You couldn't trade for them, they were part of the Bulls front office payroll.We needed to trade for Dick Bavetta, Hue Hollins and Danny Crawford.
You couldn't trade for them, they were part of the Bulls front office payroll.We needed to trade for Dick Bavetta, Hue Hollins and Danny Crawford.
Sabonis would have definitely taken us over the top and kept us much more relevant in the early 2000s, but I don’t think there’s any way we could have gotten him.Agree Houston would fit well, and realistic.
Best for me would be Sabonis.
Then Detlef Schrempf and Robert Horry off the bench just wins
During our first finals run I was sad AF seeing Isaac Austin get MIP and tearing it up in Miami because he could have been the guy we needed.Horny was on his last leg literally. Having someone better in that spot for the finals would have been huge. He was so good though for those teams… just didn’t have enough left at the highest level.
Honestly having Seikley or Ike Austin may have been enough to push those teams over. They were so close the last dance year.
I believe we tried to sign Bison Dele, aka Brian Williams, but he chose the Bulls instead, then made some comment during the finals about how the lake stinks. I don’t know that I’ve ever smelled the lake in my entire life. However, when I was in 5th grade we had cracked a stink bomb in the bathroom at school and the recess ladies were trying to calm everyone down saying “it’s just the lake!”There were a few players that I think could have helped in the 97 offseason as I thought about this in years past.
Not even talking trades, there were a lot of good free agents that last year as I recall: Bruce Bowen, Bison Dele, Horry, Brian Grant was a beast at the time. Pretty sure they were all free agents we could have had without any trades, but I may be misremembering.
Problem is we were over the salary cap, so had limited flexibility.
Yeah the lake can stink, no doubt.Sabonis would have definitely taken us over the top and kept us much more relevant in the early 2000s, but I don’t think there’s any way we could have gotten him.
During our first finals run I was sad AF seeing Isaac Austin get MIP and tearing it up in Miami because he could have been the guy we needed.
I believe we tried to sign Bison Dele, aka Brian Williams, but he chose the Bulls instead, then made some comment during the finals about how the lake stinks. I don’t know that I’ve ever smelled the lake in my entire life. However, when I was in 5th grade we had cracked a stink bomb in the bathroom at school and the recess ladies were trying to calm everyone down saying “it’s just the lake!”
Wouldn't be NY it would be Detroit. That's where he was before he went to NY. Detroit does it so they wouldn't lose Houston for nothing.Why would the Knicks at that time do that trade? I don’t think the jazz had the assets to pull that trade off not sure how that’s even realistic. Not sure the Knicks would be all that interested in late firsts.
You are not wrong. If Ostertag took the game seriously he could have been a force. He had the body and the skill. Just had that goofy attitude that showed that in the end he really didn't care.I think what we actually needed was for Dorothy to find Ostertag the Cowardly Lion a heart, courage and a brain. If he had lived up to any of his potential I think that makes the difference.
Oh, and a devoted fan to pull a Tonya Harding on Dick Bavetta
Marshall is another one who could have been the X-factor for us, but he seemed disgruntled from the time he got here. I think he didn't like the tight ship that Sloan was running and the no-nonsense approach Stock and Malone took to the game. He had real potential and as a third for the big 3 could have been the missing piece. So many players derailed by bad attitudes.Back toward the tail end of the Stockton and Malone era, there had been some pretty consistent rumors regarding trading Bryon Russell and Donyell Marshall for Keith Van Horn. I was very against that because I valued both those players, but in hindsight I think it would have hypothetically been a very solid move and made us much better. I don't know that it would have taken us over the top at the time, but it would have gotten us out of the first round, at least.
He had a bit of a resurgence here and I don’t remember any attitude issues. He was a pleasant surprise because I was disappointed we lost Eisley (though S&T) in the deal. But by the time he signed with Chicago, I was fine with him going because I was ready to enter the new era with Kirilenko, who became a much bigger letdown.Marshall is another one who could have been the X-factor for us, but he seemed disgruntled from the time he got here. I think he didn't like the tight ship that Sloan was running and the no-nonsense approach Stock and Malone took to the game. He had real potential and as a third for the big 3 could have been the missing piece. So many players derailed by bad attitudes.
Imagine that, young people with too much money that feel entitled, that never happens, right? Right?
I remember some interviews with Marshall where he seemed frustrated in general. Just never seemed to be at home here. True about AK. Too bad there too. He had some of Ostertag-itis. Just kind of didn't care.He had a bit of a resurgence here and I don’t remember any attitude issues. He was a pleasant surprise because I was disappointed we lost Eisley (though S&T) in the deal. But by the time he signed with Chicago, I was fine with him going because I was ready to enter the new era with Kirilenko, who became a much bigger letdown.
Sadly a coach that would be a little more flexible would have helped. One that believed in the three just a little more would have been great.Getting a coach who would convince John Stockton to take more than 10 shots per game.
Someone would outbid us.Wouldn't be NY it would be Detroit. That's where he was before he went to NY. Detroit does it so they wouldn't lose Houston for nothing.
Crazy that in the 97-98 season the Jazz were dead last in 3pt attempts per game despite being 5th best at making them. Bryon Russell is one of those dudes who if you put him in the modern era he's probably a drastically more impactful player.Sadly a coach that would be a little more flexible would have helped. One that believed in the three just a little more would have been great.
Honestly flipping 5-10 minutes of Hornacek for some additional Shandon Anderson time would have helped too.