Too good to tank?

[Handlogten's Heros]

Or maybe they are just scrubs. Good player find a way to shine regardless of the environment. I'd argue Ace is a good example of that. He spent the majority of his minutes standing in the corner with zero play set up for him. But he still managed to make the most of it.

You can't turn some non-NBA material into legit NBA player no matter how hard you try unless your name is Quin Snyder.

Somebody didn't understand how sarcastic we were being.

 

[infection]

For all the people thinking it’s the end of the world if we convey our pick this year, y’all need to touch grass and get real. There are so many worse things that can happen.

Like when we convey our pick and one of Cleveland or Minnesota wins the lottery.

Always gotta be a few steps ahead.

It gets worse.

 

[Peter_Mentor]

Or maybe they are just scrubs. Good player find a way to shine regardless of the environment. I'd argue Ace is a good example of that. He spent the majority of his minutes standing in the corner with zero play set up for him. But he still managed to make the most of it.

You can't turn some non-NBA material into legit NBA player no matter how hard you try unless your name is Quin Snyder.

I disagree about Ace. I actually think the system fits him really well, even if he’s just the third or fourth option in the starting five. It highlights his strengths, quick decision-making and decisiveness off the catch, while also helping to mask his biggest weakness, which is his ball handling. He would look much worse in a more static offensive system.

 

[underdog]

We are soooo stupid. Like so dumb. Just roll out Cody and Taylor for 30 minutes instead of Svi/Love for 40+. Can still be competitive and lose under the guise of development.

We are going to FAFO and it’s gonna hurt for years. But the vibes lol.

Also, if you think Nurk isn’t a rotation level center you don’t know ball. @Saint Cy of JFC

That's exactly what I thought when I watched the game last night. Cody and Hendricks should play. It sure looks like AA has given Hardy the green light to try to win our games. We'll see if that changes at some point, because I find it hard to believe that AA’s priority wouldn't be to try to get one of the top players in next year's draft. He was a prospect evaluator and draft guy in Boston for a long time. Or is it Ryan not wanting to tank anymore? Idk, a lot can happen before the season is over. 62 games still left. But it does seem like tanking hasn’t been a focus for us so far. By the way, I could be wrong, but I think it was Justin (not Danny) who was mainly responsible for our hard (and successful) tank last season.

 

[underdog]

Meanwhile, half the league’s all-stars are sidelined with injury and the train of the game’s increasing strain producing injuries just keeps building speed.

He’s also a giant playing a style of above-average mobility for his size and has an affinity for amassing nagging injuries that sap his effectiveness. Him making an all-star game relies on the Jazz being good enough (bad outcome) and him being healthy (unlikely outcome if we keep grinding him down). He will be worth more if he’s healthy than if he’s not. Period.

There is no reason to be doing this.

I said that our other option is to try to increase Lauri’s trade value to get a great offer, and that we couldn’t do that by reducing his minutes. When teams try to boost a player’s trade value, they play them more, not less. Obviously, health is always important, but it’s harder to predict and factor in.