Trevor Booker signs with Utah

bealwithit · Post #21 » by **bealwithit** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:54 pm

If I was Trevor I'd be taking that money too, wow

dautjazz · Post #22 » by **dautjazz** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:55 pm

Sounds like we overpayed, but that he's a hard worker. Utah has got to spend their money on someone I guess. Thanks for the insight boys.

Post #23 » by **Ruzious** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:58 pm

loserX wrote:Jazz fan here...don't know much about Booker. Any of you guys willing to give me a quick breakdown of his pluses and minuses? Thanks

Undersized PF. Great hustler willing to give up his body - especially on the boards. Great speed but really is not a good transition player - partly because he sells out effort on boards and doesn't react quickly. Has worked hard to develop solid mid-range shot. Goes well to his left - especially against teams that scout poorly and don't realize he's left-handed. Not a significant scoring threat against most teams. Will defend physically but has major trouble with size on defense. Realizes his deficiencies and is a team player. Tends to be injury-prone. Many regard him as a great athlete, but he's a straight-line athlete without great quickness.

Post #24 » by **LyricalRico** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:59 pm

Bon voyage, Booker!

:wave:

AFM wrote:RIP PIF.

mohammed10 · Post #25 » by **mohammed10** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:59 pm

LyricalRico wrote:Bon voyage, Booker!

AFM wrote:RIP PIF.

* Waiting for the Booker T shrine to be established *

mohammed10 · Post #26 » by **mohammed10** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:02 pm

bealwithit wrote:If I was Trevor I'd be taking that money too, wow

Exactly...Booker T out here making that Paul Pierce money

tontoz · Post #27 » by **tontoz** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:08 pm

loserX wrote:Jazz fan here...don't know much about Booker. Any of you guys willing to give me a quick breakdown of his pluses and minuses? Thanks

Fairly limited player offensively but plays within himself so his efficiency is good.

Very good at running down loose balls. Freak athlete.

A bit undersized and poor awareness in regards to help D.

Post #28 » by **Rafael122** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:10 pm

dautjazz wrote:Sounds like we overpayed, but that he's a hard worker. Utah has got to spend their money on someone I guess. Thanks for the insight boys.

I would have done $10 mil over 3, not 2. But again, it seems like agents are asking their players to do short term deals with the addendum that there will be a big increase in the cap in 2 years.

hands11 · Post #29 » by **hands11** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:15 pm

WizardsWorld wrote:Reported 2 years. $10 mil. DAMN. Well guess with the way the market is, nothing surprises me anymore.

WOW

long suffrin' boulez fan · Post #30 » by **long suffrin' boulez fan** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:18 pm

I liked T Book a lot... but can't blame him for taking the overpay.

He's dead to me now

hands11 · Post #31 » by **hands11** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:18 pm

mohammed10 wrote:Dare I say it???

Ernie fully expecting Khem Birch will make this roster and provide some of Booker’s value moving forward? Obviously, if we get Blair then he will gobble up most of those minutes. But it would be nice to see the Wiz develop within someone like Birch.

Looking that way which is the conversation in the Birch thread.

Jay81 · Post #32 » by **Jay81** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:18 pm

Wizkids12345 wrote:
loserX wrote:Jazz fan here...don't know much about Booker. Any of you guys willing to give me a quick breakdown of his pluses and minuses? Thanks

Athletic, undersized 4, gets bullied a lot in the paint, developed a decent midrange jumper, very active on the glass, quick twitch muscles

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very injury prone. fast

cdouglas · Post #33 » by **cdouglas** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:23 pm

Booker has been injured most of him time he spent in a Wiz uniform. ish him the best as a Jazz.

nuposse04 · Post #34 » by **nuposse04** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:40 pm

I know Booker had his faults as a player, but he did try. He was also here during some very dark times, and kept the right attitude. Blue collar guy, I hope nothing but the best for him. There are better options out there, but lets not act like there aren't any worse ones either. Go get dat money cook book.

MikeTheKid · Post #35 » by **MikeTheKid** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:50 pm

I love ya Book but 5 mil a year= PEACEEEEEEEE

Post #36 » by **jazzfan1971** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:06 pm

I'm a bit puzzled by this signing.

crackhed · Post #37 » by **crackhed** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:14 pm

Ruzious wrote:
crackhed wrote:we've gone from 2 trevors to none

Both played their arses off here. Congrats to both of them.

well said

Induveca · Post #38 » by **Induveca** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:19 pm

5 million, no thanks. Best of luck.

DCZards · Post #39 » by **DCZards** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:20 pm

Loved Book's hustle and toughness. But that's a lot of dough for him. Prefer Humphries. Happy for Trevor B. though.

Xsy · Post #40 » by **Xsy** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:31 pm

Wasn't sure how to feel about this signing, so I thought I'd pop in hear to read reactions. Glad to hear Wiz fans appreciate this guy. Apparently Utah overpaid, but we won't be competitive for the length of his contract, so I'm not mad.

We'll take care of him!