Either Conley goes or DL you choose...

[Handlogten's Heros]

doesn't matter what size he is, you always do whatever possible to hide your franchise player on defense so he can give his all on offense. Doncic is 6'8 and jokic is 6'10 but their teams still manage to surround them with guys who can take care of all the dirty work so they can save their energies for moment when it matters.

No matter what anyone has ever told you remember... size matters.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Conley. You can make a case that they should have measured Mitchell's height to realize he was only 6'1" and therefore should not have brought Conley over even if he was able to play at the same level he was playing on Memphis. But I'm still glad DL tried to make something happen rather than just sitting around and doing nothing.

You don’t think they knew? The measure people’s god damn hand pads and you don’t think they knew.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

You've just encapsulated Jazz nation in one paragraph.

But you also forgot to mention that 3-4 years later someone from the FO will casually leak how we almost traded for _____, or how _____ was wanting to sign.

Every DL press conference:

“Look we were aggressively pursuing multiple things that could improve the team... you wouldn’t believe how aggressively I was waiting by the phone... I was rocking back and forth, tapping my toes, the whole nine yards. In the end sometimes the most aggressive actions are no actions... so I would describe our mode of operation as aggressively stagnant... we have a firm belief in the direction of this program and the Millers have backed us every step of the way. They were willing to spend aggressively to improve and ultimately we thought that investment might be better used elsewhere. You’ll notice we got new padded comfy chairs for the media room and I’ve currently got some new, really nice file cabinets in my Amazon shopping cart... once I decide what color is best I will be aggressively closing that deal. We’ll also be conducting 450,000 workouts this summer... mostly so that anytime some young guy pops we can say we had him in for a workout and really liked him but went a different direction. I’d just like to close by saying screen assists... thank you”

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

You could put together a good team with all the guys who "were getting ready to come here":

Kyle Lowry
Blake Griffin
Drazen Petrovic
Len Bias

I’ve noticed a newer trend too. People mentioned we had Lu Dort in for a workout and the team was very high on him... I mean we only had three picks we could have used on him so we were a bit limited. Had we had just one more second he was definitely the guy.

So now we have had all these guys in and can use that as part of the proof the program is working if any of them pop anywhere.

 

[infection]

I’ve noticed a newer trend too. People mentioned we had Lu Dort in for a workout and the team was very high on him... I mean we only had three picks we could have used on him so we were a bit limited. Had we had just one more second he was definitely the guy.

So now we have had all these guys in and can use that as part of the proof the program is working if any of them pop anywhere.

So... you’re saying DL is PGABing?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

According to Tony Jones of the Athletic the Jazz are planning on keeping Conley for next season (who knows how they REALLY feel). But also according to Jones, the Jazz are willing to go into luxury tax territory to do what needs to be done.

Hopefully the Jazz can sign Conley long term

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I think Conley has 3-4 more good seasons left in him. Hopefully they can get him at like 15 million per season for 2 more years after this deal runs out.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Conley. You can make a case that they should have measured Mitchell's height to realize he was only 6'1" and therefore should not have brought Conley over even if he was able to play at the same level he was playing on Memphis. But I'm still glad DL tried to make something happen rather than just sitting around and doing nothing.

Holy ****, THEY ****ING KNEW, MATE. How big of a dip-**** are you?

 

[NUMBERICA]

According to Tony Jones of the Athletic the Jazz are planning on keeping Conley for next season (who knows how they REALLY feel). But also according to Jones, the Jazz are willing to go into luxury tax territory to do what needs to be done.

lol. Right. Sure thing.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

lol. Right. Sure thing.

I would like an owner who does say no they won’t pay the tax...
You guys gonna pay the tax... “**** no... I have a cpa that gets me out of income taxes... you think I’m paying that ****”.

I would just appreciate the honesty.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

I disagree. Many of us hated it and were vocal about it even back when it was floated as an idea at the mid-season trade deadline the previous season. I do not believe the majority here ever felt it was a good trade.

I too had little interest in the trade, but there were a fair amount that loved it and flaunted that we only had to give Crowder and Allen to go with the firsts. And most loved the signings af Davis and what’s his name, it escapes me right now.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

I believe him on the first part... Actions speak louder than words on the second part.
Every owner in sports always says they will spend what is necessary to do what it takes... every. owner. Why would they say anything else?

I think it’s fair to mention that the jazz ownership have made claims like this before and have indeed gone into the tax, if I recall it was to match the Portland offer sheet to Millsap. I think they’ll be careful, they won’t go into the tax unless they see a great opportunity. For example they see a sure fire way to add a top star. My best guess anyway.