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I have said before, I am fine with tanking and fine with rebuilding but there is zero sense to the timeline and process this FO has used to do so. What we are doing right now should have been year 1 or we should have hung on to one of our All Stars and built around them - which was very doable.

I agree with your list with one exception. Elaborate on what you are liking with Keyonte. I am not seeing a "good PG" because of his ball handling (and decision making) and his shooting percentages continue to be as bad as they were in college. He has an occasional good game.

I was about to post the exact same thing. Where is MJK when we need him.

If Ainge put much stock in college shooting percentages we never would have drafted Keyonte. Doesnt seem to be something they prioritize.

Very few rookies are ready for prime time. There is a good reason why most young players are brought a long more slowly.

If you are going to do a timeline with Ainge, as if he has a plan, you have to back two years and explain why we waited until year 3 to tank. It makes no sense to have two years of being crappy but not crappy enough and then decide to do a real tank. I am fine with tanking, even if it is a 2...

His FG% in college was 37.6% and his 3 pt percentage was 33.8%.

Way too soon to tell anything at all about Cody but the notion that AInge was "incredible" at drafting in Boston is only looking at part of the story. He did a great job when he was at the top of the lottery (and he was very lucky to end up with those picks). In fairness, no GM is incredible...

The question for me is not about how good they are relative to where they were selected, it is how good of players are we getting relative to what we gave up to get them.

I will go with superstars since I think both of them have a good shot at ending up in the HOF

I hope Keyonte becomes a talented scorer and a MUCH BETTER decision maker but 39% FG and 33% 3pt is not a talented scorer in my book.

Amazing to see how many folks on a fan board are excited about losing.

I always learn stuff when I listen to Locke, which I really like. And I have no use for homer announcers and IMO Locke does a good job of being objective.

Did he add anything about them earning their minutes? All coaches are ready to play rookies that prove they are ready and earn it.

I think the Puppies got better but I am not a huge KAT fan. His history of injuries and his mental game are not great. IF the engaged Randle shows up, the Pups still have a very good stretch 4 and DVC is someone I would love in a Jazz uni. Plus shedding salary and getting a first round pick...

Howard Beck nailed it when ranking the NBA teams for the coming year - Beck writes that the Jazz “might be the most confusing of all — a team that jettisoned its All-Stars (Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell) two years ago, isn’t good enough to make the playoffs, and isn’t bad enough to nab a high...

Different strokes for different folks. If we are going to rebuild, do it. Dont mess around in the middle for 2 years (and now maybe 3). I still no reason to have traded both Mitchell and Gobert but I know I am alone in that perspective. BUT IF you are going to make that move, then blow it up...

We are used to boring. It has become the hallmark of the AInge/Smith era.

This is spot on. The only place I hear of tanking is on this board, not from anyone associated with the Jazz. Tony has talked about developing young talent but this year appears to be no different from the past two years. Hardy will play his best talent and the young uns will need to earn...

Very well said. I heard Locke talk on this topic last week and he made another point that I agree with. The young uns need to play well enough that they earn the right to stay on the floor when they mess up. You earn a longer leash and it has a lot to do with what they do in practice and the...