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[url]https://kslsports.com/456642/jazz-players-new-and-old-celebrate-north-carolina-coach-roy-williams/[/url]
[QUOTE]Paige was acquired by the Jazz on draft night in 2016 and signed a contract with the team, but was waived before the beginning of the regular season.
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and played for the Stars. Never made sense. Stash!
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50138524/from-the-comments-how-the-jazz-overcame-a-scary-flight-and-mike-conley-shows-hes-an-option-in-the-clutch[/url]
[QUOTE]What does that mean for the Jazz moving forward? It anything, it showed that Snyder has other options in the clutch. If Mitchell is being flanked by a Paul George or a Kawhi Leonard type, Utah can put the ball in Conley's hands and let him control things.
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already knew that. Conley or Ingles should have it
[QUOTE][URL="https://theathletic.com/2480052/2021/04/02/if-it-costs-me-my-career-i-guess-so-be-it-elijah-millsap-stands-by-his-story/?source=rss"]“It’s one of those divine timing things, where you just know it’s right to do,” Millsap said during an hour-plus phone interview last week, when asked why he went public now with his claim.[/URL] “I’m ready to be free from it and accept what comes from it. I felt like it’s a perfect time. The way America is right now, we’re subjected to being put in a class, a class of people. There’s right and there’s wrong. And so if I don’t stand up and say this was wrong, I’m on their side, subliminally, not openly. I know I have to live with it. I want to help move this country forward, with my story. By all means. If it costs me my career, I guess so be it.”
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2480052/2021/04/02/if-it-costs-me-my-career-i-guess-so-be-it-elijah-millsap-stands-by-his-story/?source=rss"]David Aldridge @ The Athletic[/URL]
[URL="https://theathletic.com/2480052/2021/04/02/if-it-costs-me-my-career-i-guess-so-be-it-elijah-millsap-stands-by-his-story/?source=rss"]“The hurdles have always been my character, character issues,” Millsap says. “Obviously, when you grow up, you start to realize that the character issues that they’re talking about are not even you.[/URL] They’re not who you really are. You’re fighting an uphill battle versus a perception of what somebody thinks you are versus who you truly are and what you’ve had to truly overcome. It should be celebrated instead of people passing around lies that I’m a bad person – because they have to defend themselves, or look out for themselves by doing damage control. It’s mentally taxing. You would lose yourself trying to perceive who people think you are, and all you want to do is play basketball. Come on, man; I’m not really trying to lose myself, over and over again.”
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2480052/2021/04/02/if-it-costs-me-my-career-i-guess-so-be-it-elijah-millsap-stands-by-his-story/?source=rss"]David Aldridge @ The Athletic[/URL]
[URL="https://theathletic.com/2480052/2021/04/02/if-it-costs-me-my-career-i-guess-so-be-it-elijah-millsap-stands-by-his-story/?source=rss"]Millsap says he could discuss things with Snyder, even heatedly at times, because of their relationship. “Maybe step to the line, but at the end of the day, I never crossed the line,” he said.[/URL] “I always had respect for (Snyder) as the head coach of the basketball team.” So, Millsap pushed back on the narrative. He repeated what he thought his role on the team was. He talked about watching film with Snyder, talking jointly — he thought — about ways to improve the team. He pointed out that Utah went 20-11 after the All-Star break and was one of the top defensive teams the second half of the season. And he pointed out that he believed he was a part of that improvement. “And that led to Dennis Lindsey irately saying what he said,” Millsap says.
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2480052/2021/04/02/if-it-costs-me-my-career-i-guess-so-be-it-elijah-millsap-stands-by-his-story/?source=rss"]David Aldridge @ The Athletic[/URL]
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His defensive energy was certainly a part of it. Wasn't the same player the next reason for some reason
Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Donovan Mitchell on the moves other teams made around the NBA. “Everybody can talk about who got who and who’s going where. But at the end of the day we’re focused on the 15 guys in this locker room.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Donovan Mitchell said yesterday he talked to @BaylorMBB guard Davion Mitchell who shares a set of uncanny likenesses to the @Utah Jazz star[/URL]. Similar name, same number 45, birthdays are two days apart (and two years).
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Donovan Mitchell said he plans to travel with the @Utah Jazz when they head to Dallas this weekend[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Donovan, on his ability to travel with the team: “I’ll be fine to go with the team Sunday. I just needed that day.[/URL] … I just needed to take that time because it wasn’t feeling right to go. … But I know I have a job to do. I can’t pull a John Madden and take a bus everywhere.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Donovan Mitchell on the @Utah Jazz flight: “Everybody knows I hate flying, have a fear of flying.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
[QUOTE]Andy Larsen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder, pregame, points out that the team with the best regular season record has won the NBA championship once in the last five years[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/andyblarsen"]Twitter andyblarsen[/URL]
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COTY already making excuses. Way in over his head :cry:
[url]https://kslsports.com/456700/donovan-mitchell-will-travel-with-jazz-despite-fear-of-flying/[/url]
[QUOTE][h=1]Donovan Mitchell Will Travel With Jazz Despite Fear Of Flying[/h]
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way to do your job
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/2/22364044/utah-jazz-vs-chicago-bulls-home-sweet-home-game-preview-donovan-mitchell[/url]
[QUOTE]Bojan Bogdanovic has been slowly coming out of his slump over the past week or two and although he is still struggling with consistency he looked much more aggressive in the last game. It will be interesting to see if he can keep that aggression up and get his confidence back. The shooting percentages will average out but this Jazz team needs Bojan to be aggressive when he is on the court. Hopefully we see an emphasis by the coaching staff and teammates to try to get Bojan involved so he can fully break out of his slump.
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what would be more interesting is if Snyder would bench him if he sucks
[h=4]Donovan will be playing[/h]
[QUOTE]But every time we’ve had a back to back, Mike has been shut down for one of the two games. I’d expect the same thing this time
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/Calvin%20Chappell"]Calvin Chappell[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/2/22364044/utah-jazz-vs-chicago-bulls-home-sweet-home-game-preview-donovan-mitchell#538303501"]Apr 2, 2021 | 12:13 PM[/URL]
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which should be tomorrow
[QUOTE]We (I) criticize him for not doing anything else, but when he tries to do other things, it turns out he’s not very good at them. His only chance to be a plus player is to start making his long shots.
I know Bogey has had a couple of decent games recently, with a handful of rebounds/assists, but those games are few and far between. Go back to last year and his value has always come from making threes.
I’d love to see him play a little defense, but apparently that’s asking too much. I think the most we can hope for is that he gets consistent from behind the arch.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/Kira%20Argonova"]Kira Argonova[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/2/22364044/utah-jazz-vs-chicago-bulls-home-sweet-home-game-preview-donovan-mitchell#538305848"]Apr 2, 2021 | 1:16 PM[/URL]
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someone gets it
[QUOTE][h=4]It seems that Bogey started going in the post because his shot was so inconsistent. It seems like a conscious decision to try something else.[/h]
But is that what we want long-term? I don’t think we’re paying Bogey $18m to post up. He needs to consistently make threes in order to be a plus player.
And, you know, a little defense would be nice too.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/Kira%20Argonova"]Kira Argonova[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/2/22364044/utah-jazz-vs-chicago-bulls-home-sweet-home-game-preview-donovan-mitchell#538306380"]Apr 2, 2021 | 1:28 PM[/URL]
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COTM plan before the year started :facepalm
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/04/02/utah-jazz-quin-snyder-candidate-duke-job/[/url]
God let's hope so!
[URL]https://kslsports.com/456761/jazz-bounce-bulls-behind-mitchells-26-points/[/URL]
[QUOTE][B]Jazz Luckily Bounce Bulls Behind Mitchell’s 26 Points[/B]
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God you're awful. They won despite Mitchell's horrible game :facepalm
[QUOTE]Again, the luck is apparent after the made basket as Gobert ran back down the floor looking at his offhand which he used to connect on the underhand reverse shot. Gobert technically writes with his left hand, so he proclaimed to be a southpaw after the game, but everything else he does on the basketball floor favors his right hand.
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not really
[QUOTE]It’s a brutal stretch, especially with a new roster that hasn’t had time to have a full practice since the May 25 deadline. The Bulls gave the Jazz all they could handle tonight and deserve a lot of credit for playing so hard.
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also had Mitchell and Snyder on their side
[QUOTE]It’s going to be nearly impossible for any player in the Jazz future to overtake either of the two statues on the team’s all-time greats list, but Gobert and Mitchell are trying their darndest.
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Gobert yes. Mitchell :roll:
[url]https://kslsports.com/456760/jazz-guard-donovan-mitchell-flies-for-rim-crushing-dunk-against-bulls/[/url]
[QUOTE]Mitchell finished with a game-high 26 points on 7-21 field goals, including 2-3 on three-pointers.
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might want to show the FT's but thanks for at least showing he sucked! :applause:
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50139325/a-little-luck-helps-the-jazz-top-the-bulls-for-franchise-record-21st-straight-home-victory[/url]
[QUOTE]The Jazz didn't defend great in transition and didn't get many easy buckets themselves; they struggled to defend Thaddeus Young in the paint (he had 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting), and Zach LaVine got going late to finish with 23 points.
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defended fine thru 3. Mitchell kept the Bulls in it
[url]https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2021/04/03/triple-team-jazz-might/[/url]
[QUOTE]• Transition defense. This was covered well by my colleague Eric Walden [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2021/04/03/utah-jazzs-struggle"]in his story[/URL], but quite frankly, there were too many times when the Jazz jogged back in transition. This, for example, is terrible floor balance; the Jazz can’t have four players down within five feet of the baseline. Then, it’s terrible effort to get back... in the end, Donovan Mitchell has to flop because he has no other recourse to save the possession.
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He didn't have to flop. He could have fouled him or tried to play D. Weak
The D was great for 3 quarters. Mitchell and Snyder were the problem
[QUOTE]The second time they run it, Mike Conley comes out of the pack, setting a screen for Mitchell. That lets him end up going downhill, which he eventually takes advantage of.
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another selfish play
[QUOTE]I like it! It keeps defenses on their toes, not necessarily knowing what happens. That last video (stuttery as it may be) shows why I like it most: you get the chance to run the play with an advantage and see what you get. If it’s nothing, you still have time to run the old-school Mitchell pick and roll like you might have anyway. You might as well check if you can get an easy look first, though.
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not sure why you'd want it with Conley and Ingles
[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/4/2/22356710/instant-analysis-rudy-gobert-block-punctuates-utah-jazz-win-over-chicago-bulls[/url]
[QUOTE]Donovan Mitchell, after missing Wednesday’s game in Memphis following the traumatic flight experience on Tuesday, looked a little out of rhythm to start the game but by the third quarter he seemed to have found his bounce again. For as rattled as he was after the Jazz’s flight had to make an emergency landing, it is a great sign that he didn’t need too long to get back into the swing of things. He scored 15 of his 26 points in the second half to lead the Jazz.
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You take enough shots :facepalm
[QUOTE]In the second quarter Quin Snyder made a rare in-game rotation change specifically for defensive reasons. He subbed in Miye Oni for Georges Niang for just 1:24. It wasn’t a huge move but it is notable, especially as the season wears on and the playoffs near. Any sort of small chess moves could be foreshadowing.
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it's rare he does anything so yeah notable
[QUOTE]Let’s stay on Bogdanovic for a minute. He wasn’t aggressive from outside, but he was very aggressive in the paint on Friday and he seemed to enjoy the matchup with Thaddeus Young. Now, that’s not a great defensive matchup for Bogdanovic — Young did go off for 25 points — but he was really powerful with his drives and insistent on not letting Young look too great on the defensive end, which is a pretty impressive thing to do. To watch him really take it to Young showed a level of confidence that we haven’t seen from Bogdanovic in a while.
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way to go Bojan! :roll:
[QUOTE]At this point in the season the Jazz having a pretty flat defensive night is not something that can really be disregarded. The Jazz average 12.1 fast-break points per game, which isn’t a ton, but when they aren’t scoring in transition at all and they aren’t getting back in transition it looks pretty bad, and so do the turnovers.
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and yet it was Michell and Snyder that almost lost it
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/2/22365227/utah-jazz-hold-on-to-beat-the-chicago-bulls-for-their-8th-straight-victory-donovan-mitchell[/url]
[QUOTE]For the Jazz, probably the most welcome sight was Bojan Bogdanovic’s ability to take advantage of mismatches in side. Bogdanovic’s most important shot should always be the three point shot, but tonight he had multiple plays where he would make a post play against a smaller defender and it was very effective. For the game Bogdanovic shot a solid 8/15 from the field. He was just 1 of 4 from three, and he needs to keep his three point attempts around 10 a game, but it’s nice to see Bogdanovic seemingly getting more confidnce as the season rolls on.
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Until tonite when he sucks again
[QUOTE]Donovan Mitchell seemed a little off in this game at times. For the night he was 7/21 from the field and just 2/9 from three. But he made enough big buckets that it helped put the Jazz over the top. Mitchell also threw down a dunk that ratlled the arena and reminded us that he can get up there with anyone in the league.
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at times?
[url]https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/utah-jazz-set-new-franchise-record-21-straight-home-wins[/url]
[QUOTE]“They came out aggressive,” Mitchell said. “They came out wanting to get to the paint. We did a lot of things, miscommunications and back-doors, stuff that we can clean up. It’s going to happen some games, but it’s just about how much we can eliminate it from happening.”
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what can be done about you though?
Mike Conley noticed a flock of geese in the distance, but didn’t think much of it. Delta flight 8944 took off from runway 35 on the east side of the airport. Just 10 minutes into the climb—before the comfort of cruising altitude: BANG, BANG, BANG. [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/a-bad-dream-that-you-actually-had?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNDcwNTU4NiwiXyI6ImgwWlIyIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3NDY5MDA3LCJleHAiOjE2MTc0NzI2MDcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.oPrLSLyNhYCVRI7qVa6UhRX_0JS__wDKhipYuS2q21o"]“What the f— was that? What just hit the plane?” Georges Niang said to Joe Ingles, in the next seat. Turbulence doesn’t sound like that[/URL]. Niang’s brain scrambled to make any sense of it. What sounded like that? His initial thought: a rocket.
– via [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/a-bad-dream-that-you-actually-had?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNDcwNTU4NiwiXyI6ImgwWlIyIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3NDY5MDA3LCJleHAiOjE2MTc0NzI2MDcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.oPrLSLyNhYCVRI7qVa6UhRX_0JS__wDKhipYuS2q21o"]Henry Abbott @ TrueHoop[/URL]
[URL="https://*********.com/player/georges-niang/"]Georges Niang[/URL], [URL="https://*********.com/player/joe-ingles/"]Joe Ingles[/URL], [URL="https://*********.com/player/mike-conley/"]Mike Conley[/URL], [URL="https://*********.com/team/utah-jazz/"]Utah Jazz[/URL]
[IMG]https://*********.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2021/01/i_94_89_b9_georges-niang.png?w=190[/IMG]Panic ensued. The plane tipped back and forth trying to stabilize itself. Players shouted out in horror. Niang gripped the armrests in his aisle seat and looked out the window over Ingles’ shoulder. Niang’s stomach churned as the plane surged up and down, up and down. Niang peered out the window at the left engine. What the … [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/a-bad-dream-that-you-actually-had?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNDcwNTU4NiwiXyI6ImgwWlIyIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3NDY5MDA3LCJleHAiOjE2MTc0NzI2MDcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.oPrLSLyNhYCVRI7qVa6UhRX_0JS__wDKhipYuS2q21o"]“Look at that dent!” Niang yelled out. “No, no, no,” Ingles said. “Look at that hole.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/a-bad-dream-that-you-actually-had?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNDcwNTU4NiwiXyI6ImgwWlIyIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3NDY5MDA3LCJleHAiOjE2MTc0NzI2MDcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.oPrLSLyNhYCVRI7qVa6UhRX_0JS__wDKhipYuS2q21o"]Henry Abbott @ TrueHoop[/URL]
[URL="https://*********.com/player/georges-niang/"]Georges Niang[/URL], [URL="https://*********.com/team/utah-jazz/"]Utah Jazz[/URL]
A six-foot sheath of blue-painted metal had been ripped open, exposing the engine’s brain-like machinery beneath. Jazz staffers in the back of the plane said they briefly saw a flame from the back of the left engine. “Oh, no.” Niang thought. [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/a-bad-dream-that-you-actually-had?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNDcwNTU4NiwiXyI6ImgwWlIyIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3NDY5MDA3LCJleHAiOjE2MTc0NzI2MDcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.oPrLSLyNhYCVRI7qVa6UhRX_0JS__wDKhipYuS2q21o"]Flight attendants went into action. “Alright, please stay seated, everyone,” they instructed the cabin. The players and staffers obliged in silence[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/a-bad-dream-that-you-actually-had?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNDcwNTU4NiwiXyI6ImgwWlIyIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3NDY5MDA3LCJleHAiOjE2MTc0NzI2MDcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.oPrLSLyNhYCVRI7qVa6UhRX_0JS__wDKhipYuS2q21o"]Henry Abbott @ TrueHoop[/URL]
[URL="https://*********.com/player/georges-niang/"]Georges Niang[/URL], [URL="https://*********.com/team/utah-jazz/"]Utah Jazz[/URL]
The plane took a hard left, bending toward the decimated engine. Niang thought: Are we going down? Across the Boeing 757-232, everyone grabbed phones to call loved ones. One problem: no service. WiFi hadn’t been flicked on because the plane hadn’t risen to 10,000 feet. Too high for phone service. Too low for WiFi. [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/a-bad-dream-that-you-actually-had?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNDcwNTU4NiwiXyI6ImgwWlIyIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3NDY5MDA3LCJleHAiOjE2MTc0NzI2MDcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.oPrLSLyNhYCVRI7qVa6UhRX_0JS__wDKhipYuS2q21o"]Niang’s teammates and staffers yelled desperately for the flight attendants to turn on WiFi. Niang thought about Ingles, who has a wife and young twins, a boy and a girl. Some players managed to reach loved ones through iMessage[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/a-bad-dream-that-you-actually-had?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNDcwNTU4NiwiXyI6ImgwWlIyIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3NDY5MDA3LCJleHAiOjE2MTc0NzI2MDcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.oPrLSLyNhYCVRI7qVa6UhRX_0JS__wDKhipYuS2q21o"]Henry Abbott @ TrueHoop[/URL]
[URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/a-bad-dream-that-you-actually-had?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNDcwNTU4NiwiXyI6ImgwWlIyIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3NDY5MDA3LCJleHAiOjE2MTc0NzI2MDcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.oPrLSLyNhYCVRI7qVa6UhRX_0JS__wDKhipYuS2q21o"]When the plane touched down, there was no applause. Niang remembers a wave of exhales. Niang called his mom, told her he was safe. He told her the whole story, and that he loved her.[/URL] Then, her phone pinged as a delayed flood of text messages began to fill her inbox. A team meeting was being assembled. Niang was about to hang up with his mother. “Can you please get an iPhone already?” “We can work on that,” she told him.
– via [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/a-bad-dream-that-you-actually-had?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNDcwNTU4NiwiXyI6ImgwWlIyIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3NDY5MDA3LCJleHAiOjE2MTc0NzI2MDcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.oPrLSLyNhYCVRI7qVa6UhRX_0JS__wDKhipYuS2q21o"]Henry Abbott @ TrueHoop[/URL]
And yet, the Utah Jazz are the best team in the NBA, at least three games above the rest of the league. [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/a-bad-dream-that-you-actually-had?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNDcwNTU4NiwiXyI6ImgwWlIyIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3NDY5MDA3LCJleHAiOjE2MTc0NzI2MDcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.oPrLSLyNhYCVRI7qVa6UhRX_0JS__wDKhipYuS2q21o"]“The thing that aggravates some of us was that people thought it wasn’t a big deal, hey, they were playing a few hours later. How hard could it be?” Niang says.[/URL] “It was a big deal. But we made the sacrifice to get up and go play. Life is fragile and important but we also realize that we have a job to do.”
– via [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/a-bad-dream-that-you-actually-had?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNDcwNTU4NiwiXyI6ImgwWlIyIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3NDY5MDA3LCJleHAiOjE2MTc0NzI2MDcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.oPrLSLyNhYCVRI7qVa6UhRX_0JS__wDKhipYuS2q21o"]Henry Abbott @ TrueHoop[/URL]
[url]https://kslsports.com/456791/magic-will-league-minimum-eight-players-when-facing-jazz/[/url]
[QUOTE]The Magic will start Chasson Randle, Dwayne Bacon, James Ennis, Chuma Okeke, and Wendell Carter Jr. against the Jazz with Terrance Ross, Mo Bamba, and RJ Hampton available off the bench.
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no excuses
[QUOTE]The Jazz meanwhile will be without Mike Conley who continues to rest on either side of back-to-back games as he rehabs his right hamstring injury suffered earlier in the season.
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I guess 1[CENTER][/CENTER]
Eric Walden: Joe Ingles, on Bojan Bogdanovic finding his shooting form again: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“I’m sure he’s been frustrated. … I think he yelled some Croatian swear words today when he hit a 3, which was nice to see. We need him to keep his confidence up, regardless of if he goes 0 for 5.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Move over Splash Brothers. [URL="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/jazz-break-warriors-nba-record-with-18-3-pointers-in-first-half-against-magic/"]The Utah Jazz set a new NBA record by knocking down 18 first-half 3-pointers against the Orlando Magic on Saturday.[/URL] Utah had easily surpassed the franchise record of 14 by midway through the second quarter, and Donovan Mitchell’s 3-pointer with 34 seconds left in the half put the Jazz in the record books.
– via [URL="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/jazz-break-warriors-nba-record-with-18-3-pointers-in-first-half-against-magic/"]CBSSports.com[/URL]
[url]https://kslsports.com/456773/donovan-mitchell-travels-with-jazz-to-face-dallas-mavericks/[/url]
[QUOTE]The key matchup will pit the Jazz’s Mitchell against Mavericks guard Josh Richardson. While superstar Luka Doncic will the key feature of the Dallas offense, Mitchell will have to negate the advantage generated by the Slovenian star with a big performance of his own.
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no he won't
[url]https://kslsports.com/456830/jazz-crush-depleted-magic-squad-with-record-setting-shooting/[/url]
[QUOTE]Over the last three games, Bogdanovic is averaging 19.3 points per game, one of his best scoring stretches of the season and by far his best since the All-Star break. Even better, he’s connecting on 3.3 three-point attempts per game while shooting 10-20 from deep.
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wow 3 games
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50139780/back-to-the-bubble-donovan-mitchell-is-in-the-midst-of-another-elite-shooting-stretch[/url]
How about some D?
[QUOTE][URL="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/sports/nba-jazz-jordan-clarkson-philippines.html"]“I’ll say this: If he doesn’t win sixth man of the year, I’m not sure the N.B.A. is ready for the online reaction from this part of the world,” said Nikko Ramos,[/URL] the editor in chief of the Philippines edition of Slam magazine.
– via [URL="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/sports/nba-jazz-jordan-clarkson-philippines.html"]Scott Cacciola @ New York Times[/URL]
[URL="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/sports/nba-jazz-jordan-clarkson-philippines.html"]Fans have spent 45 percent more time on the streaming service watching Jazz games this season than they did last season,[/URL] according to the league. And on the N.B.A. Philippines Facebook page, Clarkson-related posts outperform all other content by an average of three to four times. A video of his highlight from a win over the Los Angeles Clippers in December has been viewed more than 1.2 million times.
– via [URL="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/sports/nba-jazz-jordan-clarkson-philippines.html"]Scott Cacciola @ New York Times[/URL]
“I remember telling him, ‘Hey, are you sure you want to do this?’” Ramos recalled. “And Jordan was like: ‘I play for the Lakers, and I live in L.A. I’m used to getting some attention. It’ll be fine.’” [URL="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/sports/nba-jazz-jordan-clarkson-philippines.html"]It was not fine. As the scene spiraled into something that resembled chaos, Ramos grabbed a towel to throw over Clarkson’s head — an ineffective disguise — and ushered him out of the building through a back door[/URL]. “We couldn’t walk 10 steps,” Ramos said. “Everyone knew he was in the country.”
– via [URL="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/sports/nba-jazz-jordan-clarkson-philippines.html"]Scott Cacciola @ New York Times[/URL]
[/QUOTE]You can have him!
[QUOTE]Andrew Lopez: According to @spotrac, heading into Sunday’s game, [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]the Pelicans had players miss just 47 games because of injuries this season – the best number in the league[/URL]. The next 4 closest teams were Milwaukee (68), Utah (75), Charlotte (78) and Phoenix (85). spotrac.com/nba/injured-re…
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/_Andrew_Lopez"]Twitter _Andrew_Lopez[/URL]
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Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Even after the statewide mask mandate lifts in April 10, the Utah Jazz will continue to require the wearing of masks at all home games at Vivint Arena going forward, the team announced this afternoon[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley: “There’s gonna be games like this, and they’re great challenges and great lessons for us. … We have to find ways to win anyways, we have to find ways to push through.[/URL] We had sparks of that. … We have to manufacture ways to win when the ball isn’t going in.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Mavericks 23 threes are the most the Jazz have allowed in a regular season game since November 5, 2017[/URL]. That was Donovan Mitchell’s 10th game in the NBA.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
Tim MacMahon: Rick Carlisle says Mavs aren’t watching the standings. I usually don’t believe that, but [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Luka Doncic just mentioned that he thinks the Jazz are “first or second in the West.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon"]Twitter espn_macmahon[/URL]
Tim MacMahon: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jazz’s 9-game winning streak is snapped with a 111-103 loss to the Mavs[/URL]. Spectacular shooting night for Dallas (23-of-49 on 3s). Luka Doncic: 31-9-8
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon"]Twitter espn_macmahon[/URL]
[QUOTE]Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Donovan Mitchell: “We just had a rough night. For us to only lose that game by 8 says a lot about our will to win.[/URL] … Mike was really what was keeping us in it.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
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we? Why didn't you get Mike the ball? Rudy didn't shut down the paint?
[url]https://kslsports.com/456886/mavericks-hot-shooting-snaps-jazz-9-game-winning-streak/[/url]
[QUOTE][URL="https://kslsports.com/category/jazz/"]The Jazz[/URL] wouldn’t have been close to the Mavericks in the first half if it wasn’t for Mike Conley. Utah’s starting point guard had 15 points in the first half, including 13 points in the first quarter. Bojan Bogdanovic and Rudy Gobert each had 8 points in the first 24 minutes of the game. The Jazz shot 39 percent from the field and made just four of their first 23 three-point attempts.
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Gobert shutting down the paint had little to do with it :facepalm
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[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/4/5/22367936/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-shooting-goes-cold-in-loss-to-dallas-mavericks[/url]
[QUOTE]Rudy Gobert was possibly the only other bright spot for the Jazz and had some really impressive moments especially in defending on the outside.
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poor trolls
[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/sc7-sustain-shooting-more/[/url]
[QUOTE]A big part of the reason Utah’s shooters are so open on threes is the guy who never shoots them: Rudy Gobert commands so much attention with his elite roll finishing ability, and he constantly draws a crowd even on plays where he doesn’t touch the ball at all.
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pick your poison
[QUOTE]That’s a lot of 3-point shots to make in a single half. Remember: it wasn’t that long ago that Utah set a new franchise record with 20 triples [I]in a game[/I]. That’s how fast this team and this league are evolving. Had the Jazz been facing even a slightly more competitive group of Magic players, they would have had an excuse to stick to their rotation a little bit longer and would have set a new league record for threes in a game. But up 40-plus, Quin Snyder opted to do the gentlemanly thing and pull his main guys. Consequently, the Jazz had to settle for “just” breaking the record for threes in a half. Not even the trigger-happy Rockets or the Steph-and-Klay Warriors ever canned 18 in a half.
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a better Magic team doesn't give up that many 3's
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/5/22368214/why-fans-shouldnt-just-pay-attention-to-the-utah-jazz-down-the-stretch[/url]
[QUOTE]From a narrative perspective, Memphis doesn’t have a super star or a top 50 second player. The Jazz beat the Grizz 3x this year with all 3 of their stars having incredible games.
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if Mitchell is a superstar than Morant is
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Royce O’Neale, asked if Wednesday vs. the Suns has any extra juice to it because it’s 1 vs. 2 in the West, began his reply with, “It’s another game. We’re going to treat it as if it was a playoff game.”[/URL] Sooooo … does that mean they treat *every* game like a playoff game?
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jazz forward Royce O’Neale, on Baylor’s national championship: “Me and Dennis [Lindsey] are gonna rub it in everyone’s faces for a little while.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
[url]https://kslsports.com/456960/jazz-and-suns-face-off-as-top-two-seeds-in-the-west/[/url]
[QUOTE]The Jazz will have to shoot better against Phoenix than they did against the Mavericks should they hope to return to Utah with a victory. The Jazz converted just 27 percent of their 44 three-point attempts on Monday night en route to a [URL="https://statsdmz.nba.com/pdfs/20210405/20210405_UTADAL_book.pdf"]111-103[/URL] loss.
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Always the offense. If they defended in the 3rd they win
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50141332/no-1-vs-no-2-the-jazz-will-treat-matchup-with-suns-as-a-playoff-game--or-maybe-not[/url]
[QUOTE]Another game. A playoff game. Or something in between. How important is Wednesday's game? It seems that depends on who you ask.
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it's big. They need home court throughout
[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/4/6/22364021/utah-jazz-mailbag-what-seeding-order-in-west-would-be-best-for-jazz-playoff-run[/url]
[QUOTE]On the other side of the bracket the ideal situation is to have the Clippers and Lakers face one another in the opening round, promising that one of the L.A. powerhouses is knocked out. The winner of that series (most likely the Lakers, as long as Anthony Davis and LeBron James are healthy) would then face the winner of the Mavericks and Suns series.
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why is it most likely the Lakers?
[QUOTE]Again, so long as the Lakers are able to field their full squad at mostly full health, they are very likely to end up in the Western Conference finals. It’s hard to imagine any team getting out of the West without having to face the Lakers in the end. There is a chance that the Lakers could limp into the playoffs a bit without a fully healthy squad, and the Jazz could end up in the West finals facing the Clippers, Mavericks or Suns.
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Easy to imagine
[QUOTE]I personally think the Clippers would be the toughest opponent for the Jazz so avoiding that matchup at any stage would be ideal. But honestly, a series against the Suns or Mavericks in the Western Conference finals wouldn’t be nearly as exciting as one against the Clippers or Lakers and beating one of those teams to make it to the Finals would be incredibly sweet for Jazz fans.
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Lakers. Can beat Clippers
[QUOTE]Schematically, the Jazz still have some things they could address or change. What will they do if faced with a team that presents a size problem on the perimeter. Does that mean that Joe Ingles gets more minutes and is used as a defensive tool? Is Quin Snyder going to stick with a nine-man rotation? How do substitutions and rotations change if the Jazz need to play Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors together through long stretches? If there are injuries or illnesses, who is the next man up?
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Need more Ingles. Less Bojan and Clarkson. Niang probably doesn't plat unfortunately. If Gobert and Favors play together Snyder needs to be fired. Oni is next up. You been watching? Quin isn't hard to figure out
[QUOTE]Donovan Mitchell, Conley, Ingles, Royce O’Neale and even Bojan Bogdanovic and Jordan Clarkson have to all be incredibly focused on the defensive end and committed to the Jazz’s scheme of staying in front of their man while funneling toward Gobert or Favors.
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Why did you not say and even Mitchell? He sucks as much as anyone
[QUOTE]Doing what they do better is probably not the answer that anybody wants right now, but there aren’t any other options. The Jazz could certainly move around some of those players and look for some mismatches or more advantageous switches with Ingles on a long player rather than Bogdanovic, but even then, the scheme is the same and they have to execute it in order to win.
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there are and were other options but the front office and Snyder chose and continue to choose them. Morgan/Ersan should play instead of Bojan and Clarkson for starters. Niang and Oni should play ahead of them too. They won't
[QUOTE]The Jazz have Conley’s Bird rights since he came here in a trade, so they can re-sign him even if it puts them over the salary cap. The real question, and one that we’ll address on another day, is how much is Conley worth next season?
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salary cap? How about how much luxury tax. He needs to be paid period. Trade anyone but Rudy if that's what it takes
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/4/6/22369201/nba-6th-man-of-the-year-2021-utah-jazz-joe-ingles-jordan-clarkson[/url]
[QUOTE][h=1]Might Joe Ingles actually be Utah’s 6th Man of the Year?[/h]
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is their any question
[QUOTE]But that’s not all he does. He’s crucial to the playmaking and ball handling off the bench as well. His Assist to Turnover Ration of 2.56 is 2nd only to Mike Conley. So he’s not just a perfect floor spacer when he enters the game. He’s a great facilitator and offensive initiator as well. To prove his overall value, his offensive rating is 136! On the best offensive team in the league by the way. He has more win shares than Nikola Vucevic, Khris Middleton, and Jamal Murray. More than Ben Simmons, Bradley Beal, and Jason Tatum. More than Paul George, Gordon Hayward, and Paskal Siakam.
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and yet the ball is still in Mitchell's hands :facepalm
[QUOTE]Now, the good part is that the Jazz have both of them. I don’t truly want to pin them against each other. They’ve both had some fun and huge moments for the Jazz this year. They are both valuable pieces to this league-best roster. But basically all of the advanced stats indicate that Joe Ingles is more important and more impactful for Utah than Jordan Clarkson. And the on court presence has felt more and more like that as well.
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probably the 3rd or 4th most important after Rudy and Conley along with O'Neale
[QUOTE]Either way, we have a ridiculous bench.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/GregOstertagged"]GregOstertagged[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/4/6/22369201/nba-6th-man-of-the-year-2021-utah-jazz-joe-ingles-jordan-clarkson#538493548"]Apr 6, 2021 | 9:28 PM[/URL]
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Ridiculous that Clarkson and Favors got paid as much as they did and are on the team at all
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/04/06/nba-utah-jazz-fraudulent-contenders/[/url]
[QUOTE]Immediately following Utah’s loss to Dallas, 2008 Boston Celtics champ and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins made sure to point out that Luka Doncic and the Mavericks were able to handle their league-leading visitors even without the help of Kristaps Porzingis (sprained right wrist).
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him playing would have helped Utah like Mitchell helped Dallas
https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/262172/Bucks-Warriors-Nets-76ers-Will-Each-Have-Trio-Making-$100M-Combined-In-21-22
Jazz have to be close? Might be once Conley is signed. Dump Favors, Bojan and Clarkson
Duane Rankin: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Dario Saric described playing against Utah Jazz being like a bar fight in terms of being a tough game. He said #Suns want top seed in West and this is clearly a big game towards achieving that goal[/URL]. Phoenix can win season series and tiebreaker over #TakeNote with win tonight.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin"]Twitter DuaneRankin[/URL]