Basically what Martell was making.....I haven't seen enough from Matthew's to judge how much we are over paying him....
Did they spank us last year when they had to release two players that they liked due to the salaries? Depending on the offer, it could hurt them again this year. Although getting the trade exemption from the bulls will help them replace Boozer.
Hopefully they front load the hell out of it (again) I don't really care if we get Matthews or not, but I'm never unhappy to see the Jazz put in uncomfortable situations.
The Jazz were comfortable letting Brewer go due to Matthews' emergence. I'm a big Brewer fan. So, something tells me I'll like Matthews at least as much....
I agree. I think that may work too. Especially if they do intend on using the trade exemption to land someone like Okafur. Although I am not positive they did get the exemption. I have read conflicting reports. Does anyone know?
I would love to get rid of Rudy for Matthews. The only problem I could see is Matthews started at SG for most of last year and I hope he wouldn't mind coming off the bench.
We do that and it'll turn out that Rudy is the kind of player who flourishes in the Jazz system and is meh everywhere else. He'll just have done the meh part first and the looking-good part second.
He played small forward at Marquette so presumably he'd be able to slide between the 2 and the 3 (depending on lineups and matchups).
I was think of that before. He has to be is OK with it or he will not sign the offer sheet. Plus he has to understand that Utah will eventually bring in other players that could start over him. I like Mathews, but he is not a starting sg for most teams. Just like Rudy isn't.
Hmmm ... That's a good point, but at 25 years old and no handle to speak of, nor much defense it's a chance I think I'd be willing to take. I'm comfortable that Nic (or Matthews) can cover him
I would rather save Rudy for a trade. Plus I doubt Rudy's agent would give his "blessing" to a small market .
Not really sure I understand the interest in Matthews. He's 23 and put up a 12.3 PER last season. It's not like he's super young, and he wasn't even terribly close to average last year. He'd better be a defensive ace to be worth a deal of any significance.
I agree. I'd rather have us going after another big guy who can play at the same level than another swingman. Ed O.
