Detroit now "unofficialy" wants Boozer

Fido · Post #1 » by **Fido** » Wed Nov 5, 2008 2:13 pm

Add the Pistons to the list of teams who is going to make a run at Boozer this offseason (joining the Heat). Booz's stance is the right one though--wait until the summer and everything will work itself out. The Jazz have a shot at winning with the team they have now. This offseason they will shake things up to keep the players they deem most important. Boozer will have as many options then as he has now.

Liqourish · Post #2 » by **Liqourish** » Wed Nov 5, 2008 8:45 pm

As a Piston fan, I really don't think Boozer is at the top of Dumars wishlist, no disrespect.

I think Boozer will stay in Utah and I think Dumars is going to keep his options open for the summer of 2010 to go after Chris Bosh or Amare Stoudemire who are better fits next to Amir Johnson in the post and on a a running team which Curry is transitioning this team into with Stuckey/Rip/Prince/Amir as their core moving forward.

I wouldn't count out the possibility, anything is possible, but I highly doubt it from everything we are hearing out of Detroit.

Ming Kong! · Post #3 » by **Ming Kong!** » Wed Nov 5, 2008 9:45 pm

I think that Utah will offer the most money, plus Detroit is not exactly right around the block from Miami.

Duiz · Post #4 » by **Duiz** » Thu Nov 6, 2008 5:23 am

Please, we will personally send letters to Joe Dumars to start seeking Boozer.

Ming Kong! · Post #5 » by **Ming Kong!** » Thu Nov 6, 2008 4:27 pm

Duiz wrote:Please, we will personally send letters to Joe Dumars to start seeking Boozer.

As much as I love Millsap, tell me how we can improve our situation by letting Boozer go?

Who do we sign? We got Brewer played SG very well for us last season, and is relatively inexpensive, and Kirilenko playing the majority minutes of the minutes at SF very well. We're perfect at the PG. If we get rid of Boozer, I imagine you wouldn't want a PF in return. Then there is the C position, who's off to a slow start, but still averaging 15ppg 8rpg and 1.5apg. How many better centers are there? Camby is made of glass, Yao is too expensive, and his career could be cut short by injuries as well. Dwight Howard is unavailable. Who's left?

Millsap is getting 25.8mpg regardless, and Boozer is getting 32.3mpg, this is 2 minutes down for Boozer from previous seasons. Boozer getting less minutes keeps him rested. Millsap will have energy consistently year in and year out at this rate. Also Millsap commited more fouls than any other player last season, do you think he could play 40mpg at this energy level, let alone stay on the court, every game?

I just hope that Collins stays out of the regular rotation when he comes back. We need to keep it to a 9 player rotation when Williams comes back:

Okur, Boozer, Millsap, Miles, Kirilenko, Brewer, Korver, Williams, and Knight

I guess when Harpring comes back that Miles might feel a little hit, as well as AK, but I really wish he would be used as an insurance player for whenever one of our guys go down, so he can be fresh when we need him, on a game by game basis, or when an injury occurs.