And I never said he was untouchable. What realistic trade package makes the Jazz better? I don’t see anything anywhere close to obvious, and that’s saying nothing of the value of continuity/familiarity/chemistry which are real factors. And trading him for a supposedly better fit or talent doesn’t solve the logjam that appears to be the impetus for seeking a trade. So yeah, I don’t really see it.
And yeah, the Jazz look like the best team in the league by a lot and it’s while they’re trying out new ****. They are afforded that luxury because their continuity allows them to workshop stuff while keeping the option of falling back to what worked last year.
I agree that finding a trade is tough, said so myself many times. The usage logjam is a problem in some ways, but having too much is a good problem to have and not really the problem that is the impetus for seeking a trade. The impetus for seeking a trade is that we’ve been historically bad back to back years on defense. That’s the real problem that concerns me.
Strategically we were overmatched, no doubt about it. I was the first to say that Quin failed this team more than anyone. But if you told Quin that, he would turn around and say we have to play this defense where only one player plays defense because everyone else stinks at defense…and he would have a point. There needed to be an upgrade in both talent and strategy.
The only thing I’d be waiting on is to see how Paschall and Gay continue to look and if they can be realistic options to mitigate the defensive concerns. Unfortunately it’s tough to do that in the regular season.
The numbers would heavily support moving Bogey. Guys we’ve discussed like Anderson, Hart, Roco ect aren’t worse than Bogey by the numbers. They are just as good or better. I’m not willing to go that far, but I do think these guys are closer to Bogey than we think. I do believe that they would be propped up by our strong structure and their specific skill sets are sorely needed.
With that in mind, I’m leaning on the side of making a move. I have extreme confidence in our offense with or without Bogey but also a big concern about how we defend better teams in the playoffs. I don’t think this team is bad or has no chance, there’s just room for improvement and every team should be looking to improve. I kinda hate being cast a “hater” because I think this great team can get even better.
