Its Time to Tank

[Elizah Huge]

30 wins gets you 8th in a typical year.

This team isn't finishing 18-42 now after going 12-10 against by far the hardest quarter of their schedule.

You are correct… if we don’t make any trades.

 

[MT Steve]

You are correct… if we don’t make any trades.

Are we trading Lauri in this scenario?

 

[FrenchJazzFa]

30 wins gets you 8th in a typical year.

This team isn't finishing 18-42 now after going 12-10 against by far the hardest quarter of their schedule.

I'm not so sure abnout this. We may make a series of 2-8 , 3-7 games in the next 30 and let's go to lottery. We just need for that to manage smartly Mike, JC, Lauri. sit them 20-30 games with some ''injuries'' and then we will be very bad. This way, we don't throw our good player and with a bit of luck at lottery..... we may be good quite soon.

 

[HermanG]

I'm not so sure abnout this. We may make a series of 2-8 , 3-7 games in the next 30 and let's go to lottery. We just need for that to manage smartly Mike, JC, Lauri. sit them 20-30 games with some ''injuries'' and then we will be very bad. This way, we don't throw our good player and with a bit of luck at lottery..... we may be good quite soon.

We were competitive on the road against two preseason favourites Suns and Warriors while our 3PT was bad and our top 2 scores were MIA (Lauri and Beasley).

What makes you think we are a bad team all of a sudden?

What did GSW do to Minnesota today? FYI, they didnt do anything more than they did against us. They didnt light it up from 3... Steph didnt explode etc. They just played against a worse team.

Only bad losses we have are against Rockets, Pistons and Knicks. So 3 in 22 games. Other losses are pretty much schedule losses. And we have won some games we shouldnt had.

I'm still enjoying this season rather than looking towards the next.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

We were competitive on the road against two preseason favourites Suns and Warriors while our 3PT was bad and our top 2 scores were MIA (Lauri and Beasley).

What makes you think we are a bad team all of a sudden?

What did GSW do to Minnesota today? FYI, they didnt do anything more than they did against us. They didnt light it up from 3... Steph didnt explode etc. They just played against a worse team.

Only bad losses we have are against Rockets, Pistons and Knicks. So 3 in 22 games. Other losses are pretty much schedule losses. And we have won some games we shouldnt had.

I'm still enjoying this season rather than looking towards the next.

The Jazz have the worst defense in the NBA over the last 10 games and they are going to start doing tank moves (resting and trading).

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Would the Mavs do Jaden Hardy, Josh Green, Bertans, top 3 protected 2025 for KO and Conley?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Would the Mavs do Jaden Hardy, Josh Green, Bertans, top 3 protected 2025 for KO and Conley?

No… they saving picks to do a big move. Even if they were willing to sell of picks I think they’d want to keep green.

 

[HermanG]

The Jazz have the worst defense in the NBA over the last 10 games and they are going to start doing tank moves (resting and trading).

Since you are stating tanking moves coming as a fact, I assume you have some credible sources?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

No… they saving picks to do a big move. Even if they were willing to sell of picks I think they’d want to keep green.

I'd agree, but I also could see them getting desperate. They currently aren't in the play-in and the Lakers are starting to trend up.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Since you are stating tanking moves coming as a fact, I assume you have some credible sources?

My opinion based on the moves they made this summer.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

it was never not time to tank.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I think the current top 10 will hold, but Utah will fall out. The last two play in spots will be between Lakers, Dallas, and Minnesota.

Lakers can probably move into the top 8 if they are willing to deal. Same with Dallas.