OKC at Utah

[Xiao Yao You]

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4/13 Jazz Injury ReportDOUBTFUL - Jordan Clarkson (right ankle sprain)OUT - Joe Ingles (left knee soreness)OUT - Royce O’Neale (rest)OUT - Udoka Azubuike (right severe ankle sprain)

Hard to imagine COTY screwing this up but he probably will. Morgan, Ersan, Brantley should be first up as they should have been last night. Maybe Thomas if they think he's ready and he didn't appear to be last night.

[Xiao Yao You]

Niang starting. COTY already screwing it up :facepalm

[Callystarr]

Niang starting. COTY already screwing it up :facepalm

Quin gets on my nerves.

But ummm Why is Rudy Duking from the ball SMH

[Xiao Yao You]

Time to stick Brantley on Dort

[Xiao Yao You]

See what Ersan has!

[Callystarr]

Time to stick Brantley on Dort

I don't understand why he doesn't play Brantley, he shut down Derozan last year after he punished us in previous games.

[Xiao Yao You]

I don't understand why he doesn't play Brantley, he shut down Derozan last year after he punished us in previous games.

Yep. All Gleague and the last guy on the team. Morgan apparently in the doghouse somehow too. All he did last year was play solidly when he got the chance and was great in the game he played this year

[Callystarr]

We wasted a 2nd round pick on Matt Thomas, literally the worst Jazz player i've seen in the last few years.

[Xiao Yao You]

We wasted a 2nd round pick on Matt Thomas, literally the worst Jazz player i've seen in the last few years.

Can shoot. Looks like he could be a good fit to me.

They wasted many picks just to get rid of guys. They don't care about 2nd rounders. Oni is the only one that has lasted this long and Brantley I guess. He'll be gone next year hopefully for him. Good minutes thus far

[Xiao Yao You]

can see the possibilities with pick and pop and Ersan too

[Xiao Yao You]

Good D in 2nd. Brantley with a long run. Bojan doing little but shoot as usual. Niang going for a 20/10 and a team record for 3's in a game. Mitchell letting his teammates touch the ball! Conley was great

[Xiao Yao You]

Rudy putting on a show. OKC can't get anything

[Manny98]

Rudy padding his stats against a G league team!

[Xiao Yao You]

Rudy padding his stats against a G league team!

poor Manny. Moses has about as good of stats as any of the other guys you think are dominating Rudy

[Xiao Yao You]

good to see Brantley back in there. Maybe COTY will learn something tonite. I doubt it

[Xiao Yao You]

Brantley defending. Nice to see!

[Xiao Yao You]

Great minutes by Brantley. Going to be sad to see him back rotting on the bench

[Xiao Yao You]

One of OKC's injured players has a Grateful Dead shirt on :cheers:

[Xiao Yao You]

Brantley earning minutes like he did in the bubble last year. I thought him, Tucker and Oni could have been the difference against Denver trying to slow Murray down and instead COTY went to Clarkson on him :facepalm

[Proctor]

One of OKC's injured players has a Grateful Dead shirt on :cheers:
You being a Deadhead and a stoner would make your elevated opinion of Rudy easier to understand

[Xiao Yao You]

You being a Deadhead and a stoner would make your elevated opinion of Rudy easier to understand

why is that? Elevated conciousness?

[Xiao Yao You]

Jazz can't put them away

[Proctor]

why is that? Elevated conciousness?
Turn on, tune in, drop out!

[RRR3]

You being a Deadhead and a stoner would make your elevated opinion of Rudy easier to understand
Hey now I’m a stoner and I don’t overrate him.

[Xiao Yao You]

Hey now I’m a stoner and I don’t overrate him.

no you underrate him

[Proctor]

no you underrate him
Top 15 center. Likely top 10. Not a small feat. Just not going to crown him the next Bill Russell.

RRR3 gets it

[RRR3]

no you underrate him
I said he’s around the 16th best player in the league how is that underrating him lmao

[Xiao Yao You]

I said he’s around the 16th best player in the league how is that underrating him lmao

Now 16th. It changes all the time

[Xiao Yao You]

Top 15 center. Likely top 10.

:facepalm

[Xiao Yao You]

Dort for Mitchell/ Who says no?

[Proctor]

Dort for Mitchell/ Who says no?

Dort is what you overhype Royce O'Neale to be. Royce sucks

[Xiao Yao You]

Dort is what you overhype Royce O'Neale to be. Royce sucks

Doubt Royce ever puts up 40

[Mask the Embiid]

Rudy gave up 42 points to Lu Dort (as the anchor to the defense it is his responsibility and he takes full blame)


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[Xiao Yao You]

Rudy gave up 42 points to Lu Dort (as the anchor to the defense it is his responsibility and he takes full blame)


http://badbooksgoodtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/jaw-drop-gif.gif

:facepalm

[Xiao Yao You]

they escape

[Xiao Yao You]

Good D after the first except for Mitchell. Gobert shut down the paint. Career night for Niang. Showing what he's capable of in a larger role. Conley showing what a lead guard is supposed to do. Mitchell playing less selfish. Great game by Brantley. Probably never see him again. Way to stick with him COTY!

[RRR3]

Now 16th. It changes all the time
I said that before. Again how saying he’s top 16 underrating him? Seems fair to me.

[Xiao Yao You]

I think it was Shai with the shirt. My 2nd favorite player

[Xiao Yao You]

I said that before. Again how saying he’s top 16 underrating him? Seems fair to me.

was top 30. Guys collecting ping pong balls ahead of him :roll:

[RRR3]

was top 30. Guys collecting ping pong balls ahead of him :roll:
I see you’re still throwing a tantrum over remarks I made in jest months ago. Ranking Rudy that low really hurt you huh.


Still waiting for how top 16 is underrating him.

[Xiao Yao You]

“Donovan Mitchell became the first Utah player since Karl Malone to score at least 35 points in three straight games, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. The Jazz’s wins this week over the Trail Blazers and Kings, which extended the franchise-record home winning streak to 24 games, marked the first contests this season that Utah won with Mitchell taking at least 25 shots from the floor. The Jazz were previously 0-5 in such games.” — Tim MacMahon

They survived another poor shooting night from beyond the arc when Donovan Mitchell shot 9-for-12 on non-restricted-area 2-pointers against Portland. Two nights later, he had his third straight game of 37 points or more despite shooting 12-for-31 from the floor, getting to the line for 17 free throw attempts (one off his career high (https://www.nba.com/stats/search/player-game/?CF=MINUTES*gt*0&SeasonType=Regular%20Season,Playoffs&PlayerID=1628378&sort=FTA&dir=1)). Prior to that win over the Kings, the Jazz were 3-10 in Mitchell’s career (0-3 this season (https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1628378/boxscores-usage/?CF=USG_PCT*GE*40&Season=2020-21&SeasonType=Regular%20Season)) when he had a usage rate of 40% or higher.

but the trolls say this is great!