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Locke’s concerns

You could make a thread about hypothetical worries like these for literally every team in every sport at every level.

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listened to this yesterday and thought Locke was being too dramatic. I'm not really worried about it at all.
 
Jingled said:
listened to this yesterday and thought Locke was being too dramatic. I'm not really worried about it at all.
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I think he was more just doing worst case scenario because what else is left to talk about until the season at this point?

I also think it’s a reasonable concern, it could happen. Rudy needs to make the All Star team this year, he just does. It matters to him significantly and if he misses it again it’s going to become a problem for him and in turn the franchise IMO. Now like some have said, winning will take care of that so long as they have a good strong start to the season and maybe both he and Don make it if they’re top 3 in the West by AS break.

as for Donovan, he’s a great dude, great team player....and also has multiple large endorsement contracts he wants. The signature shoe being the most obvious one. I recall him saying only a certain amount of guys “have over 12 issues of their shoe, that’s the goal”. It does in fact matter to him and it should.

Some of you on here get so defensive lol. It’s just a thought of concern by Locke and on Jazzfanz, one of the very few possible concerns.

But yes I actually agree, I don’t think it will really be an actual issue.
 
oneye said:
Some of you on here get so defensive lol.

But yes I actually agree, I don’t think it will really be an actual issue.
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1- One of the best defensive teams on the planet, that has the best defensive player in the world. It has to rub off a little, no?

2- Disagreement does not equal defensive.
 
oneye said:
So Locke has been t he owing out the worry about worst case scenario with this team and was wondering opinions on it.

it is a team full of great guys, the Jazz have a great culture, and Quin and Th w staff are amazing but I do think there’s a possibility it could go bad(obviously there always is). Rudy and Donovan want to be All Stars (Rudy concerns me more this season he needs to make the team absolutely) , it’s going to take points, possessions, and shots to do that. Honestly I’m sure Conley wants to be an All Star and wants possessions, Joe isn’t going to want to be relegated to a small role and Bogdanovic didn’t sign a 4 year contract at $18 mill a year to not get his. Royce has worked hard on improvement and is in a contract year. The last couple seasons we had trouble using possessions now are there too many to go around?

Conley and Joe probably worry me the least, I don’t think they are that worried about the extra stuff. Rudy and Donovan are for sure though, and Donovan has a shoe deal and a brand he’s trying to build in this process. Rudy wants a legacy. Guys can certainly take turns on given nights, but Rudy wants an AS appearance, so does Donovan, and Donovan has a shoe to sell and brand he wants to build. Conley, Bogdanovich, I think Royce to an extent will all want plenty of possessions as well. Is there a chance we turn into last years Celtics? A very talented team that doesn’t mesh? Or do we think we’ll be okay because of what the Jazz have created? Lots of roster turnover this offseason for the better, but there’s only so many possessions to go around and I’m interested to see how it goes. Can’t wait for the season to start!
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Lol
 
I heard this on the drive home yesterday as well and even the hosts of the radio show said 'get that guy a game to call'. While I thought it was a reach and don't think it will be an issue there is of course some possibility it could happen.

I think on different nights some players will get more and it will all mostly balance itself out over the course of the season and the coaching staff has been good at sending that message. About team and playing the right way and winning will take care of itself and then mostly numbers follow the same.
 
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