Did I mention winning once? If you don't have anything to say that's in my post, don't reply to it.
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Did I mention winning once? If you don't have anything to say that's in my post, don't reply to it.
Yes, they will. When Cody takes Svi's minutes, and Flip becomes our designated rim protector and the primary defender of Edey, Clingan and Zubac then the Jazz will be suddenly losing way more games.
NBA coaches are wired to win. The fact that they can’t get on the court over Svi and Love says more about them than anything.
Tremendous Upside
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This.
Again, my post says nothing about winning or losing. Did either of you read my post?
My post says something about the developmental benefit of having these vets being meaningless. If/when we get rid of them for little to nothing we won't feel like we're missing out on anything by not having these guys playing minutes.
Tremendous Upside
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Not sure if you're serious, but both of these are pipe dreams.
Jazz will reach a point in the season soon where it's clear we're not a playoff team, and so they'll sell vets. See if they move Niang, Anderson, Svi, etc. That should put guys like Cody, Taylor and Brice in the lineup more.
Regarding Nurkic, I think they're relying on him to help run their offense right now. I could see them keeping him for that reason.
Regarding Nurkic, I think they're relying on him to help run their offense right now. I could see them keeping him for that reason.
I don’t see people dying saying they need to protect their minutes for development. Seems like a small portion of the fan base you’ve found or seen and are clinging onto. I really don’t see it anywhere.
Tremendous Upside
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It's just a strawman.
I have this conversation and see this development angle presented everyday. But I'm not gonna debate you on that, it's not important lol. My post had nothing to do with being "wired to win" or the vets driving wins. I don't understand how that's relevant to my post or how to respond to it. I agree with both statements. The vets don't make us win a lot and Hardy (and other coaches) are wired to win. Those ideas don't contradict anything I said.
You said people are defending their minutes like it’s a bad thing. I merely explained why someone might do that.
If you defend their minutes because it's for development, I'd disagree with you and that's why I mentioned it. If you're saying that Hardy is playing them because he's wired to win and not necessarily for development, I'd agree with you. Those aren't competing ideas. Ironically, the ideas you and TU have brought up compete with each other more than they do my own post.