2021-22 regular season Utah Jazz news, notes and game coverage

[url]https://sircharlesincharge.com/2021/11/07/nba-power-rankings-jazz-dominant-lakers/21/[/url]

[QUOTE]The Jazz, who were marred in a season-long struggle from behind the arc, finally broke out a bit Tuesday night. Utah was 15 of 38 from 3-point range, or 39.5%. That's not usually a notable number, but after hitting under 20% of its 3-point attempts Sunday, the Jazz will take the slight improvement.

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slight? :facepalm

[url]https://kslsports.com/472140/jazz-to-thank-military-during-hoops-for-troops-week/[/url]

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50280776/jazzs-rudy-gay-is-inching-closer-to-a-return-to-the-court[/url]

[QUOTE]So there's still some steps to go, but the good news is Gay has made progress. Utah, no doubt, is eager to see what Gay can do in their system. He's a long, athletic forward, the like of which Quin Snyder hasn't really had in his system. Throw in the fact that he can play some small-ball center and he's someone the Jazz will surely need come postseason.

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he's had them. Playing them is another thing

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/11/10/22769481/utah-jazz-hassan-whiteside-fresh-start-with-utah-jazz-team-that-accepts-him-quin-snyder-rudy-gobert[/url]

[QUOTE]“When he’s engaged and into it and wants to do what Hassan does, he’s one of the most dominant centers in our game,” Wade said. “But there’s some nights as players where you just go through the motions. And that’s all of us as players. When he puts his mind to the game and he wants to go out and dominate, it’s hard for people to go to the levels that a big guy like that can go to.”

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seems to go through the motions still to me

[QUOTE]What seems most likely is that Whiteside playing at a high level would raise his value and earn him a larger contract, a contract that would be difficult for the Jazz to justify paying to their backup center, especially considering that they are in line to be a repeating luxury tax team.

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which is why it was stupid to go just a little over the tax last year especially with Hughes and Clarkson

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/11/11/utah-jazz-another-trade-title-odds/[/url]

[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz entered the 2021-22 season [URL="https://thejnotes.com/2021/09/11/utah-jazz-ranking-team-division-rivals/"]with their eyes on the Larry O’Brien trophy[/URL], and at 8-3, they’ve been given no reason to avert their glance. While this team is mostly composed of veteran NBA players, there is a youth movement in Salt Lake City as well. Could it be time to consider consolidating some of those prospects into more win-now pieces?

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as long as Clarkson is part of it sure

[QUOTE]As for Gay, he has to be viewed as an injury risk, and Clarke has to be viewed as better injury insurance than Paschall. Furthermore, Clarke has flashed enough potential over his 3-year career to suggest that he’d have the potential to usurp the aging veteran this year. We’d be content to let the two determine the pecking order in practice.

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Clarke not bff though

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50281985/mitchell-ingles-and-gobert-all-ejected-as-jazz-lose-to-pacers[/url]

[QUOTE]The altercation stole the headlines from a game the Jazz didn't play well. They couldn't defend all night and allowed Malcolm Brogdan, who had 30 points and nine rebounds, and TJ McConnell, who had 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists, to do just about anything they wanted.

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Come on Rudy you need to guard Mitchell's guys too!

[url]https://kslsports.com/472304/gobert-mitchell-ejected-as-jazz-fall-to-pacers/[/url]

[QUOTE]Mitchell opened the game showing why he deserves to be discussed as one of the 15 best players in the NBA. The guard knocked down his first four shots from the field, including 3-3 from the three-point line while dishing out two assists in the opening minute.

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:facepalm

[QUOTE]It turned out to be a smart move as Gobert returned to the floor playing more motivated than he had earlier in the game. The two-time All-Star scored the final 11 points of the quarter for the Jazz keep the Pacers lead at just eight entering the final period.

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where was the best player in franchise history during this time?

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/11/11/22774514/utah-jazz-jared-butler-will-bounce-between-jazz-stars-this-season-which-only-makes-sense-quin-snyder[/url]

[QUOTE]So don’t be surprised if you end up watching Butler in some SLC Stars games and hear that he’s on assignment with the Jazz’s G League affiliate team. That’s going to happen, and it’ll probably happen often this season.

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surprising he's only been with them for two practices. None for Hughes or Fitts

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/11/12/utah-jazz-1-stud-2-duds-loss-pacers/3/[/url]

[QUOTE]Having said that, it’s worth noting that 14 of those 20 shots came from Clarkson. He shot the Jazzmen out of this contest, and if he can’t stop doing that soon, Coach Snyder may need to consider some sort of strategic shift.

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what's new. COTY already told you he won't make a change. They keep losing maybe the owner will!

Ira Winderman: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jimmy Butler (ankle) is upgraded to questionable by Miami for Saturday’s game[/URL] against Utah. Markieff Morris (whiplash) remains out.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat"]Twitter IraHeatBeat[/URL]

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50282591/jazz-turn-to-the-g-league-to-help-with-jared-butlers-development[/url]

[QUOTE]The thing is, sitting and waiting doesn't usually lead to development. With the Jazz practice schedule hit or miss, at best, Butler's time with the Stars has given him a chance to get some time in.

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lots of ways to develop

The greatest player in Miami Heat history will be in South Florida next week and is planning to attend the Heat’s game against the Washington Wizards at FTX Arena on Thursday. It will mark the first Heat game Wade, 39, has attended in Miami since he purchased an ownership stake in the Utah Jazz in April. [URL="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article255772976.html"]“I’m super excited to be able to be at the arena and see the fans and feel the energy,” Wade said to the Miami Herald ahead of the Heat’s matchup against the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena on Saturday. “That’s forever home. That’s my office.[/URL] I just got to ask for a key now, but that’s my office. I’m going to enjoy being back like I always do.”
– via [URL="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article255772976.html"]Miami Herald[/URL]




‘I’m just in the next stage of my life,” Wade said. “Some players, they retire and they go into the front office or they stay in the community or they stay in Miami because they’ve had success or it’s just where they want to live. [URL="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article255772976.html"]I’ve always been a little different, man. I’m antsy. I can’t sit down. So for me, I had to get to the next phase of my life right away. So I’m not [in Miami].”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article255772976.html"]Miami Herald[/URL]







Wade’s relationship with the Heat has endured despite ups and downs along the way. Chris Bosh’s enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September helped bring Wade and Heat brass together again. [URL="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article255772976.html"]“In due time, things heal,” Wade said. “We’ve been through a lot. To spend that much time together, I think I posted a picture talking about that we’re like a family. We argue, we may not speak for two years.[/URL] We do all the things. But when we’re together, we love each other. I can’t wait to be around those guys again. It’s always that way. But life goes on, too, and I’m in that life moves on phase with business.”
– via [URL="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article255772976.html"]Miami Herald[/URL]

[url]https://kslsports.com/472347/most-memorable-fights-in-jazz-history/[/url]

[QUOTE][h=2]Jazz Owner Larry H. Miller Fights Nuggets Fan[/h][/QUOTE]

embarrassing

[QUOTE]The Jazz were heavily favored to sweep the Nuggets after opening the series with a 3-0 lead but underperformed in game four before the series moved back to Utah. The Jazz followed up the game four loss with rough first half against Denver which led Miller to tell coach Jerry Sloan to pull star Karl Malone from the game in the team’s locker room.

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:facepalm

[QUOTE]Few Jazz players made a bigger impact on the fan base in a shorter stint than Ricky Rubio in his two seasons in Utah.

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what a shit show!

[QUOTE]Suns forward Jared Dudley, still upset about the perceived no-call on Chriss’s dunk attempt, committed a hard foul on Rubio to stop the play, which Chriss followed up by throwing Rubio to the floor.

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flop!

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/11/13/22778400/how-much-is-the-nbas-change-in-officiating-affecting-donovan-mitchell[/url]

wait until December or January before you get too alarmed

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/11/13/22779871/jazz-will-look-to-even-up-season-series-against-the-heat[/url]

[QUOTE]This will be a good opportunity for the Jazz to show how they can adjust to one of the elite teams in the league. How will the Jazz’s defensive schemes adjust to the Heat to slow them down? Will Quin Snyder try some things in this one to get more stops? We’ll see if there’s any sort of adjustment or if the Jazz just need to play better on the defensive end. Likely, a combination of the two needs to happen for the Jazz to win.

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COTY making adjustments? :roll:

[QUOTE]Though this would obviously make the matchup easier, it’s a shame if the Jazz might not get a chance to match up against the Heat’s best. Utah is scuffling and they need chances to show that they’re able to stay with the elite in the league. If they beat a Heat team that’s not at 100% it’s nice for the overall record, but you don’t come away with a solid understanding of how the team needs to improve.

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until Gay is back you don't either

[QUOTE]And that should be the major question for Justin Zanik and the front office. Is this team good enough as constituted? There is a window for this Jazz team to make it to the western conference finals and beyond. They have to make the team better this trade deadline and games like tonight will help them know what pieces work best, and what pieces might be better used in a trade.

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No. Clarkson and COTY are hurting them

[QUOTE]Rudy Gay will be making his debut soon and will add another rotation player to the Jazz. The question will be, who loses minutes for him to play? Eric Paschall has been a pleasant surprise while Joe Ingles and Jordan Clarkson have struggled. Will Quin Snyder replace the minutes of struggling players with Rudy Gay, or will we see the same rotations from last season kept mostly in stone? We’ll find out soon.

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He already said he won't bench Clarkson. Ingles won't be either