Dem beautiful balls race

[Saint Cy of JFC]

This strategy of looking okayish for half a season then full on tanking is beyond dumb. Basically, it’s valuing these late draft picks we are getting from other teams over the ability of our own pick being top 5.

I actually enjoy it. Maybe I'm weird.

I also dont think the Jazz would be a bottom 5 team if they didnt do what they did.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I think it's important to keep fans and players engaged. They know that we're unlikely to contend for the title, but we get half a season of fun, and if things look better than expected, I'm sure they'd be more inclined to ride it out. If you get tanking from the get-go, the whole season sucks.

Yeah, you get to bring rookies along slowly and you get to actually give the team a shot. I think that's important.

I also like the experience of getting to see two different versions of the same team.

And we dont really know what benefit we get yet. The Lakers 2027 pick, the late first this year, the early 2nd.

I think the process has been great IMO.

The only bad move so far has been the Collins trade. The Clarkson extension is probably going to end up being bad too, but I can't really blame the Jazz for that one because the drop off this year was significant and I dont think anyone saw that coming (to that extent).

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I get drafting higher is % wise the smart thing and therefore you should always try to draft as high as possible, but it isnt the end all be all.

Keyonte might end up being a top 5 guy in the class and we got him 16th.

Jalen Williams might be the best player from last year's draft and he went 12th (OKC first team ever to draft the 1st and 2nd best player in a draft?).

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Brooklyn actually has one of the softer schedules left and they fired their coach, so they might get a 'fired coach" bump thing for rest of the season.

Actually looked at it last night and you are right. They’ve been so bad at times and looked checked out even after the change. Obviously got Atlanta twice though.

I think we might be too frisky still. We are hanging in these games so probably win a couple more than we might think. Idk… just get to at least 9 and I’m happy.

 

[whatthe]

It would be the most Jazz karma thing ever to win the lottery this year especially with the duds projected to be the top picks compared to last year where Wemby is guaranteed to be a star.

 

[homeytennis]

Next game the Washington Generals vs the Wiz. I think we want the Generals to win to get a better 2nd round pick.

 

[rocfan1]

I think the move now is to sit Lauri since the front office now has legitimate cover to sit him.

 

[homeytennis]

I think it was coaching malpractice to play Lauri after he bumped knees last night.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I think the move now is to sit Lauri since the front office now has legitimate cover to sit him.

I think it was coaching malpractice to play Lauri after he bumped knees last night.

Is he on the injury report

 

[Jaymz]

I think it was coaching malpractice to play Lauri after he bumped knees last night.

Any injury? Or just subtle pain?


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[homeytennis]

Lauri was limping. This isn't an outlaw basketball tournament. Hardy was putting him at risk for a more serious injury.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

The hawks, nets, Hornets, and Raptors all have won 4 - 6 and 5 - 5 of their last 10 games. The jazz are 1 & 8 since the trade deadline. We are nose diving hard. There are still 22 games left in the regular season. Another 1 & 9 streak with a few 5 & 5s and we are looking good.

I doubt we catch the Hornets, but we are figuring out how to lose better than last year. 8th worst is probably the best we can do, but here's to Miles Bridges taking the Hornets to new heights.