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Is Mike Conley Coming Back?

Well is he?

  • Yup

    Votes: 13 20.3%

  • Nope

    Votes: 51 79.7%
  • Total voters
    64
Jingled said:
He did an interview back in February and acted like he for sure wanted to come back, I believe one of his quotes was "Utah's got me". But in his exit interview after the season he sounded completely different, never said anything about wanting to come back, said he'll have to sit down with his family and make the best decision for them.

I don't think he'll be back, not because the Jazz don't want him or are unwilling to pay him, but because he doesn't want to come back.
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For me the feeling is mutual. I really don’t want a guy back that absorbs so much of the payroll and yet is available to play so sparingly - and not when the chips are down. He’s a charmer for sure but his actions this year are telling. When asked about the hammy strain post Memphis series - soft pedals it and then sits out the meat of the series. Then runs around like gazelle in game 6 - 1st game back no pressure. Can you say Prima Donna? I know I can.
 
Release the Kraken said:
For me the feeling is mutual. I really don’t want a guy back that absorbs so much of the payroll and yet is available to play so sparingly - and not when the chips are down. He’s a charmer for sure but his actions this year are telling. When asked about the hammy strain post Memphis series - soft pedals it and then sits out the meat of the series. Then runs around like gazelle in game 6 - 1st game back no pressure. Can you say Prima Donna? I know I can.
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He looked to me like he was hurting in game 6.
 
Release the Kraken said:
For me the feeling is mutual. I really don’t want a guy back that absorbs so much of the payroll and yet is available to play so sparingly - and not when the chips are down. He’s a charmer for sure but his actions this year are telling. When asked about the hammy strain post Memphis series - soft pedals it and then sits out the meat of the series. Then runs around like gazelle in game 6 - 1st game back no pressure. Can you say Prima Donna? I know I can.
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He said that he was originally going to come back for game 3 but he suffered a setback with the injury. Not sure we were watching the same game 6 but he definitely didn't look right, didn't look like he was moving well.
 
Don't really want Mike back for reasons already listed, but it would be great to get at least a S&T agreement before he's gone so the jazz can recover a tiny bit of the massive haul they gave up to get him. Would love to get rid of Joe too if it brings back an athletic body. Joe makes all the money but the other Ingles is actually the athlete and hard worker.
 
Jingled said:
He said that he was originally going to come back for game 3 but he suffered a setback with the injury. Not sure we were watching the same game 6 but he definitely didn't look right, didn't look like he was moving well.
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Fair enough, I mean I really didn’t see much of the second half. Either way it’s frustrating. I’m venting, we had the momentum and maybe his presence takes us over the top. I do like the guy but kinda like Exum, he seems a bit fragile I guess.
 
White Chocolate said:
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Career low %FGA rate at the rim. Slight uptick in Field goal attempts doesn't mean he shifted his play. It doesn't even correlate, he is getting to the rim less frequently and picking his spots which almost always leads to better efficiency but he is not a threat at all.

Also the lowest FT rate which is mostly tied to getting to the rim and highest average shot distance of his career.
 
Hekate said:
Career low %FGA rate at the rim. Slight uptick in Field goal attempts doesn't mean he shifted his play. It doesn't even correlate, he is getting to the rim less frequently and picking his spots which almost always leads to better efficiency but he is not a threat at all.

Also the lowest FT rate which is mostly tied to getting to the rim and highest average shot distance of his career.
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I don’t know the particulars of his rim game but a relevant note is that the the Pelicans may be the worst spaced team on the planet.
 
I'd take Conley back if he signed for $15mm or less. Anymore than that is highway robbery since he'll guarantee miss 25% of the season and post-season
 
LoPo said:
Yes. And hot take....

If Conley goes, Rudy should too.

Conley is the only person on our team who can consistently make Rudy decent on the offensive end. If we lose Conley, there is zero chance of getting a similar facilitating PG unless we somehow pull off the miracle trade for Lonzo.

I don't want to trade Rudy, but we have to be realistic. Without Conley, he's an average offensive player. Right now, he has the most value he will ever have in a Jazz uniform. He's got to be traded if Conley walks.
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No the coach needs to prepare the team to use Gobert effectively. It's funny how everything we talk about are things the coach can and should address but we just realize that's not changing. Hilarious.
 
When Conley leaves, someone is going to start a thread to discuss whether the trade was worth it or not. I’m predicting it now: if that happens, the thread will be hilarious for its notable absences; and for how the remaining few stick to their guns.

Probably gonna be the highlight of the offseason tbh.
 
l Abach l said:
I'd take Conley back if he signed for $15mm or less. Anymore than that is highway robbery since he'll guarantee miss 25% of the season and post-season
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Anything more than maybe 8 is way too much for 2/3 of the season and a hobbled playoff limp.
 
Love Conley , but basketball wise , it really didn’t workout … first season forgot how to shoot , couldn’t pick up what we were doing ..

This year was better , still injured … gets beat far to easily in the pick and roll , not a good defender , puts pressure on everyone else collapsing on his man , teams just kick out to open 3 ..

Schroder would fit our system … didn’t work out in LA , far better defender … knows synder from hawks days … has a chip on his shoulder that this team lacks ..
 
jazfan23 said:
Love Conley , but basketball wise , it really didn’t workout … first season forgot how to shoot , couldn’t pick up what we were doing ..

This year was better , still injured … gets beat far to easily in the pick and roll , not a good defender , puts pressure on everyone else collapsing on his man , teams just kick out to open 3 ..

Schroder would fit our system … didn’t work out in LA , far better defender … knows synder from hawks days … has a chip on his shoulder that this team lacks ..
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Schroeder could excel here if he takes to the system.
 
jazfan23 said:
Love Conley , but basketball wise , it really didn’t workout … first season forgot how to shoot , couldn’t pick up what we were doing ..

This year was better , still injured … gets beat far to easily in the pick and roll , not a good defender , puts pressure on everyone else collapsing on his man , teams just kick out to open 3 ..

Schroder would fit our system … didn’t work out in LA , far better defender … knows synder from hawks days … has a chip on his shoulder that this team lacks ..
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This is kind of Conley related but it struck me if the Jazz had Mudiay it could have helped a lot during the playoff mess.
 
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