What if we had conley?
I think the Nuggets are built for the playoffs but the Jazz are probably the worst matchup out of the bottom 4 seeds for them.7 seed vs Nuggets is not even a bad scenario. One of the few teams less experienced than us, and not built for the playoffs (IMO). Then you avoid GS until the WCF too.
We'll probably pass the Spurs and Clips though.
But a healthy Exum is gonna be Utah's big free agent acquisition this summer.
Get ready for the Lindsey speech after he fails to sign any significant FA's. Re-signed Rubio, chemistry, blah, blah, brought back Favors and Neto, connectivity, Niang, O'Neal, Crowder, internal development, Exum and Allen, working with Johnny Bryant, blah, blah. Signed Naz Mitrou-Long to replace Thabo, shows how effective development program is, model for the rest of the league, blah, blah, blah.
Fans cheer, management gives him a raise. Ticket prices go up.
But a healthy Exum is gonna be Utah's big free agent acquisition this summer.
Get ready for the Lindsey speech after he fails to sign any significant FA's. Re-signed Rubio, chemistry, blah, blah, brought back Favors and Neto, connectivity, Niang, O'Neal, Crowder, internal development, Exum and Allen, working with Johnny Bryant, blah, blah. Signed Naz Mitrou-Long to replace Thabo, shows how effective development program is, model for the rest of the league, blah, blah, blah.
Fans cheer, management gives him a raise. Ticket prices go up.
If we had Conley, he would have had a few so-so games and you would have said some ridiculous, hateful things about him.What if we had conley?
What if we had conley?
Based on Lindsey's track record. He's clearly shown that profits trump winning. How much can he fetch by selling off another pick? Jazz could have stashed a few young Euros and maybe had some decent players in development mode. Seriously, can we get excited by the addition of Niang, and Cavanaugh and Naz as our 2-ways? None of those guys will EVER be decent rotation players. And you might be able to add Bradley and Allen to that list.
Based on Lindsey's track record. He's clearly shown that profits trump winning. How much can he fetch by selling off another pick? Jazz could have stashed a few young Euros and maybe had some decent players in development mode. Seriously, can we get excited by the addition of Niang, and Cavanaugh and Naz as our 2-ways? None of those guys will EVER be decent rotation players. And you might be able to add Bradley and Allen to that list.
A couple developments--
CJ McCollum went down with a leg injury vs. GSW today. He looks to be out a while. Jazz are 2 games behind Portland with the potential to win a tie-break due to Conf. record.
OKC still has the 5th toughest schedule remaining and is only 1 game ahead in the loss column. Westbrook is suspended for the Thunder's next game due to picking up his 16th technical foul.
Passing the Spurs, Thunder and Blazers would put us in the 4th seed.
But a healthy Exum is gonna be Utah's big free agent acquisition this summer.
Get ready for the Lindsey speech after he fails to sign any significant FA's. Re-signed Rubio, chemistry, blah, blah, brought back Favors and Neto, connectivity, Niang, O'Neal, Crowder, internal development, Exum and Allen, working with Johnny Bryant, blah, blah. Signed Naz Mitrou-Long to replace Thabo, shows how effective development program is, model for the rest of the league, blah, blah, blah.
Fans cheer, management gives him a raise. Ticket prices go up.
I think the Jazz are at $92m if you add Udoh to your list, add the cap hold for a 1st round pick and a minimum roster spot to get to 13 players. I read an article that projects the 2019/20 cap to be $103m, which meand Utah would have $11m if they renounce all other holds (not $18m). By going under the cap, the Jazz then lose the MLE and only have the room exception. I believe they'd also lose the bi-annual exception once they go under the cap.Utah can create the necessary capspace for some moves by renouncing the capholds of Rubio, Thabo, and Raul. But that would only net about 18m or so in capspace. It's still something that will net something in FA before we use the MLE. I only see Utah not guaranteeing Faves if they know someone will come.
I think the Jazz are at $92m if you add Udoh to your list, add the cap hold for a 1st round pick and a minimum roster spot to get to 13 players. I read an article that projects the 2019/20 cap to be $103m, which meand Utah would have $11m if they renounce all other holds (not $18m). By going under the cap, the Jazz then lose the MLE and only have the room exception. I believe they'd also lose the bi-annual exception once they go under the cap.
So really, the only way to get a very good player is to also jettison Favors and then have what remains of cap space plus an exception of ~4.5m.
That's why I said the team might keep the status quo. What does $11m buy you in free agency that the MLE does not? Is it better to shore up a position with the MLE and bring back Favors and also Rubio on a 1+1 deal? That would give Utah $30M+ in expirings at the next deadline, plus decent depth.
I'm not saying I love that strategy. I'm just saying that if the Jazz miss out on tier-1 and 2 FA's, the best approach might be to have extra ammo for the trade deadline, and/or have a ton of space for 2020.