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What upgrades are needed to make us a contender?

This is exciting. I have a feeling this thread could pop off soon.

I suppose I'll temper my enthusiasm because my eye tells me we haven't beaten an "elite" team yet. But if we can get through this next swing, 14-6 looks very realistic through 20 games. Not a small sample size.
 
PresidioTrojan said:
This is exciting. I have a feeling this thread could pop off soon.

I suppose I'll temper my enthusiasm because my eye tells me we haven't beaten an "elite" team yet. But if we can get through this next swing, 14-6 looks very realistic through 20 games. Not a small sample size.
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Grizzlies, Nuggets, Mavs were playoff teams last year. Wolves too, but Im not sure if they are contenders this year the way they are playing.

Griz would be #1 in West with 7-2 and Nuggets would be 6-2 had they never played us.

Maybe they didnt look elite, because we made them look worse than they are. Thats what good teams do.
 
Conestoga Finn said:
What ever, but one bad trade can destroy and dispel everything good, beautiful, and in longer run, constructive, proactive, progressive, nice, neat, and beloved. No, no haste.

Jazz do not need any big ego-star, blackholing entire system
Jazz do not need any trade for sake of trade for the system
Jazz have benchful of players who are eager to challenge everything, for the system
Jazz have pipeline of guys who would do almost everything to get an opportunity to warm a bench of the system
Jazz have a legion of future hopes who are currently watching, and hoping they would get picked by the system

Dammit. GM must be total fool if he even consider any schemes right now. He can see what we can see, and much more, but...

He must also understand that he is successful in his job when he doesn't have to do anything. Absolutely nothing. Nil. Zero.
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It is always bad habit to quote oneself. With this Jazz, it is not. Everybody was wrong.

Only total idiots even mention a word 'tank' in their random outcomings. We are at the Fansite, PERKELE!
 
We haven't played any elite teams yet but we have played MOSTLY teams that on paper should wipe us off the floor. And we have done the whiping.

What a fantastic season.

As for players that could contribute, look, we are made up of overachieving role players. I think we almost have to get more role players to keep the beat. I am thinking about young, role players who haven't turned the corner just yet. Also, we should be looking for players that play team ball. 2021 Ingles would be a blast on this squad to be honest. He is just out of his prime enough that I think we aim a little younger.
 
With the way Minnesota is playing we are going to be in an extremely good spot. Their pick this year could be an elite asset around the trade deadline and if we decide to keep it we are a playoff team with a lottery pick.
 
Elizah Huge said:
With the way Minnesota is playing we are going to be in an extremely good spot. Their pick this year could be an elite asset around the trade deadline and if we decide to keep it we are a playoff team with a lottery pick.
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I don't think their meh start lasts all season though, but it clearly is huge if they miss the playoffs being unprotected. How funny would it be if Karma gifts the Jazz Wemby with the Rudy pick
 
Elizah Huge said:
With the way Minnesota is playing we are going to be in an extremely good spot. Their pick this year could be an elite asset around the trade deadline and if we decide to keep it we are a playoff team with a lottery pick.
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I highly doubt we move any significant draft capital unless it’s for a stud. I think Danny thought we’d be a lotto team and while I can see him letting it ride I can’t see him letting it ride while giving away chances to land a star.

I think the only guy I could see being available in a three team scenario is OG Anunoby and maybe we slide in with draft capital to grease the wheels on an AD or KD trade.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I highly doubt we move any significant draft capital unless it’s for a stud. I think Danny thought we’d be a lotto team and while I can see him letting it ride I can’t see him letting it ride while giving away chances to land a star.

I think the only guy I could see being available in a three team scenario is OG Anunoby and maybe we slide in with draft capital to grease the wheels on an AD or KD trade.
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Mikal Bridges is the other guy I could definitely see us being in on.
 
Elizah Huge said:
Mikal Bridges is the other guy I could definitely see us being in on.
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I don’t think Phoenix will put him in a deal for Durant as crazy as that seems… think it would be Ayton and all the picks.
 
I disagree when some of you say we haven't play an elite team yet. We do. Memphis and Denver are elite teams. Mark my word, Denver will be in conference final at min this year. Hopefully it against us.
 
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