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Are we improved from last year

Are we improved from last year?

  • Yes

    Votes: 32 78.0%

  • No

    Votes: 4 9.8%

  • Same

    Votes: 5 12.2%
  • Total voters
    41
  • Poll closed .
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D Will> CP3

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It's tough but I say the same. Losing Boozer,Wes,Korver and Boom Bitches while adding Al and Raja doesn't seem to add much. I think Al will turn out better than Boozer and will help at least on D a little cause of his size,toughness and length. Gaining Bell is huge for toughness,defense,shooting and leadership purposes. Losing Wes AND korver hurts though. They both spread the floor well with their shooting and now we have no real starting 2 guard.

I really thought Shannon was the missing piece but he is not coming here now. The Jazz are going to need big things from CJ and AK this year if they want to go far.
 
D Will> CP3 said:
It's tough but I say the same. Losing Boozer,Wes,Korver and Boom Bitches while adding Al and Raja doesn't seem to add much. I think Al will turn out better than Boozer and will help at least on D a little cause of his size,toughness and length. Gaining Bell is huge for toughness,defense,shooting and leadership purposes. Losing Wes AND korver hurts though. They both spread the floor well with their shooting and now we have no real starting 2 guard.

I really thought Shannon was the missing piece but he is not coming here now. The Jazz are going to need big things from CJ and AK this year if they want to go far.
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Shannon Brown is never the missing piece of anything. Right now are missing piece is Tomic, if he can come here next year and actually amount to a poor man's Gasol, we will be in very very good shape.

But yeah, I think we have improved. I think Sap and Jefferson compliment each other better than Boozer and Sap. Plus I think Hayward is going to be an improvement over Korver.
 
I think this poll is premature

(That's what she said)

I think KOC still has some moves left...when those happen, then Ill answer.
 
Boozer ---> Millsap = Slightly weaker
Okur ----> Jefferson = great improvement
Hayward -----> Matthews = too early to tell, but I'm guessing Hayward will be at least as good by the end of the season

Additionally, our rotation is better now with AK getting more minutes at 4, and Bell giving us toughness when needed.

I'm guessing the Jazz is better, and will end up with around 55 wins.
 
AL will prove to be a slight improvement over Boozer due to length and ability to score on bigs, particularly against Lakers. Bell will increase intensity which is VERY important for this team. Will be no worse than Brewer or Mathews. The passing and dribble penetration of Hayward will more than make up for Korver's shooting.
 
I don't think two extra wins would qualify as much of an improvement. I think ultimately we'll be about as good as we were last year. Hopefully more consistent, and certainly better than where I thought we'd be a week ago. But we're not built to win anything. Which is fine, because I didn't expect that to happen this season anyway.

My guess? We'll finish 4th or 5th, depending on what Denver does.

So...right where we were last season.
 
It all depends on health. Remember last season Miles started off with a thumb injury, then we had AK, then Okur. If we stay healthy, we should be able to improve our win total. Oh, and dont lose to Minnesota twice.
 
Something to think about, if Jefferson and Love couldn't co exist how will they expect Milsap and Al to work well or Okur and Al?

He could have been another defender,great energy guy off the bench that could penetrate and occasionally shoot the 3. We wouldn't have lost as much with Brown in the game as Price. When Price comes in (Most of the time with the lead)everything goes down hill and usually the other team has gotten the game close or even taken the lead. I agree, Tomic is probably the missing piece but adding Shannon Brown couldn't have hurt the team.
 
If last year, the board was asked: "If Boozer was a few inches taller and longer, and Wesley Matthews was replaced by a veteran defender who shoots the 3-ball at a much higher clip, would we be a better team?"

I think anyone who said "no" would be insane.
 
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