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Are their currently any roster spots open for training camp?
They can have a max of 20 right?
 
If Cody Williams has a positive enough impact, the Jazz might want to start him at the 3, move Lauri to the 4, and bring Hendricks off the bench. (Assume Keyonte and either Clarkson or Sexton are starting in the backcourt.)
Then it should be called the battle of Williams vs Lauri for the SF position. Expecting that a rookie can dislodge the leader of the team from his most natural and clearly preferred position (where he became an All-Star, no less) over the course of his first months in the league...is something.
 
It cannot possibly be that difficult to understand that either Williams or Hendricks could start next to Lauri next season. It does not change Lauri’s role in the slightest.
 
Then it should be called the battle of Williams vs Lauri for the SF position. Expecting that a rookie can dislodge the leader of the team from his most natural and clearly preferred position (where he became an All-Star, no less) over the course of his first months in the league...is something.
Lmao, he was the nominal PF in his All-Star season....
 
Lmao, he was the nominal PF in his All-Star season....
I don't know what he was nominally but in 22-23 he started first with Kessler-Vanderbilt and then with Kessler-Olynyk. It was Vanderbilt and Olynyk who matched with the opposing PFs. Lauri is not great defending strong and/or physical PFs and it is easier for him to overwhelm the SFs on his drives to the basket. . He can play the 4th but a lot of his height/strength advantage is lost against them.

In general, star veterans do not want to play out of their preferred positions and usually push back on those attempts, see AD.
 
We need to let the young dudes play this year, take their lumps, develop and see who should be considered a legitimate piece for us going forward.

But we will probably start the year playing Mills, Clarkson, Sexton, and Collins heavy minutes while winning just enough games to screw us out of the Flagg sweepstakes.
 
Hope this year we really tank , things that we should have done for 2 years. Have the feeling that we waste 2 years for not much return. Let's see what season bring.
 
Isn’t it obvious? Lauri played HORRIBLE with Simone because he had to play PF and that’s why he was so happy to see him traded. Lauri can only play SF and will be unhappy if forced to play the 4 with Cody instead of the 3 with Hendricks. This is a massive deal. It is straight up disrespectful to Lauri to play Cody and take away his rightful position.
 
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Hope this year we really tank , things that we should have done for 2 years. Have the feeling that we waste 2 years for not much return. Let's see what season bring.
Hardy is going to play Mills, Sexton, Clarkson, Collins enough to prevent the tank
 
I haven’t watched Cody play other than some highlights. I read an article talking about the potential for the jazz to have a very big lineup if they played Key, Cody, Hendricks, Lauri, Walker
Is this something that is feasible or is Cody too slow to play the 2 guard position?


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I haven’t watched Cody play other than some highlights. I read an article talking about the potential for the jazz to have a very big lineup if they played Key, Cody, Hendricks, Lauri, Walker
Is this something that is feasible or is Cody too slow to play the 2 guard position?


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Not feasible right now, but maybe at some point in the future. I think Key would have to do too much there atm.
 
Not feasible right now, but maybe at some point in the future. I think Key would have to do too much there atm.
I mean, that's what they have shown they want to do to an extent. They want to put a lot on Keyonte's plate. Not like winning is the goal, so anything is technically feasible.
 
If we're not even going to give Sexton the chance to be a starter, we should have traded him already. If you don't believe in him, just trade him, but to just keep him around as a 6th man for no reason is just poor management.
 
If we're not even going to give Sexton the chance to be a starter, we should have traded him already. If you don't believe in him, just trade him, but to just keep him around as a 6th man for no reason is just poor management.
I think the issue is if you start him and you lose a ton of games, that's not going to do anything for his value as he will still be seen as he is currently seen by a lot of people, a good stats/bad team player? Like what are the odds he has a better statistical season, at least in terms of efficiency, than last year?

If he's the 6th man and excels in that role then teams may see his value being higher? Any playoff team who trades for him is going to be putting him as their 6th man, I would assume. Maybe the Spurs really exceed expectations to a wild degree and they decide they want to add Sexton? I struggle to think of a playoff team who would view Sexton as their starting PG, maybe the Magic? But every podcast I listen to they talk about how Orlando purposefully didnt pursue a PG because they really want the ball in Paoloa/Franz's hands.

At least that's the only spin I can really think of, but the same can be said for Clarkson as a starter vs bench role, so idk.
 
I think the issue is if you start him and you lose a ton of games, that's not going to do anything for his value as he will still be seen as he is currently seen by a lot of people, a good stats/bad team player? Like what are the odds he has a better statistical season, at least in terms of efficiency, than last year?

If he's the 6th man and excels in that role then teams may see his value being higher? Any playoff team who trades for him is going to be putting him as their 6th man, I would assume. Maybe the Spurs really exceed expectations to a wild degree and they decide they want to add Sexton? I struggle to think of a playoff team who would view Sexton as their starting PG, maybe the Magic? But every podcast I listen to they talk about how Orlando purposefully didnt pursue a PG because they really want the ball in Paoloa/Franz's hands.

At least that's the only spin I can really think of, but the same can be said for Clarkson as a starter vs bench role, so idk.

If he fails as a starter, the result will be teams thinking he's a 6th man. In other words, you are guaranteeing the negative scenario for the Jazz without giving yourself the chance of having the positive which is that he continues to prove himself as a starter or more. He played extremely well as a starter, but one of the main reasons his trade value is still not amazing is because he hasn't done it for a full season. I think continuing his play will go a long way in terms of proving it wasn't a fluke and make more teams believe.

Maybe teams will simply never believe in Sexton as a starter, but playing him as a starter will not make them think less of him as a 6th man. I don't think playing him as a 6th man does anything for his value except guaranteeing it won't increase.

Personally, I've gone back and forth on Sexton. I can see the rationale for being high and low on him....but if he's here, you've at least got to give him the chance. Keeping him here and solidifying the low end outcome just isn't good management IMO.
 
If he fails as a starter, the result will be teams thinking he's a 6th man. In other words, you are guaranteeing the negative scenario for the Jazz without giving yourself the chance of having the positive which is that he continues to prove himself as a starter or more. He played extremely well as a starter, but one of the main reasons his trade value is still not amazing is because he hasn't done it for a full season. I think continuing his play will go a long way in terms of proving it wasn't a fluke and make more teams believe.

Maybe teams will simply never believe in Sexton as a starter, but playing him as a starter will not make them think less of him as a 6th man. I don't think playing him as a 6th man does anything for his value except guaranteeing it won't increase.

Personally, I've gone back and forth on Sexton. I can see the rationale for being high and low on him....but if he's here, you've at least got to give him the chance. Keeping him here and solidifying the low end outcome just isn't good management IMO.
I mostly agree with you here.

I'm high on Sexton. I wish he was a more cerebral defender, because unlike most, I believe in him as a lead guard, especially with an offense formed around drive/kick with Lauri.
 
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