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Utah is now a top 15 team according to Hollinger's power rankings

silesian said:
They are 17 on Sagarin, most difficult schedule to date. Which means their schedule here on out is easiest in the West. They will be above .500 after the allstar break, book it.
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Whichever team has the most games left against the Jazz has the most brutal schedule remaining!
 
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LjJazzman said:
If we had a healthy Alec, a jump in Exums game, AND a max/near max guy like Mathews we are a 50+ win team, not just a playoff team.
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50 wins barely gets you into the playoffs doe
 
vegas said:
Mmm playoffs gonna taste good next year. Rudy the anti tank is cleansing losing culture from the franchise.
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OMG, do we have a losing culture? I hope not, because everyone knows that once your team has a losing culture, it will haunt you for the rest of your days. From what I hear, you can't even get rid of it by trading all your players. They must be taken out and shot, and then the building must be burned. The new building must also be at least a mile from the old location. Shoot the Jazz dancers too, while you're at it, just to be safe. And Bear.
 
freakazoid said:
OMG, do we have a losing culture? I hope not, because everyone knows that once your team has a losing culture, it will haunt you for the rest of your days. From what I hear, you can't even get rid of it by trading all your players. They must be taken out and shot, and then the building must be burned. The new building must also be at least a mile from the old location. Shoot the Jazz dancers too, while you're at it, just to be safe. And Bear.
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Id say the Jazz were in danger of developing a losing culture after the all star break last year. Then DL didn't re-sign Corbin and went out and turned this team over to Snyder. Snyder has been like a lightening bolt to this team, their development and attitude. There is not even a hint of losing culture with this team anymore.

They are young, improving and ravenously hungry. Don't believe me? Ask the Cavs, Heat, Nets, Bucks, Bulls, Spurs, Thunder, Blazers, Warriors and Grizzlies. All playoff teams the Jazz beat this year. Half the Jazz wins are against playoff teams.

Now before you go pointing out things like injuries and weak eastern teams look at the Jazz. Burks and Hood have missed major time with injuries. The Jazz are starting and/or playing up to 6 rookies and Sophmores signigicant minutes when healthy. That includes a D-league call up.

Next year isn't bright, it's blinding.
 
Batman said:
If Exum is a top 150 player in 2 years, we are in the Hunt
If Exum is a top 75 player in two years, We are absolutely a playoff team.
If Exum is a top 30 player in 2-3 years ( Not likely imo. Hayward might be top 30), we are a contender. #WaitingOnDante
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FWIW,
VORP says Hayward is the 15th best player in the league.
BsPM says he is 29th.
most metrics have him between 15 and 30. Pretty safe to say he is a top 30 player.
 
Stoked said:
Id say the Jazz were in danger of developing a losing culture after the all star break last year.
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Not buying it. A losing culture suggests your players are good enough to win, but can't win because they've been mentally conditioned to losing all the time. Just because you have a team that isn't very good and mails it in down the stretch of a losing season, doesn't mean you have a losing culture.
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The whole losing culture thing was beaten to death when GS was tanking, and low and behold look at them now. Most of the time when fans blame a losing culture, its simply bad management of personnel, or missing on draft picks, which can happen regardless of rebuilding strategy. Brooklyn, Phoenix and Denver have all been operating the way some Jazz fans would prefer Utah to operate, by, you know, maintaining a winning culture. I'd rather be us, even if there's a risk of having our players permanently brain damaged by a few seasons of losing.
 
A losing culture can be a concern, for sure, but it gets blown way out of proportion. If I was a Kings fan, I would absolutely be concerned about Cousins right now. I'm not saying a losing culture isn't a concern in some cases, but losing seasons are a part of rebuilding, and losing for a few seasons doesn't necessarily mean you have a losing culture.
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Also, let's not confuse a mediocre culture with a winning culture. I don't consider our last two years with Alsap winning culture.
 
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