DL certainly has dodged some bullets recently

[Stoked]

You have to totally subjugate yourself to doing whatever the "King" wants when you play on his team, and few good NBA players are that submissive. It's understandable why Kyrie left the Cavs and / or people didn't want to play with Kobe. That's why Tristan Thompson who is little better than an average player has done well with the Cavs because he has totally submitted to his role.

I’d agree for a weak franchise with weak players, weak coaches and a weak culture.

I don’t see that flying in places like Utah, San Antonio or Boston for example.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

You may be taking a narrow observation and overgeneralizing it to an entire season.

They could have accomplished all the things you mention while managing Hood's expectations more effectively.

Just to make the point with an extreme example, you wouldn't say to Neto "we need you to be a lockdown wing defender" Or go to Favors and ask him to be a vocal team leader. It is outside their range.

I'm pretty sure you and I aren't going to come to an agreement on this one. I believe the Jazz were right to give Hood the opportunity they did. Unfortunately, it didn't work out. Fortunately Plan B did. And even more fortunately, they found a way to flip Hood for a better fit. Masterful work by the Jazz coaching staff and FO.

 

[Getting Traded]

Just because Hood is responsible for the failure does not mean that he was coached perfectly. I'm a huge QS fan but I don't fall into the "he's great therefore he is perfect" minion category.

In fact, I'd be willing to wager that Quin realizes that he asked Hood to do things that were beyond his reach. The dude does not have the skills or the mentality to be a team's go-to scorer. If you still believe he does, then god bless you. And that is what he was being asked to do, which was a mistake.

I'm not saying he should not be pushed and asked to do more, as you incorrectly imply. I'm saying that the expectations and goals need to be achievable and carefully managed. It's called leadership.

I agree, but you have to admit there were times that it looked like Hood had that potential. I think he had the ability but not the mental make-up which was why he has been so inconsistent during his career. With Donovan, he has it all between the ears; he doesn't let anything interrupt his focus. If you listened to the entire Stockton interview posted recently, you might've noticed and this really struck me as interesting, that Stockton said when people trash talked to him he didn't notice it because he was so focused on what he needed to do.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Yep, asking him to step up his game was a good thing, as was the outcome for the Jazz.

So everybody, including you, disagrees with your earlier post?

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Reading comprehension. It's a thing.

How about writing comprehension?

 

[Jazzta]

How about writing comprehension?

No comprendo

 

[Stoked]

Jazz would have probably (happily) put half their cap into Hayward, Hill and Hood. Ouch.

Definitely dodged some bullets there.

I’m happy that it didn’t work out and the team can afford to pivot to building around Gobert/Mitchell. Amazing how much can happen in a single year. What a ride!

Might be unpopular but Hill and Hood would hurt but not Hayward.

If I could transplant Hayward back to the Jazz now I would. He’d offset Mitchell and Gobert nicely.

 

[Siro]

Might be unpopular but Hill and Hood would hurt but not Hayward.

If I could transplant Hayward back to the Jazz now I would. He’d offset Mitchell and Gobert nicely.

Hill is really the only bullet dodged.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Might be unpopular but Hill and Hood would hurt but not Hayward.

If I could transplant Hayward back to the Jazz now I would. He’d offset Mitchell and Gobert nicely.

Haywood did us wrong. Leaving is one thing. Leaving the way he did is entirely different. At the very least he could have been honest with the Jazz and demanded a sign and trade so that they weren't left empty handed after all they had invested in him. Everything about the way he handled that situation was wrong. I will never cheer for that schmuck again.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Might be unpopular but Hill and Hood would hurt but not Hayward.

If I could transplant Hayward back to the Jazz now I would. He’d offset Mitchell and Gobert nicely.

I think Hayward pre-July 4th is a great option for the Jazz (in hindsight) because we now know how solid Mitchell and Rubio were in the backcourt. Even at the high salary because of how cheap Donovan is right now.

I love Jingles, but if the Jazz has a guy like (healthy) Hayward, PG13, Jimmy Butler starting at the 3 they’re a legit championship contender. Especially since Jingles becomes a serious contender for 6th man of the year off the bench.

With that said, I agree with those who feel he handled everything wrong in his decision and shouldn’t eat up anymore of our time or concerns.

 

[oneye]

I saw D-Favs posted a IG story of a view of the SLC valley....I believe he’s the only Jazz man still in SLC since the season ended....he’s another tough decision by DL. I think there’s a price you can’t go past, but man Favs has been good to this fan base and organization and legitimately seems to enjoy being here. He’s just not quite what we need as a team right now, at the same time I hate to see a guy go that’s been through the lows of the last 7 years and not see him continue to be here. I’d be a bad GM, having real people attached to those decisions, they would be difficult to make, especially with guys like Favs who have been nothing but great about being here. He was put in a much tougher spot than Hood this season and look at the difference in how each of them handled it.

D-Favs and Exum are both real tough decisions, glad I’m not the one making it.

 

[silesian]

So everybody, including you, disagrees with your earlier post?

Which post is that?