2022-23 regular season. The Tank begins...

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[QUOTE]Ochai Agbaji comes in as the 11th most valuable player on the Utah Jazz roster. He came to Utah as part of the Donovan Mitchell trade to the [URL="https://www.fearthesword.com"]Cleveland Cavaliers[/URL]. Agbaji was the Big 12 Player of the Year as well as the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player as he lead Kansas to a National Championship. Ochai averaged nearly 19 points a game and is an elite outside shooter. He’s got great length and athleticism that should translate well to the NBA game. He may not get a lot of minutes as a rookie with how deep this Jazz roster is, but don’t let that fool you. I still expect him to develop into a nice wing after being a lottery pick in the 2022 [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/nba-draft"]NBA draft[/URL].

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their most recent lottery pick is 11th most valuable. This list is a waste!

Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Leandro Bolmaro and Simone Fontecchio are the only players on the Utah Jazz injury report — both OUT due to health and safety protocols[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]

[URL="https://heavy.com/sports/donovan-mitchell-cavaliers-jazz/"]“They got hoopers,” Mitchell told Heavy Sports. “I don’t know why everybody was so quick to write them off[/URL]. “I think they got phenomenal leaders in that locker room. Mike Conley is a phenomenal leader. Jordan Clarkson is a phenomenal leader. Then they got Collin Sexton and Lauri Markkanen, guys who can really go … Malik Beasley. Like, they’re just not some slump. They have guys that can really go.

– via [URL="https://heavy.com/sports/donovan-mitchell-cavaliers-jazz/"]Steve Bulpett @ Heavy.com[/URL]




“You know, I think the world was shocked, because we traded me and Rudy and Bojan, and so I think they expected it to go south, and it’s not the case. I got a lot of respect for those guys over there. [URL="https://heavy.com/sports/donovan-mitchell-cavaliers-jazz/"]I talk to Mike and JC all the time. They’re still my friends. But, you know, they’re not bad players. Like I think people just kind of overreacted to the trade, but they’re working hard and getting wins that they deserve.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://heavy.com/sports/donovan-mitchell-cavaliers-jazz/"]Steve Bulpett @ Heavy.com[/URL]

[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/five-reasons-to-enjoy-the-surprising-jazz-start/[/url]

[QUOTE]We’ve quickly realized that the team still doesn’t feature any real zeroes, and new coach Will Hardy is getting this new group to play their asses off. Veterans Mike Conley, Jordan Clarkson, and Rudy Gay are still around, and in exchange for Mitchell and Gobert (and Bojan Bogdanovic) they added competent, actual NBA talent to play every minute: Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, Jarred Vanderbilt, Kelly Olynyk, Walker Kessler, Malik Beasley, and Talen Horton-Tucker. Just outside the rotation, they have real NBA experience (Nickeil Alexander-Walker) and prime first-round talent (Ochai Agbaji) on deck if needed. Turns out the tent can still stand—even if flapping in the wind a little bit—without its tentpoles if the surrounding infrastructure remains bolted in the ground.

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Clarkson is the definition of a zero

[QUOTE]We think of Mitchell’s rookie season so magically—a special, unique event that singlehandedly changed the team’s mediocre outlook to immediate contention. It’s easy to see why, with so much of the success baked into a single man’s performance. My question to you is: why couldn’t this Utah Jazz team do the same, but in the collective? It would be a team suddenly starting its ascent a year or three ahead of schedule, just like Mitchell’s rookie season, but this time with a couple great starters, a kickass coach, and a metric ****ton of draft assets to transition to the next level.

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they were closer to the top pick than to the playoffs when Gobert came back from injury to carry them to the 5th seed. Statue

I'd like this team win or lose if Clarkson was gone

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Clarkson an all star :roll:

[QUOTE][INDENT] Shams says the Jazz have teams calling every day on Jordan Clarkson and Malik Beasley. And that if the Jazz choose to move guys, there will be plenty of options available to them. [URL="https://t.co/CJmNysRGqs"]pic.twitter.com/CJmNysRGqs[/URL]

— Dunzo (@Dunzod) [URL="https://twitter.com/Dunzod/status/1587562590581899264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"]November 1, 2022[/URL] [/INDENT][/QUOTE]

get it done Danny

Mark Followill: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]From @Dallas Mavericks PR – Christian Wood has been upgraded to probable for tonight vs Utah. He was initially listed as questionable (non-Covid illness). Mavs vs Jazz at 730 on BSSW[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/MFollowill"]Twitter MFollowill[/URL]

While Quin Snyder, the former Utah Jazz play-caller, had been widely mentioned as a potential candidate to replace Nash, there was no substantial contact about Snyder’s interest in the position, sources said. [URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/inside-the-nets-curious-path-to-fix-their-ailing-franchise-233509968.html?ncid=twitter_yahoosport_dw14wrbb51g"]Marks wanted to hire Ime Udoka, in what may amount to Brooklyn’s final attempt at winning with Durant and Irving headlining this roster — and Marks orchestrating the franchise’s basketball operations[/URL].
– via [URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/inside-the-nets-curious-path-to-fix-their-ailing-franchise-233509968.html?ncid=twitter_yahoosport_dw14wrbb51g"]Jake Fischer @ Yahoo! Sports[/URL]

Adam Himmelsbach: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Donovan Mitchell was down and appeared to be in some pain on that last play. Eventually got up and just stood in the corner. Now limping to the locker room[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/AdamHimmelsbach"]Twitter AdamHimmelsbach[/URL]

Atlanta Hawks PR: [URL="http://twitter.com/HawksPR/status/1587960763331014656"]Clint Capela has tied Paul Millsap for 22nd on the Hawks all-time offensive rebounds list with 602.[/URL] Capela grabbed seven total rebounds in the first frame – a season-high for rebounds in a single quarter.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/HawksPR"]Twitter HawksPR[/URL]

Tim MacMahon: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jason Kidd on the Jazz: “The talk of tanking or playing for Victor is all camouflage. They’ve got a group over there who can play.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon"]Twitter espn_macmahon[/URL]

[QUOTE] Marc Stein: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jared Butler will be joining the @NBAGrandRapids Gold and new coach Andre Miller,[/URL] league sources say. Butler was squeezed out of a roster spot in Utah by a roster crunch in Jazz camp and will be closely watched by NBA teams looking for guard help. More: marcstein.Substack.com

– via [URL="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine"]Twitter TheSteinLine[/URL]

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Andre should be a good coach for him

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50508571/clarksons-final-shot-comes-up-short-as-jazz-lose-to-mavericks[/url]

[QUOTE]"Honestly, I feel like I was coming open on the back action," Conley said. "The first option was JC sprung free, but the second part was for me to come off a Malik screen and to screen his own man, and we kind of lost him. I thought we had a chance there, but we made the play we did and we trust whoever has the ball to make the shot."

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not sure why anyone would trust Clarkson

[QUOTE]There were the missed open 3-pointers down the stretch and the bunny in the post that Clarkson rolled off the rim in the closing minutes. There was Luka Doncic's 33 points and 11 assists, and Reggie Bullock's big 3-pointer with 35 seconds to go. And, of course, the missed 3-pointer at the end.

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nice one Mr, Clutch

[url]https://kslsports.com/494950/jazz-blow-15-point-lead-fall-to-dallas-mavericks/[/url]

[QUOTE]While Kessler works to regain his wind, Ochaci Agbaji never left the bench, despite averaging 19 minutes, and 6.7 points per game in the Jazz last three outings.

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Stars play in a couple of days

[QUOTE]The Finnish forward’s 10 field goal attempts were his fewest of the season as Dallas made a more concerted effort to slow the Jazz’s leading scorer on the offensive side of the ball.

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that's why you don't talk all star a few games in to a season

[QUOTE]Kelly Olynyk has come back to earth. After scoring in double-digits in three of the Jazz first four games, the Gonzaga product has broken the 10 point mark only once in his last five games.

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his box scores aren't typical. He puts up numbers all over it

[QUOTE]Jarred Vanderbilt has 35 fouls, second most of any player in the NBA. He trails only Olynyk who has 42 through nine games this season.

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Sloan would be happy!

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2022/11/2/23437291/analysis-why-utah-jazz-lost-to-dallas-mavericks[/url]

[QUOTE]Is that the best shot? Probably not. If Markannen had waited just a beat longer he’d been able to get the ball into Conley for a much better look. But, it’s a little hard to be mad at anything that happened here.

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Clarkson is the worst option. Shouldn't have been in the game

Former Jazz player [URL="https://*********.com/lists/international-transactions-log-where-are-former-nba-players-going/"]David Stockton signed with Puerto Rican team Grises de Humacao for the 2023 season[/URL].
– via [URL="https://*********.com/lists/international-transactions-log-where-are-former-nba-players-going/"]Alberto De Roa @ *********[/URL]