AlaskanAssassin
Well-Known Member
If you would have told me before the season began that the following things would occur:
-Rudy would miss a significant chunk of the season.
-Favors would miss a significant chunk of the season.
-Alec would miss over 50 games.
-Dante would miss the entire year.
-We would start a rookie PG for the bulk of the season.
If you knew that all of these things would have occurred, how many games would have have expected the Jazz to win? Would you have picked them to make the playoffs?
To seriously call this season a disappointment is ignoring the obvious. We were a borderline playoff team that had significant injuries to key positions. We were not built to withstand those injuries and we didn't have the veteran leadership on the team to overcome those obstacles. The coaches got everything they could out of these players and they gave it their best on virtually every night of the year. If anything, we overachieved.
Let's not ignore some of the positives from this year. Hayward flirted with averaging 20ppg. When Rudy was healthy, he continued to dominate defensively. Favors showed he has the potential to stretch that jumper out. We obtained Mack for a 2nd round pick. Lyles could be a future all-star (no joke).
The only thing we missed out on was the opportunity to be swept by the greatest regular season team in NBA history. With a little better luck and continued improvement, maybe we can host a playoff series next year. Anything is possible.
-Rudy would miss a significant chunk of the season.
-Favors would miss a significant chunk of the season.
-Alec would miss over 50 games.
-Dante would miss the entire year.
-We would start a rookie PG for the bulk of the season.
If you knew that all of these things would have occurred, how many games would have have expected the Jazz to win? Would you have picked them to make the playoffs?
To seriously call this season a disappointment is ignoring the obvious. We were a borderline playoff team that had significant injuries to key positions. We were not built to withstand those injuries and we didn't have the veteran leadership on the team to overcome those obstacles. The coaches got everything they could out of these players and they gave it their best on virtually every night of the year. If anything, we overachieved.
Let's not ignore some of the positives from this year. Hayward flirted with averaging 20ppg. When Rudy was healthy, he continued to dominate defensively. Favors showed he has the potential to stretch that jumper out. We obtained Mack for a 2nd round pick. Lyles could be a future all-star (no joke).
The only thing we missed out on was the opportunity to be swept by the greatest regular season team in NBA history. With a little better luck and continued improvement, maybe we can host a playoff series next year. Anything is possible.