What if it meant that Favors was dealt? Does that change your mind at all?
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I was taking about favors being dealt when I said the jazz make the playoffs with millsap. So yes I think they still make the playoffs without favors.
I think I have more faith in DL and management, Snyder and our coaching staff, and Burks, Gobert, hood, Hayward, Booker, Exum, and trey than most other posters I guess.
Hell I think that even if we traded favors and didn't pick up any big time free agents that we could still make the playoffs.
Look at last year. The jazz are predicted to win like 26 games. Then we lose Burks for the year, have a cancer in kanter, have a bunch of D-league rookies (7 rookies total iirc), have the worst point guard rotation in the league and the rawest lottery pick the world has ever seen, have a rookie head coach, play a very tough schedule in the west, and are one of the youngest teams in the league. (If not the youngest of all)
We destroy the 26 win prediction, finish the year with the best defense in the league, look like a surefire playoff team and have alot of jazz fans talking 50 win season.
If we traded favors that would be a big chunk of adversity to overcome but look at ask the adversity we overcame last year.
I could see Burks, Gobert, hood, Exum, and trey all getting better. (Some of those guys might get ALOT better) I could see Booker and Hayward improving too. Snyder should improve as a coach. Porz would give us something even if he is not ready yet (Snyder is supposed to be great at development right?) We would not have 7 rookies next year and would probably pick up some decent vets (let's say a couple of Trevor ariza level talent players)
Maybe since favors is gone tomic sees an opportunity to start and he comes over.
I think we can make the playoffs without favors.
Having said that, I want no trades to take place and I want to let the cake bake.
Also, favors is only behind Burks and Rudy as my favorite players in the nba. I love favors and think he will be an all star. But I have lots of faith in the non-favors parts of the current jazz franchise as well and think we would still be competitive without him.