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

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2022/3/16/22980117/analysis-donovan-mitchell-scores-37-as-utah-jazz-top-chicago-bulls[/url]

[QUOTE]There’s certainly going to be those who feel like after seeing Hernangomez and Alexander-Walker perform well for the Jazz, that they deserve more time in the regular rotation. The same goes for Eric Paschall, who did not get the same chance on Wednesday. I understand that there have been flashes here and there of what these players can do, but I feel like it’s necessary to say that expectations need to be tempered. These players, while great in their roles in these opportunities, will not be who the Jazz coaching staff relies on when the games really matter. As frustrating as that might be for a fan, it’s important to remember that experience and trust are what teams rely on in pressure situations and it’s what the Jazz will rely on. Not so much a low note here as much as it is a note to call for understanding what’s to come.

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COTM

Utah: [URL="https://official.nba.com/nba-injury-report-2021-22-season/"]Mike Conley (right knee injury maintenance) has been downgraded to out[/URL].
– via [URL="https://official.nba.com/nba-injury-report-2021-22-season/"]NBA.com[/URL]

Utah: [URL="https://official.nba.com/nba-injury-report-2021-22-season/"]Donovan Mitchell (right calf contusion) has been upgraded to available[/URL]. Hassan Whiteside (non-COVID related illness) has been upgraded to questionable. Trent Forrest (right wrist sprain) has been upgraded to questionable.
– via [URL="https://official.nba.com/nba-injury-report-2021-22-season/"]NBA.com[/URL]

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John Schuhmann: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jazz are 4-21 (7th worst in the league) after trailing by double digits.[/URL] Only teams that have been worse are all Lottery bound.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/johnschuhmann"]Twitter johnschuhmann[/URL]

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2022/3/23/22992796/analysis-utah-jazz-overwhelmed-by-celtics-on-both-ends-in-blowout-loss[/url]

[QUOTE]I think that we’re getting to the point that we might actually have to talk about playing Nickeil Alexander-Walker over Trent Forrest. I think that Forrest has been excellent for the Jazz when they have been in need and he stepped up when they didn’t have other options last season with both Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley injured and then he has provided some much needed relief this season as a third ballhandler, but the Jazz have developed and turned to Forrest because they didn’t have many other options, if any. But now they have two guys waiting in the wings in Alexander-Walker and Jared Butler who could probably develop on the defensive end pretty quickly and they have reliable shots. Forrest not demanding any respect and having gravity on the offensive end is creating some real spacing problems for the Jazz. When he is in the game and against tough opponents, it starts to look really bad.

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House will play. COTY likes who he likes. Don't expect him to play the guys that should play

[QUOTE]Mitchell finished the night with 37 points but was also a huge part of the ball sticking. I think it’s possible to look at the fact that the Jazz did not have Bojan Bogdanovic and Danuel House Jr., and that they didn’t get much help from Jordan Clarkson or Rudy Gay or Eric Paschall, but it has to start with the guys that are initiating the offense like Mitchell and Mike Conley and those guys didn’t seem to be willing to do the work necessary to beat the Celtics.

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Clarkson sucks. Gay is old. Pachall is an end of the bench energy guy not a starter

Ryan Miller: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Udoka Azubuike had surgery today to repair multiple ankle and foot ligaments in his right foot to stabilize the Subtalar joint. Azubuike will be out for the remainder of the 2021-22 season,[/URL] including the playoffs.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/millerjryan"]Twitter millerjryan[/URL]

Shams Charania: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Free agent center Greg Monroe is signing a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz,[/URL] sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]

Shams Charania: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Boston Celtics are signing forward Juwan Morgan of G League’s Maine Celtics to a 10-day contract,[/URL] sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]

Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Looks like Anthony Davis has gone from doubtful to out for the Lakers tonight against the Jazz.[/URL] pic.twitter.com/IndzlxE7O0
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]




Ben Anderson: The @Utah Jazz are inching closer to having their full playoff roster available. Danuel House Jr. and Bojan Bogdanovic are available. [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Hassan Whiteside and Trent Forrest remain out[/URL]. #TakeNote | @kslsports
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]

[QUOTE] Shams Charania: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Detroit Pistons are planning to sign NBA G League guard Carsen Edwards to a two-year contract,[/URL] sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Edwards averaged nearly 27 points per game for G League’s Salt Lake City this season.

– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]


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Not much of an NBAer. Short, A gunner. Streaky

[QUOTE] [URL="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10031683-sources-la-expected-to-part-ways-with-vogel-after-season-early-candidates-emerging"]Rivers has also been linked by several league sources as a potential replacement for the Jazz,[/URL] in the event Snyder does depart Utah. Rivers was the head coach in Boston from 2004 to 2013 under current Jazz CEO Danny Ainge.

– via [URL="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10031683-sources-la-expected-to-part-ways-with-vogel-after-season-early-candidates-emerging"]Jake Fischer @ Bleacher Report[/URL]

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God no!

[QUOTE] Shams Charania: Center [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Greg Monroe will sign a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the remainder of the season,[/URL] sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Monroe had productive stints in Minnesota, Washington, Utah and Milwaukee this season, completing a 10-day with the Jazz on Wednesday.

– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]

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So Forrest gets the last roster spot?

[QUOTE] Ryan Miller: From the Jazz: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Trent Forrest underwent an MRI today which confirmed a left midfoot ligament sprain. He will be re-evaluated weekly[/URL].

– via [URL="https://twitter.com/millerjryan"]Twitter millerjryan[/URL]

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that might cost him a roster spot

Utah: [URL="https://*********.com/lists/nba-injury-tracker/"]Donovan Mitchell (rest) has been upgraded to available. Mike Conley (right knee injury maintenance) has been upgraded to available[/URL]. Royce O’Neale (right thumb soreness) has been upgraded to available. Trent Forrest (left midfoot sprain) has been downgraded to out.
– via [URL="https://*********.com/lists/nba-injury-tracker/"]Alberto De Roa @ *********[/URL]

[QUOTE] Shams Charania: The Milwaukee [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Bucks are signing forward Rayjon Tucker to a multiyear contract out of their NBA G League affiliate Wisconsin Herd,[/URL] sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The Bucks had an open roster spot following release of DeAndre’ Bembry.

– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]

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better than Hughes

Brad Townsend: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Denver’s win over Memphis locks Minnesota into 7th place and the play-in tournament[/URL]. It also guarantees the Mavs will face either Utah or Denver in the first round of the playoffs.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/townbrad"]Twitter townbrad[/URL]

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2022/4/9/23010581/analysis-utah-jazz-lose-to-phoenix-suns-with-another-fourth-quarter-implosion[/url]

[QUOTE]Danuel House Jr.’s NBA future was uncertain this season but it won’t be next season. That guy has earned a significant NBA role. I’m sure that Jazz fans will be hoping that he is re-signed with the Jazz but even if he’s not, there will be teams that are going to pay him. He’s just a flat out good basketball player and every team in the league wants a guy that can defend and make plays and is as energetic as House is.

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if Clarkson is on the team and House or Juancho aren't **** the Jazz!

[QUOTE] [URL="https://www.al.com/sports/2022/04/john-drew-one-of-alabamas-greatest-high-school-basketball-stars-needs-our-prayers.html"]John Drew needs our prayers. Born in Vredenburgh, Alabama, the two-time National Basketball Association All-Star and one of the most dominant high school basketball players in the history of the state is in the late days of stage 4 bone cancer[/URL].

– via [URL="https://www.al.com/sports/2022/04/john-drew-one-of-alabamas-greatest-high-school-basketball-stars-needs-our-prayers.html"]Roy S. Johnson @ Birmingham News[/URL]




[URL="https://www.al.com/sports/2022/04/john-drew-one-of-alabamas-greatest-high-school-basketball-stars-needs-our-prayers.html"]Keith says a mass was first discovered on his father’s shoulder a decade ago during a physical. “He said the doctor told him then that he needed to do something about it, but he never did anything about it.”[/URL] John Drew also kept the discovery to himself, even as pain sometimes made walking a struggle. “For the last two years, he complained about his back,” Keith said. “He could walk but it was just hurting so bad.” “It started bothering him about five years ago, but he never told nobody about it,” Keith said. “About a month and a half ago when he began hurting so bad he had to be hospitalized for a couple of weeks. That’s when the doctor told him he had bone cancer, stage 4, and that there was nothing they could do about it. That’s when we found out about it.”
– via [URL="https://www.al.com/sports/2022/04/john-drew-one-of-alabamas-greatest-high-school-basketball-stars-needs-our-prayers.html"]Roy S. Johnson @ Birmingham News[/URL]






[URL="https://www.al.com/sports/2022/04/john-drew-one-of-alabamas-greatest-high-school-basketball-stars-needs-our-prayers.html"]Keith Drew said his father has been in good spirits. “He’s at peace with it,” he said, adding, “He said if he had to do it over again, he wouldn’t change nothin’.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.al.com/sports/2022/04/john-drew-one-of-alabamas-greatest-high-school-basketball-stars-needs-our-prayers.html"]Roy S. Johnson @ Birmingham News[/URL]


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The Drugslinger! :(

[QUOTE] Shams Charania: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Boston Celtics are signing forward Juwan Morgan to a multiyear deal[/URL] out of their NBA G League Maine affiliate, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Morgan played two NBA games this season for the Celtics and Raptors. He fills Boston’s open roster spot prior to playoffs.

– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]


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another guy COTM wouldn't play. At least he likes House and Juancho

[QUOTE] Adrian Wojnarowski: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Utah Jazz are converting two-way guard Trent Forrest to a standard NBA contract for the playoffs, sources tell ESPN.[/URL]

– via [URL="https://twitter.com/wojespn"]Twitter wojespn[/URL]


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should have been his contract after what he showed last season. The front office has done a horrible job and still no starting 4 or 3rd string center

[QUOTE] Keith Smith: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Trent Forrest was a straight conversion for the Utah Jazz,[/URL] a league source tells @spotrac. Rest of this season for Forrest (he will be playoff eligible), then eligible for restricted free agency this summer.

– via [URL="https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA"]Twitter KeithSmithNBA[/URL]


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Probably makes sense with Butler and Nickeil under contract and bad contracts for Clarkson and Gay now that they need to deal with too

Fred Katz: It happened. It really happened. My goodness, it actually happened. • [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Alec Burks on 3-pointers this season: 40.4 percent[/URL] • [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Alec Burks on layups & dunks this season: 39.0 percent[/URL] Hang the banner.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/FredKatz"]Twitter FredKatz[/URL]

Marc Stein: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Luka Dončić is scheduled for an MRI exam today to determine the severity of his left calf strain and likely recovery timetable[/URL]. Dallas opens the playoffs Saturday against Utah at 1 PM ET; Dončić was hurt in Sunday’s regular season finale. More from me: marcstein.Substack.com
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine"]Twitter TheSteinLine[/URL]