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Eric Walden: Jordan Clarkson, asked if he could see Quin Snyder not being intense coaching at the All-Star Game: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“Nah, not really — he’s probably gonna have LeBron getting back on transition defense, have guys crashing the glass.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
38 pages of Xiao talking to himself :biggums:
talking to you one of my favorite trolls
Andy Larsen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley is out tonight for hamstring tightness management[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/andyblarsen"]Twitter andyblarsen[/URL]
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder on coaching in the ASG: “Competition in the All-Star Game is something else. I don’t intend to put my thumbprint on the game.[/URL] I’m hoping they can give me some advice on how not to screw it up. But no, I don’t have any illusions about why we’re there.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Sarah Todd: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]I told Quin Snyder that it’s probably humorous for people to imagine him coaching in a non-intense and more fun way ala All-Star and he said, “Oh, I don’t look like I’m having fun,” with a laugh[/URL]. Said he’s looking forward to having some fun and that his wife is very excited too
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/NBASarah"]Twitter NBASarah[/URL]
Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder said his wife is excited about him coaching the All-Star game. “She’s excited. When you’ve started in the D League together there’s a gratification about the evolution of your time together.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Steve Clifford on Quin Snyder: “He’s one of the elite coaches. They’re disciplined. They’re the most balanced team in the NBA.[/URL] They have a way to play, and he tinkers with it every offseason. Like I said, they’re the most balanced team, and he’s absolutely absolutely elite.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50115916/from-the-comments-was-utahs-biggest-perceived-weakness-finally-exploited-against-the-heat[/url]
[QUOTE]If we include that technical, the Heat scored 14 points on the six possessions attacking Bogdanovic. In all, the Jazz were outscored by 18 when Bogdanovic was on the court. So ... a potential problem?
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obviously it's a problem. You're trying to hide him and Mitchell and the bigger problem is he's the 2nd tallest guy out there but plays like one of the smallest. Teams with size are going to be a tough matchup as the Heat were with two bigs. Also the fact that Snyder won't bench Bojan and even had him in the game in crunch time despite the strong night Ingles had
[QUOTE]The 4th (-0.6) is relatively meaningless considering the Jazz haven't played many meaningful minutes late in games.
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wouldn't say it's meaningless because they've lost close games
[QUOTE]With seemingly no inclination to spend money and pay the luxury tax and, with GM Jon Horst having virtually mortgaged the team’s future — he dealt three No. 1 picks (all unprotected) to acquire Jrue Holiday, the Bucks options are clearly limited. One player who could come at a small price and help them is Glenn Robinson III, who was recently released by Sacramento and whom the Bucks have shown interest in in the past. [URL="https://woelfelspressbox.com/2021/02/antetokounmpos-mean-mug-wouldnt-fly-back-in-the-day/"]“I think he’s a solid player,’’ a player personnel official said of Robinson. “His shot is pretty good; his defense is pretty good. I think he’d be a handy pickup for a team like the Bucks looking for an off-the-bench guy.’’[/URL]
– via [URL="https://woelfelspressbox.com/2021/02/antetokounmpos-mean-mug-wouldnt-fly-back-in-the-day/"]Woelfel's Press Box[/URL]
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and we know the Jazz like him
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/2/27/22305456/utah-makes-a-little-magic-happen-in-orlando-with-bounce-back-victory[/url]
[QUOTE]Joe absolutely had a fantastic stat line: 17 points, 7 assists, and 2 rebounds with only 1 turnover whilst chipping in a block and a steal. Despite an uncharacteristic poor shooting game from Joe (just 7-13), he impacted the game much more than the raw box score contributions.
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shoots 52% on the year. I guess you're trying to be funny?
[QUOTE]I hate Bojan’s lack of defense and lack of rebounding as much or more than anyone else. But if Bojan was there in game five of the denver series, it would have ended there. I strongly believe that. Bojan will have clutch moments come the playoffs that will be remembered for the rest of jazz history. Dude is too good not to.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/hamfist"]hamfist[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/2/27/22305456/utah-makes-a-little-magic-happen-in-orlando-with-bounce-back-victory#537032861"]Feb 28, 2021 | 9:21 AM[/URL]
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no because the defense would have been even worse. Offense wasn't the problem except game 7
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50116222/from-the-comments-quin-snyder-said-utah-wasnt-allowed-to-be-tired--joe-ingles-was-anyway[/url]
[QUOTE]A few minutes later, Utah forward Joe Ingles had the following response: "I don't care what he said, I was tired."
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you should have still been in the game instead of Bojan
[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/2/28/22305871/using-mental-toughness-to-fight-exhaustion-utah-jazz-dug-deep-to-beat-orlando-magic-nba-all-stars[/url]
[QUOTE]There are going to be games when the Utah Jazz just don’t have the same energy and pep as they do on other nights. There are going to be nights when their legs feel heavy and they have to find a way to push through the weight of the condensed regular season.
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Snyder needs to go deeper into his supposedly deep bench if guys are tired
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/3/1/22307066/common-themes-from-utah-jazzs-7-losses[/url]
[QUOTE]For example, the Utah Jazz split the season series against the [URL="https://www.postingandtoasting.com/"]New York Knicks[/URL], yet blew out the [URL="https://www.brewhoop.com/"]Milwaukee Bucks[/URL] twice. MIL is certainly a superior team to NYK, so how do we explain a counter-intuitive result?
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sometimes you just match up with certain teams better than others. I don't think they match up well with the Lakers which will be a huge issue if I am correct
[QUOTE]Every team but MIN has big, powerful forwards. For LAC it’s Leonard and Batum. For BKN it’s Durant and Green. For NYK it’s Barrett and Randle. For DEN it’s Porter Jr. and Millsap. For MIA it’s Butler and Robinson. For PHX it’s Bridges and Crowder. Size at the forward spot means a team can create defensive havoc and/or break a defense caught in a disadvantage with ease.
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you think having no PF has anything to do with that?
[QUOTE]The most concerning of all these strategies is the isolation since such a scenario often removes Gobert from the defensive equation. The counter is a difficult application of weakside zone or double-teaming and quick rotation. There’s only so much that can be done on the Jazz personnel front to improve the perimeter defense.
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Hardly. They have two open roster spots. They have Bojan who needs to go and might have some value to someone hopefully. If they had a PF. O'Neale could concentrate on the perimeter instead of rebounding and guarding bigger players
[QUOTE]A great example of talent is the [URL="https://www.netsdaily.com/"]Brooklyn Nets[/URL]. Early in the year Utah got hammered by the Nets which resulted in the 2nd worst defensive outing for the Jazz all year. Through half the season, the Nets have the most efficient offense in the league. No wonder they caused us problems. They have a lot of talent.
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I'd forget about that game. Totally different team now
[QUOTE]All but two teams (BKN, MIA) are even or better in “Points Swing”. “Points Swing” is a metric that calculates the net points scored off turnovers and offensive boards. These 7 teams are good at capitalizing off of extra opportunities, a strategy that helps offset a cold shooting night.
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the Jazz turn it over a lot and without a PF these particular teams can get to boards other teams don't
[QUOTE]Normally, the 7 opponents Utah lost to score 1.25 PPP in transition. When they faced the Jazz, they scored 1.46 PPP in transition. While they didn’t get in transition as much as usual (see below), they were extremely efficient. Transition defense isn’t one of Utah’s strengths.
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another thing that might improve if O'Neale was getting back on D instead of pounding the offensive glass instead of the PF they don't have or won't play
[QUOTE]FiveThirtyEight projects the Jazz to finish with the #1 seed in the West by 8 games and Basketball Reference projects the same seed by nearly 9 games. None of these losses will come back to haunt the Jazz towards the end of the regular season.
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Who knows? All it could take is Rudy going down for a month again
[QUOTE]This is the best chance Utah has to win the chip in 25 years. Whatever it takes to stack the odds and insulate yourself from weakness, Jazz must pursue it.
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yep but I doubt they will. There's always next year! :facepalm
[QUOTE]These scenarios just support an idea that it’s better to trade Bogie for a defensive player if Jazz wants to ensure higher chances of multiple wins in the playoffs and the title.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/Ray7"]Ray7[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/3/1/22307066/common-themes-from-utah-jazzs-7-losses#537069241"]Mar 1, 2021 | 10:59 AM[/URL]
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someone gets it
[QUOTE][h=4]The question then is who?[/h]
I haven’t done enough research but I’m not convinced that Tucker is the answer (probably because of the bias of him coming from the Rockets and trolling Rudy when he got emotional about the all-star snub) and I don’t know who else is available.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/aitken4bacon"]aitken4bacon[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/3/1/22307066/common-themes-from-utah-jazzs-7-losses#537069724"]Mar 1, 2021 | 11:10 AM[/URL]
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as far as I'm concerned they'd be better with Morgan so any trade that gets rid of Bojan is a good one. Maybe get under the tax. Maybe improve their depth. Open up another roster space.
[url]https://sircharlesincharge.com/2021/02/28/nba-trade-rumors-prime-target-championship-contender/[/url]
[QUOTE][h=2]Utah Jazz trade target: PJ Tucker[/h]
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Went into trade machine and I'm not sure how they get him. Maybe if it's a multi team deal?
[QUOTE]One potential target that makes a lot of sense is PJ Tucker. The fact that the Houston Rockets wouldn’t be asking a ton in exchange for him makes it even more plausible.
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they want someone that can come in and play which is Bojan, Niang and maybe Morgan, Oni and Brantley who they can't trade. Bojan and Niang make sense. Not sure I'd give up Oni for him and certainly not Morgan
Adam Spolane: The [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Rockets are the only team in the NBA without a 5-man lineup that has logged more than 55 minutes[/URL]. The Utah Jazz have four 5-man lineups that have played more than 138 minutes
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/AdamSpolane"]Twitter AdamSpolane[/URL]
Ben Anderson: Rudy Gobert on approaching the March 11 anniversary of being diagnosed with COVID-19. [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“When you go through some tough times. I think those tough times make you grow.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
Ben Anderson: Rudy Gobert on potentially playing against a Quin Snyder team. [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“It would be fun to be on Quin’s team, but it would also be really fun to be against him. Regardless, I think we’re going to talk hopefully a little trash, try to get Quin to get a technical or something.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
[URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/jordan-clarkson-jazz-want-to-prove-people-wrong-with-or-without-mvp-buzz-for-donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-221749322.html"]he Utah Jazz have the best record in the NBA at 27-7 and yet when it comes to MVP, neither Donovan Mitchell nor Rudy Gobert are given much consideration[/URL]. Jordan Clarkson, the clear front-runner for the Sixth Man of the Year award, is the latest guest on the “Posted Up with Chris Haynes” podcast. The 28-year-old guard is averaging a career-high in points (18.1) and shooting 37.1% from behind the arc.
– via [URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/jordan-clarkson-jazz-want-to-prove-people-wrong-with-or-without-mvp-buzz-for-donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-221749322.html"]Chris Haynes @ Yahoo! Sports[/URL]
[URL="https://*********.com/rumors/#"]In this episode, he discussed the two stars being overlooked for MVP and how the team is unbothered by not receiving acknowledgment. “It doesn’t come up but we definitely praise [Mitchell and Gobert] saying, ‘Yo, you should be in that NBA conversation’ and stuff like that,” Clarkson said on the “Posted Up” pod. “That’s the only conversation that comes out of that. But in terms of worrying about if we’re getting noticed or any of that, I don’t think any of that really seeps into any of our heads. We’re kind of just focused on one thing and that’s winning games and keeping this thing rolling. [URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/jordan-clarkson-jazz-want-to-prove-people-wrong-with-or-without-mvp-buzz-for-donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-221749322.html"]“I don’t see why they wouldn’t be in the conversation, but hey, it is what it is. We’re just trying to prove people wrong and get better. That’s it.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/jordan-clarkson-jazz-want-to-prove-people-wrong-with-or-without-mvp-buzz-for-donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-221749322.html"]Chris Haynes @ Yahoo! Sports[/URL]
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Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder, responding to Rudy Gobert earlier saying he hopes to maybe trash-talk him into a technical foul at the All-Star Game: “I don’t think Rudy’s gonna be able to taunt me into it, no matter what he says.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
[url]https://sircharlesincharge.com/2021/02/27/nba-power-rankings-lakers-suns-rise/16/[/url]
Nets over Jazz :roll:
[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/sc7-guarding-best-comfy-conley-more/[/url]
[QUOTE]Also, the Harrison waiver likely means the Jazz will not attempt to dodge the luxury tax this season via a maneuver I had [URL="https://saltcityhoops.com/reader-qa-keeping-conley-tax-man-cometh-trade-ideas-more/"]previously described[/URL]. It’s still technically possible, but by waiving Harrison instead of moving him into another team’s cap space or trade exception, the Jazz now how have a $770K cap charge for for the waived guard that they can’t remove from their salary sheet. That makes the likelihood of maneuvering their way under the tax line a bit more complicated.
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trade Bojan!
[URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30987932/zion-williamson-new-orleans-pelicans-back-utah-jazz"]“I feel like we’re almost there,” Williamson said. “I really feel like we’re almost there. There’s that final few things we need to figure out, but we’re almost there.”[/URL] Consider Monday night’s effort a step in the right direction. Behind Williamson’s charge in the third quarter, the Pelicans toppled the team with the best record in the league, holding on late to defeat the visiting Utah Jazz 129-124.
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30987932/zion-williamson-new-orleans-pelicans-back-utah-jazz"]Andrew Lopez @ ESPN[/URL]
Attacking the basket was the Pelicans’ focus throughout the night. [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30987932/zion-williamson-new-orleans-pelicans-back-utah-jazz"]They finished with 74 points in the paint, the most any team has scored in the paint in regulation against the Jazz in the past 25 seasons, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.[/URL] “It’s crazy that we got to the basket so much with a defensive player like Rudy Gobert, where he’s at the rim all night, every single night,” Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram said of Utah’s All-Star center. “But we made it happen.”
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30987932/zion-williamson-new-orleans-pelicans-back-utah-jazz"]Andrew Lopez @ ESPN[/URL]
Andrew Lopez: From @ESPNStatsInfo: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Zion Williamson became the youngest player in Pels history (20 years, 238 days) with at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a game.[/URL] AD was 20-361 when he did it and CP3 was 21-209 when he did it.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/_Andrew_Lopez"]Twitter _Andrew_Lopez[/URL]
[url]https://kslsports.com/454372/jazz-run-out-of-gas-against-pelicans/[/url]
[QUOTE]“Every team in the league is going to be fatigued right now,” Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. “That’s something we just have to play through. We can still communicate, we had breakdowns in pick and roll where he didn’t switch. Just a lot of different things and if you have to think harder and be more urgent, those are things that you can control.”
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You could extend the rotation of supposedly suck a deep team. Why not put in a fresh body? Morgan can certainly play and Oni will at least play hard if nothing else
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50117150/the-utah-jazz-better-get-used-to-being-the-hunted[/url]
[QUOTE]Teams are getting up to play them — talented ones. Take the Pelicans for example. It's somewhat surprising New Orleans (now 15-19) has struggled as much as it has this season. Williamson is a beast, Brandon Ingram is a former All-Star, JJ Reddick is one of the all-time best shooters, Lonzo Ball and Eric Bledsoe are better than serviceable guards. This team should flat out be better than its record. The Jazz brought that team out.
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suck at D as we saw so no they shouldn't be
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/3/1/22308613/utah-jazz-lose-to-zion-williamson-new-orleans-pelicans-129-124-game-recap[/url]
[QUOTE]Yikes. I don’t even know what to say about this quarter. This could not have gone much worse for Utah. The spotty defense from the 2nd turned absolutely terrible in the 3rd. I hate to say it but Derrick Favors is not Derrick Favors right now. The Jazz spent big money to ensure they had great backup center minutes behind Rudy Gobert and that is just not happening right now. I don’t know if the guy needs some nights off to get a little more healthy or what but it’s hurting. Either way the Jazz coughed up the lead and then just bombed the quarter away to the tune of a 99-88 defect to end the 3rd.
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Could have had Bradley cheap and got a starting PF instead
[QUOTE][h=4]Things to fix:[/h]
Poor first quarters
Rebounding
Jazz on a 18 game winning streak with those two issues resolved
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/ThomasSmithjaz1"]ThomasSmithjaz1[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/3/1/22308613/utah-jazz-lose-to-zion-williamson-new-orleans-pelicans-129-124-game-recap#537094505"]Mar 1, 2021 | 11:43 PM[/URL]
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only so much you can do with the rebounding with the current rotation and I doubt it will change
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/03/01/utah-jazz-indulging-one-drought/[/url]
who cares?
The [URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/sixers-hope-tobias-harris-return-050039504.html?src=rss"]team hopes that Harris can return on Wednesday against the Utah Jazz[/URL] in their final game before the All-Star break. “I hope so,” said coach Doc Rivers. “He really tried to play tonight, but we more made the call tonight. We need him, hopefully, we can get him back next game.”
– via [URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/sixers-hope-tobias-harris-return-050039504.html?src=rss"]Ky Carlin @ Yahoo! Sports[/URL]
[QUOTE]Shams Charania: Sources: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The NBA and NBPA are planning to eliminate the 50-game limit for two-way contract players this season and to allow two-way players to be eligible for the playoffs, pending Board approval[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]
Shams Charania: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]This provides some flexibility for players and teams during the pandemic season. Two-way players who exceed 50 active games would then have compensation moved to their minimum based on years of service, sources said[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]
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Kind of lame now. Jazz had been holding Brantley out cuz of that I think
[url]https://sports.yahoo.com/76ers-host-jazz-clash-conference-192741338.html[/url]
[QUOTE]"When we're better defensively, the offense takes care of itself," Gobert said. "And we've seen that many times earlier in the season, when our mind is not in the right place. When we don't play the kind of defense that we know we can play, it usually affects our offense, too. And those nights are usually not our best nights."
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but the media will keep telling you it's all about the 3's!
[url]https://*********.com/2021/02/09/utah-jazz-bojan-bogdanovic-mike-conley-donovan-mitchell-royce-oneale/[/url]
JD Shaw: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jazz head coach Quin Snyder and Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash have been named the Western and Eastern Conference Coaches of the Month[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/JShawNBA"]Twitter JShawNBA[/URL]
[QUOTE]Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder is the only coach in @Utah Jazz history to be named Coach of the Month in consecutive months[/URL]. #TakeNote
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
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poor Jerry
Ky Carlin: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Tobias Harris is questionable for tomorrow’s game[/URL] with the Jazz and Joel Embiid is not listed on the injury report #Sixers
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Ky_Carlin"]Twitter Ky_Carlin[/URL]
[url]https://kslsports.com/454448/jazz-can-carry-momentum-into-break-with-win-over-76ers/[/url]
[QUOTE]In undoubtedly the greatest [URL="https://kslsports.com/440038/historic-performance-from-mitchell-not-even-against-nuggets/"]postseason performance[/URL] in Jazz history, Donovan Mitchell tied the third-highest scoring output in franchise history with 57 points.
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a loss in the bubble so no :facepalm
[QUOTE]In addition to his huge scoring total, the guard also grabbed nine rebounds and handed out seven assists in the loss.
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and helped give up 135
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50117504/from-the-comments-ranking-utahs-losses-and-a-quick-chat-about-referees[/url]
[QUOTE][B]Jan. 5 @ Nets, 130-96[/B]: Brooklyn was without Kevin Durant and hadn't yet acquired James Harden, but the Jazz still lost by 34.
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but had Allen
[QUOTE]The first: Rudy Gobert got whistled for an over-the-back foul on Zion Williamson — something Gobert said was "a terrible call." The Jazz franchise center is taller and longer than Williamson. While there was some contact, it looked pretty minimal, especially with how the game had been called to that point. Williamson scored 26 points Monday by bowling into Jazz defenders in the paint. If those weren't worthy of calls, why would a slight touch on him be one?
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it's a foul and on the NBA's new darling
[QUOTE]The second: Conley leaning in to try and draw a foul that never came. Utah's initial action had been blown up, but there was really no need to panic here. The Jazz were down 3 and there were still 20 seconds on the game clock and 15 seconds on the shot clock. Conley didn't need to rush a look, but he leaned into Eric Bledsoe and put up a shot that was nowhere close. It was like he was hoping the refs would make what some would have considered a make-up call (another tendency that brings great annoyance).
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good no call
[QUOTE]In those seven games, the Jazz are 3-4. That's not a great record, but not terribly off league-average (only 14 teams have an over .500 record in such games).
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only half the teams! :roll:
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/3/2/22309292/utah-jazz-nba-trade-deadline-2021[/url]
[QUOTE][h=1]Should the Utah Jazz be Looking to Make a Move?[/h]
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obviously but I doubt they will
[QUOTE]I always think that teams should be looking to get better, no matter how good they are.
So I definitely think the Jazz should be active in looking for trade opportunities. But I don’t want them to make a trade just to make a trade. Only do it if it really makes the team better
Posted by Calvin Chappell on Mar 2, 2021 | 10:20 AM
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someone gets it and they obviously have weaknesses
[QUOTE] if they make a trade, it will obviously be because they think it will help them this year. The Jazz needs to think short-term right now.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/Kira%20Argonova"]Kira Argonova[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/3/2/22309292/utah-jazz-nba-trade-deadline-2021#537113336"]Mar 2, 2021 | 1:19 PM[/URL]
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This year they should be all in but that doesn't mean they shouldn't look long term as well. Getting under the tax might help in the future as would more flexibility to sign Conley
[QUOTE]Jazz could snag either with a trade exception and some sweetener.
Would love to see Richaun Holmes on the team. Bjelica, too.
Don’t know how such trades would affect cap space.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/boredwiththeUSA"]boredwiththeUSA[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/3/2/22309292/utah-jazz-nba-trade-deadline-2021#537112081"]Mar 2, 2021 | 12:51 PM[/URL]
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Bjelica could certainly be a fit
[QUOTE]I don’t know that it makes sense to re-sign Conley beyond this season because he is getting older and will most definitely decline. Now would be an opportunity to trade high.
Also, Conley’s skillset overlaps with Mitchell/Clarkson. We just don’t really need that type of player.
But, if we are strictly thinking about this season, Bogey+Oni for Grant would be great. I don’t see why Detroit does that though. They would rather have an expiring contract and draft picks.
(As a side note, re-signing Conley or trading Conley for another long-term contract would both put the Jazz deep into luxury tax territory next season and beyond, and Agent Smith may not be willing to do that.)
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/Kira%20Argonova"]Kira Argonova[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/3/2/22309292/utah-jazz-nba-trade-deadline-2021#537115588"]Mar 2, 2021 | 2:13 PM[/URL]
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without Conley they aren't the best team in the league. :facepalm
[QUOTE]Even with mediocre defense from Bogey and Faves, we’re still comfortably top-10 in defensive efficiency by virtually any measure. Now is not the time to hit the panic button.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/GregOstertagged"]GregOstertagged[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/3/2/22309292/utah-jazz-nba-trade-deadline-2021#537113249"]Mar 2, 2021 | 1:17 PM[/URL]
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Bradley for Favors and no PF not looking so good is it?
[QUOTE]tho not a big boggy fan, just not sure he brings back enough to warrant trading him. conley as an expiring might be of value to some team, but unless someone like the knicks is willing to trade you randle for him why would you do it? the other guy who would draw interest is ingles. i just can’t visualize a return that is better than what ingles is already doing for the jazz (he just has to shoot more).
this probably the season to sit tight, and play the cards you got.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/utahcoyote"]utahcoyote[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/3/2/22309292/utah-jazz-nba-trade-deadline-2021#537113903"]Mar 2, 2021 | 1:31 PM[/URL]
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I think Bojan for no one could make them better. Morgan starts. Get under tax. Fill the roster spots with vets. Hughes is another guy I'd try to throw in
[QUOTE][h=4]Once Dok gets back from his injury I think he will be a respectable 3rd center.[/h]
He is still a rookie and underdeveloped, which is worrisome, but he has enough energy I think. Plus his play style is similar to Gobert and Favors, so bringing him off the bench wouldn’t mess up schemes. However, I’m sure the FO is looking into the exact type of trade you mentioned at the end. Not saying they will or that another team will want it, but I’d imagine they thinks it’s probably at least worth a phone call.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/PianoGuy13"]PianoGuy13[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/3/2/22309292/utah-jazz-nba-trade-deadline-2021#537123445"]Mar 2, 2021 | 6:09 PM[/URL]
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4th center. A project that has proven nothing
[QUOTE]Quin Snyder is the best thing to happen to the Jazz in the last decade.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/PianoGuy13"]PianoGuy13[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/3/2/22309292/utah-jazz-nba-trade-deadline-2021#537123260"]Mar 2, 2021 | 6:05 PM[/URL]
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you mean Gobert? :roll:
[url]https://basketball.realgm.com/analysis/261692/Utah-Is-Trying-To-Break-Basketball[/url]
[QUOTE]When the Jazz do lose, though—again, this is rare—it does appear to be about more than a random and unlikely-to-repeat blip of shooting accuracy variance. In other words, they have hibernating flaws, unusually inconspicuous because of the unique shape of the land they’re currently dominating in. The kinds of things it takes to beat them are what teams are doing less and less of in this hyper-strained season, but they’re not exactly rare basketball activities. When the Miami Heat simply badly out-rebounded them as they recently did in victory over the Jazz, for example, it does leave one realizing that Utah can probably not continue to get away with playing the 6’4” O’Neale at power forward in the more physical postseason, and still expect to get as many shots as their opponent.
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was obvious last year. The fact that they signed Davis/Bojan last year and Favors this year instead of a 4 is mind blowing!
[QUOTE]The Los Angeles Clippers, too, recently called the Jazz on their night-in-night-out size gamble, and won the bet. But they did it an arguably more modernist way than what Utah’s max-spacing approach represents; the Clippers beat the Jazz without even seeing heavy minutes from a traditional center. This was obviously just one game, but it does underline what was more prominently visible in a bad loss to the Denver Nuggets, in which Nikola Jokic abused the Jazz on his way to a 47-point performance that stands tall in his MVP campaign resume: the Jazz and, more specifically, Gobert, don’t fare well against elite size. Gobert is clearly top of the sport when it comes to preventing guards from scoring at the rim, but at stopping centers and bigger forwards (like those of the Clippers) in the restricted area, he is noticeably prone to being pushed around.
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Rudy is the least of their worries
[QUOTE]But don’t diminish Turner based on one historically challenging matchup. He should still be a frontrunner for the Defensive Player of the Year Award, if not the favorite to win the award over the likes of Embiid, Rudy Gobert and others, at least based on his body of work so far this season. Here’s why: For one, [URL="https://theathletic.com/2424215/2021/03/03/kravitz-the-case-for-pacers-myles-turner-winning-defensive-player-of-the-year/?source=rss"]Turner leads the league in blocks at 3.4 per game, and it isn’t particularly close. Gobert came into the Philly game second in that category, 11 blocks behind.[/URL] Of course, leading the league in blocks isn’t necessarily the litmus test; in 2018-19, Turner led the league in blocks and didn’t get a sniff of the award. It’s why he knew that if he wanted to bolster his candidacy, he needed to add some subtle elements to his defensive game.
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2424215/2021/03/03/kravitz-the-case-for-pacers-myles-turner-winning-defensive-player-of-the-year/?source=rss"]Bob Kravitz @ The Athletic[/URL]
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blocks mean little
[QUOTE][URL="https://theathletic.com/2424215/2021/03/03/kravitz-the-case-for-pacers-myles-turner-winning-defensive-player-of-the-year/?source=rss"]No player contests more shots per game within six feet of the basket than Turner (10.5) and he allows a minus-16.2 percent difference in field goal percentage on these attempts[/URL]. He’s not just blocking shots; he’s altering shots, making plays with his quick feet and hands and giving the Pacers one of the top — if not the top — rim protectors in the game. “It’s funny, his rookie year, he was amazing; I got to see him on the USA Select Team and thought he was the best player on the whole team. He was unbelievable,” Sixers coach Doc Rivers said. “He’s turned out to be a different kind of player than I thought he would be.
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2424215/2021/03/03/kravitz-the-case-for-pacers-myles-turner-winning-defensive-player-of-the-year/?source=rss"]Bob Kravitz @ The Athletic[/URL]
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Rudy gets less chances for blocks because people won't go near him.
After Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell was hit with technical fouls on two separate plays in the final minute of overtime and was ejected with 30.5 seconds to go in Utah’s 131-123 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, the All-Star said he’s tired of the Jazz being “screwed” by the referees, calling the way his team’s games are officiated “f—ing ridiculous.” “First off, you know, give the 76ers credit. They played a hard game. Joel [Embiid] did what he does, and at the end of the day, they’re a good team. We competed. But it’s tough. [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000780/donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-blast-officiating-utah-jazz-games"]It’s tough to go out there and see how we fight and compete, and to have a game like that taken from us,” Mitchell said Wednesday night[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000780/donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-blast-officiating-utah-jazz-games"]Tim Bontemps @ ESPN[/URL]
“Now, I’m never ever one to blame a ref, to blame an official — I can say I could have done more — but [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000780/donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-blast-officiating-utah-jazz-games"]this is getting out of hand. There have been games like this that we’ve won, there have been games like this that we’ve lost. But this whole refereeing stuff.[/URL] … We’re nice, we don’t complain, like, we don’t get frustrated, we fight through things, and the fact that we continually get … screwed, in a way, by this. You know?
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000780/donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-blast-officiating-utah-jazz-games"]Tim Bontemps @ ESPN[/URL]
“We won this game, in my personal opinion. You know? But like I said, I’m going to give them credit. They won. Whatever. Cool. But [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000780/donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-blast-officiating-utah-jazz-games"]it’s been a consistent thing, and the question is, ‘Can we do it? Can we sustain it? Are we for real No. 1? And, yeah the hell we are. And it’s getting f—ing ridiculous, that this is what is happening.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000780/donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-blast-officiating-utah-jazz-games"]Tim Bontemps @ ESPN[/URL]
[URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000780/donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-blast-officiating-utah-jazz-games"]“We have a whole second half of the season to go and get ready for, and I’m sick of it, to be honest with you,” Mitchell said. “We all are. This is something that just it eats me. It eats at me, man[/URL]. “Y’all know what it is. We all know what it is. But it’s really getting out of hand. It’s really, really, really getting out of hand. And the league needs to do something about this. “I want to see the last two-minute report. I want to see it. But it’s getting out of hand.”
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000780/donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-blast-officiating-utah-jazz-games"]Tim Bontemps @ ESPN[/URL]
That disparity also drew the ire of Gobert, Utah’s other All-Star — who, like Mitchell, also earned himself a certain fine from the NBA sometime Thursday after repeatedly calling out the officials during his own postgame media session. [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000780/donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-blast-officiating-utah-jazz-games"]“Our guys are not able to get calls everybody else in the f—ing league gets,” Gobert said. “We know we are the Utah Jazz, and maybe some people don’t want to see us go as far as we can go, but it’s disappointing[/URL]. “Three times in a row, Mike Conley is going to the rim, and they’re grabbing him right in front of the officials and there’s no calls. And, on the other end, there are calls that are invisible that are being made.
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000780/donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-blast-officiating-utah-jazz-games"]Tim Bontemps @ ESPN[/URL]
Gobert went on to say he believed the Jazz were being treated unfairly because they play in a small market. “I don’t want to say that,” Gobert said, “but I really believe it. After playing in this league for eight years, it’s a little harder [to be in a small market], and that’s one of the things that we’ve got to overcome. [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000780/donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-blast-officiating-utah-jazz-games"]That’s why I told the guys, ‘When you’re a small market, you’ve got to be better than just better. You’ve got to be elite, and you’ve got to control what you can control.’[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000780/donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-blast-officiating-utah-jazz-games"]Tim Bontemps @ ESPN[/URL]
Philadelphia 76ers star [URL="https://africa.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000890/sixers-joel-embiid-states-case-defensive-hardware-all-gem-vs-jazz"]Joel Embiid said his dominant performance in a 131-123 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night was fueled by playing against star Rudy Gobert[/URL]. Embiid, who had 40 points — including the game-tying 3-pointer with 6.5 seconds left to go with 19 rebounds, three assists, a steal and two blocks in 40 minutes — told ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan in December that Gobert shouldn’t have been third-team All-NBA last season over him. He also has said repeatedly he wants to win Defensive Player of the Year — an award Gobert is favored to win this season — and took exception to local media members saying he was “scared” of playing against the Jazz big man after missing Philadelphia’s loss in Utah last month with a back injury.
– via [URL="https://africa.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000890/sixers-joel-embiid-states-case-defensive-hardware-all-gem-vs-jazz"]Tim Bontemps @ ESPN.com[/URL]
[URL="https://africa.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000890/sixers-joel-embiid-states-case-defensive-hardware-all-gem-vs-jazz"]“As we saw tonight, it looks like I was very, very scared of him,” Embiid said, his voice dripping in sarcasm. “So, yeah, keep talking. “But going up against him, one of my goals is to also be Defensive Player of the Year.[/URL] So, you know, when you go up against those types of guys, he’s a great player, and you know, he does a lot for his team that don’t show up on the stat sheet … but when you go against those guys, you know, it brings something else to my game.
– via [URL="https://africa.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31000890/sixers-joel-embiid-states-case-defensive-hardware-all-gem-vs-jazz"]Tim Bontemps @ ESPN.com[/URL]
Tim Bontemps: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Doc Rivers says he thinks Ben Simmons and Rudy Gobert are 1-2 in the Defensive Player of the Year race, and says that Simmons should get the edge, while admitting he is biased, because Simmons guards players at all five positions[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/TimBontemps"]Twitter TimBontemps[/URL]
[url]https://kslsports.com/454516/jazz-suffer-third-loss-in-four-games-enter-all-star-break-with-overtime-loss-to-76ers/[/url]
[QUOTE]Mitchell scored 33 points to lead the Jazz in a 131-123 loss to the Sixers. The loss was Utah’s second straight and third in four games.
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:roll:
He was awful. Still trying to prove something to Ben Simmons I guess? What's with all the iso and ball pounding? Selfish play!
[url]https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2021/03/04/triple-team-nba-referees/[/url]
[QUOTE]That needs to be fixed, and fast: officials can’t kowtow to players who yell at them, while giving bad calls to players who play respectfully.
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yeah right :lol
[QUOTE]• Conley got clearly fouled on two consecutive drives without a whistle. Like, you tell me: does Matisse Thybulle get all ball here on Conley’s shot, or does he make a heck of a lot of contact with Conley’s arm?
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it doesn't look that bad. I'm sure some calls went against the Sixers too. Usually evens out. If Utah played any D in the 2nd half they win
[QUOTE]If the refs hadn’t been calling elbow-in-the-side, push-in-the-back calls on the other end, this wouldn’t be a conversation. But the crew swallows their whistles here — until they make a terrible call for Mitchell’s free throws in the end. That really should be an offensive foul, as Mitchell makes all of the contact illegally. Though honestly, with how the league is calling jump shot fouls right now, who knows... that [I]needs to be addressed.[/I]
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defensive players have no chance
[QUOTE]• I’m just blown away by this call. Matt Harpring’s right... Simmons’ right arm is hooking Mitchell’s. It’s a terrible missed call.
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that one is bad. Bigger problem was Mitchell thinking he needs to play 1 on 5
[QUOTE]• The Sixers changed their offense to just target Bojan Bogdanovic in overtime, even to the extent of taking the ball out of their MVP candidate’s hands. That’s the second team in a week that did that, and it’s got to be a huge worry for the Jazz. If this is happening now, in the regular season, teams are going to target it for four quarters in the playoffs. We’ll see if a week of rest rejuvenates Bogdanovic, but if it doesn’t, the Jazz will either need to change their scheme to try to hide Bogdanovic more or simply sub him out at the end of games — cratering his value to the team.
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Why would it change? If it's not Bojan they'll target Mitchell
[QUOTE]• Mitchell finished the game with 10 consecutive misses. He was on tilt because of the officiating, but yeah, that wasn’t great. He’s an inconsistent clutch player, sometimes brilliant, sometimes maddening.
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and all too often selfish
[QUOTE]• The Jazz weren’t able to get their usual assortment of offensive rebounds against the big, physical Sixers. I think that’s a legitimate concern for the playoffs, too: will the Jazz get all the free second chances they got in most of their games during the regular season?
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should have been a concern after last year but here we are with Favors getting roasted and still no PF
[QUOTE]• The Jazz nearly won this game through sheer math alone... limiting a team in 2021 to 8-25 shooting from three is a huge advantage. The same was also almost true against the Pelicans; against the Pelicans, they couldn’t protect the paint, against the Sixers, they couldn’t stop sending them to the line.
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Embiid gets to the line
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/3/3/22312699/utah-jazz-lose-a-tough-one-to-the-philadelphia-76ers-nba-officials-donovan-mitchell-ejected[/url]
[QUOTE]Obviously it’s hard to expect officials to be in the perfect spot on every play but in tonight's game, that official being in the way of the play literally cost the Jazz the game. The refs HAVE to be better than that. Please, NBA Officials, get out of the way of the play!
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bad D and selfish play from their so called superstar cost them the game
[QUOTE]On the biggest shot of the night, Joel Embiid hit a contested three to tie the game that went into overtime. Although, did it even have to happen? Utah could have fouled in this situation and held them to two free throws. It’s probably something they should look at for future situations like this.
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You forget COTM is smarter than you
[QUOTE]There were also some situations at the end of the game that Utah needs to figure out. Bojan Bogdanovic had a solid 3-point shooting night going 4/10 from three but in overtime the Sixers went right at him multiple times and got buckets each and every trip. Utah needs to figure this out. They either need to find some way to hide him on the defensive end, or they need to look at putting in another player. Joe Ingles maybe? Could they bring in Derrick Favors at the 4? Something different?
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again COTM
[QUOTE][h=4]I'm gonna disagree on one point...[/h]
… in that Mitchell taking hero ball shots is his right. What Utah was doing in the game was working. The blender was in full effect. We were getting open 3s. Mitchell taking over when he did disrupted that flow. There are games where he does it and it’s totally the right thing to do. That’s when the blender is off or when it’s a cold shooting night from outside for more than just one or two guys. Then he goes solo because that’s the best thing we got. But what he did tonight in the fourth cost the Jazz the win. He shot them out of the game. It’s out of character for how he’s played this whole season, so I don’t think it’s a long-term worry, but to give him a pass on it for this game is wrong.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/Junior%20McSpiffy"]Junior McSpiffy[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/3/3/22312699/utah-jazz-lose-a-tough-one-to-the-philadelphia-76ers-nba-officials-donovan-mitchell-ejected#537180514"]Mar 3, 2021 | 11:10 PM[/URL]
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yep! :cheers:
[QUOTE][h=4]Anybody think[/h]
Adam silver does something crazy, and like….. removes donovan from the all star game?
I think we all knew there were gonna be post game fines, but OOOOF….. dm’s post game interview was maybe one of the strongest complaints I’ve seen from an NBA player in years….
I could see dm getting a suspension lmao….
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/ThomasSmithjaz1"]ThomasSmithjaz1[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/3/3/22312699/utah-jazz-lose-a-tough-one-to-the-philadelphia-76ers-nba-officials-donovan-mitchell-ejected#537183051"]Mar 4, 2021 | 5:47 AM[/URL]
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yeah right! :oldlol: