This is exactly why I like soooo many others on this board don't want us in the playoffs. The Spurs are the type of team we'd face in the first round. Yet, we can't even beat their scrubs on our home floor (we're losing by almost 10 at the moment). We need more talent. Plain and simple. We need more talent via draft picks and FA. Preferably through the draft, since Salt Lake isn't exactly a popular destination for FA. Free agents come here because they don't really have other options and come here out of desperation/jumpstart their career (Josh Howard, Tinsley, Watson, etc) or come here because we overspend.
This team isn't good enough to do anything in the first round. Lets continue to rebuild and shoot to make an impact on the playoffs next year.