2023-24 NBA Season

[URL]https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2024/1/9/24021033/should-john-collins-still-be-starting-for-the-utah-jazz[/URL]

no and neither should Simone. Kessler, Lauri, Agbaji, Sexton and Dunn

[QUOTE]I contend that moving Collins to center is not the change that has improved the Jazz. Two other lineup changes occurred simultaneously, which I believe are more important. Hardy inserted Kris Dunn into the starting lineup and moved Collin Sexton to the shooting guard position. He also removed Talen Horton-Tucker from the rotation.

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The Bum was hurt

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2024/1/10/24032253/utah-jazz-124-denver-nuggets-111-inside-the-numbers[/url]

[QUOTE][B]Best of the best: [/B]In what turned out to be a great development for the Jazz, the Nuggets continued to go under screens on Clarkson, which is not smart, considering that Clarkson will take open shots when given any amount of room.

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actually very smart when a guy is shooting below 30 % from 3 :facepalm

[url]https://thejnotes.com/posts/trading-talent-for-draft-picks-would-be-general-manager-malpractice-at-this-point-01hm4stn7da2[/url]

[QUOTE]So when I see an article suggesting the [URL="https://www.si.com/nba/jazz/news/utah-jazz-kelly-olynyk-knicks-nba-trade"]New York Knicks should trade [/URL]Evan Fournier and their 2024 First Round Draft Pick for Talen Horton-Tucker and Kelly Olynyk, I have to laugh. Why would the Jazz give up Olynyk for a player who's more likely to fail out of the NBA than anything? It'd hurt the Jazz right now and will very likely hurt them in years to come.

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I'd rather have Fournier coming in behind Sexton than The Bum. They could use more size on the wing for sure. Olynyk is tough to lose but Hendricks and Kessler need to play and are you signing Olynyk next year at 32 or whatever he is probably to a huge raise with the current market?

[url]https://kslsports.com/509967/utah-jazz-mailbag-what-will-jazz-do-at-trade-deadline/[/url]

[QUOTE]However, the Jazz have continued to assign Hendricks to the Salt Lake City Stars, hinting that they may value wins over youth development, at least for now.

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I think Hendricks will help them win more than most of the guys. I think he offers more than George at the moment

[QUOTE]If the Jazz wanted to simply compete for the playoffs, they could have kept Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell and saved themselves the trouble of making those blockbuster trades last season.

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Imagine this team with Gobert, Lauri and Sexton :cry:

[QUOTE]Essentially, he’s taken his best year in Cleveland and refined it to fit on a winning team’s roster. That means All-Star-level production on a playoff-caliber team. Isn’t that what every franchise wants in their backcourt?

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he's pretty much the same player the coach was just forced to play him because of injuries and has a hard time pulling him now because he'd look even dumber than he did

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2024/1/16/24041091/nba-trade-rumors-deadline-kelly-olynyk-jordan-clarkson-utah-jazz[/url]

[QUOTE]It’s a pretty interesting rumor and pretty specific. It also makes sense for the Jazz to make those moves because of what they want to do with the future in mind. Jordan Clarkson and Kelly Olynyk are playing well right now for the Jazz, but that doesn’t make sense for the Jazz if they’re thinking about continuing to build for the future, something the front office is more focused on than anything. Currently, Taylor Hendricks is playing great in the G-League and has looked good every time he’s played for the Jazz, and I’m sure the Jazz would love to get him on the floor more. On top of that, Clarkson and Olynyk on the floor are keeping the ball out of Keyonte George’s hands, and he spends a lot of possessions watching Clarkson and Olynyk dominate the offense. It’s working right now, but could it work just as well with George and Hendricks getting those minutes? Maybe even better? You won’t miss out on shooting with Hendricks, and you’ll actually see the defense get even better. The question is, how much will you miss the playmaking from Olynyk? Personally, I am ready for the Keyonte George show to begin. Giving him the reins to drive freely and run the offense will build the confidence he’ll need in the years to come.

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George should probably be with the Stars. Kelly will be hard to lose. I'd say Collins and Simone would be the guys I'd look to move to get Hendricks in the lineup. Obviously Talen since he's not playing but I'd be playing him over George now and of course The Bum has to go!

[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/sc7-markkanen-all-star-sexton-half/[/url]

[QUOTE]Walker Kessler remains an absolutely elite paint protector. He’s holding opponents to 45.1% at the rim, the lowest of [URL="https://www.nba.com/stats/players/defensive-impact?CF=DEF_RIM_FGA*GE*70&PerMode=Totals&dir=A&sort=DEF_RIM_FG_PCT"]any player who’s defended at least 70 rim attempts[/URL] this season. Lower than Gobert, than Davis, than Ivica Zubac — than anybody. That’s an unreal percentage, better than any of Gobert’s three DPOY seasons.

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let me know when he guards in space or plays big minutes

[QUOTE]After some serious slumpage early on, Utah now how six rotation players making at least 37% of their threes for the season, led by Kelly Olynyk at 42.9%. Interestingly, their four best shooters are all frontcourt players, but Sexton and (surprisingly) Kris Dunn are both right around 37%. Rotation guards Ochai Agbaji (32.8%), Keyonte George (32.6%) and Jordan Clarkson (30.6%) are all still struggling from outside.

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The Bum isn't struggling. That's who he is. Hopefully the kids get better

[URL]https://thejnotes.com/posts/despite-recent-success-kelly-olynyk-and-jordan-clarkson-may-still-be-traded-01hmcby4hh9k[/URL]

[QUOTE]We already saw the Jazz get better when George's minutes got restricted, and Hendricks wasn't able to take anyone's minutes in camp, so why would we think that playing these two will help this team win this year?

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I wouldn't base anything on who took whose minutes in camp. Hardy is obviously clueless as the current rotation shows us which has happened because his guys were injured and he was forced to play better guys. From what I saw Hendricks should play. George should probably spend some time with the Stars. Bum needs to go. Kelly would be tough to see go. I'd look at Collins and Simone to open up space for Hendricks, Agbaji, Kessler and possibly Talen if he's not gone

[QUOTE] After scoring 11 points in 16:43 in Wednesday’s win over the Rockets, Quentin Grimes actually is averaging fewer minutes since the trade (just 17.4 per game vs. 20.5 per game before the trade). [URL="https://nypost.com/2024/01/18/sports/knicks-trying-to-trade-quentin-grimes-why-he-doesnt-fit/"]The Knicks, per sources, are aware of Grimes’ frustration and are actively trying to move him before the Feb. 8 trade deadline[/URL].

– via [URL="https://nypost.com/2024/01/18/sports/knicks-trying-to-trade-quentin-grimes-why-he-doesnt-fit/"]Stefan Bondy @ New York Post[/URL]

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funny after they supposedly didn't want to give him or seemingly anything up for Mitchell which was the right call on their part. Not that Danny really wanted any of those guys. He wanted Lauri and Sexton and used NY to get his price met :cheers:

[url]https://thejnotes.com/posts/the-utah-jazz-may-have-the-right-idea-in-mind-by-taking-john-collins-off-the-trade-block-01hmcby5xe6m[/url]

[QUOTE]Standing pat when you're playing successful basketball is the smartest thing for the Utah Jazz to do.

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not when you could get better in the short and long term

[url]https://thejnotes.com/posts/collin-sexton-should-be-the-point-guard-of-the-future-not-keyonte-george-01hmfdejtqbh[/url]

he's the shooting guard now so it doesn't have to be either or :facepalm

[url]https://thejnotes.com/posts/3-types-of-players-the-utah-jazz-need-in-order-to-compete-for-the-playoff-01hmmfcg4cwy[/url]

[QUOTE][h=2]A defensive minded center off the bench[/h][/QUOTE]

start Kessler. Olynyk behind him

[QUOTE][h=2]A more physically gifted power forward to compliment the starting five[/h][/QUOTE]

Lauri with Collins behind him if they can't trade him. If they do Simone or Hendricks


[QUOTE]Simone Fontecchio has shown to be a viable starter. There are better options than him, but not at the price that they'd cost to get. Behind him, however, you have[URL="https://thejnotes.com/posts/benching-ochai-agbaji-for-jordan-clarkson-was-a-major-mistake-for-the-utah-jazz-01hh7pbdbc4c"] Ochai Agbaji[/URL], who has not been that good this season. His shot isn't falling as we'd hope, and while his defense is solid, if you can find someone who can shoot better than Agbaji can while playing defensively as well as he can, you have got to make that move.

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Need Agbaji's defensive energy. Hendricks is the guy and they already have him.

I'd look to move Collins, Simone and The Bum ideally for some wing depth which they really lack. More Kessler, Dunn, Hendricks and Agbaji and maybe Talen if he's not moved too. I think he could be a 6th man type. Hardy proof the roster and see what they can really do!

[url]https://thejnotes.com/posts/quentin-grimes-has-potential-for-the-utah-jazz-but-he-may-not-be-the-player-the-team-needs-01hmmb09e4fb[/url]

they want The Bum supposedly. Get it done! :cheers:

[url]https://thejnotes.com/posts/the-new-york-knicks-may-want-jordan-clarkson-and-there-could-be-a-trade-to-be-had-01hmsccanzde[/url]

[QUOTE]The move works for the Knicks, as they get better on offense with Clarkson and Collins while retaining some defense with Horton-Tucker, and the Jazz get out from two bad defensive players while remaking their defense in the process. Not only that, but gives the Jazz a second big off the bench to back up Kessler, and someone behind Simone Fontecchi with Hart just in case.

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What about Olynyk? Hart is better than Simone which doesn't mean Hardy would agree of course

[url]https://thejnotes.com/posts/the-utah-jazz-should-only-make-trades-if-it-improves-the-roster-this-year-01hn1248r9r5[/url]

[QUOTE][h=1]The Utah Jazz should only make trades if it improves the roster this year[/h][/QUOTE]

wrong. You make trades for short and long term benefits. They aren't winning a title this year even if they got someone like Murray. In the future they could win with the right moves now

[url]https://thejnotes.com/posts/the-utah-jazz-should-consider-trading-the-rookies-if-the-right-deal-comes-along-01hn122hvjbg[/url]

[QUOTE]The rookies are not untouchable and shouldn't be seen as such.

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obviously when you trade the 3rd best player in franchise history no one is untouchable but these are the 3 guys that Danny has hand picked so they aren't likely going anywhere


[QUOTE]The folks in and around the Jazz seem to be high on these three rookies, with a lot of people wanting to see John Collins or Kelly Olynyk moved just so we see if Hendricks can play productive NBA minutes. That's a solid request because you'll never know until you try. The only problem is that the Jazz are both a team rebuilding and competing at the same time. They're both trying to make the playoffs and see if their young talent has it in them to be starters or stars at the next level.

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from what I've seen Hendricks should be in the rotation possibly starting at the 3. So yes I'd be looking to move Collins, Simone, The Bum to make that happen. Olynyk is tough to let go of