sick of being treated like the nba's step child

[Park Bites]

@oldtimer I agree, I read these articles and see these crap trades and I am thinking why in the hell would the Jazz do that trade. Like Markkanen to OKC for Bertans and 3 or 4 draft picks. There is no way the Jazz are not getting 1 or more of Dieng, Poku, the other J Williams, Wallace, Giddey, or Mann.

 

[underdog]

I have to agree with this.
Lauri's possible trade to OKC or anywhere-else will open more minutes for Hendricks and that's good for him.

To me this jazz ''rebuild'' is not a real rebuild it is more a retool.
So why not Jazz won't go real rebuild especially now when they are stuck on mediocrity.

Even a jackass knows that when Jazz will be officially ready to compete for playoffs and championship titles Lauri will be over 30 yrs old.
So cash-in Lauri's trade value now when it is high and go full rebuild and tank hard next 2-3 yrs to find franchise talents which can help Jazz to win a titles.

LOL all the above from someone who (based on earlier posts here) couldn't care less about the Jazz.

 

[oldtimer]

Well I did start by saying he’s a good player, but you either don’t understand or you didn’t really bother to read. We are a rebuilding team. Maybe Hendricks can develop for a year sitting on the bench watching KO, but he has to be out there for sure next season but preferably the second half of the season. Just like last year the jazz Will finally pull out all the stops and again out right full on tank. So why do we need him. We will be able to pull an asset out of a contending team at the deadline.

He absolutely should be traded, and I believe he will be unless the jazz make a trade for a star, and I don’t see it happening. He’s not going to help us make the playoffs or even win more than a game if even that. Lol

i read and i understood your post i just do not accept your conclusion the KO has to go to get more time for Hendricks. Its okay to have different opinions, isn't it? if not i will pretend to agree with you and move on while secretly believing im still right.

 

[Park Bites]

i read and i understood your post i just do not accept your conclusion the KO has to go to get more time for Hendricks. Its okay to have different opinions, isn't it? if not i will pretend to agree with you and move on while secretly believing im still right.

you must be married? that is one of the secrets to a good marriage.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

i read and i understood your post i just do not accept your conclusion the KO has to go to get more time for Hendricks. Its okay to have different opinions, isn't it? if not i will pretend to agree with you and move on while secretly believing im still right.

Lol, still not getting it. We don’t need him, not because he just is ahead of Hendricks, but there is no point to him being on this team. All he does is worsen our pick but not enough to make the playoffs so what’s the damn point.

 

[oldtimer]

Lol, still not getting it. We don’t need him, not because he just is ahead of Hendricks, but there is no point to him being on this team. All he does is worsen our pick but not enough to make the playoffs so what’s the damn point.

i get it. minivan is full tank. i was there last year because there were a lot of guys i liked in the draft. this year not much. for the record im not saying dont trade KO. im saying dont give him away. combine him JC or THT and a draft pick and get someone really young and good.

 

[checkbookdoc]

#Nevertank.

If you still want a full tank after seeing what Detroit is going through I don’t really know what to say. You are more likely to win a championship by not sucking than by sucking as much as possible. Look at history. What teams have won by going full tank? What teams have made finals by going full tank?

 

[HermanG]

#Nevertank.

If you still want a full tank after seeing what Detroit is going through I don’t really know what to say. You are more likely to win a championship by not sucking than by sucking as much as possible. Look at history. What teams have won by going full tank? What teams have made finals by going full tank?

Tanking protagonists will always point out that when a bad team turns good it was proof of tanking being successful. They also always talk about being stuck in mediocrity being the worst thing ever.

However if you go through the list of champions, you can find a lot more "stuck in mediocrity" teams that won a chip than teams that built through a full tank. Denver and Milwaukee being the latest examples. Bucks have finished bottom 3 in the conference ONCE in the past 20 years and that netted them the 2nd overall pick and Jabari Parker who they didnt even resign after his rookie deal. Nuggets have not finished bottom 3 in the conference once in the past 20 years, but instead had 5 consecutive years finishing 9th to 12th.

And even the most recent champion who built through a full blown tank (the Lakers) didnt actually win with the players they got from tanking, but instead players they signed from FA or traded for.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

#Nevertank.

If you still want a full tank after seeing what Detroit is going through I don’t really know what to say. You are more likely to win a championship by not sucking than by sucking as much as possible. Look at history. What teams have won by going full tank? What teams have made finals by going full tank?

Spurs

 

[HermanG]

Spurs

The worst example ever.

Spurs finished top 5 in the conference every year except when they got hit by massive injuries. They didnt gut their roster like you want to do. Their tank for Duncan started by accident, and while Pops made it sure they maximize the lost year they also lucked out big time with the lottery odds. Celtics had like twice the % they did.

 

[HermanG]

Spurs

These are the Spurs conference finishes in the time period. Now try and argue this is the same type of tank you want to execute.

 

[FrenchJazzFa]

'm not sure there is a perfect strategy. Tanking may not be an issue but the example people show here concerns teams who are win title or who are much more exciting market than SLC. How do we get a su[perstar, i'm talking about KD Steph, Dame level. Not by trade for sure, the main point for me is to be lucky with the draft but also to add good players and work on chemistry team. Minny got KAT and ANT by draft. They add Mac daniels, Rudy , Mike. Slomo by trading smart. They may not win a title but at least they probably in PO for the coming year and look like a contender..