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Of course the answer would be Ace and WCJ. We al know other players well enough to be rightfully skeptical about the chances of their sudden blossoming. But Ace and WCJ are blank canvasses , and it is so easy and tempting to project our fervent hopes on them.

That's actually quite likely. It kinda fits the well-established timeline for the American-born players drafted by the Jazz: they lost Mitchell after 5 years, Deron Williams - after 6, Hayward - after 7. Kirilenko and Gobert lasted longer but they were foreigners.

I would have thought the same a year and a half ago. But, realistically, Lauri's value has been going down rapidly. Now he is 1.5 years older, on a max contract and after an injury-plagued low-production season. And if, God forbid, his upcoming season is closer to the 2024/25 (and, realistically...

I just can't see the scenario where the Jazz do not start Ace. They invested too much in keeping him happy and he would definitely consider it to be a slight starting his NBA career in SLC, on a tanking team, and on the bench. Also, trying to sell Ace as the main draw could be the best strategy...

I always wondered what was the deal with Keyonte and his horrible defense. If he simply improved his defense from being one of the worst in the NBA to "below average" he would immediately become a guaranteed starter on many teams. Is he capable but just hates playing defense with passion? Did he...

Would you call it hating if someone called Anthony Davis being injury-prone? Since Lauri came into the league he missed more games than Davis! You can count on him missing 20-30 games like clockwork. And that happened when Lauri was young. You can pretty reliably expect 7-footers to get...

You know what else is likely? Lauri is a 7-footer getting close to being 30. His playing style is athletic and taxing on the body and he has been having persistent health issues for the last several years. Actually, Lauri said that he was dealing with an injury during this Eurobasket- after the...

You are being a bit unnecessarily dramatic here, don't you? Average performers don't get fired or pushed out: they are typically praised and rewarded for being good employees, team players etc. The world runs on average people. I am one of them. Also, I don't exactly understand the classism of...

Well, at least Finland has a very doable path to qualifying for the 2027 World Cup. The future looks pretty promising, especially considering that almost all their neighbors (Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland) are going through slumps.

Oh, I know. But when you get to the semi-finals and end up being the 4th there is always that weird sad feeling. So I was curious about the vibes in Finland.

So, how is the performance of Team Finland is perceived in Finland? Do people think that it was a success or a disappointment? And who is getting the credit or the blame?

It's a fluff, click-bait article. All of these rookie player options are cheap and will be picked up. Duh, the Jazz have a lot of young players who are still developing and that is by design. This is exactly what the Jazz have been doing as a team in the last several seasons: trying to get many...

But that comes with the territory of being a star and an offensive leader of your team. And no, other stars, despite facing similarly intense defensive pressure, managed to be more efficient throughout the tournament. You can look at the top 20 scorers of EuroBasket 2025 and try to find a player...

Also, the electricity. Silver should reimburse me for the cost of electricity I spend watching the NBA. And for the opportunity cost of all my time spent watching it.

O yes, you totally can! The nationally televised games are available next morning, the home games in the local market are available in 3 days. And you can watch all of those sweet post-game interviews. And the home and playoff games going back many, many years. But wait, you want to watch the...

Sure, Jen. Now for 8 buck per month (and students get 40% discount) every American basketball fan can watch all regular-season NBA games played. You can select them with the home feed ort the visitor feed. And the condensed games. And the highlights. And preseason games. And all games from...

The league pass is $100 per season, about 8 bucks per month. Do you know "a lot of Americans" who cannot afford spending 8 dollars monthly for something they truly enjoy?

We all knew that Finland is not getting past Germany. There is still the game for the bronze and Greece is beatable if Lauri has a great game. Maybe the today's game will fuel him. Lauri still has a chance to lead Finland to their first basketball medal ever and create a lasting legacy.

I know that I will be downvoted. However, certain things deserve to be said. Tony Jones as the Jazz reporter was pretty forgettable. He had no unique, interesting style of delivery and no particularly interesting basketball insights. I have never felt the urge to specifically search for his...

I actually secretly hoped that Lauri explodes at EuroBasket, impresses some quality teams and finds a new home. His time on the Jazz reminds me of an unhappy marriage where the couple stays together partially out of inertia and partially because they think that breaking up would be too...