Recent content by karl malone

Utah has/had a winning tradition & is/was a proud franchise. I don't believe they were willing to openly tank for 4 straight years so I believe that they looked at the 2023 & 2024 draft classes vs the 2025 & 2026 draft classes as well as the protections on our draft pick owed to OKC & made a...

I think AA wants to do whatever is best for the long-term future of the team & keeping Lauri could be the right move if we are able to tank with him still on the roster without getting fined again. Depending on how things play out. My guess is that our main priorities this season are: (Non...

No reason to force anything. Aside from tanking. As long as Lauri doesn't interfere with that, you let him recoup his value if there isn't a good offer available right now. Which there doesn't appear to be. But if we're going to tank via roster construction like it sounds, & appear to have...

Right pick by BKN. Demin's height/length/quickness combined with the elite court vision & potentially good enough shooting is special & gives him a chance at being a top 5 player in this draft imo. Was hoping we could trade up from 21 to get him. Too bad.

I'll stop on this subject tho if people prefer. Not trying to derail the trade talk like I think I've done to other threads. My bad for that. Just couldn't not say something when it seems so blatantly obvious. But then again I do stay pretty high. Nothing but love. Go Jazz.

I agree that it was extremely audacious but I disagree that it would damage the league's reputation because it hasn't as far as I can tell. I also don't believe the league is nearly as interested in it's reputation as it is it's bottom line/international marketability. I also disagree that DAL...

I disagree with that assessment of my response. I'll try to be more clear. What will help the Lakers (& the league in return) is having a young international superstar on their roster for the next 10+ years. Losing in the first round doesn't lessen that long-term impact. My counter argument as...

Huh? Where did I crumble & start pleading? I just stated that I believe these moves were about the long-term financial health of the league rather than the Lakers winning a title this year. I'll give you that I probably should have said if instead of when in regards to Kyrie's health. But...

The NBA isn't worried about a single year. All it cares about is the long-term financial health of the league & I don't see how you can't say that it isn't clearly better off than it was before these recent moves. The NBA finals is going to draw ratings regardless of who is playing. How many...

Texas is a huge market & has experienced a major growth in recent years due to the exodus from California. DAL & SA both have history & well established fan bases while WAS doesn't. Dallas already has a history of embracing foreign white players. Now they get an American white player to embrace...

"So should the league handpick where each player is to go?" They already do. That's why there's a lottery system. It's also why they changed that system to make it less statistically obvious when the higher priority franchises get "lucky"

That's a good point. I'd probably have to agree depending on how the rest of the roster develops over the course of the season. I do question if we will be in a position to draft one of those guys if we retain Lauri without blatantly sitting him &/or trading Sexton/Kessler. I also believe that...

I should have said ideal fit. A productive player fits any timeline regardless of age when the goal is to win. But it seems pretty clear that that's not our current goal for at least the next season or two. So even if Lauri does have another 6 years of prime production left, how does it make...

Yes he def could. But that doesn't mean that Ainge views him as a fit with the current timeline of the rest of our roster. Do you think a 27 year old 2nd star in need of a max contract brings more value to a team still in search of their superstar, still in need of at least another year or 2 of...

Buzelis vs Williams is going to be interesting to follow. I kept flip flopping between the two. If you need a potential star, I think you go with Buzelis. But if you still intend to acquire that potential star, which I believe we do, I think you go with Williams. Better defense, better shooter...