July 28, 2008
After a week of hard consideration, the Utah Jazz have decided to match the offer sheet offered up by Oklahoma City to steal away C.J. Miles.
The main reason that they said they chose to match the offer sheet was that they had invested 3 years in him and they figured that he was now at the point where he knew the system and could start making a valuable contribution.
Jazz fans and sportswriters are likely scratching their heads at this decision. They invested a lot in BYU product Rafael Araujo, but they let him go.
There has got to be a little more to this story than just “return on investment”.
Let’s take a look at things a little bit closer.
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July 24, 2008
People tend to rag on Jason Hart more than he deserves, in my opinion.
In case you haven’t heard, the Utah Jazz have traded Jason Hart to the Clippers for veteran point guard Brevin Knight, much to the delight of many Jazz fans. (Well, the Jason Hart leaving, at any rate. Most Jazz fans don’t know much about Brevin Knight unless they play Fantasy Basketball.)
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July 22, 2008
The Oklahoma City Thunder, as they are rumored to be called, will sign C.J. Miles to an offer sheet of 4 years and $15 million.
Good for C.J. He gets both money and a nice number of years.
The Jazz, of course, should not even think of matching.
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July 20, 2008
Well, we signed our 23rd pick in the draft, Kosta Koufos, to the amount dictated by his draft position, and we get to watch him play in the Rocky Mountain Review. As young as he is, Kosta isn’t likely to be too impressive in his first Review. The Jazz are obviously hoping that they can bring him along and he can be a valuable player by the time he is needed.
With so many players still under contract, I still have to question Kevin O’Connor’s desire to keep the pick rather than to sell it or trade it for a future pick. (more…)
July 19, 2008
Deron Williams and the Utah Jazz have come to an agreement that will guarantee Deron max money for three more years and an optional fourth year.
Skittish Jazz fans were worried that uncertainty next year regarding Boozer might make Deron a little wary of signing, but he did so without too much delay. And always the naysayers, many fans were quick to point out that Deron did not sign for the maximum amount of 5 years.
Does this means that the Jazz are in trouble?
Hardly. He signed didn’t he. The Jazz can sign him again 4 years from now if he opts out, and 5 years from now if he doesn’t opt out. They don’t have their hands tied in any way because he signed for 4 years rather than 5 years.
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