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There is enough in SLC to distract if one wants distraction. It's not up to other big city standards but it's still a big city.

Ugh.
 
King Cy said:
That being said, IDK why they would give us a 1st round pick for a guy they can just cut next year. Are they currently in the tax? I know we are one of the teams with enough cap space to absorb salaries.
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Right.. I can name at least 2 PGs in this year's draft around #15-#20 that has more potential that Burke.
 
It's frustrating how people say things like "I want a championship" but you are unwilling to take risk. We are a small market team, sometimes you have to roll the dice. Nothing wrong with taking on 1 potential bad apple if the rest of the bunch is good.
 
King Cy said:
For some reason people dont want to use being in Utah to our advantage. Great lockerroom and a city that doesnt have much nightlife.

What is the risk? Worst case scenario is he basically the same player Burke is now and we cut him next year and we get a 1st round pick.
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I don't see that as the worst case scenario. I see he comes here pulls a Kanter destroys moral in our young locker room and the team falls apart this season and we end up starting over again as the worst case scenario.
 
Gotta take risks somewhere. You can't just get the most ideal deal every time. Ty Lawson could bounce back and doesn't hurt us at all salary wise. He is not going to magically transform our players into drunk drivers.
 
Stoked said:
There is enough in SLC to distract if one wants distraction. It's not up to other big city standards but it's still a big city.

Ugh.
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It still isn't as much.

Maybe being around young motivated players will reinvigorate him and his love of basketball. Maybe he connects with Quin and is turned around.

Houston was in turmoil without Lawson and they added him in. That isn't a great bet because there wasnt the underlying stability that a guy like Lawson probably needs. Utah has it. So why not use it to our advantage?
 
King Cy said:
It's frustrating how people say things like "I want a championship" but you are unwilling to take risk. We are a small market team, sometimes you have to roll the dice. Nothing wrong with taking on 1 potential bad apple if the rest of the bunch is good.
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I have no problem with taking risks. But taking risks on low character players with a history of locker room problems who also are not performing is a bad risk. That's like betting the house on 00 in roulette.
 
gregbroncs said:
I don't see that as the worst case scenario. I see he comes here pulls a Kanter destroys moral in our young locker room and the team falls apart this season and we end up starting over again as the worst case scenario.
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Kanter destroyed our moral? This is news to me.
 
Hekate said:
Gotta take risks somewhere. You can't just get the most ideal deal every time. Ty Lawson could bounce back and doesn't hurt us at all salary wise. He is not going to magically transform our players into drunk drivers.
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Haha.. this made me laugh.. and I don't laugh very often.
 
gregbroncs said:
I don't see that as the worst case scenario. I see he comes here pulls a Kanter destroys moral in our young locker room and the team falls apart this season and we end up starting over again as the worst case scenario.
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How the **** did Kanter destroy moral? It was a moral boost for us, we could use that again.
 
gregbroncs said:
I don't see that as the worst case scenario. I see he comes here pulls a Kanter destroys moral in our young locker room and the team falls apart this season and we end up starting over again as the worst case scenario.
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Some risks don't have enough upside to be worth the risk either.
 
You guys remember Ty Lawson torching us, right. He's one season removed from averaging 15 pts, 9.6 asts, 3 rebs, 43 FG%, 34% 3PT%.

Dudes...
 
Andy Larsen ‏@andyblarsen 1m1 minute ago
Tibor Pleiss would also work next to Trey Burke to make the salaries match.
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I think this is the trade if salary matches.


Burke + Pleiss for Lawson.


(no picks involved)
 
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