Bucks at Jazz

[Xiao Yao You]

Injury Report:

Milwaukee: Jrue Holiday (health and safety protocol), Mamadi Diakite (two-way), Sam Merrill (on assignment) and Jordan Nwora (on assignment) are out

Utah: Mike Conley (right hamstring tightness), Elijah Hughes (left ankle soreness) and Udoka Azubuike (on assignment) are out.

Probable starting lineups


Milwaukee Bucks

F Khris Middleton

F Giannis Antetokounmpo

C Brook Lopez

G Donte DiVincenzo

G Bryn Forbes

Utah Jazz (https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/utah/)

F Bojan Bogdanovic

F Royce O’Neale

C Rudy Gobert

G Joe Ingles

G Donovan Mitchell

[Xiao Yao You]

Bucks haven't won in SLC in 20 years

[Xiao Yao You]

be tough to sweep the season series without Conley

[NBAGOAT]

Holiday and Conley balance each other out and bucks defense does not matchup well with how jazz play so expect jazz to win. Will see how well Giannis and more importantly Middleton dominate

[Xiao Yao You]

Holiday and Conley balance each other out and bucks defense does not matchup well with how jazz play so expect jazz to win. Will see how well Giannis and more importantly Middleton dominate

Not really. Conley's probably been the Jazz most valuable player. Pretty sure that's not the case with Jrue

[Gougou]

woo did Giannis just got dunked on?

[Xiao Yao You]

woo did Giannis just got dunked on?

vicious!

[Xiao Yao You]

Craig with scary fall!

[Xiao Yao You]

D needs to be better. Held Giannis down though

[Xiao Yao You]

Favors at 4. Gong to get ugly without the spacing

[Xiao Yao You]

Niang at the 3. Snyder weaving his magic :roll:

Why not Morgan at 4 and no Oni?

[Xiao Yao You]

Clarkson on Fire

[Xiao Yao You]

Lopez getting open looks

[Nike D'Antoni]

Utah Jazz whooping one eastern conference team after another. Hawks, Pacers, Celtics, Bucks ..

[Xiao Yao You]

Utah Jazz whooping one eastern conference team after another. Hawks, Pacers, Celtics, Bucks ..

Sixers should be a tough matchup

[Xiao Yao You]

great D in 2nd!

[Xiao Yao You]

Deron Williams at game

[Proctor]

Deron has a daughter heading off to college? Damn, I feel old.

[Xiao Yao You]

Deron will be around more now that Millers are gone :lol

Maybe he'll even have his number in rafters with Eaton and Layden :facepalm

[Xiao Yao You]

Great job on Giannis again

[RRR3]

Deron will be around more now that Millers are gone :lol

Maybe he'll even have his number in rafters with Eaton and Layden :facepalm
One of the best players the Jazz ever had it would make sense if he gets his number retired. Shame his prime ended abruptly.

Giannis 8 shots in 28 minutes :biggums:

[Xiao Yao You]

One of the best players the Jazz ever had it would make sense if he gets his number retired. Shame his prime ended abruptly.

Giannis 8 shots in 28 minutes :biggums:

Would make sense but Dantley had to wait a long time because of similar bullshit while Eaton and Layden went up :roll:

[Xiao Yao You]

Bucks made a move that quarter. Pick up the D again!

[Callystarr]

Ill be pleased when Quin benches Niang.

His defense is slawbage, he fouls too much. Morgan has more upside.

[Xiao Yao You]

Ingles with 20 in back to back games. Probably a first. I doubt he has many total in his career

[Callystarr]

Favors at 4. Gong to get ugly without the spacing

Looks like you were wrong

[Proctor]

Ill be pleased when Quin benches Niang.

His defense is slawbage, he fouls too much. Morgan has more upside.

You'll get your wish...the minivan appears to have blown a tire

[RRR3]

Ill be pleased when Quin benches Niang.

His defense is slawbage, he fouls too much. Morgan has more upside.
But Xiao told me Niang was a superstar.

[Xiao Yao You]

Ill be pleased when Quin benches Niang.

His defense is slawbage, he fouls too much. Morgan has more upside.

Morgan should start. Favors should never play the 4. Oni stays on bench

[Xiao Yao You]

Looks like you were wrong

it was ugly

[RRR3]

Favors is a legit starting caliber player and he’s the Jazz’s BACKUP center and Xiao is still whining. What a bitch :lol

[Xiao Yao You]

But Xiao told me Niang was a superstar.

sure I did

[Xiao Yao You]

Favors is a legit starting caliber player and he’s the Jazz’s BACKUP center and Xiao is still whining. What a bitch :lol

30 million and no starting PF

[Xiao Yao You]

3 nice wins wihout Mike. Hopefully they can survive without Niang!

[Callystarr]

But Xiao told me Niang was a superstar.

He has been a liability all season. XIAO doesnt have a bunch of great shooting stats to backup his play.

37% shooting, 29% from 3. Yeah time to go

[Callystarr]

He has something against Favors and Snyder.

Favors played spectacular

[Xiao Yao You]

He has been a liability all season. XIAO doesnt have a bunch of great shooting stats to backup his play.

37% shooting, 29% from 3. Yeah time to go

he's the 9th man playing limited minutes. You sure expect a lot of minimum vets

[Xiao Yao You]

He has something against Favors and Snyder.

Favors played spectacular

Favors was good. Was he 30 million good? Over 6 years and what has Snyder done?

[Manny98]

Deron Williams at game
F*ck that guy, I hate Deron Williams with a passion :mad:

[Callystarr]

Favors was good. Was he 30 million good? Over 6 years and what has Snyder done?

Favors is worth 10 million a year, and clearly that has been proven so far. Best start in franchise history? I mean you always have so many comments, Mr. Jr GM.

I mean at least make an attempt to call out even your precious favorites when they play like trash. A majority of jazz nation wants Niang gone and loves Favors. One benefits us this season...the other does not. Those are facts

[Xiao Yao You]

Favors is worth 10 million a year, and clearly that has been proven so far. Best start in franchise history? I mean you always have so many comments, Mr. Jr GM.

I mean at least make an attempt to call out even your precious favorites when they play like trash. A majority of jazz nation wants Niang gone and loves Favors. One benefits us this season...the other does not. Those are facts

Maybe Favors is worth 10 mill a year but not when you don't have a starting PF. Best start in franchise history means that the backup center is worth 10 million? 6 pts/6 rbds/1 ass/1 blk is clearly something not sure exactly what. The 9th man must clearly be worth the minimum? Is Bojan worth his 20 plus mill while we're at it?

I really haven't heard anyone but you talk about Niang this year. Niang has certainly helped them. Again he's the 9th man. Maybe the best 9th man in the league. Not sure what you expect from the 9th man? Most Jazz fans love Favors sure. Most Jazz fans love anything thrown at them though. When Rudy plays like trash I'll be the first to let you know. 6 plus years now and I'll can do is say thanks for making something of this sad franchise

[NBAGOAT]

Maybe Favors is worth 10 mill a year but not when you don't have a starting PF. Best start in franchise history means that the backup center is worth 10 million? 6 pts/6 rbds/1 ass/1 blk is clearly something not sure exactly what. The 9th man must clearly be worth the minimum? Is Bojan worth his 20 plus mill while we're at it?

I really haven't heard anyone but you talk about Niang this year. Niang has certainly helped them. Again he's the 9th man. Maybe the best 9th man in the league. Not sure what you expect from the 9th man? Most Jazz fans love Favors sure. Most Jazz fans love anything thrown at them though. When Rudy plays like trash I'll be the first to let you know. 6 plus years now and I'll can do is say thanks for making something of this sad franchise

bojan gets paid more like 17.5. hes still utahs best floor spacer even in a down yr so yes hes worth it. anyone with promise can get 15mil.

[Akeem34TheDream]

We need a Rudy Gobert sub forum for insidehoops.

[Xiao Yao You]

bojan gets paid more like 17.5. hes still utahs best floor spacer even in a down yr so yes hes worth it. anyone with promise can get 15mil.

He's one dimensional and they have plenty of floor spacers. Need a PF that's not 6'4. How they going to match up with the Lakers or Sixers?

[Xiao Yao You]

We need a Rudy Gobert sub forum for insidehoops.

yeah hard to find the Lebron talk through it all

[Xiao Yao You]

https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2021/02/13/triple-team-jazz-with-jaw/


Here are the Jazz’s top 3 players by on-court defensive rating so far this season:

1. Mike Conley: 98.9 defensive rating

2. Georges Niang: 99.6 defensive rating

3. Rudy Gobert: 102.8 defensive rating

While some would decry Conley and Niang’s presence above Gobert on this list as proof that defensive stats are terrible, I’d argue that the list is actually pretty revealing of what’s working most for the Jazz this season: the bench minutes at the end of the first and third quarter and the beginning of the second and fourth quarters. That, after all, is when Conley, Niang, and Gobert are in the game together, the lineup that has been wrecking opposing second units.


To be absolutely clear, Gobert deserves most of the credit for this lineup working. Bench players driving into Gobert has never been wise, but there’s seemingly an infinite supply of new bench players to learn this lesson. Conley does a nice job of filtering opponents to Gobert, too.

But Niang’s presence on this list does show one thing: that putting Niang in the game doesn’t break a defense anymore. That might have been true last season, when opposing offenses targeted Niang frequently. The result was fouls, easy baskets, forced rotations, and a lot of difficulty in getting stops

The Jazz challenged Niang to be better defensively this season, and he has been. He’s moving laterally much quicker, staying in front of his opponents. It’s no longer a wise idea to target Niang one-on-one as part of a possession, it’s better for teams to just run their normal offense.



:cheers:

[Xiao Yao You]

https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/12/22275091/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-topple-milwaukee-bucks-for-sixth-straight-win-nba-donovan-mitchell


Georges Niang was playing a really well-rounded game against the Bucks and was really impressive on the defensive end, but in the fourth quarter it looked like he rolled his ankle. Here’s to hoping it’s not too bad because even in his limited time on the floor this season Niang has made some really nice progress.



Callystar apparently on his own this year

[RRR3]

https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/12/22275091/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-topple-milwaukee-bucks-for-sixth-straight-win-nba-donovan-mitchell



Callystar apparently on his own this year
Niang has a 49.4 TS% and a -4.5 BPM. Literally no one thinks he’s good besides you. He’s shit.

[Xiao Yao You]

Niang has a 49.4 TS% and a -4.5 BPM. Literally no one thinks he’s good besides you. He’s shit.

He started of the year shooting poorly. He's done fine for the 9th man on a minimum contract. Went from a defensive negative to their 2nd best defensive rating. He's a great shooter. He can handle the ball. He can run pick and roll. He can post up.

[RRR3]

He started of the year shooting poorly. He's done fine for the 9th man on a minimum contract. Went from a defensive negative to their 2nd best defensive rating. He's a great shooter. He can handle the ball. He can run pick and roll. He can post up.
Great shooter eh that must be why his TS% is below 50%

[Xiao Yao You]

shot over 40% from the 3 the past two seasons. Was over 50% in the Gleague when they first got him. As I said he started out the year slow for whatever reason. Yes he's a great shooter