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green said:
My goodness people. Can't anyone see that the rebuilding guys AND the tanking guys are both correct?

We are rebuilding. We are focusing on the youth and their development.

AND

We are tanking. We have no bench. We let Millsap walk. We didn't bring in a quality vet pg. Corbin is still the coach.

The Jazz set themselves up to play the young 'uns AND lose.
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Corbin being the coach is the most tankish thing the Jazz are doing this year.
 
green said:
My goodness people. Can't anyone see that the rebuilding guys AND the tanking guys are both correct?

We are rebuilding. We are focusing on the youth and their development.

AND

We are tanking. We have no bench. We let Millsap walk. We didn't bring in a quality vet pg. Corbin is still the coach.

The Jazz set themselves up to play the young 'uns AND lose.
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Pretty much everyone but you is right Mr. Lose On Purpose.
 
nightmare3983 said:
Rotowire.com's crew seems to think Dominic McGuire will stick around. His status is as follows:

"McGuire is listed as doubtful for Wednesday's exhibition against the Clippers due to tendinitis in his right ankle, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
Spin:
The injury doesn't appear to be too serious, but the Jazz will likely rest him for the final two preseason contests to ensure that he is healthy when the regular season rolls around."

Lol
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If I'm the Jazz I keep either McGuire or Cook just for the length. The frontcourt is just too thin IMO:
Kanter - appears solid but still young
Favors - same, but foul trouble can be an issue
Evans - speaking of being thin...tough for him to play PF for really long stretches if needed, plus he has been injured
Biedrins - self-explanatory...he's a body, but if he plays much that's not a good thing
Gobert - I'd like to see him get a little more PT
Williams - also a little out of position, but could play PF if needed...of course he has also been hurt

So with three young guys, two guys recently injured SFs, and Biedrins, I just wouldn't mind having another 6'9" guy around just in case.
 
Kenwood said:
If I'm the Jazz I keep either McGuire or Cook just for the length. The frontcourt is just too thin IMO:
Kanter - appears solid but still young
Favors - same, but foul trouble can be an issue
Evans - speaking of being thin...tough for him to play PF for really long stretches if needed, plus he has been injured
Biedrins - self-explanatory...he's a body, but if he plays much that's not a good thing
Gobert - I'd like to see him get a little more PT
Williams - also a little out of position, but could play PF if needed...of course he has also been hurt

So with three young guys, two guys recently injured SFs, and Biedrins, I just wouldn't mind having another 6'9" guy around just in case.
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Give Corbin a plethora of choices and the scrubs will get a plethora of minutes.
 
green said:
My goodness people. Can't anyone see that the rebuilding guys AND the tanking guys are both correct?

We are rebuilding. We are focusing on the youth and their development.

AND

We are tanking. We have no bench. We let Millsap walk. We didn't bring in a quality vet pg. Corbin is still the coach.

The Jazz set themselves up to play the young 'uns AND lose.
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Exactly. It IS going to be hard on the core-3 (Kanter, Favors and Hayward) to keep losing. You've heard their frustration already in pre-season. But they'll get over it. Tinsley and Lucas will be a good influence early on. Get a great pick, bring in a FA or two and Utah is back in the playoffs next season - and all will be forgiven and forgotten.
 
@sluhm: Jazz have waived Brian Cook, Scott Machado, Lester Hudson, Dominic McGuire, Justin Holiday.
 
Lester Hudson was the best of them, IMO. But when we picked up Tinsley, I knew he was gone.
 
Kenwood said:
If I'm the Jazz I keep either McGuire or Cook just for the length. The frontcourt is just too thin IMO.
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Well I was right that the Jazz should keep some front court depth, I just didn't consider Harris (at 6'6") a big.

@Lockedonsports Mike Harris makes roster, Jazz need another big - Marvin Williams and Jeremy Evans both injuried no back-up 4 on the roster. Harris is that
 
Kenwood said:
Well I was right that the Jazz should keep some front court depth, I just didn't consider Harris (at 6'6") a big.

@Lockedonsports Mike Harris makes roster, Jazz need another big - Marvin Williams and Jeremy Evans both injuried no back-up 4 on the roster. Harris is that
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Not a fan of Cook, but he looks like an Allstar compared to Harris. He was worse then bad. I don't get it? Must be Corbin's new man crush.
 
Kenwood said:
Well I was right that the Jazz should keep some front court depth, I just didn't consider Harris (at 6'6") a big.

@Lockedonsports Mike Harris makes roster, Jazz need another big - Marvin Williams and Jeremy Evans both injuried no back-up 4 on the roster. Harris is that
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Once Evans, Williams and Rush come back Harris will be out.
 
cctrackstar said:
You guys do know what's wrong with tanking right? Players want to make millions of dollars, and if they play like crap they don't get that big contract. So players start playing me ball trying to get theirs while not following a set offence or defending. This creates not only a losing culture but a lot of selfish bad habits in the players that takes years to correct, if not just losing the player entirely. If you really want to tank, then get ready to lose the entire core four if not Burke as well, because they will likely not recover from this. It would end up being Wiggins and whomever we draft in the lottery for the next five seasons after the team trades away Hayward, Favors, Kanter, Burks and Burke because they don't play within the offence.
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Does everybody remember that time the Durant/Westbrook Thunder were one of the worst teams in the NBA in '08-09 and it ruined them forever?
 
Kenwood said:
Well I was right that the Jazz should keep some front court depth, I just didn't consider Harris (at 6'6") a big.

@Lockedonsports Mike Harris makes roster, Jazz need another big - Marvin Williams and Jeremy Evans both injuried no back-up 4 on the roster. Harris is that
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I thought maybe Harris was just hiding somewhere and they were still looking for him to deliver the news. I would have guessed Cooke or even McGuire instead. Perhaps they still look for a true PF and waive Harris later. Or perhaps they're really happy with the way Gobert is playing and feel they have enough bigs, even without Evans. And they are short a couple of wings until Williams and Rush return.
 
green said:
My goodness people. Can't anyone see that the rebuilding guys AND the tanking guys are both correct?

We are rebuilding. We are focusing on the youth and their development.

AND

We are tanking. We have no bench. We let Millsap walk. We didn't bring in a quality vet pg. Corbin is still the coach.

The Jazz set themselves up to play the young 'uns AND lose.
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This
 
Kenwood said:
Well I was right that the Jazz should keep some front court depth, I just didn't consider Harris (at 6'6") a big.

@Lockedonsports Mike Harris makes roster, Jazz need another big - Marvin Williams and Jeremy Evans both injuried no back-up 4 on the roster. Harris is that
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So Harris is a SF? What does he mean other big? So Biedrins got beat out by Harris? Then we should cut him too. The Jazz have both Gobert and Bierdins who can hold down the fort until Evans and Williams get back. Harris was absolutely terrible when I watched the games.
 
cowhide said:
So Harris is a SF? What does he mean other big? So Biedrins got beat out by Harris? Then we should cut him too. The Jazz have both Gobert and Bierdins who can hold down the fort until Evans and Williams get back. Harris was absolutely terrible when I watched the games.
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Don't cut Biedrins. See if you can turn his expiring into something via trade. If not then use the financial flexibility his contract gives when it ends this year.
 
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