Am I just a horrible fan or is anyone else kind of hoping the Jazz don't make the playoffs and maybe even tank the rest of the season to give us two lottery picks?  I mean, let's face it.  We're going to be a 6 seed at best and face the Mavs or Lakers. I'd rather not make the playoffs than lose to the Lakers again.  This team is not going to make a run past the first round, period.  I mean if we're rebuilding, which we are, and we already have great pieces to build around and are looking for more, why not tank and get as high a lottery pick as possible and pray with all our might that the Nets lose out!  As long as they play on this continent and not against the Raptors we should be good though. 

Just gonna throw this in...  I would love to see us take Jimmer with a 12-15 ish type pick.  I think it would be cool for the state to get behind him and watch him grow (and no I don't think his game translates well into the NBA, but they dude has skills and he's got heart). 

Apparently no one is untouchable on the Warriors roster.  We have two needs on the Jazz as we all know... a defensive center and a guard who can shoot and be a defensive stopper.  The Warriors are shopping Raja Bell and his expiring contract.  I know he hasn't played for them becuase of wrist surgery but it sounds like he will be back towards the end of the season.  But I would love to see him back in a Jazz uni.

SO this is it...

Raja and Biedrins for Memo and CJ.  We gain about 1.5 mill total in the contracts but Raja is in his last year.  So that could be 5.5 mill off the books next year if it doesn't work out.  But we obvioulsy get Biedrins. I feel he perfectly fits the role in defensive minded center that we need.

Memo could be a peice that Golden State would be interested in. And I feel that he is currently the most expendable peice to the Jazz puzzle right now along with the log jam at the 2/3 spot.

Would you do this trade if it was proposed to you?

Philly gets Booz (maybe someone else)

We get Dalembert and Speights.

We don't really shed any cap space (Dalembert is due 12 mill each of the next two years, Speights 1.6 mill over next 2) but we atleast get rid of Boozer and get a legit center that has just been swept under the rug in Philly since Brand got there and Speights who is a tough scoring forward to back up 'Sap.  I don't know that Philly would do this though.  Although they might because Dalembert is really doing nothing there anyway and Booz's contract will expire after this year.

What do you think?  I would actually be pretty excited about this trade if it could happen.