Season of the tank!-2013-14 regular season

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[QUOTE]PG Trey Burke:

Comparables: Ramon Sessions, Michael Carter-Williams

Reaches: Jrue Holiday, Jose Calderon, George Hill

Ceiling: Mike Conley, Damian Lillard with better defense

Up first is the guy who, perhaps along with Favors, seems the surest bet to hit at least his

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This past summer Gordon Hayward decided to not sign an extension with the Utah Jazz and instead become a restricted free agent. Some feel that Hayward should have signed the deal, that it is a huge risk to go into the season without a contract, others feel Hayward made the right decision, why not keep his options open for the possibility of more money?

Because he could get hurt or shoot poorly or turnover the ball too much.

Since Hayward is not currently under contract for next season there is a lot of talk about whether the Jazz should trade him, or are the Jazz really willing to match any offer like Dennis Lindsey said this summer.

Did he say that? I sure hope not! I want him back but not at any price.

[QUOTE]On June 24, 2010 Gordon Hayward became a member of the Utah Jazz. As one of the most anticipated picks in Utah history fans were a bit surprised at the pick. The Jazz received the Knicks pick which allowed them to pick Hayward in the 2010 NBA draft by a trade they made with the Phoenix Suns in 2004. For six years all Jazz fans heard about was the Knick's pick. Nearly every trade proposal by fans and the media included that Knick's pick. The pick was so highly talked of that Amar gave him the nickname of the Precious.

Kevin O'Connor said to Jazz fans after their less that optimistic reaction when Hayward was drafted.

"The only thing I hope is in two years you're not booing."
Kevin O'Connor also told Hayward

Everyone will think you're the greatest thing since canned soup.
From the Tribune on Jerry Sloan's reaction

Coach Jerry Sloan said the boos comprised a "natural reaction" for fans who "aren't familiar with what we're trying to accomplish. We're trying to get the best player, and sometimes that's not who everybody wanted."
Jerry further went on to say

Maybe we would have liked to have had bigger bodies. ... It just didn't materialize

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Jody Genessy: Can Trey Burke see himself doing the dunk contest like fellow point guard Damian Lillard? "Hopefully. When I get used to this NBA schedule." Twitter @DJJazzyJody

Does he have hops? Burks is the one that might be considered I'd think.

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[QUOTE]Rookie Trey Burke will get to play with some familiar faces during the Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star Weekend. Burke will be teamed up with an old college teammate in Tim Hardaway Jr. and an old high school teammate in Jared Sullinger.

Burke will also participate in the skills challenge, where he

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[QUOTE]Jazz aren

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[QUOTE]EMPTYING THE NOGGIN

Something has felt off all week with this team. Not sure if it is playing better teams. Maybe it is waiting to get to the break. Maybe it is a worn out team from the increased roles. Not sure what it is, but this team is a little off and with the thin margin of error they have when they are a little off it is evident.

There are not a lot of W

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[QUOTE]It will allow Philly to take on extra salary in any deal for one of the Evan Turner/Young/Hawes trio. The Bobcats are absolutely serious about pursuing Turner,7 per several league sources, and the Sixers could take on Ben Gordon

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Utah has beat the Heat and the Thunder on its home floor. Home-court advantage at EnergySolutions Arena in front of the great Jazz fans is never going away.

The altitude has a lot to do with it as well.

[QUOTE]Lots of enormous plays by the Jazz to win this game. Close game down the stretch against the Heat and the Jazz won. Jazz have won a remarkable amount of close games this year for a team as young as this one. Marvin hit back-to-back threes (one that was a shot-clock prayer) to maintain the Jazz

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[QUOTE]Marvin Williams has had a good week for the Jazz, as he

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[QUOTE]Allen told Burke that he didn

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Utah improved to 14-2 when leading after three quarters.

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[QUOTE]"I haven

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The Jazz took a franchise-record 35 attempts from 3 on Friday against Dallas, and were just three makes shy of another record.

But it

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one of his biggest fans is his own coach, Tyrone Corbin, who is mighty proud of the way the former University of Michigan star has handled the imposing challenge of stepping his game up to the next level.

"He's a guy that's willing to put the work in, and we've seen it with us