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Kinda reminds me of that Kevin Love/OJ Mayo draft. Everyone preferred Mayo because Love was more developed coming out of college and supposedly had the shorter ceiling. Not comparing Ace to Mayo but it's a similar thought process where fans want the guy who supposedly has the higher ceiling...

Svi should not be getting any minutes. Pretty sure cardboard cutout characters could defend just as well as Svi, Key, Brice, and Flip.

Exactly but the Hornets showed effort on that end even with their best 2 way player, Brandon Miller, injured. The effort part is the reason I've barely been able to watch this team the past few years. Maybe it's the OKC pick hanging over their heads but I don't know how they expect to properly...

They started 3 rooks + 2 vets in Bridges/ Sexton who notoriously are not defenders yet their defense still looked miles ahead of the Jazz. That should be concerning especially concerning the lack of effort defensively under Hardy for 4 straight years now.

"Must lose game" or am I too early in the season for that?

Yeah I think that has been the reality since the draft lottery. It was obvious Ainge wasn't passing on the 6'-9" wing (See Cody and the Celtic drafts). Lauri didn't have much value on that contract coming off a down year. My biggest beef in the offseason was not grabbing a wily vet PG to get...

Yeah I noticed that too.. I kinda get it. Kessler will never be a star in this league due to his offensive shortcomings. I'm a fan but in honesty there hasn't been a lot to cheer for the past few seasons. Even if he reaches his peak is Kessler a top 10 center? Add in the fact most teams...

The Clipper '28 unprotected FRP + McCain is a package that could *potentially* make a lot of sense for the Jazz. I'm a big McCain fan though. My son played against him in HS when he was at Corona Centennial. The kid's got a ton of personality off the court too. The Clipper FRP's are not in...

VanVleet spent 4 years in college.

Agreed. Both should be fine rotation players but don't want either as my starting PG. This year needs to be about getting the ball to Lauri (to rebuild his trade value) and Ace (for development reasons). Not sure I trust either one to focus on doing that, when both will likely be looking to...

Might not be a bad idea for the Jazz to bring a vet min PG to camp who can run an offense and get the ball to shooters. Is Monte Morris still available?

Assuming Ace pans out as their lengthy off ball primary shooter it does overlap with Lauri's skillset. I expect Ace to be the better defender. The plan might be to spotlight Lauri the first 6-8 weeks of the season and then trade him? They need to make sure the guards get him the ball though...

Happy for John Collins. Jazz never should have acquired him in the first place. The new CBA penalties make it near impossible to rehab and trade these big contracts for value anymore. I'm going to assume Beal ends up with Clippers after his buyout to take Powell's spot.

Lauri currently leads the league amongst active players in number of games played (450) without ever making the playoffs. Here is the current list in case anyone is interested: Markkanen 450 Miles Bridges 424 Collin Sexton 407 Keldon Johnson 370 Deni Avdija 359 Christian Wood 339 Dennis Smith...

I typically don't watch much SL, did catch the 2nd half last night so missed most of Ace's good stuff. I will say that VJ has an "IT" type aura. Donovan carried himself in a similar fashion from Day 1. Being Captain Obvious here but between Lauri, Collins, Brice, Key, Ace, Clayton, Cody they...