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I look at the remaining schedule and would like to think that the Jazz have a chance. But, then I remember some of our recent losses (most notably New Orleans) and I think otherwise. Our depth has won us a lot of games this year. Now that we don't have it, the weaknesses/inexperience that...

That doesn't work either. Assume there is a combination of 9 Jazz wins and Rockets losses, but the rest of the teams win out. Sure we would end up tied with Houston, but we would both miss the playoffs. These head to head magic numbers don't preclude a team leapfrogging us.

I have a hard time believing that management would think we're getting close just by squeaking into the playoffs. I think by all measures the team has overachieved this season and I'm sure the front office is aware of that. I think barely getting in or barely missing the playoffs wouldn't...

Magic number is typically used for a number of games a team needs to be guaranteed something. Since there are currently 8 teams that have more wins than the Jazz, there currently is no magic number of wins we need to be in the playoffs since there is always a chance (as remote as it may be)...

This. Teams don't go from non-playoff teams to championship contenders overnight (with the possible exception of signing 3 superstars like the Miami Heat). If the young players we have now are as good as we all seem to think they will be, the timer has already started. We can't afford to wait...

I think DWill will be thinking long and hard about his move as a FA. I don't think Dallas is a forgone conclusion. I'd like to think he would consider Utah, but I have a hard time seeing it happen.

I think that many fail to realize that the 2nd unit looks quite a bit different now than the one Earl was running before his injury. He has a lot less to work with now. Tinsley works better with this group because he is better able to handle having more of the weight on his shoulders. I agree...

You may be right, but I think that most teams want to win. Most players want to win. And, it's a fair bet that all of them want to be in the playoffs. I'm not sure the risk/reward ratio would justify dropping or not.

I guess if I had my choice, my preferred system would be to have all the non-playoff teams with an equal shot of any of the 1-14 picks. It still benefits the teams that can't win enough games to get into the playoffs by giving them one of the top 14 picks every year, but gives very little...

The two worst scenarios would like come to fruition very quickly. 1) The actual worst (non-tanking) team with a dearth of talent can't improve in the draft. 2) A perennial powerhouse with no need for another great players gets the best picks. I keep trying to think of ideas here, but each one...

I really wish there was an easy answer here. Ideally, every night both teams and coaching staffs would do everything they can to win the game. That's what NBA basketball should be about. Anything less than that and I feel like the fans who fund this whole endeavor are being manipulated. In...

I guess what I was trying to say is that the progression of this team into a contender has more to do with the young core players and not so much about the veterans/backup players that are put around them. In that sense, I think that "this team" probably could be a contender with the exact same...

Not sure if I agree that "this team cannot do it". They certainly aren't going to do it this year. And, yeah, we are probably going to see some changes before the team goes further into the playoffs. But, I believe the core of this team as currently constituted does have the raw talent to be...

Hayward is by no means the archetype for a star in this league. I don't blame anyone for being shocked by his selection in the draft. I fell into that trap too, but even then I knew that management must had seen something in his workouts. He has obviously shown that he belongs and the next...

I agree, but it does come back to some of the topics that circulate through this board over and over. You have to work within the framework that you are given. Utah is never going to be a preferred destination for top tier free agents. I don't care how good we are or which superstars we pick...

I don't respect that type of play one bit. But, that being said, the team has to stand up for itself even if it means a few fouls and possibly technicals.

Despite a lot of the flak that KOC takes, I would say that he and his staff have a good eye for talent and potential. Sure you get a few busts and head cases, but it would be interesting to see how he matches up with his peers over the course of his career.

It's a signing that would make sense for both parties on the basketball floor, but I really don't see it happening. Regardless of what D-Will may have been thinking about his future, ultimately it was the team that spurned him and unceremoniously dumped him on one of the worst teams in the...

Hmm, I like playoffs and Alec Burks.... What was the question again? How about if we just go back a couple of hours in time to when you thought up this post and whack you in the head? :)

Well we can argue about whether a youth movement would make this team better or worse. I've heard convincing arguments on both sides. But, to me, that has nothing to with tanking. Tanking is intentionally not putting your best team on the court ... allowing your team to lose games that it...