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Here's how I hope this period goes down. Walker/his agent says: we have this offer from X team and we're going to sign the offer sheet which is structured in a non Jazz-friendly way....But we are willing to sign with you instead for the same money in a way that's more friendly to the Jazz cap...

If you ever envision him playing different, whether that be on or off ball, we should start playing him more like that even if it starts in small doses. That's all I said. You were the one who said his role is exactly what it will be.

His catch and shoot 3 point shooting is 60% during this stretch. Seems unsustainable. If we were to set his 3FG% to 38% instead of his actual 45% during this stretch and keep everything the same he'd be about league average TS%. On the more optimistic side, I think there's a happy medium...

No such thing as a period with exclusive negotiating rights :P If Walker's agent isn't already talking to teams he has a horrible agent. If he does agree during that period, no chance he didn't know what he could get from other teams.

I don't really see how that follows. He needs to increase his FTr in any role, but you can increase his role regardless. And according to you he is playing the exact role so even if he did increase his FTr he cannot have any other responsibility.

See post above. I don't think changing his responsibilities necessarily means you have to put him in a heavy ball handling situation. If you're saying his role is the exact same, he can only be a 16.7% usage player with Lauri because that's what his current role is.

I also think MPJ popping off removes some of the "relies on Jokic" stuff. Like obviously playing with Jokic helps the majority of players, but Watson would not be the first player who thrived in a role that wasn't available with Jokic. If we were to break the bank I'm still leaning towards...

And surely there are more ways to get involved even without the ball. If we had prime Klay and prime Lauri on the same roster, I'm sure Hardy would find a way to get the both involved a ton without necessarily putting the ball in their hands. There's room for Ace to be more than a 16.7% usg...

I think there's a world where Ace doesn't develop much and is a below usage player with very few offensive touches like Jabari Smith....might even be the most likely scenario. But I think it's kind of crazy to limit him when he's 19 years old.

Ace is eventually going to have to play with Lauri, so I agree with keeping him a starter and playing him in those minutes. He just needs a touch of different responsibilities when he is sharing the court with Lauri. We should start playing Ace more like the way we envision him long term. Small...

MIL’s best plan of action is to try to win the lotto. If they win the lotto they can proceed with Giannis+Top4 rookie or trade the pick. If they don’t, just trade him in the summer. This year is a lost cause for them. Crazy that ATL has the better of NOP/MIL….so they’d need two teams to hit the...

MEM and MIL are both tank contenders.

There’s a finite amount of touches Ace can get with Lauri if you’re only going to limit him to off ball stuff. To keep his opportunities up you need to stagger him with Lauri or start using him a little bit more in different ways.

Just finished this one. Interesting lineup to close the game to say the least. Kinda seemed like Hardy had his rotation planned out and stuck to it. Don’t think he was truly coaching to win that one. Nurk was good, but we kinda froze out the rest of the offense in the 4th.

When the Jazz stop tanking, we will care about its role in player development the same as every other team that tanked.