Six Moves the Utah Jazz Should Make

[orangello]

This is a Hoopsworld article:

https://www.hoopsworld.com/six-moves-the-utah-jazz-should-make/

This is the part I like (with special emphasis in bold):

Be Patient With The Young Players
It’s awfully tough to avoid the temptation to abandon rebuilding, a term that Jazz General Manger Kevin O’Connor refuses to use, through youth and bring in veterans who can help win ball games now but the Jazz need to have faith in the development of their core. Hayward, Favors, Kanter and Burks possess serious upside. Even seven-year veteran C.J. Miles, who is just 24 years old, has room to grow. That’s who the Jazz need to rely on this season, as tough as it may be at times.

Young and inexperienced teams can be as disappointing as they are fun to watch. Despite that, there’s no better way for players to grow than learning under fire. Sacrificing wins this season will be worth it down the line when their core is peaking and getting the Jazz back to being the perennial playoff team that they grew accustomed to being under Coach Sloan.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have really set the blueprint for how a team like the Jazz should operate. If the right veteran is available then he should be added, but the Jazz should be very hesitant to bring in anyone who isn’t going to be comfortable being a part of the ongoing rebuilding process.

 

[The Midnight]

I like this part:

Wait for the big man market to play itself out, then shop Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap and Mehmet Okur
There is always going to be a market for big men, especially talented ones like Jefferson, Millsap and Okur. Currently there are several teams looking to improve their interior play with hopes of signing free agents like Tyson Chandler, Marc Gasol, DeAndre Jordan and Nene.

Once the dust settles and the free agent mark dies down, there is still going to be several teams out there in need of improving their frontline and the Jazz will be one of the few teams with an excess of big men.

Favors and Enes Kanter, the third overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, are the future at the post positions in Utah. Ideally, the two of them will man the paint for the foreseeable future. The Jazz should hold onto one of the three above mentioned veterans, though, for depth purposes. Jefferson may be the one they keep by default, as the two-years and $29 million remaining on his deal could end up being hard to trade.

Millsap and Okur, on the other hand, have much more cap-friendly contracts. Okur’s $10.8 million deal is expiring and Millsap earns a modest $13.9 million in the remaining two years on his. Millsap is highly regarded around the league and will be coveted by several teams, the Jazz just need to wait for things to settle down and then the offers should start to roll in. In return the Jazz should look for more talented young players and multiple picks in 2012 draft, which is guaranteed to be loaded since the new Collective Bargaining Agreement does not include an increase to the current age limit of 19 years old.

I think by the trade dateline, Favors and Kanter should have developed sufficiently - making Jefferson/Millsap expendable. Hopefully we can get a first round pick plus a quality player out of one of them.

 

[Jeffrey32]

Bell should go to the Bulls for a future 2nd round pick, so the Bulls could have a trio Jazz SGs -- Brewer, Korver, Bell

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

I think this is a very well written articlen, contrary to popular belief I do want to see the young talent get playing time. Do I want to see them dominate the time on the court? No. With exception to Hayward, as I have said before I can see him getting 18 to 20 points a game.

I believe Hayward is ready to put the jazz on his back right along with Millsap Jefferson and Harris. They make up the core of the team. Where they go the jazz go.

My second tier are.... Favors, Miles,Okur, (if healthy) backup point, (if we sign someone like Watson, JJ or someone like that) Evans.(he spent last year on the bench playing spot minutes like Hayward, as Hayward began getting big minutes and became a main contributor. Evans earned time as a role player on the team getting more regular minutes playing in certain situations.) He's earned it, and Favors has earned more time. As one of the first off the bench or keeping the starting pf spot warm till Millsap comes in as the Ginobili role. By midseason or years end, he could be ready to be one of the main core, just think he needs a little more time to fill that role.

As for Kanter and Burks they are rookies who haven't played a single second in the best league in the world as far as basketball goes. They will play the roles that Hayward and Favors played last year. Playing erratic spot minutes till they earn a bigger role. When that happens is up to them and the coaching staff.

There is no reason for this team to go full rebuild mode I think this team has the talent to win now

Like I said before the word rebuild is an excuse bad teams use in the place of failure. It is possible to develop young players without the term rebuild.

 

[green]

I want every game to have at least one of the young four have a really good game. Then I want to have another top 3 pick in next year's draft. That would give us 3 #3's, a #9 and Burks and hopefully GS pick. In theory, we should have a title contending team in 2-3 years this way, and if not, THEN, I will jump on the bandwagon to fire KOC. This is his project, the stars are aligning for him, and if he picks the right players, this will be a great Jazz team in a couple of years. If not, then he should be fired.

Basically, we need this year to see improvement, just not in wins. I am sick of being stuck in the middle.

 

[BluesRocker]

I'm all for full rebuilding mode. I don't mind being in the lottery a couple years. In our market its the only way we will ever win a championship. Top free agents will never choose Utah. But we all know the jazz. It's not about championships. It's about winning a few games now because its a business. They are afraid of having a losing season because its means less revenue that year. Koc will again foolishly Chase a mediocre playoff stint. Welcome to mediocrity hell

 

[Revolution 9]

Since this obviously isn't the year to make a serious playoff run let's at least have some fun.
Doesn't mean we have to give all the rookies a lot of PT, just enough to keep us engaged.

We want to see less of Bell, and more of Hayward, and Burks.

We want to see none of AK. Let's hope he never comes back.

We want more Favors, and Kanter, less Okur.

Like Big Al, and Sap, but please not together.

and one last thing no Ronnie Price unless we are playing the Lakers at home.

I don't expect or need for us to win a lot of games this year. I'm just hoping we are playing with excitement, promise, and energy. All this will give us hope for the future, and
for next year when we need to get into the playoffs.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Since this obviously isn't the year to make a serious playoff run let's at least have some fun.
Doesn't mean we have to give all the rookies a lot of PT, just enough to keep us engaged.

We want to see less of Bell, and more of Hayward, and Burks.

We want to see none of AK. Let's hope he never comes back.

We want more Favors, and Kanter, less Okur.

Like Big Al, and Sap, but please not together.

and one last thing no Ronnie Price unless we are playing the Lakers at home.

I don't expect or need for us to win a lot of games this year. I'm just hoping we are playing with excitement, promise, and energy. All this will give us hope for the future, and
for next year when we need to get into the playoffs.

Wow you must have been very excited the year John and Karl left, then dashed when the jazz won half their games.

 

[cowhide]

I with Revolution here. It is time to develop the young guys.