After a very tame off-season for the Utah Jazz, Jazz fans are anxiously waiting to see what the season will bring. The Jazz re-signed C.J. Miles and traded little used Jason Hart for savvy veteran Brevin Knight. They also signed Ohio State Center Kosta Koufos.
Not much.
Not that we expected much change for a team who was really good last year, losing to the Lakers in a series that they probably should have been able to win.
So what should we expect this year.
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.
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.
With the twenty-third pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz select…
Well, the Jazz couldn’t quite pull it out against a very defeatable Los Angeles Lakers team.
Where should the Jazz go from here?
