I think they're pretty set on having it convey this year. '24 is supposed to be weak, '25 is supposed to be deep. Of course, you have Ainge saying, "I like the '24 draft even more than '23," but given that everyone else is saying the '24 draft is weak it's hard to not take that as a smokescreen.
What’s the point of this season?
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There was no pressure on the FO to do anything because they exceeded expectations the year before. It was all hunky dory, "I love this team!" type of stuff last year. This league is all about results vs expectations. The last years of Mitchell/Gobert had it's own flavor of misery. It wasn't because it was a bad team but high expectations. People enjoyed last season with no expectations, but that can only last so long. I've always thought that bulk of hardcore fans are happier when the team is tanking because they will follow the team no matter what and you either win or you win. But this is not a tanking team, so there is an expectation to actually win something. Even if the Jazz are able to make the playoffs, are people happy getting wrecked in the playoffs? Probably not. I feel like the Jazz would have a season similar to the Kings last year to feel satisfying. Good regular season + feisty playoff series.....but how realistic is that?
As much as it sucks, this season's disappointment will force the FO into making moves forward. I feel like we will look back at this season as an idle year, but luckily have some ammo to make things happen.
As much as it sucks, this season's disappointment will force the FO into making moves forward. I feel like we will look back at this season as an idle year, but luckily have some ammo to make things happen.
FalseFlagg K
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Dejounte Murray is garbage
homeytennis
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That was a pasting tonight. Were our guys drunk?
We won't view it as an idle year. We will view it as the perfect year where all our young guys starting getting heavy minutes halfway through and we get a top 5 pick.
There is plenty of talent. I'm really looking forward to seeing how Isaiah Collier looks.
There is nothing better for the fans than a year of mediocre team exceeding expectations(well except for a championship) and there nothing worse for a team than a mediocre team exceeding expectations. First because you don't actually win anything of consequence and you are not bad enough to get a high end prospect. And second, because it gives your FO a license to waste a year in holding pattern and hoping for progression of your mediocre core, when in reality what's much more likely after a year of exceeding expectations is regression. And the more this team regresses the less likely it will be that the FO will be willing to make a big move with our picks.
So to answer the question in OP... there is no point of this season. I feel like the FO is in waiting mode. They are waiting to see what happens with some of the younger players on the team hoping one of them hits gold, they are waiting to see if any big star becomes available and open to coming here (nope, unless we do a deal like Cavs did for Mitchell... where they get 2-3 years and he likely still bolts).