Proud of Ryan - accountability works

[Flc]

Following the whiff on Cody Williams, who may still turn out to be serviceable but... yikes, it was pretty interesting to see Ryan/Danny's response. They fired two lead scouts, and they essentially demoted JZ by bringing AA over. The result? The Jazz have their best draft in years, potentially in franchise history.

Good to see accountability for outcomes - that's the culture you want, and I'm proud of Ryan for leading in that fashion. No one was fired over the Exum pick, nor the Burke pick (although that may have contributed to parting ways with Ty.)

 

[The Midnight]

Remember when Ty Corbin took over as head coach just because he was third in command without he FO interviewing other candidates?

He had to have been our worst HC ever.

And we had a decent roster too.

Those were some dark days.

 

[Flc]

Remember when Ty Corbin took over as head coach just because he was third in command without he FO interviewing other candidates?

He had to have been our worst HC ever.

And we had a decent roster too.

Those were some dark days.

Corbin and Burke's rookie year were among the darkest of Jazz timelines.

 

[Eminence]

Best draft in franchise history?

You gotta see some results before tossing out stuff like that. Hell, you have to see some results before you even call it a good draft.

Folks weren't bashing the Exum pick on draft day either.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Best draft in franchise history?

You gotta see some results before tossing out stuff like that. Hell, you have to see some results before you even call it a good draft.

Folks weren't bashing the Exum pick on draft day either.

It’s definitely premature to call it a best ever. I definitely feel a LOT better about getting Ace after a tank season than I did when they drafted Exum tbh.

Can you even imagine if DL had just drafted Giannis and Gobert in 2013? That would’ve been the best draft of any team. . . maybe ever.

 

[Eminence]

It’s definitely premature to call it a best ever. I definitely feel a LOT better about getting Ace after a tank season than I did when they drafted Exum tbh.

Can you even imagine if DL had just drafted Giannis and Gobert in 2013? That would’ve been the best draft of any team. . . maybe ever.

Yeah, that would've the GOAT front office draft performance.

It was crazy good with just Gobert (a pretty easy #2 in a re-draft) and we went in with #14/#21/#46.

 

[Qman]

I still think is funny for anyone to be sure on any draft pick until they have played at least 2 seasons.

 

[David Stern]

I’m curious if y’all agree, but Ryan has done a great job as our owner outside of the yellow jersey debacle

 

[LogGrad98]

Best draft in franchise history?

You gotta see some results before tossing out stuff like that. Hell, you have to see some results before you even call it a good draft.

Folks weren't bashing the Exum pick on draft day either.

Oh some of us were.

 

[Flc]

Oh some of us were.

I remember your reaction when we saw Exum on the Darth Vader treadmill/ventilator set up lol.

 

[Hornacekamania]

I’m curious if y’all agree, but Ryan has done a great job as our owner outside of the yellow jersey debacle

If anything, I admire that he's trying things.

 

[RandyForRubio]

Oh some of us were.

Yeah, but you bash everything.

 

[Sean]

I’m curious if y’all agree, but Ryan has done a great job as our owner outside of the yellow jersey debacle

He definitely seems more aggressive at doing things than the Millers were but who knows if the payoff will be there? Smith inherited a win-now franchise that was working through producing the best record in the NBA the season the Millers sold - and it's been pretty rocky since.

Under Smith, Utah went from being hyped as a title contender to unloading all that talent and producing three-straight losing seasons, including the worst in franchise history. The Jazz is likely looking at four-straight losing seasons - if not more - and that'll match the Corbin/early Quinn era for longest stretch without a playoff appearance since the first time Utah made the playoffs in 1984.

If this works out, absolutely Smith will be deserving of praise. But it's still premature because he hasn't done anything yet really.

 

[gomretat]

He definitely seems more aggressive at doing things than the Millers were but who knows if the payoff will be there? Smith inherited a win-now franchise that was working through producing the best record in the NBA the season the Millers sold - and it's been pretty rocky since.

Under Smith, Utah went from being hyped as a title contender to unloading all that talent and producing three-straight losing seasons, including the worst in franchise history. The Jazz is likely looking at four-straight losing seasons - if not more - and that'll match the Corbin/early Quinn era for longest stretch without a playoff appearance since the first time Utah made the playoffs in 1984.

If this works out, absolutely Smith will be deserving of praise. But it's still premature because he hasn't done anything yet really.

So far it has been abysmal unless you like the trade deadline and draft night more than winning games. Maybe it will work but too early to tell. As for the being the best draft ever, there is similar sentiment many years after the draft. Way too early to tell. I would say picking up guys in the draft like John, Karl, Donny, and Rudy is tough to beat.

 

[416Klawzz]

JZ just wasn't that guy

 

[Miggs]

Yeah, but you bash everything.

Including the poonanny from what I hear.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

Oh some of us were.

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