Sixers at Jazz gt

[Xiao Yao You]

Jazz Injury Report:


*QUESTIONABLE - Taylor Hendricks (G League)

*QUESTIONABLE - Brice Sensabaugh (G League)

OUT - Johnny Juzang (G League)

OUT - Micah Potter (G League)

OUT - Jason Preston (G League)

Sixers

Emiid out

Maxey playing

[Xiao Yao You]

starting front court trying to keep them in it

[fourkicks44]

Well Tyrese's ankle looks ok

[Xiao Yao You]

The Bum finally gets it going in 2nd. 2-6 0-2 3pt

Lauri, Collins and Olynyk trying to keep them in the game

[fourkicks44]

Springer rag dolling Clarkson, you like that one Xiao:lol

[Xiao Yao You]

Springer rag dolling Clarkson, you like that one Xiao:lol

I'll like it more if he's on another team in a week!

[Xiao Yao You]

4-12 1-5 3pt for The Bum keeping Philly in the game

Lauri, Collins, Olynyk, kessler and George trying to steal Maxey's thunder tonite

[fourkicks44]

I feel like Clarkson is going to be pissed off now and will start chucking even harder :oldlol:

[Xiao Yao You]

I feel like Clarkson is going to be pissed off now and will start chucking even harder :oldlol:

hard to do it any harder

[Xiao Yao You]

Another loss on Hardy and The Bum. Leads the team in minutes despite 5-15 1-7 3pt and 50 points by Maxey while the best defender in the league who actually slowed him down plays 16.

The Jazz bigs gave them a chance despite that. Lauri, Collins, Kessler and Olynyk

[fourkicks44]

The team needed this win after a week that couldn't have been worse.

Good night for Maxey with his play and the All-Star selection.

[Manny98]

Philly dropped to the 5th seed :oldlol:

[Xiao Yao You]

https://www.ksl.com/article/50864856/will-hardy-explains-why-jazz-didnt-close-with-kris-dunn-walker-kessler


Kessler played just 14 minutes in the game, but he was mighty effective in that time. He had 8 points, seven rebounds, four blocks and didn't miss a shot. The Jazz won those minutes by 4 points, too.


Utah's defensive rating in the game neared 130 for the game, but it was around 106 with Kessler on the floor.


Kessler, though, played just two seconds in the final quarter (he was put in for a late free throw as a rebounder) and watched Utah falter down the stretch from the bench.


It was the same thing for Kris Dunn, who changed the game with his defense on Tyrese Maxey in the third quarter — like, really changed the game.


Dunn had one of the most impressive stretches of individual defense you will ever see. Maxey had scored 32 points in the first half, but was visibly frustrated in the third as Dunn hounded him at every step. He ended up with 51 points.


"Kris did have a very good second half, defensively," Jazz coach Will Hardy said. "I give him a lot of credit for the way that he really cranked up the gas to start the second half from a defensive standpoint."


So why didn't Kessler or Dunn play down the stretch?



Hardy's explanation was simple:


"We played man-to-man to start the half," he said. 'Once we went to the box-and-one, we felt like Simone (Fontecchio) was doing a good job on Maxey. The way they were running their offense, they sort of went away from him. So we were going to stay in that defense.


"When Walker's in, we don't play a ton of box-and-one because of how much ground you have to cover. John (Collins) was also having some good moments on the offensive end spacing them out. ... At the end, just based on the coverage we were in, we felt like keeping those guys on the bench made the most sense."
So there it is; Hardy trusted a defensive scheme over individual talent. Could there be other reasons (cough — trade deadline — cough)? Sure.



Last season, Utah played Jarred Vanderbilt and Malik Beasley heavy minutes before moving them last season. The same thing may be happening with the deadline now less than a week away.



has nothing to do with the trade deadline. He's had his guys all year. Dunn wasn't even playing at all until injuries. Sexton wasn't getting consistent minutes. Still isn't despite playing like an all-star. Simone wasn't playing. Kessler has been in and out of the starting line-up with low minutes all year. One constant is the worst player on the team playing big minutes and taking the most shots while Lauri and Sexton stand around watching the shit show

[fourkicks44]

https://www.ksl.com/article/50864856/will-hardy-explains-why-jazz-didnt-close-with-kris-dunn-walker-kessler



has nothing to do with the trade deadline. He's had his guys all year. Dunn wasn't even playing at all until injuries. Sexton wasn't getting consistent minutes. Still isn't despite playing like an all-star. Simone wasn't playing. Kessler has been in and out of the starting line-up with low minutes all year. One constant is the worst player on the team playing big minutes and taking the most shots while Lauri and Sexton stand around watching the shit show


Who is Ainge trying to move?

I would have Dunn and Sexton on the Sixers anytime.

Clarkson not so much :oldlol:

[Xiao Yao You]

Who is Ainge trying to move?

I would have Dunn and Sexton on the Sixers anytime.

Clarkson not so much :oldlol:

sounds like Olynyk and Clarkson most likely. But he'll move his grandma for enough picks