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Agreed. Danny has always been clear about being an opportunist and there never has been a plan that anyone can articulate. You might be right about moving Lauri but that would prove how ridiculous this entire process has been. You trade two all-stars, probably both HOF players and then you...

I have no idea what your threshold is for a "vet" but selling low and selling players that have good contracts and still plenty young to fit with adding assets with Lauri makes no sense whatsoever. And I have been saying on this board for several years that Ryan would not let Clarkson be...

If I am Lauri and you screw around one more year I want out and want out badly. Two years in a row being stuck in the middle and blowing it up before having chance for the playoffs is enough. IMO, the window for tanking is past.....and never needed to happen to begin with.

Or why didnt they really tank either season. There is nothing shortsighted about being confused by a number of the FO moves.

Agreed. And most of the age stuff put out on this board makes no sense. Simone and KO had plenty to offer in any reasonable timeline.

Astute fans.

I was actually wondering if JA would even post these at this point.

Holding on to Lauri and Sexton while staying in sell mode is a non starter. If they get the royal yank again I doubt they will stick around.

Clarkson has stayed in Utah for more than basketball reasons. He has an identity that is a big deal to Smith from an off the court image standpoint. As soon as Donny turned on the Jazz, Clarkson filled the space for Ryan. Many disagreed with me but I have stated multiple times that he was not...

Agreed on the luck part and agreed we have assets but still think we should have gotten some real talent for all stars instead of just picks. Simone should have never been dealt and I dont see why we traded KO either. He has plenty left in the tank, especially as a cerebral of a player as he...

Have said that myself a number of times on this board. In this market you simply cant dump HOF type players who really want to be here and really want to win.

There is a human element in every organization. DA proved in Boston that he didnt care much about it and he is doing as predicted here. If he doesnt use some the mysterious assets to do something this off season it is likely that some of the players he wants to build around will want out. You...

Rudy and Don together was not working but they for sure should have kept one of the two and built around whomever they kept. We would be much better off and still have some good flexibility. I look forward to the day that we once again look forward to game day 82 nights a year instead of draft...

Every front office whiffs on the draft, more often than we would like to admit. It is why trading all-stars only for picks is a high risk game.

I have no idea if I believe in him but writing him off this quickly makes no sense.

Maybe we try and find another Tech. Someone who we can develop and then trade once they start contributing at a low price.

How quickly people fall in love with or dismiss players is amazing to me, especially because of how often quick decisions are proved wrong.

Early in the season you were clear that writing TH off was a bad idea and that people had gone there too soon.I completely agreed. Then after a few decent showings you said everyone had to get on the bus because it was leaving. I said there was plenty of time to get on the bus and that it was...

We made a killing at the trade deadline.

They may not be the guys who turn us into contenders but anyone who is a real contender 100% needs players that do what Simone and KO do.