Deron's Wrong & And How the Jazz Saved Him
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:45 am
Okay, so Deron is mad that he is losing a friend. We have seen this before. CJ was offered a contract 2M more per year than he was worth, and Deron insisted we match, so we incorrectly did and now we suffer because of it. Millsap gets an offer, and we correctly match it. Brewer was asking for starting SG money which means he was asking for $6-$8M per year starting pay. The Jazz saw the writing on the wall and understood correctly that they made that mistake once with Miles and couldn't make it a second time with Brewer.
Deron is right to be loyal to his friends but sometimes you are loyal to a fault. There is a reason why Deron is not the GM.
Imagine the Jazz as Deron would have them:
SG- Brewer, a shooting guard who can't and will never be able to shoot.
SF- Miles, Mr. inconsistent
PF- Millsap, stud 6th man but a non championship starting power forward.
I base all my interpretations on how these three players compare to the PF, SF, and SG's of other teams in the league.
Millsap, is the only player worth what he is getting paid. But even he is no max or near max level starting power forward (Duncan, Stoudamire, Bosh, Boozer etc.)
If the Jazz paid Brewer say $7M per, Millsap $8 per, and CJ his $3.7 that alone would tie up so much money that we wouldn't be able to sign a real All*Star player like Boozer, or any other player that might be out there.
As a small market team you just can't afford to overpay mediocre players, and as much as we like Brewer or CJ both are mediocre players. One bad contract to a mediocre player kills you for years. Just like one bad max contract has tied the Jazz's hands for years with AK (despite his recent surge in play) Ak was never a max player ($10M was always the right amount for AK.)
The Jazz made the right decision by getting an asset now rather than tick off Deron in the off season. Honestly, what is worse, getting nothing for Brewer in the off season or getting a pick now? Is it better to be called cheap from Brewers camp during contract negotiations in the off season only to have Deron come to the Jazz and say, "Sign my friend!" and then see us make the wrong decision and waste money on a mediocre SG. The Jazz went through negotiations with Brewer once and they didn't want to face negotiations with him in the face of letting Boozer go.
Think about it, if what happens to Boozer is what we all expect and he leaves for somewhere else... then we are left with Brewer asking for $7M or more and Deron coming and saying to us hey, you already let Booz walk, don't do this to me twice in the off season." "Don't make me lose two starter in one off season." The Jazz couldn't allow that situation to play out. Last summer we had very little control of our contract decisions and cap situation. The Jazz decided to take an asset, and control of their negotiations.
Deron is right to be loyal to his friends but sometimes you are loyal to a fault. There is a reason why Deron is not the GM.
Imagine the Jazz as Deron would have them:
SG- Brewer, a shooting guard who can't and will never be able to shoot.
SF- Miles, Mr. inconsistent
PF- Millsap, stud 6th man but a non championship starting power forward.
I base all my interpretations on how these three players compare to the PF, SF, and SG's of other teams in the league.
Millsap, is the only player worth what he is getting paid. But even he is no max or near max level starting power forward (Duncan, Stoudamire, Bosh, Boozer etc.)
If the Jazz paid Brewer say $7M per, Millsap $8 per, and CJ his $3.7 that alone would tie up so much money that we wouldn't be able to sign a real All*Star player like Boozer, or any other player that might be out there.
As a small market team you just can't afford to overpay mediocre players, and as much as we like Brewer or CJ both are mediocre players. One bad contract to a mediocre player kills you for years. Just like one bad max contract has tied the Jazz's hands for years with AK (despite his recent surge in play) Ak was never a max player ($10M was always the right amount for AK.)
The Jazz made the right decision by getting an asset now rather than tick off Deron in the off season. Honestly, what is worse, getting nothing for Brewer in the off season or getting a pick now? Is it better to be called cheap from Brewers camp during contract negotiations in the off season only to have Deron come to the Jazz and say, "Sign my friend!" and then see us make the wrong decision and waste money on a mediocre SG. The Jazz went through negotiations with Brewer once and they didn't want to face negotiations with him in the face of letting Boozer go.
Think about it, if what happens to Boozer is what we all expect and he leaves for somewhere else... then we are left with Brewer asking for $7M or more and Deron coming and saying to us hey, you already let Booz walk, don't do this to me twice in the off season." "Don't make me lose two starter in one off season." The Jazz couldn't allow that situation to play out. Last summer we had very little control of our contract decisions and cap situation. The Jazz decided to take an asset, and control of their negotiations.
