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Agreed.RonnieDobbs said:Thank god. I hated rooting for Utah. Go Thunder!
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Agreed.RonnieDobbs said:Thank god. I hated rooting for Utah. Go Thunder!
ndnballer09 said:RonnieDobbs said:Thank god. I hated rooting for Utah. Go Thunder!
AMEN
jflip said:Dang, he's the only one who can't really throw down a dunk
<3 Maynor
VCU Finance 2008 said:jflip said:Dang, he's the only one who can't really throw down a dunk
<3 Maynor
That is not true. I saw him dunk at VCU once. Just once I think. Wouldn't have won a dunk contest that's for sure.
Locke's Jazz Report, 2009-10
12/21/09
A quick thought or two or more on the Jazz trade of Matt Harpring and Eric Maynor today for Peter Fehse of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
This was a luxury tax based trade. When the Jazz decided to keep Paul Millsap they were over the luxury tax. The tax means for every dollar you are over the tax you have to pay another dollar back to the league which then gets distributed amongst the other teams. The Jazz saved the nearly $7 million dollars of tax that both Harpring and Maynor would have cost them.
In regards to Harpring he is not going to play again and this is exactly what the Jazz hoped to be able to do with his salary
Why Oklahoma City? Only two teams in the NBA are under the salary cap. If teams are over the salary cap trades must be within 15% of the same dollar figure. Therefore, only Oklahoma City and Memphis could have given the Jazz any tax relief. Memphis is in terrible financial situation and won’t take on any other money. Therefore, the only person was Oklahoma City. That is why it cost the Jazz Eric Mayno
How big a loss is Eric Maynor? The first question is can Ronnie Price handle the back up point guard duties on this team. Price seems to me to play better when he is at the 2 guard position and as I have mentioned before his Tasmanian Devil approach to the game seems contrary to the control a point guard needs. However, the Jazz committed to him in the off-season with a 2 year contract and he knows the system and brings an energy that no other player brings. Worth noting I am not sure we were that far off of Price playing ahead of Maynor anyway on this road trip.
How good is Eric Maynor? That is still a real question mark. He is struggling with his shot. He is shooting just 36% for the month of December and teams are defending him differently making it harder for him to find open people in the paint. Against teams we have played twice this year he is really struggling v. Lakers 25% v. Spurs 25% v. Orlando 14% shooting.
Maynor is also slight of build and because of that I would be surprised if he was ever able to be a 30 minute a night point guard
Maynor has a great head on his shoulders, he has super moxie, he is feaerless and has a great feel for the game. For all those reason he will have a long NBA career. What is to be determined is he a back-up or a starter? My guess is he is a back-up with a similar career path to former Utah Jazz man Howard Eisley.
To summarize what the Utah Jazz did today was trade a back-up point guard while having another one on the roster and were able to save in the range of $10 million dollars as a franchise. That is disappointing decision because we all like Maynor but I am guessing it wasn’t a hard one.
Finally, this is a little obtuse but in the business parlance of the NBA what the Jazz just did is pretty amazing. They took a late 1st round draft pick that they couldn’t sell or trade on draft day. The most you can sell it for is 3 million and last year the end of the draft’s market was about 1 to 1.5 million. They played the pick for a bunch of games and he contributed to some wins which is more than you would anticipate for a late 1st round pick and then they traded him for $10 million savings. That is a good business move in a span of months.
Now Ronnie Price better be ok as the back-up point guard.
Also we will never see Peter Feshe, I just texted a scout in the league “Can’t play dead.â€
Re: Eric Maynor traded to OKC Thunder
by fmrick on Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:36 am
"I’m very happy for Eric to be joining such a wonderful franchise,†Capel said. "The Thunder is one of the teams of the future and is getting a very, very talented young point guard who has the desire to be great. I think it’s a perfect match.â€