In this bizarre season of "Bad Wins" (they hurt our draft position) and "Good Losses," I've put together a "Tanking Ranking System" for evaluating each game as to whether we Jazz fans should feel good about it. Based on this system, we can decide if the team moved forward with our stated strategy of Discovery, Development and Defense. It's a 10-point system, with 8-10 points representing an excellent outcome, 5-7 representing an acceptable result, and 0-4 representing "negative tanking." There are 12 performance benchmarks, and I'll use the Clippers game for the evaluation.
1) +2 if Jazz hold a team under 100 (+2 -- Clippers scored 98)
2) + 2 if Jazz score +100points -- (0, Jazz scored 90)
3) -2 if Jazz win (no deduction -- (Jazz lost 98-90)
4) +1 if Burks plays 30 minutes 0 (He played 23)
5) +1 if Favors plays 30 minutes 0 (22 because of foul trouble)
6) +1 if Burke plays 30 minutes 1 (38)
7) +1 if Kanter plays 30 minutes 1 (31)
8) -1 if Jefferson/Williams play a combined 30+ (-1, 59)
9) -1 if Lucas plays 5+ minutes (-1, 11)
10) +1 if Jazz have 23+ assists (+1, 24)
11) -1 if Jazz have 16+ turnovers (-1, 19)
12) If Jazz lose by less than 10 points (+1, 8)
Grading scale:
9-10 A
7-8 B
5-6 C
3-4 D
0-2 F
Clippers game grade: 5 points/C-
It will be easy for Lindsey to determine Coach Corbin's grade with this system. I'll post this evaluation in the game thread after each game.
