Who's Garrett Temple?????

[The Midnight]

Jody Genessy ‏@DJJazzyJody 15m15 minutes ago
I'm told the Jazz are interested in pursuing veteran guard Garrett Temple from the Washington Wizards to shore up their point guard platoon.

Jody Genessy ‏@DJJazzyJody 14m14 minutes ago
Jazz coach Quin Snyder established a good relationship with Garrett Temple when the guard played for San Antonio in the 2010-11 season.

Jody Genessy ‏@DJJazzyJody 12m12 minutes ago
The 6-foot-6 Garrett Temple is a big, defensive-minded point guard the Jazz believe could help make up for the loss of Dante Exum's size.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o55Fl3Km6Q

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[RandyForRubio]

He's pretty meh.

 

[homeytennis]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Temple Undrafted free agent in 2009. Does have experience.

 

[JazzForLifee]

didn't know he was a pg. he is ok.

 

[My2Cents]

39% career FGA, 32% career 3P%. Fits right in.

 

[The Midnight]

Well Dante didn't give us much offensively last year and yet we made a run at the end with his defensive abilities...


I can see where DL is trying to go with this... Garrett seems like a Dante's replacement but without the speed, quickness and the offensive potential.

 

[homeytennis]

He and Trey could have a shooting contest.

 

[Revolution 9]

I told you everything would be ok...

 

[Jeffrey32]

Never thought he was a PG. I think he is probably just a camp invite, so there are 4 PGs in camp.

 

[LogGrad98]

39% career FGA, 32% career 3P%. Fits right in.

A taller Burke. Yay.

 

[LogGrad98]

He and Trey could have a shooting contest.

It would take them forever to play PIG let alone HORSE.

 

[The Midnight]

A taller Burke. Yay.

I didn't know Burke was a good defender....

 

[♪alt13]

He's 6'6" other than that meh

 

[The Midnight]

It would take them forever to play PIG let alone HORSE.

... let alone "Around the World".

 

[My2Cents]

I think he is probably just a camp invite, so there are 4 PGs in camp.

I think he's under contract with Washington. We would have to trade for him. Salary dump maybe for the Wizards.

 

[The Midnight]

I think he's under contract with Washington. We would have to trade for him. Salary dump maybe for the Wizards.

Yeah that's what they're saying.

 

[homeytennis]

Yeah that's what they're saying.

I looked up Diante Garrett's, Nate Wolter's and Elliot Williams NBA stats and they are comparable or better than Temple's. They could be signed for no compensation. If Quin wants to go the Temple route why not wait and see if our current crop of PGs can carry us without pushing the button.

 

[The Midnight]

I looked up Diante Garrett's, Nate Wolter's and Elliot Williams NBA stats and they are comparable or better than Temple's. They could be signed for no compensation. If Quin wants to go the Temple route why not wait and see if our current crop of PGs can carry us without pushing the button.

But could Temple be better defensively than those guys you mentioned?

 

[homeytennis]

I don't know. The Wizards were in the playoffs last year and he didn't play very long in San Antonio and I wasn't impressed with him when he played for the Kings. Perhaps his allure is the fear that bigger point guards would bully the current crop of smallish point guards.

 

[zman1527]

Makes sense to me. He can be a Dante stand-in for one year with his length. Does not have to play much O, just play D. That way we can keep up our high standard of defense, instead of having one of our short short PG out there letting the other PG destroy our D.

If this happens, doesn't represent another indication that Jazz FO is very uncertain about Trey? They don't even want to rely on him for one year?