Post#64 » by falcon107 » Sun Nov 4, 2012 1:14 pm
Utah is not a contender. And it won't be a contender this year. Playoff is likely but second round at the play-offs is a slim chance and more than that is not a possibility but a dream.
Utah is still a team that needs to develop. Better way of development is giving more minutes that most development is expected. This is an investment, and some investments are good, and some are bad, but if you believe in your young players, increasing their minutes is the way too go.
If young assets of Utah don't get enough time, they won't that easily develop. It was like this, last year. It will be like this, this year, if Utah management does not change their mind.
I am no way against Jefferson or Milsap, candourly I want best for them. But the best for them means giving them more minutes at their contract season, and that is not good Utah:
1. In any case, next year 4 good bigs will be too expensive for Utah (or any team)
2. Utah will be giving minutes to Jefferson and Milsap, and one or both of them will most possibly not playing for Utah next year, and because of that development of its two future bigs is hampered.
3. Other than that if Utah is thinking to keep both Milsap and Jefferson. That means two things:
a) Utah do not believe in one or both of its young players.
b) Next year one or both of its young players will be traded.
Think all of them. There is only one outcome.
4 bigs are too much for Utah and one of the bigs should be traded when they have a trade value, and before team chemistry is lost or suffered damage. This is ASAP. I know and accept that,that may mean that Utah won't reach playoffs, but considering Utah is not a contender, and do not have a chance to go further, please tell me what is to lose?
This is no more different than Harden case. It is a hard pill to swallow, but being late may have higher costs.