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Pinwheel1 said:
Per SLC radio, Scott Girardi just broke the story that the Jazz matched the offer to retain Milsap.
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Do you mean to tell me Portland won't have the pleasure of playing a back up 8 million a season for the next 4 years?

The horror!
 
LittleAlex said:
Do you mean to tell me Portland won't have the pleasure of playing a back up 8 million a season for the next 4 years?

The horror!
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I bet Hedo's wife had something to do with this too.
 
Shooter said:
Strike Two!
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Not necessarily. If we were legitimately trying to force Utah's hand into trading Boozer, this is just part of that process.

Even if Utah doesn't trade Boozer or we don't benefit from a three-team deal, we still slapped them in the face with a $10.3 million up-front cost they didn't anticipate.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
So... how soon until Boozer is traded?
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Well, presumably Utah won't worry about the cap and tax hit he'll provide until after next season. My guess is that he's gone within the next 2-3 weeks, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Utah keep him until the trade deadline next February.
 
AmirIcon said:
I wanna see the Blazers offer Sessions a contract today.
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I'd like to see that, too, assuming Portland isn't currently working on any sort of three-way deal with Utah.

The only reason I think it's possible is the "early matching" on Millsap. If they knew they were about to unload Boozer, there'd be no particular reason to delay matching.
 
The silence on Sessions is eerie. I can only assume that he is disliked for the same reason that Andre Miller was - he's a true PG (and I heard with my own ears** Pritchard say that "we don't need a traditional point guard" because of, you guessed it, Brandon Roy) and he's a poor shooter. If so, and the Blazers aren't even going to try to get him, I am peeved. Unless they're going after Prigioni or Diamantidis, that is...


**interviewed by Rick Kamla at one of the Summer League games.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
The silence on Sessions is eerie. I can only assume that he is disliked for the same reason that Andre Miller was - he's a true PG (and I heard with my own ears** Pritchard say that "we don't need a traditional point guard" because of, you guessed it, Brandon Roy) and he's a poor shooter. If so, and the Blazers aren't even going to try to get him, I am peeved. Unless they're going after Prigioni or Diamantidis, that is...


**interviewed by Rick Kamla at one of the Summer League games.
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That's garbage if it's true that the Blazers haven't even inquired about him but we heard before deadline last season that Pritchard was trying to trade for him. I don't know why it would be any different now. I want another player on the court that can create on his own besides Roy. We don't have anyone else at all. Having a true PG would help our team tremendously and Roy would be fine, he worked well with Chris Paul in the all star game didn't he?
 
AmirIcon said:
That's garbage if it's true that the Blazers haven't even inquired about him but we heard before deadline last season that Pritchard was trying to trade for him. I don't know why it would be any different now. I want another player on the court that can create on his own besides Roy. We don't have anyone else at all. Having a true PG would help our team tremendously and Roy would be fine, he worked well with Chris Paul in the all star game didn't he?
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I don't necessarily think a pure point is bad, but this statement is literally one of the worst arguments for pairing a pure point with Roy.
 
http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_12853495
Utah Jazz to match Millsap offer

By Ross Siler

The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated: 07/16/2009 05:19:06 PM MDT

A day ahead of the deadline to do so, the Jazz decided they will keep Paul Millsap by matching the four-year, $32 million offer sheet the restricted free agent forward signed with Portland, a source close to the team said Thursday.

The Jazz's move was widely expected, although they must make a $10.3 million upfront payment to Millsap under the terms of the offer sheet he signed with the Trail Blazers last Friday.

A former second-round draft pick, Millsap finished fourth in voting for the Most Improved Player last season after averaging 13.5 points and 8.6 rebounds last season. That included a streak of 19 consecutive double-doubles starting in place of the injured Carlos Boozer.

The Jazz are expected to continue to explore potential trades involving Boozer, with Chicago and Miami emerging as frontrunners. After matching the Millsap offer, the Jazz's payroll stands at more than $80 million.
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Alan Iverson would sign for the Blazers' cap space, no doubt. It's getting down to that soon.
 
Sean May, Ray Felton, Allen Iverson, Ike Diogu ... so many choices left on the menu, I can hardly wait!! :wink:
 
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Ugh
 
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