The official: Please tank properly this year.

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I guess the good part is that the West is so strong this year, and since there isnt a generational talent on the line, just being the worse wont really take all that much effort.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

We are riding a bunch of vets and somehow still find ourselves down big at home against a Magic team that's running their young guys

That’s what happens when a team features mediocre guards, and freezing out your number one option because of it. And we aren’t running hardly any action for him inside the 3pt line. He’s basically become a volume 3pt shooter. Yes he’s a great 3pt shooter but it’s making our offense and him easy to defend.

Oh now that I see the replay Keyonte was drifting to the 3pt like and Kelly threw it like he would go for 2. Kelly was right. Jazz only need one and Kelly wa throwing into a wide open middy

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I hate the fact that SAS gets huge credit for getting lucky 1 year. Like everyone been praising them in the media for being some sort of geniouses.

Anyone with half a brain realizes that Rockets or Pistons were the REAL tryhard tankers. And if either gets Wemby its much more of a "game over" situation.

Like imagine Green/Duren/Smith/Wemby? Or Cade+Wemby as a duo?

San Antonio also gets Toronto's pick this year. So San Antonio could be adding two more lottery picks. Assume that they'll get a quality PG with one of them.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Below is what our competition has been doing. It's Sam Hinkie-style "Trust the Process" kind of stuff.

OKC
2021 - Drafted Josh Giddey (#6)
2022 - Drafted Chet Holmgren (#2), Ousmane Dieng (#11), Jalen Williams (#12)
2023 - Drafted Cason Wallace (#12)
They're loading up with lottery talent. No playoff appearances those seasons. They added 5 lottery talents around SGA.

HOU
2021 - Drafted Jalen Green (#2)
2022 - Drafted Jabari Smith (#3)
2023 - Drafted Amen Thompson (#4)
They're loading up with Top 5 picks. No playoff appearances those seasons.

SAS
2020 - Drafted Devin Vassell (#11)
2021 - Drafted Joshua Primo (#12)
2022 - Drafted Jeremy Sochan (#9)
2023 - Drafted Victor Wembanyama (#1)
They're loading up with lottery talent. No playoff appearances those season.

We can add Detroit and Orlando...

DET
2021 - Drafted Cade Cunningham (#1)
2022 - Drafted Jaden Ivey (#5)
2023 - Drafted Ausar Thompson (#5).

ORL
2021 - Drafted Franz Wagner (#8)
2022 - Drafted Paolo Banchero (#1)
2023 - Drafted Anthony Black (#6)

Jazz have one top-5 pick on their roster, and it's...... Kris Dunn.

 

[Step-Back Hook]

This is a tanking team. We have to do nothing more. Just start the rookie guard asap and built the chemistry with him and our bigs. Get the 1st rounder in the summer and be active in the FA and trade market - find veteran mentors and some wing that can pass a bit. I thats not the plan then sell Lauri high so he does not have to waste his whole prime with this...

 

[homeytennis]

If the Jazz put forth many more efforts like yesterday, it's time to let all three rookies play big minutes along with Kessler and Ochai.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

Alright, I traded Lauri in fantasy, as much as I enjoyed watching him, so that I could fully support letting him milk a minor injury for months. Let’s do this thing

 

[Shad]

FULL SPEED AHEAD FOLKS. CHOOOOOO CHOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Mongoose]

This Jazz team is looking pretty bad. The tank appears to be in full force.

 

[Mongoose]

What’s the Jazz tank call? Dragg for Flagg… sagg for Flagg? I dunno just spitballing

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

What’s the Jazz tank call? Dragg for Flagg… sagg for Flagg? I dunno just spitballing

Ummm I have bad news.

 

[Mongoose]

Ummm I have bad news.

Wha…? So the Jazz are still not tanking properly?