Jazz to announce Danny Ainge as CEO today
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I can't say for 100% certainty that this will happen but I am hearing from someone I trust that the Jazz are announcing Ainge as CEO as soon as today.
Not sure how I feel about it if true.
That is all.
Not sure how I feel about it if true.
That is all.
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BarneyGumble wrote:I can't say for 100% certainty that this will happen but I am hearing from someone I trust that the Jazz are announcing Ainge as CEO as soon as today.
Not sure how I feel about it if true.
That is all.
I remember I started a thread on this a while back, I think it was only a matter of time.
Ingles is cooked.
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If Ainge can help make the little tweaks to this team that help get the Jazz over the top, then that's great! But if he wants to make change for the sake of change or pisses off other GM's with his unreasonable trade demands (which I think he has done before), then I hope Zanik is able to keep things under control.
I know Ainge is connected, so I'm excited for the Jazz. I just have some hesitation, and hope this doesn't undercut Zanik, cause infighting, or lose some of the "happy family" culture that the Jazz have. I understand it's a business, but if players don't feel valued in a small market like Utah, then they won't want to stick around/come. Right now I think the Jazz have a top to bottom happiness that is pretty unique. Bring the big market swagger, but don't forget that this isn't Boston.
With all that said ... I think this is a clear win-now move by the organization. They really want a title, which is great to see!
I know Ainge is connected, so I'm excited for the Jazz. I just have some hesitation, and hope this doesn't undercut Zanik, cause infighting, or lose some of the "happy family" culture that the Jazz have. I understand it's a business, but if players don't feel valued in a small market like Utah, then they won't want to stick around/come. Right now I think the Jazz have a top to bottom happiness that is pretty unique. Bring the big market swagger, but don't forget that this isn't Boston.
With all that said ... I think this is a clear win-now move by the organization. They really want a title, which is great to see!
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Great read, may change your mind about Danny.
https://www.celticsblog.com/2021/1/19/22237956/what-is-it-really-like-to-talk-trades-with-danny-ainge-boston-celtics
https://www.celticsblog.com/2021/1/19/22237956/what-is-it-really-like-to-talk-trades-with-danny-ainge-boston-celtics
Ingles is cooked.
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Well one thing's for sure. We will all of a sudden become players for the biggest stars in the league. Oh don't get me wrong ... we won't get them, but there will be tons of leaks about just how close we were to striking a deal with numerous of the top dogs in the league.
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stitches wrote:Well one thing's for sure. We will all of a sudden become players for the biggest stars in the league. Oh don't get me wrong ... we won't get them, but there will be tons of leaks about just how close we were to striking a deal with numerous of the top dogs in the league.
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I don't think anything good is going to happen. The last thing Jazz need just now it is a flurry of trades. Even without chemistry consideration, the Jazz system is too complicated and even brainy players typically need about a year to adjust to it. On the other hand some players need "forever"... and they may be could be moved without significant disruption. But it just now I don't think there such players, may be with the exception of Clarkson. Even Bogdanovich replacement with formally better option can pay off only in a couple of years. Which id going be too late.
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stitches wrote:Well one thing's for sure. We will all of a sudden become players for the biggest stars in the league. Oh don't get me wrong ... we won't get them, but there will be tons of leaks about just how close we were to striking a deal with numerous of the top dogs in the league.
Jokes on Danny. Jazz have traded away all possible assests so he doesn't even have anything to make almost trades with.
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Super excited to have the guy who tampered w/our team for an entire season running the place : /
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vryadli wrote:I don't think anything good is going to happen. The last thing Jazz need just now it is a flurry of trades. Even without chemistry consideration, the Jazz system is too complicated and even brainy players typically need about a year to adjust to it. On the other hand some players need "forever"... and they may be could be moved without significant disruption. But it just now I don't think there such players, may be with the exception of Clarkson. Even Bogdanovich replacement with formally better option can pay off only in a couple of years. Which id going be too late.
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I like it. Ainge has a much more aggressive/proactive approach and it's about time the Jazz had someone like that running the show. It doesn't mean we're going to see a flurry of trades, btw. The team might need some tweaking and I don't expect Ainge will start overhauling the roster at this point, maybe a small trade for another rotation piece.
In fact, I don't think this is a hire for the here and now, but for the near future. This team is very old and asset-depleted. If/when it becomes clear that this team is not a real contender, or when key players are too old (Conley, Bojan, Ingles) or at the end of their contracts, The Jazz will need to rebuild and/or attract new talent around DM and Gobert, assuming they'll stay. At most, this team can last until the 2023/24 season when Conley's deal is up. Ainge is pretty good in getting value in trades and collecting assets, and also he's not afraid to use them instead of letting them expire. It'll be a much faster rebuild with him around, I'm guessing.
Ainge was there for the getting now, so we got him now. Maybe next year someone else would have hired him. Some people would probably prefer that, but from Smith's point of view, the guy he wanted was free now, so he got him now instead of waiting for someone else to hire him.
In fact, I don't think this is a hire for the here and now, but for the near future. This team is very old and asset-depleted. If/when it becomes clear that this team is not a real contender, or when key players are too old (Conley, Bojan, Ingles) or at the end of their contracts, The Jazz will need to rebuild and/or attract new talent around DM and Gobert, assuming they'll stay. At most, this team can last until the 2023/24 season when Conley's deal is up. Ainge is pretty good in getting value in trades and collecting assets, and also he's not afraid to use them instead of letting them expire. It'll be a much faster rebuild with him around, I'm guessing.
Ainge was there for the getting now, so we got him now. Maybe next year someone else would have hired him. Some people would probably prefer that, but from Smith's point of view, the guy he wanted was free now, so he got him now instead of waiting for someone else to hire him.
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KqWIN wrote:Why are we talking about Middleton, Harris, and Porter?
The real decision the Jazz FO is making is between Continuity, Cap Flexibility, and Cash Considerations.
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Inigo Montoya wrote:I like it. Ainge has a much more aggressive/proactive approach and it's about time the Jazz had someone like that running the show. It doesn't mean we're going to see a flurry of trades, btw. The team might need some tweaking and I don't expect Ainge will start overhauling the roster at this point, maybe a small trade for another rotation piece.
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There will be more excitement out of court, that's sure. Especially when just a couple of years till too high standing cease to be a problem for any kind of bold roster moves.
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For as much flack as Ainge has gotten, he has stature. He's got about as much experience in the league as anyone.
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Can anyone summarize Tony Jone's article below? Before the article runs out and says "subscribe now", I see these quotes from Ainge: “The roster is strong. So this is a chance to come in and work with a really good team. I’m not sure what needs to be done. But we’ll look at Justin’s team, and with (coach) Quin (Snyder), we will figure out what we need. But this is a really good team.” Ainge also says he will be in load management compared to his long workdays in Boston.
Why Utah Jazz were right fit for former Celtics boss Danny Ainge to take over as CEO
https://theathletic.com/3018462/2021/12/15/why-utah-jazz-were-right-fit-for-former-celtics-boss-danny-ainge-to-take-over-as-ceo/?article_source=search&search_query=Danny%20Ainge
Why Utah Jazz were right fit for former Celtics boss Danny Ainge to take over as CEO
https://theathletic.com/3018462/2021/12/15/why-utah-jazz-were-right-fit-for-former-celtics-boss-danny-ainge-to-take-over-as-ceo/?article_source=search&search_query=Danny%20Ainge
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Crunch 99 wrote:Can anyone summarize Tony Jone's article below? Before the article runs out and says "subscribe now", I see these quotes from Ainge: “The roster is strong. So this is a chance to come in and work with a really good team. I’m not sure what needs to be done. But we’ll look at Justin’s team, and with (coach) Quin (Snyder), we will figure out what we need. But this is a really good team.” Ainge also says he will be in load management compared to his long workdays in Boston.
Why Utah Jazz were right fit for former Celtics boss Danny Ainge to take over as CEO
https://theathletic.com/3018462/2021/12/15/why-utah-jazz-were-right-fit-for-former-celtics-boss-danny-ainge-to-take-over-as-ceo/?article_source=search&search_query=Danny%20Ainge
Spoiler:
Ingles is cooked.
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Rauxcee wrote:stitches wrote:Well one thing's for sure. We will all of a sudden become players for the biggest stars in the league. Oh don't get me wrong ... we won't get them, but there will be tons of leaks about just how close we were to striking a deal with numerous of the top dogs in the league.
Jokes on Danny. Jazz have traded away all possible assets so he doesn't even have anything to make almost trades with.
Totally agree that Ainge doesn't have much players and picks to work with. And trading Ingles for someone better than Ingles for the remainder of the season is a very difficult challenge imo. Would have been a lot easier to trade Ingles last summer when Gobert Report wanted to trade him, when Ingles was coming off a season of productive stats, including leading the NBA in 3p% for a time, and Ingles wasn't getting beat as often on defense.
Disagree that Ainge is an "almost trade" guy, though the Celtics were associated with a lot of almost trades.
5 best trades of Danny Ainge-led Celtics era
https://clutchpoints.com/5-best-trades-of-danny-ainge-led-celtics-era/
I also think turning finished IT in to the supremely talented Kyrie Irving and signing free agent Hayward were great moves on paper that some other GMs were likely envious of at the time, but just didn't work out well because of Irving's now well known quirky personality and Hayward's freak injury.
Another doubt I have about Ainge pulling off something significant before the trade deadline, besides the fact that he doesn't have much assets to work with, is that Ainge came in talking about load management for himself and not taking the day to day calls. Since he seemingly has far less picks and tradable assets to work with than he is used to having, I think it would probably take Ainge's former 17 hour workdays and making/taking hundreds of calls to potentially find a trade that would meaningfully upgrade our title hopes this season. JMO.
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I don't expect much activity from the Jazz this season, Ainge, or not. I think he'll kick it into gear when the time comes to overhaul the roster.
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Inigo Montoya wrote:I don't expect much activity from the Jazz this season, Ainge, or not. I think he'll kick it into gear when the time comes to overhaul the roster.
I hope not but you maybe right, I don’t want to see another 2nd round asset.
Ingles is cooked.