2023-24 NBA Season

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/10/29/how-long-should-the-utah-jazz-wait-to-make-changes-to-their-lineup/[/url]

[QUOTE]Clarkson may just be starting off slow, but as he’s played well in the FIBA World Cup and for the most part in the preseason, that seems unlikely. Sexton had a rough first two games but against the Suns looked much better; on offense. Defensively he’s becoming borderline unplayable. He has a defensive rating of 130, the worst on the team, and a defensive box plus-minus of -6.2.

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I believe the Phillipines lost all their game The Bum played so well. He's where the problems start. Sexton off the bench isn't the problem

[QUOTE]Walker Kessler can be summed up as overwhelmed. He’s on the worst defense in the league and even if he could cover four other spots on the court at the same time, it still wouldn’t be enough. So while Kessler isn’t single-handedly changing the game on his own, he’s also at the mercy of four other guys who are usually not doing their job either.

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Gobert did just exactly that(while getting blamed for not being able to do it enough in the playoffs) and Kessler has been touted as a DPOTY and all defense. Funny they have given up more than 100 pts for 85 straight games. Who was on the team the last time they held a team under 100 I wonder?

[QUOTE]Well, Horton-Tucker is just bad. He’s shooting just 21% from inside the arc, and 33% from outside of it. He’s the top-rated guard defensively but considering how bad the other guards are known to be on defense historically (save for Kris Dunn), that’s not exactly a high bar for him to clear. Defensively he may be a better option than most but the team isn’t playing guys that long either.

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His defensive potential is why he's starting. He should come off the bench certainly at this stage of his career anyway

[QUOTE]Of the six guards, only Clarkson is getting anything close to 30 minutes per game, making it really hard to judge the play of guys who are getting 18-21 minutes per night.

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30 minutes from their worst player. Wonder who we can point the finger at?

[QUOTE]We’re not talking about Keyonte George or the other rookie’s development; those young men need time We’re talking about Sexton, a six-year guard who’s known for his poor defense. Clarkson, who has been to the NBA Finals before, is long known for his poor defense. We’re talking about Horton-Tucker and his horrid, well, everything.

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Talen has issues but certainly isn't horrid at everything. The Bum is and he isn't young and talented like the others

Stars camp opens today!

[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/the-salt-city-seven-returns-guard-questions-game-ball-historic-streak-more/[/url]

[QUOTE]There’s starting to be some amount of noise about Walker Kessler’s counting stats and defensive impact being less impressive through three games, but consider this: 59 of his first 67 minutes have come with at least one of spacing-challenged guards THT and Dunn on the floor. As Jazz fans learned in the Rudy Gobert era, a traditional diving big can still be at the center of a very good offense, but the geometry starts to get harder when you also have non-shooters on the court. So far, the Kessler-THT combo is producing a 108.7 offense and getting outscored by 19.3 points per 100 possessions.

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Gobert was still great no matter the lineup. Kid has a lot to prove still

[QUOTE]Exactly two Jazz players have ever recorded at least three straight double-doubles to begin their Jazz careers:

Truck Robinson, 1977-78
John Collins, 2023-24[/QUOTE]

nice. If he could play D like Gobert they'd really have something

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50770162/jazz-say-there-are-way-more-positive-things-after-loss-to-defending-champion-nuggets[/url]

[QUOTE]In the end, there was too much Nikola Jokic (27 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists) to complete the comeback, but the Jazz made the defending champs play a full four quarters after it looked like it would be a runaway.

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more like 34 minutes of The Bum. That was the ball game :facepalm

[url]https://kslsports.com/506891/jazz-frontcourt-shines-but-jokic-carries-nuggets-to-victory/[/url]

[QUOTE]Kelly Olynyk scored three points on 0-2 shooting, Ochai Agbaji was 0-5 from the floor including 0-2 from three, while Kris Dunn had a scoreless 0-2 performance.

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Olynyk was good. This idea that the announcers and media seem to have of him being a scorer is bizarre

[QUOTE]Depth should be a strength of this Jazz team with the number of veterans and young talent sprinkled throughout the roster. But unless that depth performs on a consistent basis, the Jazz will continue to fall short in winnable games.

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They had 4 frontcourt players and 2 backcourt guys have good games. 34 minutes of The Bum was the difference in the game not Olynyk taking and missing 2 shots :facepalm

[QUOTE][B]The ‘[URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anderky01.html"]Kyle Anderson His Performance Was Better Than His Stats[/URL]‘ Award Goes To:[/B]

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Olynyk

love how the media drools all over The Bum until he's a no show and than there's nothing said at all

Andy Larsen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jazz announce Taylor Hendricks and Brice Sensabaugh are still OUT tomorrow on G-League assignment[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/andyblarsen"]Twitter andyblarsen[/URL]

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/01/5-non-superstars-that-could-help-the-utah-jazz-win-this-year/2/[/url]

[QUOTE][h=2]Alex Caruso – Chicago Bulls[/h][/QUOTE]

would love him

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/01/james-harden-landing-with-the-la-clippers-could-be-a-good-thing-for-the-utah-jazz/[/url]

[QUOTE]We don’t know who the Jazz’s point guard of the future is, but we do know who it isn’t; Jordan Clarkson, Talen Horton-Tucker, and sadly, Collin Sexton. Kris Dunn was never in the running, not really, even if we wish he were. So that just leaves Keyonte George.

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It's not George with Agbaji next to him? :facepalm

Wstbrook no! :roll:

[url]https://kslsports.com/506956/utah-jazz-blowout-memphis-grizzlies-in-salt-lake-city/[/url]

[QUOTE]
You could also replace Howard Eisley with Shandon Anderson for the namesake of this award, going to guys who looked terrific when playing next to All-Stars but [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/eisleho01.html"]saw their impact reduced[/URL] once they had to be [I]the guy [/I]on their own team.

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Eisley never looked good to me

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2023/11/1/23943037/jazz-vs-grizzlies-recap-jazz-play-their-best-game-of-the-season-while-blowing-out-memphis-lauri[/url]

[QUOTE]The answer I found is that it might be a little bit of both. Memphis’s offense has been pretty atrocious to start the season, it was once again atrocious, this time because of elite frontcourt pressure set by our guards defending well, Walker Kessler and John Collins defending the rim, and one of the most underrated qualities about this Jazz team, solid effort on the glass not allowing Memphis 2nd opportunities.

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they are playing bigger than everyone. They have to win rebounding which they haven't after getting out rebounded last year. Underrated? :facepalm

[URL="https://kslsports.com/507003/stars-season-will-focus-on-hendricks-sensabaugh-development/"]“There were a lot of teams reaching out but it seemed like the Jazz were one of the main ones that were making that effort,” Christopher said of hitting free agency.[/URL] “They were really doing their background check.”
– via [URL="https://kslsports.com/507003/stars-season-will-focus-on-hendricks-sensabaugh-development/"]KSL Sports[/URL]

[URL]https://kslsports.com/507003/stars-season-will-focus-on-hendricks-sensabaugh-development/[/URL]

[QUOTE]In addition to Hendricks and Sensabaugh, the Stars will showcase former lottery pick Romeo Langford, former second round pick CJ Elleby, two-way contract players Micah Potter, Josh Christopher, and Johnny Juzang, as well as G League draft picks Karolis Lukosiunas and Isaac Johnson.

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Elleby returning is a new name in the mix. only 23

Miller/Langford
Christopher/Elleby/Devoe/Kinsey/[SIZE=3]Lukosiunas[/SIZE]
Sensabaugh/Juzang/Justice
Hendricks/Johnson/Hauser(not sure if he can still play with the Stars or nor?)
Potter/Ongenda

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50775167/will-hardy-breaks-down-final-moments-of-jazzs-crunch-time-loss-to-magic[/url]

[QUOTE]"That's where you win the game," Lauri Markkanen said.

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I can tell you where this game and the Denver game were lost. Hardy playing the worst player in the league the most minutes. Get rid of them both Danny please!

[QUOTE]"I think our guys executed well," Hardy said. "I think once Jordan drove it, it looked like his teammates thought he was going to shoot, and so the three guys on the weak side all crashed. Our spacing was gone and Talen was the only outlet at the top."

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just the play you want. The Bum with the ball to their 2nd worst shooter! :facepalm

[url]https://kslsports.com/507028/sloppy-second-quarter-dooms-jazz-in-loss-to-magic/[/url]

[QUOTE]Clarkson was the worst offender who despite scoring 21 points shot just 5-20 from the floor including 2-8 from three and turned the ball over six times.

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which would be fine if it was just an off night. This is typical Bum

[QUOTE]The Jazz didn’t lose solely because of Clarkson and Sexton, but a better game from either veteran guard would have likely pushed the team over the top.

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they lost this and the Denver one because of The Bum and Hardy who thought it was a good idea to play him more than anyone else

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/2/23938636/utah-jazz-orlando-magic-analysis[/url]

[QUOTE]Had Olynyk waited another second he might have been able to see Markkanen a little better (though a cross-court pass there is risky) or he could have seen Clarkson open at the top for a deep 3. No matter, he chose George, but he passed the ball too low and it went right into the hands of the Magic’s Franz Wagner.

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of course the Bum was open. Why was he in the game is the question?

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/03/thoughts-utah-jazz-losing-orlando-magic/[/url]

[QUOTE]Talen Horton-Tucker had a good game – 15 points, 8 assists and 3 steals. However, he still is miscast as a starting two-guard, it seems like he falls down 2 to 3 times a game for no reason at all. He might be more effective as a small ball 3 in a reserve role.

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I'd say he's the pg

[QUOTE]Luka Samanic would have been useful in tonight’s game, with both John Collins and Kelly Olynyk in foul trouble, but he never got off the bench.

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they went 12 deep as it was :facepalm

Ryan Miller: Good news on the injury front: Lauri Markkanen is not listed on the injury report. [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Also, Taylor Hendricks and Brice Sensabaugh are back with the Stars[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/millerjryan"]Twitter millerjryan[/URL]

[url]https://kslsports.com/507050/jazz-face-timberwolves-gobert-after-career-worst-shooting-night/[/url]

[QUOTE]Jordan Clarkson, last season’s second-leading scorer has shot below 31 percent in five of six outings, and is averaging 3.8 turnovers per game.

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and no one with a clue should be at all surprised. At least two losses are on him and Hardy for continuing to play him huge minutes

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/3/23944645/unapologetically-himself-joe-ingles-career-continues-with-orlando-magic[/url]

[QUOTE][URL="https://www.deseret.com/2022/2/5/22910538/respect-for-joe-ingles-goes-beyond-utah-utah-jazz-michael-malone"]Joe Ingles[/URL], at 36 years old, joined the Magic in free agency. The Orlando front office and coaching staff made it clear to Ingles that he would play a different role than he was used to but sold him on the idea of mentoring the youthful roster.

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they sold him with a lot of money. He looked like a minimum vet contract his last year here before blowing out his knee. The fact that he keeps getting paid is shocking!

He was never in great shape but definitely fat in that photo! :cheers:

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/03/the-utah-jazz-need-to-consider-this-recently-released-nba-veteran/[/url]

was still hitting the 3 last year but who's minutes will he take? Unless it's The Bum which it won't be than I'm not sure it makes much sense at this stage

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/03/who-is-letting-jordan-clarkson-shoot-the-ball-20-times-for-the-utah-jazz/[/url]

[QUOTE]And yet, while he’s struggling to hit the backboard this season, for some reason Hardy has let Clarkson take 20 shots against the Orlando Magic. Clarkson, the guy who’s notoriously a streaky shooter and has been bad for most of the young season, took three more shots than the team’s star, Lauri Markkanen.

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played the most minutes and had almost 1/3 of their TO's. No one should be surprised. He sucks

[QUOTE]This team needs a real point guard. Yes, they’re fifth in the league in assists, a good sign, they’re also fifth in the league in turnovers as well. That’s unacceptable if you expect this team to compete for the playoffs.

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and the best stretch was the end of the 2nd with Dunn leading the way at both ends. Of course he didn't see the floor again. All the other guards were good though. Makes no sense but neither did him starting last year or him getting an extension. He must give great head

[url]https://flywareagle.com/2023/11/03/auburn-basketball-great-bigger-role/[/url]

[QUOTE]Kessler is already the complete package on the defensive end of the floor. His ability to rebound and defend makes him a player you need on the floor. If the Utah Jazz invest in expanding his offensive game, they can have a player who will be looked at as a top big man in the NBA and a complete package overall.

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no he's not! He's yet to show he can defend in space

[url]https://kslsports.com/507124/utah-jazz-fall-to-minnesota-timberwolves/[/url]

[QUOTE]Nearly a tenth of the way into the season and it’s blatantly clear the Jazz starting backcourt isn’t working.

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the fact that anyone ever thought it would is concerning. Fix it Danny!

[QUOTE]Jordan Clarkson’s experience, and terrific play last year were a good reason to start him coming into the season.

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no it wasn't. He's an awful basketball player

[QUOTE]Both players are prone to overdribbling, though Horton-Tucker is particularly guilty of putting his head down without ever looking for his teammates.

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Sure they have The Bum looking for his teammates more but he's better off not because he usually throws the ball away if he tries to pass it

[QUOTE]Had his shooting numbers improved since last season it might be easier to justify keeping him in a starting role, but they’ve remained below a reasonable expectation.

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they like his D I think but than why isn't Dunn playing? George might be their next best defender out there

[QUOTE]If the Jazz can close the road trip with two or more wins, they can feel good about their record considering the difficulty of the schedule to start the year.

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will still have at least two losses thanks to The Bum and Hardy playing The Bum

[B][url]https://kslsports.com/507114/blog-utah-jazz-fall-to-minnesota-timberwolves/[/url]

[QUOTE]Lauri Markkanen [/B]continues to play great basketball early in the year, the [B]Jazz [/B]are going to have to decide how long they’re willing to extend this rebuild rather than surrounding him with high-level talent.[/QUOTE]

The extension for The Bum isn't surrounding him with high level talent? :roll:


[QUOTE][B]Anthony[/B] [B]Edwards[/B] is an elite defensive player, pretty unusual for such a young guard, but it gives him a chance to be one of the best players in the league at his size with his offensive prowess.

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also gives Rudy a chance to be on a great team finally! :cheers:

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50776819/mike-conley-calls-being-traded-from-jazz-the-weirdest-day-of-my-life[/url]

[QUOTE]"Mike was a massive sort of safety blanket for our team and most importantly for me," Jazz coach Will Hardy said.

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Yep. He had me fooled into thinking you could coach despite your love of The Bum. I was wrong :cry:

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50776740/gobert-reminds-utah-fans-what-they-used-to-have--a-good-defense--in-jazz-loss-to-wolves[/url]

but Kessler is already as good as Gobert! DPOTY! :lol

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/4/23938650/utah-jazz-lose-to-minnesota-timberwolves[/url]

[QUOTE]But then I remember that last year’s Jazz team didn’t know each other at all and had a lot less familiarity and continuity on the roster and early in the season they didn’t look nearly as disjointed as this team.

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Conley. I think Dunn could give them some of that unfortunately Hardy is the coach

[QUOTE]Walker Kessler has clearly struggled this season, Sexton is guilty of the same things that Horton-Tucker is, the spacing with Collins still needs to be figured out and optimized, Jordan Clarkson hasn’t shot the ball as well as he would like, and I could probably say something about nearly everyone else on the roster.

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The Bum can't shoot though

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/04/3-things-the-utah-jazz-have-to-do-to-turn-things-around/[/url]

[QUOTE]Kris Dunn and Ochai Agbaji, the team’s two best perimeter players, are playing just 13 minutes per game. They’re giving up minutes to guys like Talen Horton-Tucker (11th on the team in True Shooting Percentage) and Jordan Clarkson (12th in TS%), and those minutes are ultimately being wasted. Especially by Clarkson. Horton-Tucker is at least a playable defender, Clarkson is 13th.

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Talen is young with upside. The Bum is old and he sucks

[QUOTE]But that’s not at all, as the Jazz are also limiting the minutes Kelly Olynyk (No. 1in defensive box plus-minus for the Jazz) and Walker Kessler are getting as well. It’s almost like if the Jazz played all four men at the same time, and for more than just a handful of minutes, the team defense may actually improve.

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Kessler hasn't been good and Olynyk hasn't been the past couple games

[QUOTE]As mentioned above, the two players who are hurting the team the most are probably[URL="https://thejnotes.com/2023/10/25/2023-2024-utah-jazz-season-guide-preview/"] Talen Horton-Tucker and Jordan Clarkson[/URL]. They have made so many bad decisions to start the season, and with someone like Clarkson, all you see is bad shot after bad shot. Clarkson’s shot selection is terrible, and he’s taking a lot of awful, just terribly planned shots.

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his passing may be even worse

[QUOTE]And the coaches let him. If he’s shooting just 36% from the floor, there’s no reason to let him shoot more in a game than Lauri Markkanen.

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same problem they had with Mitchell and The Bum while the most efficient player in NBA history stood alone at the rim

[QUOTE]He’s clearly talented enough but for some reason the Jazz aren’t letting him off the leash, so to speak. He’s a better scorer than anyone on the team but just about every night he’s been second or so in shots attempted. Imagine telling Reggie Miller in his prime that someone else would be taking more shots than him.

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He's going to the line. Those don't count as FDA in case you didn't know

[url]https://flywareagle.com/2023/11/03/auburn-basketball-great-bigger-role/[/url]

[QUOTE]Kessler is already the complete package on the defensive end of the floor. His ability to rebound and defend makes him a player you need on the floor. If the Utah Jazz invest in expanding his offensive game, they can have a player who will be looked at as a top big man in the NBA and a complete package overall.

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yet to show he can guard in space. He's sucked this year. DPOTY! :facepalm

[URL]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/05/time-utah-jazz-bench-talen-horton-tucker-jordan-clarkson/[/URL]

[QUOTE]Horton-Tucker has never been a good NBA player, so his bad start isn’t surprising, it was expected. He was just a career 43% shooter from the floor coming into the season and shot under 42% the last two seasons. Clarkson, on the other hand, was one of the best scorers for the Jazz just last season. And while he’s never been a super-efficient scorer, he’s never been this bad.

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The Bum has certainly been this bad. Maybe not at the beginning of the season but mostly he sucks

[QUOTE]It’s fair to say not much, just his age. Clarkson is 31 years old and while that may not seem old to many, Lou Williams was declining as young as 33. Not everyone is the same, and bodies break down or last longer than others, but it’s possible that this isn’t a slump for Clarkson, but his new normal.

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the biggest problem is he starts and Hardy thinks he's the best player on the team

[QUOTE]They clearly[URL="https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/04/the-utah-jazz-and-3-other-teams-who-arent-performing-as-expected/"] need better guys[/URL] than what they have in their starting lineup, so why not try Kris Dunn, Ochai Agbaji, and/or Keyonte George? At this point, what do you have to lose?

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Or Sexton. I'd consider benching Kessler too. Front office needs to fix it because the coach appears to be clueless but than the front office extended The Bum so maybe the need to go to

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/05/selfish-basketball-and-not-team-chemistry-is-why-the-utah-jazz-are-so-bad/[/url]

[QUOTE]It’s not for the offense. No, Clarkson has been on this team for years and is chucking up garbage at a consistent rate. So much so that everyone knows he’s hurting the offense, everyone but head coach Hardy. If Clarkson was playing this exact style, but making more of his shots, then this isn’t an issue. It’s an issue because he’s missing and still playing the same way.

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it's an issue rather he makes shots or not

[QUOTE]And another way of saying that is selfish. The team isn’t passing the ball well, and when they do they seemingly turn it over far more often than anyone else in the league. They’re not running screens for one another and the pick-and-roll game that we thought the team would be built around has been so minimal it’s almost non-existent.

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the thing I liked last year was that outside The Bum they were unselfish. Apparently that was Conley not Hardy

[QUOTE]The Jazz need to run their offense through their bigs, instead, Horton-Tucker and Clarkson are running the offense through themselves. This is a selfish brand of offense and one that won’t see the team succeed long-term.

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Dunn should start at the one and George backing him up until he's ready which might not be long it appears

[QUOTE]We already wrote that the team needs to bench Clarkson and Horton-Tucker, but it may not be that simple. The Jazz should seriously consider trading both men.[/QUOTE]

The Bum should certainly be gone. Talen is young and could be effective off the bench. Either him or Sexton. Could start Sexton with Dunn and Agbaji and bench Kessler too though

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/05/losing-to-the-minnesota-timberwolves-further-digs-a-hole-this-team-cant-come-out-of/[/url]

[QUOTE]And it isn’t just the total points, but the overall play of the team. The Jazz had no answer for Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns on Saturday night. Now, Edwards was going to get him, he’s been that good for a good long while, but Towns? The T-Wolves big was coming into the Jazz’s game having a bad year so far.

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Towns is a great offensive player too :facepalm

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/06/3-chicago-bulls-who-would-look-good-as-members-of-the-utah-jazz/[/url]

[QUOTE][h=2]Alex Caruso[/h][/QUOTE]

would love him


[QUOTE][h=2]Ayo Dosunmu[/h]The idea is that the Utah Jazz need new guards. The only three the team should even consider keeping are Collin Sexton, Keyonte George, and Kris Dunn, and honestly, Dunn could go if he’s needed to make the money work. Outside of that, the Jazz should clear the board if needed. We’d like to keep Ochai Agbaji, but again, if he’s needed to make the deal work, then he’s needed to make the deal work. Getting back someone like Ayo Dosunmu will help things dramatically. He’s a solid perimeter defender who can shoot when allowed. He may not be a starter for the Jazz, at least yet, but he has an upside.

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Talen is young. I can see keeping him. Keep Agbaji and play him. The Bum needs to go. I'd keep Dunn unless you get another floor general and defensive stopper to replace him. Don't have either now but him

[url]https://kslsports.com/507192/taylor-hendricks-makes-salt-lake-city-stars-preseason-debut/[/url]

looks like Christopher might be playing the 1?

[URL]https://saltlakecity.gleague.nba.com/roster[/URL]

camp roster up

a few new names

It appear Bryce Golden would most likely not make the team. Didn't look like much even in college. Have to cut 1 more I think. Got a few Gleague vets, exhibit 10 guys and gleague rooks fighting for the last spot. Rotation would seem to be something like Cain, Christopher, Elleby, Hendricks, Juzang, Langford, Miller, Potter and Sensabaugh?

[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/exploring-utahs-most-used-early-lineups/[/url]

[QUOTE]Speaking of Collins, he has been amazing in the Jazz jersey. Last year, the dude shot 29% from deep with the Hawks but that number is up to nearly 36% with the Jazz in the seven games played thus far. He also had four double-doubles in the first six games. He’s been a threat from deep, has played with a high motor, and is a big rebound machine. As the lineup numbers show, the Jazz are plus on rebounds with Lauri Markkanen, Collins, and Kessler (when he is on) hitting the glass like crazy, with the backcourt of Clarkson (averaging four a game) and THT (2.7) positively contributing as well. This was best evidenced in the narrow loss to Denver as the starting lineup combined for 42 rebounds. If we need to go big, this starting lineup is the way to do so.

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-19 before last night. Certainly better ways to go :facepalm

[QUOTE]While watching Jazz games ([URL="https://www.utahjazzplus.com/"]thanks Jazz+![/URL]), I’ll admit that Olynyk is usually a guy whose minutes I had wished would go elsewhere as he never seemed to fit our timeline or roster construction, or just seemed like the odd rotational piece as an after Collins’ arrival. Now, I’m grateful when he checks in because, based solely on the eye test, good things happen with him around. As I thought about the lineup combinations and this article, I bet myself that I would see lineup data that proved my eye test correct and the Jazz have healthy combinations when Olynyk is in the picture.

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might want to consider starting him over Kessler again

[QUOTE]Interestingly enough, the two best lineups feature four common players: Markkanen, Big Kes, THT, and Kris Dunn. Rotating for that next slot are two of my favorites: young guards Ochai Agbaji and Keyonte George.

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Not surprising but of course Hardy hasn't played them much because he doesn't like Dunn and Agbaji :cry:

[QUOTE]Similarly, when you pair THT (or Kessler) with shooters, good things happen. With flame-thrower JC out of flame to start the season, the Jazz have sorely needed additional offense behind all-star Markkanen. Inserting George has been a great solution. Per-36 numbers have him at 13 points, 5.5 assists on 59% shooting from the field and 33% from deep. Those are basically the same as what JC is currently averaging but with much higher efficiency. With George, he is a threat to shoot whenever he has the ball. He can dribble, he can drive, he can pull up, he can spot up. So, he helps your offense breathe, something that has been needed in these few short weeks with JC struggling to ignite.

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seems like he defends pretty well too. He's got to take care of the ball better. Gets his pocket picked too much. Drummond last night!

[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/salt-city-seven-defense-driving-woes-halloween-more/[/url]

[QUOTE]After a 2-5 start, there are plenty of burning questions surrounding the Utah Jazz. Lingering issues with guard decision-making. Slumping sophomores. And what the heck is going on with Jordan Clarkson?

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It's like no one has ever seen The Bum play before! We've seen this his whole career. He sucks

[QUOTE]Honestly, it’s about both process and results. They allow an above-average proportion of three-pointers and floater-range attempts. But the difference between their opponents’ expected field goal percentage by location and the actual output magnifies those mistakes: their opponents are making an unusually high percentage just about everywhere other than on above-the-break threes. Their defensive rim field goal percentage is the fourth worst in the league, as is opponent shooting from the corners. In the midrange, it’s second worst. Jazz foes just don’t seem to feel a ton of resistance.

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can we stop talking about Kessler like he's another Gobert now? :facepalm

[QUOTE]It also doesn’t help that the Jazz’s schedule has been heavy of good offensive teams. Five of their seven opponents so far boast above-average offensive ratings. The only two that don’t are Memphis (29th) whom the Jazz beat, and Orlando (20th) whom they almost beat. That could bode well for this week, when the Jazz are set to face three bottom-five offenses in Chicago, Portland and Memphis again. (Indiana is really good; that game will be a tough one for a team that’s struggling to defend.)

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Should have beat Orlando and Denver. Thank you Bum and Hardy for those! :cry:

[QUOTE]This quote tells me that Hardy things some Jazz team members are reluctant to sacrifice things about their individual game, which kind of sounds like a shocking allegation except that it’s not when you think about how the NBA works. The Jazz have 15 guys who are in one way or another all playing to secure both basketball futures and financial security. Of course there are going to be some competing desires. Notice that he says that the problem is “wanting to win your way;” he’s not accusing anybody of not being committed to winning, just of wanting to get there in a very specific way that aligns with their self-interest.

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Conley was obviously the main reason for last year not Hardy. Maybe Mike is ready to go into coaching?


[QUOTE]We know he’s been pretty vocal about wanting guards like Collin Sexton to [URL="https://twitter.com/Mark_R_Pereira/status/1719165932776411355"]pass more[/URL]. This quote was delivered minutes after Talen Horton-Tucker’s 20-FGA game, could that also be on his mind here? Or maybe he’s concerned with Jordan Clarkson’s ongoing funk, or the slumps Kessler and Ochai Agbaji are experiencing as they look to build on their meaningful rookie-year progress.

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he's not worried about The Bum. Plays him more than anyone. Agbaji has hardly played to see he's slumping. Play him and see what happens