NotDeadYet
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I totally agree about Jerry's poor substitutions and matchups on D. He seems to often ignore when he's got a blatantly obvious matchup disadvantage; drives me crazy!!
At the time we got Boozer, we were talking to Kenyon Martin, who I adamently did NOT want. When Boozer became available, we immediately dropped negotiations with Martin and got Boozer signed. I like Boozer, but NOT as our "feature" scorer on offense. He's far more consistant than Martin, but he's no Karl Malone. The season before last, I think KoC expected Boozer to opt out of his contract, which would've put the newly signed Paul Millsap into the starting lineup. KoC had already said they had no intention of extending Boozer. But, Boozer surprised everyone by choosing to stay instead. That maneuver by Boozer put us into luxury tax territory last year.
I have to wonder at the trade value of Boozer a year or 2 ago; would anyone have given us a starter-level player for him? All we know is nothing changed; doesn't mean KoC wasn't trying.
Memo's game is what I call a very good complementary game, but we needed a complementary player who can get into the paint and score, rebound, and just get nasty on BOTH ends of the floor. Memo and Boozer together was a defensive nightmare; Memo at least could defend big guys like Yao Ming, but Boozer barely defended air
!! Getting Jefferson was a great move, and pairing him with Memo is gonna be tough on opposing defenses. Millsap, Memo, and Jefferson will be a really nice rotation, IMO...
At the time we got Boozer, we were talking to Kenyon Martin, who I adamently did NOT want. When Boozer became available, we immediately dropped negotiations with Martin and got Boozer signed. I like Boozer, but NOT as our "feature" scorer on offense. He's far more consistant than Martin, but he's no Karl Malone. The season before last, I think KoC expected Boozer to opt out of his contract, which would've put the newly signed Paul Millsap into the starting lineup. KoC had already said they had no intention of extending Boozer. But, Boozer surprised everyone by choosing to stay instead. That maneuver by Boozer put us into luxury tax territory last year.
I have to wonder at the trade value of Boozer a year or 2 ago; would anyone have given us a starter-level player for him? All we know is nothing changed; doesn't mean KoC wasn't trying.
Memo's game is what I call a very good complementary game, but we needed a complementary player who can get into the paint and score, rebound, and just get nasty on BOTH ends of the floor. Memo and Boozer together was a defensive nightmare; Memo at least could defend big guys like Yao Ming, but Boozer barely defended air
!! Getting Jefferson was a great move, and pairing him with Memo is gonna be tough on opposing defenses. Millsap, Memo, and Jefferson will be a really nice rotation, IMO...