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cowhide said:
How can you call him scraps when he went where many predicted. It is not so easy to move up and besides the fact that most of the players from 2 to 9 have issues. I just think many people are always going to be disappointed no matter who we draft if it isn't the guy they wanted. I will wait and see how our new players play and I hope they all do well regardless if I didn't like the pick. FYI I was super happy about our other two picks. but I am rooting for them.
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lol we were going to move up for Hendricks until Jarace fell because Auser went 5 and Black got overpicked. Then it was simple. Wait for Bilal or Hendricks- one was falling and if if neither were there after 7 or 8 then Jarace was. Danny had it covered, he had it all covered regarding the 1st selection. But he failed to drive JHS to NOP so we could get Hawkins at 16 damn him lol
 
fishonjazz said:
Yep, we agree that drafts are hard to predict. Folks still do it though.
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Of course guys predict stuff but that doesn't mean that they are any good at it. The good news for us is we only have to predict the depth of the top 10 for next year and most of the time the majority of the top 10 is made up of known elite high school prospects. If you look at the 2024 draft the top 14 in current mocks looks really solid.
 
cowhide said:
You make adjustments along the way. Jazz have lots of pluses like cap space, several picks and now young developing players. Teams all have a few rough years as they have to rebuild even the Lakers and Celtics. If the Jazz get a solid FA and 2 of the rookies fiind a role and we have improvement from last year guys, I definitely think the Jazz can make the playoffs next year.
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sure fringe playoff team next season play in seems possible, and the next season as well esp with veteran additions or massive player development.
Overall by 24-25 we need to be ready to add a key fa or trade for a premier player, or not need to and are contenders by simply adding some role players.
It's a fast retool, and a long shot but not impossible to see it.
 
Eddie Zero said:
Exactly, because they already have Kessler projected as a longterm starter in the middle who may or may not ever be able to reliably shoot outside a 10' set shot.
Got to have 4 spacers minimum to win in the modern nba come half court playoff grind. Whenever we have anyone on the court that cannot shoot besides him, they better be an elite slasher, or it's a recipe for failure.
Course getting stops is pretty big deal and Hendricks is the only drafted player that helps there.
I give them 2 seasons of mediocrity aka play in level and probably make the 8 seed at least once.
Then it's shuffle and contend or blow it up
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Good post
 
cowhide said:
How can you call him scraps when he went where many predicted. It is not so easy to move up and besides the fact that most of the players from 2 to 9 have issues. I just think many people are always going to be disappointed no matter who we draft if it isn't the guy they wanted. I will wait and see how our new players play and I hope they all do well regardless if I didn't like the pick. FYI I was super happy about our other two picks. but I am rooting for them.
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It actually would have been Hella easy to move up. The Jazz had the resources to do so. They just made the calculation that the difference between Hendricks and the target wasn't worth the resources. Hendricks + George > Walker or Black individually.
 
framer said:
I'd say the runway isn't too long. That is why they drafted guys that can already shoot.
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Right, and in general they drafted players who could be ready sooner than some other prospects. But it's going to take time. I hope at least one of them would be ready enough in 2-3 years when the Jazz could hopefully be a contender (if Ainge manages to find the right pieces).
 
I really, really don’t understand the skepticism- y’all watched this team last year right? They’re allergic to losing.

Seriously as was said earlier, it’s Denver and everyone else with Utah having solid 4 starters and a returning all star with assets and cap space to easily address our holes. There is zero chance minus injuries we retain our pick and we could get a top 3 seed depending on who we trade for or add via free agency.

Their floor is high because their D is going te be ferocious, it’s more about figuring out what the ceiling is.
 
JazzFever said:
I really, really don’t understand the skepticism- y’all watched this team last year right? They’re allergic to losing.

Seriously as was said earlier, it’s Denver and everyone else with Utah having solid 4 starters and a returning all star with assets and cap space to easily address our holes. There is zero chance minus injuries we retain our pick and we could get a top 3 seed depending on who we trade for or add via free agency.

Their floor is high because their D is going te be ferocious, it’s more about figuring out what the ceiling is.
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Last year's team had Conley and Clarkson commanding the tank. Not so much this year, I think. That said, Utah now has a boatload of young talent and cap, a returning AS/All-NBA guy, and Kessler will be fresh off his stint on Team USA. It's possible they fight for a Play-in, but OKC, Houston, and San Antonio will all be improved. I suspect Portland takes a step back and I think Minne gets treads water unless they deal KAT. Of the potential deals that may happen for a star, I don't really see any that scream "go get him" unless Luka decides to bolt. I think 30 to 35 wins is reasonable, but it won't have that same magic as last year. Rather, I think it'd be preferable to just play the snot out of the kids, let them learn and make mistakes, and Hardy do this thing. If he's as good as development as I believe he is, Utah will be very good very shortly and on a more sustainable path than trading for the "Flavored Milk of the Month" that's two days passed expiration. Besides, Ainge just does not operate on trading for older stars unless it makes sense.
 
This team winning had little to zero to do with Clarkson- he wasn’t a plus player on the court. People also seem to forget how much moaning there was post trade deadline that we somehow were still winning games. The west will have few desperately BAD teams, but it has very few good ones. I’ll wait to see who we add before predicting what our seeding will look like, but again, other than Denver there isn’t a single team I believe is obviously better than the Jazz.
 
High value trades take a very long to develop. I would hope that the Jazz configure themselves to be good enough to barely get into the playoffs with the idea of generate one or two high value trades. And then next year push all the chips in. Ainge's strength are these trades so lean into it this year
 
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