Pick your next season scenario
- Thread starter Beantown
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Jazz fans have been depressed for the last 3 years.
framer
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There is a very short list of Rookie Point guards who led their team to the playoffs as starters. In the semi modern era, I think you have D Wade, Penny Hardaway, Rose, and Marbury. Two of those guys had Shaq and one had prime KG.
That being the guide, if we make the playoffs in the west, then we probably have multiple allstars already in the fold. Give Trey some time with this current roster to get things clicking.
That is what I am thinking. I think that the talent of our youth will increase our win total a little bit. I do not expect playoffs but I can see up to 34 wins.
I'm not looking for a rookie pg taken 9th to lead the team to the playoffs, obviously. I'm looking for a guy who struggles but shows he can run the offense better than Waste of Time Williams and the ragtag gang.
This team needed a competent point guard because we didn't have two efficient isolation scorers. It's been bloody hell watching Harris and Mo try to work. We're far from having two efficient iso players now; I'm praying for Hayward and Kanter to both make huge leaps. If that doesn't happen and Trey turns out being Brandon Knight? That would suck.
Doublea
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and to our surprise Golden State will have a multitude of injuries and end up forfeiting the number 1 pick (by winning the lottery) to us.
Jazzachery
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I voted option #1. I don't see why we would want a top 3 pick over having 4 or 5 guys (Hayward, Burks, Burke, Favors, and Kanter) have great years. I really want the guys we have now to prove themselves to be what we think they can be. Think about it this way, Favors and Kanter are both top 3 picks and Burke was the best pg from the draft. These guys are our future and if they stink this year and get us a top 3 pick next year, who's to say that they will ever be any good for us in the future. This is their year to show us what they are really capable of doing. We will learn a lot about our young guys this season and I hope we learn some good things.
spycam1
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Unless you believe someone on this team is going to be capable of being the #1 guy on a title contender down the road, you have to go with option 2. Right now, I think we have some guys that could become the #2 guy on a title contender. We still need that guy who puts us over the edge.
I'd pick option 2, and think that's what WILL happen.
I'd pick option 2, and think that's what WILL happen.
Getting Traded
Banned
I think we'll be closer to 2 than 1, but who wouldn't want 1. It definitely will be satisfying to finally see what the young guys can do when given the chance.
Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
The sixth seed won't exactly be a fringe playoff team. GS won 47 games last season as the 6th team. That's pretty solid. I think there's a good chance the top-7 in the WC conference will all win 50+ games. GS is likely better (I know we don't want to hear that). Houston is certainly better (last year's 8th seed with 45 wins). Lakers will be worse and allow a team like Portland to make the playoffs with 43-44 wins. Or we could see Minnesota (if healthy) or New Orleans nab that 8th seed.
Even IF the Core5 play great, I just don't see the bench as being strong enough to hold leads. It happened to Portland last season. The starting 5 was every bit as good as the projected Jazz unit AND more experienced. But their horrible bench played them right out of games.