Jazz Locker-room Cleanout & Exit Interviews 2016

[Stoked]

It's really refreshing how much our front office "gets it". Find myself nodding in complete agreement with everything they say.

A total relief as a sports fan (I know the other side all too well, with our local hockey team). Really expecting a big jump here in the coming season.

A fully healthy team with a vet wing shooter, SF! maybe!, is competing for home court IMO.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Really interesting stuff. Now is 100% the time to get veterans and beef our team up. No excuses. Dennis knows Gordon is gone if we make this next year another development one.

Dead horse I know but last year was the year to do it. This year everyone has space and the FA crop is just okay. This board will melt when you see what players get this offseason. Last year similar talent could be had for less... It would have helped our development this season... And it would have started the clock on whatever deal we signed a year earlier. If we sign someone long term it now affects our ability to keep our core guys.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

It's really refreshing how much our front office "gets it". Find myself nodding in complete agreement with everything they say.

A total relief as a sports fan (I know the other side all too well, with our local hockey team). Really expecting a big jump here in the coming season.

DL is also very forthright which I appreciate.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

A fully healthy team with a vet wing shooter, SF! maybe!, is competing for home court IMO.

It is rare to be fully healthy though... So I think we have to plan around injuries. I agree that we could be a 4th 5th seed depending on what happens.

 

[NAOS]

Dennis Lindsey, "One error we made and it is fair, we overvalued chemistry, when a veteran could have helped."

Dennis, there were two trades proposed to the Jazz, that the Jazz agreed to that did not happen that would have traded a jazz first round pick for a veteran with significant experience.

In other words, "We totally overplayed that cakk angle. Shoulda been less cakk."

 

[Deleted member 848]

In other words, "We totally overplayed that cakk angle. Shoulda been less cakk."

In my opinion, last offseason wasn't the time to go for FA acquisitions. You disagree. That's fine.

I think nearly everyone wanted something done at the deadline though.

I also think that if we had a healthy season on par with Portland he'd be much less remorseful about it.

 

[NAOS]

It sounds like it pains DL to talk about how the Jazz need to talk about signing veterans.

He has to know he effed up last offseason other than the draft.

yep

 

[Deleted member 848]

Dead horse I know but last year was the year to do it. This year everyone has space and the FA crop is just okay. This board will melt when you see what players get this offseason. Last year similar talent could be had for less... It would have helped our development this season... And it would have started the clock on whatever deal we signed a year earlier. If we sign someone long term it now affects our ability to keep our core guys.

Look at the contracts given last offseason-- who should we have gotten?

Would you rather have Carroll for 20 mil or Conley for 20 mil?

 

[NAOS]

It sounds like it pains DL to talk about how the Jazz need to talk about signing veterans.

It's really refreshing how much our front office "gets it". Find myself nodding in complete agreement with everything they say.

A total relief as a sports fan (I know the other side all too well, with our local hockey team). Really expecting a big jump here in the coming season.

or you're just a fanboy. Don't say that isn't possible. Critical distance is possible -- and good -- even with respect to those you admire.

 

[Deleted member 848]

A fully healthy team with a vet wing shooter, SF! maybe!, is competing for home court IMO.

We have a set starting 5 with 12 draft picks in the next 3 years along with 28 mil in cap space.

I think we'll be okay.

 

[Deleted member 848]

or you're just a fanboy. Don't say that isn't possible. Critical distance is possible -- and good -- even with respect to those you admire.

I'm an Edmonton Oilers fanboy-- for longer than my stint with Utah-- and I criticize them whenever I can.

 

[NAOS]

In my opinion, last offseason wasn't the time to go for FA acquisitions. You disagree. That's fine.

I think nearly everyone wanted something done at the deadline though.

I also think that if we had a healthy season on par with Portland he'd be much less remorseful about it.

why do all of you cakk bakkers use this golden parachute called "injuries" at every single opportunity? You have to build a team to withstand injuries. It's a ****ing gamble to go into a season without that safety net. This team wasn't built floor-to-ceiling; the gamble didn't pay off.