With the 52nd Pick the Utah Jazz Select Joel Bolomboy

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Carrying four point guards is dumb. We need another legit 4/5 if Quin isn't gonna play Withey (Ezeli? Speights?) or a 3 behind Hayward and ahead of Ingles.

2 of those 4 PGs can defend positions 1-3.

 

[Miggs]

2 of those 4 PGs can defend positions 1-3.

And?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

And?

You don't understand?

 

[Miggs]

You don't understand?

How does that fulfill our greater need for a legit 4/5 or 3 who can shoot?

 

[fishonjazz]

Why? I don't get that sentiment, especially with the positional versatility of both Exum and Hill. You have to keep both IMO for the simple reason of we don't know the long-term of George Hill with the Jazz. Will he be here after next year? If he isn't, then you want Neto to be there as your back-up long term. You might say OK then, just cut Mack, but that would be a poor use of an asset. Just keep Mack on and someone might offer us a 2nd round pick for him like we did to Atlanta.

I don't think anybody is worried about being able to find pg's as good as Mack or neto.

They are both nice backups. Nice backup pg's are not that hard to find imo. Just use one of the million 2 round picks the jazz have coming up.

 

[Miggs]

Mack ranked 372nd out of 410 players in TS% last year. Awesome.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

How does that fulfill our greater need for a legit 4/5 or 3 who can shoot?

1. We have a legit 5 in Withey, so I completely disagree with that sentiment.

The bigger thing is "3 who can shoot" and yeah, I think the positional versatility of Exum and Hill is very important on that one. We can slide people down a position and play smaller while still having great length across the floor.

At the end of the day you dont just cut a player like Mack. Too valuable and has proven too much. If we suffer injuries, I want him on the team because I know the job he can do. I also know he is very tradeable to any team looking for a solid PG.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I don't think anybody is worried about being able to find pg's as good as Mack or neto.

They are both nice backups. Nice backup pg's are not that hard to find imo. Just use one of the million 2 round picks the jazz have coming up.

The jobs Mack and Neto did for us as starters was quite remarkable. I think both players have value as back-ups PGs.

 

[fishonjazz]

The jobs Mack and Neto did for us as starters was quite remarkable. I think both players have value as back-ups PGs.

I agree. I also think adequate backups could be acquired if either or both were to be gone for whatever reason.

 

[Miggs]

So we go with...
Exum-Hill-Mack-Neto
Hood-Burks
Hayward-Ingles
Favors-Lyles-Bolomboy
Gobert-Withey-Pleiss

I see the 4 pgs holding us back in roster flexibility.

 

[NAOS]

1. We have a legit 5 in Withey, so I completely disagree with that sentiment.

The bigger thing is "3 who can shoot" and yeah, I think the positional versatility of Exum and Hill is very important on that one. We can slide people down a position and play smaller while still having great length across the floor.

At the end of the day you dont just cut a player like Mack. Too valuable and has proven too much. If we suffer injuries, I want him on the team because I know the job he can do. I also know he is very tradeable to any team looking for a solid PG.

I hate agreeing with Cy, but, on the points here, I do.

 

[NAOS]

So we go with...
Exum-Hill-Mack-Neto
Hood-Burks
Hayward-Ingles
Favors-Lyles-Bolomboy
Gobert-Withey-Pleiss

I see the 4 pgs holding us back in roster flexibility.

How difficult would it be to cut bait on Ingles or Pleiss if the right deal came along?

Also, you only listed 14 players, so even by your own count we can add that wing.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I agree. I also think adequate backups could be acquired if either or both were to be gone for whatever reason.

Yeah, but do those imaginary players have the trust of teh coaching staff?

 

[Miggs]

How difficult would it be to cut bait on Ingles or Pleiss if the right deal came along?

Also, you only listed 14 players, so even by your own count we can add that wing.

I did it purposefully. Going with 15 isn't wise imo because it limits trade possibilities.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I did it purposefully. Going with 15 isn't wise imo because it limits trade possibilities.

We've had 15 on the roster for the past 3 years.

 

[Miggs]

I hate agreeing with Cy, but, on the points here, I do.

And yet we didn't play Withey. Speights may fit the roster better. A legit 4/5 who hit 38% on 3's last year. Granted it was on just 62 attempts but still.

 

[Miggs]

We've had 15 on the roster for the past 3 years.

To start each season?

 

[fishonjazz]

Yeah, but do those imaginary players have the trust of teh coaching staff?

I wouldn't know. I think it's a definite possibility though.

I think the coaching staff has more trust in George hill and exum than mack or neto though.

Mack and neto are third (and fourth) stringers.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

And yet we didn't play Withey. Speights may fit the roster better. A legit 4/5 who hit 38% on 3's last year. Granted it was on just 62 attempts but still.

What's so legit about Speights?

 

[Miggs]

Exum-Hill-Mack-Neto
Hood-Burks
Hayward-Ingles
Favors-Lyles-Bolomboy
Gobert-Speights-Withey

This would probably be my ideal roster. I still worry about wing depth though a little.