CJ hopes Utah picks up the team option next year and wants an extension
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We all bitched and moaned that CJ chucked from 3 like a blindfolded fat kid attacking a pinata. He's now attacking the basket multiple times more under Corbin than he was under Sloan. What has the outcome been? Not **** in the wins column. No matter how much heart, growth, or work ethic put in, the bottom line is some players just don't win.
His message tells me he's doing everything he can to beg his way into a contract. Tell his agent it's $2.2 million or have fun in Toronto.
His message tells me he's doing everything he can to beg his way into a contract. Tell his agent it's $2.2 million or have fun in Toronto.
Chad Feldheimer
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Obviously all depends on the lockout and new structure of the contracts but I promise you CJ will be making more than 2.2M.
He could probably end up with a Travis Outlaw type deal. 5y 35M
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This is a no brainer. Pick up his option.
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He must be outta his Goddamn mind.
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He beat the Timberwoves' ***.
Well, if you like CJ, he'll be 33 and "still young". Homerism doesn't understand how NBA experience works. Nothing changes the fact that if needed time to develop, HE SHOULD HAVE GONE TO COLLEGE. He's been here long enough to show what he's going to do. This just isn't enough for me long term. We, as a fan base, deserve better.
I'm actually Pro this. We should pick up his option. If nothing else, he'll fill a role we need for another season.
fargon_sneaky_bastage
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I'm sorry, I don't even think I'd want him for cheap. You can talk value and money all you want, but the bottom line is that he's missing like 10 shots a game when he's off (which is often), and if we don't get the offensive rebound, poof, those possessions are gone. We don't have the talent to make up for that kind of inefficiency on a consistent basis. Let him walk and take a chance on someone else.
fallenchicken
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I don't think anyone here necessarily wants him, but it would be foolish not to pick up his option.
I'm not seeing any great free agent SGs in 2011, so assuming that he will be the starting shooting guard next season, I think he will have a most improved player-type year. I could see him averaging 18pp. I have no doubt that Utah will pick up him option. Whether they sign an extension prior to the CBA/Lockout, I am not sure and given how conservative Utah has been with re-signing players in the past, I don't think they will. I think they will see what happens with the CBA and then try to sign him, which might be too late. I could see him getting a 4yr/$24m deal, but I think he will seek something close to Wesley Matthews 5yr/$34m contract.