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Poor Jazz Roster Construction

Ellis269 said:
Caruso would’ve been a great option. Dude has skills and he’s been working this offseason. He is absolutely jacked.
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That pic was photoshopped... he said so... everything else you said is true doe... I would have loved to have him... sigh...
 
First off, it’s a bad take, secondly, with the salary cap, you’re simply not going to have EVERYTHING on your NBA roster. The Jazz aren’t going any further in the playoffs until they can score more points. Period.

As badly as we all wanted the Gobert/Favors combo to work, it was something that was gonna hold us back until we decided to move on. I could give you numerous problems with the Raptors roster heading into last years playoffs, but in the end, that team ended up being greater than the sum of its parts. Hell, aside from Golden State these past few years, you could point out 2 or 3 fatal flaws from any of the legit “contenders”.

While Utah’s offseason is just good on paper at this point, 1 major thing keeps bringing me back to the fact that it’s ok to be downright giddy heading into this season: This roster is constructed of proven players that compliment each other’s games almost perfectly. Even taking off my Jazz-colored goggles, there’s not many teams over the past 5-10 years that boasted a more complete roster.

I’m absolutely convinced that the 6ers-Clippers-Jazz have far and away the 3 most complimentary rosters in the NBA.
 
Jazzman12 said:
First off, it’s a bad take, secondly, with the salary cap, you’re simply not going to have EVERYTHING on your NBA roster. The Jazz aren’t going any further in the playoffs until they can score more points. Period.

As badly as we all wanted the Gobert/Favors combo to work, it was something that was gonna hold us back until we decided to move on. I could give you numerous problems with the Raptors roster heading into last years playoffs, but in the end, that team ended up being greater than the sum of its parts. Hell, aside from Golden State these past few years, you could point out 2 or 3 fatal flaws from any of the legit “contenders”.

While Utah’s offseason is just good on paper at this point, 1 major thing keeps bringing me back to the fact that it’s ok to be downright giddy heading into this season: This roster is constructed of proven players that compliment each other’s games almost perfectly. Even taking off my Jazz-colored goggles, there’s not many teams over the past 5-10 years that boasted a more complete roster.

I’m absolutely convinced that the 6ers-Clippers-Jazz have far and away the 3 most complimentary rosters in the NBA.
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What numerous problems did the Raptors have?
 
Well he did say he loved what we did this offseason, not sure about the rest of the post. Who could have they realistically added at the 4. I can think of someone who is athletic like jordan bell who has defensive potential but his offensive game is very limited. Not sure if its worth it.
 
I don't think there's a single poster here who wouldn't have wanted to keep Favors while still getting all the players that we did.

The FO had to choose, and based on the last couple of playoffs, I think they chose right.
 
Lakers_Slapper said:
"Mr. Slapper isn't half as bad as what your mamma calls me at night. Check your birth certificate. Mr. Slapper, may answer questions you've been holding for years.
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Dad? Is that really you? You ****ing deadbeat, you owe me 18 years of maintenance, pay or its your knee caps. Cash or cheque its up to you, 50k should cover it, by Monday. Thanks in advance for your understanding.
 
SuperHooper said:
While I love a lot of what Lindsey and Zanik did with the Jazz roster this summer (e.g., adding shooting and playmaking with Conley and Bogey, replacing solid backup center play with Davis)... I think they refused to provide any kind of athletic depth at the 4 - the Jazz will be quite short there (Jingles, Bogey, Royce, Green, Niang lol). Defense and rebounding with size and athleticism at that position was not only neglected, it seems it was completely ignored.

Clearly the modern NBA is more positionless and centered on shooting than ever, and traditional power forwards have mostly been replaced by nimble tweeners that can play more on the perimeter. But it’s also about having flexibility with wide varieties of combinations to adapt to one’s opponent. And the Jazz have only one style of 5-man (defensive-oriented and 0% perimeter threat), and only one style of 4-man (undersized, and relatively unathletic shooter). It makes us one-dimensional in that respect IMO.

What small-ball lineup could we ever possibly put out there against the Draymond’s, Horford’s, and AD’s of the NBA? Who on the team can hold against bigger forwards, lock up guards on the perimeter AND protect the rim and crash the boards? A 33 year old Jeff Green??? If you’re depending on him for anything you’ve already lost - that’s why he’s making the min. And the FO spent their final roster spot on ANOTHER non-athletic 6ft8 shooter, this one from a second-rate European league. William Howard very well may be a diamond in the rough, but he’s entirely duplicative of the rest of our 3-4’s.

In addition to the questionable backup PG options, I’m afraid this oversight will be costly at some point this season in their pursuit of a title. That’s compacted with the FO never recognizing the value in leaving a single roster spot open for buyouts/additions. Many teams are way too roster shift-happy, but it takes far too much for this FO to realize a mistake and change ANYTHING midstream.


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