My apologies to Trey Lyles

[GVC]

Imagine the furry

pervert.

 

[str8line]

I don't disagree with you at all.

However, part of me thinks we need to parlay this depth/picks into something more. For instance, we need to extend Withey imo. If we do that, maybe we could trade him and Burke next year for a late 2017 1st. Teams that think they can win it all always look for a really good defensive backup big and backup pg. Those can be the difference in winning it all or not. I think I'd also consider trading Burks to a team looking to win it all for a mid to late 1st in that 2017 draft as well. That would give us four 1sts in that draft and those picks, along with other picks we have could be enough to move into the top 5 to get a stud.

We'd still have a core of...

Exum-Neto
Hood
Hayward
Favors-Lyles
Gobert

But a superstar at the 2 with Hood becoming the first wing off the bench could make us a legit title contender.

I think trading Burke would be a mistake. He and Rudy are the two players on our team that have the mental toughness and competitiveness a playoff team requires.

I agree about trading Burks. His style of play is another injury waiting to happen.

I say we keep Withey since he plays hard all of the time and has a knack for being disruptive. He looks like he's getting more comfortable and he could still improve.

I think we trade Favors. He's reached his potential. If he got into awesome shape I'd think differently. With the development of Lyles, Favors should be leveraged for another need.

Keep Booker, again, he plays with fire.

Keep Hood, he could get better IMO.

Keep Hayward.

Keep Neto.


Trade Favors and Burks and draft picks for a stud veteran to speed up our time frame for a championship run.

 

[JAZZGASM]

I really like that as a start. I'd move on from Booker tbh. Lyles is taking his place and looks like the stretch 4 everyone wants.

Exam will return and surprise people. Neto l, another decent 2nd round draft pick, and Burke will finish the PG rotation. IMO

Favors and Gobert backed up by Withey and Lyles locks down the 4 & 5. Especially with Pleiss as a 5th big.

Hayward and Hood are ball handling wings that I am high on.

I like Ingles but the Jazz need to bring in someone that will push him down the depth chart. If the Jazz cannot get one in FA then Burks and picks would be the best shot at getting that player. Burks is awesome but doesn't fit with the rest of the team as well. He is the odd man out as far as complimentary talents IMO

Jazz are headed the right way and fast. But this roster still needs a little work to become a contender.

I generally hate surprise exams, but I agree he is going to surprise. Watching him in summer league showed an aggressiveness that was missing his rookie year (don't care if it was only summer ball, he was a different player) We are seeing something similar from Lyles now, and Exum showed a ton of improvement towards the end of the season.

I think the one thing will be the deciding factor is Gobert. If he can develop a 15 footer (big if), lost offense and can increase his lateral speed to guard outside bigs, he will be a stilt assassin.

 

[Stoked]

Pretty sure he surprised everyone with his aggressive play in his only SL game last summer.


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He did and I don't expect that Exum every night. But I expect Exum will be closer to that than he was to his rookie version. I'm a homer, sure, but I just don't freak out over the PG position like everyone else.

 

[Hotdog]

Burke and Lyles are Treyible players.

 

[Doublea]

I literally didn't look into trey lyles before the draft. I was high on Turner and Payne. Think they would've been really good on our team, I'm glad Lyles has been showing his potential.

 

[Carbon13]

No apologies from me. Once I started criticizing the pick on this board, he started playing well. You are welcome everybody.

 

[Jazz4ever]

Really surprised by his development, thought he would be unplayable all year.

 

[karl malone]

Love the way he establishes his long-range shot & then works off of it with pump fakes/hesitations. His handles are extremely impressive for his size/length. He also has a great motor & seems to just enjoy playing basketball. Regardless of whether he is ever a starter or not, he looks like he is going to be a major asset for this team.

 

[Jazz4ever]

Lyles playing like this so early in his career indicates that he is starter material. Favors is a proven starter. You cannot have 3 starting bigs. And you cannot afford all 3 either. Question remains, does Lyles make Favors expendable? Not immediately, not right now, but can you see it coming?

We may lose Withey to free agency at the end of next year. So that would mean Favors now gets 15 minutes of center duty again. So while Lyles wouldn't start, he could still easily get 30 minutes a game. No reason to trade anyone unless its a killer deal.

 

[Carbon13]

A lot of if's, but if Dante' and Burks come back healthy, and we sign a solid vet, we should have a pretty deep team next year. That makes us 8 deep with Trey, Neto, and Withey bringing up the rear.

 

[David Hume]

It's great to see Lyles coming on strong. Just imagine if we can find a gem in the draft this June. That shooting guard from Oklahoma deserves a close look.