What should the FO do if we are 0.500 by January?

[slc]

Uhh, if it's top 8 the Jazz keep it. Nothing can happen that will change that.

You are right I meant if not top 8

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Most interesting part of Lowe/Beck convo is Lowe saying the Thunder will be pestering the league if the Jazz tank too hard.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Most interesting part of Lowe/Beck convo is Lowe saying the Thunder will be pestering the league if the Jazz tank too hard.

Obviously. No honor among thieves.

 

[Miggs]

Not if you can read. You can't give them a lotto pick in the single digits if you make the playoffs

I thought it’s top 8 protected so if we make the playoffs and are not a bottom 8 team, OKC gets the pick?

That tweet reads we should fight for a playoff/play-in spot so as to prevent OKC from getting the pick…except that’s not what is going to happen.

 

[rippimpc]

Lowe Post

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I thought it’s top 8 protected so if we make the playoffs and are not a bottom 8 team, OKC gets the pick?

That tweet reads we should fight for a playoff/play-in spot so as to prevent OKC from getting the pick…except that’s not what is going to happen.

Yes, but they wouldn't get the 9th pick

 

[NUMBERICA]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75tGt62KYEg


@38:20

This conversation stressed me the **** out. Thanks for posting though.

 

[underdog]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75tGt62KYEg


@38:20

The Jazz’s situation is pretty fascinating. As Zach Lowe says in this video, “The juiciest dilemma in the entire league – the Jazz.”

 

[LogGrad98]

Reviving the fixed lottery conversation, watch the part of this video that talks about the money and tell me the league doesn't have an incentive to fix the lottery, or at least fiddle with it.


View: https://youtu.be/LXqO4RDxGNc?si=GPC_0pKMMJTV-50a

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I wonder if there is anyway to figure in games missed to the lottery odds.

Let's say each team has 3 designated key players. I'm not sure how the league would do this, but for every game one of those players misses, you get penalized in the lottery.

That would prevent tanking due to injury, real or fake, to some extent.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Most interesting part of Lowe/Beck convo is Lowe saying the Thunder will be pestering the league if the Jazz tank too hard.

Super rich out of them. And I can almost bet its already happened. I also think they talking to their buddies on Down to Dunk pod who sent out the Uproar tweet.

Just stupid. Like do you have to trade everyone away to "tank the right way". Feels like someone shop lifting yelling at someone that commits insurance fraud. STFU NBA and OKC. Let us live our pitiful NBA lives out okay.

 

[infection]

I thought it’s top 8 protected so if we make the playoffs and are not a bottom 8 team, OKC gets the pick?

That tweet reads we should fight for a playoff/play-in spot so as to prevent OKC from getting the pick…except that’s not what is going to happen.

They’re saying that it’s better for us to just try to win to give them the #14 pick or whatever rather than give them the #9 pick.

 

[underdog]

Super rich out of them. And I can almost bet its already happened. I also think they talking to their buddies on Down to Dunk pod who sent out the Uproar tweet.

Just stupid. Like do you have to trade everyone away to "tank the right way". Feels like someone shop lifting yelling at someone that commits insurance fraud. STFU NBA and OKC. Let us live our pitiful NBA lives out okay.

You’re right. OKC will be (and likely already is, as you said) all over this, asking the league to put a microscope on our injury reports. They didn’t do it last year because we weren’t in danger of losing the pick. Last year, it was probably the Wizards who triggered the $100,000 Lauri penalty.