Game Thread Dec 20, 2022 05:00PM MT: Jazz at Pistons

[Jazzinho]

The difference between the Cleveland and Milwaukee defense from the previous games and Detroit last night was pretty drastic. It was interesting watching a worse defense than us. Detroit is just really bad which was nice for us playing on the back end of a back to back.

Not that we didn't already know this, but our team is pretty firmly in the middle tier of the NBA. We aren't nearly as good as the top teams and not nearly as bad as the bottom teams. It feels like there are giant leaps for us to get to either the top or bottom, and I guess that's how teams get stuck. We certainly don't want to give up a talent like Lauri, but it's going to be hard to bottom out with him in order to surround him with the type of talent we need to compete with the top teams.

Sorry to be a downer, probably the worse I've felt after a win this year.

Trade Conley, JC, Beasley.
Free up minutes to Work on the development of Sexton, Kessler Vanderbilt, Ochai.
Send Lauri to the Finnish military service.
Tank is back on, but the fun of the season is over.

 

[fishonjazz]

When the game started I was wondering if the giant DP on the court was double entendre. I mean, there are two cylinders firing at the same time there.

It was confirmed when Markaanen scored nearly 40 points on 17 shots. He was definitely firing from multiple "pistons".

Pew pew!

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Mike lee is coming for your porn bro. Look out


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[fishonjazz]

The difference between the Cleveland and Milwaukee defense from the previous games and Detroit last night was pretty drastic. It was interesting watching a worse defense than us. Detroit is just really bad which was nice for us playing on the back end of a back to back.

Not that we didn't already know this, but our team is pretty firmly in the middle tier of the NBA. We aren't nearly as good as the top teams and not nearly as bad as the bottom teams. It feels like there are giant leaps for us to get to either the top or bottom, and I guess that's how teams get stuck. We certainly don't want to give up a talent like Lauri, but it's going to be hard to bottom out with him in order to surround him with the type of talent we need to compete with the top teams.

Sorry to be a downer, probably the worse I've felt after a win this year.

I agree with this his completely with one difference. Danny Ainge set us up so well with assets that we dont need to bottom out to level up. We can use draft picks to draft a player that levels us up. Or multiple players that collectively level us up. Or trade picks for a player that levels us up. Or we can use the financial flexibility that we will soon have to purchase a player to level us up.
Plus we have one of the best GM’s in the league who is armed with all this good team building material.

We wont be “stuck” like other teams (portland for example)


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[LogGrad98]

I agree with this his completely with one difference. Danny Ainge set us up so well with assets that we dont need to bottom out to level up. We can use draft picks to draft a player that levels us up. Or multiple players that collectively level us up. Or trade picks for a player that levels us up. Or we can use the financial flexibility that we will soon have to purchase a player to level us up.
Plus we have one of the best GM’s in the league who is armed with all this good team building material.

We wont be “stuck” like other teams (portland for example)


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And we can actually do a combination of all of the above. Get a great prospect from the Minny pick, trade other picks to bring in an impact player, and still sign a solid vet to fill out the team. Our flexibility is so broad it almost makes me worry about analysis paralysis. This is where they need a solid game plan and then the cojones to stick to the plan. Like going into Walmart on black friday, intent on getting a deal on that laptop that is on sale, then being distracted by the 70" tv that is $1k off and blowing your wad on the doorbuster instead.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Perv!

But... so is whoever came up with that logo. Like my friend Bob said...