I'm pretty sure he's referring to NAOS...
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I'm pretty sure he's referring to NAOS...
This takes a borderline playoff team and puts them in the running for the #1 draft pick next year.
Rookies dont help you win games, maybe in the future this team develops chemistry and becomes a good team but that is a big if. By the time the rookies develop Hayward and Favors are gone. Getting rid of Booker is a bad idea, he was a great team player and really gave this team its attitude. Trading Burk seems like a bad idea as well. He did not play much last year and was hurt, his value is low. Assuming he plays healthy he is going to have a great year next year and make his contract look good. I am okay with trading Burke but not sure he will bring us enough value to make it worth it. Most pgs make a big jump between 2nd and 3rd year and I think Burke will do that. Also if you are getting rid of Burke it better be for a known NBA pg. You need that player to be a solid contributor not a player who has never played in the NBA. I dont see Devin Booker as a starter in the NBA especially his rookie year. He seems like a shooter off the bench. There are more problems with this lineup but that is just a few.
Thanks for posting your ideas but I dont think any of these are good moves for this team.
Rookies dont help you win games, maybe in the future this team develops chemistry and becomes a good team but that is a big if. By the time the rookies develop Hayward and Favors are gone. Getting rid of Booker is a bad idea, he was a great team player and really gave this team its attitude. Trading Burk seems like a bad idea as well. He did not play much last year and was hurt, his value is low. Assuming he plays healthy he is going to have a great year next year and make his contract look good. I am okay with trading Burke but not sure he will bring us enough value to make it worth it. Most pgs make a big jump between 2nd and 3rd year and I think Burke will do that. Also if you are getting rid of Burke it better be for a known NBA pg. You need that player to be a solid contributor not a player who has never played in the NBA. I dont see Devin Booker as a starter in the NBA especially his rookie year. He seems like a shooter off the bench. There are more problems with this lineup but that is just a few.
Thanks for posting your ideas but I dont think any of these are good moves for this team.
With Hood's imminent all-star status, Burks coming back, Dante's hopeful improvement, etc., I think we stick with the team that gelled and kicked *** last spring and see how much improvement there is next season. Why mess with success?
Exum/Burke
Hayward/Burks
Hood/Ingles
Favors/Booker
Gobert/Cauley-Stein
Exum/Burke
Hayward/Burks
Hood/Ingles
Favors/Booker
Gobert/Cauley-Stein
Burke and Exum aren't ready to be starters in the NBA, so we inject a whole bunch of rookies into our roster to become a legit playoff contender?
Your idea puts the Jazz another 3 years from being serious playoff contenders. I expect with very little player movement that next year will be Utah's playoff warm up (we make it to the playoff and don't get swept) and the year after we will be a solid playoff team.
More rookies is not the answer. Yeah, you always want to take a shot on some rookies, but you don't gut the team to make room for them and expect to make the team better.
Since the Jazz have been a bad team for the last few years everyone is overly focused on drafting. Hopefully we're out of that window and onto the phase where this team starts to win. You spend too long in the developmental window and all your projects fall off the back end of the developmental treadmill and you're no better than when you started.
Your idea puts the Jazz another 3 years from being serious playoff contenders. I expect with very little player movement that next year will be Utah's playoff warm up (we make it to the playoff and don't get swept) and the year after we will be a solid playoff team.
More rookies is not the answer. Yeah, you always want to take a shot on some rookies, but you don't gut the team to make room for them and expect to make the team better.
Since the Jazz have been a bad team for the last few years everyone is overly focused on drafting. Hopefully we're out of that window and onto the phase where this team starts to win. You spend too long in the developmental window and all your projects fall off the back end of the developmental treadmill and you're no better than when you started.