I wanted him to stay (51 wins), but am happy how things have turned out. He

Mar 13, 2018
1:29:02pm

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went where he felt he could win and the Jazz were able to develope Mitchell sooner (with Hayward, Mitchell wouldn't get half the shots he does now). The team is built for a longer term now.

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Sorry to revisit Gordon Hayward, but does anyone else feel a little stupid

GRCoug

3/13/18 12:45pm

No. All Stars are few and far between in Utah. We gotta keep the ones we have.

SandYFan

3/13/18 12:46pm

This too, he was groomed and developed in Utah. He was liked and had a team

Cougar TD

3/13/18 12:49pm

this is why the jazz will never win. Stars don't want to play in Utah.

indocoug

3/13/18 1:06pm

Other than Rudy

Probable Sacko

3/13/18 1:09pm

For now...

Refugee

3/13/18 1:10pm

I think that he didn't even try out restricted FA is a good sign though

Probable Sacko

3/13/18 1:13pm

True. My hope is that the stars on this team gel so well they know they won’t find a better situation.

Refugee

3/13/18 1:29pm

The key is whether they are a true contender in a couple years or not. I find it

CougarBacker

3/13/18 1:49pm

not an all-star but 2nd team All NBA last year.

Belboz

3/13/18 1:28pm

when you think of star players in the NBA, Rudy comes to mind?

indocoug

3/13/18 1:36pm

to me, star equals results and not votes. Gobert 2nd team all NBA. #2 DPOY.

Probable Sacko

3/13/18 3:39pm

Yep. He’s not flashy but changes the offensive game of every team in the league more than anyone else.

Refugee

3/13/18 4:15pm

People didn't offer him a statue, what are you taking about?

Cougar TD

3/13/18 12:46pm

I heard a lot of talk about a statue.

GRCoug

3/13/18 12:47pm

Well, if he'd won a title or given us another 10 years at an all-star clip, sure

ebv

3/13/18 12:48pm

Any talk about a statue would have been about building something. Betrayward decided to be a beta and go to boston

monkeycowboy

3/13/18 12:50pm

I don't want anyone to get hurt, but he definitely screwed over the Jazz.

Cougar TD

3/13/18 12:53pm

Wanting him to get hurt is different than accepting sports karmas effect in all this. The basketball Gods spoke clearly.

monkeycowboy

3/13/18 12:54pm

I'm fine with that

Cougar TD

3/13/18 12:56pm

Who did he betray? He got no input of where he got drafted

cougarfann888

3/13/18 12:54pm

The problem with that is the Jazz built the team around him, developed him,

Cougar TD

3/13/18 12:58pm

When Paul freaking George handles free agency better than Hayward there's an obvious issue.

monkeycowboy

3/13/18 12:59pm

Yeah that was really surprising

TNT

3/13/18 1:14pm

I don't know about a statue but he would definitely have his jersey hanging from

Dynasty1

3/13/18 12:51pm

It was more than just talk. Here's one preliminary sketch

Twin Roots

3/13/18 12:56pm

It shows other players the fans appreciate them.

Turnpike Lane

3/13/18 12:48pm

The statue stuff was just pillow talk. We didn't intend to follow through on it.

Probable Sacko

3/13/18 12:55pm

What were we to do? let him walk, pat him on the back & say break a leg in BOS?

Probable Sacko

3/13/18 12:58pm

Yep. It's now obvious that his one good year was because the team was built

QuikCars

3/13/18 1:03pm

I won't say Mitchell has made Hayward irrelevant, because I think we'd have been

dreamlvr

3/13/18 1:10pm

I don’t think Mitchell would have developed like he has with Hayward around

franklyvulgar

3/13/18 1:20pm

Mitchell is an alpha and Hayward is not. Eventually

dreamlvr

3/13/18 1:57pm

Funny thing is ... many Boston fans don't even want him to come back.

ManicBlue

3/13/18 1:10pm

Other players notice those kinds of things. In a market like SLC you need to

Bluedarts

3/13/18 1:15pm

I wanted him to stay (51 wins), but am happy how things have turned out. He

Benfica1

3/13/18 1:29pm

Good post. We all knew that the Jazz aren't contending for a year or two at best

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