Day 1 Starting Lineup/depth chart as of right now? I can’t figure it out

[Roy_McAvoy]

I go round and round with who I think the Jazz would start day 1 right now. Here’s my best guess. I’m sure it’s wrong. What do you guys think?
(I get that this is putting players in a box & that they will move around, but this is guessing the majority minutes positions.)

C) Walker Kessler, Kyle Filipowski, Jusif Nurkic
F) John Collins, Taylor Hendricks
F) Lauri Markkanen, Brice Sensabaugh, Johnny Juzang, Cody Williams
G) Ace Bailey, Keyonte George,
G) Isaiah Collier, Walter Clayton

 

[SoberasHotRod]

I don't personally think it's worth thinking about right now. There are going to be more roster changes.

 

[The Midnight]

Need to wait for the Summer League games.

I think you can pencil in Collier, Lauri, Walker and Collins.. they all have earned the right to start after what went down last season.

 

[bigmike]

Need to wait for the Summer League games.

I think you can pencil in Collier, Lauri, Walker and Collins.. they all have earned the right to start after what went down last season.

I think we'll go to extreme depths to move Collins off the roster. Not a guarantee of course but the Sexton move clearly signals we want to be really young and really bad this year. Barring the chance to get true move-the-needle type players.

 

[Roy_McAvoy]

Need to wait for the Summer League games.

I think you can pencil in Collier, Lauri, Walker and Collins.. they all have earned the right to start after what went down last season.

I don't think so with Collins. Hendricks started over him last season. If Collins is still on the roster, why wouldn't that happen again this year?

 

[The Midnight]

I don't think so with Collins. Hendricks started over him last season. If Collins is still on the roster, why wouldn't that happen again this year?

Seniority.

 

[The Midnight]

I think we'll go to extreme depths to move Collins off the roster. Not a guarantee of course but the Sexton move clearly signals we want to be really young and really bad this year. Barring the chance to get true move-the-needle type players.

But Collins is owe $26m.. that's gonna be tough to move.

 

[bigmike]

But Collins is owe $26m.. that's gonna be tough to move.

100%. Just hoping there's the right # / $ of crappy contracts on a team that's looking to win and thinks JC will help. We'll see I suppose.

 

[fishonjazz]

Seniority.

Ah, so last season Hendricks had more seniority than Collins.
I agree that Collins would start though

 

[The Midnight]

Ah, so last season Hendricks had more seniority than Collins.
I agree that Collins would start though

Well we’re talking about the start of the season here..

 

[fishonjazz]

Well we’re talking about the start of the season here..

Why is this season different from last season though?
We going for the playoffs this year?

 

[seattlejazzfan]

day 1 (sorta depends on how guys play in summer league and pre-season - and of course moving people via trade, etc)
Collier
Bailey
Markkanen
Collins
Kessler

 

[The Midnight]

Why is this season different from last season though?
We going for the playoffs this year?

I dunno i just think as a coach you set out the order of things on Day 1 by letting Collins get it…

 

[LogGrad98]

Definitely can't forget Cody "Watch Me Step Into This Phone Booth and Turn Into Superman" Williams in the mix. Did he add his 15 pounds of muscle yet? Has he been working on his shot? Did he add 2 inches of reach? Dude is going to be Captain America when this off season is over.

 

[fishonjazz]

I dunno i just think as a coach you set out the order of things on Day 1 by letting Collins get it…

Did we have a different coach on day 1 last season or something?
A better reason might be because this is a contract year for Collins or because Collins played so well last year or Hendricks coming off an injury. You know, something that is new and different from the start of last season.

Seniority is a poor reason because Collins had seniority last year and Hendricks started over him anyway.

 

[LogGrad98]

I think we will see at least 1 or 2 more trades before this off-season is over. Hell, we acquired the Nurk, maybe we can still go get a broken down wing who was an active 8th man at one point in their career, and bag a few more 2nds in the mix.

#winnow

 

[The Midnight]

Did we have a different coach on day 1 last season or something?
A better reason might be because this is a contract year for Collins or because Collins played so well last year or Hendricks coming off an injury. You know, something that is new and different from the start of last season.

Seniority is a poor reason because Collins had seniority last year and Hendricks started over him anyway.

Well you want the new young guys to respect the elders in the Locker room.. it’s just to set the tone.

Hendricks can start Game 10..

 

[Udidthizz]

day 1 (sorta depends on how guys play in summer league and pre-season - and of course moving people via trade, etc)
Collier
Bailey
Markkanen
Collins
Kessler

That lineup may lack some creativity, but could also win more games than we actually want to.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

That lineup may lack some creativity, but could also win more games than we actually want to.

yeah, markkanen, collins, kessler is a problem if they stay healthy. can't have those guys starting more than 25 games or so.

 

[Udidthizz]

yeah, markkanen, collins, kessler is a problem if they stay healthy. can't have those guys starting more than 25 games or so.

Yeah, or don’t play them with anyone that can run an offense, so no Collier.