2020-21 Regular season- The tax team

The Jazz went 3-for-21 from deep in the opening half on Saturday night, then came out of the locker room and shut the Miami Heat down, outscoring them 16-0 over the first six minutes of the third, and reminding everyone, in a 112-94 victory, that the NBA’s No. 1 team can win in more ways than one. [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/13/22275096/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-beat-miami-heat-for-seventh-straight-win-nba-rudy-gobert-royce-oneale"]“We’re versatile,” said the Jazz’s versatile wing defender Royce O’Neale. “Our 3-point shots weren’t falling so we knew our defense was going to kick in.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/13/22275096/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-beat-miami-heat-for-seventh-straight-win-nba-rudy-gobert-royce-oneale"]Sarah Todd @ deseret.com[/URL]



They were the main catalyst for the Jazz having a 31-15 third quarter over the Heat. They were just incredible all game. “All-defensive team, that’s where he should be at the end of the season…Every single night he has a challenge, whether he’s guarding a power forward — somebody like Giannis [Antetokounmpo] — or guarding a talented guard, he’s most of the time guarding the best player, the best scoring player. [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/13/22275096/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-beat-miami-heat-for-seventh-straight-win-nba-rudy-gobert-royce-oneale"]He’s bringing it every single night and is a big part of what we do.” — Rudy Gobert on Royce O’Neale[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/13/22275096/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-beat-miami-heat-for-seventh-straight-win-nba-rudy-gobert-royce-oneale"]Sarah Todd @ deseret.com[/URL]

[url]https://kslsports.com/453255/jazz-turn-in-dominant-defensive-effort-to-temper-heat/[/url]

[QUOTE]The team’s start to the third quarter was particularly impressive. Mitchell did what superstars are supposed to do and recognized that there was an opportunity to jump on the Heat out of the halftime gate, and he did exactly that.


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let's stop with the superstar stuff already

[QUOTE]Both Houston Rockets guard Victor Oladpio and Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal are available and would be stellar additions to any roster, but particularly in Miami.


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[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50107207/the-jazz-dont-live-by-the-3-and-they-sure-didnt-die-by-it-in-blowout-win-against-miami[/url]

[QUOTE]"When you play really fast and the ball's moving and everybody has an opportunity to touch it, it's like passing money around at a casino — everybody gets a little piece," Georges Niang said. "I think everybody knows how that feels or at least I hope you know how that feels."


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you're talking to a bunch of mormons Georges! :lol

[QUOTE]But while the long ball has gotten the attention, Saturday was proof Utah's dominant stretch is still built on the 7-foot-1 frame of Gobert.


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and he wasn't even mentioned in the last article. Hard to talk about anyone but Mitchell

[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/13/22275096/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-beat-miami-heat-for-seventh-straight-win-nba-rudy-gobert-royce-oneale[/url]

[QUOTE]Georges Niang finished the game with a season-high tying 14 points to go with five assists and three rebounds. He was doing a little bit of everything — throwing lobs to Gobert, hitting threes, rebounding hard, playing good defense. Again, another well-rounded night.

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everyone but Callystar apparently enjoying the fun

Andy Larsen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley out again tomorrow[/URL] for Jazz vs. Sixers.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/andyblarsen"]Twitter andyblarsen[/URL]

[url]https://kslsports.com/453281/utah-jazz-wrap-up-homestand-against-motivated-sixers/[/url]

[QUOTE]Tobias Harris is the second leading scorer averaging 20 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Ben Simmons is having a solid year, posting averages of 14.1 points, 8.3 boards and 7.9 assists per contest.


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Mitchell is an MVP superstar and 14, 8 and 8 is solid! :lol

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50107567/slc-stars-waive-former-byu-uvu-guard-toolson-after-foot-injury[/url]

[QUOTE]The former BYU and Utah Valley wing was waived by the [URL="https://www.ksl.com/article/50084234/back-to-the-bubble-g-league-season-will-be-played-at-disney-with-slc-stars-among-18-teams"]G League affiliate of the Utah Jazz[/URL] on Sunday, just days after suffering a foot injury that proved to be season-ending.


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Figured something must've happened when he went from starter to DNP

[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/14/22280670/utah-jazz-mailbag-trade-deadline-future-miye-oni-georges-niang-nba-second-half-schedule-celtics[/url]

[QUOTE]If the Jazz feel that Miye Oni and Georges Niang are going to continue to improve and help them over the next couple of years there’s no reason to not keep them under contract. The Jazz are going to be in a really tight or over the cap situation so retaining players that you already have on the payroll is the absolute best way to field talent that you already trust.


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Niang is a free agent. He's going to get a decent raise minimum. Oni might be too.

[QUOTE]I’d like to push back a little on what our friend CR says here. I would say that there is a reasonable argument to be made that the Los Angeles Lakers are a team capable of taking their game to another level come playoff time. There isn’t another team in the Western Conference playoff race that has proven they can do anything. So I don’t think it seems like top teams are cruising along.


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Kawai has proven it for sure

[QUOTE]The other argument would be for the Warriors if they were at full strength, but they’re not. The Clippers proved last year that they can completely fall apart and the rest of the teams are as unproven as anyone else.


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bubble. Different year. Different team

[QUOTE]The Jazz’s continuity and familiarity is something that the Jazz came into the season really happy about, and it’s also something that other NBA coaches have pointed to as a reason for the Jazz’s success. I don’t think the Jazz would get rid of any of their main rotational pieces at the trade deadline this season and there’s no reason to tinker around on the fringes when everything is working so well right now. I tend the think they’ll take the ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ approach this season.


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Probably but they do have an open roster spot and guys on buyouts will want to join the best team. I'm sue if someone they love is available they'd do something

[QUOTE]Since this is really for Jazz fans I’m going to try to make this succinct. The Celtics need to make some moves, probably at the trade deadline and definitely in the offseason. They don’t have time to waste when they have two guys as talented as Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Those are real top-level players. But even the best players can dwindle and fade out with nothing to show for their efforts if they front office and ownership don’t surround them with the right pieces.


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Jazz wasted the last 6 years surrounding Rudy with the right pieces

[QUOTE]Well, they’re back. Gobert is a 98th percentile defender, Conley 97th; with player development success stories in Georges Niang (94th), Royce O’Neale (88th); and Derrick Favors (75th) covers the paint well when Gobert rests. [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/rudy-goberts-revenge-tour?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozMjU3MTMyOSwiXyI6Ilo3LzRXIiwiaWF0IjoxNjEzNDE5MTA0LCJleHAiOjE2MTM0MjI3MDQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.rWhshHaeYa7OJ_6op2gZDxxPshnmILwN5UYKMv8VMO0"]The team sits second overall in team defense. Gobert’s first in the league by defensive rating and win shares. He’s top five in practically everything on that side of the ball: blocks per game, block percentage, rebounds, rebound percentage.[/URL] He’s the reason the Jazz lead the league in rebounding percentage. And knowing he’s back protecting the rim empowers Jazz perimeter defenders to get cozy with opposing scorers.
– via [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/rudy-goberts-revenge-tour?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozMjU3MTMyOSwiXyI6Ilo3LzRXIiwiaWF0IjoxNjEzNDE5MTA0LCJleHAiOjE2MTM0MjI3MDQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.rWhshHaeYa7OJ_6op2gZDxxPshnmILwN5UYKMv8VMO0"]Henry Abbott @ TrueHoop[/URL]



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but let's talk aout the superstar leader of the team instead!


[IMG]https://*********.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2021/01/i_49_d4_c5_giannis-antetokounmpo.png?w=190[/IMG][QUOTE]Interestingly, when Gobert sits the Jazz miss him almost as much on offense as on defense. Now that all the attention is on the Jazz’s 3s, Gobert delivers maximum punishment on the highest percentage shots inside. [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/rudy-goberts-revenge-tour?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozMjU3MTMyOSwiXyI6Ilo3LzRXIiwiaWF0IjoxNjEzNDE5MTA0LCJleHAiOjE2MTM0MjI3MDQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.rWhshHaeYa7OJ_6op2gZDxxPshnmILwN5UYKMv8VMO0"]It’s an annual tradition that Gobert and Giannis Antetokounmpo battle to lead the league in dunks. Or it has been. Right now, Gobert leads 88-70[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/rudy-goberts-revenge-tour?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozMjU3MTMyOSwiXyI6Ilo3LzRXIiwiaWF0IjoxNjEzNDE5MTA0LCJleHAiOjE2MTM0MjI3MDQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.rWhshHaeYa7OJ_6op2gZDxxPshnmILwN5UYKMv8VMO0"]Henry Abbott @ TrueHoop[/URL]

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led him at least the last 3 season I believe





[QUOTE][URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/rudy-goberts-revenge-tour?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozMjU3MTMyOSwiXyI6Ilo3LzRXIiwiaWF0IjoxNjEzNDE5MTA0LCJleHAiOjE2MTM0MjI3MDQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.rWhshHaeYa7OJ_6op2gZDxxPshnmILwN5UYKMv8VMO0"]He’s also second in the NBA in screen assists (defined as screens for a teammate that directly lead to a made field goal). His screens are not only excellent, but extra valuable—so many of them set up 3s.[/URL] And, as the Heat discovered, trying to make those screens less effective is precisely how you make conditions ideal for Gobert to dunk. Gobert made all but one of his seven shots, which resulted in 16 points. The Jazz outscored the Heat by 17 when Gobert was in the game.
– via [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/rudy-goberts-revenge-tour?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozMjU3MTMyOSwiXyI6Ilo3LzRXIiwiaWF0IjoxNjEzNDE5MTA0LCJleHAiOjE2MTM0MjI3MDQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.rWhshHaeYa7OJ_6op2gZDxxPshnmILwN5UYKMv8VMO0"]Henry Abbott @ TrueHoop[/URL]



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They not only set up the 3's but the pick and roll game which creates many opportunities all over the floor. His screen assists are down this year. I assume because they are taking so many early 3's




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[IMG]https://*********.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2021/01/i_05_d8_4d_donovan-mitchell.png?w=190[/IMG]Even Mitchell’s first breakout moment in the regular season for Jazz fans came on a spectacular putback dunk against the Los Angeles Lakers, proving that his elite athleticism and knack for highlight-reel plays would translate to the NBA. And yet, something has changed for the All-Star guard this season. [URL="https://kslsports.com/453294/donovan-mitchell-slowly-saying-goodbye-to-dunks/"]Mitchell has just six dunks in 27 games so far and is missing dunks at the highest rate of his career. “I make the joke that I’m getting old,” Mitchell said. “So I stopped dunking.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://kslsports.com/453294/donovan-mitchell-slowly-saying-goodbye-to-dunks/"]KSL Sports[/URL]



[URL="https://kslsports.com/453294/donovan-mitchell-slowly-saying-goodbye-to-dunks/"]As mentioned, the guard has just six made dunks on 12 attempts. At this rate, the fourth-year star will attempt a career-low 32 dunks and is on pace to complete just 16 of them[/URL]. Yet, the guard doesn’t seem concerned about his changing reputation. Mitchell said the value of saving his legs far outweighs the cachet of being one of the league’s premier dunkers. “You’ve just got to save them for as much as you can for as long as you can,” Mitchell said.”
– via [URL="https://kslsports.com/453294/donovan-mitchell-slowly-saying-goodbye-to-dunks/"]KSL Sports[/URL]



[IMG]https://*********.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2021/01/i_b0_e0_9d_derrick-favors.png?w=190[/IMG]Considering what the Jazz are today — a team that can hurt you in so many different ways, with so many different players — it’s fitting that those were the words Snyder uttered from the very first practice in 2104. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/"]“When Quin got there, there was a changing of the culture,” Favors said. “The previous culture was Ty Corbin and Jerry Sloan. And that was a great culture. But Quin brought a fresh new energy into the players and the franchise and the locker room.[/URL] As players, we all fed off of it in a positive way. Quin laid down the foundation and said this is how we’re going to build. We wanted to share the ball. We wanted to establish pace and we always wanted to attack the rim.”
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/"]Tony Jones @[/QUOTE] The Athletic[/URL]

But it wasn't until the emergence of Rudy that the foundation was really laid







[QUOTE]But Favors has done a few things for the Jazz. His addition allowed Gobert to expend more energy defensively without fear of fouling, knowing that Favors is a starting-caliber center who just happens to be coming off the bench. It’s allowed Snyder to play Favors against starting centers in the back half of quarters, which allows Gobert to play against second units, giving the Jazz a big advantage nightly. “I think everyone has come into this season with a mindset of sacrificing,” Favors said. “And that’s how it’s working. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/"]This is an unselfish team. It doesn’t matter who scores. We’ve built the culture here and we know how fun it is to play this way.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/"]Tony Jones @ The Athletic[/URL]



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but it's kept them from having a starting PF which will be their downfall yet

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/2/15/22284180/utah-jazz-host-philadelphia-76ers-in-battle-of-conference-leaders-donovan-mitchell-game-preview[/url]

[QUOTE]Considering the current trends of the league, the contrast in three point shooting between the Jazz and Sixers is a reflection of coaching. Simply put, in my opinion, it is unacceptable for the Sixers to be 28th in the league in three point attempts. Sixers coach Doc Rivers should absolutely have his team shooting more threes.


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More about the rosters. Simmons is their Gobert and while Embiid can hit them how much do you want him out of the paint?

[QUOTE]On the other hand, Jazz Coach Quinn Snyder has the Jazz taking and making threes at a historic rate. Snyder deserves credit for creating an overall philosophy that continues to spread the floor and produce the most important, effective, and efficient shot in modern basketball.


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Has the players. Didn't take a genius. The fact that it took 6 years should be the question?

Mike Conley: His name is [URL="https://*********.com/social/tweets/"]@JordanClarksons !! Happy for you bro!!! #6thman #NBAAllStar #mostimproved Give him everything![/URL] [IMG]https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f937-1f3fe-200d-2642-fe0f.svg[/IMG][IMG]https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f440.svg[/IMG] #TakeNote
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/MCONLEY10"]Twitter MCONLEY10[/URL]

[QUOTE]Michael Scotto: Ben Simmons, who scored a career-high 42 points, on Rudy Gobert: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“I loved when I saw Rudy was guarding me. I love being able to go at somebody like that. I felt like it was a little bit of disrespect putting him on me,[/URL] but it is what it is.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto"]Twitter MikeAScotto[/URL]



[/QUOTE]Yeah putting the best defender in the league on you is so disrespectufl!


[QUOTE]Rich Hoffman: Tobias Harris had a long answer about the 3-point volume, admits that Sixers could shoot more. [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“Simple math, 3 is more than 2.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/rich_hofmann"]Twitter rich_hofmann[/URL]



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[url]https://kslsports.com/453338/oneale-and-clarkson-carry-jazz-over-76ers/[/url]

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Royce O’Neale being the 7th best player on your roster is an incredible luxury.

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7th? :roll: Can't imagine them without him

[url]https://kslsports.com/453324/joe-ingles-passes-pistol-pete-maravich-for-7th-in-jazz-history-in-career-assists/[/url]

Looks like he'll get to at least 5th

Andy Larsen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley is upgraded to Questionable for tomorrow’s game[/URL] vs. the Clippers.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/andyblarsen"]Twitter andyblarsen[/URL]

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50108470/from-the-comments-ranking-the-jordan-clarkson-trade-after-his-40-point-explosion-against-philly[/url]

[QUOTE][h=2]"Trading Dante Exum for Jordan Clarkson was one of the best trades the Jazz have ever made." — jaredteerlink[/h]

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doesn't make up for drafting him, signing him to an extension and refusing to include him in the Conley trade

[QUOTE]Spencer Haywood for Adrian Dantley (1979): The Jazz sent Haywood to LA for the 23-year-old Dantley, who became the Jazz's first star of the Salt Lake City era. Dantley made six all-star teams while in Utah and led the franchise to its first playoffs in 1984. Haywood was dismissed by the Lakers in 1980.

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went to Europe I thought

[QUOTE]Jeff Malone and a first-round pick for Jeff Hornacek (1994): Hornacek is often credited for getting the Jazz over the hump and to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. Meanwhile, Jeff Malone played just 78 more games in his career after the trade.

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I thought about as much of Malone as I did Exum. Thought a lot more ofHorny than Clarkson

[QUOTE]Three first-round picks for Deron Williams (2005): The Jazz sent the picks that would become Martell Webster, Linas Kleiza and Joel Freeland to the Portland Blazers for the rights of Deron Williams. By 2007, the Jazz were playing in the Western Conference Finals behind their new star point guard.

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the fact that they didn't take Paul makes this a lot worse

[QUOTE]Second-round pick and cash for Rudy Gobert (2013): This was less of a trade and more just smart investing. The Jazz bought back into the first round to take Gobert, who has become the centerpiece to the franchise.

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and Denver didn't want the pick

[QUOTE]Dante Exum and two second-round picks for Clarkson (2019): The Jazz moved on from the oft-injured Exum last winter, and in return found the perfect bench player for Quin Snyder's system. Clarkson is averaging a career-high 18.2 points this season on career-high shooting numbers. Exum has played just 30 games since the trade.

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the bigger problem is that Exum just sucks. 2 2nd rounders just to get rid of his ass when they could have had Conley :facepalm

[QUOTE]Mitchell: fresh-faced star at the perfect time
Dantley: legitimized the franchise after its arrival in Utah
Hornacek: Finals appearances speak for themselves
Williams: new star following the Stockton-to-Malone era
Gobert: this one loses points because it feels more like a purchase than a trade (yeah, semantics, but remember these are meaningless)
Clarkson: if the Jazz end up being as good as they look right now, this will get a big bump.
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Gobert. 3rd best player in history

Dantley their star before Stockton/Malone

Williams their next star after the aforementioned

Horny the missing piece almost

Mitchell might move up

Clarkson Exum going was best part of trade

[QUOTE]The Jazz are slowly winning believers throughout the basketball world. Really, it's hard for any team to go 19-1 over a 20-game stretch. There should be no doubt left that Utah is a legitimate title contender — the last week just helped solidify that even more. Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo called the Jazz the best team in the West and seemed genuinely jealous of how they were playing. Meanwhile, ESPN, NBA.com and The Athletic all have Utah as the No. 1 team in their weekly power rankings.


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still plenty of doubt. It's Utah

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50108424/patrick-kinahan-jazz-making-case-for-best-team-in-franchise-history[/url]

[QUOTE]Based off of playoff reputation, the Jazz team is no competition for the Stockton and Malone bunch. The two stars were in the midst of a playoff run they began together when Malone joined the team in 1985, one year after Stockton was drafted out of Gonzaga.


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A playoff run that started before John

[QUOTE]Mitchell's bold statement had better prove accurate this postseason. At this point, barring a horrendous run of injuries or COVID restrictions, anything less than advancing to the second round would be considered a major disappointment and render hollow any regular-season accomplishments.


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anything less than a title should be a disappointment at this point

[QUOTE]The Gobert factor also is a huge advantage that favors this year's team. Nobody on the finals team could come close to match his defensive ability, especially recalling that Mark Eaton had retired by then.


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Eato was a big reason they took another step. Not playing 4 on 5 on offense does wonders for ya

[url]https://kslsports.com/453381/magic-johnson-says-jazz-are-contenders/[/url]

but have no MVP candiadates! :lol

[url]https://kslsports.com/453367/where-does-clarkson-trade-rank-in-jazz-history/[/url]

[QUOTE]Williams quickly became one of the premier point guards in the NBA, while draft picks Martell Webster, Linas Kleiza, and Joel Freeland experienced moderate success during their much less notable NBA careers.


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No one knows who the Jazz would have drafted. We just know it wasn't Paul

[QUOTE]Dantley would make six All-Star appearances in seven seasons and was eventually inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2008. Though Dantley’s individual resume is better than any other player the Jazz have traded for, the team’s success was limited during his time in Utah.
Dantley’s Jazz qualified for the postseason only two-times during his seven seasons with the team before being traded to make way for Stockton and Malone.
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stuff Mithell hasn't done :facepalm

[QUOTE]Though Donovan Mitchell’s resume isn’t as impressive as Dantley’s, it’s likely only a matter of time before the fourth-year guard racks up career accolades that outshine the former Jazz All-Star.


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Likely? AD was one the best offensive players ever

[QUOTE]The Jazz would have paid a king’s ransom if they knew what they were getting in Mitchell, but the fact that they offered so little makes the trade even more impressive.


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wouldn't say it was little. Yet to replace Lyles

[QUOTE]Likely the only thing separating the Mitchell trade and the Rudy Gobert trade is the fact that the Jazz gave up two first-round picks for Mitchell, while they landed Gobert in exchange for second pick Erick Green and cash.


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the thing that separates them is the past 6 years

[QUOTE]Though Gobert has only made one All-Star team, he is a three-time All-NBA center, four-time All-Defensive team member, two-time Defensive Player of the Year, and is easily one of the five best players in Jazz history.


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3rd. No one else in the discussion

[QUOTE]However, with Clarkson on pace to win the Sixth Man of the Year Award on one of the best teams in Jazz history, it’s fair to consider that Clarkson’s move to Utah may soon resemble the team’s trade to acquire Hornacek in the early 90s.


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[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/16/22285765/ben-simmons-says-he-felt-disrespected-being-guarded-by-utah-jazzs-rudy-gobert-philadelphia-76ers[/url]

[QUOTE]“Yeah, I loved when I saw Rudy was guarding me,” he said, chuckling. “I mean, I love being able to go at somebody like that. I felt like it was a little bit of disrespect putting him on me, but it is what it is.”


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who else would they put on you?

[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/16/22284081/jordan-clarkson-season-high-40-bench-sixers-utah-jazz-had-to-say-6th-man-6moy-nba[/url]

[QUOTE]Quin Snyder: “I think the mix that he has of his aggressiveness both from the 3-point line and at the rim — we really talked a lot about his ability to shoot 3s as opposed to settling for the midrange when he’s he’s so good at the rim — and one of the things he’s doing is when he does get into paint, he’s such a good finisher, but he’s also got his eyes out, and we want his eyes on the rim, (laughs) but he’s also been unbelievably unselfish. I believe in him and his teammates believe in him. He’s confident to begin with, but I think that takes him to a really good place mentally. I just like the other things he’s trying to do as well. I think the way that he’s thrown himself into the game — you see him on the offensive glass, you see him trying to defend — and I think that helps him stay focused. He doesn’t need to be too open to be aggressive and shoot the ball and that’s what we want. That’s what his teammates want, too.”


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unselfish? :D

[QUOTE][h=3][URL="https://*********.com/rumor/jazz-were-looking-for-a-scorer-who-could-break-the-paint-when-they-traded-for-jordan-clarkson/"]Jazz were looking for a scorer who could break the paint when they traded for Jordan Clarkson[/URL][/h][IMG]https://*********.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2020/12/i_ac_e9_c4_jordan-clarkson.png?w=190[/IMG][URL="https://theathletic.com/2393642/2021/02/17/nba-trades-revisited-the-clarkson-wiggins-morris-capela-deals-a-year-later/"]The urgent need to add another wing would lead to the Clarkson trade, with one source who was involved in the process saying the Jazz were looking for a scorer who could shoot and “break the paint.”[/URL] Utah’s front office was exploring other scenarios to fill this role at the time, but Jazz president of basketball operations Dennis Lindsey & Co. turned their attention to Clarkson when Cavs general manager Koby Altman made it clear he was available.
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2393642/2021/02/17/nba-trades-revisited-the-clarkson-wiggins-morris-capela-deals-a-year-later/"]Sam Amick @ The Athletic[/URL]

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I was just hoping for anyone that wasn't Dante! :cheers:

[QUOTE][URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30918272/sources-utah-jazz-coach-quin-snyder-lead-western-conference-all-star-game"]Quin Snyder of the Utah Jazz will coach the Western Conference entry in next month’s All-Star Game,[/URL] sources told ESPN.
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30918272/sources-utah-jazz-coach-quin-snyder-lead-western-conference-all-star-game"]Tim Bontemps @ ESPN[/URL]



While the league has not officially announced the game is taking place March 7, if it holds to its typical timeline of selecting the coach of the team with the best record as of two weeks before the game — which sources say the league intends to do — [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30918272/sources-utah-jazz-coach-quin-snyder-lead-western-conference-all-star-game"]then Snyder officially locked up the honor with Utah’s win over the Philadelphia 76ers Monday night[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30918272/sources-utah-jazz-coach-quin-snyder-lead-western-conference-all-star-game"]Tim Bontemps @ ESPN[/URL]



[URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30918272/sources-utah-jazz-coach-quin-snyder-lead-western-conference-all-star-game"]Snyder will be the first Jazz coach to represent the West in the All-Star Game since Frank Layden in 1984.[/URL] Remarkably, despite all of his success in Utah, Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan never did so in his more than two decades
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30918272/sources-utah-jazz-coach-quin-snyder-lead-western-conference-all-star-game"]Tim Bontemps @ ESPN[/URL]




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job security doesn't equal greatness

[QUOTE][URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/?fbclid=IwAR39hJU3zs_lUYYjkTO-HfI4My8FsAb2jHXfSI7ESFOiChfh26TQLbm25b0"]Where did this dominance come from? On the surface, the adage persists that a team that can rest in the top 10 of the league offensively and defensively has a chance to win a lot of basketball games. The Jazz are top-five in both. Offensively, they can shoot you out of the gym. Defensively, they squeeze you like a boa constrictor.[/URL] They are 11 deep with legit rotation players. Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert are All-Stars and All-NBA candidates. Mike Conley, Bojan Bogdanovic and Joe Ingles are elite veteran role players, with Conley having an All-Star argument in his own right. Jordan Clarkson would be the runaway Sixth Man of the Year if the season ended today. The Jazz are versatile, they are capable of beating you in a number of different ways, and they are, at the very least, an NBA title contender.
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/?fbclid=IwAR39hJU3zs_lUYYjkTO-HfI4My8FsAb2jHXfSI7ESFOiChfh26TQLbm25b0"]Tony Jones @ The Athletic[/URL]



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Oni isn't a legit role player yet. End of the bench energy guy that should be with the Stars ideally. Morgan might be but we haven't seen enough to know for sure. Ideally he'd be with the Stars or starting not at the end of the bench not watching. Or maybe you're talking Shaq who we've yet to see?

[QUOTE][URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/?fbclid=IwAR39hJU3zs_lUYYjkTO-HfI4My8FsAb2jHXfSI7ESFOiChfh26TQLbm25b0"]“People think we win games because we hit a lot of threes,” Utah center Derrick Favors told The Athletic. “The reason we win games is because of how we defend.[/URL] The defense sustains us when things aren’t going well offensively, until we can hit some shots.”
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/?fbclid=IwAR39hJU3zs_lUYYjkTO-HfI4My8FsAb2jHXfSI7ESFOiChfh26TQLbm25b0"]Tony Jones @ The Athletic[/URL]



Going deeper, nobody foresaw this. Except for maybe the Jazz themselves. While the rest of the league talked, the Jazz themselves stayed quiet. Utah went out in the first round of the postseason in the bubble, but privately, the Jazz didn’t think they were far away. A healed injury here, a free agency signing there and internal improvement everywhere has led to the best start in franchise history. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/?fbclid=IwAR39hJU3zs_lUYYjkTO-HfI4My8FsAb2jHXfSI7ESFOiChfh26TQLbm25b0"]“I just wish you guys had been there to see us during our offseason workouts,” Mitchell said. “Everyone worked their behinds off because we knew what we had a chance to be. Whatever guys had to do in workouts, that’s what guys did.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/?fbclid=IwAR39hJU3zs_lUYYjkTO-HfI4My8FsAb2jHXfSI7ESFOiChfh26TQLbm25b0"]Tony Jones @ The Athletic[/URL]



Utah, however, has been a surprise. They are the team that’s crashed the party. They are the uninvited guests. The ball movement. The shooting. The ability to defend. The depth. It’s all drawing comparisons to great teams of yesteryear. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/?fbclid=IwAR39hJU3zs_lUYYjkTO-HfI4My8FsAb2jHXfSI7ESFOiChfh26TQLbm25b0"]“They are so difficult to defend because they have answers to every coverage you throw at them,” Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. “They’ve got excellent one-on-one players in Mitchell, Bogdanovic and Clarkson, and then they’ve just got a ton of guys that shoot it, move it, or drive it. I think it’s the closest team to the 2014 San Antonio Spurs that we’ve played, the way the ball moves and how quickly the right decision is made. The ball doesn’t stick.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/?fbclid=IwAR39hJU3zs_lUYYjkTO-HfI4My8FsAb2jHXfSI7ESFOiChfh26TQLbm25b0"]Tony Jones @ The Athletic[/URL]



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Cody Taylor: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Mavericks announced today that they have flex-assigned rookie Josh Green to the G League’s Salt Lake City Stars[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/CodyTaylorNBA"]Twitter CodyTaylorNBA[/URL]

[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/how-the-jazz-can-improve-their-roster/[/url]

[QUOTE][h=1][URL="https://saltcityhoops.com/how-the-jazz-can-improve-their-roster/"]How the Jazz Can Improve Their Roster[/URL][/h][/QUOTE]

get a starting PF!

[QUOTE]The biggest separation between the Jazz and the consensus title-favorite Lakers team is a bonafide superstar. We’ve debated whether Utah’s collective contribution can overcome players of LeBron James’ or Anthony Davis’ calibre. We’ve talked about how Donovan Mitchell has shown a superstar level in the playoffs already. The Jazz will have to prove it this post-season, because there aren’t any available moves to add a superstar to this team.


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The bubble! Biggest difference is their size

[QUOTE]Lastly, the Jazz still have the option to reduce their tax bill. They can replace Shaq Harrison and another player to save money, in a [URL="https://saltcityhoops.com/reader-qa-keeping-conley-tax-man-cometh-trade-ideas-more/"]maneuver our Dan Clayton has described[/URL] where they’d trade two inexpensive players and then replace them on partial season deals. It seems unlikely they salary dump Miye Oni, Juwan Morgan, or Elijah Hughes, but they can do so if they want to forego a luxury tax bill this season.


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the love of Hughes is still amazing to me. Maybe he'll show me tomorrow with the Stars?

[QUOTE]Impressively, the Jazz are undefeated in all those games. Ingles has shifted into a starting role in games missed by his peers, and Oni and Morgan have filled in the bench minutes freed up by Joe’s promotion to the starting five. We have yet to see a starting big man miss games, so it’s unclear how Snyder will handle those scenarios. If O’Neale is injured, for example, a low usage defensive player like Oni or Morgan might be better with the starters. So far, Oni has been the clear 10th man, and Morgan the 11th.


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O'Neale isn't a big!

[QUOTE]Another intriguing name is Rudy Gay. He’s playing 22 minutes per game for the Spurs, who if you haven’t noticed, are 8th in the league. It seems unlikely that San Antonio would buy him out at this point, but if they trail off and Rudy wants to play for a contender, they may grant his wish. At 6-foot-8 and shooting 37% from three, he could be an excellent fit for the Jazz.


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trade Bojan for him!

[QUOTE]Maybe a small move for a player like Raul Neto or the aforementioned Temple happens. Perhaps a bigger wing like Danuel House or Dorian Finney-Smith becomes available. But a trade feels pretty hard to pull off at this point.


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leave Neto alone. Coach doesn't like him

[QUOTE]If we’re talking about hard to pull off, we might as dive into the deep end for a moment. Let’s look at Utah’s current situation: they’re the number one seed in the league. Anthony Davis is out for several weeks with a calf injury. Without Davis, the Lakers are vulnerable (although I would never write off LeBron, even without AD). Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are banged up. Nagging injuries or COVID protocols could hinder either LA team during the playoffs. The Jazz may look at this year and deem it their best opportunity to win a championship.


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they certainly may never have another shot. They should certainly be all in but it's the Jazz so...

[QUOTE]The Jazz would be paying a high price for a half-season rental. All of those players are seeking big deals next season, and Utah couldn’t keep them without an insane tax payment or trading away a bigger salary. Perhaps Bojan could be included in a deal, or the Jazz could engineer a sign-and-trade next season. In any scenario, it’s a risky move.

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Bojan is the guy they should be looking to move

[QUOTE]The Jazz can’t offer a very big role. Lauri and John have started their whole career and play 30+ minutes per game. Even Hart is playing 28 minutes off the bench. The Jazz could move Bojan or Royce to bench (hard to swallow) or give up Niang’s plus part of Favors’ or Ingles’ minutes … again, this is really hard to pull off.

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all of those make sense except for O'Neale to bench

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50109635/rudy-gobert-was-so-dominant-in-utahs-win-over-the-clippers-that-even-the-box-score-showed-it[/url]

[QUOTE]During the Jazz's historic stretch, they have gone 2-0 without Mitchell and are now 6-0 without Mike Conley after he missed Wednesday's game due to right hamstring tightness. Mitchell is a lock to be an All-Star and Conley will garner plenty of interest, too — the Jazz have still won (and won easily) without them. It's hard to imagine Utah continuing the same level of dominance without Gobert in the lineup; he's too important.


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but they don't lose anything with Favors!

[QUOTE]Sure, the Clippers were without Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and Nicolas Batum, but this was far from a one-game occurrence. Gobert is playing at a higher level than he ever has — he's even getting some fringe MVP buzz due to this simple reasoning. He's the reason the Jazz are the best team in basketball, and doesn't that mean he's the most valuable?


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someone getting it?

[QUOTE]The real good news for the Jazz: He only appears to be getting better. Mitchell, who had 24 points, seven assists and seven rebounds (in what would be considered an uneven performance — just another example how good the Jazz have been as of late), said he believes Gobert is currently playing the best basketball of his career.


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an all too typical performance from their superstar

[url]https://kslsports.com/453502/gobert-helps-jazz-conquer-shorthanded-clippers/[/url]

[QUOTE]Ivica Zubac is one of the better true seven-footers in the NBA, and though he had a strong eight point, 10 rebound performance in a little over 20 minutes against the Jazz, the Clippers were -16 in the limited minutes he was on the floor.


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He's good but one of the better ones?

[QUOTE]If Snyder would be willing to rest a few Jazz players, most notably Mitchel and Gobert, he could buy them up to 96 hours without playing in a competitive game in a season where rest is at an absolute premium.


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Hard to sit Rudy. Got to get 1st seed. Snyder could go to his deep bench more but as we saw tonite that's hard for him even when the other team waves the white flag. Rudy's numbers aren't heavy this year anyway

[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/17/22286402/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-beat-los-angeles-clippers-improve-to-24-5-on-the-season-nba-rudy-gobert[/url]

[QUOTE]I have to give a lot of credit to Mitchell and Clarkson because even on low-efficient nights they were shooting through their difficulties. That doesn’t always make for very nice looking basketball, but it’s important for offensively powerful players to be confident in playing through a slump, whether that’s over the court of multiple games or in the course of a single game. The put up a combined 45 shot attempts and scored a combined 42 points. Like I said, not always the prettiest, but the Jazz needed what they brought in the second half.

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what was great was COTM sitting Bojan when sucking for a change!

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/2/17/22288746/rudy-gobert-and-the-utah-jazz-stifle-depleted-la-clippers-donovan-mitchell-jordan-clarkson[/url]

[QUOTE]These are the things that Mitchell is doing that are making him an MVP candidate. He had a rough first half then comes out in the second and takes over. It’s also a credit to Quin Snyder who comes out after halftime with a game plan that wins the game.


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:facepalm

[QUOTE]Rudy Gobert was easily the best player on the court tonight. During a sloppy first three quarters, Gobert held it down in the paint. And, as good as Favors is, there was clearly a drop off defensively when Gobert rested on the bench.


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as there almost always is

[QUOTE]Ben Anderson: Joe Ingles on Quin Snyder: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“He’s the best coach I’ve ever had.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]



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sorry to hear that Joe

Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Donovan Mitchell received the fourth most votes among fans and media to start for the Western Conference playoff team. He was fifth among the media[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]

[url]https://twitter.com/AndrewGreif/status/1362558027304374272/photo/1[/url]

Looks like the media ought to do the voting. Players voting for Zion and Ingram over Rudy. The same players that run from him on the floor! :roll:

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50110398/charles-barkley-says-its-unfortunate-donovan-mitchell-wont-be-starting-the-all-star-game[/url]

[QUOTE]"When you have the best record in basketball that says a lot. … Donovan Mitchell should be rewarded in my opinion," Barkley said.


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When Gobert and Mitchell are better?

[QUOTE]"He's been the best bench player in the NBA this season," Barkley said. "They have the best record in the NBA. Most people don't know that he has been fantastic this year. That's why I got him on my list."


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ahead of Conley and Gobert?

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50110083/from-the-comments-the-jazz-have-been-so-good-that-end-of-games-have-been-quite-boring[/url]

[QUOTE]Utah is also currently the only team in the league that has a top five offensive and defensive rating — a staple of those Warriors squads (and frankly, many title teams). But before you get too far ahead of yourself: There were two teams that finished in the top five in both categories last season — Boston and the LA Clippers. Neither made it to the Finals.


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The bubble! :lol

[url]https://kslsports.com/453538/jazz-buyout-candidates-and-mailbag-answers/[/url]

[QUOTE][B]Anderson:[/B] I do think the Jazz should explore the buyout market as it comes closer to reality, and it’s likely their best option to improve. As of now, I wouldn’t trade any of the team’s top nine rotations pieces (Conley, Mitchell, Bogdanovic, O’Neale, Gobert, Clarkson, Ingles, Favors, Niang) and I am not sure anyone behind them (Oni, Morgan, Harrison, Hughes, Azubuike) has more value around the league than they do to the Jazz.


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I'd trade anyone if it made sense especially if they got a starting PF

[QUOTE]Unless the Jazz have seen something in Bogdanovic this year that makes them think there’s going to be a significant drop in his play and now is time to get away from the remaining two years and $38 million left on his deal, (it would make re-signing Conley easier) then I don’t see where the Jazz would want to make a trade.


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Bojan can play at the tp of his game and they need to look to move him.

[QUOTE]He could provide emergency depth if the team has an injury on the guard line, but he might not leap Oni on the depth chart.


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likely he would. Already played for Snyder

[QUOTE]If he got waived, he’d have to clear waivers first before the Jazz could talk to him, and he’d have plenty of suitors for playoff teams wanting a floor-spacing veteran. And to that point, he may not clear waivers.


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they could claim him on waivers. Don't need a shooter

[QUOTE]He’s not better than Royce O’Neale at this point in his career, and he’s not as prolific of a shooter as Bogdanovic, but he’s better defensively. The Jazz could certainly use Ariza, even if it’s only for spot minutes in the postseason.


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starting 4!

[QUOTE]Porter is a name I’d keep a close eye on, and as a 40 percent three-point shooter on more than four attempts per game, he could really help.


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starting 4!

[QUOTE]The idea of Mike Muscala has probably always been better than the reality, but a backup four that shoots 38 percent from the three-point line and has played in more than 400 career games is nothing to shake a stick at.


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4?

[QUOTE]They already waived Alex Len this season, so they may not want to do that again while lacking depth in the frontcourt, but the Baynes experiment has been a failure and they likely have no interest in picking up his player option next season.


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He'd be nice at the end of the bench

[QUOTE]Mike D’Antoni teams couldn’t ever overcome this problem in Phoenix or Houston, but the Warriors won three titles in five years. Last season the Milwaukee Bucks were incredibly difficult to plan for with one day of preparation but were pretty easily eliminated in the playoffs.


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the bubble!

[QUOTE]It starts with committing to slowing the pick and roll with only two players, and not bringing help defenders. Then, those other three defenders have to nearly faceguard the other Jazz shooters on the floor to make sure the team’s perimeter shooting never gets going.


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Go big and create mismatches with the Jazz small lineup and hope they put Favors at the 4 and lose their spacing
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[QUOTE][URL="https://theathletic.com/2398815/2021/02/19/nba-jimmy-butler-all-star-case-john-hollinger-reserves/?source=rss"]Mitchell’s pure statistical case might be the weakest of any West candidate actually. Despite the highlight reel, his percentages have never been that high for a leading man on a good offense because he relies on so many tough 2s.[/URL] His true-shooting percentage of 55.9 this year is right at his career level but pales next to most other West hopefuls; Booker and Conley are above 59 and DeRozan is at 60.3, for instance, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is at 61.2. On the other hand, Mitchell is the highest-usage payer on the league’s best non-garbage-time offense, and there is nothing even remotely outlier-ish about what he’s done this year. That’s important in the still relatively small sample of this season; we can still be a little more suspicious of players like DeRozan and Gilgeous-Alexander keeping this up for another 40-plus games.
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2398815/2021/02/19/nba-jimmy-butler-all-star-case-john-hollinger-reserves/?source=rss"]John Hollinger @ The Athletic[/URL]



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someone gets it

[URL="https://www.abc4.com/news/politics/life-and-legacy-of-jerry-sloan-honored-in-proposed-utah-concurrent-resolution/"]A proposed concurrent resoultion aims to honor the life and achievements of former Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan. S.C.R. 7, sponsored by Senator Lincoln Fillmore (R-Salt Lake), “honors the life and legacy of Jerry Sloan,[/URL] basketball player and coach, for his achievements and the positive impact he had on the state of Utah.”
– via [URL="https://www.abc4.com/news/politics/life-and-legacy-of-jerry-sloan-honored-in-proposed-utah-concurrent-resolution/"]Addy Bink @ ABC4[/URL]



[URL="https://www.abc4.com/news/politics/life-and-legacy-of-jerry-sloan-honored-in-proposed-utah-concurrent-resolution/"]Sen. Fillmore’s resolution highlights not only Sloan’s achieve on the court, but his legacy beyond, drawing attention to the Bobbye and Jerry Sloan Hand-in-Hand Foundation,[/URL] which helps “individuals and organizations reach their full potential, demonstrating not only his generosity but also his efforts to support his community.”
– via [URL="https://www.abc4.com/news/politics/life-and-legacy-of-jerry-sloan-honored-in-proposed-utah-concurrent-resolution/"]Addy Bink @ ABC4[/URL]

[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/12/7/22158571/quin-snyder-nba-utah-jazz-jordan-clarkson-derrick-favors-donovan-mitchell[/url]

[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz made two big offseason moves: re-signing Jordan Clarkson and bringing back Derrick Favors. Both players could have made more money playing elsewhere, could have signed-short term contracts and they had options.


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confirmed? It sounded like the Jazz were bidding against themsleves to me

[QUOTE]There are a lot of reasons that Clarkson and Favors decided to stick with the Jazz on long-term deals, but one of the biggest reasons is the team’s head coach.


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I think the money and the years was the main reason

[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/19/22291285/is-jordan-clarkson-an-all-star-why-charles-barkley-believes-in-the-utah-jazz-guard-sixth-man[/url]


[QUOTE][h=1]Why Charles Barkley thinks Utah Jazz sixth man Jordan Clarkson should be an All-Star[/h]


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he's an idiot?