes in the previous game, Anthony stepped up and was ready when his number was called for 34 minutes.

The big man is also very efficient. He averages 0.69 blocks per foul, right there with Smith and LeBron James.

It's very tough to come off of the bench and produce consistently in this league. When your minutes and role are changing every single night, it's hard to find a rhythm and stay ready. But that's exactly what Anthony has been able to do for three seasons and now it's about to pay off.

Read more NBA news and insight: https://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=16210#ixzz0qHbDsHf8
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write4u said:
Yeah, Nelson has skills, but he's not a good point guard, he doesn't run an offense well, he has to do it on his own. Look at how the Magic did against the Celtics. Neither Carter nor Lewis could get it going and that in large part was because Nelson didn't set them up well. The Magic were better last year because they had Turkoglu running the offense.
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I thought Nelson was the one guy who played well against the Celtics. I'm not going to blame him for Lewis and Carter not showing up. He had a pretty good series minus the second game. He also had great playoff numbers as well. He certainly elevated his game from the regular season.
 
write4u said:
Yeah, Nelson has skills, but he's not a good point guard, he doesn't run an offense well, he has to do it on his own. Look at how the Magic did against the Celtics. Neither Carter nor Lewis could get it going and that in large part was because Nelson didn't set them up well. The Magic were better last year because they had Turkoglu running the offense.
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I thought Nelson was the one guy who played well against the Celtics. I'm not going to blame him for Lewis and Carter not showing up. He had a pretty good series minus the second game. He also had great playoff numbers as well. He certainly elevated his game from the regular season.
 
Wow, now I'm being compared to Aint, who was the alter ego of One Brow, just because I suggested obtaining Rafer Alston, a solid player, to be our back-up point. Some people on here must be a little nuts.
 
This is who we could use. Unfortunately, they just don't make them the way they used to:

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And this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBrEsNS9zKg

Dream would make guys like Bynum, Amare, and Dwight look like practice players.
 
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