Markkanen is actually not bad at guarding out on the floor. He just struggles in the post. In the playoffs, the Mavericks showed that just having size on the floor is a deterrent in the half court.
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Markkanen is actually not bad at guarding out on the floor. He just struggles in the post. In the playoffs, the Mavericks showed that just having size on the floor is a deterrent in the half court.
Hearsky
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Retaining or trading for all stars wasn't the point. The point was which free agents that have been all star have we convinced to come play for us. Objectively, none in their prime. Drawing players with options has always been an issue and will always be an issue.
campaignist
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Yep. You can’t teach size. Keep in mind, the guy has played for 3 coaches in 4 years, including Jim Boylen (eww.) The hope would be playing for a competent coach would help him unlock his potential. Likely? No idea. Doable? Yes.
Ineptimusprime
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Yeah, for sure. But who gives a ****. That’s a problem for every other team not in a large market coastal city.
It’s a really a vanity thing more than an actual problem. It’s not holding onto the ones that you do get via draft and trade that becomes a problem.
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Hearsky
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Josh Howard.
Lauri has a 40" vertical, size and a shot. Quin improved Niang maybe he can do the same for Lauri
That’s someone I would trade Bogey for if only for the age difference. Whether Bogey would be enough is a different question.
jom2003
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Drummond is an all-star. Cousins is an all-star. Teague is an all-star. Why not bring them in? These guy would be happy to take anything at this point.
Look, all-star pedigree means nothing unless they could actually play like one for us here in Utah. Cousins isn't any better than Kelley Olynyk at this point of his career. Neither is Teague a better option than TJ McConnell.
We should focus on getting the players with the right fit and potential to succeed on this team. Not the so-called "big-names". Only few teams end up with the real deals anyways. Like how much Boston paid OKC just to take Kemba Walker off of their hand.
I think we need to retain Niang if its a reasonable price. He played very well for his role in the regular season. Even in the first round he was okay. He had a really bad series against the Clippers though. I think he has some value to us still and is still improving. But good be a good trade value if he plays well again.
Hearsky
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Well, that was kind of my point. I don't want any of those three on the Jazz. Just saying we have always had a difficult time drawing good/great free agents to the Jazz with all things being equal. I ****ing hate it. But its a fact. Makes the GM's job much more difficult.
Ineptimusprime
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You could definitely make a case for him being better than Paschall. If they could be had for similar prices, I’d probably take Niang.