Welcome in the middle of rebuilding.

[MTS]

The Jazz had to tank their balls off last season to avoid the play-in, if anybody recalls.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

The Jazz had to tank their balls off last season to avoid the play-in, if anybody recalls.

We had a hard time not winning some of those games. Mike not being here will hurt but I expect the play in this year.

 

[infection]

The Jazz had to tank their balls off last season to avoid the play-in, if anybody recalls.

I think it will be harder to win this year trying than it was last year not trying. I’m not entirely sure how this year goes, but I do believe we’ll find it a bit more difficult to climb standings.

 

[homeytennis]

The rooks and GLeaguers will lead us to the promised land. Guaranteed!!! Done deal.

 

[sip]

You mean the coach that got us a 1 seed?

Yep. The same coach that led to constant playoff collapses.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Yep. The same coach that led to constant playoff collapses.

It had more to do with the players not stepping up and the FO having some misses more than it had anything to do with Quin. He was our best single piece we had.

 

[Hedda Gambler]

A lot of our players will have somtehing to prove and play for this year. Then we have Clarkson who can just ball our and enjoyr himself and the rookies who needs to prove that they belong.

Being deep is an important factor in the regular season. As long as our main guys stay healthy, I think we will be in the mix for a play in spot the whole way. It also looks like the FO want to give up the owed pick to OKC this year, which means they will not tank.

• Markkanen has to show that he is worth a renegotiation and extension after the season
• Kessler needs to show tha this first year was not a fluke and that he is a legit NBA starting center
• Ochai needs to show that he deserves to a our starting two guard
• Sexton needs to show that he is as good as he thinks he is
• THT is playing for a new contract
• Collins has to reinvent himself if he wants another deal after this one
• Dunn is playing for his career

 

[LogGrad98]

You mean the coach that got us a 1 seed?

Ahh to be young and naive.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Yep. The same coach that led to constant playoff collapses.

Less so than Sloan

 

[SoberasHotRod]

This rebuild is different than what we are used to and for me personally it's a little uncomfortable. In the past our rebuild would rely on drafting well and developing young players. Our current rebuild is built around asset accumulation and reclamation projects. I think there is enough evidence to support the belief that we are stockpiling picks and young players to go after established stars.

I think in the current NBA environment this approach is logical, even if I don't really like it. Few stars make it to free agency. Signing an extension to get guaranteed money, and then asking out shortly thereafter has become almost acceptable. Ainge knows that it is only a matter of time before there is a star available that he can pair with Lauri and we just need to have the best salary matching options, young players, and draft picks to go get them.

Personally I enjoy watching a young team grow together and develop. I also enjoy watching team building and collecting parts that fit together. It will be exciting if we are able to pull of a trade for a legit star, but I think it will also feel a little hollow. I'm honestly a little down on this rebuild and this season.

 

[jazzfan1132]

I seem to recall people saying we were a bottom 5 team last year at this time.

and we were 9th at the end. Give a prediction and we will check it in April.

 

[HermanG]

This rebuild is different than what we are used to and for me personally it's a little uncomfortable. In the past our rebuild would rely on drafting well and developing young players. Our current rebuild is built around asset accumulation and reclamation projects. I think there is enough evidence to support the belief that we are stockpiling picks and young players to go after established stars.

I think in the current NBA environment this approach is logical, even if I don't really like it. Few stars make it to free agency. Signing an extension to get guaranteed money, and then asking out shortly thereafter has become almost acceptable. Ainge knows that it is only a matter of time before there is a star available that he can pair with Lauri and we just need to have the best salary matching options, young players, and draft picks to go get them.

Personally I enjoy watching a young team grow together and develop. I also enjoy watching team building and collecting parts that fit together. It will be exciting if we are able to pull of a trade for a legit star, but I think it will also feel a little hollow. I'm honestly a little down on this rebuild and this season.

Here is a different perspective to maybe inspire positivity:
Lets assume every iteration takes 10 years from start of the rebuild to the start of the next one, and the actual build up is 5 years and the window to achieve something is another 5 years. That is an oversimplification since every rebuild is different, but the point will stand.

If that is the case then you will get to see only 5-7 iterations depending on how young you start and how long you can maintain being an enthusiastic sports fan. Thats not a lot and its not even counting for the wasted efforts... the iterations that fail before they ever contend. And if you want to increase that count of total iterations, then you need to decide from which end would you rather take away the years... from the start or from the end?

Personally, I would rather jumpstart every rebuild with a 2-3 year build up window and see 5 years of competitive basketball than build up 5 years every time and then average only 2-3 years of being relevant. So even though I would often prefer a clean rebuild, I do still like the fact that I may get an "extra attempt" in my lifetime due to this accelerated rebuild.