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Jeff Withey Signed

Cy said:
Cant cut Exum. You dont get injury exemption spot for 1 player.
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The NBA should have an Injured Reserve system like the NFL does. Two different IR categories - one that returns after several weeks and all others that are shut down for the season - but they get a roster spot back for each players sent to IR.

I do like that the Jazz can semi-protect up to 4 players that they want to stash on the Stanpede.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Withey is a wildly undervalued player in the NBA. Has size, protects the rim, shoots > 50% from the field, not a complete liability from the stripe. How is he signing a deal like this for a team that doesn't need him? Mind-blowing to me.
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Also probably something key with Withey is he's relatively fleet of foot, for a 7-footer.

He's one of the oldest players drafted the last few years, which is something I usually 'redflag'. I liked Withey in the 2nd round though because of blocks like this one, which aren't exactly standard for Centers..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF7xqTjtwDk
 
Here's another example of his mobility, hedges beyond the 3pt line then gets back to the paint for 2 blocks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdpVP760BJg
 
dalamon said:
Literally was worried about Lyles until this post by NUMERICA. Dude is now officially destined for success.
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I am not a fan of Numby, but why be so mean-spirited in attacking someone just because you don't agree with them? That's a problem on Jazzfanz. A lot of people here disagree with someone and descend into personal attacks and name-calling. Why? You don't really know the person. They are just expressing opinions. I think you need to look at yourself when you do this. Maybe you are projecting your own problems on them.
 
Eenie-Meenie said:
I am not a fan of Numby, but why be so mean-spirited in attacking someone just because you don't agree with them? That's a problem on Jazzfanz. A lot of people here disagree with someone and descend into personal attacks and name-calling. Why? You don't really know the person. They are just expressing opinions. I think you need to look at yourself when you do this. Maybe you are projecting your own problems on them.
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Literally was worried about NUMBERICA until this post by Eenie-Meenie. Dude is now officially destined for success.
 
NAOS said:
Literally was worried about NUMBERICA until this post by Eenie-Meenie. Dude is now officially destined for success.
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NAOS -- Yeah, and this has happened to me, A LOT, the personal attacks. It all started back around 2005-2006 when I complained about it generally and to the Mods, and also when I criticized Deron as one of the reasons for AK's decline. But instead of it being tempered, it got a lot worse. I attributed it to an influx of younger posters when Deron joined the Jazz. Anyway, that is in the past, and it is not as bad as it used to be.
 
Eenie-Meenie said:
NAOS -- Yeah, and this has happened to me, A LOT, the personal attacks. It all started back around 2005-2006 when I complained about it generally and to the Mods, and also when I criticized Deron as one of the reasons for AK's decline. But instead of it being tempered, it got a lot worse. I attributed it to an influx of younger posters when Deron joined the Jazz. Anyway, that is in the past, and it is not as bad as it used to be.
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Didn't you also attribute some of it to your personality?
 
PointGod_AlecBurks said:
Also probably something key with Withey is he's relatively fleet of foot, for a 7-footer.

He's one of the oldest players drafted the last few years, which is something I usually 'redflag'. I liked Withey in the 2nd round though because of blocks like this one, which aren't exactly standard for Centers..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF7xqTjtwDk
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Dat gingers face at the end doe
 
NAOS said:
Didn't you also attribute some of it to your personality?
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Perhaps ... I sometimes don't know when to agree to disagree, and leave it at that, if that's what you mean. Or maybe there are times I should ignore criticism or attacks that I know are baseless rather than defend myself. So, are you being my shrink today?
 
Eenie-Meenie said:
Perhaps ... I sometimes don't know when to agree to disagree, and leave it at that, if that's what you mean. Or maybe there are times I should ignore criticism or attacks that I know are baseless rather than defend myself. So, are you being my shrink today?
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Weren't there quite a few odd and very paranoid posts from you? ....stuff about you tracking people down, having strange premonitions of the future, and statements about how you could manifest your visions...? Ish like that?
 
NAOS said:
Weren't there quite a few odd and very paranoid posts from you? ....stuff about you tracking people down, having strange premonitions of the future, and statements about how you could manifest your visions...? Ish like that?
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Pretty much. **** like movies The Fan, The Gift and others where some dude is totally out of touch with reality and ****s up some innocent person's life.
 
CHAMPIONSHIP!
Withey is definitely the missing piece. Jazz will be the first team in history to win the title with three 7 ft'ers on the team, but without a top-50 PG.

Not sure how he really fits the team. But it seems like Utah is now committed to having Favors play full-time at PF. That's probably a good thing.
 
Stifle Tower said:
CHAMPIONSHIP!
Withey is definitely the missing piece. Jazz will be the first team in history to win the title with three 7 ft'ers on the team, but without a top-50 PG.

Not sure how he really fits the team. But it seems like Utah is now committed to having Favors play full-time at PF. That's probably a good thing.
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Ummm. You obviously haven't paid much attention to the NBA. Do you not recall the Lakers about 5 years ago? Their dynasty came to a head when they had 3 x 7 footers and a NOT a top 30 pg. They booted us from the playoffs a number of years in a row. See 2007/08 (not champs), 2008/09 and 2009/10 season - NBA champs two years in a row:

7.0'+ Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Mbenga, Chris Mihm
Almost 7.0': Lamar Odom played the 3
Not a top 25 point at the time: Derek Fisher

The Jazz got beat by them enough times to pay attention to how they got whooped. I think what Lamar Odom did for them is one of weighted reason why we drafted Trey Lyles given our roster makeup. You don't need a great point guard in this league to win a championship. Height is a difference maker as long as you have a capable setup man and quality defender at the pg spot.
 
Stifle Tower said:
Pretty much have to. Exum will count against the 15-man number, so keeping Neto, Cotton and Trey gives you three active.
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Unless you factor alec into the pg mix
 
NAOS said:
Weren't there quite a few odd and very paranoid posts from you? ....stuff about you tracking people down, having strange premonitions of the future, and statements about how you could manifest your visions...? Ish like that?
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I tried to PM you with this but your inbox is full. Here's my response:

I never had premonitions nor claimed any psychic powers. I did track down one guy though whose alts were viciously attacking me on the board and in private messages. It was One Brow, who still to this day denies it. However, I discussed it with Vinylone, presenting my evidence and he agreed. Even Colton was suspicious but he could never verify my claim. Interestingly, after I called One Brow and confronted him, the attacks stopped.

In any case, that has all been exaggerated. There was also a claim I broke into Enes's home -- I don't live in SLC and had never been there until this summer. So, that's all nonsense.

I don't want to get into the evolution of it all, but it was basically because I took AK's side in the debate as to why his role on the team diminished with the advent of Deron. Well, the site was overpopulated with Deron supporters and you know how I doggedly defend myself. I should have relented and let it go. Anyway, that's why I changed my username.

No, I'm not crazy just neurotic.
 
Cunning Linguist said:
Pretty much. **** like movies The Fan, The Gift and others where some dude is totally out of touch with reality and ****s up some innocent person's life.
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I'm hardly out of touch with reality. If you went to One Brow's site and saw his conversations with Aint, then you'd be wondering too, or the 40-page thread on here that was a dialogue solely between Aint and One Brow -- yes, this happened.
 
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