[QUOTE]David J. Smith @davidjsmith1232
JJ Redick was terrific, too. A few dubious calls went his way, but he played a really good game. #UTAatLAC[/QUOTE]
yes he did but after being a no show for 4 games :applause:
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[QUOTE]David J. Smith @davidjsmith1232
JJ Redick was terrific, too. A few dubious calls went his way, but he played a really good game. #UTAatLAC[/QUOTE]
yes he did but after being a no show for 4 games :applause:
[QUOTE]David J. Smith @davidjsmith1232
"Joe Johnson has been amazing. Other than LeBron, he's arguably been the best player in the Playoffs." - Charles Barkley[/QUOTE]
Jazz swept without him. He's earned his 22 million! :applause:
[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865678609/LA-Clippers-notebook-Loss-of-Griffin-forces-Clippers-to-go-deeper-down-the-bench.html[/url]
[QUOTE]"We have to have the desperation going up to Utah," Doc Rivers said. "We've won there before. We've won in the playoffs there before[/QUOTE]
without Rudy! good luck :D
[QUOTE]Utah general manager Dennis Lindsey and coach Quin Snyder have done everything right in constructing a burgeoning Western Conference contender, but they’ll have to withstand the Boston Celtics’ push for Hayward on July 1. Winning a playoff series, getting a crack at the Golden State Warriors, gives Hayward a better prism with which to imagine his Utah future. The plan for Utah is unmistakable: Offer Hayward a max deal, re-sign point guard George Hill and turn these 51-win Jazz toward 60 victories and push for a conference finals appearance sooner rather than later. – via Yahoo! Sports[/QUOTE]
Wouldn't say everything right. Ingles may have move ahead of Hill in importance?
[QUOTE]For the Clippers, this is dire. Without Griffin on the court, the Jazz are a better team. With Griffin, the Clippers might have lost, too. The Jazz are deeper, better connected and ferociously determined. If this feels like the end for the Clippers, it is truly the beginning for the Jazz.[/QUOTE]
The Jazz have looked better with or without Griffin. Not sure they are deeper or that this is the beginning. Jazz are in much the same position as the Clippers with 3 of their 4 top guys potential free agents. The difference is Gobert is signed for 4 years! :rockon:
[QUOTE]The Clippers are selling themselves on that idea, because, in part, there
[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865678611/Hayward-back-to-form-after-being-sidelined-because-of-bad-sandwich.html[/url]
[QUOTE]Like most other NBA arenas, the Clippers provided white shirts on every seat for the fans. The shirts read
[url]http://www.slcdunk.com/2017/4/25/15429292/nba-playoffs-2017-los-angeles-clippers-utah-jazz-chris-paul-rudy-gobert-gordon-hayward-joe-johnson[/url]
[QUOTE]George Hill | Gordon Hayward | Joe Johnson | Derrick Favors | Rudy Gobert
This line-up has NEVER played together on the court this season. Not in the playoffs, nor in the regular season. This was my desire for the Jazz starting line-up this year if everyone was healthy. (I found it unfair to not start Johnson after all he had accomplished.) Sure, we don
[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/04/26/utah-jazz-rodney-hood-is-stepping-up-this-postseason/[/url]
[QUOTE]Given the recent impressive play of Utah Jazz shooting guard Rodney Hood, one has to wonder, has he taken the next step in the development of his game?[/QUOTE]
He's hit some big shots but missed a ton! He had taken a small step early in the year before he had the fl and lost weight. Hasn't been the same since
[QUOTE]Hood is definitely a pivotal player for the future of the Utah Jazz. [/QUOTE]
Depends on what happens in the off-season. If they don't sign other guys he may get an extension. If they do he's probably gone
[QUOTE]He has improved defensively and is now growing into an NBA player that can be relied upon. Having a tough wing defender that can knock down the three ball and drive the lane like Hood is something that the Utah Jazz have to love.[/QUOTE]
They sure would. None of that sounds like Hood though! :wtf:
[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]Too bad. He's a huge part of this.[/QUOTE]
Still very much Patty Mills-centric over here unfortunately.
There was this recently, which was focused on what the Aussies will get paid next year since all of Ingles, Baynes, Mills and Bogut will be FA's
[url]http://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/nba/nba-executives-reveal-how-much-upcoming-australian-free-agents-could-demand-in-2017-offseason/news-story/216434dcd0af1ecb14e02e6c369196e5[/url]
[QUOTE]“Joe (Ingles) has a very big range,” one Western Conference executive said. “$US5-to-10 million a year, I’d say.
“If he continues to play this way in the playoffs, he’ll get over 10.”
Ingles, who will turn 30 in October, is coming off a career-best regular season — averaging 7.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game, as well as shooting 44.1 percent from beyond the arc — and has carried that form over to his first NBA post-season.
Entering Game 5 of the Utah Jazz’s first round series against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Adelaide-native is averaging 8.5 points per game, and has just come off a career-high 11-assist performance.
“I really think Joe deserves to get paid,” one NBA scout said. “He could make a really interesting sixth man. Not sure he’s a starter, but he’s shown he’s such a reliable shooter.”
When it comes to what team Ingles may sign with, this executive believes it’ll all come down to the Jazz’s desire to retain George Hill, along with the amount they’re willing to pay the point guard. Ingles’ restricted free agent status will also come into play, with the team likely to hold a certain amount of leverage over the small forward.
“He should (earn eight figures),” the executive said. “The only reason it’d be less than that is if he doesn’t play the restricted game right.”
The increased salary cap has seen the earnings of NBA players rise immensely, and Ingles will likely be among the next beneficiaries of that. The NBA scout we spoke with put it bluntly: “If Moe Harkless can make over $US10 million, then Ingles is deserving of that.”[/QUOTE]
Wonder if we'd be willing to move Favors on for nothing if it helps us keep Ingles? He's a bit of an odd man out at this stage and will be in the final year of his deal paying him $12 million in 2018.
thanks for the article and feedback
Mills was one of the guys mentioned in an article I posted a while about possible replacements for Hill and it made a great case for him. With Parker on the downside of his career you'd think the Spurs will want to keep him around though
Ingles numbers don't jump out at you but every team in the league would love him on their team. Not really a 6th man but he could certainly start on the right club as a 3 and D and playmaker at 4 positions! Restricted free agency will either help him or hurt him. Some team will offer him a lot early on when the Jazz are still dealing with Hayward and Hill or will stay away thinking the Jazz are going to match. At this point I think he might be ahead of Hill for the Jazz depending on how much they think Hill's toe is affecting his play. They might even see him as their pg possibly
[url]http://www.ksl.com/?sid=44016468&nid=304&title=jazz-notes-jazz-great-in-game-6s-clippers-could-change-starting-lineups[/url]
[QUOTE]They're also 3-8 in Game 6s, so that's a very lackluster record. One very notable exception, though: in 2015, the Clippers won Game 6 and Game 7 of the series against the defending champion San Antonio Spurs to advance in the first round.[/QUOTE]
Didn't see that one but the Jazz look like the better team and should win this. Paul is a great player though so who knows.
[QUOTE]Meanwhile, the Jazz are 5-0 in series when they're up 3-2, according to 1280's Spence Checketts.[/QUOTE]
Who cares? With the Clippers a lot of that is with the current guys.
[QUOTE]the Jazz will be giving out T-shirts to every fan in attendance. Preliminary word is that they hope to vary the designs on these shirts if the Jazz are able to continue in the playoffs.[/QUOTE]
I was a little disappointed they didn't. My friend and Way of Wade(I assume?) will have 3 of the same shirt and towel.
[QUOTE]You could also start Jamal Crawford, but man, that makes their bench completely punchless, and gives the Jazz someone to switch on with their best attackers on the floor.[/QUOTE]
Unless Rivers can put up 10-15 like he was during the season. Felton has played well too.
[QUOTE]the Clippers were extremely aggressive early in doubling ballhandlers. That meant the Jazz just swung the ball around to the open man. This time, the Jazz usually missed, but that won't always be the case.[/QUOTE]
if they move the ball they usually win
[QUOTE]For two stretches last night that totaled just under four minutes, the Jazz played without a point guard, preferring to play four of their versatile wing players together.
The Jazz finished those minutes with a plus-minus of zero, so we can't really conclude that it was a massive success or anything. But it is an interesting look for the Jazz, and solves a problem of putting an inexperienced player on the floor who might be a liability at one end.
"It's always a little bit nerve-wracking for me to do it, but our guys have confidence in it, so usually I just go with it," Snyder said.
And when I asked Joe Ingles about it, he didn't even know that the no-PG minutes happened, even though he was usually the guy bringing the ball up the floor. So it's safe to say it's a look that the Jazz are comfortable with.[/QUOTE]
Everyone on the team can handle it except the centers. I think Neto needs to play though.
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/5221656-155/utah-jazz-notes-jazz-have-slowed[/url]
[QUOTE]Utah has dictated the pace, and the tempo of the series. Instead of the open-court style the Clippers prefer, much of the series has been played in the halfcourt. Instead of lobs, there have been rebounds. Instead of excitement, there have been groans through the Staples Center.[/QUOTE]
Clippers dominated them at the Jazz pace during the season though
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/5220478-155/kragthorpe-game-6-will-be-the[/url]
[QUOTE]By winning Game 5 on the road in a best-of-seven series that stood 2-2, these guys already have done something that the Jazz of John Stockton/Karl Malone and Deron Williams/Carlos Boozer never did in other eras.[/QUOTE]
wow!
[url]http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-free-agency-waiters-mcgee-among-32-most-fascinating-players-set-to-hit-market/[/url]
[QUOTE]Joe Ingles, Jazz (restricted): Keeping Ingles won't be the Jazz's top priority (more on that soon), but he has evolved into a vital part of the team. Few players combine his size, shooting, passing and defensive versatility, making him one of the league's most underrated role players before the playoffs started. After all the damage he has done to the Clippers, it's unlikely Utah will be able to re-sign the 29-year-old on the cheap.[/QUOTE]
Don't think he would have been cheap before the playoffs but his price keeps going up. He's played great against GS this year too so hopefully a lot more to come for him!
[QUOTE]They are also as vulnerable as any team going into the offseason with their No. 1 option and their starting point guard hitting free agency. Giving Hayward a maximum contract is a no-brainer, but HIll's situation is murkier. After trading a lottery pick for Hill and then seeing him fit as well as they hoped, watching him walk would be almost as awful as losing Hayward.[/QUOTE]
Stating shooting guard too not to mention Diaw's team option at starting PF. How much of a max for Hayward is the question that no one else if asking though. Hill comes down to his toe and how much it is affecting his play now. I'm thinking he might be sorry he didn't take the money from the Jazz when he had the chance. He's hardly looking like a max player right now and might get quite a bit less than the 17 million he could have gotten a couple of months ago. Ingles may get more
[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865678688/Jazz-Clippers-series-has-all-the-hallmarks-of-two-teams-going-in-separate-directions.html[/url]
[QUOTE]The situation underscores a growing suspicion the Jazz and Clippers are going opposite directions at high speed. Los Angeles is on the verge of a bust-up that is almost sure to happen if it fails. Several players are free agents this summer, including Griffin and Paul. Rivers is both coach and president of the Clippers, so the obvious question is whether he should fire himself. Conversely, the Jazz have thrived in the playoffs, ignoring a three-game absence by Rudy Gobert and a one-game absence by Gordon Hayward. Every time the Jazz lose a star, they win.[/QUOTE]
Jazz could be in the same position. Jazz with Gobert and pieces. Clippers with DeAndre and pieces.
[url]http://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat/2017/4/27/15446376/nba-playoffs-2017-los-angeles-clippers-utah-jazz-rudy-gobert-quin-snyder-evan-fournier-downbeat[/url]
[QUOTE]I'm more excited about Joe Johnson.I think his experience and being a former go-to-player will be so beneficial to the Jazz[/QUOTE]
I always liked Joe but Hill was the guy to be excited about. Too bad about his toe
[QUOTE]Evan Fournier ✔ @EvanFourmizz
Best feeling in the world. #WestRimTrail #Utah
9:41 AM - 26 Apr 2017[/QUOTE]
Orlando will certainly be looking to shake things up. Maybe they can get Rudy's buddy here? Not sure if he plays enough D or not
[QUOTE]moni @monilogue
Did y'all catch Quin giving CP3 the death glare after he & Hayward fought for the ball? Jerry-like and I love it.
7:17 AM - 26 Apr 2017[/QUOTE]
He is bigger than Chris and looks like a serial killer
[QUOTE]David Locke @Lockedonsports 16h16 hours ago
Jazz will play basketball on Sunday at 1:30 mtn on ABC-TV and local radio. Opponent yet to be determined[/QUOTE]
Not much prep for GS
[url]http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-playoffs-jazzs-poise-against-clippers-shows-last-summers-plan-worked-perfectly/[/url]
[QUOTE]Despite ample preseason hype, the 2015-16 version of the team finished 40-42, thanks largely to a series of significant injuries and a lot of losses in close games. [/QUOTE]
The main reason is because the front office was basically still tanking despit the great finish the year before. No excuse for not having a vet pg at the very least last year. We saw what a 3rd stringer in Mack did once he joined
[QUOTE]Boris Diaw was basically a gift from the Spurs, who needed to clear cap space to sign Pau Gasol. [/QUOTE]
A gift that has been wildly inconsistent and cost them a pick and the 1st or 2nd best guy on their summer league roster depending on how you feel about Lyles selfish play.
[QUOTE]In other words, he's a perfect Jazzman. [/QUOTE]
at the end of the bench sure!
[QUOTE]On Tuesday Snyder recalled meeting with him in free agency and selling him on taking on a different kind of role. He had played a bit of power forward with the Miami Heat last season, and Utah wanted him to sort of do a lot more of it. Johnson knew his minutes would decline significantly, and he also knew he could help the Jazz handle high-pressure situations.
"He knew that we had wings and understood that his role would be -- I think he'd started every game since like 2003, I think that's right," Snyder said correctly. "That's a long run, and we talked about it. I was like, 'Are you sure?'"[/QUOTE]
He's been great at the 4. Wildly inconsistent like Diaw at the 3. His starting days are over. He's best off the bench though with the rest they get in the playoffs he's been able to handle big minutes. Would love to know how much of it was about the 22 million though and if anyone else was offeing close to that!
[QUOTE]they won 51 games anyway. Part of that was because of major improvement from Gobert and Gordon Hayward, who made his first All-Star appearance, but a lot of it was simply because there were more rotation-caliber players on the bench. [/QUOTE]
The main reason was Rudy
[url]http://www.slcdunk.com/research-statistics-analytics/2017/4/27/15447308/nba-playoffs-2017-los-angeles-clippers-utah-jazz-three-pointers-jj-redick-chris-paul-jamal-crawford[/url]
[QUOTE]For the season the Clippers played at a 96.1 possession game. The Jazz were slower at 91.6. In order to minimize the potential damage done in transition Quin Snyder dialled the throttle back in the regular season. In their head to head games (again, the 3-1 season series that was taken by LAC) the pace was only 90.0 possessions. Now in the playoffs it
[url]http://www.slcdunk.com/research-statistics-analytics/2017/4/27/15447170/nba-playoffs-2017-los-angeles-clippers-utah-jazz-gordon-hayward-rudy-gobert-joe-johnson-nba-math[/url]
[QUOTE]Raul Neto and Jeff Withey are good at both, above the line here, but not really, really good at any thing. They are net positives on both ends of the court and don
[url]http://purpleandblues.com/2017/04/27/win-lose-game-6-utah-jazz-will-play-sunday/[/url]
[QUOTE] there
David Locke: Quin Snyder
[QUOTE]Connor Letourneau: Green:
[QUOTE]Ben Dowsett: Rudy Gobert with pointed comments on physicality/refs:
[url]http://weareutahjazz.com/lockedonjazz/2017/04/29/emptying-the-noggin-clippers-hold-off-flurry-and-have-some-answers/[/url]
[QUOTE]In the regular season, the Clippers only allowed Rodney Hood to get four catch-and-shoot shots in 30 attempts, but in the playoffs, they have allowed him to have at least 25 in six games. This either is because the Jazz are doing something dramatically different or because the Clippers have decided they are okay letting Rodney Hood shoot. Moreover, Rodney has not made a shot in the midrange all series, so when the Clippers run him off the line it hasn
[url]http://www.ksl.com/?sid=44035489&nid=304&title=interest-in-the-jazz-peaking-for-the-playoffs[/url]
Welcome back band wagon fans :D
[url]http://www.ksl.com/?sid=44046511&nid=304&title=the-triple-team-3-thoughts-on-jazz-98-93-game-6-loss-to-clippers[/url]
[QUOTE] the new Clippers lineup deserves a lot of credit. They played small for the entire game, and the Jazz's small look didn't handle the quicker Clippers. Austin Rivers looked healthy, playing 34 minutes of good defense on Gordon Hayward, Rodney Hood, and any other player he faced.[/QUOTE]
Maybe it's time for the Jazz to throw a new look like Hayward at the 4 finally? Throw out Exum, Neto and Hill? I thought Neto played well. He needs to be in the mix for sure
[QUOTE]Hood was pretty bad. The most notable problem was 2-10 shooting, and 0-6 3-point shooting. Early in the game, Hood missed good looks, and then late in the game, he tried to take difficult shots to get himself going and missed those too. That's acceptable, and the Jazz have enough faith in Hood regaining his shooting ability to have him keep shooting.
But he also needs to be more of an impact player on the defensive end. The Clippers toasted him on that end of the floor, getting separation on straight line drives, and even baiting him into bad fouls to get to the line.
Hood ended with four points, three rebounds, no assists, one turnover, and a -21 plus-minus in a 24 minute effort.[/QUOTE]
needs to be on the bench when he isn't shooting well not having plays continually run for him
[QUOTE]Getting rid of the unnatural 3-point shooting foul
I hate this call more than any other thing in basketball right now:
Chris Paul, trying to get contact, runs hard into the screen. He makes some sort of indeterminate contact with either DeAndre Jordan or George Hill, and forces up a stupid 3-point shot that's only saved by the whistle that comes.
This is a scourge against the game. It's not basketball.
Chris Paul's not the only one who does this, either. George Hill used a similar move to get shots tonight, and the Rockets had 13 fouls called in their favor on 3-point shooting attempts in their shorter 5-game series. No matter the culprit, the crime needs to be stopped.[/QUOTE]
Agreed. Offensive players going into a defender and the defender being at fault is wrong. They better do something. It's horrible
[QUOTE]Kevin Pelton @kpelton
The NBA won't solve call-seeking behavior until it starts calling fouls based on who created the contact rather than who owns the space.
9:51 PM - 27 Apr 2017[/QUOTE]
get it done. It's beyond ridiculous at this point. Apparently the stars getting more calls will never go away. Yes I'm looking at you Chris Paul. :banghead:
[url]http://www.ksl.com/?sid=44040750&nid=304&title=jazz-shootaround-quotbuckle-upquot-freeway-signs-snyders-player-coach-relationships[/url]
[QUOTE]"He's been so good for our team," Hayward said. "His preparation, his passion. He's always trying to find ways to help me, help the other guys on the team be successful. So detail-oriented. I think he's a huge part of our turnaround from 25 to 30 to 40 to 50 wins. He's been our leader, and we appreciate everything he's done."
Hayward told a story of when he first learned Snyder was going to coach the Jazz moving forward.
"I remember in Chicago, going out to eat when he got hired with my wife and him. We talked about life. We didn't talk about basketball at all. He started building the foundation then, and we've had talks and meals since then, and our relationship has really gotten pretty strong. I think you need a good relationship, coach-player, to take the team to the next level."[/QUOTE]
He's staying?
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/5228173-155/kragthorpe-missed-shots-may-have-ended[/url]
[QUOTE]So for the ninth straight time, a streak that began in 2001, the Jazz probably will go into the offseason having lost their last home playoff game.[/QUOTE]
a bit early for that isn't it? :wtf:
[QUOTE]Rivers' adjustment for Game 6 was starting his son Austin in a three-guard look. Austin Rivers entered the series in Game 5 after being injured late in the season. He played 34 minutes, far beyond his supposed restriction, and scored 13 points. As Doc Rivers said, "What are we saving him for?"[/QUOTE]
I figured the minute restriction wouldn't matter in a do or die game
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/5228259-155/utah-jazz-young-team-unable-to[/url]
[QUOTE] the core of this team lies at the feet of Gordon Hayward, Rudy Gobert, Hood and Derrick Favors. Making the postseason was one thing
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/5228340-155/utah-jazz-notes-gordon-hayward-finds[/url]
[QUOTE]Hayward and Snyder are close as player and coach. And after each game, the two have pored over film, offering mutual feedback, tossing suggestions back and forth.[/QUOTE]
He's staying?
[QUOTE]Snyder shrunk his rotation in Friday's first half, playing seven people big minutes. Raul Neto and Derrick Favors played seven and five minutes, respectively.[/QUOTE]
Neto played well. Would have rather had him in there than Hood
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/5226809-155/kragthorpe-utah-jazz-maximizing-iso-joe[/url]
[QUOTE] The Iso Joe element is more like the Al Jefferson days of earlier this decade, when he operated in the low post and the offense often stagnated.[/QUOTE]
don't miss Al Ball! Joe will pass out of double teams too unlike Al
[QUOTE]So Snyder plays along. "For a coach, you need to adapt to how you see the game," he said, "based on situations."[/QUOTE]
Something Jerry wasn't good at and that he had done better than Rivers before last night
[QUOTE]Yet other than the season-opening game at Portland, where Johnson scored 29 points in Hayward's absence, few signs surfaced during the season to suggest he would have this kind of impact in the playoffs. Johnson scored 20-plus points only two other times, while producing shooting nights such as 0 for 4, 0 for 5, 0 for 5, 1 for 7 and 1 for 8.[/QUOTE]
Been doing it since before the break. They got him for the playoffs. They said it then. Someone that can isolate in the playoffs
[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sports/5225834-155/monson-two-rarities-honesty-and[/url]
[QUOTE]Some of the criticism that's out there has been fair relative to maybe our payroll being low, our team being young, us not addressing a couple of issues at the trade deadline, and so I welcome all those questions. I'm eager to jump into analysis. It's a little quick to digest. But we'll do as good a job as possible answering those questions as best we can."[/QUOTE]
So what answers did you give? The team obviously is still shorthanded but you have cap space for the draft!
[QUOTE]It's impossible or irresponsible, then, to witness the progression of the Jazz, who are still a ways from authentic contention, without reflecting back on that day a year ago when Lindsey confessed his shortcomings, said he would analyze them and fix them. While they only partially may be repaired or built at this point
[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865678719/A-win-Friday-would-finally-put-Jazz-ahead-of-schedule.html[/url]
[QUOTE] Since being named general manager in August 2012, Dennis Lindsey has preached progress with patience. But a win in Game 6 of the playoffs can put a lot of that behind him.
No more
[QUOTE]David J. Smith @davidjsmith1232
As @Peter_J_Novak mentions, the Jazz could afford Millsap if Hill goes elsewhere. In that scenario, they could add a lower-cost vet PG.[/QUOTE]
Love to have him back! At the moment I'd trade him for Hill but is Hill the player he was early for the Jazz or the player post toe or somewhere in between?
[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865678851/Utah-Jazz-notebook-Haywood-doesnt-bother-Gordon-Hayward-Joe-Johnson-feeling-young.html[/url]
[QUOTE]There
[url]https://theringer.com/2017-nba-playoffs-joe-johnson-resurgence-contract-utah-jazz-atlanta-hawks-los-angeles-clippers-bbd57ff5b1d8[/url]
[QUOTE]At 6-foot-8 and 230 pounds with a 7-foot wingspan, Mbah a Moute is one of the longest and most active perimeter defenders in the NBA, with Synergy Sports placing him in the 92nd percentile of isolation defenders and the 95th percentile when defending the screener in the pick-and-roll. [/QUOTE]
definitely on the Jazz off season list!
[QUOTE]Johnson probably won
[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865678777/Jazz-following-their-leader-Quin-Snyder-on-their-road-to-success.html[/url]
[QUOTE]
[url]http://www.slcdunk.com/2017/4/28/15479642/nba-playoffs-2017-blizzard-overwatch-los-angeles-clippers-utah-jazz-joe-johnson-mccree-high-noon[/url]
[QUOTE]Joe has gone to the playoffs with each and every team he has been a part of by playoff time: the Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat, and now Utah Jazz. I suspect that part of the reason why he signed the Jazz was because he knew that this team would make it to the post-season. Another reason was because he knew that this team would need a guy like him when they got there.[/QUOTE]
No one ever mentions the 22 million! :rolleyes:
[url]http://orlandomagicdaily.com/2017/04/28/orlando-magic-also-ran-dennis-lindsey-could-provide-blueprint-for-success/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter[/url]
Interesting. As I've said recently Lindsey could easily be Hennigan right now without the Gobert pick. Hayward would have been traded before they lost him and they might be in a similar place as Orlando.
[url]http://www.slcdunk.com/2017/4/28/15476538/nba-playoffs-2017-los-angeles-clippers-utah-jazz-chris-paul-john-stockton-history-books[/url]
[QUOTE] Is CP3 even in the Top 3 at his right now? Really? In an era of Stephen Curry, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, John Wall, Kyrie Irving, Isaiah Thomas, and man, non-playoff version of Kyle Lowry?[/QUOTE]
Not sure I'd want any those guys over him myself.
[QUOTE]Stockton CRUSHES Paul in everything besides shooting the ball a lot as a pass-first point guard and TV ads.[/QUOTE]
I'd say that's what would put Paul ahead. Stockton was too unselfish.