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Post#1 » by Reckless » Sun Jul 18, 2010 1:28 am

aka the guy who lit up the jazz that one playoff game..He's available to add to our depth at the SG position..I enjoyed him in college, he's a gifted athlete, could replace some of that athletcism we lost with matthews to the blazers.
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Post#2 » by Colby » Sun Jul 18, 2010 1:32 am

Don't need him.

Need...shot....blocking....center...
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Post#3 » by Reckless » Sun Jul 18, 2010 1:36 am

Colby wrote:Need...shot....blocking....center...

you know we already sent a offer sheet to Fesenko right?
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Post#4 » by Zachorai » Sun Jul 18, 2010 1:47 am

Fes isn't the greatest shot blocker. He clogs the lane and misses the occasional dunk.
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Post#5 » by loserX » Sun Jul 18, 2010 1:53 am

I am Canadian and therefore get to watch a lot of Raptors games on TV...more than enough to tell you that Joey Graham would not fit in Utah. He just doesn't have the "basketball IQ"; he'll string together a handful of promising games and then play two straight weeks where he looks like a jersey-wearing fan who accidentally wandered onto the court while on his way to the bathroom.

There's simply no way Sloan would put up with him.
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Post#6 » by Reckless » Sun Jul 18, 2010 3:00 am

Zachorai wrote:Fes isn't the greatest shot blocker. He clogs the lane and misses the occasional dunk.


My point is we are resigning him unless Portland gives him a 10 million dollar deal

3 centers on one team is plenty
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Post#7 » by countrybama24 » Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:11 am

I like Joey Graham. He's really physical (225 @ SG?), and may have looked bad in Toronto, but the Jazz's system makes role players seems better better by limited their options / making ball movement more predictable. He torched the Jazz for 21 pts, 10 rebounds in the playoffs when he got more than 5 min of playing time.

I think he's a solid pickup for less than 2 mil (denver wants to give him the min).
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Post#8 » by countrybama24 » Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:13 am

Colby wrote:Don't need him.

Need...shot....blocking....center...


Your'e not... getting.... a shot blocking... center ...for the minimum / the biannual. Turns out they're in high demand.
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Post#9 » by The59Sound » Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:48 am

Not a lot going on upstairs, so I'll pass. Denver is the perfect situation for someone with physical gifts and zero IQ.
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Post#10 » by babyjax13 » Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:00 pm

Graham isn't a shooting guard anyway.
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Post#11 » by gojazzmjsucks » Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:09 pm

Graham is an ok filler, however i think we bring in a 2 or a 5 to complete the roster. Shannon brown if we can afford him.
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Post#12 » by jazzfan1971 » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:49 pm

Maybe we can just find a diamond in the rough in preseason?

I also like the idea of signing Sergio Rodriguez to a min deal.
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Post#13 » by Luigi » Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:24 pm

I am thinking Jeffers and Evans will handle the third string SG and SF spots just fine.

Miles and Bell have the two covered.
Third string: Jeffers (6'5 200)
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Kirilenko and Hayward have the three covered.
Third string: Evans (6'9 196)
http://www.nba.com/summerleague2010/pla ... index.html

I want a backup big man. Millsap and Jefferson are great starters, but all we have is Fes and an injured Okur to try to fill the rest of the minutes.
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Post#14 » by jazzfan1971 » Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:44 pm

AK can slide to PF and Okur, Jefferson, and Fes can handle the C spot.

I'm a little more concerned with backup PG myself. If Deron goes down we get to field Price and Gaines as our rotation there. A little dangerously thin, IMHO. I'd like to have a backup PG who could start for 10 games if needed, and I don't think Price or Gaines qualify.
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Post#15 » by Luigi » Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:37 pm

jazzfan1971 wrote:AK can slide to PF and Okur, Jefferson, and Fes can handle the C spot.

I'm a little more concerned with backup PG myself. If Deron goes down we get to field Price and Gaines as our rotation there. A little dangerously thin, IMHO. I'd like to have a backup PG who could start for 10 games if needed, and I don't think Price or Gaines qualify.


If AK backs up the PF while Okur is injured, how do you see the SG and SF rotation looking?

Williams (36) / Price (12) / Gaines
Miles (30) / Bell (18) / Jeffers
Kirilenko (24) / Hayward (24) / Evans
Millsap (36) / Kirilenko (12)
Jefferson (36) / Fesenko (12) / Okur

As I have it, that might be too many minutes for Hayward to start out with. Some of this depends on how many minutes Bell can play, and if AK can go back up to full starter minutes (36). Plus, AK might go down, then we're hosed.

If Williams gets hurt, we are hosed anyway. Don't we have all three already signed at PG? I guess we could look for a better backup with a trade. We should have kept Maynor. He would have made a great backup for as long as his rookie contract lasted.
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Post#16 » by The59Sound » Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:40 pm

I think you're being very conservative with Bell there. He's good for at least 25, I imagine. Legs will be fresh.
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