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Mike James in town

About time. Hasn't it been a couple of months since he expressed his deepest heartfelt desire, sincere or not, to play on the Jazz? I still point to that one stat popping year he had. It doesn't matter that he is not that player anymore, he still has to have some of that putting the ball in the hoop in him. Just enough to provide of us with a spark for a handful of minutes at a time.
 
honz said:
I loved the Maynor pick when we drafted him and liked him as a player on the Jazz, but he definitely "got better" once we traded him.
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Although I agree that the Jazz did what they had to do, it would have been nice to be able hold onto Maynor. No, he wasn't tearing the league up as a rookie, playing behind one of the league's best PGs, and scratching for PT with Price, but for the burn he got, he showed an awful lot of upside. I don't think we're going to see someone nearly as good in that spot for quite some time.

Oh, this is a Mike James thread... sorry.
 
honz said:
I loved the Maynor pick when we drafted him and liked him as a player on the Jazz, but he definitely "got better" once we traded him.
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May be so but I remembered him having a huge game against the Cavs while playing for us.. something like 22 pts..
 
Bronco70 said:
Although I agree that the Jazz did what they had to do, it would have been nice to be able hold onto Maynor. No, he wasn't tearing the league up as a rookie, playing behind one of the league's best PGs, and scratching for PT with Price, but for the burn he got, he showed an awful lot of upside. I don't think we're going to see someone nearly as good in that spot for quite some time.

Oh, this is a Mike James thread... sorry.
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I dont think anybody was happy with the Maynor trade, but at the end of the day Utah is a very small market team that does not have owners with unlimited funds. Therefore, this is the kind of trade that happens. Unfortunately, with the Jazz being over the LT again this year dont be surprised to see another lopsided trade or two. Hopefully like last year it will involve nonessential players though.
 
Duck Rodgers said:
About time. Hasn't it been a couple of months since he expressed his deepest heartfelt desire, sincere or not, to play on the Jazz? I still point to that one stat popping year he had. It doesn't matter that he is not that player anymore, he still has to have some of that putting the ball in the hoop in him. Just enough to provide of us with a spark for a handful of minutes at a time.
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I remember the same was said about Jason Hart. It was a real love fest from his agent and KOC about how they had admired each other from afar, but the stars just never aligned. So let's be careful what we wish for. My fear is that Watson would complain about lack of playing time and James would jack up to many ill-advised shots.
 
Whoever neg repped me for my posts in this thread, you obviously missed that I was and am a big Maynor fan, but many were complaining about him being a chucker, poor shooter, defensive liability, etc. until he was traded...and all of a sudden he is better than Derek Fisher. I also find it funny that I was one of the few that liked the Maynor pick from the beginning, and now I seem to be one of the few that remembers that he had significant flaws.

Edit: A couple more months of shooting 39% for the Jazz and he becomes the new Hart/Knight here on Jazzfanz.
 
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