Exit Interviews

[LoPo]

That is the most obvious, *********** preemptive excuse making I have ever seen. He knows they won't accomplish a damn thing in the offseason and already wants an out.

If two way players come at such a premium, why did we use all our assets on an injury prone player who isn't a two way player?

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[campaignist]

If we can, let's do it. If not, groom Oni

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I'm with you. I don't think Oni got enough important minutes to decide either way. He's a low cost investment for another year, what do we have to lose? If he can even become a minor worthwhile trade asset, what's the harm?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

That is the most obvious, *********** preemptive excuse making I have ever seen. He knows they won't accomplish a damn thing in the offseason and already wants an out.

Then just find one way players then. Niang Oni and Favs gave us nothing on either end. Get a Craig, Rivers, use MLE on DJJ or Crowder (Jae had like 20 teams call him I guess... amazing he was a throw in for the Conley deal with so much interest) instead of Favs.

 

[campaignist]

How much impact does DWade really have here? At least when it comes to hiring and firing

About as much as Jay-Z did for the Nets back in the day.

 

[infection]

Wait, Zanik is talking about player who play both ends? I thought he was saying two-way contract players come at a premium. I guess that shows you my current feelings on the FO.

 

[infection]

About as much as Jay-Z did for the Nets back in the day.

I don’t think Jay-Z necessarily has respected basketball opinions.

 

[campaignist]

Zanik isn't wrong. Austin rivers was a two way player for the Nuggets and he played a major role in that Portland series. But talking is one thing, action is another. Where is our own "Austin rivers" when we needed them?

Oh, Zanik will be saying the same thing at the end of the next offseason that he is saying right now, when he fails to land an Austin Rivers type or two. At least a significant one. I've been wrong before but I don't think I am this time.

 

[homeytennis]

I saw a blurb on the interwebs that the top three players in the Japan Basketball all have Jazz ties. Jack Cooley, Kyle Collinsworth and Jordan Hamilton. Add to the fact Jeremy Evans is playing in Europe and leads his league in blocked shots and Bryce Cotton is the MVP in Australia there might have been some reasonable cost depth than this Oni horse pucky.

 

[campaignist]

I don’t think Jay-Z necessarily has respected basketball opinions.

I'm betting his ownership stake is about the same size though. A big reason he was brought in was again, for the same reason as Jay-Z, for good publicity and attention, especially to free agents. He probably has some sway, but my guess is his input is being overrated. I have no way of knowing.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Then just find one way players then. Niang Oni and Favs gave us nothing on either end. Get a Craig, Rivers, use MLE on DJJ or Crowder (Jae had like 20 teams call him I guess... amazing he was a throw in for the Conley deal with so much interest) instead of Favs.

How about this...

Use all the draft capital they burned this year and do the sign-and-trade that landed Christian Wood instead of signing Favors.

Or whatever. Someone good at playing basketball. And I'm done with this argument that everything that affects a basketball game is a basketball skill. Nah. Basketball skill being someone has a basketball and are asked to do something with it that doesn't consist of being big and having hands.

 

[Getting Traded]

This. Niang is the perfect example of those development projects that takes the longest time to give us the smallest return.

It took Mann half amount of time to score 39 in a playoff game. Player development is a good concept but in any professional sports it always comes down to the player himself. It's either you are that guy or you are not.

Mann has far more athleticism than Niang, but you also should consider that the Jazz continually left him wide open for shots. How many I can't remember, but a lot of players in the NBA could've scored 39, even more, so part of his success was due to the poor defensive plan, or poor execution that allowed him free shots at the basket.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

There were also guys like Kent Bazemore that we could have convinced to come over with a chunk of the MLE... the Favs addition was such an overkill move when you consider what we already had at center... the you put the Udoka pick in there too... like the cherry on an incompetence sundae.