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The long term goal of the any business organization is to: 1. Remain solvent 2. Remain profitable 3. And achieve a level of success to ensure #1 and #2. In the Jazz case, you can add a 4th; 4. Consistent with the culture and process envisioned by the Miller family. I think even the most...

Why look for the answer to the question to anything other than the easiest and most simple answer? The Jazz management, have analyzed the situation, and have come to the conclusion that in terms of achieving their long-term goals, that it simply does not matter what Gordon is paid. The vast...

Nobody knows what really happens in the negotiation process. I doubt the Jazz misjudged the market for Hayward and I suspect that knew there was a pretty good chance when the summer rolled around that he would get offered close to or at the max. Furthermore, don't underestimate the fact that...

How can you lock up a player that doesn't want to be locked up? It takes two to agree to a deal. You contradicted yourself. If a "league is designed to overpay RFA's", why would Hayward agree to be locked up last year?

Not sure what you mean here.

Until proven otherwise, I will take DL at his word and Locke seems to think the Jazz will match, so until evidence to the contrary and for purposes of discussion, the original question still stands. In my experience when I am pretty sure that a course of action is obvious, yet really smart and...

I have interpreted that line of reasoning more as it pertains to hamstringing the Jazz's overall cap situation vs. bad contract relative to the player.

You are correct in that GH is not worth the max. A question or two for you than.... Assuming DL is not a complete lunatic and is somewhat competent, why do you think he is adamant about matching?

Locke covers the entire issue pretty well here: www.weareutahjazz.com/lockedonjazz/2014/07/09/insider-faq-on-gordon-hayward/ It is a fair "big picture" evaluation of the current situation. Everybody agrees that GH is not a "max player", whatever that means. That is not the question that DL...

That is flawed logic and using the Nets is a poor example. The Jazz are not going over the cap to sign Hayward and if they match are still well below the cap, so your assertion that if they max Hayward they will have to raise ticket prices is absurd. Ticket prices will go up and will continue...

Given the team's current cap situation, the future cap numbers, and the current status of the team, there is very little downside the Jazz expose themselves to if they match.

The board is entrenched in the closely held belief that the key to building a championship team, in fiscal terms, is contingent upon the concept that contracts should accurately reflect a player's fair market value. The second derivative of this logic is that each team's payroll structure...

This is really the only concern. The max contract vs. real fair value is just an exercise in silliness.

Criticizing Hayward's ability to dribble penetrate and pass off the dribble is beyond idiotic considering the Spurs just won the Championship and the Jazz just hired a Spur's offspring. I am sure it is not lost on DL and QS that Hayward has a bit of Manu in his DNA. I don't think ole Gordo is...

Short-term solution to a long-range problem. Renting Ariza for three years is a complete waste of time and resources.

Ariza is 29. Hayward is 24. By the time Jazz need somebody at that position to be really good, Ariza will be out of the league.

Walking over dimes to pick up pennies. The cap is going to explode upward. Grinding teeth over a few extra millions for Gordon is an exercise in futility. Most of the cards have already been dealt with the hiring of Snyder and the drafting of Exum. Snyder has to become one of the top...

"Aaron Gordon could be theoretically elite." That is beyond genius.

So don't every other team except Miami and OKC. Are you a fortune teller? Which guy is it? All 4? You are making a complete fool of yourself with your statement of the obvious and your certainty of the future. Who is the franchise player next year? 8800 posts and you are still a...

Based on draft history, the chance that any of the top 4 becoming franchise players is very low. It is also likely that one or two of the top 2 are going to be a bust or at best serious under achievers.