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this team might just suck.

This season is probably a wash. I expect a 2nd half run, but not expecting much in the playoffs at this point.

I predict this will fuel Donovan to have a great off season, cut down on the media stuff, and come in 2019-2020 in beast mode.

Players that might not be here next year: Royce, Dante, Favors, Rubio. All are on the block for different reasons. Not to say they suck, but it could
be a consistency issue, or not the best fit thing.

I wanted to see what last years squad could do when healthy. So far I'm very disappointed.
 
Catchall said:
I'm worried the Jazz won't be able to attract a free agent if Rubio is the point guard. They have to address the PG situation one way or another. Exum isn't shooting much if any better, unfortunately. PG is just a glaring problem right now.

I wonder what the Jazz's plan was going to be for next season. Rubio expires and the Jazz were interested in second-tier guys in free agency. They wanted to maintain cap space. So I'm wondering what the plan was. Bring back Rubio? Play Exum? Get someone else in free agency?
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Rubio just isnt consistent enough. I like him some nights, and hate him others. I really really wanted him to be the guy. I'm just not seeing it right now.
I hope he can turn it around and have another monster second half, but this wild up and down play is hard to watch!
 
Revolution 9 said:
This season is probably a wash. I expect a 2nd half run, but not expecting much in the playoffs at this point.

I predict this will fuel Donovan to have a great off season, cut down on the media stuff, and come in 2019-2020 in beast mode.
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This is pretty much what I’ve been thinking as well.
 
Revolution 9 said:
This season is probably a wash. I expect a 2nd half run, but not expecting much in the playoffs at this point.

I predict this will fuel Donovan to have a great off season, cut down on the media stuff, and come in 2019-2020 in beast mode.

Players that might not be here next year: Royce, Dante, Favors, Rubio. All are on the block for different reasons. Not to say they suck, but it could
be a consistency issue, or not the best fit thing.

I wanted to see what last years squad could do when healthy. So far I'm very disappointed.
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I agree with everything here for the most part. We will make the playoffs and we might even win a series. Considering what we thought this team was going to be to start the year, it will end up being a massive disappointment (probably 5-10 less season wins and one less series win). In some people's opinion, we were a Rubio being healthy away from making the West Finals last year.

I hope Dante, Favors and Rubio are on the block for different reasons, but I just don't see us putting O'Neale on the block because he makes less than $2 million and he's so close with Mitchell. I see no reason to trade him at this point.
 
A plus of this season is you can potentially get a top 6 pick with a .400 record. There just aren’t that many awful teams. We could get a great draft pick without having to truly embarrass ourselves like most years would require.
 
jope said:
A plus of this season is you can potentially get a top 6 pick with a .400 record. There just aren’t that many awful teams. We could get a great draft pick without having to truly embarrass ourselves like most years would require.
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Our team is way too old to tank. We have to make a run while we can. #norookies
 
LoPo said:
Our team is way too old to tank. We have to make a run while we can. #norookies
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Eh it’s not really tanking if we aren’t losing on purpose. We just might be bad enough to get a #6 pick (currently a .400 team is in that slot) when in most years that level of play would be like the 12th or 13th. You’re never too old to acquire young, cheap talent.
 
jope said:
Eh it’s not really tanking if we aren’t losing on purpose. We just might be bad enough to get a #6 pick (currently a .400 team is in that slot) when in most years that level of play would be like the 12th or 13th. You’re never too old to acquire young, cheap talent.
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We are too good to tank or lose at that rate or make painful trades for the greater good.
 
So basically we're exactly where we were last year at this time....except Gobert isn't injured...but some could argue that that is offset by travel schedule.
 
Dread said:
So basically we're exactly where we were last year at this time....except Gobert isn't injured...but some could argue that that is offset by travel schedule.
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Not really. Last year Utah had a brutal December schedule. One could argue that even WITH Gobert, Jazz may have only been a few games better.

Jazz have regressed while everyone else got better. There were no internal improvement jumps from guys like Dante, Mitchell and O'Neale. Jazz lost some depth in Jerebko by replacing him with "GLeague" Georges.

Lindsey stood still while other GM's ran circles around him.
 
Jack Strop said:
Not really. Last year Utah had a brutal December schedule. One could argue that even WITH Gobert, Jazz may have only been a few games better.

Jazz have regressed while everyone else got better. There were no internal improvement jumps from guys like Dante, Mitchell and O'Neale. Jazz lost some depth in Jerebko by replacing him with "GLeague" Georges.

Lindsey stood still while other GM's ran circles around him.
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But the schedule has been just as brutal this year as it was last year.
 
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