[SLC Dunk] The Utah Jazz don’t have a plan this season … again

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  1. The plan was always likely to tank, but to also not rest the vets to increase their trade value and to not get fined

    Top 8 protected pick, with a firm top 12 in the west that didn’t include us, made it obvious we’d be a bottom 3 team in the west. The likely plan was probably to make sure we’re bad enough to keep the top 8 protected pick

  2. Ah the classic “I don’t like or don’t know the plan so there must not be one” article. There’ll be more of these, no matter what the team does going forward. 

  3. The plan is clearly keeping their pick. And without Kessler it’s going to be executed 100%

  4. The plan has always been to not give up the pick. This article makes more sense in the couple seasons  post Rudy and Donovan. 

  6. The plan is very, very easy to see.

    Focus on young player development.

    Retain the draft pick.

    Gauge the market for Lauri, and make a trade if a sufficient offer is made.

    Only the most delusional fans thought we were going to risk losing a pick this year.

  7. I hate to say it but Hoops Nerd has become unwatchable. It’s just become condescending yelling with no analysis.

  10. I wanted to give this article a fair shake, but what is this?? For every claim that is made about how the FO doesn’t know what they are doing, there are plenty of arguments to be made back and those aren’t even addressed? This paragraph is just worthless

    *”You’d think that Austin Ainge would understand what top picks like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown did for the Boston Celtics. More likely, he probably got the position by being willing to do the bidding of Ryan Smith and go after meaningless wins to end up in the late lottery again.”*

    What are you talking about? We have won games while giving rookies minutes, and developing our older guys into potential trade pieces. YOU CAN’T JUST TELL A TEAM TO GO OUT AND PURPOSEFULLY LOSE!!! I mean you can, but that doesn’t happen.

    *”Ironically, after all that bluster, the Jazz got lucky and Ace Bailey fell to them at the #5 pick because of his player manager, Omar Cooper. All that bluster for things to work out. Although, just like they did with Keyonte George and Taylor Hendricks, it’s been more important this season to develop Svi Mykhailiuk than Bailey. In the same quest for aimlessness, they’re making sure to play Lauri Markkanen and his albatross of a contract instead of working towards a top pick in the draft. A draft that has three #1-pick-quality guys at the top. In two games this season, the Jazz have squeaked out wins against Boston and Phoenix. Had the Jazz been more focused on player development, we’d have seen the development of Bailey and the continued development of George, while working towards acquiring a generational talent. Instead, they’ve chosen … vibes?”*

    First how is any of that IRONIC? As for the rest of paragraph. ACE BAILEY was recovering the first couple of games from the flu, and it has been stated that he has tendonitus in his knees so they are probably keeping that in mind with his minutes. In the last game he played 19 minutes which is on Par with Hendricks, and Flip. He will gradually get more minutes. Unless they are proven NBA ready it is not smart developmentally to give them 30-45 minutes a game just to get their ass kicked day in day out.

    I tried to give this a fair shake, but this article STANK it ends with this

     “*Jazz have learned anything these last three seasons, they should be more proactive this season to make sure they get a top pick in the draft, even if they don’t win the lottery. Look what happened with Ace Bailey. Had they not been at the #5 pick, Bailey would not have been in a Jazz jersey this season.”*

    So what are you saying?? On one hand you are saying that the Front Office has no idea what they are doing, and it is just luck that they got Ace Bailey? But also they should do exactly what they did last year even though they didn’t know what they were doing last year, and it was just luck?

    I can’t believe I read this whole thing, and then have responded to it.

  11. I like James. I think he seems like a really nice guy and, honestly, covering the Jazz on a fan page for what is likely very little is doing the lords work.

    I definitely disagree with how much he dunks on Lauri and feel like his wish to only play the young guys would result in the Jazz losing every game by 30. Unless you’re an actual beat writer with inside information, I don’t know if you can make broad statements like “the Jazz don’t have a plan this year”.

  12. James Hansen will consistently get basic shit wrong about each of the past 4 seasons for clicks and temper tantrums.

  14. This subs faith in the front office is wild. I’m not sure it’s possible for yall to critique any move whatsoever.

  15. I love James Hansen but oh my lord what does he want? They did exactly what he asked last year finishing DEAD LAST. They’re clearly going to try to keep their pick they just want to build value in trades for guys like Svi.

    Just complaining to complain lmao

  16. Not having a plan that moves as unrealistically fast as some people want is not the same as not having a plan.

  21. I actually agree with Hansen, and I appreciate his unpopular and pessimistic takes. You want the truth of Jazz organization, you listen to both Hansen and David Locke, and there you will find the current state of the Jazz.

    I would add to it that I’m really concerned that the Jazz are trending toward a NOLA/SAC/WSH decade if we aren’t careful.

    Can someone help provide context to his line, “That was when the infamous Ryan Smith temper tantrum happened”? I’m not aware of what he is talking about.

  24. Duh lol. Hence why our draft pick didn’t wanna come here. He’s gonna ask for a trade as soon as he can

  26. This article is spot on. Half the comments on here, fans acting like they know what they’re talking about, is hilarious to me. Y’all have no idea what the Jazz are thinking 😂

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