I Think I Am Aboard The Tank Train Now

[trickybilly]

I feel Joe got the memo about the tank.

I don't think Joe is a particularly good coach, but the players seem to like him. His weirdness if fun. Don't super love his bible bashing, but whatevs.

Let's see more Jordan Walsh.

[Goldstar88]

I feel Joe got the memo about the tank.

I don't think Joe is a particularly good coach, but the players seem to like him. His weirdness if fun. Don't super love his bible bashing, but whatevs.

Let's see more Jordan Walsh.

Any coach would tank with this roster. Bible bashing? He?s a devout Christian. 

[trickybilly]

I feel Joe got the memo about the tank.

I don't think Joe is a particularly good coach, but the players seem to like him. His weirdness if fun. Don't super love his bible bashing, but whatevs.

Let's see more Jordan Walsh.

Any coach would tank with this roster. Bible bashing? He?s a devout Christian. 

Oh I just mean that he takes every opportunity to talk about his love of Jesus. Just all religion bugs me.

The losing team in a 7 game series never seems to thank Jesus or God.

[slightly biased bias fan]

If zero defense continues the tank will take care of itself

Coach Joe should be on notice. After the blown leads and series loss to the knicks and allowing multiple 40 plus points a quarter here early, it?s evident a change will come..

Brown should have been traded at the Draft. Another player who doesn?t make any other player better while on the court..

Garbage roster even with Tatum..

Mazzulla just signed a contract extension.  I know this place hates the guy and blames him for everything they haven't already pinned to JB, but your hatred doesn't appear to be shared by the front office.

I saw a post recently by a reliable journalist that stated the reason for the Mazzulla extension was because the Knicks were preparing to making Mazzulla an offer to become their new head coach.

Personally I would have let Mazzulla go for multiple picks and then made an offer for Will Hardy. Hardy has extracted so much from a broken roster in Utah.

He probably was extended to keep him from the Knicks, yeah.  You still don't extend a coach you dislike.  I don't know what the insinuation is here but it doesn't make sense to me.

I think it's pretty clear that the front office likes the guy and believes in him.  Gonna be some unhappy people in game threads here about it, but it is what it is. 


Sidenote:  What has Will Hardy extracted from Utah, exactly?  They had the worst record in the league last season.

Yeah I understood what you are saying, it does not look impressive, but you have to look at the circumstances.

Danny Ainge has been trying to tank since Will Hardy became coach, unfortunately for Ainge, Hardy coached the Jazz out of a high draft pick every season.

2022-23 season Utah finished 37-45 (9th worst record)
2023-24 season Utah finished 31-52 (8th worst record)

Both seasons Utah overwhelmingly over performed their roster. Remember they are in the west, with a division that includes Minnesota, Denver & OKC.

2022 Utah Jazz

Conley Jr
Clarkson
Vanderbilt
Markkanen
Olynyk

2023 Utah Jazz

Dunn
Sexton
Fontecchio
Collins
Markkanen

The Jazz roster depth was atrocious too.

The reason that the Jazz did so poorly last season was because Ainge literally held back players to tank. Ainge tank job was so egregious the Jazz were fined by the NBA for faking injuries for better draft position.

[iadera]

I don't know what we all expected, but this is destined to be a battle for the worst team in the league.

The team is built in such a way that ? no rebounding, very limited offense, below-average defense. I know we had to go under the 2nd apron, but to end up with this...