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"Surprised if Teague Doesn't End Up in Utah"

King Cy said:
LMAO if you actually believe this. He picked Burke. It's his fault. By saying "Ty pushed hard for him" is just taking pressure off himself if the fails. DL is the GM. GM's have the final say in drafting.
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In the past for jazz draft picks it was always a collaboration when it came to picks. Jerry Sloan had an influence, koc/scott layden had an influence, Larry h Miller had an influence, and a few others as well.

Idk if it is still that way but there is a chance that DL liked trey a little and maybe liked someone else a little more but the coaches, owner, and other jazz management felt strongly that the jazz should pick trey burke if they could and DL went along with.

When it comes down to it DL's name gets stamped on every pick, trade, free agent pickup that occurs but that does not mean that he always goes with what he thinks is the best thing to do. There are probably times when he thinks plan A and plan B are both good plans but he favors plan A a little more than plan B yet still goes with plan B due to the influence of others involved in the decision making process.

The jazz are run like a democracy where everyone has a voice. It's not a monarchy like some other franchises
 
fishonjazz said:
In the past for jazz draft picks it was always a collaboration when it came to picks. Jerry Sloan had an influence, koc/scott layden had an influence, Larry h Miller had an influence, and a few others as well.

Idk if it is still that way but there is a chance that DL liked trey a little and maybe liked someone else a little more but the coaches, owner, and other jazz management felt strongly that the jazz should pick trey burke if they could and DL went along with.

When it comes down to it DL's name gets stamped on every pick, trade, free agent pickup that occurs but that does not mean that he always goes with what he thinks is the best thing to do. There are probably times when he thinks plan A and plan B are both good plans but he favors plan A a little more than plan B yet still goes with plan B due to the influence of others involved in the decision making process.

The jazz are run like a democracy where everyone has a voice. It's not a monarchy like some other franchises
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Of course everyone has input, but the final decision is always the GM's.

Supposedly Hornaceck pushed for Kahwi Leonard, and DL didn't take him. So it's not like DL is just sitting around waiting for the people below him in the decision making process to decide for him. He decides, then he deflects pressure off himself by saying things like "oh this Ty's guy, he pushed for him".
 
And I don't think he does it for only negative reasons. I think when he said "this was Ty's guy" he genuinely was trying to throw Ty a win.
 
King Cy said:
Of course everyone has input, but the final decision is always the GM's.

Supposedly Hornaceck pushed for Kahwi Leonard, and DL didn't take him. So it's not like DL is just sitting around waiting for the people below him in the decision making process to decide for him. He decides, then he deflects pressure off himself by saying things like "oh this Ty's guy, he pushed for him".
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DL did help pick Kawhi when he was with the Spurs. He was the guy behind the scene making that trade with IND.


It was KOC who picked Burks.
 
fishonjazz said:
In the past for jazz draft picks it was always a collaboration when it came to picks. Jerry Sloan had an influence, koc/scott layden had an influence, Larry h Miller had an influence, and a few others as well.

Idk if it is still that way but there is a chance that DL liked trey a little and maybe liked someone else a little more but the coaches, owner, and other jazz management felt strongly that the jazz should pick trey burke if they could and DL went along with.

When it comes down to it DL's name gets stamped on every pick, trade, free agent pickup that occurs but that does not mean that he always goes with what he thinks is the best thing to do. There are probably times when he thinks plan A and plan B are both good plans but he favors plan A a little more than plan B yet still goes with plan B due to the influence of others involved in the decision making process.

The jazz are run like a democracy where everyone has a voice. It's not a monarchy like some other franchises
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This.
 
franklin said:
The Utah Jazz rebuild is Groundhogie day. Wait for the Big Al patch and then the rebuild. It will be super fun!
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I've given up on Utah building a championship contender. Now I'll settle for a solid playoffs team like the Dwill/Boozer era Jazz.
 
Siro said:
I've given up on Utah building a championship contender. Now I'll settle for a solid playoffs team like the Dwill/Boozer era Jazz.
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People gotta realize that winning a championship or being a contender is so hard. Even if you have too players like okc, doesn't mean you are close to a championship. There's nothing wrong with being competitive and losing in the second round.
 
Doublea said:
People gotta realize that winning a championship or being a contender is so hard. Even if you have too players like okc, doesn't mean you are close to a championship. There's nothing wrong with being competitive and losing in the second round.
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Thanks, Mr. Lindsey. And there's nothing wrong with me spending my money elsewhere. I can buy overpriced concessions at the movie theater - and not one owned by the Miller family. There's also nothing wrong with me buying a car from a non-Miller dealership to exercise my displeasure on the Jazz being the 3rd cheapest organization in the league.
 
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