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Whose Team is It?

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Saint Cy of JFC

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I know that is a common question, The Ringer did an article going over "The Man" on every team. They seemed to have the criteria as "Leverage, Standing, and Power" on a scale of 0-5 (5 being the highest).

Utah Jazz
Whose team is it? Gordon Hayward
The Utah Jazz have been the astute NBA watcher’s official “team that will make a leap this season” pick for three years running. BUT THIS IS THE SEASON IT WILL ACTUALLY HAPPEN! We just need Gordon Hayward to continue being The Man for Utah.
Not that Hayward had a choice in the matter last year; a parade of injuries thrust the likes of Raul Neto and Jeff Withey (owner of the unlikeliest NBA social media scandal ever) into starting roles. Hayward averaged 19.7 points, five rebounds, and 3.7 assists last season. He averaged 15 shots per game, a career high. Though his shooting percentages sagged a bit under the increased scoring load, Hayward showed himself capable of being Utah’s primary option. Only 26, he’s probably the best player people haven’t watched a lot of. He’s certainly the best player in the league whom people know about only from BuzzFeed.
Leverage: 4
6-foot-8 Swiss Army knives who can switch on defense are in demand for some reason. Not sure why. I’ll look into it.
Standing: 4.5
Realest-possible talk: He’s a handsome white guy who’s a very good basketball player, and he plays in Utah.
Power: 3
Dante Exum, Rudy Gobert, and Rodney Hood are nice young players, and at some point, Utah will have to pay them. Derrick Favors will hit free agency the same summer as Hayward. Gordon definitely has the conch, but you can imagine a situation where Utah decides that trading him, for the greater good of the island, is the right move.
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They have not been the chosen team to make a leap three years running. Last year yes but not 3 years.

I agree that it is Hayward's team.
 
Hayward's a fine player, maybe our best, but this is Rudy Gobert's team. That guy is the straw that stirs the drink, especially if his preseason numbers are in any way indicative of where he is at now. Back in the day Malone was our best player, but it was Stockton's team.
 
Maybe this is a copout answer but i think it truly is Quin Snyders team.
Hayward is the jazz best and highest paid player and so he would be many peoples choice by default but I think that Quin is truly the leader of the team and would probably say that Rudy is next in line of the leadership role.
 
Stoked said:
They have not been the chosen team to make a leap three years running. Last year yes but not 3 years.

I agree that it is Hayward's team.
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Nah, the last year of Corbin we were being talked about making a leap into the playoffs too.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Nah, the last year of Corbin we were being talked about making a leap into the playoffs too.
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Even if we give that it's still not 3 years running.

2 (maybe 3) years ago we were predicted to be the worst team in the west. This team has been lauded starting last season
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Nah, the last year of Corbin we were being talked about making a leap into the playoffs too.
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The first year without Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap? Virtually nobody was picking us to make the playoffs that year. Or the year after either (Quin's first season).
 
fishonjazz said:
Maybe this is a copout answer but i think it truly is Quin Snyders team.
Hayward is the jazz best and highest paid player and so he would be many peoples choice by default but I think that Quin is truly the leader of the team and would probably say that Rudy is next in line of the leadership role.
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It could be a 3 way power struggle between Hayward, Gobert, and Quin.
If one said they wanted the other gone, DL would be squirming in his pants figuring out how to handle it.
 
Is Bill Russell on this roster? No ? Then It's Quinn Snyders team. If it's someone elses team they won't perform as well as if was Quinn's..

If there's one thing I've learned from watching the Vikings this year it's precisely that; No matter how many great players you have, when they fall in-line behind the coach that's the most powerful option. This is conducive to players trying to be stars in their roles, instead of just plain old (look at me) stars.
 
Considering the impact Rudy has on the defensive end, the impact he's starting to have offensively, plus his warrior mentality, it looks to me like he's becoming the main guy. At least he's the guy that teams need to game-plan around. Teams can just trap Hayward or let him shoot and he's not killing anyone. Maybe this year is different for Hayward. Favors can look like the main guy some nights too.
 
Let's ask it a different way.

If there were one player on the team that might reach out to the other players and start a "breakfast of champions" campaign (getting together a couple times per week for an early breakfast to discuss team goals, what each needs to work on, etc..... who would that person most likely be?
 
Dr. Jones said:
Let's ask it a different way.

If there were one player on the team that might reach out to the other players and start a "breakfast of champions" campaign (getting together a couple times per week for an early breakfast to discuss team goals, what each needs to work on, etc..... who would that person most likely be?
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Probably George Hill, but I hear Boris likes a good breakfast too.
 
KD's Framily said:
The first year without Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap? Virtually nobody was picking us to make the playoffs that year. Or the year after either (Quin's first season).
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I seem to remember that season having fringe playoff expectations, I might be remembering wrong and if so my bad.
 
Dr. Jones said:
Let's ask it a different way.

If there were one player on the team that might reach out to the other players and start a "breakfast of champions" campaign (getting together a couple times per week for an early breakfast to discuss team goals, what each needs to work on, etc..... who would that person most likely be?
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You forget the second parenthesis. Please edit.
 
Stoked said:
Even if we give that it's still not 3 years running.

2 (maybe 3) years ago we were predicted to be the worst team in the west. This team has been lauded starting last season
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Saint Cy of JFC said:
This would be the third year.

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Records from last few seasons:

15-16: 40/42 (first season post-Corbin viewed as a potential playoff season)
14-15: 38/44 (viewed by most pundits to be a rebuilding year and another trip to the lottery)
13-14: 25/57 (Corbin's last year - viewed as start of rebuilding year by the rest of the league)
12-13: 43/39 (not viewed as a rebuilding year - last year of Millsap and Jefferson)

So this will be the 2nd year we have been largely viewed as a potential playoff caliber team, with lots of caveats as you read through the season previews (like staying healthy, Hayward/Favors/Gobert getting better, integrating new veterans, possibility of replacing Hayward at trade deadline, etc.).
 
PG_AB said:
Is Bill Russell on this roster? No ? Then It's Quinn Snyders team. If it's someone elses team they won't perform as well as if was Quinn's..

If there's one thing I've learned from watching the Vikings this year it's precisely that; No matter how many great players you have, when they fall in-line behind the coach that's the most powerful option. This is conducive to players trying to be stars in their roles, instead of just plain old (look at me) stars.
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Who in the hell is Quinn Snyder?
 
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