> You know, we gave Utah a lot of special moments. But you know, we didn’t get the job done. Him and I have a great relationship, despite what people may feel. On the court, it didn’t work (in terms of winning a title). I don’t hate Rudy. He doesn’t hate me. It was just one of those things where it just didn’t work out, and I feel like we live in a world where everybody’s gotta hate each other and there’s gotta be some negative thing and that’s just not the case. When I see him on Sunday, I’m gonna give him a hug and smile and laugh. And when we’re on the court, it’s time to go at it. That’s really what it is.
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Questions: Who were you worried that you were gonna lose?
> Darius and (Mobley), JA (Jarrett Allen) — those were the three guys. And I didn’t know the rest of our roster, but Darius and Evan for sure, because I knew what was being asked (of the Jazz in trade talks) from New York.
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Question: What all was being asked by New York?
> I was told it was RJ (Barrett) and hella (draft) picks. That’s what I heard. And I thought that was happening. I thought that was it. I’m there (on the East Coast) all offseason. I’m there in the summer. So that’s why I thought, “All right, this is gonna be a long haul in Cleveland (if they gave up Garland, Mobley and/or Allen in the deal).” But when I found out those guys were (not in the deal), it was like, “All right, we can really do something. Like, we really could do something.” Nothing to slight the guys that were involved in the deal going to Utah. But for me, it was just like, “We have the talent.” I said it at the press conference: Our talent is scary, but we’ve got to go out there and do it.
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Question: So one other thing I have not had clarity on is that if you go back to last year, and we had reported that, essentially, if the Jazz were going to move you that you were focused on Brooklyn, New York and Miami.
> I never said that. I don’t know where that came from. I didn’t say that. I didn’t say a lot.
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>I was told it was RJ (Barrett) and hella (draft) picks
really doesn’t look like that bad of a deal
That isn’t good for drama though
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In pick up there’s always that guy you don’t enjoy playing with but you know you’re going to win together so you settle for it.
The Jazz had a lot of great seasons together where they got a lot of wins in the regular seasons and beat down on teams but just like pick up when you’re playing against other teams that are good, know how to play together and on top of that are having fun with it, you’re going to lose.
Basketball is a game of relationships, you don’t have to like the guys you play with to win, but being friends and having a bond with them sure is going to help.
I don’t believe him, but it was the right thing to say.
>we have a great relationship. I don’t hate him
Watching Jazz last 6 or so years was fun: Jingles, Rudy, Don, Ricky, Mike, JC, Jae, Derek, Bojan. They had major injuries a few years in the playoffs that could have seen them go further, but i still remember that first season after Grogdon Haywarts left; Jingles became a starter and Don was a rookie, upsetting the PG and Westbrook Thunder, Rudy stopping everything inside, Don averaging 30 as a rookie in the playoffs, and headband Jingles waving and blowing kisses to a very upset crowd. And the Don “you did this”. They were the underdog upstarts who became the big three faces of the Jazz, an outside lottery pick, a 27th pick and a journeyman from Australia and Europe. Now they have all left home and finding a new way 🌹
That doesn’t sound like a great relationship
“he doesn’t hate me”
That’s it after 5 years? Lmfao.
Team kept choking leads bc of this lack of chemistry between the 2 guys getting $30 mil