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Actually, he was injured just before the playoffs and it could've been why he didn't play much.
Was this season a success?
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Actually, he was injured just before the playoffs and it could've been why he didn't play much.
416Klawzz
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It would have been progress tho, we haven't accomplished this since DWill and Booze and the first Korver chapter.
gregbroncs
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I think the team was better than last year. But I can't call it a success. Didn't make it as far as last year and really struggled at times this season. This team is to the point that nothing short of the WCF is a success.
That said I like this team and think they are maybe 2 pieces away from really competing. Replace Rubio with a competent PG/SG that can make teams guard the perimeter and find 1 more 3 and D guy to replace Korver/Sef and Udoh. Don't even know if it matter which position those 2 players play. Just need more firepower without losing defense.
That said I like this team and think they are maybe 2 pieces away from really competing. Replace Rubio with a competent PG/SG that can make teams guard the perimeter and find 1 more 3 and D guy to replace Korver/Sef and Udoh. Don't even know if it matter which position those 2 players play. Just need more firepower without losing defense.
Jack Strop
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Is Lindsey still the GM?
Is he spouting nonsense about Ricky having Jazz DNA and scenarios where Ricky could be back?
Then no, Lindsey has not learned from history, he appears doomed to repeat it and the last 2 years have been a colossal waste of Donovan's talent.
But it gets me a year closer to following whatever team Donovan goes to in 5 more years.
Is he spouting nonsense about Ricky having Jazz DNA and scenarios where Ricky could be back?
Then no, Lindsey has not learned from history, he appears doomed to repeat it and the last 2 years have been a colossal waste of Donovan's talent.
But it gets me a year closer to following whatever team Donovan goes to in 5 more years.
carolinajazz
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Mitchell was as much the problem as the solution to this years record and success! You didn't expect him to step in and dominate the league right off the bat, did you? His ball control and ability to distribute the ball when double teamed will improve with time, I suspect!
No. We took a step back.
Last year we won 48 games with Rudy out for nearly half of the season, a rookie Donovan Mitchell who was learning everything on the fly, and Ricky Rubio who was brand new to the team. Had Gobert been healthy we would have likely won 55-60 games because we were playing AMAZING basketball when he was healthy. This season we won 50 games despite our key pieces being healthy for the majority of the season and both Mitchell and Rubio having a full season under their belt. 50 isn't bad by any means. But it's a step back from where we were. Furthermore many of our key players either flat out sucked this year (Rubio) or struggled for large stretches (Mitchell, Ingles) when they were very good for most of last season. And we played some flat out TERRIBLE basketball in the first half of the season for no reason. None. I still don't have the nasty taste of that 50 point loss to the Mavs out of my mouth.
There is no reason why we shouldn't have won 54-55 games this year, won the division, been top 3/4 in the west with homecourt in the west, made it to the 2nd rd/WCF, and been more competitive overall against the best teams. We were good enough to do that. That would have been a successful season.
Last year we won 48 games with Rudy out for nearly half of the season, a rookie Donovan Mitchell who was learning everything on the fly, and Ricky Rubio who was brand new to the team. Had Gobert been healthy we would have likely won 55-60 games because we were playing AMAZING basketball when he was healthy. This season we won 50 games despite our key pieces being healthy for the majority of the season and both Mitchell and Rubio having a full season under their belt. 50 isn't bad by any means. But it's a step back from where we were. Furthermore many of our key players either flat out sucked this year (Rubio) or struggled for large stretches (Mitchell, Ingles) when they were very good for most of last season. And we played some flat out TERRIBLE basketball in the first half of the season for no reason. None. I still don't have the nasty taste of that 50 point loss to the Mavs out of my mouth.
There is no reason why we shouldn't have won 54-55 games this year, won the division, been top 3/4 in the west with homecourt in the west, made it to the 2nd rd/WCF, and been more competitive overall against the best teams. We were good enough to do that. That would have been a successful season.
Jack Strop
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Yes, it will. But to expect the Jazz to improve much without more weapons just ain't going to happen. They've essentially maximized their talent. If anything, maybe overachieved. So if Lindsey plays it back without any major additions, Utah is in trouble.
RuralJazzFan88
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No we took a step back quite a bit. This team needs to step it up or be stuck in basketball puragtory/treadmill. Gotta be better than Portland & Denver in the regular season.
Lakers_Slapper
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NO! This was not a season of success. DL (our GM) failed us in the off-season of 2018 by doing nothing to improve our team. We watched every team make changes while we did nothing to improve. By the time that DL was ready to chase success, it was almost mid-season. We traded not 1 but 2 second round picks, and Burks for Korver, who is good, but 38 years old and retiring this year. How does a GM not value 2nd round picks? We gave up 2 of them for a guy who was retired-bound. We lost in the first round to the Rockets and only won, one single game. No this was not a success. WAKE UP!!!!