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Hayward to Boston

Eenie-Meenie said:
Man, have you been paying attention? DL has done a fantastic job. Hired Quin, drafted Rudy and Hood, picked up Jingling on waivers, signed JJ, and now Mitchell. He has helped create a winning attitude after the disaster that was Corbin.
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This.
 
MDAV28 said:
It's possible he went in with an open mind and wanted to hear all sides and decide today.
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Nope. Anyone who believes that should go back and watch all his end of the season interviews. I was completely convinced he'd be back before that, but everything he said, the way he said things, and his body language as well, made it pretty obvious he was on his way out.

Somebody else was talking about this, and the thing that really rang true with me, was when they tried to get him to talk about the team or the future, he went cold. When they asked him about the fans chanting his name, he paused for some time, and then said it was really cool and something he'd take with him. Absolutely nothing he did or said indicated he was even considering staying in Utah IMO.

I had no doubts after that, but have tried to ignore my gut feeling and hope he might reconsider. The report leaked out early and that dick had the nerve to say he hadn't decided yet, just so that he could make the announcement with his pathetic thank you letter. Dude is a chump who doesn't deserve any benefit of the doubt, whatsoever.
 
Cappy_Smurf said:
Nope. Anyone who believes that should go back and watch all his end of the season interviews. I was completely convinced he'd be back before that, but everything he said, the way he said things, and his body language as well, made it pretty obvious he was on his way out.

Somebody else was talking about this, and the thing that really rang true with me, was when they tried to get him to talk about the team or the future, he went cold. When they asked him about the fans chanting his name, he paused for some time, and then said it was really cool and something he'd take with him. Absolutely nothing he did or said indicated he was even considering staying in Utah IMO.

I had no doubts after that, but have tried to ignore my gut feeling and hope he might reconsider. The report leaked out early and that dick had the nerve to say he hadn't decided yet, just so that he could make the announcement with his pathetic thank you letter. Dude is a chump who doesn't deserve any benefit of the doubt, whatsoever.
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Yep. Completely different from when KK interviewed him after word of the Stayward billboard campaign got out. He was close to tears and said that would definitely play into his decision. Mentioned that it was good to be loved.

The GS series broke Durant two years ago. I think it broke Hayward this year. He simply wants an easier path to the Finals. And with all the talent headed west, a much easier path to all-star games.

Like you, when he started to talk vaguely and didn't say anything about the Jazz, I knew he was gone. Not even a "hope to be back."
 
NAOS said:
I don't blame him for ****in her. Marriage is another thing.
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Clearly Hayward can't handle confrontation or conflict. He needed to marry a subordinate. And today he showed that he needs to play for his dominatrix. Stevens holds the whip, Hayward holds the butt plug.
 
CALJAZZFAN said:
Agree with everything except the consider trading Rudy part. No way in hell the Jazz should look to trade Gobert. Everyone else is fair game though. If we tank, we tank with Gobert. He's irreplaceable. Plus, he loves this team. This is now his team and he will rise to the occasion. He was always the leader of this team and this cements it.
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I agree in theory but the reality is that, as great as Gobert is, there are disadvantages to re-building around him (considering our current talent level). I would only contemplate doing so if the offer justified it, but his contract would essentially limit our window to the length of his contract (unless you're 100% confident he will re-up regardless-which is possible).

Also, his (& co's) talent likely keeps our future picks in the 14-20 range, unless we completely gut the rest of the team, which I'm still not positive even propels us to a top 5 or even 10 pick(s).

As much as I want to see Gobert retire a Jazz, unless you're sold on Exum, Hood, & Mitchell developing into impact players, I don't see how we acquire the elite talent necessary to eventually compete for a title without flipping Gobert for multiple top-tier assets.

Again, you only consider it if it's an offer you can't pass up. That being said, as long as they rebuild (semi or complete), I can live with it. I just believe we are now in a position where swinging for the fences is likely our best/possibly only shot at getting that championship.
 
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