"You Gotta Love It Baby" Official Jazz thread

[MarkGrace]

Damn what a beat down. Wish I had the chance to watch Enes in his first start.

[MarkGrace]

8 guys in double figures.

[Blueintheface]

Carroll also sat out 3 road games, and only played 3 minutes in one and 6 in another. That certainly will slant a guy's +/- when he plays on a team that is 7-1 at home and 3-9 on the road.

And yes, the Jazz are awesome.

Carroll with 27 min and a +/- of +28.

Gordon led the team with a +32.

[Blueintheface]

Damn what a beat down. Wish I had the chance to watch Enes in his first start.

18 and 8 in 35 min. Somebody on this team averages that per night but without going to the foul line. Hmmm.

[MarkGrace]

Big Turkey again with some quality play tonight. He needs to come up with a quick baby hook. That up and under is such a good move for him, but he needs something to set up it better.

[MarkGrace]

Lakers let the Jazz run out practically the whole shot clock and then foul. lol. Little league.

[LiveCoug]

2 games over .500!

[smokymountainrain]

Kanter is fun to watch.

[MarkGrace]

And a road win!

[MarkGrace]

G-Time should have dunked that shit at the end!

[MarkGrace]

Some Kanter highlights from last night.

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Kid really put on some nice moves.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

From Haberstroh - Millsap to LA a good fit

Lakers receive: Millsap (1, $8M) Mo Williams (1, $8.5M), DeSagana Diop (1, $7.4M), Raja Bell (1, $3.5M)

Jazz receive: Gasol (2, $19M), Kemba Walker (3, $2.5M), Ben Gordon (2, $12.4M), Earl Clark (1, $1.2M)

Bobcats receive: Jefferson (1, $15M), Kanter (3, $4.5M), Chris Duhon (2, $3.5M), Darius Johnson-Odom (1, $0.5M)

You can see why the Bobcats might be interested. Charlotte would land two paint scorers, one for now and one for later. Jefferson fits perfectly as a scorer next to defensive-inclined Bismack Biyombo, and the Bobcats would receive a fascinating big-man prospect in Kanter, a 20-year-old who's averaging 15 points and nine rebounds every 36 minutes on 53 percent shooting. Even better, they finally get to unload Diop's contract.

If the Bobcats end up having to dangle the sizzling but undersized Walker to find frontcourt help, they could do much worse than Ramon Sessions. Sessions may be struggling with his shot, but as a 26-year-old with an 18 player-efficiency rating, he can be a healthy stopgap at the 1 while Kanter and Michael Kidd-Gilchrest develop. And hey, Duhon could at least put a few more Duke fans in the seats.

The Lakers would get what they need: a borderline All-Star power forward who can stretch the floor and a point guard (Mo Wiliams) to steer the offense until Steve Nash takes the wheel. The most appetizing part of this deal is the lack of long-term commitment. All four of the players in this deal have contracts that expire at the end of the season.

And the Jazz? They would finally land a young stud point guard to fill the void left long ago by Deron Williams. Not only that, they finally clear room for Favors to blossom into a franchise centerpiece. In the short term, it works as well. Though a Walker, Gordon, Marvin Williams, Favors and Gasol lineup isn't a lock for the playoffs, neither is the status quo.

Whether this deal would work out for Utah all depends on Gasol's health, though it's worth remembering that cap space is somewhat overrated in a small market like Utah. If Millsap, Jefferson and Williams leave this summer and take their talents to bigger markets, no one's itching to sign on the dotted line to play in Salt Lake. Instead, they could leverage their expiring deals to reel in All-Star talent for the foreseeable future. Gasol and Walker (potentially) give them that.

This is just one of a gazillion potential deals that could go down between now and the trade deadline. But if you're unfamiliar with Millsap's talents now, you won't be if he's soon starring in Los Angeles.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Jazz give up expiring contracts and Kanter to get big contracts, old Gasol, two small guards who can't play defense, one of which is a PG who can't shoot...great trade for Utah.

[The_Douger]

Yeah, I'm not in favor of any deal that we get Gasol back for Jefferson, Kanter, and Millsap.

I'd like us to develop Kanter. It would be stupid to trade him now.

[MarkGrace]

Yeah, I'm not in favor of any deal that we get Gasol back for Jefferson, Kanter, and Millsap.

I'd like us to develop Kanter. It would be stupid to trade him now.

Giving up Sap, Jefferson and Kanter in one deal seems like a lot when the centerpiece you get back is an old Gasol.