Peter_Mentor
Active Member
Yada yada yada. You will make all the excuses in the world for that scrub. The reality is that Lauri took his game to the next level playing for Finland prior to getting to the jazz and that hard work led to a great season. As far as making a team that was expected to finish last a borderline playoff team that had way more to do with solid talent coming back from trades than Hardy's coaching.
Nah. Lauri was in the best physical shape of his career when he arrived in Utah, but Hardy really put him in the best imaginable position to succeed. The whole offensive system supports Lauri's strengths and Lauri certainly values it very highly.