Hornets at Jazz

[Xiao Yao You]

Charlotte is likely to be without Devonte’ Graham once again as he is listed as doubtful with left knee patella femoral discomfort. Caleb Martin remains out with health and safety protocols while Cody Martin (https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/6224/) is available.

Probable starting lineups


Charlotte Hornets (https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/charlotte/)

Guard – Terry Rozier

Guard – LaMelo Ball

Forward – Gordon Hayward

Forward – P.J. Washington

Center – Cody Zeller

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

Guard – Mike Conley

Guard – Donovan Mitchell

Center – Rudy Gobert

Forward – Bojan Bogdanovic

Forward – Royce O’Neale

[Xiao Yao You]

Hayward's first game back in Utah. Lucky for him he won't feel the wrath of a full arena

[Smoke117]

It's been four years. Jazz fans would just be stupid if they weren't over it by now.

[kabacho]

:applause:

[kabacho]

Gobert vs Zeller. :applause:

[kabacho]

what r the odds for the hornets taking this?

[Xiao Yao You]

It's been four years. Jazz fans would just be stupid if they weren't over it by now.

yeah they are generally stupid. Where ya at Callystar?

[Xiao Yao You]

what r the odds for the hornets taking this?

not good

[Xiao Yao You]

better pick up the D. Hornets can't stop the offense

[Axe]

yeah they are generally stupid. Where ya at Callystar?
:oldlol:

[Xiao Yao You]

One of Rudy's best blocks yet. Into the floor to start the break. Bill Russell would be proud

[Smoke117]

****ing Hornets give up so many wide open 3pters. These guys are stupid on the defensive end.

[Mask the Embiid]

The Hornets are D'ing these mfs up :oldlol:

Favors getting exposed and all these role players(royce bog clarkson) not being able to create their own shot.The Jazz looking very beatable i just locked in a bet on the Hornets

[LoneyROY7]

LaMelo going to work. Always impressive seeing a rookie takeover a team so quickly. :applause:

[Smoke117]

:oldlol: :facepalm That was pathetic by Gobert.

[Smoke117]

Come on, you can't give up that wide open 3pter to Ingles there

[Xiao Yao You]

The Hornets are D'ing these mfs up :oldlol:

Favors getting exposed and all these role players(royce bog clarkson) not being able to create their own shot.The Jazz looking very beatable i just locked in a bet on the Hornets

64 is ding up?

[Xiao Yao You]

LaMelo going to work. Always impressive seeing a rookie takeover a team so quickly. :applause:

Hayward is their best player

[Xiao Yao You]

Expect a big run in the 3rd from the Jazz to put them away. That's been the MO all year. Got to pick it up defensively

[Smoke117]

LaMelo going to work. Always impressive seeing a rookie takeover a team so quickly. :applause:

LaMelo got a lot of his points based off the fact that the Jazz were giving him no respect and pretty much were just letting him shoot.

[Manny98]

Toody getting outplayed by Cody Zeller :roll:

[Mask the Embiid]

64 is ding up?

That 64 is deceiving because of how fast the pace is this game.They are locking your guards and bigs up

[Proctor]

Gobert is getting outworked by Ball and Zeller. There's no reason Rudy should be this low effort. He took the second half off against the Clippers and had plenty of rest

[Manny98]

Has Rudy even scored yet?

Been a non-factor on both ends this game, what's going on Xiao

[Smoke117]

11 point game. Hayward balling out there and Jazz sloppy as hell with their passes.

[Xiao Yao You]

Gobert is getting outworked by Ball and Zeller. There's no reason Rudy should be this low effort. He took the second half off against the Clippers and had plenty of rest

they outplayed the Clippers for the last 3 quarters. He doesn't take halves off

[Proctor]

they outplayed the Clippers for the last 3 quarters. He doesn't take halves off
He sure took the 4th quarter off. Sloppy turnovers and giving up rebounds left and right. He was irrelevant

[Mask the Embiid]

The blue print is out on the Jazz fellas....make these scrubs (bog clarkson ingles royce favors niange) beat hard closeouts and they cant do it consistently.


Just constantly rotate on defense so the scrubs get stuck beating constant closeouts, forcing them to drive and kick in a non-stop endless cycle until the 24 sec clock runs out :oldlol: warriors in 4.....lakers in 2 (forfeit)

[Xiao Yao You]

Has Rudy even scored yet?

Been a non-factor on both ends this game, what's going on Xiao

same old Rudy. Same old trolls

[Xiao Yao You]

He sure took the 4th quarter off. Sloppy turnovers and giving up rebounds left and right. He was irrelevant

Can't get rebounds when you're trying to block shots. It's a team game

[Xiao Yao You]

The blue print is out on the Jazz fellas....make these scrubs (bog clarkson ingles royce favors niange) beat hard closeouts and they cant do it consistently.


Just constantly rotate on defense so the scrubs get stuck beating constant closeouts, forcing them to drive and kick in a non-stop endless cycle until the 24 sec clock runs out :oldlol: warriors in 4.....lakers in 2 (forfeit)

scrubs :roll:

No reason to think those guys can't shoot consistently

Bigger problem would be their so called superstar Mitchell and Bojan not showing up sonsistently

[Proctor]

Can't get rebounds when you're trying to block shots. It's a team game
He was doing neither very much in the second half. Can't pin sloppy turnovers and getting outhustled on the team

[Mask the Embiid]

scrubs :roll:

No reason to think those guys can't shoot consistently

Bigger problem would be their so called superstar Mitchell and Bojan not showing up sonsistently

no close out so hard that they have to put the ball on the ground and drive to the rim....if clarkson gets it going beating close outs, take him off the scrub list for that game


Mitchell is by far your best offensive player....please stop kicking him while he's down


and ur bigs are terrible rollers(finishers)...just come from behind and block or strip them (their also blind as passers)

[Xiao Yao You]

no close out so hard that they have to put the ball on the ground and drive to the rim....if clarkson gets it going beating close outs, take him off the scrub list for that game


Mitchell is by far your best offensive player....please stop kicking him while he's down


and ur bigs are terrible rollers(finishers)...just come from behind and block or strip them (their also blind as passers)

He's their best scorer. Efficiency and consistency are another story

Terrible rollers? :facepalm

Hornets are taking it away. Jazz aren't making them pay. Turnovers costly

[Proctor]

Biyombo with the jump hook

Already a deeper offensive arsenal than Rudy

[RRR3]

Yo Procklestein, why you wasting your time watching this game?

[Xiao Yao You]

Biyombo with the jump hook

Already a deeper offensive arsenal than Rudy

and yet he's not the catalyst for his teams offense like Gobert is

[Xiao Yao You]

Yo Procklestein, why you wasting your time watching this game?

who else would he troll?

[Proctor]

Yo Procklestein, why you wasting your time watching this game?
Haven't seen much of the Hornets and it's the best game of the night. I watch a lot of Utah :lol

[Proctor]

and yet he's not the catalyst for his teams offense like Gobert is
Not seeing Rudy's elite offense tonight, but we still have the 4th quarter. Hopefully he plays better in it than he did against the Clips

[RRR3]

Haven't seen much of the Hornets and it's the best game of the night. I watch a lot of Utah :lol
It pains me to watch players who literally have no offensive skill so I tend to avoid Utah and Toody.

[Xiao Yao You]

Can only hope to slow Niang down! Picked up the D. Should be able to take it home

[Xiao Yao You]

Not seeing Rudy's elite offense tonight, but we still have the 4th quarter. Hopefully he plays better in it than he did against the Clips

His offense has been great. Hornets are concentrating on keeping him from the rim which opens up everything else. 18 TO's is the story of the game

[Proctor]

It pains me to watch players who literally have no offensive skill so I tend to avoid Utah and Toody.
I don't blame you. I cringe any time he touches the ball where there isn't an opportunity to dunk.

Wasn't trolling when I said Biyombo has a better offensive skillset. He actually has a few moves believe it or not :lol

Rudy's first FG!

[RRR3]

Rudy just now made his first shot in the entire game (only took him 22 minutes), he has one assist and Xiao says his offense has been great. Jesus Christ if women had standards that low I’d be banging Jennifer Lopez rn.

[Smoke117]

This game is over. Sigh

[Xiao Yao You]

I don't blame you. I cringe any time he touches the ball where there isn't an opportunity to dunk.

Wasn't trolling when I said Biyombo has a better offensive skillset. He actually has a few moves believe it or not :lol

Rudy's first FG!

Had to ease up on Rudy with Niang killing them from 3

[Xiao Yao You]

Rudy just now made his first shot in the entire game (only took him 22 minutes), he has one assist and Xiao says his offense has been great. Jesus Christ if women had standards that low I’d be banging Jennifer Lopez rn.

When the other team is doing everything they can to stop you from the rim that's great offense. Up to his teammates to make them pay and they have when they aren't turning over the ball

[Manny98]

Clarkson running away with 6moy

[RRR3]

When the other team is doing everything they can to stop you from the rim that's great offense. Up to his teammates to make them pay and they have when they aren't turning over the ball
It’s adorable you think teams worry any more about Rudy than they do Clint Capela. He’s a lob threat and that’s it.

[Xiao Yao You]

Niang sucks!

[Proctor]

The Hornets are D'ing these mfs up :oldlol:

Favors getting exposed and all these role players(royce bog clarkson) not being able to create their own shot.The Jazz looking very beatable i just locked in a bet on the Hornets
You...are...always....wrong. :yaohappy:

[Xiao Yao You]

You...are...always....wrong. :yaohappy:

He certainly hasn't seen much of the Jazz.

[Callystarr]

Got to give it up for Niang, hope this means his shot that has been inconsistent all year is back. He did great on D vs. Ball too

Got to give credit where its due

[Xiao Yao You]

Niang going to get paid!

[Proctor]

Hornets let Scalabrine-lite ignite

[RRR3]

Jazz are def 2015 Hawks 2.0

[RRR3]

Hornets let Scalabrine-lite ignite
Niang will celebrate with two buckets of ice cream

[Xiao Yao You]

Jazz are def 2015 Hawks 2.0

No not the best comparison.

[Xiao Yao You]

the current run we see almost every game and is more like the Warriors great teams

[RRR3]

No not the best comparison.
Why not? Both deep teams that play both ends without a superstar.

[Xiao Yao You]

https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/2/19/22291639/utah-jazz-2013-14-atlanta-hawks-2013-2014-san-antonio-spurs-2003-04-detroit-pistons-donovan-mitchell

Comparing them to the 2014-2015 Atlanta Hawks

The most underhanded compliment of compliments when people are looking for a comparison to this season’s Utah Jazz. The Atlanta Hawks were a team that was greater than the sum of their parts. They won 60+ games and relied on a modern offense when a lot of the league was still stuck in the past era. Heck, Quin Snyder comes from the Mike Budenholzer coaching tree. IF THE GLOVE FITS, RIGHT?

That new commitment to the modern offense and being the second true mover to the Golden State Warriors (https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/) allowed Atlanta to take advantage of teams who hadn’t caught up. The Hawks were able to rack up wins playing the newest style because they had a team of veterans—Jeff Teague, Paul Millsap, Al Horford, Kyle Korver—who were committed to their roles. In that way the Hawks are similar to Utah which has a strong team of veterans—Rudy Gobert, Mike Conley, Bojan Bogdanovic, Derrick Favors, Joe Ingles.

But where they differ is this group of Utah veterans has not been able to rack up wins against a struggling conference. The Hawks only had 5 teams in their conference with a +.500 record. The Utah Jazz have 9 in their conference with a +.500 record.

The Hawks didn’t have one player who could take over late in a game. Who was the ball going to? Horford? Teague? Korver? Millsap? They lacked a go to scorer. They desperately needed a guy who could get buckets. The Jazz are not a bunch of unsung barely All-Star level players. While the Hawks only had one player who was averaging more than 16.5 ppg (Teague), the Jazz have three perimeter players doing that and one of them comes off the bench. On any given night, Utah has Mike Conley, Donovan Mitchell, and Jordan Clarkson who can get buckets in a number of ways and make plays.

The Hawks played solid defense but they didn’t shut opponents down. Instead they relied on getting turnovers. They were gamblers. But when you gamble, the house with always win. Sooner or later, your luck runs out. Utah doesn’t gamble. They shut teams down. Utah creates the fewest amount of turnovers of any team in the league. They don’t try to avoid a fight in the paint. Instead they promote it. They want everyone to test them on every play. They allow the lowest eFG% of any team in the league. They either will shut you down or watch opposing teams make their own mistakes first.

Now Utah’s offensive system is very much in the vein of those Atlanta Hawks, but it is superpowered by star players like Donovan Mitchell, Mike Conley, Jordan Clarkson, and Rudy Gobert.

The Utah Jazz are not the 2014-2015 Atlanta Hawks.

[Mask the Embiid]

You...are...always....wrong. :yaohappy:

The...Spurs...Will....make....the...Finals http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/images/smilies/yaohappy.png


Demar Derozan will not resign with the Spurs :yaohappy:

[Xiao Yao You]

looks like the blueprint is out. 27 3's :facepalm

[Xiao Yao You]

Enjoy Niang while you can. He's played himself out of Utah

[Mask the Embiid]

looks like the blueprint is out. 27 3's :facepalm

https://media4.giphy.com/media/7Fgnr1gDz2EA3eQIzN/200.gif

[Xiao Yao You]

Defense put them away. The scrubs Clarkson, Ingles and Niang led the way on offense. Mask the Embiid will have to try again

[Xiao Yao You]

the trolls sure got quiet when the inevitable run came

[Xiao Yao You]

7: Niang's seven 3-pointers are the second most ever from a bench player without a miss in league history. It's also the second-most ever by a Jazz player without missing. Jeff Hornacek made all eight of his 3-point attempt in a game against Seattle in 1994.




baller!

[Callystarr]

Sure are some Jazz haters lol

Why so much hate on Rudy

[Xiao Yao You]

Sure are some Jazz haters lol

Why so much hate on Rudy

Hard for them to digest that one of the best players in the world doesn't score a lot of points or put up triple doubles