2020-21 Regular season- The tax team

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/4/10/22368500/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-do-just-enough-to-beat-sacramento-kings-for-40th-win-of-the-season[/url]

[QUOTE]A quick pre-note note: When the Jazz are playing pretty horribly and there are a lot of sloppy possessions, but they put together just a few minutes of good basketball, just enough to beat a bad team, it’s hard to say whether it was good or bad altogether.


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Mitchell and Bojan are playing horribly as usual

[QUOTE]When the Jazz are engaged on defense and their spacing is where it is supposed to be they really do look unstoppable. Honestly, even when they are missing the shots, if they are the right shots there’s not a lot to be mad at. They had a short run in the third quarter, and then another one to close the fourth, where things were clicking pretty nicely. The way the Jazz closed out the game was the highest note for them.

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yep. Unfortunately Clarkson will be back and Mitchell and Bojan will still be in there

[QUOTE]Conley, who added 26 points in the win, was the most steadying force for the Jazz in the game. The Jazz went 0-of-8 from the field and 1-of-4 from the free throw line before Conley threw Rudy Gobert a lob for their first bucket. They’d gone nearly five minutes without hitting a shot. When they went 0-of-7 from 3-point range to start the game it was Conley who broke that drought.

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Too bad the ball isn't always in Mike and Joe's hands

[QUOTE]On the Kings side of things, Richaun Holmes had just an incredible game with 25 points, 10 rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal. Through the majority of the game he was making Gobert look pretty bad and was just the more energized of the two.

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and half of it came while Rudy was on the bench before Rudy shut him down in the 2nd :facepalm

[QUOTE]There really are quite a few things not to like about how the Jazz played. But let’s start with the offensive spacing. Without Jordan Clarkson creating shooting opportunities for the second unit, and with both O’Neale and Bogdanovic seeming to want to drive more than shoot from outside, the ball was not moving and that makes it really difficult to get open shots, not to mention anything for Gobert in the paint. The Jazz are not a team that operates well with the paint clogged and the Kings’ defense seemed to recognize that pretty early on and used their switches to make things even more difficult.

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mostly Mitchell's selfish play

[QUOTE]Georges Niang hit a 3 midway through the fourth quarter and then was backpedaling down the court talking trash to the Kings bench, but then ran over Mo Harkless and fell straight on his rear. That’s not how you want to cap off a good play.

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was classic Georges!

[QUOTE]The Jazz would probably do well to come out to start a game the way the Kings did.

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but that would mean their superstar passing the ball

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/10/22377827/donovan-mitchell-42-points-utah-jazz-home-winning-streak-sacramento-kings[/url]

[QUOTE]Is there any other person you could give it to? Setting aside a forgettable first-half in terms of efficiency, Mitchell tied his season high of 42 points (and stashing his second 40-point outing in the past three tries). He needed 31 shots, a shadow of his poor first half, but went 15 of 17 from the free-throw line. The makes at the line tied a career high while the attempts set a new career-best mark.


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the guy that led the defense to shut down the Kings in the 2nd half? The guy that got them rolling offensively in the 3rd(Ingles)?

[QUOTE][h=4]Couldn't watch it again[/h]
but I don’t like the boxscore much. Bojan still in a slump and Donovan taking more shots than the rest of the starters combined won’t take the Jazz very far when it matters. This team is good when seven players are scoring in double digits. The encouraging points are Joe taking shots confidently and Minivan having a good run but 36% from three against a bad perimeter defense is just decent. A shoot out is ok when you shoot better than the opponent, at 41% that was the case most of the time, recently not so much.
If the opposite team packs the paint and gives away open threes so be it (seeing Rudy and Derrick taking only six shots makes me think it was the case) but I’m not convinced this team is able to beat another contender with three starters scoring a combined 19 points.

Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/Bigfee"]Bigfee[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/10/22377827/donovan-mitchell-42-points-utah-jazz-home-winning-streak-sacramento-kings#538679186"]Apr 11, 2021 | 1:57 AM[/URL]
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someone gets it

[QUOTE]Jazz tried to share the ball in the first half. Mitchell had only 12 points at half time. Jazz down 6. In the second half, Mitchell picked up his shot count and usage time. Jazz outscore the Kings by 22.
Are you sure you know what you are asking for? Ideally, everybody would be playing well so the ball could be shared more and we could have seven players scoring in double digits. But you need to keep your eye on the prize which is getting a win. When Gobert is not getting any shots because of the way the defense is playing or if O’Neale/Oni aren’t scoring because they’re just missing open shots or if one of those scorers is on the bench because of an ankle injury; well, I don’t know about you but I’m glad Mitchell played the way he did last night. If the point came where he just said "I’d better let the other guys get theirs so we can have seven double digit scorers," the Jazz lose last night.
There are times when they are a better team because one of the guys steps up and takes over. The Jazz have had huge scoring nights from Mitchell, Clarkson, Conley, Ingles, Gobert, and even Niang and it’s a good thing they had the talent to step up with the others are misfiring. The strength of the Jazz offense isn’t getting seven double digit scorers every game but that any of seven players can step up with 25+ points when needed.

Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/jmnunes5"]jmnunes5[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/10/22377827/donovan-mitchell-42-points-utah-jazz-home-winning-streak-sacramento-kings#538685455"]Apr 11, 2021 | 10:11 AM[/URL]
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How were they trying to share the ball when Mitchell comes down and shoots while his teammates stand around watching?

[url]https://sircharlesincharge.com/2021/04/10/utah-jazz-donovan-mitchell-disrespect/[/url]

[QUOTE]For being the best player on the best team, record-wise, in the NBA, [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mitchdo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-"]Donovan Mitchell[/URL] has not gotten much consideration for the NBA’s MVP award. Generally, the best player on the best team is usually one of the favorites to win the award.


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:facepalm

Harrison Wind: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Michael Malone on being overlooked in the West: “Utah’s having a great season, talk about Utah. When the Lakers are healthy they have two of the top-5 players in the world, talk about the Lakers. The Clippers have so much talent across their roster, so talk about those guys.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/HarrisonWind"]Twitter HarrisonWind[/URL]

Andy Larsen: Jazz say [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jordan Clarkson is still doubtful for tomorrow’s game. Also, Mike Conley is out due to hamstring management,[/URL] they’ll play him on Tuesday instead on the B2B.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/andyblarsen"]Twitter andyblarsen[/URL]

Ava Wallace: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Bradley Beal (back tightness) is probable for tomorrow’s game at the Jazz[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/avarwallace"]Twitter avarwallace[/URL]

[url]https://kslsports.com/457364/shorthanded-jazz-look-for-revenge-against-wizards/[/url]

[QUOTE]Mitchell is averaging 40 points per game over his last three outings and could become only the third player in Jazz history to score at least 37 points in four straight games if he can reach the mark against the Wizards.


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and the only one with 30 att in at least two of them!:facepalm

[QUOTE]The Jazz will likely have to rely more heavily on guard Miye Oni who played 12 minutes in the team’s win over the Kings. Quin Snyder could also opt to turn to two-way guard Trent Forrest for extra backcourt minutes to preserve the team’s standard rotation on the front end of a back-t0-back.


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Morgan or Ersan or stfu! :cry:

[QUOTE]Despite Westbrook’s eye-popping numbers, the Wizards are just 5-13 in their last 18 games and own the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference.


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big surprise

[QUOTE]Gobert had an unimposing 10 points and 13 rebounds in the Jazz loss to Washington in March and will have to provide better rim protection at home to extend the team’s win streak.


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maybe he needs more help on the perimeter which he son't have with Conley out

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/12/22380329/utah-jazz-look-for-revenge-against-the-washington-wizards-donovan-mitchell-russell-westbrook[/url]

[QUOTE]I am genuinely curious about this one. If I were a betting man my money would be on Trent Forrest who seems to always be the 1st man off the bench for garbage time for Snyder. Who would I like it to be? Elijah Hughes.


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by far the worst guy on the team why not! :facepalm

[QUOTE]Hughes, in the short minutes that he’s played, has shown a lot of potential. In garbage time and other select minutes in preseason, Hughes has shown a polished offensive game that only seems to improve. He’s making the right passes on offense to the corner three and he’s also able to make a pull-up three with relative ease. At worst Hughes can take a corner three and knock it down with regularity.


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where are you getting this? He isn't a 3 point shooter and couldn't even ball in the Gleague

[QUOTE]Snyder will likely go with Forrest, but here’s to hoping Hughes gets a chance.

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Should be Morgan or Ersan. I'd also go with Brantley or the new guy before the rookies as well

[QUOTE]I agree it will be fun to see where Mike and JC’s 27 shots a game go to. A lot of opportunities and I hope some of the youngsters are given a shot, literally.

Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/SKMike"]SKMike[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/12/22380329/utah-jazz-look-for-revenge-against-the-washington-wizards-donovan-mitchell-russell-westbrook#538741554"]Apr 12, 2021 | 1:56 PM[/URL]
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most will go to Mitchell

[QUOTE][h=4]10 yrs ago was worse[/h]
every thread was about how corbin doesn’t know long twos are inefficient and how hes ruining kanter, burks, etc by not giving them minutes
dark days

Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/letter%20to%20the%20Corinthians"]letter to the Corinthians[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/12/22380329/utah-jazz-look-for-revenge-against-the-washington-wizards-donovan-mitchell-russell-westbrook#538747926"]Apr 12, 2021 | 4:37 PM[/URL]

[h=4]The merits of John Lucas the 3 used to dominate game threads lol[/h]

Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/SKMike"]SKMike[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/12/22380329/utah-jazz-look-for-revenge-against-the-washington-wizards-donovan-mitchell-russell-westbrook#538747977"]Apr 12, 2021 | 4:38 PM[/URL]

[h=4]yeah[/h]
dont forget how most hated any minutes howard or foye got
the al the conqueror was way funny tho

Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/letter%20to%20the%20Corinthians"]letter to the Corinthians[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/12/22380329/utah-jazz-look-for-revenge-against-the-washington-wizards-donovan-mitchell-russell-westbrook#538748203"]Apr 12, 2021 | 4:47 PM[/URL]

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all Ty did was get a team led by Jefferson to the playoffs and just missed the next year. Liked Foye and Howard

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/12/22379674/utah-jazz-deserve-a-larger-presence-in-mvp-and-coy-discussions-this-year[/url]

[QUOTE]Donovan Mitchell, scoring 26+ points, grabbing 4+ boards, and dishing 5+ assists on above average TS efficiency (0.568) is neck and neck with the top offensive players in terms of volume.


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above average sounds like MVP to me

[QUOTE]Jazz fan stalwart, Mark, pointed out that very fact. Either the Jazz have a bonafide MVP candidate or Quin Snyder is having one of the greatest coaching seasons of all time.


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:roll:

[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/sc7-rooting-guide-don-nuts-3pt-slump/[/url]

[QUOTE]No matter how you guard the multi-faceted Suns, you give something up. On Wednesday, it was rebounds. The Jazz applied more pressure on midrange wizards Paul and Devin Booker, but that brought big men away from the paint and allowed the Suns to capture a whopping 31.6% of their misses. Here’s what’s peculiar, though: in the dozen times this season that the Jazz have allowed an opponent an OReb% of 30 or greater, that was their only loss.


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not the MVP!

[QUOTE]By the end of his current 3-year deal, Favors will likely catch Deron Williams, who is just 313 points ahead of him. That would be a poetic feat, since Favors was the headliner in the package Utah got when they decided to trade DWill back in 2011. He might even catch Gordon Hayward (814 ahead), which would also be fitting since those two once shared the spotlight as Utah’s two best young players.


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hopefully he's gone before next year starts

[QUOTE][B]Jazz 128, Blazers 112: Donovan Mitchell.[/B] An assassin during this 37-4-5 performance. Mitchell scored 13 and was a +20 in the decisive third period, and actually played some of the game’s best defense to boot. (Portland players shot 2-for-8 when Mitchell was the closest defender.) Gobert had another ridiculous 18-and-20 double-double. But in this one it was actually the Mitchell-led hybrid units that did most of the damage.


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34 shots or 20 boards? :facepalm

[QUOTE][B]Jazz 128, Kings 112: Joe Ingles[/B]. How can a guy get 42 and NOT be the easy game ball choice? The plurality of Twitter votes [URL="https://twitter.com/danclayt0n/status/1381087527348531203?s=20"]told me I was not crazy[/URL] to recognize Ingles’ unique impact on this game, and even [URL="https://twitter.com/millerjryan/status/1381093484870823944?s=20"]Mitchell himself gave Ingles credit[/URL] for turning the game around. In straight “game MVP” terms, this would easily be Don. But narrative matters, too, and we’ll remember that game for the way a chatty Ingles changed the tenor of the contest. Somebody riled up the competitive Ingles, inspiring him to drop five threes, six assists and 20 points (on just 11 shots). He was a +27, and when the Jazz got behind by 10, he scored 11 of the team’s points in a 20-3 run to put Utah in control. (Mitchell and Conley took over from there, scoring 17 of the final 18 Jazz points.)


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how about 47 points by the Kings in 2nd half!

[QUOTE][B]Jazz 113, Suns 117: Donovan Mitchell.[/B] Easy. Mitchell willed the Jazz into overtime with a 13-point fourth quarter (including the tying three on the last play of regulation), and finished with 41 points and eight boards. Gobert was really good again (16 & 18, 7/7 shooting, great defense against a roster that forces him to play a bit differently), and Favors was sneaky impactful.

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wouldn't have been ab ot if he showed up in first half or played D

[url]https://kslsports.com/457403/can-the-jazz-shoot-too-many-threes/[/url]

[QUOTE]“I think sometimes we get stuck not necessarily in hero ball, but trying to get a lead back in one or two possessions instead of moving the ball,” Ingles said.


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Mitchell is hero ball

Joe Mussatto: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Aleksej Pokusevski (right arm soreness) is listed as out for tomorrow night at the Jazz[/URL]. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Isaiah Roby, Mike Muscala and Josh Hall remain out.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/joe_mussatto"]Twitter joe_mussatto[/URL]

Eric Walden: Rudy Gobert, on the fatigue factor: “There is. I take a lot of pride in trying to not miss any games. … [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]If I’m tired, if I’m beat up, I try to be there for my team. I try to not show it. … But this is season is a little more condensed, and we’re gonna have to be smart.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]

Under normal circumstances, such history would make me a little worried about the Lakers, who are 3-10 against teams on a 50-plus-win pace. But assuming LeBron James and Anthony Davis are healthy a month from now, these Lakers seem poised to be a team that confounds future playoff predictions based on regular-season performances. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2514322/2021/04/13/assessing-nbas-tricky-dpoy-race-point-zion-and-the-importance-of-beating-other-contenders/?source=rss"]The other item of note is that even though Utah has been consistently great regardless of opponent tier, its +3.7/100 Net Rating against top-tier opposition is the lowest “best” mark since the 2012-13 Knicks led the league that season at +1.8/100,[/URL] and would be only the third time since 2004-05 that no team played at least +4.0/100 against top-tier opposition. I think this is reflective and indicative of what is shaping up to be one of the most wide-open championship runs in recent history.
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2514322/2021/04/13/assessing-nbas-tricky-dpoy-race-point-zion-and-the-importance-of-beating-other-contenders/?source=rss"]Seth Partnow @ The Athletic[/URL]

[url]https://kslsports.com/457418/jazz-swept-by-wizards-despite-mitchells-42/[/url]

[QUOTE][h=1]Jazz Swept By Wizards Despite Mitchell’s 42[/h]

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because of it. Pass the ****in' ball!

[QUOTE]Donovan Mitchell scored 42 for the Jazz becoming only the third player in Jazz history to score at least 35 points in four straight games, but it wasn’t enough as the Jazz comeback came up short.


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and I bet the only one to have to shoot 30 shots in any of them which he's done 3 of the 4

[QUOTE]Bojan Bogdanovic had one of his best outings of late, scoring 33 points to set a new season-high while connecting on 10-16 shots from the floor, but scored just five points on 1-4 shooting in the fourth quarter.


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too bad someone didn't get him the ****in' ball!

[QUOTE]The veteran is the Jazz best defender in the backcourt while Mitchell and Joe Ingles struggled to stay in front of the Wizards guards throughout the game.


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But they lost despite Mitchell's 40!

[QUOTE]“What I was upset about was not the misses,” Mitchell said. “If you guys go back and look, what I was upset about was the reads. Some of the guys were open on shots that I took and that’s what really pissed me off.”


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guys are usually open. Doesn't upset you usually

[QUOTE]Just as the Jazz starters struggled to play without Conley, the Jazz bench was equally hamstrung by Jordan Clarkson’s sprained ankle. The guard missed his third straight game since suffering the injury and his absence was a glaring issue for the team’s second unit.


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the bench was hurt by COTY playing a rookie in his first meaningful minutes and the newet guys on the team instead of the PF's that should be playing regardless because they don't have one

[QUOTE]Without Clarkson, the Jazz bench had to rely more heavily on Miye Oni, while Matt Thomas and Trent Forrest played their first truly meaningful minutes in a Jazz uniform. The three players combined to score three points on just 1-4 shooting despite seeing more than 34 minutes on the floor.


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Oni isn't a rotation player yet either. Morgan has proven himself as has Ersan. Brantley was all Gleague[CENTER][/CENTER]

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50145247/streak-snapped-donovan-mitchell-goes-over-40-again-but-utahs-defense-no-shows-in-loss-to-wizards[/url]

[QUOTE]That was all part of a scintillating 17-point opening quarter. The problem? The game didn't end there.


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the problem is that there is another end of the court and he has teammates standing around watching him

[QUOTE]"When you have two elite guards attacking the way they do and getting shots the way they do, we got to all be connected and be locked in," Mitchell said. "We just can't just rely on just Royce (O'Neale) or just Rudy (Gobert) or whatever — we all got to be focused in."


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he always talks a big game :roll:

[QUOTE]"We started playing better defense later in the game and that helped us score on the other end as well, but not enough," Snyder said.


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was better in the 2nd half but not great

[URL]https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2021/04/13/triple-team-jazz/[/URL]

[QUOTE]Donovan Mitchell scored 42 points tonight — but it took him 41 possessions to do it. Overall, that’s a 102 offensive rating, one of those reminders that a lot of points is not necessarily a terrific offensive night.


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MVP!

[QUOTE]He did go on two scorching runs: in the first quarter, when he scored 17 points, and in the fourth, when he scored 21. But between those, he was as cold as cold can be. I don’t mind him shooting, but I do mind him shooting when his teammates are open and have better looks.


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which is most of the time

[QUOTE]There are a bunch more, but in general, it was pretty tunnel-vision Mitchell tonight. That can really hold the Jazz back.


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this is his regular play

[QUOTE]I don’t want to criticize those guys too strongly, because of small sample size. But the opportunity for a standout performance wasn’t seized, certainly.


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the coach that played them is the one to criticize

[QUOTE]It also highlights the Jazz’s absence of activity in the buyout market. I might feel more confident with Ben McLemore in that slot, or Austin Rivers, or even Patrick McCaw or Jeff Teague. The Jazz’s end of bench guys will likely get more playing time as the team seeks to rest players down the stretch before the playoffs, but none of them are capable of handling even an average number of possessions on their own, putting increased miles on the legs of the remaining guys who aren’t resting.



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Morgan, Ersan, Brantley

[QUOTE]It also highlights the Jazz’s absence of activity in the buyout market. I might feel more confident with Ben McLemore in that slot, or Austin Rivers, or even Patrick McCaw or Jeff Teague. The Jazz’s end of bench guys will likely get more playing time as the team seeks to rest players down the stretch before the playoffs, but none of them are capable of handling even an average number of possessions on their own, putting increased miles on the legs of the remaining guys who aren’t resting.



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The fact that they not only didn't open roster space but they filled it with Ersan who obviously they don't plan on playing and Thomas while drafting and giving Hughes a guaranteed contract for next year and not moving him makes little sense

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/4/12/22379761/instant-analysis-washington-wizards-snap-utah-jazz-home-win-streak[/url]

[QUOTE]Out of necessity the Jazz had to turn to the seldom used players like Trent Forrest and Matt Thomas and a lot more of Miye Oni due to the absence of Mike Conley and Jordan Clarkson. I know this is probably stating the obvious but Forrest, Thomas and Oni are no substitute for Conley and Clarkson.

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I'd rather have Oni and Thomas over Clarkson and probably Forrest too but not over Morgan, Ersan and Brantley

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/12/22381244/washington-wizards-cast-a-spell-on-the-utah-jazz-to-claim-the-victory-russell-westbrook[/url]

[QUOTE]The Jazz can’t really take any positives from this game other than the fact that Bojan Bogdanovic had his best game in a long time. Bogey was an efficient 10-18 from the field and 6-10 from three point land, which is a sight for sore eyes for Jazz fans. Ultimately the team will be fine if Bogey is playing well and all the guys are healthy come playoff time. But it is disappointing when a historic 24 game home win streak comes to an end, especially when the game looked to be in control after a first quarter in which Donovan Mitchell scored 17 points. Rudy Gobert had a solid game with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists but looked sluggish at times during the game and admitted as much after the game when asked about fatigue, “I try not to show it..... But this season is a little more condensed, and we’re going to have to be smart.”

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they aren't fine


[QUOTE]This Jazz team has had a grueling schedule for a while now. It’s not like they are the only team that is going through this but I can’t remember the last time they had 2 or more days off since the all star break and it doesn’t get any easier with a quick turnaround game against the [URL="https://www.welcometoloudcity.com/"]Oklahoma City Thunder[/URL] tomorrow night. The Wizards will travel to face the [URL="https://www.sactownroyalty.com/"]Sacramento Kings[/URL] on Wednesday. Let’s hope that the Jazz can find their second wind down the stretch of the season and hang on to that number one seed, it will prove massively important if the Jazz want to give themselves a shot at being the last team standing.



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excuses. Been saying how deep they are. Went 10 deep in this one. If he'd played Morgan, Ersan and or Brantley they probably win. Oni shouldn't be tired. Niang shouldn't be. Favors shouldn't be

[QUOTE]This loss could have been avoided by asking Conley to play while Clarkson is out recovering from his injury.

Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/I'mJazzed"]I'mJazzed[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/12/22381244/washington-wizards-cast-a-spell-on-the-utah-jazz-to-claim-the-victory-russell-westbrook#538774870"]Apr 13, 2021 | 7:55 AM[/URL]
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sure but why? They should beat them regardless

[QUOTE]Overall, I have found Favors’ game this year more and more meh. He is a welcome upgrade over Bradley, but I would rather have someone with athleticism at the position (yes, Javale McGee). He’s basically a shell at this point, except for his touch around the rim and his hands in general, which are terrific.

Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/Karl%20Stalone%2032"]Karl Stalone 32[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/12/22381244/washington-wizards-cast-a-spell-on-the-utah-jazz-to-claim-the-victory-russell-westbrook#538777224"]Apr 13, 2021 | 8:58 AM[/URL]
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say what you will about Bradley but I don't see much of an upgrade if any and certainly not enough to warrant the price difference

[QUOTE] I’m glad Donovan is finding ways to still be efficient when he’s not shooting his best.
The Jazz only have 7-8 games left that really matter to me as a fan. These are games against either good playoff teams or potential first round matchups. The other 10 games they need to win like 7 of them, get the 1 seed and let’s see what happens in the playoffs!! Can’t wait to see how all the seeding plays out.

Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/yelrut"]yelrut[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/12/22381244/washington-wizards-cast-a-spell-on-the-utah-jazz-to-claim-the-victory-russell-westbrook#538777173"]Apr 13, 2021 | 8:56 AM[/URL]
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efficient? Rarely efficient when he's shooting his best

[QUOTE]Ben Simmons touted his versatility in an interview with host Rachel Nichols. And he couldn’t resist taking a shot at Gobert in the process. “I’m one of those guys who can guard one through five,” Simmons said. [URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/ben-simmons-takes-shot-at-rudy-gobert-in-dpoy-race-hes-not-guarding-everybody-i-had-42-233726056.html?src=rss"]“Obviously, there’s a lot of respect for Rudy. I know what he’s capable of. I know he’s great down there in the paint. But he’s not guarding everybody, and that’s just what it is. He guarded me in Utah. I had 42.[/URL] And apparently I’m not a scorer. It is what it is.”
– via [URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/ben-simmons-takes-shot-at-rudy-gobert-in-dpoy-race-hes-not-guarding-everybody-i-had-42-233726056.html?src=rss"]Jason Owens @ Yahoo! Sports[/URL]



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what an idiot

[QUOTE]There are too many high-profile names on injury reports to shake the sense of crisis. [URL="https://www.nytimes.com/by/marc-stein"]A look at the teams that held the league’s top eight records entering Tuesday’s play showed that only two — Utah and Phoenix — were not dealing with major injuries[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.nytimes.com/by/marc-stein"]New York Times[/URL]



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only not major because the coach is too stupid to play Morgan

[URL="https://kslsports.com/457470/jazz-owner-ryan-smith-talks-leadership-with-tom-brady/"]Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith sat down with Tom Brady to discuss leadership principles across the world of sports and business.[/URL] The co-founder and Executive Chairman of Qualtrics talked with Brady as part of the Qualtrics “WorkDifferent” series, a group of conversations between Smith and various industry leaders designed to provide solutions to help drive change within the workplace.
– via [URL="https://kslsports.com/457470/jazz-owner-ryan-smith-talks-leadership-with-tom-brady/"]KSL Sports[/URL]

Sarah Todd: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jordan Clarkson officially out tonight[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/NBASarah"]Twitter NBASarah[/URL]



Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder said the decision to rest Royce O’Neale comes down to him spending the most minutes in the league guarding opponents’ top scorers.[/URL] As for balancing rest vs. wins vs. improvement: “In order to be your best, you have to be as fresh as you can be.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/13/22382744/underhanded-utah-jazz-look-to-right-the-ship-against-the-oklahoma-city-thunder[/url]

[QUOTE]With Royce O’Neale sitting the Jazz will look at starting a variety of players. It’s possible they start Georges Niang who has had a solid season. Or they could start Juwan Morgan who Quin Snyder has played in the past to keep Niang on the floor with the reserves.


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Ersan or Morgan would be the smart play as it would have been last night but we're talking COTY

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50145645/patrick-kinahan-mitchell-finding-his-wade-in-the-nba[/url]

[QUOTE]No rookie should be saddled with such a lofty comparison, especially for an undersized guard. Yet, although there is still a big gap between them, Mitchell is worthy of belonging in the same sentence as the great Wade.


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more like AI and that's not a compliment

[QUOTE]No guard has been better of late than Mitchell, who became the first Jazz player since Karl Malone in 1993 to score at least 35 points in three consecutive games, and he followed it up with 42 points in the [URL="https://www.ksl.com/article/50145247/streak-snapped-donovan-mitchell-goes-over-40-again-but-utahs-defense-no-shows-in-loss-to-wizards"]loss to the Washington Wizards[/URL] on Monday. As an encore to those three games last week, he scored 14 consecutive points and 17 points overall in the first quarter in the loss to the Wizards.


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at least 2 guards were better than him last night

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50145372/should-the-jazz-start-resting-utah-starting-to-feel-the-burden-of-jam-packed-covid-19-season[/url]

[QUOTE]"It's really about our entire group," Jazz coach Quin Snyder said when asked about the play of Forrest and Thomas. "As far as any one or two players, regardless of who they are, everybody just needed to be better and we weren't tonight."


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yep and you blew it playing them

[url]https://kslsports.com/457503/jazz-test-depth-in-win-over-thunder/[/url]

[QUOTE]“When you get to play with great players, it’ll help you,” Brantley said.


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Yep and the only thing he is iffy on is a consistent shot and he knocked down an open 3 with confidence. Played great D. Great to see him get a chance and Snyder sticking with him. Doubt we see him again for the Jazz unfortunately

[QUOTE]The two-way forward has been used sparingly for the Jazz this season but could have significant value for the team going forward. At this point, he struggles against most NBA opponents working to stay in front of his man on defense.


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He's never played except in the bubble where he shut down Derozan :facepalm

[QUOTE]While Brantley may be trying to earn a few frontcourt minutes, Bojan Bogdanovic is probably putting Jazz fans at ease with his.


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I'll be at ease when he's on another team

[QUOTE]As a below-average defensive player, the Jazz need Bogdanovic to produce at a high level offensively to justify his minutes in the rotation. However, even when he hasn’t played well, the Jazz lack the ideal depth in the frontcourt to replace him on bad nights.


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We just saw some depth and that was without Morgan seeing the floor. Rather see Brantley, Ersan or Morgan anyday

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50146086/pure-joy-its-hard-not-to-be-happy-for-jarrell-brantley-after-jazz-win-over-thunder[/url]

[QUOTE]On Tuesday, the seldom-used forward lived the dream that he has been so close to obtaining on a regular basis. He scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting and grabbed four rebounds in 22 minutes in [URL="https://www.ksl.com/article/50146033/long-injury-reports-make-jazz-win-over-thunder-a-little-different"]Utah's 106-96 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder[/URL].


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you'd think he'd be close after the year he had with the Stars but obviously not

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50146033/long-injury-reports-make-jazz-win-over-thunder-a-little-different[/url]

[QUOTE]SALT LAKE CITY — Due to lengthy injury reports, there likely wasn't gonna be a lot to take away from Tuesday's game at Vivint Arena.


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Lots to take away. They have other options than the 10 COTY thinks they have. Which I knew already

[QUOTE]The Jazz's answer to Dort's hot shooting: Georges Niang. That's a bit different. Niang vs. Dort — just what everyone came to see.


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We saw Niang can do more if Bojan, Clarkson, Mitchell, Favors are sucking yet again

[QUOTE]Jarrell Brantley was the best of that bunch, scoring 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting, while adding four rebounds. Matt Thomas struggled in an extended role, going 2-for-10 from the field for 5 points. Ersan Ilysasova, in his first meaningful action as a Jazzman, was 0-for-3.


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Thomas can shoot though. It was good to see him coming off screens like Korver and putting it up. O'Neale and Ingles could learn something. Also saw the potential of pick and pop with Ersan. He still didn't look completely comfortable out there yet. He shouldn't be playing over Morgan or Brantley

[QUOTE]"Royce in particular, I think he's got the most minutes of anybody in the league guarding the opponent's best player," Snyder said. "And not just with Royce, but with your entire team, I think in order to get better you have to be as fresh as you can be. As a coach and as a team, you're evaluating certain things, and you get a better picture of where you are when you're able to play on a certain level."


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guarding the best player while trying to be the PF at the same time

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/4/13/22379773/instant-analysis-shorthanded-utah-jazz-oklahoma-city-thunder-bojan-bogdanovic-jarrell-brantley[/url]

[QUOTE]Jarrell Brantley played 22 minutes. That’s the most he’s played outside of one of the seeding games in the bubble, the one against the San Antonio Spurs that the Jazz rested their starters in the second half. Brantley got an opportunity on Tuesday and put together a really solid night, finishing with 10 points, four rebounds and an assist. More importantly though, he was one of the only players that effectively guarded Luguentz Dort and that isn’t something that should be taken lightly. We’ve seen Brantley so sparingly this season and in his short and small garbage minutes he hasn’t been that great, but when he was allowed to get into the flow of the game he really stood out.

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But he can't defend! It's different when the minutes mean something and you're playing with rotation players instead of rookies. They would have beat Denver if him, Tucker and Oni had spent some time guarding Murray instead of Clarkson

[QUOTE]Now, it might be hard to look at the box score and see that Dort had 42 and think that anybody effectively defended him, but he had 18 of those points in the first quarter alone and that’s why Brantley got more playing time over Miye Oni through the rest of the game.

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Never understood why Oni or Morgan were playing over him to begin with. Could argue Niang too though his D has been much improved this year

[QUOTE]By the way, Dort is exceptional. Like I said, he finished with 42 points and is just as good on the defensive end. He’s the kind of player that you could hope that Brantley would turn into.

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Brantley probably has more talent. Just hasn't gotten a chance. Wish he'd went to Duke

[QUOTE]Donovan Mitchell seemed calm and collected on Tuesday in a way that we haven’t really seen in while and that worked really well for him. He had 22 points, was efficient and smart. There was also a really small moment that I liked. Midway through the second quarter Brantley got a rebound and was bringing the ball up and had just stepped over the halfcourt line when he passed over to Mitchell, and Mitchell very casually skipped into frontcourt to catch the ball, avoiding the backcourt violation. I know that it’s small, but it didn’t even seem to register on Mitchell’s face and it seemed like a really veteran move, recognizing that a player who doesn’t get a lot of time made a tiny mistake, but he was able to correct it without a hitch.

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Nice to see him pass the ball for a change

[QUOTE]The importance of Mike Conley cannot be overstated. I have said this before and I don’t care that it might sound like a broken record at this point, but there is just a smoother and more poised feeling that the Jazz have when he is in the game or even available to play.

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especially if he has the ball instead of Mitchell

[QUOTE]Yes it was good for Thomas to get some run, but he went 1 of 8 from 3-point range, didn’t look great on the defensive end and was largely responsible for two shotclock violations. It’s not like I’m going to fault him too much for that — he hasn’t been with the team long and is probably pretty rusty and not getting a lot of time on the floor and there’s certainly nerves that play into some of that. Still, not the best showing.

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yep that's more on COTY. Where was Morgan?

[QUOTE]The Jazz did not do a great job of keeping the Thunder off the offensive glass. Some of that is just the nature of what happens when OKC was missing a ton of shots, and the Jazz did defend them well after the offensive boards, but it’s something to watch out for.

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which having size with Brantley, Morgan and Ersan would help

[QUOTE]At one point Rudy Gobert helped Bogdanovic up off the floor and yanked on his surgically repaired wrist a little too hard. It clearly hurt Bogdanovic, who was wincing and rubbing his wrist afterward, but he was able to shake it off and continue playing. The guys have to be careful with that, we don’t need one of the Jazz being the reason that Bogdanovic’s wrist starts to act up.

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He shouldn't be on the floor if his wrist can't take that. Shouldn't be anyway

[QUOTE]Why do so many small players, especially the inexperienced ones, drive into the paint, straight at Rudy Gobert? The guy has a 7-foot-9 wingspan and is a known rim protector. He had seven blocks on the night and made the Thunder look really silly.

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they all think they will be the one in 100 that gets a poster

[QUOTE]Since leaving the Jazz Tony Bradley has been traded around the league and has ended up on a lottery-bound OKC team where he’s actually been playing quite a bit, which is great. What isn’t great is that he only played 10 minutes against the Jazz and once the Thunder have a better front court he’ll be headed somewhere else, probably playing sparingly on a bad team.

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What isn't great is that the Jazz are paying Favors 30 million instead of having a starting PF and a cheap, young improving center. Bradley is a FA. He's gone as most of OKC's players will be with all the 1st round picks they have

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/13/22383074/jazz-overcome-shaky-start-bury-depleted-thunder[/url]

[QUOTE]Jarrell Brantley made the most of his minutes in this game and scored a career-high 10 points on 4-5 shooting, including 2-3 from deep. It was fun to see Brantley get some minutes, and honestly it looked very promising seeing him be able to knock down shots from range.


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what was more promising was COTY leaving him in the game. I was shocked!

[QUOTE]Super encouraged by Niang’s play lately. His last 13 games he is 32/63 from 3, 50.7%. We should be playing him 20 to 24 minutes a game instead of the 12 to 15 he was getting with our full lineup before. Would like to see Brantley get a regular 10 to 15 minutes even with our full lineup. That combined 20-25 minutes extra minutes could easily come from our other 6 rotational non-centers, only 3 to 4 extra minutes each.
That would allow the regulars to stay fresher as we head towards the playoffs, and give us a good look at Niang and Brantley in a bigger role. The only negative thing maybe that if Niang continues to look good we might price ourselves out of being able to resign him. Although watch someone throw Bertans like money at him.

Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/SKMike"]SKMike[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/13/22383074/jazz-overcome-shaky-start-bury-depleted-thunder#538822304"]Apr 14, 2021 | 12:43 AM[/URL]
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More Niang and Brantley and less Bojan, Clarkson, Favors amd Mitchell? I'm in! Niang is already gone unless the Jazz move some of the guys they need to move: Clarkson, Favors and Bojan

[QUOTE]Yikes I just went & looked at Jazz contracts, Niang & Brantley are the two guys the Jazz are most likely to lose.
Posted by PlayfasterJazz on Apr 14, 2021 | 3:35 AM
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they're gone. Why would Brantley stay? Was sad when they gave Hughes the guaranteed contract and the Gleaguer was forced to accept another 2 way after being all Gleague. Jazz really blew that one

[QUOTE]I don’t think Niang and Brantley are going to demand that kind of money. I’d be really surprised if either gets the $8m you mentioned above. [I]Maybe Niang will get that much, but Brantley will be happy to get a minimum contract.[/I]

[I]Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/Kira%20Argonova"]Kira Argonova[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/13/22383074/jazz-overcome-shaky-start-bury-depleted-thunder#538829274"]Apr 14, 2021 | 8:40 AM[/URL][/I]
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but it's twice as much with tax. If I'm Brantley I wouldn't be happy with the way things went this past off season and unless no one in the whole world offers him something I'd be gone!

[QUOTE]We could really use a third big.

Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/Kira%20Argonova"]Kira Argonova[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/13/22383074/jazz-overcome-shaky-start-bury-depleted-thunder#538828719"]Apr 14, 2021 | 8:28 AM[/URL]
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Could use a starting PF. Morgan and Brantley could play. But COTY and the Wizard!


[QUOTE][h=4]I think the Jazz will try to sign both Brantley and Oni[/h]
Why wouldn’t they? Both are long physical athletic defenders with tons of upside. All they need is more PT.

Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/rubar4"]rubar4[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/13/22383074/jazz-overcome-shaky-start-bury-depleted-thunder#538829297"]Apr 14, 2021 | 8:40 AM[/URL]

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Why? Same reason they let Tucker go? Or drafted Hughes when they already had someone better in Foreman? Roster space is limited. They will draft a pg I imagine. They'll probably run the same guys back minus Niang, Forrest and Ersan

The biggest reason why is because Capela has played at an All-Defense level, and he should be in the conversation for Defensive Player of the Year, alongside guys like Rudy Gobert, Ben Simmons, Bam Adebayo and Myles Turner. The Hawks are 6.7 points worse defensively when Capela sits this season. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2514665/2021/04/14/why-clint-capela-belongs-in-the-defensive-player-of-the-year-conversation/?source=rss"]“I think he’s been probably one of the most consistent guys on the defensive end of the floor for us,” Nate McMillan said. “He has been helping us all season long. He’s not only been helping in blocking shots and rotating to the basketball, but rebounding at an elite level.[/URL] What he’s been doing now, he’s been doing it all season for us. What we are trying to do is not have to have him clean up on the perimeter where we’re guarding and not keeping the ball in front so that he can stay attached to his man and rebound the basketball. With the adjustment for a center in today’s game, you’re not defending low-post or post-up players a lot in this league. You’re out on the perimeter having to help defend these quick guards in pick and rolls and make adjustments to get back to a shooter that can spread the floor. The consistency has been there all season long.”
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2514665/2021/04/14/why-clint-capela-belongs-in-the-defensive-player-of-the-year-conversation/?source=rss"]Chris Kirschner @ The Athletic[/URL]



[URL="https://theathletic.com/2514665/2021/04/14/why-clint-capela-belongs-in-the-defensive-player-of-the-year-conversation/?source=rss"]When opponents do drive on him and try attacking at the rim, they’re only shooting 50.2 percent against Capela. That’s sixth-tenths of a percentage point worse than Gobert, who’s seen as one of the favorites in the DPOY race.[/URL] I, myself, questioned before the start of the season if Capela was going to be as good as the Hawks talked him up to be and what they, frankly, needed him to be because of the center depth. He was never this good for the Rockets, but he’s been a godsend for this organization after having arguably the worst center depth rotation last season. Capela is not only third in the NBA in blocks, first in rebounds, but he’s also second in DRAPM, second in DRPM and second in defensive RAPTOR, all advanced metrics that Gobert ranks first in. This story isn’t about why Capela should win the award, only how he needs to be in the conversation. As someone who voted for the league’s awards last season, Capela would be on my ballot with Gobert and Simmons; and he would be on my second-team All-Defense.
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2514665/2021/04/14/why-clint-capela-belongs-in-the-defensive-player-of-the-year-conversation/?source=rss"]Chris Kirschner @ The Athletic[/URL]

StatMuse: Lu Dort vs the Jazz: 42 PTS (career-high) 7 3PT (career-high) 7 REB 4 STL [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Only one player has scored more points before turning 22 in OKC franchise history — Kevin Durant.[/URL] pic.twitter.com/GuNq1w77sP
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/statmuse"]Twitter statmuse[/URL]

[url]https://kslsports.com/457545/how-should-the-jazz-rest-players-down-the-stretch/[/url]

[QUOTE]Rudy Gobert has played the third-most minutes of any Jazzman this season and is one of three players along with Bojan Bogdanovic and Georges Niang, all of whom could be candidates to rest down the stretch.


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Niang and Bojan probably need more minutes if anything

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/4/14/22383642/despite-limited-opportunities-utah-jazz-two-way-player-jarrell-brantley-okc-thunder-nba-defense[/url]

Despite being all Gleague on the best defense in the league and shutting down Dermar Derozan

[QUOTE]But then Oklahoma City Thunder guard-forward Luguentz Dort went on a tear for 18 points in the first quarter. The Jazz needed a perimeter defender big enough and strong enough to be able to handle Dort’s strength, speed and physicality.


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needed that against Jamal Murray and others. COTY!

[QUOTE]The Jazz could very easily look to Brantley’s performance and give him some more opportunities as players rest and get ready for the playoffs. Having another strong wing defender in their pocket would be a gift and ESPN reported last month that the league voted to make two-way players available for postseason play this season.


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they should but won't. COTY!

[QUOTE]Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder said that Jordan Clarkson went through practice today, and “it looked like he was moving well.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]



Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jordan Clarkson: “I’m feeling pretty good. Doing a lot of treatment. Tomorrow, I think I’m expected to play. Checking all the boxes.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]



Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jordan Clarkson said he’s turned his ankle multiple times this year: “Finished the Phoenix game and I had a golf ball on my ankle — just a lot of swelling and bruising that we had to get out.” Said he’s played thru several injuries, including “a crack in my shooting hand.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]




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imagine shooting so much your hand cracks

Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder, on the B2B matinee games this weekend: “I don’t think [it should be] a psychological crutch. … Also, we haven’t started the first quarters well, so maybe it’s good that we’re not starting at 7 o’clock.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]

[QUOTE][URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31250764/nba-mvp-media-straw-poll-anyone-catch-denver-nuggets-star-nikola-jokic"]While Jokic is miles ahead of the field, his point total is right in line with where the winners landed each of the past few seasons. What is different, however, is that there is no clear second-place finisher.[/URL] Since the league shifted to the current voting format in 2017, second place has earned at least 738 points. Embiid, who received five of the remaining 11 first-place votes, was second with 401 points — not much more than half of that typical amount. Antetokounmpo (no first-place votes, 375 points), the two-time reigning MVP, was a close third, with Damian Lillard (two first-place votes, 67 total votes, 283 points) in fourth and Harden (one first-place vote, 62 total votes, 231 points) in fifth.
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31250764/nba-mvp-media-straw-poll-anyone-catch-denver-nuggets-star-nikola-jokic"]Tim Bontemps @ ESPN[/URL]



[URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31250764/nba-mvp-media-straw-poll-anyone-catch-denver-nuggets-star-nikola-jokic"]James, meanwhile, went from getting more than half of the first-place votes in the last straw poll to getting none this time.[/URL] He was left off nearly two-thirds of the ballots entirely, garnering just 37 total votes and 105 points. He was just ahead of Chris Paul, who had two first-place votes and 98 total points, with Kawhi Leonard (80 points, including one first-place vote) in eighth, Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (28 points) in ninth and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (26 points) in 10th.
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31250764/nba-mvp-media-straw-poll-anyone-catch-denver-nuggets-star-nikola-jokic"]Tim Bontemps @ ESPN[/URL]



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at least it's not Mitchell :cheers:

Mike Trudell: Injury Update on Marc Gasol: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]X-Rays revealed a volar plate fracture to his left pinkie. He’s going to be listed as questionable for Saturday’s game vs. Utah[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/LakersReporter"]Twitter LakersReporter[/URL]

[url]https://kslsports.com/457618/jazz-face-pacers-in-rare-afternoon-weekday-game/[/url]

[QUOTE]Favors has played in 53 of the Jazz 55 games this season including 36 straight, but if the veteran isn’t able to play, the Jazz can rely on second-year big man Juwan Morgan in his absence.


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probably be Ersan right COTY?

[QUOTE]Morgan hasn’t played significant minutes since Favors last missed games, however, the Indiana product proved his value against the Dallas Mavericks with a 12 point, seven rebound performance on January 29.


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solid last year