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Locke's Tone: Tank on The Horizon?

YoungJefe said:
The Jazz want to get bigger and more athletic, particularly on the perimeter. The front office envisions Donovan Mitchell moving to the point guard position full time, which paves the way for more size and length at the wing spots. The issue? The NBA is a wings league, and everyone knows it. That means everyone this offseason will be trying to find, you guessed it, wings.
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This is what I don't get about the Jazz coaches and FO. There were wings playing in the GLeague but no thanks. Kris Dunn, Chandler Hutchison, Justin Jackson, Shaq and Ty Wallace but no interest from the Jazz. Maybe Quin just said if you bring this guy in, I'm not playing him.
 
homeytennis said:
This is what I don't get about the Jazz coaches and FO. There were wings playing in the GLeague but no thanks. Kris Dunn, Chandler Hutchison, Justin Jackson, Shaq and Ty Wallace but no interest from the Jazz. Maybe Quin just said if you bring this guy in, I'm not playing him.
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We'd rather add small guards and centers with no skill outside of 5 feet.
 
homeytennis said:
This is what I don't get about the Jazz coaches and FO. There were wings playing in the GLeague but no thanks. Kris Dunn, Chandler Hutchison, Justin Jackson, Shaq and Ty Wallace but no interest from the Jazz. Maybe Quin just said if you bring this guy in, I'm not playing him.
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Probably cause those guys aren’t good.
 
homeytennis said:
Three relatively high first round picks, the GLeague defensive player of the year and a former Jazzman with playoff experience with the Clips and Hawks.
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We could've used our first on Bane/McDaniels took Udoka. Could've used our MLE to bring back Jae Crowder, chose Derrick Favors. Could've landed Ayo Dosunmu/Herb Jones at #30 but traded back for Jared Butler.
 
I believe that tanking is the only true religion and all others are an abomination in my sight. I think any Jazz fan that’s 100% honest with themselves thinks the same thing. I love Don and I love Rudy, but I just can’t picture any scenario in which we choose one or the other and go on to compete for a title.

And for any Jazz fan who’s wringing their hands over Ryan Smith having enough money to effectively run this team and be a tax payer, just stop that immediately. When Ryan purchased the team, I seem to remember all the reports stating that he had a net worth around 7 or 8 billion. Now obviously, most of that is not liquid assets, but it probably could become so pretty damn fast if needed. Just for fun, let’s say that Ryan currently only has $1 billion in the bank. If the NBA sent him a bill for $100 million in luxury tax, Ryan could pay that and still have $900 million on hand. The dude probably couldn’t go broke if he tried. Not only that, it’s not like he’s not making money being the Jazz owner. There’s a reason that franchise values are going through the roof: Because each team makes a **** ton of money.
 
The 100% right thing to do is do the GS or SA tank. Keep the best young player on the team but have that player miss most of the season. Lose a ton and nail the high draft pick.

Having a top 4 pick with Donovan is so much better than just having a top 4 pick.
 
LoPo said:
The 100% right thing to do is do the GS or SA tank. Keep the best young player on the team but have that player miss most of the season. Lose a ton and nail the high draft pick.

Having a top 4 pick with Donovan is so much better than just having a top 4 pick.
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How do you propose we have Don sit out the entire season?
 
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