Clark Schmutz

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

Retweeting this take from 8 months ago, anytime it feels relevant.

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

@AJ3Jazz @ohheyitsryn Caleb Wilson will make a much better NBA player than Cam.

[Jeff Biesinger @JeffBiesinger]

I’m going to say something people don’t want to hear.

I do not think Walker Kessler is on the Jazz next year. Someone is going to overpay, and the Jazz aren’t going to match. I think it’s the Lakers, but we’ll see.

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

@Mac_The_Jazz Great Movie. Great book. The Swedish version is best, but the Tom Hanks version is pretty good too.

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

Arthur Fery!!!!!!!!!

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

Yet, they should still do it. Need the talent.

[Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba]

That would mean the following:

Lakers would owe swaps in 28/30/32
They would owe firsts in 31/33

That would tie their picks up in some way five of six years

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

@zarinf Just to be clear: I like the Mo Bamba signing. Low risk high upside.

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

@zarinf Like Mo Bamba? :)

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

@TheMormonNews It was part of the Lake Orion Ward. Remember the Joneses and Nortons and Cillis and Copes…it’s been a long time :)

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

Wow! Jazz Brass and Jazz fans could not have been more wrong about Mitchell’s long term prospects in Cleveland.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

BREAKING: Cleveland Cavaliers All-NBA star Donovan Mitchell has agreed on a four-year, $273 million maximum contract extension that includes a player option for the 2030-31 season and a full trade kicker, CAA's Co-Head of Basketball, Austin Brown, tells ESPN.

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

@TheMormonNews I served in Romeo and Flint. Have lots of love for the Grand Blanc Stake.

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

Well…that was embarrassing.

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

On top of the fact that my kids’ accounts do not have the government funded money I was promised. Seems like it’s a gimmick to garner favor. Doesn’t beat a 529 yet.

[Erick Erickson @EWErickson]

Trump Accounts are a good idea with a fatal flaw that Congress needs to fix. Unlike normal retirement accounts, you put in money after taxes and when you take money out, it gets taxed. In a normal retirement fund, you put in pre-tax dollars that get taxed at withdrawal or post-tax dollars that don't get taxed at withdrawal. Trump Accounts get funded with post-tax dollars that are then also taxed at withdrawal. Congress needs to fix this.

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

@drob801 @bjwhitley1 @grrr22 In a vacuum, it was a good trade. And it may look like a great trade in 3-5 years. But the choice the Jazz made is do we want to give Walker or Keyonte $35 million/year? And I don’t think it’s a clear cut choice.

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

@CadeCottrell @zarinf What is his ceiling on a championship contending team? That’s what the Jazz need to figure out.

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

@HuddleLair Also, we only really have means to sign a FA center or trade for one who makes $15 millionish. But after Dec 15th, we will have Nurk, Hayes, and probably another $12-15 million contract to trade for a center making $20-28 million.

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

@utahjazzfan47 What’s the difference between the 25th best defense and the tenth best in points per 100 possessions?

What has been the defensive difference between the Jazz defense vs the Jazz defense with Walker on the floor? They are the same answer.

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

Okay. But I’d like a public apology on this app when the Jazz have a bottom 10 defense.

[The Real Calvy J @CJRealHoops2]

You know, if the Jazz had just signed Jusuf Nurkić today, we'd all be feeling pretty good about getting a highly capable replacement for Walker Kessler.

Nurk will be a perfectly good starting Center. The Jazz will be just fine

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

@jazzman400 We are the worst defensive team in the NBA until we prove otherwise.

[Clark Schmutz @clarkpojo]

We can chat again in February.

[The Real Calvy J @CJRealHoops2]

The suggestion that Walker Kessler alone could be the difference between a bottom 10 defense and a top 10 defense is the funniest shared delusion among Jazz fans