Jazz Exit Interviews

[Jazzta]

For the record I’ve been a big DL supporter on here for the last several seasons. But he has to produce now.

And spend if needed, you can’t tell me that they can’t afford the luxury tax when they’re filling the arena night in and night out.

We have a window here with Mitchell and Gobert to work with, and the Jazz should go all in with it. These kind of players don’t grow on trees.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Lmfao, I always enjoy when people try to puff their chest on a message board.

Just because something is true now doesn’t mean it was true 2 years ago lol

But “I told y’all!” Lmfao.

IMO it’s not true.

Lmfao, was this directed at me? If so you have the tone all wrong lol. Try again

I’ll give him reason lol

 

[LogGrad98]

And spend if needed, you can’t tell me that they can’t afford the luxury tax when they’re filling the arena night in and night out.

We have a window here with Mitchell and Gobert to work with, and the Jazz should go all in with it. These kind of players don’t grow on trees.

 

[RJF]

If Lindsey will "take the blame" that really only means one thing; can his ***.

He has this offseason to figure it out. I appreciate the Gobert and Mitchell moves, but he had better have another one coming because my goodwill towards him is spent.

August will be the start of his 8th year as GM. If 8 years of building the “right way” isn’t enough to build a contender then I don’t know what the **** is.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

And spend if needed, you can’t tell me that they can’t afford the luxury tax when they’re filling the arena night in and night out.

We have a window here with Mitchell and Gobert to work with, and the Jazz should go all in with it. These kind of players don’t grow on trees.

they paid tax twice at a total amount of $8M per the internet. They also funded most of their own arena improvements... buuuuuuut….

They also operated at or damn near the salary floor for many years under the flexibility, asset accumulation guise. Some years it was warranted some year it was just flat out cheap and cost us some ability to win additional games.

Financially they can't blow 10s of millions on luxury tax every year... but we aren't asking that... I'm saying spend up to the tax threshold is completely feasible. There were years we left a lot of meat on the bone and the ownership group benefited financially. That is all water under the bridge... but no one can really say we have an issue building a team because of financial constraints... those would all be 100% self-imposed cheapskate strategies. Small market does not mean less profitable in our case.

 

[NUMBERICA]

August will be the start of his 8th year as GM. If 8 years of building the “right way” isn’t enough to build a contender then I don’t know what the **** is.

Damn. Great point.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Lmfao at firing DL

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I'd fire Snyder before I fire DL.

*I'd obviously fire neither*

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Firing the guy who got trades done to draft Mitchell and Gobert, hired Snyder, and found Ingles and Royce in Europe would be the single dumbest move possible.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

That has been my position... you say "I don't think we should draft a center when there are good wing/guard prospects on the board" or "hey maybe we shouldn't sell all these second round picks" or "maybe we should utilize some of our cap space instead of maintaining flexiblity" and Jazzfanz be like "oh youuuuu know so much better than DL huh? you so dumb.. he darfted the effs out of DM and Rudy".

He's done some good and bad and is not above criticism. He's a good leader and well-spoken. Will never embarrass us and has really helped set the culture. He's been a little too conservative and he's passed up some opportunities imo. I don't think he sucks, but these mistakes may keep us as a second round type playoff team unless he hits a home run or two in the next couple years.

People can critique him all they want, but the idea that he's been conservative is absurd

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Firing the guy who got trades done to draft Mitchell and Gobert, hired Snyder, and found Ingles and Royce in Europe would be the single dumbest move possible.

I don't think he needs to or should be fired... he does need to close a few more winning deals... he's had these huge/good hits, but he's had some misses... every GM has. I have faith in him, but he's not left himself a lot of margin for error now.

This offseason is beyond critical... so we can issue indictments after we see what he gets done.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I don't think he needs to or should be fired... he does need to close a few more winning deals... he's had these huge/good hits, but he's had some misses... every GM has. I have faith in him, but he's not left himself a lot of margin for error now.

This offseason is beyond critical... so we can issue indictments after we see what he gets done.

He's had 10 to 1 hits to misses. And the **** we comsider a miss is still tbd.