by air gordon on Thu Jul 31, 2003 3:36 pm
i'm trying to convince myself that utah can compete for the last playoff spot but can't. they look lottery bound to me..
as of right now their offseason has been disappointing. there still is time and plenty of cap space to throw at somebody, but who's there to go after/who wants to come there now? a trade is a possible scenario but who will they offer, assuming andrei, stevenson, and harpring are untouchable??
andrei and harpring are pretty talented and make nice complimentary players. but i think a good part of their success can be attributed to stockalone. and they play the same position. stevenson is very athletic and has the potential to be good but hasn't proven anything yet. mark jackson is solid but for how much longer can he keep it? and it's a good chance he'll be traded to a contending team. can borchardt & lopez stay healthy? pavlovic seems like a decent pick so far...
spurs, kings, lakers, mavs, twolves, suns, rockets.. 7 solid teams right there most likely to make the playoffs. that leaves the rest fighting over the last spot. blazers, clippers, warriors, sonics IMO are better then the jazz and will battle it out for the 8th seed. that leaves memphis & nuggets. grizz may even be in a playoff run as West has almost put a team that has 2 decent players for each position.
the jazz are a good defensive team, i'll give you that. i could be wrong here but from the looks of the current roster and a powerhouse western conference, the jazz look like they'll be contending for a good draft pick
Jump.
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