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Investment Strategy
Posted by: ST Spalding on March 7th, 2012
The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of the Utah Jazz.Investment strategy – Asset evaluation
Just like in financial planning (no I’m not one but will play one here), an investor needs a clearly defined investment strategy to be successful. Are you investing for the long term in products that are secure and predictable, or are you looking for a big/quick score with a high risk high reward option. Also, you must be able to monitor, evaluate and then react to your assets on hand and what options are otherwise available in the market.
Clearly, KOC has a plan. Look at the roster. Look at the payroll. Look at the assets. All of our big money contracts are gone after another two years. All of our “assets” will mature over this same two year period. We have low risk high reward options (2 lottery picks next year) to invest.
So sticking with the strategy to reap all our rewards in year three, what can we do now at the trade deadline? First, stick to the plan. Build additional options to grow your investment (additional draft picks). DO NOT take on any contracts beyond three years. Only add assets that are low risk high reward. Take advantage of the market, who is desperate and willing to compromise for short-term gain.
In my mind, we only have to two assets that should be used (CJ and Howard) – and only via trade with teams that must overreach. Boston and LA Clips are a good example. IF LA wants Ray Allen, they might not have enough to pull it off. In steps KOC. We send Boston CJ and get Bledsoe from LA and Pietrus from Boston.
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=6t5lmvg
If folks are still in a hurry to move Harris, then send him and Howard to Dallas for Marion and a second round pick.
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7uuopq4
These moves get us a young PG and two seasoned/versatile wings with contracts that are gone in three years.
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I think Millsap is another asset we have to trade. Favors needs to start and Millsap deserves to be a starter. Therefore one needs to be moved.
Great post! I like that you addressed the options of expiring contracts. Thats a big deal when assessing value in any kind of trade by deadline. Do we really want to get stuck bogging down our salary with big contracts? No. we need to maintain that flexibility to keep adding the right pieces. Our trade exception is so much more valuable this summer at draft time than right now. Think teams are acting desperate now? What if celtics dont end up moving their vets and they are stuck with contracts and no draft picks? just wait til that loaded draft board clock starts ticking, and teams dance for options.
Disco, I kind of also agree. The team chemistry is starting to show some tale signs of what might happen next year or even by the end of this year if Millsap were to have to continue to have this overhanging comparison battle between his production and up comming rookies.
If we can get another first round pick I would trade SAP too – but no big contract back !!
Nice post ST
I agree with this post. The only problem the jazz really have is to many players at certain positions. They just need to grow, they don’t need to go add veterens because that will just add to the problem of the lack of playing time for young players. I believe the young players the jazz have will be very good and we just need to be a little patient. At the same time, there is no reason not to make a trade involving someone like miles or bell to speed the process up.
Millsap, especially if Al has found the holy grail of passing out of the post!
Miles for a second Round pick seems like a good trade at this point. Get an asset, and free up time for Burks.
Only thing is, Shawn Marion BLOWS. What a terrible player. OK he’s a good defender. Big for a SF. Everything else about him is AWFUL. If Marion was all alone on a basketball court, HE STILL COULDN’T MAKE A LAYUP. Well maybe after 3-4 tries. And a terrible free-throw shooter to boot.
On a sidenote, wanna know who else is an awful basketball player? One of the worst defenders in the league? Couldn’t create his own shot if the fate of the world depended on it? Only scoring option is to hang out on the wing and wait for a pass?
Kyle Korver. All around terrible basketball player.
Wanna know who’s playing better than Korver this season? CJ FREAKIN MILES. HAHAHA!
I Love that the Bulls got ripped off with Carlos Boozer and Kyle Korver! Imagine if that team actually had a GOOD power forward, not a lazy half-ass like Booz.
Intelligent post. Either waiting two years or trading our big contracts for draft picks are both good options. In two years we are going to want to resign Hayward and Favors, and then the same thing for the two years after. Imagine if we got one more lottery pick, three in all, this year. We could address all of our positions, and have them for many years to come.
Because of the addition of Carrol I am inclined to beleive that somethin is happenen at trade deadline , but I could be wrong , just a gut feelin .
But I like that we should let contracts expire before we load us up with more , unless it brings us a wing that shoots lites out . This would helps us in our quest for the playoffs .
Go Jazz and go KOC !!!!!!!