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[QUOTE][URL="https://theathletic.com/2409146/2021/02/24/zion-williamson-all-star-growth/?source=rss"]Over his last 19 games, Williamson is averaging 26.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists, and he’s shooting an absurd 65.3 percent from the field.[/URL] That’s an even higher shooting percentage than what fellow All-Star Rudy Gobert has for the season, and all he does on offense is set screens and dunk. The Pelicans forward also leads the league with 18.8 points in the paint per game. If the season ended today, that would be the highest number any player has put up since Shaquille O’Neal averaged 19.6 points in the paint per game in 2002-03.
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2409146/2021/02/24/zion-williamson-all-star-growth/?source=rss"]William Guillory @ The Athletic[/URL]
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and offensive rebound. Shouldn't be all star. Horrible defender
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[QUOTE]Glenn Robinson III was still away from the team when the Kings visited the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday and it was not clear if he would return. Sources with knowledge of the situation told The Sacramento Bee [URL="https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article249476005.html"]Robinson’s future with the team is uncertain as the deadline for nonguaranteed contracts approaches.[/URL] Robinson was anticipating his release, but the team had not communicated its intentions as of Tuesday night, sources said.
– via [URL="https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article249476005.html"]Sacramento Bee[/URL]
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I'd guess the Jazz would still be interested?
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[QUOTE]Ben Anderson: Sources tell me the [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]@Utah Jazz are releasing Shaq Harrison[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
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not surprising. I'd guess if they liked him he could be back. This is tax and flexibility related. I'm sure they will run with 13 as long as they are allowed(assuming injuries/Trump virus don't hit) before picking guys up on 10 days
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it's too bad we never got to see him play outside garbage time
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Ben Anderson: Donovan [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mitchell said he will be in the three-point shooting contest[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
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[QUOTE]Eric Walden: Donovan Mitchell, on Mike Conley’s exclusion from the ASG: “It’s unfortunate that we don’t play on national TV enough for people to see his impact. … I thought he would get in. [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Hopefully he still will as Anthony Davis’ replacement. … He’s definitely earned a spot.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
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more than you. Wouldn't matter if you were on tv more. It's about numbers and hype which is why you are in and he's not
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[QUOTE][URL="https://pr.nba.com/2020-21-nba-second-half-schedule/"]The game schedules across TNT and ESPN for the final week of the regular season (May 10-16) will be determined at a later date in order to provide the most compelling matchups to a national audience leading into the NBA Play-In Tournament and the NBA Playoffs.[/URL] In the final week of the regular season, TNT will present doubleheaders Tuesday, May 11 and Thursday, May 13, and ESPN will televise doubleheaders Wednesday, May 12 and Friday, May 14. ESPN will also air a game Sunday, May 16 on the final day of the regular season. TNT will tip off its coverage of the Second Half of the season Thursday, March 11 with a doubleheader as the Brooklyn Nets host the Boston Celtics (7:30 p.m. ET) and the Golden State Warriors visit the LA Clippers (10 p.m. ET). ESPN will begin its Second Half coverage Sunday, March 14 when the New Orleans Pelicans host the Clippers (9 p.m. ET). On Monday, March 15, ESPN’s first doubleheader in the Second Half will feature the New York Knicks visiting the Nets (8 p.m. ET) and the Lakers taking on the Warriors in San Francisco (10:30 p.m. ET).
– via [URL="https://pr.nba.com/2020-21-nba-second-half-schedule/"]NBA.com[/URL]
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not even the best record changes anything :facepalm
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[url]https://pr.nba.com/2020-21-nba-second-half-schedule/[/url]
• The Utah Jazz, which has a league-leading 25-6 record, will visit the defending NBA champion Lakers twice in a three-day span on ESPN: Saturday, April 17 (3:30 p.m. ET) and Monday, April 19 (10 p.m. ET). Utah will also host Brooklyn on Wednesday, March 24 on ESPN (10 p.m. ET).
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[url]https://www.nba.com/schedule/jazz?cal=all[/url]
looks like they might be able to rest the final couple games with any luck which I guess with play in games there will be plenty of rest anyway
5 espn and one TNT
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Adrian Wojnarowski: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Sacramento Kings are planning to waive forward Glenn Robinson III,[/URL] sources tell ESPN. Robinson has averaged 5.3 points in 23 games this season.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/wojespn"]Twitter wojespn[/URL]
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[url]https://www.yahoo.com/news/bill-burt-niangs-career-takes-161500042.html[/url]
[QUOTE]The next three years have gone 43 for 105 (.410), 90 for 225 (.400) and this season, 37 for 101 (.366).
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let's not leave out the 50% in his all gleague year
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[QUOTE]Michael Scotto: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to replace injured Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis in the 2021 NBA All-Star Game[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto"]Twitter MikeAScotto[/URL]
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joke
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[QUOTE]Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder, on Mike Conley not making the All-Star Game: “Mike knows how much he’s meant to our group and to our success. Those are tough situations. Certainly I feel Mike is deserving for what he’s done for our team. It’s not lost on our team.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder on high-profile matchups: “It’s not about can you beat the Lakers, or can you match up with the Lakers. The goal is to keep getting better and to learn.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
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can you without putting Favors at the 4? Morgan?
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[url]https://kslsports.com/453875/donovan-mitchell-to-compete-in-three-point-shooting-contest/[/url]
[QUOTE]John Stockton twice competed in the contest, losing both times in 1992 and 1997. In 1990 Bobby Hansen became the first Jazz player to compete in the shootout.
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Bobby! :roll:
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[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/2/24/22298522/utah-jazz-vs-los-angeles-lakers-jazz-take-on-lebron-and-company-lebron-james-donovan-mitchell[/url]
[QUOTE]It will be interesting to see how well Rudy Gobert plays in this game with no Anthony Davis. Marc Gasol has looked like a shell of himself in most games this season, especially defensively, but Gasol is a good shooter and Rudy has had a hard time defending stretch big men that can shoot in the past. It’s not to say that Rudy won’t have any impact at all but if Gasol gets into a groove from outside it could make it a very difficult night for the Jazz to get enough stops to win this game.
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Rudy doesn't have a tough time. The Jazz do if he's away fro the rim
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Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Lakers coach Frank Vogel, on the Jazz: “They’ve got a great team. … To see what they’re doing right now is no surprise to me because I expected them to play this way last year.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
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[URL="https://theathletic.com/news/jazz-blow-out-lakers-set-nba-record-for-total-3-pointers-in-consecutive-games/3fXRiCgBLv4r"]The Utah Jazz blew out the Los Angeles Lakers 114-89 on Wednesday, setting an NBA record for total 3-pointers made in consecutive games in the process[/URL]. The Jazz hit a combined 50 3-pointers in wins against Charlotte on Monday and the Lakers on Wednesday — 28 against Charlotte and 22 against the Lakers.
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/news/jazz-blow-out-lakers-set-nba-record-for-total-3-pointers-in-consecutive-games/3fXRiCgBLv4r"]The Athletic Staff @ The Athletic[/URL]
Those Spurs had three surefire Hall of Famers with extensive championship experience in Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, not to mention a budding superstar in Kawhi Leonard. [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30952349/are-utah-jazz-real-threat-los-angeles-lakers-la-clippers"]One of the primary reasons skepticism about the Jazz persists among rival scouts and executives is because they lack proven star power that the Lakers, LA Clippers and Eastern Conference favorite Brooklyn Nets feature[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30952349/are-utah-jazz-real-threat-los-angeles-lakers-la-clippers"]Tim MacMahon @ ESPN[/URL]
[URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30952349/are-utah-jazz-real-threat-los-angeles-lakers-la-clippers"]“Mike Conley is much different,” a West scout said[/URL] of the 33-year-old point guard who, entering play Wednesday, was averaging 16.4 points and 5.6 assists per game with the best effective field goal percentage (.559) of his career. “He knows their system and knows their personnel, and he’s shooting the ball great.”
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30952349/are-utah-jazz-real-threat-los-angeles-lakers-la-clippers"]Tim MacMahon @ ESPN[/URL]
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[QUOTE]In other action, [URL="https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2021/02/michigan-osu-ratings-highest-season-college-hoops-nba-pga-tour/"]Jazz-Clippers drew a 0.75 (-4%) and 1.25 million (+6%) on ESPN last Friday, preceded by Bulls-Sixers at a 0.6 (-14%) and 972,000 (-4%). Shifting to this week, TNT drew 1.03 million for Celtics-Mavericks (-11%) on Tuesday,[/URL] followed by 1.14 million for Blazers-Nuggets (-49% from last year’s first meeting of LeBron James and Zion Williamson).
– via [URL="https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2021/02/michigan-osu-ratings-highest-season-college-hoops-nba-pga-tour/"]Sports Media Watch[/URL]
Elijah Millsap: [URL="https://*********.com/social/tweets/"]Almost 6yrs ago. On April 16, 2015, D. Lindsey made bigot remarks in my exit interview while conversing with Q. Snyder[/URL] “if u say one more word, I’ll cut your Black ass and send you back to Louisiana”.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Elijah_Millsap"]Twitter Elijah_Millsap[/URL]
Andy Larsen: Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey to the Tribune on the tweet below from former player Elijah Millsap: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“I categorically deny making that statement”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/andyblarsen"]Twitter andyblarsen[/URL]
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might help explain why Millsap wasn't the same player the next year? His defense was elite before the so called statement
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Tim MacMahon: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley on not being an All-Star: “Man, it was tough. I really, really thought this was the year.[/URL] I joked with the guys on the team that I blame them. We should have started the year 31-0. Maybe that would have given me a chance, but I don’t know what else to do.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon"]Twitter espn_macmahon[/URL]
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley: “They obviously know it was a tough day for me, as well as something to celebrate for them.[/URL] … Tonight, I honestly was just playing the way I’ve been playing, but with a little more motivation. It’s disappointing, but that’s how my career has been.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Michael Scotto: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Marc Gasol on Mike Conley’s All-Star snub: “It’s always tough. I’ve been with him when he deserved to be an All-Star in Memphis many years.[/URL] He’s always been deserving but not making it. I think this year it’s a little bit tougher because they have the best record in the league.” pic.twitter.com/G7n2HBG9H9
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto"]Twitter MikeAScotto[/URL]
Ben Anderson: Rudy Gobert on the @Utah Jazz defense. [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“I think we did a great job defensively. Regardless of who we are facing, who’s playing, who’s not playing. We want to make sure that we come in every single night with a mindset of defending.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
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When asked after Wednesday night’s game between the Jazz and Lakers, what he recalled about that particular exit interview, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said that he didn’t remember that conversation. [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/24/22299220/utah-jazz-dennis-lindsey-denies-use-of-bigoted-language-to-former-jazz-player-elijah-millsap"]“Honestly, I don’t remember the conversation,” Snyder said. “I can’t fathom Dennis saying something like that.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/24/22299220/utah-jazz-dennis-lindsey-denies-use-of-bigoted-language-to-former-jazz-player-elijah-millsap"]Sarah Todd @ deseret.com[/URL]
The Jazz players were informed about the tweet following Wednesday’s game. Rudy Gobert said he was pretty close with Millsap when they were Jazz teammates but that Wednesday was the first he had heard about the incident. [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/24/22299220/utah-jazz-dennis-lindsey-denies-use-of-bigoted-language-to-former-jazz-player-elijah-millsap"]“There was never any conversations about that (back then),” Gobert said. “I’m just going to reach out to him and find out. Until we have more information it’s hard to tell, it was six years ago.[/URL] That’s why this kind of stuff is tough to understand. Hopefully we get more information.”
– via [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/24/22299220/utah-jazz-dennis-lindsey-denies-use-of-bigoted-language-to-former-jazz-player-elijah-millsap"]Sarah Todd @ deseret.com[/URL]
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[url]https://kslsports.com/453952/the-jazz-showed-no-mercy-against-the-short-handed-lakers/[/url]
[QUOTE]Led by 18 point performances from Rudy Gobert and Jordan Clarkson, and near triple-doubles from Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley, the Jazz built a second quarter lead against the shorthanded Lakers and easily ran away with the victory in [URL="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1364825093302542342"]record-breaking[/URL] style.
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could we stop saying near triple doubles. 2 assists and 2 boards especially for a little guy is a lot
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[url]https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2021/02/25/triple-team-last-year/[/url]
[QUOTE]Mitchell shot poorly, but no one cares, because he had eight assists and 10 rebounds. Conley tried to call a play for Mitchell on the night he would have been most justified in raising his middle fingers to the world and getting shots up. Gobert led the team in scoring — his field goals were assisted by three Mitchell passes and three Conley passes. It’s all clicking.
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almost a triple dub!
[QUOTE]To be honest, you also got the sense that these coaches — and I’ll throw James in there as a kind of player-coach — didn’t want to show their hand. There’s a really good chance that these teams will meet in the playoffs at some point, and so while the Lakers’ attempts at defense were relatively half-hearted, their attempts to make adjustments to the Jazz’s killer offense were one-tenth-hearted.
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definitely made adjustments at half time and tried to stop the 3's and Rudy went to work. Pick your poison
[QUOTE]I think on this Jazz team, it is not enough. Whereas once the Jazz’s highest priority was defense, I think it is now offensive versatility — everyone on the roster is capable of making these really smart, quick decisions with the ball in their hands to keep it moving and to find the open man. Harrison isn’t a passer, at all, so he couldn’t find a home here.
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we don't really know what he is. He is a combo guard.
[QUOTE]The trade deadline is on March 25 this year, so I’d bet that they don’t acquire their last roster spot in a trade. But Tuesday was the first day that teams could sign 10-day players, and there are some interesting possibilities, including on the Salt Lake City Stars... maybe they just give Yogi Ferrell or Malcolm Miller a look?
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Miller has been horrible. Trevon Scott maybe but they need a vet not another young guy
[QUOTE]I also wonder if they wait the full two weeks to sign someone. I mean, it’s pretty clear that they don’t need the help at the moment, and signing a player for the extra time just means the Jazz go further over the luxury tax. They may stay at 13 players for as long as possible to just help save the $110K — the value of a 10-day contract this season — against the books.
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that would be my guess
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[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/2/24/22300631/utah-jazz-blow-out-los-angeles-lakers-114-89-donovan-mitchell-lebron-james-game-recap[/url]
[QUOTE]There was only one legitimate concern from tonight’s game: The Jazz lack size and strength outside of Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors. I think that this was apparent against both the Clippers and the Lakers.
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was apparent all last year.
[QUOTE]Who can guard Lebron or Kawhi outside of O’neal? Maybe a bit of Ingles? I thought Niang looked vulnerable against both the Lakers and the Clippers. While Niang has exceeded expectations at times this season, I wonder how playable he will be in the playoffs.
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Probably won't play. Rotation reduced in playoffs
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[h=4]I think Lakers might slip to 4 seed and phoenix up to 3 seed.[/h]
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/CJ%20Livinghousen"]CJ Livinghousen[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/2/24/22300631/utah-jazz-blow-out-los-angeles-lakers-114-89-donovan-mitchell-lebron-james-game-recap#536924457"]Feb 25, 2021 | 1:12 AM[/URL]
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that would be bad
[QUOTE][h=4]The Lakers are a really, really bad three-point shooting team[/h]
and as good as AD is, him being back in the lineup doesn’t necessarily fix that. If it comes down to Jazz-Lakers in the playoffs, the Jazz might honestly be able to shoot their way through. LeBron is amazing, especially in the playoffs (no point denying it), but he’s old and playing waaaay too many minutes per game. This could be our year, guys. Like, for real.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/GregOstertagged"]GregOstertagged[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/2/24/22300631/utah-jazz-blow-out-los-angeles-lakers-114-89-donovan-mitchell-lebron-james-game-recap#536924556"]Feb 25, 2021 | 1:40 AM[/URL]
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couldn't shoot last year either
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[QUOTE][URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/30945851/what-hearing-all-30-teams-ahead-2021-nba-trade-deadline"]We took a straw poll of league executives on which player outside of Bradley Beal could change the landscape of the playoff race. The unanimous answer was the veteran Thaddeus Young[/URL]. Here is why Young has value around the league: Versatility: In the 26 games played this season, Young has played 70% at power forward and a career-high 30% at center. He has a career-high 116.7 offensive rating, with 88.5% of his points on two-point shots (last season that number was 57.7%).
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/30945851/what-hearing-all-30-teams-ahead-2021-nba-trade-deadline"]Bobby Marks @ ESPN[/URL]
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he'd be nice
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[QUOTE]Anthony Chiang: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Heat listing Bam Adebayo (left knee tendinosis) as questionable for tomorrow’s game vs. Jazz. Tyler Herro (hip) also questionable[/URL]. Avery Bradley and Meyers Leonard are out.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Anthony_Chiang"]Twitter Anthony_Chiang[/URL]
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Bam runnin' scared too?
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[URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30965081/sources-nba-investigating-bigotry-allegation-utah-jazz-vice-president-dennis-lindsey"]The Utah Jazz are cooperating with an NBA investigation into former guard Elijah Millsap’s allegation that executive vice president of basketball operations Dennis Lindsey made bigoted comments during a 2015 end-of-season meeting,[/URL] sources told ESPN. The probe will include the sharing of detailed notes taken in the April 2015 meeting that was attended by Millsap and three Jazz officials, sources said.
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30965081/sources-nba-investigating-bigotry-allegation-utah-jazz-vice-president-dennis-lindsey"]Adrian Wojnarowski @ ESPN[/URL]
End-of-season meetings — also commonly called exit meetings — are staples of NBA organizations, typically wide-ranging conversations between front offices and players that review the past season and look to the future. [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30965081/sources-nba-investigating-bigotry-allegation-utah-jazz-vice-president-dennis-lindsey"]The Jazz have kept detailed notes on every one of those meetings since Lindsey started as the franchise’s GM in 2012,[/URL] sources said.
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30965081/sources-nba-investigating-bigotry-allegation-utah-jazz-vice-president-dennis-lindsey"]Adrian Wojnarowski @ ESPN[/URL]
The Jazz have retained outside counsel to assist the league in its review of the matter, sources said. [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30965081/sources-nba-investigating-bigotry-allegation-utah-jazz-vice-president-dennis-lindsey"]Utah officials, including Lindsey, encouraged the league office’s opening of a review of Millsap’s allegation, which was lodged on social media Wednesday night[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30965081/sources-nba-investigating-bigotry-allegation-utah-jazz-vice-president-dennis-lindsey"]Adrian Wojnarowski @ ESPN[/URL]
Marc Stein: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Jazz announce they have hired an outside firm in conjunction with the NBA to “thoroughly investigate” a recent social media post from former Utah forward Elijah Millsap[/URL] alleging a racially insensitive comment from the team’s top basketball executive, Dennis Lindsey, in 2015:
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– via [URL="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine"]Twitter TheSteinLine[/URL]
Sarah Todd: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]In speaking with Elijah Millsap, he said he was disappointed that Lindsey denied it so quickly.[/URL] Even if it’s not what they remember, Millsap felt that it would have been right for them to reach out to him and address what he considers to be a hurtful experience rather than deny
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/NBASarah"]Twitter NBASarah[/URL]
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[QUOTE]During ESPN’s “The Jump,” reporter Marc Spears says NBA General Managers, executives and scouts are saying Southwest Division teams will be active around the trade deadline, including the San Antonio Spurs. And according to Spears, the Spurs are shopping LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan. [URL="https://news4sanantonio.com/sports/content/report-spurs-shopping-lamarcus-aldridge-demar-derozan"]“Another name is San Antonio, is kind of surprising” Spears said. “LaMarcus Aldridge’s name has been bandied about. Also, a little bit I’m hearing is DeMar DeRozan.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://news4sanantonio.com/sports/content/report-spurs-shopping-lamarcus-aldridge-demar-derozan"]news4sanantonio.com[/URL]
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He'd be nice. Would increase the tax bill but certainly makes them better
[URL]http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=yd22nvfu[/URL][CENTER] [/CENTER]
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[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/2/25/22301131/mike-conley-all-star-snub-utah-jazz-chris-paul-devin-booker[/url]
[QUOTE]Also huge improvements for Clarkson, Mitchell, Ingles, and Niang.
I mean, us dunkers already knew that, but it is interesting to see the numbers behind it.
Also, this fun stat:
[INDENT]But the Jazz also play significantly better with Conley on the court, particularly in combination with Gobert; no other two-man combination in the league has a better on-court scoring differential than Conley and Gobert’s +226 mark.[/INDENT]
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/Kira%20Argonova"]Kira Argonova[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/2/25/22301131/mike-conley-all-star-snub-utah-jazz-chris-paul-devin-booker#536945973"]Feb 25, 2021 | 3:21 PM[/URL]
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O'Neale I would think too. Rudy has been better except for his finishing and FT shooting
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Following Harden’s trade to the Nets, The Athletic reported on several teams inquiring about Tucker’s availability. As the trade deadline approaches, that interest is still alive and well around the league from contenders. Sources say teams such as [URL="https://theathletic.com/2412595/2021/02/26/rockets-christian-wood-nba-basketball/?source=emp_shared_article"]Brooklyn, Utah and Denver all have sniffed around,[/URL] and there certainly will be other contenders looking to improve heading into the second half of the season (both Los Angeles teams come to mind). Tucker is still a player who can help a winning team, likely more valuable to organizations with deep playoff runs in mind than a team like Houston that is transitioning.
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2412595/2021/02/26/rockets-christian-wood-nba-basketball/?source=emp_shared_article"]Kelly Iko @ The Athletic[/URL]
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Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Andre Iguodala on the Jazz: “Coach Snyder is coaching the hell out of that team. They’re really efficient on both sides of the ball, and when you play that way, you’re going to win more often than not.[/URL] … We need to have the mentality that we have to defend the whole 24 seconds.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
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Anthony Chiang: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Tyler Herro (hip) remains out tonight[/URL] vs. Jazz. No decision has been made yet on Bam Adebayo’s status for tonight. Adebayo is warming up on the court right now.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Anthony_Chiang"]Twitter Anthony_Chiang[/URL]
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Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder, on the Elijah Millsap accusation: “I’ve never heard anything remotely close to that said by Dennis.[/URL] … And I’m sensitive to things like that — so I’d remember something like that. I’ve never heard anything like that come out of his mouth.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Erik Spoelstra, on Rudy Gobert: “He’s really unique. … He’s disruptive as heck in the paint and around the rim.[/URL] … On the other end, he knows what he is and he sticks to it.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
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Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Erik Spoelstra on the @UtahJazz. “To the average fan, they’re wondering where did this team come from. But the people in the know, people in this league have have seen this team as one of the elite teams[/URL] for at least the last three years..”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
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[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/jazzs-unselfishness-helps-drive-team-success/[/url]
[QUOTE]Joe willingly took a bench role last season. In a previous season he volunteered his starting position so Rodney Hood could start, even though Snyder didn’t take him up on the offer.
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how many years did it take Snyder to figure out Hood wasn't a starter?
[QUOTE]While Rudy is 2nd in the league in blocks per game, he doesn’t chase blocks as other centers do. Instead he uses his presence in the middle to dissuade shots — sometimes just standing in the paint is enough to scare away opponents. I wonder if we would see Mark Eaton-like numbers if Rudy tried (fun fact: Eaton average 5.6 blocks per game his third season).
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doubt it. Not enough post ups today
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Fomer Utah guard Elijah Millsap said Friday that he has not yet heard from any investigators regarding his allegation that Jazz executive Dennis Lindsey made a bigoted comment to him during an end-of-season meeting in 2015. [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30970754/elijah-millsap-expresses-concerns-probe-allegation-utah-jazz-executive"]Millsap also expressed doubt that a fair investigation could take place regarding his claim that Lindsey, who then was the team’s general manager and now is an executive vice president, threatened to cut his “Black ass” and send him home[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30970754/elijah-millsap-expresses-concerns-probe-allegation-utah-jazz-executive"]ESPN News Services @ ESPN[/URL]
“Obviously, I know my truth,” Millsap said in an interview with The Associated Press. [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30970754/elijah-millsap-expresses-concerns-probe-allegation-utah-jazz-executive"]“Some outside counsel or somebody, all they can do is just try to stir it up and make [me] look as if I’m lying. I did it basically to free myself from the torture of holding things in, to free myself, not to make Dennis Lindsey feel bad and not to make him look like a racist.[/URL] I don’t feel he is a racist, but I do know what he said to me.”
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30970754/elijah-millsap-expresses-concerns-probe-allegation-utah-jazz-executive"]ESPN News Services @ ESPN[/URL]
General manager [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30970754/elijah-millsap-expresses-concerns-probe-allegation-utah-jazz-executive"]Justin Zanik, who was then an assistant general manager tasked with keeping detailed notes of the conversation, was also in the meeting,[/URL] sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Those notes were entered into a team database and will be examined as part of the investigation, sources said.
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30970754/elijah-millsap-expresses-concerns-probe-allegation-utah-jazz-executive"]ESPN News Services @ ESPN[/URL]
Millsap said he remembers being “high energy” going into that meeting and eager to hear what Lindsey and Snyder would say to him. [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30970754/elijah-millsap-expresses-concerns-probe-allegation-utah-jazz-executive"]“I was expecting great feedback,” Millsap said. “And then it took a turn for the worse.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30970754/elijah-millsap-expresses-concerns-probe-allegation-utah-jazz-executive"]ESPN News Services @ ESPN[/URL]
Millsap appeared in only two more NBA games after the Jazz waived him, and said he believes the team has not spoken well of him when other teams asked about his background. He said he still works out for several hours a day and would like to resume his playing career. Millsap said he doesn’t have any specific resolution that would satisfy him in mind. [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30970754/elijah-millsap-expresses-concerns-probe-allegation-utah-jazz-executive"]“These guys, they had the opportunity to tell people the truth about who I was,” Millsap said. “And they didn’t do that. That’s disgusting to me.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30970754/elijah-millsap-expresses-concerns-probe-allegation-utah-jazz-executive"]ESPN News Services @ ESPN[/URL]
[IMG]https://*********.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2021/01/i_de_64_9c_mike-conley.png?w=190[/IMG][URL="https://theathletic.com/2405896/2021/02/26/aldridge-dennis-lindsey-elijah-millsap-jazz-facing-race-questions-again/"]“Like if you’re talking to somebody, they’re like, ‘How’s Utah? How’s Salt Lake? Are there a lot of Black people there,?’” Conley said by phone this week. “They ask questions like that — ‘are people cool there? What’s it like? Because I heard this, I heard that.’[/URL] And you kind of have to set it straight, like man, nah, it’s nothing like what you heard. People here are great. The weather’s actually really great. It’s a fun place to be. I think guys are starting to realize that, and when you’ve built a great culture, a winning culture, I think it’s a lot easier for players to want to look into the opportunity to be here.”
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2405896/2021/02/26/aldridge-dennis-lindsey-elijah-millsap-jazz-facing-race-questions-again/"]David Aldridge @ The Athletic[/URL]
“I think sometimes, people got the wrong perception of Salt Lake City, or Utah or whatever, especially with the organization, with the history with the players, and obviously the demographics out here,” Favors said by phone this week. “But [URL="https://theathletic.com/2405896/2021/02/26/aldridge-dennis-lindsey-elijah-millsap-jazz-facing-race-questions-again/"]I think a lot of players are comfortable coming out here. It’s just a chance to get away from the hustle and bustle in all the big cities, all the lights and glamour in the big cities.[/URL] You can come out here and just focus on basketball, focus on what you need to do to become a better player. And guys just have a comfort level out here. …
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2405896/2021/02/26/aldridge-dennis-lindsey-elijah-millsap-jazz-facing-race-questions-again/"]David Aldridge @ The Athletic[/URL]
At least one former Black executive with the Jazz is publicly vouching for Lindsey. Andrae Patterson, who worked in Utah from 2015-17 as player personnel/player programs coordinator, reached out to me Thursday night. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2405896/2021/02/26/aldridge-dennis-lindsey-elijah-millsap-jazz-facing-race-questions-again/"]“My experience and interactions as well as my training with Dennis Lindsey has always been about being respectful and as much of an anti-racist in personal and business life whenever possible,” said Patterson,[/URL] who’s now the Cavaliers’ Senior Director of Basketball Operations. Patterson wanted to be clear that he wasn’t in any way casting aspersions on Elijah Millsap’s accusations, but wanted to speak up based on his personal interactions with Lindsey, whom Patterson calls a friend.
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2405896/2021/02/26/aldridge-dennis-lindsey-elijah-millsap-jazz-facing-race-questions-again/"]David Aldridge @ The Athletic[/URL]
[URL="https://theathletic.com/2405896/2021/02/26/aldridge-dennis-lindsey-elijah-millsap-jazz-facing-race-questions-again/"]“You still probably have to go on Amazon and do a lot of other stuff to get what you need out here, because as a Black person, they don’t really have a lot of stuff for Black people — not yet, I’m pretty sure it’s coming, but not yet,” Favors said.[/URL] “So you still have to maybe go online or have stuff shipped. But guys got one or two barbers out here. The restaurants here are pretty cool. But like I said, you come out here, as a player, you mostly focus on basketball, getting better, winning games, trying to win a championship. And I think the organization does a good job of catering to the players, making sure that they’re comfortable, making sure that they’ve got everything they need.”
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2405896/2021/02/26/aldridge-dennis-lindsey-elijah-millsap-jazz-facing-race-questions-again/"]David Aldridge @ The Athletic[/URL]
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[url]https://kslsports.com/454081/jazz-look-to-bounce-back-against-magic-after-loss-in-miami/[/url]
[QUOTE]The Jazz had a poor shooting night to open their road trip in Miami. As a team, they connected on just 42 percent of their shots from the floor and 32 percent from the three-point line.
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they scored 116 points. Their problem was at the other end
[QUOTE]Jordan Clarkson and Mike Conley were the Jazz worst offenders. Conley sunk just 6-15 from the floor and 2-7 threes, while Clarkson made a season-low 4-17 shoots from the floor and 3-12 from deep.
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40% for Conley with 7 assists/2to/2stls. Not horrible
[QUOTE]Despite a 30 point outing from Donovan Mitchell, the Jazz were unable to contain Jimmy Butler and Heat reserve guard Goran Dragic who combined to scored 59 of Miami’s 124 points.
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11-26/5 to's and Conley was the problem! :facepalm
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[url]https://kslsports.com/454128/heat-follow-playbook-to-beat-jazz-in-miami/[/url]
[QUOTE]With the loss, the Jazz started their four-game road trip off on a sour note, despite a strong 30 point outing from guard Donovan Mitchell.
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same game I saw? This guy can do no wrong. Never a mention of his efficiency/to's/D
[QUOTE]First, the Jazz get outshot by the opponent, and second, Mike Conley has a poor shooting performance of his own.
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116 points. Conley shooting 40% wasn't the problem
[QUOTE]The Heat meanwhile shot an impressive 51 percent from the floor and 46 percent from three.
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as I said
[QUOTE]Then, to complete the formula, Conley connected on just 6-15 shots for 40 percent.
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did you see Clarkson? I'd say Conley was good
[QUOTE]Miami targeted Conley on the defensive end forcing him to expend more energy on that end of the floor, and it appeared that the Jazz guard was frustrated by the amount of contact the Heat got away with when defending him.
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looked like Bojan was their target as he and Mitchell should be
[QUOTE]“I just missed shots,” Clarkson said. “We have great looks, especially myself. Just didn’t make them, just one of those nights.”
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is their a bad look for you?
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[url]https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2021/02/27/triple-team-did-miami/[/url]
[QUOTE]So looking to keep his team’s 4-game win streak going, Spoelstra was aggressive in adapting his team’s game plan to his opponent. And that meant something we haven’t seen much of this year: opponents going to great lengths to target Bojan Bogdanovic.
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COTM playing Bojan 30 minutes including the closing ones :facepalm
[QUOTE]Here’s the big question: how much do you think this game’s performance reflects what’s likely to happen moving forward, especially in the playoffs? Will teams be able to do attack Bogey so successfully then? It’s actually hard to know. Remember, Bogdanovic hasn’t faced playoff game-planning with the Jazz before. He did with Indiana, and actually [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23270138/bojan-bogdanovic-indiana-pacers-draws-raves-defense-lebron-james"]took a lead role in defending LeBron James[/URL] in a series that the Pacers impressively took the Cavs to seven games in. Referees might swallow that whistle in the playoffs.
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as I said last year I'm not sure they aren't better without him
[QUOTE]I think in a playoff game, the Jazz probably finish the game with Joe Ingles over Bogdanovic if a team was hunting him to this extent, but for now, it made sense to keep Bogdanovic in there and see how he could do in a tough situation. It’s definitely something to watch moving forward.
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you think? You are a lot more confident in COTM than I am
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[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/26/22302038/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-drop-first-back-to-back-loss-miami-heat-jimmy-butler-donovan-mitchell[/url]
[QUOTE]The Jazz’s shooting in the fourth quarter, in particular the shots from Mitchell and Jordan Clarkson in the final seconds of the game, was horrendous.
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Mitchell? How dare you!
[QUOTE]The Heat were purposefully attacking Bogdanovic, getting Butler switched onto him in the pick-and-roll over and over and Bogdanovic couldn’t handle it. He picked up his fourth foul with 8:05 left in the third quarter and was on the wrong side of a lot of Butler’s buckets.
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again the bigger problem is nothing will change. He'll still be on the team. He'll still start. He'll still play big minutes
[QUOTE]Overall the Jazz did not defend well against the Heat. They didn’t get the stops they needed, they were outrebounded by a large margin, missed rotations, left guys wide open and were a little more lax than we’ve seen in a while. Just not a great game overall from the Jazz.
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outrebounded by a team playing big/?Maybe A PF?
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[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/2/26/22304250/utah-jazz-melt-under-the-miami-heat-jimmy-butler-donovan-mitchell-post-game[/url]
[QUOTE]For the Jazz, they got decent production out of their starters and the team played well enough to hang with the Heat for the majority of the game but it felt like they expended a lot of energy just to keep up and then ran out of gas at the end. Donovan Mitchell filled up the box score with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists but unfortunately missed a late free throw that would have brought the Jazz within 117-118 and then had an unforced turnover on the next possession that sealed Utah’s fate.
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30 on 26 shots and 5 TO's! :cheers:
[QUOTE]Game MVP
Donovan Mitchell
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unreal! :facepalm
[QUOTE][h=4]i'm not worried about mitchell in the clutch[/h]
that clippers loss we had mitchell almost pulled a t-mac. one of the other games (can’t remember which one) he scored or assisted on 20 of the final 21 points. he’s good in the clutch, just couldn’t get it done tonight. got frustrated by miami’s physicality and the whistle not getting called for him and he definitely needs to be more collected in those situations. but overall i really don’t think it’s a problem for him
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/Viktor%20Vaughn"]Viktor Vaughn[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/2/26/22304250/utah-jazz-melt-under-the-miami-heat-jimmy-butler-donovan-mitchell-post-game#536993745"]Feb 26, 2021 | 10:29 PM[/URL]
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Mitchell lost the Clippers game in the 1st. MVP of that one too probably!
[QUOTE]-I’m overall disappointed with the defensive strategy that Q had in the third quarter. Spo ran p/r with Butler/Kelly-O every time down the court to attack BB. Instead of just switching Bogie onto Butler, we tried hard hedging to keep Rolls on JB, which got him going downhill, which put the defense into rotation, which led to open shots or free throws. JB is really good, but if you just switch Bogie onto him, he’s not going to go get an uncontested layup. He’s going to hit him with stepbacks, get his body into him and try to score in the paint. Which is (a) not exactly scary, although Butler can win that matchup, but also, guess what, can do exactly against Royce or any defender in the NBA too, so nothing is really being taken away, and (b) is better than him getting downhill for fouls and/or kickouts to open shooters because of some obsession to have Rolls on him. It also pulls Gobert, unnecessarily, away from rebounding position, so it becomes even more difficult to secure the ball off a miss. Silly, imo.
We did the same exact bullshit against Dragic too. Just switch it. Both JB and GD can win 1:1 matchups that are contested in the middle of the floor. So, what? It’s fine. Let them shoot 10-17’ shots that are defended and aren’t putting the defense in positions to over-rotate or foul because the defender is playing catch-up. It’s just dumb. What’s the worst that can happen? JB hits a shot over Bogie? Fn live with it.
I thought we lost this game defensively because we let JB to go the free throw line and carry Miami’s offense at the stripe because QS felt bedeviled by the possibility that Bogie might have to contest a midrange jumpshot.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/Karl%20Stalone%2032"]Karl Stalone 32[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/2/26/22304250/utah-jazz-melt-under-the-miami-heat-jimmy-butler-donovan-mitchell-post-game#536995801"]Feb 27, 2021 | 3:45 AM[/URL]
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How about just play Ingles or Morgan or Niang or Oni...