Central tank command : the official thread

[Jack Strop]

Source?

Read the post I responded to: it was predicting what would happen in the draft.

Since Chicago reportedly wants a 1st for Mirotic, I'm saying it's very possible if a trade doesn't happen for Mirotic before the deadline, DL could wait to make sure he doesn't get a top-3 pick and then trade Burks and the rights to the Jazz' pick for Mirotic.

The positives to both teams doing it this way? Jazz don't get any better, especially if Favs is dealt. So the possibility of getting an even better pick may increase. Bulls may want an immediate return on a trade, rather than a protected pick. If Utah keeps their pick, Chicago can pick up Mirotic's option and trade him to any team.

 

[LoPo]

If we trade another first rounder around the time of the draft for a guy we only might have for 1 season, DL should be in scalding hot water.

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[Jack Strop]

^^^
Mirotic likes us. I'd take that chance up to around 12 in the draft. Granted, there's always risk, but this draft isn't as deep as last year. It's great at the top, but I doubt a Donovan is available late lottery.

What am I really hoping for? Jazz and Chicago agree on a lottery-protected pick and Utah doesn't make the playoffs. Jazz draft someone who will turn into a decent rotation player and then the pick conveys after next season, when it's in the 20's.

Mirotic's last 4 games have been unimpressive. Maybe that justifies what Lindsey has likely offered and Chicago doesn't want to accept. My guess is Chicago bites on Favors and a lottery-protected pick right at the deadline.

 

[Jack Strop]

 

[r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t]

jazz now up to 12th in the NBA at 538, between the Cavs and Bucks, and ahead of the Pelicans and Nuggets:

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-nba-predictions/

40% chance of making the playoffs.

 

[JazzMan4Life]

What @Siro was hoping for:

 

[firegirl]

It is time we stopped pretending that the team simply needs to gel to make noise in the playoffs, and start thinking of the future.

Let us aim for as good a pick as possible!

Go tank!

Biggest idiot of the year award goes to you. Well done.


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[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

It is time we stopped pretending that the team simply needs to gel to make noise in the playoffs, and start thinking of the future.

Let us aim for as good a pick as possible!

Go tank!

We did get the best player available in the last draft.

 

[Siro]

What @Siro was hoping for:

Another missing poster. Where have you gone jm4l?

 

[fishonjazz]

Im not gonna hate on any of you that supported the tank..... I know that you guys thought it was the best thing for the jazz at the time, and had valid and sound reasoning for the tank.
I never left the playoff bus for the tank but was pretty damn close. Playoff bus is just way more fun than the tank. Winning >>>>>>>>>>>>> losing.

 

[Gameface]

 

[Coach Ellis]

Gonna have to change my vote to Bulletproof now.

 

[colton]

We did get the best player available in the last draft.

and in the 2013 draft as well

 

[Stoked]

Damn right! The Bus ran the Tank off the road, wrecked it into a ditch lit it on fire and toasted marshmallows on it.

Choo choo

 

[spycam1]

and in the 2013 draft as well

2nd best tbh

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[Coach Ellis]

Damn right! The Bus ran the Tank off the road, wrecked it into a ditch lit it on fire and toasted marshmallows on it.

Choo choo

Now have to change my vote to Stoked. Relentless optimism in the face of what could have been a brutal fall after Hayward’s departure made this season much more interesting.

I’ll always choose winning and getting to the playoffs over tanking for the hope of a better pick and the risk that a one and done fails to pan out.

 

[fishonjazz]

Now have to change my vote to Stoked. Relentless optimism in the face of what could have been a brutal fall after Hayward’s departure made this season much more interesting.

I’ll always choose winning and getting to the playoffs over tanking for the hope of a better pick and the risk that a one and done fails to pan out.

Agreed. The only exception being that year that if we made the playoffs we lose our 1st rounder and we made the playoffs, lost our draft pick, and got swept by the spurs.
I wish we would have lost a few more games and kept our pick.

 

[JazzMan4Life]

Another missing poster. Where have you gone jm4l?

I'm still here lurking, been busy so I haven't been posting as much lately.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Playoff bus took a nice fat crap on the tank. Officially.

Congratulations Jazz. Glad I don’t look like too big of a dumbass in this thread.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Re-reading this thread was comedy gold. There were some really bad takes in here.

Also this thread was the last dislike I gave out, it was to @Siro for making this thread.