If the Jazz were to lose in the first round to the Luka-less Mavs…
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They probably won’t match the play, but I think we can definitely match the meltdowns with our psychological makeup. We outrebounded them by 19 last game and barely won (almost gave it away). Outrebounded by 19 tonight and got smoked. The bottom line is finding ways to win games (or lose them, in our case). Too often we rationalize certain anomalies and why we lost, or pointing to us barely losing by having a bad game. What’s missing from amalgamating those games is that we have way too many games where we’re not playing well. Jamal Murray was an anomaly, then Reggie Jackson and Terrence Mann were anomalies, and now Maxi and Jalen are anomalies. We have to evaluate them as anomalies because it’s an indictment on what we couldn’t do: close games, which has been consistent and not anomalous.
I guess my bottom line is that the amalgam of final results are much more indicative than any reading between the lines. I think we’re in a pretty vulnerable place mentally and I don’t think anything would surprise me. Quin certainly doesn’t have any answers.
This. We've lost in the first or second round 5 years in a row, this year will be the 6th. Significant changes need to be made regardless of whether or not we get past the Mavs.
Excellent post
I don’t think Danny is thinking super long-term here. I just don’t see a guy aiming for legacy, taking over a team who was the best record in the league the previous season, something like #2 or 3 when he took over, and parlay all of that into a tear-down of which he doesn’t have enough time to reap the benefits and see come to maturity. I don’t care how much that may or may not be needed, I just don’t see him wanting to have his name associated with those optics. It may be “doing the right thing,” but he’s not coming on board as some altruist who will sacrifice himself for the good of a franchise he’s never had any connection to, and for which he’d get very little credit. He’s a guy who’s made a name for himself as a player, being an all-star and two-time champion. He coached for multiple years at the highest level. He was an executive for 15 some odd years and put together a championship team. Things didn’t go well on that exit and he took this job to be another jewel in his crown by taking a team over the top, not to go through a rebuild.
Sounds good. Count me in. (Jazz fan since mid 90s)
That being said... I think the Jazz roll back Donovan and Rudy one more year. Hopefully they switch out Conley and Royce. I'd love to keep Bogey, but maybe throw him to try and get something good back.
FrenchJazzFa
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Who know we may play better if Luka come back ? 
No need to adjust. Play the numbers. No team shoots 47% from three. Season averages are much lower with contested threes. Therefore, keeping leaving them uncontested and you should expect law of averages to bring them down into (contested) regular season numbers.
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akirac73
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Jason Kidd is playing chess...Quin Snyder playing Candyland.
FrenchJazzFa
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I do hope the entire team level up. I see here a lot of blame on Rudy ( can't shoot) or on Don ( no defense), but if the others important players were doing the job, issue will be different. Too easy to blame only 2 players when O Neal is ok 1game every 5 ( and suck the other), when Mike is playing at 30% of his real level like tonight, Whiteside have more day off than good days....it's a team problem ( + coaching issue) , not only Don and Rudy things.
Joncolton
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It would be fascinating as all get out if Ainge didn't like our guys cause he didn't draft them, and traded both Gobert and Mitchell for all the draft picks he could possibly acquire.
The new young core being:
C - Udoka
PF - Juancho
SF - NAW
SG - House
PG - Butler
They would lose a ton of games but it'd be worth it when we drafted: Victor Wembanyama.
The new young core being:
C - Udoka
PF - Juancho
SF - NAW
SG - House
PG - Butler
They would lose a ton of games but it'd be worth it when we drafted: Victor Wembanyama.