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    Yurtseven signed

    We need a proper thread for this.
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    Do the Jazz have bigger offensive or defensive needs?

    Last year we were 10th in offense, 23rd in defense (if I'm recalling correctly). Went back and watched the Miami game toward the end of the season (because THT, Ochai, Markannen, and Olynyk all started that night -- one of the few times all were in the lineup toward the end of the year). THT...
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    If the Jazz move up, who will it be for?

    For the sake of argument, let's assume picks 1-4 aren't really in play for what the Jazz would be willing to give. Try to predict who you think the Jazz covet (which may be different from who you covet).
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    Draft philosophy: get your guy or let the draft fall to you"?

    For the sake of this poll, let's assume that a "neutral observer" would find that moving up costs about 120% of the generic value of the spot you move to. (Maybe the fact that teams more often draft at their slotted position than trade is evidence for this assumption?) I find this interesting...
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    Predict -- does the draft go chalk for the Jazz?

    By that I mean, 8 of these 9 players (in whatever order) are taken before 9 and then the Jazz take whoever is left? In other words, consensus plays out. Wemby Scoot Miller Amen Ausar Whitmore Walker Black Hendricks
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    Anyone down for signing Shaq Harrison again?

    Or how about Denzel Valentine? I was looking through G-league stats for the players high in assists to help with our player and playmaking deficit after the trade deadline. Except for the players in the 6-0, 175 lb. range, Shaq and Denzel looked like the best options as players with both size...
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    Who's the ideal #1?

    Assuming the Jazz's core is Markkanen, Kessler, and maybe some combination of Clarkson, Agbaji, and Sexton, what kind of player at number one would allow the Jazz to maximize what the rest of the core can give? Give me some current names in the league and (if, unlike me, you've paid attention to...
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    Who have you been most wrong about?

    Hoping against hope that this won't turn into a thread of credit taking for yourself and highlighting the mistakes of others: which players on the Jazz have you been most wrong about? For me its Sexton, followed closely by Clarkson. Thought Sexton was selfish -- I was wrong. Thought Clarkson...
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    What are the odds of getting THAT GUY via draft?

    You know the guy you have to have leading your team to be a serious contender for a title? And preferably you want more than one? Since we're likely beginning to settle down to reality this season, I figured it's a good time to try to calculate the odds. 1st (worst record) =11.2% 2nd = 10.7%...
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    Can we start to discern an Ainge/Hardy style now that the roster is reduced?

    Tony Jones speculated that positional length may have been the deciding factor for Butler. And it seems (was it per Locke? ... I can't remember) that the Jazz have been especially emphasizing wings who can (at least theoretically) break the paint: Markkanen has been given pretty free reign when...
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    Philosophically speaking -- is tanking good for the NBA?

    TLDR: For those who don't like to read long things, just answer the title question if you want. I think as a general proposition, the NBA would probably prefer More parity Less tanking -- fewer teams writing off whole seasons/part seasons/multiple seasons in the attempt to "bottom out" so they...
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    More evidence that abject tanking isn't the singular path

    I've started a couple of threads lately arguing that, contrary to popular opinion, winning the race to the bottom isn't the end-all-and-be-all for teams that want to re-start their pathway to the championship. The article here is by Riley Gisseman in Salt City Hoops. Riley's a far better data...
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    Where do top players on championship teams come from?

    (This is a revised chart that I originally posted on the Purgatory thread. I made some mistakes there, so I deleted and am posting here.) This chart shows the win trajectories of championship teams over the past 12 years and when they obtained their top players (in relation to their first...
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    Is "Purgatory" in the NBA a myth?

    I think you've all heard the idea that the worst place to be in the NBA is in the middle. It's better to be really good or really bad, it's often said. But is that true? I've had some doubts about that notion and always wanted to test it out with some real data. So I did a (relatively) quick...
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    2022-23 predictions (assuming a tank)

    I know that the never-ending arguments about could-a/should-a done and who is to blame are more fun. But assume trades happen. Assume our roster is (the very tank-worthy): Gay Alexander-Walker Kessler Vanderbilt Bolmaro Azubuike Fontecchio Butler Grimes Toppin Fournier Sexton (optional)...
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    Retool around Donovan

    Though I and most others don't believe it's a real possibility, I'm wondering what a serious re-tooling around Donovan could even look like. If I'm reading between the lines correctly in Tony Jones's reporting about Jazz's choices, one of the options may be to use the three first-rounders the...
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    Evaluate young (potential) Jazz players

    Since the trade market is seemingly in perpetual limbo, just curious what value you would give to the following players as (potential) Jazzmen moving forward on a scale of 0-100. Don't do a salary-dependent evaluation, but rather just a player quality/potential evaluation. Let's say Luka = 100...
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    Clarkson & Vanderbilt

    This came out on Twitter last week Thought it was kind of weird at the time, as they probably haven't really had the chance to do more than maybe say hi to each other as new teammates. Further bonding seemed a bit premature. I wondered if they're represented by the same agency and thus have a...
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    Answers from Andy

    Just highlighting this article for those who haven't seen it in which Andy Larsen answers questions about the Jazz (and unlike some Q & As, he did a pretty good job at picking interesting, timely ones to answer). Also putting a plug in to support local journalism -- support the Trib if you have...
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    Assuming we're tanking ...

    What shape do you want the tank to take? How long/how deep? -- a full three-year serious tank would allow us to keep our 1st rounder pick owed to OKC (and have it turn into a 2nd), I believe. It would also increase the odds of finding a player or a few worth building around. But full tanks...
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