Rumor: Jazz and DeMarcus Cousins

[fishonjazz]

But the team with a star is going to have a better chance at winning the title than the Allstar-less Jazz. A better record would be cute, but they don't have a guy to win them the ring. Don't think that makes them better in the grand scheme of things. It's all about the title shots.

The talk was of which team is better off out of Sacramento or the jazz (at least thats what I thought was being discussed)

I would rather be the jazz.

 

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The talk was of which team is better off out of Sacramento or the jazz (at least thats what I thought was being discussed)

I would rather be the jazz.

No doubts Sacramento is better off. They have a star, Jazz don't. Therefore, the Kings have a shot at winning a title, the Jazz don't. No matter how neat and tidy their regular season record and point differential ends up being, the Jazz are predestined to fail in their pursuit of a title.

 

[fishonjazz]

No doubts Sacramento is better off. They have a star, Jazz don't. Therefore, the Kings have a shot at winning a title, the Jazz don't. No matter how neat and tidy their regular season record and point differential ends up being, the Jazz are predestined to fail in their pursuit of a title.

Lots of teams have had stars and not won titles. Kings ain't going to with cousins either.
And it has been done that a team of a collection of really good players has won a championship.
And the jazz have much better assets to use to get a star.... One that's preferable to cousins.


But the real clincher is that it isn't just about championships. Neither team has much of a chance of winning a championship so it all comes down to which team is more likely to win more games and get further into the playoffs. I would love to make a bet with you on that one. I will take the jazz and you can take the kings.

 

[fishonjazz]

But the team with a star is going to have a better chance at winning the title than the Allstar-less Jazz.

Not in this particular case.... Normally, sure. But not the kings with cousins. They won't even come close.

 

[Dr. Jones]

so what will our schedule be now that we have traded (nothing) for Cousins?

 

[gregbroncs]

No doubts Sacramento is better off. They have a star, Jazz don't. Therefore, the Kings have a shot at winning a title, the Jazz don't. No matter how neat and tidy their regular season record and point differential ends up being, the Jazz are predestined to fail in their pursuit of a title.

For a star to win a title they have to have a certain attitude on the court. Being a star in and of itself is not enough. Cousins does not have the correct attitude.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

I think many Jazz fans would be fine with that happening. It hasn't btw. Would you be okay having that team fail in the playoffs because they can't make the crucial plays at the end of the game? Jazz won't win anything without a star. The Kings are already ahead of the Jazz in that department. Ya, the Jazz seem like they should be a 'nice' team this year, but they are a team that lacks the guy necessary to truly contend.

lol Boogie ain't contending for anything and certainly isn't the disciplined type to lead a team anywhere near a title. The Jazz as currently constructed don't have a star needed to win a title, sure. But they're on an upward swing with a lot of good young pieces that will play together and always play hard, with a tonne of assets and the hope that one of the current players blows up into the superstar needed (unlikely) or that some of the assets carefully collected can be traded for such star (also unlikely). The Kings have one highly talented piece who doesn't have the aptitude to be a winner and who won't be with the franchise past the next couple years and a bunch of misfits, a hot mess of an organisation and constantly churn through coaches. You tell me which franchise is in a better position to contend anytime soon.

yeah thought so.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Losers

 

[FalseFlagg K]

Losers

winner winner University of Kentucky Fried Chicken Dinner

 

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For a star to win a title they have to have a certain attitude on the court. Being a star in and of itself is not enough. Cousins does not have the correct attitude.

Sounds like pure conjecture. And even Hayward and Favors have two of the most admirable attitudes to the people on this board and neither one has even made the Allstar team. Maybe put three of the Jazz 'core' together and finally they will equal Boogie's production on the court.

 

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lol Boogie ain't contending for anything and certainly isn't the disciplined type to lead a team anywhere near a title. The Jazz as currently constructed don't have a star needed to win a title, sure. But they're on an upward swing with a lot of good young pieces that will play together and always play hard, with a tonne of assets and the hope that one of the current players blows up into the superstar needed (unlikely) or that some of the assets carefully collected can be traded for such star (also unlikely). The Kings have one highly talented piece who doesn't have the aptitude to be a winner and who won't be with the franchise past the next couple years and a bunch of misfits, a hot mess of an organisation and constantly churn through coaches. You tell me which franchise is in a better position to contend anytime soon.

yeah thought so.

But all that means nothing without that guy. They have to give up those assets in order to get the star necessary to realistically compete for and win a title. Seems they did things backwards. Now they gotta slice into that nice group of young players to hopefully find a piece to build around anyway. So what is the point in doing that in the first place if they just have to rebuild around that guy anyway? Should secure the star first and then build.

 

[silesian]

No doubts Sacramento is better off. They have a star, Jazz don't.

Simplistic single factor analysis.

Not picking on LazyD, but there is so much sloppy thinking that goes into this argument.


Define "star" How many are in the league today? If a best player wins a title, he often then is called a "star" If he does not, then he is dubbed to be not a star. So there is some ex post facto stuff going on here.