CJ just tweeted his option was picked up

dingojazz · Post #1 » by **dingojazz** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:44 pm

How the hell do you post a twitter link?

@CJMiles34

Option picked up.. Thank all the fans for the support and the organization for belief that can help this team .. Now I'm back to work

Fido · Post #2 » by **Fido** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:46 pm

As expected. Now life can go on.

Or the TRADE CJ threads can blow up again.

The59Sound · Post #3 » by **The59Sound** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:52 pm

Fido wrote:As expected. Now life can go on.

Or the TRADE CJ threads can blow up again.

I'm on it!

dingojazz · Post #4 » by **dingojazz** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:01 pm

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsjazzn ... 2.html.csp

C.J. Miles is sticking around.

The Jazz picked up his $3.7 million team option for the 2011-12 season on Wednesday. He would have become an unrestricted free agent if Utah declined the option.

"Thank all the fans for the support and the organization for belief that [I] can help this team. ... Now I'm back to work," Miles said on his Twitter account.

Miles, 24, has played all six of his NBA seasons for the Jazz. The 6-foot-6, 232-pound small forward was selected by Utah with the No. 34 overall pick in 2005 out of Skyline (Dallas) High School.

Miles averaged career highs last year in points (12.8), rebounds (3.3) and minutes (25.2), playing in 78 games and starting 19. He scored a career-high 40 points March 16 against Minnesota, shooting 14 of 18 from the field and 6 of 7 behind the 3-point line. Miles averaged 17.1 points during 14 games in March, scoring in double digits in each contest.

Post #5 » by **FJS** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:07 pm

I'm fine with that.

hoops4life · Post #6 » by **hoops4life** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:10 pm

That is nice for him.

carrottop12 · Post #7 » by **carrottop12** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:15 pm

Probably means no more AK.

Post #8 » by **StocktonShorts** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:29 pm

Bat wrote:Probably means no more AK.

I hope this isn't true. We'll have to wait and see what the financial landscape of the NBA looks like when they finally do reach a new agreement.

I think that AK's main choices will be Utah or Russia. With a prolonged lockout he may just decide to move the family to Russia and finish his basketball career there.

edfmx86 · Post #9 » by **edfmx86** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:38 pm

dingojazz wrote:How the hell do you post a twitter link?

@CJMiles34

Option picked up.. Thank all the fans for the support and the organization for belief that can help this team .. Now I'm back to work

to answer your question, just click on the time it was posted (ie "2 hours ago" under the tweet)

As for CJ's option, it was expected, he's a cheap player that contributes a lot (sometimes

) I sure hope he isn't our best SF by the end of the season, though

Post #10 » by **StocktonShorts** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:41 pm

Very low risk move by the Jazz. It's hard to see this hurting them when/if there's a new CBA. It's unlikely this option year costing the Jazz MORE money (relative to salary cap) in the new CBA. With no free agent period looming due to the lockout, by exercising this option the Jazz have effectively assured they have rights (of one sort or another) on another player when and if the lockout ends.

We may not have a basketball season this year, in which case picking up this option doesn't cost the Jazz a dime, but could provide them some kind of player rights to CJ in the new CBA.

UTJazzFan_Echo1 · Post #11 » by **UTJazzFan_Echo1** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:43 pm

Taking bets on if he stays all year or gets traded now...

retiredcoach · Post #12 » by **retiredcoach** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:47 pm

Unread postby dingojazz on Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:44 am
How the hell do you post a twitter link?

Dingo---you follow CJ on Twitter--what's up with that?

CJ is okay for the price, if Corbin can keep him from chucking 3's. CJ should be a drive and slash and pull up shooter off the dribble. Hayward and Memo are the 3 pt guys, if Memo comes back.

They can also trade him. Who knows what's going to happen.

Xsy · Post #13 » by **Xsy** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:10 pm

Ha, I love this post CJ retweeted.

badgerbadger630
@CJMiles34 congrats. Now be consistant.

Reckless · Post #14 » by **Reckless** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:40 pm

what a waste

Reckless · Post #15 » by **Reckless** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:42 pm

dingojazz wrote:Option picked up.. Thank all the fans for the support and the organization for belief that can help this team .. Now I'm back to work

I'm wondering what CJ's work schedule is? Can't imagine, what a goof

Amish Mafioso · Post #16 » by **Amish Mafioso** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:36 pm

Picking up the option was a no brainer. CJ is an asset at that price, and even if Utah has decided CJ isn't a part of the future, you don't throw away assets.

HammerDunk · Post #17 » by **HammerDunk** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:57 pm

ut_jazz wrote:
dingojazz wrote:Option picked up.. Thank all the fans for the support and the organization for belief that can help this team .. Now I'm back to work

I'm wondering what CJ's work schedule is? Can't imagine, what a goof

I really don't question that he works hard, you can see that he does and he cares a lot, but his mentality and BBIQ is what suffers, and you can't really fix that with practice, it's something he has to change mentally.

TDIDDY · Post #18 » by **TDIDDY** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:17 pm

For a basketball club CJ has one of the best contracts in all of basketball to not pick it up would have been a bad move by the Jazz. CJ is way a head of Heyward and andy other 3 man they can pick up you may not like to watch him huck up 3's but your not going to find anything better for what Utah is willing to pay.

HammerDunk · Post #19 » by **HammerDunk** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:27 pm

Hayward is already better than CJ and much cheaper. I can't wait to see where Hayward will be 6 years into his NBA career. If he is what CJ is, I will be astonished, in a very bad way.

The59Sound · Post #20 » by **The59Sound** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:38 pm

I'd forgotten there were still people (person?) out there who would even entertain the notion that CJ is better/more valuable than Hayward. The truth will be pretty apparent next time we see both guys on the court.