Roster Building From Here - FA and Summer of 2023

[Eddie Zero]

You clearly cannot beat the best teams in a series with a smallish lead guard that is a turnstyle on defense even with elite defenders surrounding him. It rarely ever works clearly no matter how insane he is as a dynamic controller offensively. Maybe they will trade him for Luka smh

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

I want!! Him next to Kessler Lauri and Agbaji is a great fit. He would open so much up for what Kessler and Lauri do!!

You people need to be educated on these players. He would put all those players in optimum position offensively, he’s a hell of a playmaker, putting our offense on another level.

 

[KqWIN]

This probably a wild over-reaction but I am fine rolling into next year with Kris Dunn as a starting pg if we are unable to trade or sign someone meeting the need long-term at a fair price. Would be nice to have someone developing behind him like Wallace or Black... Kris was just so damn good for us and I imagine he'd be pretty solid still with the regular starters and not the tank squad.

I don't feel the need to find all the puzzle pieces this off season. I think that can lead to mistakes at this stage in the team building process and I'm more concerned with making asset positive moves. If we draft/sign/trade for a PG, I hope it's because we think it's the BPA or a strong deal for the team and not to plug a hole. If we open next season with Dunn, THT, and Sexton it's fine as long as we used the resources well elsewhere.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Maybe that was not the best comparison, but I see a short player that doesn't seem to do much on offense or defense without the ball in his hands. I see someone who takes lots of ill advised shots when teammates are open. I see someone who doesn't make his teammates better. I know Clarkston has improved a lot this season at being more of a team player, but that hasn't always been true over his career.

I don’t think you’ve watched him that much. Most of this is erroneous

Trae is in theory ‘awesome’ with a ton of NBA players. Especially bigger ones. Still hasn’t really led to anything in his time with the Hawks.

ECF?? Hello??

Jazz are not going to blow up everything they did in the last year to make a run at Dame, Trae, or any other massive risk for a star with catastrophic shortcomings.

Unless something like a Luka trade possibility shakes loose this off-season, the Jazz are building in earnest.

I guess you are waiting for Leonard, Curry, or Durant to say they want to play for the jazz lmao.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I guess you are waiting for Leonard, Curry, or Durant to say they want to play for the jazz lmao.

You’re gonna love that I probably wouldn’t trade for them either. Can’t build something lasting by burning serious assets for dudes in their mid-30’s.

Build from scratch or cash in the draft chips for a young tier-one star if the possibility comes up. Otherwise, keep the powder dry. Those picks are for building, not burning.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

ECF?? Hello??

Hi. Don’t care

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

You’re gonna love that I probably wouldn’t trade for them either. Can’t build something lasting by burning serious assets for dudes in their mid-30’s.

Build from scratch or cash in the draft chips for a young tier-one star if the possibility comes up. Otherwise, keep the powder dry. Those picks are for building, not burning.

We have the ability to be picky here… don’t want to pull a Minnesota.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Hi. Don’t care

You said he hasn’t done anything of note. He took a ****** team to the ECF that’s noteworthy and because that goes against your baseless argument that he hasn’t done anything you write it off, par for your course though.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

You said he hasn’t done anything of note. He took a ****** team to the ECF that’s noteworthy and because that goes against your baseless argument that he hasn’t done anything you write it off, par for your course though.

I didn’t know I had a par for the course. Thanks for reading.

I acknowledged the ECF and talked about it in other posts. I didn’t say he hasn’t done anything. I said he hasn’t really done anything. As that ECF appearance has proven to be a fluke rather than the norm, and doesn’t impact how I feel about him as a player. You are free to feel differently.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

I didn’t know I had a par for the course. Thanks for reading.

I acknowledged the ECF and talked about it in other posts. I didn’t say he hasn’t done anything. I said he hasn’t really done anything. As that ECF appearance has proven to be a fluke rather than the norm, and doesn’t impact how I feel about him as a player. You are free to feel differently.

Ya it’s fluky because he didn’t have much help. That team has never been well constructed, ever so for him to do it once is still special

 

[RandyForRubio]

I can't use that one anymore or else I'm super dumb apparently.

I’m not sure if you’re trying to prove your statement or not, but I didn’t call you dumb. I called you a mouth breather. While often those two things go together, they are not mutually inclusive.

 

[RandyForRubio]

Nah, @RandyForRubio is an ***-hole.

On a totally unrelated note, you can often tell if a person has never been punched in the face.

Part one is true, part two is false.