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I do think that Free Agents would come if they are star #3 or something. Like if the Jazz got two top players, a star who wants to win more than be in LA would be gettable.

And therein lies the challenge.

True, but to play devil’s advocate a bit, Denver has been solid the last few years and it isn’t a destination either, heck, for that matter the two conference leaders are Cleveland and Oklahoma City. So it’s still possible for our markets to be successful, but to your point, it’s still hard to hold onto that talent and that hurts fans and fan interest.

Honestly, that’s reasonable. Good points. I totally understand fan impatience here. I mean Utah has never been consistently the crappy team in the league when the Miller’s owned it, despite being one of the smallest markets. I’m ok being patient here and giving benefit of the doubt, but i get others not feeling the same way.

Funny enough, the year the Jazz were really supposed to tank was the year they blew it all up in the off-season. We shipped Rudy and Donovan away and we were supposed to be in the tank sweepstakes for Victor Wembanyama, but the Jazz started the season on a 10 or 11-game win streak.

I think the fan sentiment here in this state is that we’re not…[Read more]

My life improved when I stopped caring about the NBA.

Yay!!!

I am absolutely pro tank and like it was mentioned above it can be done well with some added luck (OKC). In fact, to me, they have not tanked hard enough. They should have traded Clarkson, Collins, and probably Sexton (but I love him).

Donovan was not staying period. You absolutely cannot let him go for nothing. Rudy was not good enough, young…[Read more]

For all we know, Alex has made a commitment which is being kept secret while he sorts out the process of leaving his current position.

The concern I have is that since the departure of Karl Malone and John Stockton, on the rare instance where the Jazz have developed a rookie into a star, as soon as those stars make an All Star team, they typically fall in love with themselves and want out of Utah. It generally takes at least as long as a rookie contract to develop a rookie into…[Read more]

The Jazz are trying to take the OKC Thunder route. The Thunder have spent the last decade stockpiling draft picks and assets and they full-on tanked two seasons in a row for high draft position and now they’ve been the top team in the west for the last two seasons. Even after all that, the Thunder still own THREE first round picks in the draft…[Read more]

good deal! not a fan of either one of them.

If you’ve ever been involved in the contract review process, and the attorneys who review them, you’ll know that it could easily take weeks. Having a contract reviewed and executed within 2 business days is pretty much unheard of.

My perception was that while Donovan was unhappy with Rudy (who was among the first to go) but otherwise seemed happy with being in Utah. Was engaged with the community and a few times was seen sitting courtside at the Hunty.

It is concerning. I hate the tanking strategy. But I do think we need to give Ainge a chance to right the ship. He had huge success in Boston, I think he needs more than two years.

It is hard to see the Cavs having the success with Donovan Mitchell. I know he wanted to leave Utah, but I suspect they could have convinced him to stay and built a…[Read more]

The longer this goes without an announcement is not good. It seems that Alex is not sure if he wants to take the job. I understand it would be hard to take on a sinking ship.

Alex met with Harlan last Friday, and I’m sure he was offered the job at the time. If we don’t hear anything today, I have my doubts we will get Alex.

I hope Alex…[Read more]

If I have one concern, it is his humility. Maybe in the NIL era, that actually will play better. But it certainly seems like many successful NCAA coaches have pretty big egos, at least in the past. That said, I see a good number of successful coaches at the NBA level that seem more quiet and humble. From my perspective, this is the difference…[Read more]