The Non-Jazz NBA Thread in the Jazz Section

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Oh gotcha. Yeah I'm fine if no decent trades/moves come along and let the team tank a bit again. Although if some of our young guys including Sexton make a jump next year that might go out the window and we should embrace that. The team can't take another feeling good and winning just to have the rug pulled out. The team completely quit after the deadline.

I think you can do it another year, especially if you have Lauri under a long-term deal.

 

[LogGrad98]

Lauri is really underappreciated on this board. He is a guy you can build around and win at a really high level and maybe if lucky win it all. He isnt a clear cut #1 guy but he is close and probably one of the best #2 guys you can build around. The #1 doesnt even have to be a top 5 player he just needs to be able to create well for himself and the team. Then you need the normal athleticism, length, defense, and shooting around him.

Agreed. He's strong enough that if you even had 2 more #2 guys with him you could 2004-Pistons that bitch.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

No, I mean if we traded Lauri this year our odds would be 12% higher on getting the #1 pick.

You can easily continue the retool process and still lose games around Lauri and have a solid top 10 pick w/ a good chance of moving into the top 5, which to me is a way better option than dealing Lauri.

I think that's possible, but I would want Lauri to be on board, and I'm not sure he would be (putting myself in his shoes).

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I think that's possible, but I would want Lauri to be on board, and I'm not sure he would be (putting myself in his shoes).

If he signs an extension I would take that as being onboard.

 

[JimLes]

If we try to enter win now mode I expect the result to be mediocre.

And this sense of entitlement and expectations of greatness are coming from where exactly?

We're the Utah Jazz, in case you've missed the name of the forum.

 

[fishonjazz]

Pacers tied with Celtics at halftime.

I feel like the Rudy, Donovan, Conley, Royce, bogey, Clarkson, jingles team was as good as this pacers team.

Pacers have a shot at the finals.

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[Elizah Huge]

Pacers tied with Celtics at halftime.

I feel like the Rudy, Donovan, Conley, Royce, bogey, Clarkson, jingles team was as good as this pacers team.

Pacers have a shot at the finals.

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Only slight difference is they play in the East which is significantly weaker than the West.

 

[fishonjazz]

Only slight difference is they play in the East which is significantly weaker than the West.

Agreed.

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[sip]

Man you are something. We were a .500 team without a superstar level player on the roster in a highly competed West, before the FO blew the wheels.

Two years in a row of that happening yet you repeat in every thread how Hardy and our key players suck.

And at the same time Houston who made win-now moves and failed to even reach play-in is in great position and you also love the situation Detroit is in.

Lmao.

Blah blah blah. We got hot against a weak schedule and Sexton went nuclear. This team wasn't going to end the season around .500.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

Huge Pacer fan over here

 

[MTS]

Blah blah blah. We got hot against a weak schedule and Sexton went nuclear. This team wasn't going to end the season around .500.

We would've been well above .500 by the trade deadline if Lauri hadn't missed a ****ton of the early season.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Say what you want about the Pacers. They move the ball and make their shots.

BTW, Nesmith is a reasonable comp for Sensabaugh if he keeps improving athleticism and defense.