Jazz Sign Rudy Gay

[Saint Cy of JFC]

He’s only 34? I’d have guessed much older.

He turns 35 in a couple weeks

 

[slc]

Good signing
Rudy still has plenty left
He's been playing about 21 minutes per game last 4 or 5 seasons
This gives Quin a lot of options now
Now go get a couple more guys to help

 

[NUMBERICA]

This is a win-now move. And a pretty ****ing big one. Snaked him from the Lakers.

Let’s ****ing go, y’all.

 

[campaignist]

Good get. Still not sure how this improves our perimeter defense, but for the price this looks like a nice signing.

Luckily they had multiple weaknesses last year it will really help to have some size and strength to help Rudy/fill in while he sits

 

[Avery]

He's chasing that ring

He’s only 34? I’d have guessed much older.

Dude's been in the league forever, but if he can get 10 PPG on decent shooting, that's what matters.

At least gives us some more small-ball defensive looks even though that's not really a strong point for him.

 

[Ineptimusprime]

So can we shut down the trade Joe talks now and all the bad juju that comes with it?

 

[campaignist]

This is a win-now move. And a pretty ****ing big one. Snaked him from the Lakers.

Let’s ****ing go, y’all.

I hadn’t thought about the Lakers angle. I am now considering this the best move since Mitchell was drafted.

 

[Avery]

I think Lakers could only offer the vet minimum as they stack their roster with everyone over the age of 35.

And Gay's no spring chicken as he turns 35 later this year, but I do like the middle finger to LAL.

 

[NUMBERICA]

So can we shut down the trade Joe talks now and all the bad juju that comes with it?

This might actually make a Joe (or Bojan) deal MORE likely...

 

[NUMBERICA]

I think Lakers could only offer the vet minimum as they stack their roster with everyone over the age of 35.

And Gay's no spring chicken as he turns 35 later this year, but I do like the middle finger to LAL.

They had the TPMLE. Could be holding out for a real pipedream, but FA is drying up fast. If they were withholding that offer on Gay then they were ****ing around, IMO. Still have no shooters or depth.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

What are the odds the Jazz are using a 2nd round pick to trade Gay next year? 30%?

 

[LogGrad98]

The spooky thing there is Jeff Green had plenty left and I honestly don’t know why they waived him (unless Quin was so bad at utilizing him properly that the split just had to happen).

They waived him because he was pouty and refused to do **** for some reason. Then he went elsewhere and killed it. Shot like 40% from 3, rebounded, played solid D. No ****ing clue why he refused to perform while he was here but here he sucked ***.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Is @Handlogten's Heros Zanik, BTW? All the ire towards DL is starting to lineup too...

I demand answers.

 

[Ineptimusprime]

What are the odds the Jazz are using a 2nd round pick to trade Gay next year? 30%?

I’d say not high. He should be playable for at least two years if he choses to stay. If we don’t get to the finals, I think he’ll bounce with that player option.

 

[NUMBERICA]

What are the odds the Jazz are using a 2nd round pick to trade Gay next year? 30%?

It’s a figure bigger than I would like to admit.

 

[jom2003]

This might actually make a Joe (or Bojan) deal MORE likely...

Probably Bogey for a 3D wing. Jingles is a point forward whose unique skillet will always be useful to any team.

 

[Ineptimusprime]

This might actually make a Joe (or Bojan) deal MORE likely...

Stahppppp…

You may be right. I hope it’s Bojan. Joe and Mike’s kids deserve to go to school together, and I want to see Ingles retire next year in a Jazz uniform.

 

[stormkoopacv03]

Dammit! When I saw Rudy Gay's name pop up in my notification, I was like 'please don't let it be Rudy Gay!' He'll be 35 in two weeks...

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

Jeff definitely had something left when he signed with us. DL just wanted Niang and Rayjon Tucker instead.

He played as if he decided he didn’t want to be here, he was good in the beginning, but as time went on, he was a little bitch, had bad body language and there was no fight in his play or hustle. He had to go.

This is a win-now move. And a pretty ****ing big one. Snaked him from the Lakers.

Let’s ****ing go, y’all.

Was he linked to the Lakers or something?

 

[NUMBERICA]

They waived him because he was pouty and refused to do **** for some reason. Then he went elsewhere and killed it. Shot like 40% from 3, rebounded, played solid D. No ****ing clue why he refused to perform while he was here but here he sucked ***.

Something was up. Wish I knew what it was, but I didn’t think he looked terrible here either. You can look back and see that the clearer culprits were Ed Davis being simply putrid, Mudiay finding his fit in the offense, and Joe trying to lead a bench with nobody to work off of.

In the midst of all of that, Green actually looked like one of our better bench players, and the reality of our catastrophically bad bench play by itself might have been the issue.