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I could never understand the never-ending obsession of the Jazz GMs and fans with guards who are bad on defense. Is it some kind of collect-them-all quest? Because the Jazz did acquire them in all kinds of flavors. Too short to play defense (Burke, Sexton, Neto), too short and old to play...

No single thing will fix it. But you need to try many small things that move you in the right direction. Distinct new uniforms, a new name, new team representatives... The Jazz have no former players who are in the news, or on TV. Like Reggie Miller, Dwayne Wade or JJ Redick. Even kicking Boler...

People on this site are so.... I tell them that that the Jazz have an awkward, nonsensical name plus the bad image problem and that the time is ripe for the complete rebranding. They do not argue with the facts but instead want to know who and how old I am. Folks, you talk a lot about the draft...

They do get excited about the Celtics in Boston because the name became synonymous with the basketball success. And that's true for many other names like the Lakers. The only association that the general basketball crowd has with the Jazz is the decades of failure and the pedophile as their...

People still listen to opera too, all of those three old guys in New York and San Francisco. So what? How many of the under 30 crowd listen to jazz? 1%? Jazz is part of an old geezer generation even in the USA and it is even worse in other countries. It is something the overwhelming majority of...

There are so many good names that sound great and can look on the uniforms. The Utah Tigers... Lions...Panthers...Orcas...Owls...Spiders. Any of them is better than the music that was popular 100 years ago in a far away city. Even the Utah Square Dance somehow sounds more meaningful.

It's just a name and a rather silly one. Nobody really listens to jazz anymore, it has nothing to do with basketball, sport or any idea of competition. This name is hard to graphically represent on the uniforms and merchandize, it is awkward to call the players "jazzmen". Compare it to the...

Jrue and Keyonte are two totally different players except for their height (and even there George is appreciably shorter). It makes zero sense to discuss them as if the absence of a drastic difference in height and length makes them comparable.

Kessler could learn a lot from a good veteran center, even if this center is beyond his prime. Someone like Adams, Horford, DeAndre. Or even from a recently retired center hired by the Jazz as an assistant coach. I think it may really pay off.

He looks like a guy who will need a lot of playing time to develop. How is he going to get it when the Jazz have Markkanen, Sensabaugh and Hendricks?

Of course we need Topic. Playing guards who are bad at defense has been a very important part of the the Utah Jazz core identity for a long time. Now there is a real risk that we may lose Clarkson and a competent defensive player may somehow sneak into our rotation. Drafting Topic would ensure...

They chose and positioned the players very deliberately. Markkanen wears 23 and Kessler - 24, which means that they represent the current Jazz, circa 2023-24. And Keyonte with Hendricks form 30: they are our future and will win the NBA championship in 2030. Also, the picture is taken against...

Nobody really cares much about Juzang, eh? The dude put in work, never complains, always ready and plays hard. He is our current Royce but nobody really cares.

yeah, I feel the same. I am also interested in what role Dunn will fil out. He is a talented guy but obviously cannot return to the starting PG role. Will he become someone like Conley but off the bench? Like a savvy vet who can teach the young guns a thing or two? And will he be comfortable in...

My three choices: - Will Kessler regain his confidence and develop new basketball skills? - Really interested in how Hendricks will turn out: he is a likable guy. - Will Lofton turn into a quality player? P.S. I assumed that all current Jazz players will have a chance to come back next season...