2015-16 Utah Jazz - The tanking is over!

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You officiated during the golden era of NBA basketball from Bird and Magic to Michael to now. What was that like when you sit back and think about it? Crawford: Kareem, [Hakeem] Olajuwon, Karl Malone [too]

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Tim Kawakami: Kerr also said there are no plans right now to rest any of the main guys on Tuesday (home vs. Washington) or Wednesday (at Utah) (http://*********.com/social/).

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Bill Oram: [URL="http://*********.com/social/"]Nick Young didn

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David Locke: Quin Snyder says Alec Burks has been going through some script sessions and controlled practice. Improving (http://*********.com/social/)

soon?

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Andy Larsen: [URL="http://*********.com/social/"]Rudy Gobert:

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Well that was a hell of a first half from Hood!

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https://jazzfanatical.wordpress.com/2016/03/29/andrei-kirilenko-honored-by-the-utah-jazz/

I liked what he said about Jerry and Phil. That's how I always thought of it even if Jerry got all the credit. But he got all the credit for Stockton and Malone it seems too.

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Rudy's 20 footer looked good too. I think he just needs confidence at that end.

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http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3726132-155/monson-its-time-for-rodney-hood

Rodney has the mentality but he's too streaky.

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[QUOTE]Burke

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http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3726132-155/monson-its-time-for-rodney-hood

Rodney has the mentality but he's too streaky.
Agreed, he can have games like the Lakers one, and then go on cold stretch like he did a few weeks ago. My question is can be be better than Gordon Hayward is? I feel like he can be a better scorer and equal rebounder, but the passing and defense would be hard to match


He looks like he could be a bench scorer in the league but will have to get better from 3 to stick around as anything more than an end of the bench option.
Also good points, being benched for Raul Neto and a former 3rd string PG in Shelvin Mack doesn't look too good. Granted he was playing well beforehand, but he's got to put in work behind the arc. Whenever he plays, it's easy to tell when he's just going to lob it from from 3 but not so easy to know whether it'll go in or not.
As for today, the Jazz better pick up the W against the T-Wolves, and hit those FT's :facepalm

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He's looking more comparable to Alec than Gordon because of his D.

Must win tonite.

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Got the W, and even better, Alec Burks is finally coming back next week! I predict he'll be back next Friday against the Clippers, against the same team in the same building where he sustained his broken fibula; at least it'd be more poetic that way

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[QUOTE]Barring a setback, injured Utah Jazz shooting guard Alec Burks will make his return to the lineup as early as Tuesday night against the San Antonio Spurs, (http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3733205-155/utah-jazz-alec-burks-to-make) league sources tell The Salt Lake Tribune. Burks has been out since late December with a broken fibula that he suffered against the Los Angeles Clippers. Burks underwent surgery in early January, and has been out since.

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http://saltcityhoops.com/hayward-lyles-lead-jazz-to-98-85-win-over-timberwolves/

[QUOTE]Former Kentucky teammate Karl Anthony Towns said of Lyles,

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http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3731583-155/monson-dante-exum-expects-to-be

Encouraging. If he can defend and hit the 3 it would be big.

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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651376/Utah-Jazz-notebook-Favors-continues-to-show-leadership-on-off-court.html

[QUOTE]"I think it's the same as if you had a 20-for-20 night," Snyder said. "You don't go out the next day and say, 'Hey, we don't need to shoot

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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651432/After-all-theyve-been-through-this-season-Jazz-deserve-a-playoff-spot.html

They have been a huge disappointment regardless after the way they finished last year. They are finally starting to look like that team at the defensive end and Mack is finally the veteran pg they have been missing to run the offense. They should have at least been in the hunt for first round home court not fighting to get beat by GS or the Spurs in the first round. When you don't put the best roster you can together or put the best guys on the court you can't use injuries as an excuse especially since LAC have been without their go to guy and Memphis is without their two best players.

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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651432/After-all-theyve-been-through-this-season-Jazz-deserve-a-playoff-spot.html

They have been a huge disappointment regardless after the way they finished last year. They are finally starting to look like that team at the defensive end and Mack is finally the veteran pg they have been missing to run the offense. They should have at least been in the hunt for first round home court not fighting to get beat by GS or the Spurs in the first round. When you don't put the best roster you can together or put the best guys on the court you can't use injuries as an excuse especially since LAC have been without their go to guy and Memphis is without their two best players.
While I agree that the Jazz have been disappointing this year, the goal coming in was the playoffs, so it is great that they are at least in position to make it there. Injuries can be used as a bit of an excuse though, missing both your front court players and your starting PG for any length of time sucks, especially when one of them is Gobert who is supposed to anchor your defense. The Jazz however have dropped a lot of winnable games (like at home against the Nets), they just didn't know how to close out games earlier in the year. It wasn't until @Dallas that they finally got that part of the game down. Next year though will be the true barometer of this team's potential, because after that it's $ spending time

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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651376/Utah-Jazz-notebook-Favors-continues-to-show-leadership-on-off-court.html


I believe you are a poor free throw shooting team no?



That's solid? :rolleyes:
That is not solid, for me 75% is the minimum to be considered decent. 3/4 is the mark, you've got to hit at least that. Even then it isn't solid, solid is nearing the 78-80% range and above.
Also, Favors is returning tonight, thank goodness

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[QUOTE]The Idaho Stampede, the D-League affiliate of the Utah Jazz, will be relocated to Salt Lake City for the 2016-17 season, (http://dleaguedigest.com/2016/04/03/utah-jazz-move-idaho-stampede-salt-lake-city/) multiple sources tell D-League Digest.

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Michael C. Wright: [URL="http://espn.go.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0508768499452089702-4"]Boris Diaw (right adductor) is out for Tuesday

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Jody Genessy: After this morning, [URL="http://*********.com/social/"]I

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Guard Alec Burks, who has been out with a fractured left fibula since Dec. 26, is still out and not expected to play the rest of the season (http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651540/With-tough-San-Antonio-in-town-Jazz-hope-to-stay-above-500.html).

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Jody Genessy: It

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[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]Guard Alec Burks, who has been out with a fractured left fibula since Dec. 26, is still out and not expected to play the rest of the season (http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651540/With-tough-San-Antonio-in-town-Jazz-hope-to-stay-above-500.html).

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cool they need him

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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651558/Stars-reborn-Utah-Jazz-relocate-rebrand-their-D-League-team.html

[QUOTE]It won

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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651506/Morning-links-Tom-Hackett-talks-about-his-future-Rudy-Gobert-named-ESPNs-Defensive-Player-of-the.html

At least someone is noticing. The local media doesn't seem to much.

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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651499/Favors-comes-back-from-knee-injury-and-scores-17-points-in-Jazz-victory.html


in 31.5 minutes per game. Pleiss finished the season ranked third in the D-League in rebounds per game.

Will it be enough to trade him or buy him out? :confusedshrug:

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http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3737857-155/utah-jazz-bringing-d-league-basketball-to


"Strategically, we had to keep Tibor in Boise for longer stretches of time," Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey said at an afternoon news conference announcing the move. "Now, he can play a game with the Salt Lake City Stars on Thursday, and then stay in town and play with the Utah Jazz on Friday and Saturday. It's a huge advantage, logistically."

So Lyles, Hood and Exum may have spent time in the D-league if it was just across the valley.

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More than three months after he went down with a broken left fibula that was only supposed to keep him out for a couple of months, [URL="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651697/Alec-Burks-will-finally-be-back-in-Jazz-lineup-Friday-against-Clippers.html"]Alec Burks will finally be returning to the Jazz lineup for Friday

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[QUOTE] Andy Larsen: [URL="http://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder on Alec Burks

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That's weird, all these conflicting Alec Burks reports, and who the crap is Sorensen? Anyway, the Clipper game just got better because the Clips will be resting four of their starters, could be a potential trap game, but it just became a lot more doable

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They can take the Clipps anyway that's why it sucks that they aren't in the 4th or 5th slot like they should have been.

I think Sorensen is one of the SLC dunk writers maybe?

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http://weareutahjazz.com/lockedonjazz/2016/04/08/emptying-the-noggin-stunning-loss-for-jazz/


This is a game at home that you need to win if you are going to make the playoffs.

It's a game you need to win period! :facepalm


Clippers got the game to be played small. Ingles played a lot at the 4. The Jazz have not been very successful with Ingles as the 4 this year.

Played right into their hands. Go to your strengths. Don't let them dictate the game.

[QUOTE]Rodney Hood was terrific v. San Antonio and the opposite tonight. He doesn

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http://saltcityhoops.com/shelvin-mack-stopgap-starter-not-savior/

[QUOTE]Like Burke but unlike Neto, Mack is at least a moderately consistent offensive threat. He

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http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3745563-155/utah-jazz-now-a-forgotten-man


Because Burke's fourth-year option was picked up, he will be in the NBA.

He'll be getting paid. Doesn't necessarily mean he'll be in the league.

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Man, I always get so depressed basketball-wise whenever the Jazz lose, especially like that.


This is a game at home that you need to win if you are going to make the playoffs.
I personally felt this was a trap game, then again I feel like the Jazz will lose on any given night nowadays; very inconsistent.


2 games they should win. Should come down to Dallas. They are better off in the 8 slot against GS than 7 against SA.
I'm just going to come out and predict they lose their next 3 games. I certainly don't want that to happen but I can just all-too easily see a Nuggets team playing Spoiler followed by a beat down by a determined and more experienced Mavericks team which will leave the team demoralized and then losing to the Lakers to send Kobe off with a W. Maybe it's just because I'm tired but that's my prediction, prove me wrong Jazz


Exum is behind Mack and Neto in my mind until he shows he can do anything other than defend. I think if he can hit an open 3 he could make sense at the 2 with Hood bringing his inconsistent scoring punch off the bench
I think the season should start that way at least, Exum has to prove himself once again, he's got to start at the bottom and work his way up. I still see Hood starting at the 2 though, he'll be better next year. I predict Exum will start though by the midway point of the season next year

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Man, I always get so depressed basketball-wise whenever the Jazz lose, especially like that.


I personally felt this was a trap game, then again I feel like the Jazz will lose on any given night nowadays; very inconsistent.


I'm just going to come out and predict they lose their next 3 games. I certainly don't want that to happen but I can just all-too easily see a Nuggets team playing Spoiler followed by a beat down by a determined and more experienced Mavericks team which will leave the team demoralized and then losing to the Lakers to send Kobe off with a W. Maybe it's just because I'm tired but that's my prediction, prove me wrong Jazz


I think the season should start that way at least, Exum has to prove himself once again, he's got to start at the bottom and work his way up. I still see Hood starting at the 2 though, he'll be better next year. I predict Exum will start though by the midway point of the season next year

All of them should keep getting better at their age but I don't think we can expect Hood to improve as much as the younger guys like Exum and Lyles. He's an old 2nd year player. Not BYU old but in todays NBA old. I don't think he's set himself apart from Burks who's been dubbed a bench player. His D isn't good. He's inconsistent. Mostly just a scorer.

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Jody Genessy: Whoa. [URL="http://*********.com/social/"]The Jazz must be serious about tomorrow

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[QUOTE]Aaron Falk: [URL="http://*********.com/social/"]Rudy Gobert didn

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They're better off in the lottery if Rudy is out for the playoffs.
Sad but true. I kind of feel like this group kind of deserves to not make the playoffs for losing so many winnable games and underperforming for most of the year. I obviously want the Jazz to make the playoffs, but I just don't feel like they've earned it thus far

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[URL="http://twitter.com/rudygobert27/statuses/719748012205940736"]Rudy Gobert: Proud of my brothers for never giving up

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http://saltcityhoops.com/stifle-tower-collapses-along-with-utahs-playoff-hopes/

[QUOTE]Lament the front-office deciding to sign three rookies last summer instead of veterans.

Lament the millions of unused salary cap dollars that could

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http://www.slcdunk.com/nba-draft/2016/4/13/11422946/nba-draft-2016-utah-jazz-and-potentially-another-year-in-the-lottery


I'm going to be real -- the #52 and #60 picks are not going to be impact players.

Why not? Isiah Thomas was the last pick.

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http://www.slcdunk.com/nba-draft/2016/4/13/11422946/nba-draft-2016-utah-jazz-and-potentially-another-year-in-the-lottery



Why not? Isiah Thomas was the last pick.
But what are the odds? lol

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But what are the odds? lol

of a star or impact player? Odd are pretty good for an impact player.