Jazz hire Celtics Assistant GM Austin Ainge as new President of Basketball Operations
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RandyForRubio
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You guys are making too much of the “not tanking” quote.
I’d bet good money all he means is that he doesn’t plan to have Hardy bench the better players so they lose. This doesn’t mean he won’t do what it takes to lose games. What it more likely means is they’re going to look to trade veterans (Collins, Clarkson, Sexton, maybe Lauri) for assets.
I’d bet good money all he means is that he doesn’t plan to have Hardy bench the better players so they lose. This doesn’t mean he won’t do what it takes to lose games. What it more likely means is they’re going to look to trade veterans (Collins, Clarkson, Sexton, maybe Lauri) for assets.
A lot of people say retooling around Mitchell and Gobert was not possible because we didn't have enough future assets to make something happen. At the time we had owed our 22 FRP, which ironically ended up being Walker Kessler, and the OKC pick. It would be funny to give away that pick 4 years down the line so we can win 33 games.
Yeah people are being dumb on purpose
Did you watch the entire press conference?
Are you saying that about me? Did you watch the entire press conference?
When I saw the quote I thought Austin must have meant that he wasn't going to unethically tank.
After watching the press conference I came away with a different perspective. And fwiw, it seems like the beat writers in the room came away with a different perspective as well.
After watching the press conference I came away with a different perspective. And fwiw, it seems like the beat writers in the room came away with a different perspective as well.
I watched the presser and immediately thought this means we trade Lauri and the vets....but that has nothing to do with his tone and it's more about giving him the benefit of the doubt that he's not an idiot. If Ryan is actually impatient and brought AA in to try to quickly turn this around we're in horrible, horrible spot. I refuse to believe we will be this dumb as a franchise.
Thee Jazz Fan
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I was excited about the hire now I’m genuinely worried about it. Great AA wants to win. Our roster is good enough to just miss the play in which I think means we lose the pick. The only problem with where AA wants to go is is we will win more later if we lose now than if we try to win more this year.
Thee Jazz Fan
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The problem is we still lose the pick if we don’t sit players.
I'm not sure if I am. Don't recall what you said about it.
Just the idea that executives are going to tell us the truth on something that the league is going to want to punitively punish if they admitted to is crazy.
Tremendous Upside
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It's hilarious that people keep saying this as if it would be some big change of strategy.
The Jazz have been trying to trade Collins, Clarkson and Sexton for ages.