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ESPN Insider: Blazers eye Matthews (why?)

Need an NBA expert here.
If a team does NOT sign Matthews to an offer sheet, then are the Jazz forced to use part of their MLE to pay him in excess of the QO?

And similarly, if the Jazz have used their MLE, but Matthews gets an offer, can they then match the offer to retain him.

It would seem like it's in the Jazz' best interests to have Portland or another team make Matthews a quick offer. Then they can have some certainty re: cost. It may also determine if they bring Korver back.
 
GlassEater said:
Need an NBA expert here.
If a team does NOT sign Matthews to an offer sheet, then are the Jazz forced to use part of their MLE to pay him in excess of the QO?

And similarly, if the Jazz have used their MLE, but Matthews gets an offer, can they then match the offer to retain him.

It would seem like it's in the Jazz' best interests to have Portland or another team make Matthews a quick offer. Then they can have some certainty re: cost. It may also determine if they bring Korver back.
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That's a good question. I do think matching a sheet would allow the Jazz to keep their full MLE, but I'm just speculating. But I don't think the early strike helps the Jazz. They're still in the process of working out possible S&T's for Booze and floating AK in some scenarios. I'm sure they would rather not have to decide on a Matthews sheet until they have a better idea what the roster looks like.
 
Miller/Bayless/Johnson/Mills
Roy/Fernandez/Williams
Batum/Babbitt

Sorry, but where does Wes fit in here? The Blazers are - again - trying to stick it to us. If they offer Wes more than chump change, they're retarded for wasting immense money and burdening themselves. If they offer Wes chump change, they're retarded because the Jazz will match if Wes even signs.

**** the Blazers. Paul Allen is a stupid ****. If they offer Matthews more than $3 million per year, let him walk.
 
By the way, the Jazz do not have Bird Rights over Matthews, so whatever they pay him is deducted from the MLE whether we match an offer or not. That means if he signs an offer one dollar above the MLE, the Jazz can't (and ****ing shouldn't) match. That scenario is not happening.

And whether the money comes out of the MLE or not is irrelevant as the Jazz weren't spending that anyway (at least not all of it on a non-Jazz free agent).
 
I don't know, he's not/won't be a major cog on a contender and the new CBA is likely to come down significantly on salaries (which is why Chandler even thought about opting out and why Jefferson did). The Jazz have a love affair with overpaying for their role players and it's been killing them. They have to just say no sometime.
 
NUMBERICA said:
I don't know, he's not/won't be a major cog on a contender and the new CBA is likely to come down significantly on salaries (which is why Chandler even thought about opting out and why Jefferson did). The Jazz have a love affair with overpaying for their role players and it's been killing them. They have to just say no sometime.
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3M is overpaying?
 
NUMBERICA said:
I don't know, he's not/won't be a major cog on a contender and the new CBA is likely to come down significantly on salaries (which is why Chandler even thought about opting out and why Jefferson did). The Jazz have a love affair with overpaying for their role players and it's been killing them. They have to just say no sometime.
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Yeah, but Matthews is probably the one role player that is probably worth overpaying for. He was the best thing about the Jazz last year, if all the players put out the effort he did, the Jazz would be a much better team.
 
Chad Feldheimer said:
3M is overpaying?
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In a market where everyone's saving their money for stars, all-stars, and superstars, and on the dawn of a new CBA for a player that's about what he's going to be for the rest of his career (underwhelming athlete, undersized, not a playmaker, not a great passer, not a great rebounder, not a great shooter [he's good when left open], and only as good a defender as his assignment is big or tough), yeah, $3 million is overpaying.

And I like Matthews. And while I like Millsap, I'm still not sure matching was a great idea.
 
theonlyone said:
Yeah, but Matthews is probably the one role player that is probably worth overpaying for. He was the best thing about the Jazz last year, if all the players put out the effort he did, the Jazz would be a much better team.
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Umm... Deron Williams? Carlos Boozer? You're kidding, right?

P.S. I'm positive the same exact thing was said about Harpring once. And AK.
 
NUMBERICA said:
In a market where everyone's saving their money for stars, all-stars, and superstars, and on the dawn of a new CBA for a player that's about what he's going to be for the rest of his career (underwhelming athlete, undersized, not a playmaker, not a great passer, not a great rebounder, not a great shooter [he's good when left open], and only as good a defender as his assignment is big or tough), yeah, $3 million is overpaying.

And I like Matthews. And while I like Millsap, I'm still not sure matching was a great idea.
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No hope at all for him getting any better? Really? Rookies hit their peak during their 1st year?
 
NUMBERICA said:
Umm... Deron Williams? Carlos Boozer? You're kidding, right?

P.S. I'm positive the same exact thing was said about Harpring once. And AK.
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Deron is the only other player that has constantly put out great effort.

Boozer the defensive genius, you're kidding, right?
 
Chad Feldheimer said:
No hope at all for him getting any better? Really? Rookies hit their peak during their 1st year?
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If you're 24, your shot isn't terribly sound (but get good results), you've displayed close to 0 playmaking ability of any significance, your hops are average to below average, and every NBA team passed you over in a weak draft, they're all pretty good indications that you're not going to get much better. If Matthew's suddenly becomes Kevin Martin with D, I'll be quiet, but I don't see it happening.

There are worse thing's than being the broke-man's Raja Bell, though. (I really do like Matthews)
 
NUMBERICA said:
Oh, okay. Defense is the only thing that matters. That makes a lot of sense.
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No of course it is not, but defense(plus the referee's pocket) is what wins championships. Boozer has never shown much effort in improving his defense since he has been here. I would say that has hurt the Jazz quite a bit once they hit the playoffs.
 
NUMBERICA said:
If you're 24, your shot isn't terribly sound (but get good results), you've displayed close to 0 playmaking ability of any significance, your hops are average to below average, and every NBA team passed you over in a weak draft, they're all pretty good indications that you're not going to get much better. If Matthew's suddenly becomes Kevin Martin with D, I'll be quiet, but I don't see it happening.

There are worse thing's than being the broke-man's Raja Bell, though. (I really do like Matthews)
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Nice backhanded compliment.
 
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