2014-2015 regular season!

[QUOTE]the Utah Jazz may have rookie forward Rodney Hood back in the lineup. It couldn't come at a more necessary juncture as the team's bench hasn't been putting up a lot of points lately. Getting healthy will go a long way for Hood, as his talents can really help the team get over those bad lulls.[/QUOTE]
Are we watching the same player? He looks like he needs some time in the D-league especially coming off his injury.

[QUOTE]With 14 players on the roster, and one of those 14 being assigned to the NBA-DL affiliate right now, there is space for one more player. And that player could come from the NBA-DL.

Utah has used the NBA-DL before to bring in guys like Sundiata Gaines, Othyus Jeffers, Malcolm Thomas, Jerel McNeal, Travis Leslie, Lou Amundson, and so many more. Maybe the next Jazz player, one who could spice up the bench rotation right now, could come from the Idaho Stampede?[/QUOTE]

:coleman:

[QUOTE]Let's take a look what these players have been doing so far this season:

Idaho Stampede 2014 2015 - Player Stats GM 5

Nick Covington (long been on the Jazz radar) and Jack Cooley are two starters who have been injured so far this season, and as a result, their time on the court has not been equal to their abilities so far. Quinton Doggett is a strong rebounder who just doesn't play a lot of minutes. Though, it's not like the Jazz would be looking for a bigman to help them right now as they have so many that they can't even all get playing time.

Kevin Murphy and Toure' Murry look to be obvious possibilities. Murphy was drafted in the second round, has played in the NBA before, and is a big-time scorer, even if he hasn't shown it so far this season. And his three point shot has been gone, but his ability to get to the line can really break up a defensive gameplan. Murry is a combo player who has an All-Around game, and he's showing it on the court.

Beyond the starters two big possibilities show up in Joel Wright and Jerrelle Benimon. Both can explode for big games (heck, in their last one Wright went for over 40, and Benimon nearly had a 20/20 game, but ended up settling for just a triple double). Offensively they already do come off the bench and attack, attack, attack! They are under-sized to play inside at the NBA level, but both are threats to score from almost anywhere.

The last guy I'm following closely here is Tre Bussey. We don't need another point guard, right now. But it's always good to have one in your back pocket.

If you look beyond scoring, and you should, you'll see all types of crazy things.

Idaho Stampede 2014 2015 - Player Stats 2 GM 5

But I can hear what you're thinking right now -- why go into a full breakdown of Idaho? Why didn't you spend all this time looking at the Jazz roster this season instead? I know. I'll get onto more Jazz coverage in my next few posts this weekend.

Anyway, Bussey, Wright, and Benimon are legit prospects in my books. Benimon could be the next Boris Diaw, and Wright is playing well inside, but needs to expand his range.

I don't think the Jazz are going to be making any roster additions so far, but after another 10-15 NBA-DL games, who knows?

Or, you know, Rodney Hood could just go nuts again, and fix all of our bench scoring problems by himself?

Either is good.[/QUOTE]

They need some proven vets. Let the kids develop at their own pace in the D-league.

[QUOTE]Ingles just doesn

[QUOTE]Possibly the single most significant issue plaguing this Jazz squad has been their off-ball defense. Despite a simpler and less labor-intensive scheme put in place by Snyder, the team continues to operate at a bottom-five rate leaguewide in large part due to their inability to stay focused when their own man doesn

[QUOTE]As with last year

[QUOTE]Derrick Favors called in sick.

The Utah Jazz

[QUOTE]The Jazz went 0-9 when Favors was injured and 6-37 with any lineup other than the standard five.[/QUOTE]

Not much of a stat considering how bad they were period. This year will be even worse with their lack of depth or veteran presence.

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[QUOTE]the turning point of the game really came at the 4:11 mark of the 3rd quarter, when the Jazz had an 18 point deficit. That

[QUOTE]The problem on the night is the Jazz were trying to come back from a 22-point deficit after a disastrous stretch when the starters were on the bench. This team is built for the next generation of Jazz players to take over and become the team

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[QUOTE]In his first game back from a right foot injury, rookie forward Rodney Hood played 13:46 on Saturday against the Clippers. He went 0-for-6 from the floor.

Doesn’t sound as though there was any setback with Hood, but how much he could play tonight is still up in the air.

"He’s making his way back," Snyder said. "Whether it’s conditioning or timing, things like that, he didn’t shoot the ball great the other night. But I think he did some other good things. He’s going to work his way back into the rotation, I’m sure."

— Aaron Falk[/QUOTE]

Wasn't playing that well before the injury. Idaho seems obvious.

[QUOTE]"I know our record doesn't reflect it, but I think we're ahead of where a lot of people thought we'd be by this time," Hayward said. "I thought we've had our moments, but we have to find some consistency. It's been a couple of steps forward, and a couple of steps back. We haven't played our best basketball recently, but this doesn't feel the same as it did last year. We're learning a lot more."[/QUOTE]

You are ahead of what people thought? People were saying you were this years Suns based on pre-season! :rolleyes:

[QUOTE]To underscore that notion, 5-13 is right about where most NBA observers thought the Jazz would be.

Going into Wednesday's meeting with the Toronto Raptors at EnergySolutions Arena, the Jazz are finding out just how difficult it is to win in the Western Conference. That pesky consistency Snyder craves has been fleeting at best. And so has the defense.

Utah is 24th overall defensively, allowing 101.5 points per game, Conversely, the Jazz are scoring just 95.6 points per game, 23rd in the league. Under Snyder, Utah is playing its core five together exclusively in the starting lineup, but the Jazz are struggling to put the right combinations on the floor defensively.

This has been a factor in multiple losses. Utah

[QUOTE]Toure' Murry will return to Salt Lake City just before his alma mater, Wichita State, comes to town to take on the Utes in the Huntsman Center.

The Utah Jazz announced that the team is recalling the guard from a stint with the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Developmental League. Murry averaged 14 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists in six games (five starts) for Idaho.

Murry, who signed with the team Aug. 28, has not appeared on the court for the Jazz yet this season. Last season, Murry played in 51 games for the Knicks, averaging 2.7 points per game.

The Jazz host the Toronto Raptors in the EnergySolutions Arena on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Wichita State takes on the Utes at 9 p.m. that same night.[/QUOTE]

send him back down this weekend for games? unless he's going to play he should be in Idaho I'd think.

[QUOTE]The one positive for the Jazz is that they had a better record than last November when they were 3-15.[/QUOTE]

Might have more to do with injuries and schedule. They are certainly a worse team this year. Tank is looking successful so far! :rolleyes:

[QUOTE]Perhaps a new month will revitalize the Jazz, who begin December with five of six games at home, beginning with the Denver Nuggets Monday night at EnergySolutions Arena.

Right now, the Jazz are in a funk, with slow starts most nights and inconsistent play, particularly on the defensive end, which has kept the team from getting in the winning column for nearly two weeks.

In all five games of the losing streak, the Jazz have lost the opening quarter, averaging just 17 points, while their opponents have averaged 30. The average 13-point differential after one quarter has left the Jazz in a hole most nights.

As coach Quin Snyder said,

[QUOTE]Although Gobert seemed to make a big difference for the Jazz defensively, Snyder said he wasn