Gail Miller rewards Jazz executives that do a bad job. Your input.

[Ron Mexico]

Do you think Gobert is watching closely our next steps ? He won't want to stay if we don't improve, same with Donovan. So it's not an inpatient approach.. it's the proper one.

Yes, they are watching. They are also patient for the right move, not a rushed band aid move. They also really liked the team and wanted to keep everyone around them last off season. Now Mitchell sounds more ready to bring in someone, so we are more likely to do that.

 

[gregbroncs]

Burks could create his own offense we desperately needed that in Houston. His o game is more polished than Grayson, so no that wouldn't be the case.

We needed someone to hit a wide open shot. That is not Burks. The Rockets were shutting down the paint, Burks would have been worthless.

 

[LogGrad98]

They reward continuity, loyalty, and strong fiscal results. It's a business first, a legacy second, a passion project 5th or 6th. The franchises that take the risks are passion projects 1st, with owners fully dedicated to winning. Cuban is a good example. So this is fully in keeping with the values of the franchise. Slow and steady maintain the bottom line and put butts in the seats. I don't believe any of them really care about rings, not since Larry died.

 

[416Klawzz]

We needed someone to hit a wide open shot. That is not Burks. The Rockets were shutting down the paint, Burks would have been worthless.

Do you remember last year against okc and game 2 against the Rockets. I beg to differ. We had no slashers or anyone that could create that's Burks whether you acknowledge it or not buddy

 

[Aneurism]

So this is fully in keeping with the values of the franchise. Slow and steady maintain the bottom line and put butts in the seats. I don't believe any of them really care about rings, not since Larry died.

Jazz are a bit like the turtoise. I think they care about rings, but they also care about the dynamic and team harmony that they build that gets the ring. Although the ring is the end goal.. I believe the focus is also on the journey as well. I think if they felt they had the had the right pieces and they were ready, a big push would come. However, until then they would probably work to try to improve in a financially and sustainable way. I personally like this about the Jazz as a whole.

Skill, Luck and Timing are also significant in trying to get the ring. We were very lucky in getting Donovan but DL was also proactive in makign that move. The Miller family can probably also also see how hard DL works behind the scenes and probably want to reward him but also try to put him in a situation where he can focus on the things they think he can do best.

We need to remember that the organization is also a business and business is about profit and loss. This is especially important for small market teams. Revenue has probably increased under DL's tenure and probably so too have profits ? (i'm guessing there)

I for one can't wait for the day when all of the cogs click together in harmony.

 

[jjscap]

I get the frustration. I wouldn’t say he did a terrible job, but he didn't deserve a promotion. He has just been way to conservative.

What's the point of being not conservative now? Utah's core is still inexperienced and it's not possible to eliminate GSW.

 

[jjscap]

By the way conservative isn't the accurate word but frugal is. In a small market you have to be as frugal as possible because every cent counts.

 

[Archie Moses]

We'll it's happened again. Dennis Lindsey (previous GM of the Jazz) has been promoted for doing a horrible Job. (Again? you ask?) Yes. KOC, was notorious for making terrible decisions as our previous GM and was promoted on August 6th 2012, and we brought Dennis Lindsey in as our new GM.
Ok, so the first thing that everybody will argue is that Dennis Lindsey drafted Donovan Mitchell as well as put together the trade with Denver that brought Rudy Gobert to the Jazz back in 2013.
He also made many foolish mistakes. Not trading for Hayward when it was obvious that he was leaving the Jazz and going to sign with the Celtics. Trading Kanter for absolute peanuts. Trading Alec Burks and two 2nd round picks for a 38 year old Kyle Korver who is retired bound.
Trading Rodney Hood (Jazz 2nd leading scorer) and Joe Johnson for Crowder and Derrick Rose (who we cut immediately). We continue to trade to get older and deal all of our young homegrown assets for nothing. We watched all of our competition make moves in last years off season only to do nothing.
But yet we promote DL and put him in control of even more power and responsibility. It's like the Jazz celebrate failure.

She's loyal. Hard to hate her for it.

 

[Jack Strop]

They reward continuity, loyalty, and strong fiscal results. It's a business first, a legacy second, a passion project 5th or 6th. The franchises that take the risks are passion projects 1st, with owners fully dedicated to winning. Cuban is a good example. So this is fully in keeping with the values of the franchise. Slow and steady maintain the bottom line and put butts in the seats. I don't believe any of them really care about rings, not since Larry died.

It was Larry H. who built the organization on those principles. He was quoted a few times as saying the primary goal was to finish in the black. Maybe in his latter years he wanted a champioship, but by then the window had closed.

 

[TheStormofWar]

How about him not trying for Jabari?

I rest my case.

 

[416Klawzz]

I rest my case.

Could have got more offense for us, cause we surely had too much of it against Houston.

 

[gregbroncs]

Do you remember last year against okc and game 2 against the Rockets. I beg to differ. We had no slashers or anyone that could create that's Burks whether you acknowledge it or not buddy

Dead clock is right 2 times a day. Burks' good games were far out numbered by his invisible ones. He had one good game against the Rockets, when they didn't have Rubio. All of the sudden he was supposed to do more than that this season? Despite the Jazz shooting worse in the playoffs this year? He would have been worse than worthless, he would have increased the problems the Jazz had this year against he Rockets, not helped.