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What are the minimal accomplishments needed this season to satisfy you?

SCS said:
Two possible roadblocks with that timeline
1) We will be paying so much in luxury tax before 2020 it's insane.
2) Someone in that core you mentioned better become a star player because if not we'll never reach that Finals.
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1) This is an obvious concern. I'm hoping we can retain all five since only 12 teams can offer a max next summer and many might to their own guys. We could therefore perhaps retain Hayward at a bit cheaper than originally thought. Perhaps we then wait 'til the summer after, when presumably even fewer teams have max money to offer (because they'll piss it away in 2017) and re-sign Gobert and Favors at, again, a cheaper price than originally thought simply because so many teams are over the cap.
2) I'm not concerned. To me, Exum does not have to become a star but simply very, very good ala Hayward. If we win it with this core, it'll be due to solid team ball and elite defense, both of which I think we can really show this year.
 
-No specific win total. I just want to see the team (finally) be healthy enough that we walk away from next season knowing what we have instead of uttering the phrase "If we could just stay healthy..." yet again.

-1st round playoff win. Assuming we have a relatively healthy year, this is a deep, talented team. Getting out of the 1st round should be expected, and oh by the way, winning a playoff series and hopefully being competitive in the 2nd round probably is as important as ANYTHING when it comes to convincing Hayward to stay in Utah long term.

-Maybe I'm dreaming of the good old days, but here's a big expectation I have: Restore the home court advantage to SLC. Kinda hard to do when you're a fringe playoff team but as this team grows deeper and more experienced, I'd like to see a mentality from players and fans alike that nobody's getting outta SLC alive. Again, I feel a lot of that will come back when this team becomes a 50-55 win team, but I sorely miss the attitude from players and fans that we are the best home court in the NBA. Golden State and OKC have long passed us by during our rebuild era but is it too much to ask that we reclaim our throne?
 
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jazzman12 said:
-No specific win total. I just want to see the team (finally) be healthy enough that we walk away from next season knowing what we have instead of uttering the phrase "If we could just stay healthy..." yet again.

-1st round playoff win. Assuming we have a relatively healthy year, this is a deep, talented team. Getting out of the 1st round should be expected, and oh by the way, winning a playoff series and hopefully being competitive in the 2nd round probably is as important as ANYTHING when it comes to convincing Hayward to stay in Utah long term.

-Maybe I'm dreaming of the good old days, but here's a big expectation I have: Restore the home court advantage to SLC. Kinda hard to do when you're a fringe playoff team but as this team grows deeper and more experienced, I'd like to see a mentality from players and fans alike that nobody's getting outta SLC alive. Again, I feel a lot of that will come back when this team becomes a 50-55 win team, but I sorely miss the attitude from players and fans alike that we are the best home court in the NBA. Golden State and OKC have long passed us by during our rebuild era but is it too much to ask that we reclaim our throne?
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Really good post. I love the first paragraph
 
For me the minimal accomplishment is 6th seed and competitive in our first round match up.

I am hoping for HCA in the 1st round and a series win after a 50-55 win season.
 
Cunning Linguist said:
For me, it's:

1) 50 wins
2) Win a first round series and win one game in the second round
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At this point in the botched rebuild I will be content with 42 wins. I have given up hope for the Jazz. Might as well treat it like [MENTION=40]Siro[/MENTION] does like New York Knicks fans do. It is all casual entertainment, no reason to want to win.
 
Minimal accomplishments needed to satisfy me. These are on the court only as I have different goals I want from the FO

- 45 wins
- At least a 6 seed
- Competitive in the first round
- Competitive in division
- Hoping for improvement in play from Exum, Hood, Lyles and Rudy.

We get most or all of those I'm okay, but I think we can do even better.
 
jazzman12 said:
-No specific win total. I just want to see the team (finally) be healthy enough that we walk away from next season knowing what we have instead of uttering the phrase "If we could just stay healthy..." yet again.

-1st round playoff win. Assuming we have a relatively healthy year, this is a deep, talented team. Getting out of the 1st round should be expected, and oh by the way, winning a playoff series and hopefully being competitive in the 2nd round probably is as important as ANYTHING when it comes to convincing Hayward to stay in Utah long term.

-Maybe I'm dreaming of the good old days, but here's a big expectation I have: Restore the home court advantage to SLC. Kinda hard to do when you're a fringe playoff team but as this team grows deeper and more experienced, I'd like to see a mentality from players and fans alike that nobody's getting outta SLC alive. Again, I feel a lot of that will come back when this team becomes a 50-55 win team, but I sorely miss the attitude from players and fans that we are the best home court in the NBA. Golden State and OKC have long passed us by during our rebuild era but is it too much to ask that we reclaim our throne?
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Echo this statement , although injuries happen to everybody, but it feels like we are better equipped to deal with them with a deeper roster.

We need that home court dominance again, missed that dearly
 
Making the playoffs and not getting swept in the first round, tbh. That'll be mega deflating and Gordon will be as good as gone.

I could tolerate losing in 6 or 7 games in the first round, but I really really think we can make a trip to the 2nd. I think that's the goal of this team. Make the 2nd round, try to be competitive. A lot of our players don't have playoff experience.
 
dalamon said:
Making the playoffs and not getting swept in the first round, tbh. That'll be mega deflating and Gordon will be as good as gone.

I could tolerate losing in 6 or 7 games in the first round, but I really really think we can make a trip to the 2nd. I think that's the goal of this team. Make the 2nd round, try to be competitive. A lot of our players don't have playoff experience.
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For someone who is thee eternal optimist about anything and everything on Jazzfanz (that's a compliment btw), I am disappointed in you. Just getting to the playoffs and losing in 6 or 7 games? We should've made it last year despite a zillion injuries and no bench. We're going to be healthy, have an insanely good bench, vets to keep us poised in big games, and can't be any ****tier in close games this year as we were last.

65 wins or bust bitches!!!

Hop aboard.

Choo Choo!!!
 
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