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Ty Lawson, Anyone?

Lawson still has the NBA record of most consecutive 3s made in a game with 10. You would think he is an elite 3P shooter but he no longer is, in fact he has gotten worse every year. Just check his yearly stats. Now dude is unhealthy as hell and has serious mental problems and is getting paid more than Favors. How would that work with our chemistry?

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We're playing games 4vs5 and are kind of desperate to get a real PG but he is not the answer.
I think the PG Synder wants most is Mike Conley of Memphis who will be a free-agent this offseason. Not sure about his injury issues but New Orleans Pelicans' Jrue Holiday is also pretty underrated and underutilized and may blossom into an above-average PG in the league. Both MEM and NOP don't look good so far, one of them or both may make major moves or even blow it up.
 
jjscap said:
Lawson still has the NBA record of most consecutive 3s made in a game with 10. You would think he is an elite 3P shooter but he no longer is, in fact he has gotten worse every year. Just check his yearly stats. Now dude is unhealthy as hell and has serious mental problems and is getting paid more than Favors. How would that work with our chemistry?

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We're playing games 4vs5 and are kind of desperate to get a real PG but he is not the answer.
I think the PG Synder wants most is Mike Conley of Memphis who will be a free-agent this offseason. Not sure about his injury issues but New Orleans Pelicans' Jrue Holiday is also pretty underrated and underutilized and may blossom into an above-average PG in the league. Both MEM and NOP don't look good so far, one of them or both may make major moves or even blow it up.
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Memphis is currently the 4th seed. What do you think they were expecting? New Orleans is below projections, but not Memphis.
 
Joe Bagadonuts said:
Memphis is currently the 4th seed. What do you think they were expecting? New Orleans is below projections, but not Memphis.
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Memphis's current record and ranking is misleading. They beat poor teams only and have -2.6 point differential.
 
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jjscap said:
Memphis's current record and ranking is misleading. They beat poor teams only and have -2.6 point differential.
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Their point differential is misleading. They have played GS twice and got beat by 50 in one of them. Have won 8 of 10... Conley ain't going nowhere.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Their point differential is misleading. They have played GS twice and got beat by 50 in one of them. Have won 8 of 10... Conley ain't going nowhere.
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While I think your first point is great, if Conley was so assuredly staying, wouldn't he have signed an extension? While I'm pretty sure he can make a lot more money re-signing over extending, how much longer is Memphis going to be really good? And will they ever be great?

I think holding out for anything in free agency is foolish, doubly so if you're a Jazz fan, but I don't think it's a lock that Conley re-signs.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Their point differential is misleading. They have played GS twice and got beat by 50 in one of them. Have won 8 of 10... Conley ain't going nowhere.
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If you watch Memphis this year, they are definitely not the same. Last night was a great game for Gasol but he was the only starter who really helped at all. The biggest concern is their defense. It has not been good at all. No more "grit and grind" in Memphis. As far as that relates to Conley, they really don't have any other option so I don't see him leaving either, Memphis will offer what they need to.
 
MDAV28 said:
Are you saying we should trade for him? He's a unrestricted FA...
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That seems like a bad idea. Don't get me wrong, I am one of the biggest advocates of at least ****ing trying to land free agents, but free agency is such a crapshoot and you can't plan around it.
 
NUMBERICA said:
While I think your first point is great, if Conley was so assuredly staying, wouldn't he have signed an extension? While I'm pretty sure he can make a lot more money re-signing over extending, how much longer is Memphis going to be really good? And will they ever be great?

I think holding out for anything in free agency is foolish, doubly so if you're a Jazz fan, but I don't think it's a lock that Conley re-signs.
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I think he resigns and an extension is terrible business decision on his part. The cap is going to explode and everyone has max cap space. I think I'd rather get maxed for 4 or 5 years at a number 150% better per year than sign a 2 year extension.

I don't think they trade him and I think there is a very good chance he resigns (like 70-80% chance). Unless there is a year ending injury to Gasol I doubt they give up and trade Conley. They may look different right now, but that doesn't mean they won't find their rhythm at some point.

I doubt we'd have a chance in free agency, but the assets we'd have to give up to get him are too much. What would it take? Couple firsts and a young player? A lot to gamble that you can resign the guy.
 
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