IMITATING NOWITZKI: Snyder was quick to compliment Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki ahead of Friday
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IMITATING NOWITZKI: Snyder was quick to compliment Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki ahead of Friday
[QUOTE] If Trey doesn
[QUOTE]the Jazz were killed tonight in the turnover and rebounding battles.[/QUOTE]
They're going to have a hard time if they get killed on the boards. They play bigger than most teams and it should be one of their strong suits.
[QUOTE]The biggest issue was the turnovers: the Jazz gave up 21 turnovers, and only accumulated 8 of their own from the Mavs. Then, they allowed the Mavs to get 13 offensive rebounds to continue possessions, which were a real backbreaker to the Jazz
[QUOTE]He
[QUOTE]the basketball almost stubbornly refused to drop through the net Friday night.
And nobody felt it worse than Trey Burke.
The second-year point guard watched shot after shot draw iron and bounce away, even feigning like it would fall on occasion before popping out of the rim. By the end of the 105-82 blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks, Burke had connected on just four of his 12 attempts.
But the young guard believes the only remedy for a slump is the next open look.
"You just got to take those shots.
[QUOTE]his team has been almost too unselfish at times, passing up great looks for simply good ones.
Still, the coach would rather have that than a stagnant offense.
"We call it advantage basketball," Snyder said. "Try to get an advantage and then keep it, and the way you keep it is with a pass."[/QUOTE]
They've had way too many rushed shots at the end of the 24 second clock. That was supposed to be Ty's fault too I thought?
[QUOTE]While the Jazz lead the league in passes, assists have not followed at quite the same clip, something Snyder believes is a result of missing some open 3-point looks. Utah
[QUOTE]Hayward signed a lucrative new four-year contract with the Jazz this summer, a deal that will pay him a max-money salary which averages out to around $15.75 million a year through the 2017-18 season.
Some skeptics, including myself, scoffed at the deal and felt like the franchise was paying too much for a player of Hayward's caliber when it matched the Charlotte Bobcats' offer for the free agent forward.
Then, when Hayward opened the 2014-15 regular season with a couple of subpar performances
[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz begin a five-game Eastern road trip Sunday night against the Detroit Pistons, and there likely won’t be a shortage of blue and gold Trey Burke jerseys.
If last year repeats itself, returning to his college’s territory might be just what the former Michigan star needs to snap out of his early-season funk.
Heading into the seventh game of his sophomore season in the pros, the 6-foot-1 point guard is averaging 10.2 points, 33.3 percent shooting, 4.0 assists and 2.7 turnovers.
All of those figures are worse than during his All-Rookie season of a year ago when the ninth pick of the 2013 draft put up averages of 12.8 points, 38 percent shooting, 5.7 assists and 1.9 turnovers.
They’re also well down from the preseason, when the 21-year-old looked like he’d made a big leap from his first-year level of play.[/QUOTE]
Pre-season comparison again! :facepalm Turnovers are up. That's one thing he was good at last year.
[QUOTE]“Trey was probably our best player in the preseason,” Jazz coach Quin Snyder admitted. “He’s working. He’s got to keep at it and get him going.”
This visit to Michigan could be just what the coach ordered.
In his first trip back to the Land of Blue and Maize, Burke was welcomed by throngs of fans who’d grown quite fond of him as he helped the Wolverines make the 2013 NCAA championship game.
Burke responded to the strong show of support, which included being swarmed by local media and autograph-seeking fans at The Palace of Auburn Hills, by playing one of his best games as a rookie.
In a 110-89 win, Burke scored 20 points with 12 assists. He did have seven turnovers, but that rare outbreak of miscues didn’t hurt the Jazz on that particular night.[/QUOTE]
New coach. Different team.
[QUOTE]Burke expects to get a similar, big reception this time around, seeing as this is just the second time he’s played so close to his college home of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
“It was only about 24 months ago I was in college. I definitely think my fan base will be back out there,” Burke said. “So I’ll try to just be more calm than I was last year to start the game, just go out there like it’s another game. Try to get another win like we did last year.”
This road trip is a different type of challenge for the Jazz, who are off to a 2-4 start to the 2014-15 season. So far, Utah has only played playoff contenders, losing twice to Dallas (including Friday’s 105-82 shellacking) and to Houston and the Clippers. The team has put together impressive home wins over Phoenix and Cleveland, though.
On one hand, the Jazz are probably relieved to get away from the brutal Western Conference for a while.
Then again, this will be the first extended road trip of the season for the Jazz, although it is against multiple beatable opponents — first Detroit, then Indiana on Monday followed by Atlanta, New York and Toronto.
“We definitely need to compete, that’s for sure, and make sure we’re in every single game. These games are definitely winnable for us as a squad,” Jazz small forward Gordon Hayward said. “As long as we play our basketball and we continue to play with the pass and keep turnovers down. Too many turnovers on the road and you’ll find yourself out of the gym real quick.” Coach Quin Snyder was none too pleased with the 23 turnovers the Jazz committed, leading to 35 Maverick points and putting Utah into a funk on both ends of the court against Dallas.[/QUOTE]
defense?
[QUOTE]That has to change this week for Utah to get some momentum back.
“It’s a different type of challenge, playing well on the road is a whole ‘nother animal. We’ll have to prepare ourselves,” Snyder said. “The last time we were on the road … well, we need to be ready.”
The Jazz gave the Clippers a good battle in their last road game, but they fell in the end 107-101 last Monday.
“It’s a different mindset than playing at home. Our fans are great. They give us energy,” Snyder said. “There wasn’t a lot to get excited about (Friday night). It just was (sigh sounds). There was a lot of that.”
On Wednesday, however, the Jazz and their fans reciprocated a good vibe and energy back and forth in the exciting 102-100 victory over Cleveland.
“Now that’s not going to be there on the road,” Snyder said. “We’ve got to generate that on the road.”
INJURY UPDATE: Jazz rookie Rodney Hood will be questionable for this 4 p.m. MST game against the Pistons. The guard/forward left in the first half of Friday’s 105-82 loss to Dallas with right plantar fasciitis and didn’t return. “He’s one of the guys that’s making shots. He's got length, he competes,” Snyder said. “He’s had an impact in a lot on ways for our team. We need to get him back.”
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Gives Ian Clark a shot He may give them a shot in the arm.
[QUOTE]There's no need to go into Plantar Fasciitis, as we're all experts by now because Derrick Favors has a case of it flare up now and then. So what's the deal with Hood?
Well, last summer he hurt his right Achilles tendon, and had to leave Team USA camp. Nicole Auerbach of USA Today wrote:
Duke's Rodney Hood has injured his right Achilles tendon and has withdrawn from Team USA camp, USA Basketball announced Friday morning.
Hood was one of the 16 finalists for a spot on the USA team that will compete at the World University Games, which will take place in Russia in July. Now, 15 players will compete for the 12 roster spots, which will be determined by July 1.
"I feel so sorry for Rodney," USA head coach and Davidson coach Bob McKillop said in a statement. "He committed himself fully to be a part of this team, and we will miss him. He would have been a valuable team member for USA Basketball."
Matt Plizga, a Duke basketball spokesman, said Hood is returned to Duke Friday and was evaluated by the Blue Devils' medical/training staff. Early indications are that the injury is not severe, Plizga said.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski also said Hood's injury is minor.
- Nicole Auerbach, USA Today, June 2013
No biggie. As he did rest, and it did deal.Terrence Payne of NBA Sports broke it down:
On Tuesday, the team announced that Hood is back from an injury he suffered back in late June.
While trying out for the World University Games with USA Basketball, Hood was sidelined with what Cameron Crazies feared could be a torn right Achilles tendon, though, it was diagnosed as a sprain. Six weeks later and ESPN senior writer Andy Katz reported - as part of ESPN's 3-point shot - that Hood was fully back.
He is completely recovered," said Duke associate coach Steve Wojciechowski. "He has participated in summer workouts.
- Terrence Payne, NBC Sports, August 2013
Rodney Hood then played 35 games for the Duke Blue Devils in 2013-14, and logged 1150 total minutes (32.9 mpg). So were there any long-standing effects? I think he completely healed from his acute injury then. And right now he has another one, the only issue is that it's of the same foot. And, well, the Achilles tendon and the plantar fascia do deal with the whole dorsiflexion / plnatar flexion mechanism. The worst case scenario is that plantar fasciitis can lead to Achilles tendon tightness. So, if you want to worry you worry about that injury loop.
I'm not going to worry. Rodney will be fine, and he's the third wing on our team, not the first two -- Gordon Hayward and Alec Burks still have a lot of developing to do as well. The Jazz play five games in seven nights. Holding Rodney out of one or two of them isn't going to be the end of the world. Nor will this minor rookie season setback be the end of his career.
Go Jazz.
Also, this means don't add Rodney Hood to your fantasy bball team.[/QUOTE]
Still no word on why Evans replaced Booker in the 2nd half after Booker was their best player in the 1st.
[QUOTE]Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder has used only 50 different lineups so far in the 288 minutes his team has suited up for, so far. Seriously, fifty different lineups.
The top five most used (in terms of most minutes together so far this season) feature the usual suspects: Trey Burke, Alec Burks, Gordon Hayward, Enes Kanter, Derrick Favors, Dante Exum, Trevor Booker, Rudy Gobert, Rodney Hood, and Joe Ingles. For the most part Snyder has been going 10 deep most nights -- and these are the guys who get a chance to play. If you build the team around the framework of Derrick Favors, Gordon Hayward, and Alec Burks -- that's a pretty good start. [/QUOTE]
Just a week ago G, Favors and Burke were their big 3! :rolleyes:
[QUOTE]Within the Top 5 most used lineups (so far), you see those three guys quite a bit. The two main variables being tested for right now are Trey Burke / Dante Exum, and Enes Kanter / Trevor Booker. You could add Rudy Gobert to that experimental mix, but I don't think that's quite right. Out of all the non-starters right now I think we are closest to understanding where he fits into the mix -- at back-up center. The other two variables still haven't revealed to us who should be the starter yet.
What does the experimental data show? Well ....
Utah Jazz 2014 2015 Five Man Rosters - 6 of 82
Click on that for the phool-size
Yeah. The saving grace of the starters right now is their large sample size which translates to the third best +/- over 100 possessions . . . which is still a negative value. The obvious "LOOKSEE!" points here are with Trevor Booker over Enes Kanter. This will be something we all track as the season goes on; but let's not forget that that lineup does finish some games -- but a huge part of their 31 minutes together are against the other team's "not 100% starting lineup". The Starters face the 100% other team starters to start each game -- and that usually means taking a hit in the +/- right off the bat. That suck, and is just something any of our starting lineups will have to deal with. Seriously, Trevor Booker isn't going to be the difference to stopping Dirk Nowitzki in the 1st quarter of two of the six games we've played so far.
You know it. And I know it. And Trevor knows it too.
That said, we just ADORE what Booker does when he's on the court, his energy is sorely missed, and he creates offense for himself when we need it most. It's fun to watch. Smarter men than I have suggested that he's the power forward version of Alec Burks. Which is hilarious and apt.
The less obvious experiment is the Trey Burke / Dante Exum thing. This argument will persist for at least every season they are on the same roster up to and including the first year they are no longer on the same roster. I'm just going to firmly point out that they can exist on the same roster, and that they are pretty good together so far. Let's not run one out of town 6 games into the season.[/QUOTE]
They can exist if Burke proves he can play. Jury is still out there.
[QUOTE]As for the experimental data, well, the largest take-away is that these data sets are so very small. But it's better that we start looking at things as the returns come in than to be ignorant to what's actually happening on the floor, and make stuff up on the top of our heads . . . right?
Also Rudy Gobert blocks a lot of shots. That's probably the really only known so far.
What do you ladies and gentlemen think?[/QUOTE]
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The Jazz offense is working at the D-league level! Why isn't Murray down there though?
Will be interesting to see how long before Exum overtakes Burke as the starter. Hopefully Ingles can continue to hit 3's off the bench too.
Yes if he can hit 3's it will make a big difference.
I'd start Exum now and see what happens. He can't play any worse than Burke. Burke might make a great 6th man and could be his longtime future anyway. They could leave G and Burks in the game together and not bench one of them early in halves to bring them back with the 2nd team which I don't like.
[QUOTE]Not only did they notch their first non-EnergySolutions Arena win, but they did so in a game that they probably would have lost last year.[/QUOTE]
:rolleyes:
[QUOTE]Grading the performance: Utah had some rough spells, but all in all, turned in a nice effort. The Jazz shot decently, took care of the ball, got a lot of people involved and, most importantly, showed the fortitude to come back and sneak out the win.
Utah Jazz grade: B-
The Pistons had some nice individual performances thanks to Brandon Jennings (23 points), Greg Monroe (19 points, 11 rebounds) and Andre Drummond (18 rebounds), but overall struggled in a lot of ways. 96 points on a whopping 93 field goal attempts is not efficient at all. While they held the lead for much of the second half, their errant shooting and ball handling miscues factored into their loss.
Detroit Pistons grade: C
Three telling stats:
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[QUOTE]"I saw him do that when I was in Russia a couple times," Snyder said of Ingles, who has had success playing in Australia, Spain and Israel. "I still think his unselfishness is what makes him invaluable to our group, and when you share the ball, it comes back to you. It
[QUOTE]Burke isn
[QUOTE]Rookie forward Rodney Hood sat out Sunday
[QUOTE]The defense the first few nights was not good but each team had an all-nba player and those types of players can blow up the best of game plans. Tonight they faced a team that doesn
Aaron Falk: Jazz rookie Rodney Hood once again listed as questionable because of that right foot injury. Didn't play last night in Detroit. Twitter @tribjazz
Burke shooting about as well as I am again... Put me in coach, i'll pass the ball!
[QUOTE]Hayward and Kanter are a combined 17-22 FGs. The rest of the team is 14-47.[/QUOTE]
Yikes! Probably get a pass because like their 3rd game in 4 nights, but still. Not looking good, should have been a game they took.
Yeah I don't get Burke playing big minutes. Exum wasn't shooting good either but he's better defensively. Why not give Clark a look? Maybe he could have slowed Price down? Why not double team Hibbert?
[QUOTE]"Big difference from last year," Hayward said. "As long as we play the way we
[QUOTE]Over the course of the summer, speculation began to be whispered around Salt Lake City that a controversy could begin emerging in Utah
[QUOTE]Only Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors provided any offense of substance. It
[QUOTE]Alec Burks isn't exactly shooting the lights out, either.[/QUOTE]
I'm not too worried about him. I think the time he missed in pre-season may have something to do with it. Starting may too. I think he'll be fine. I'm not sure he and G are a good match though really and the fact that one of them goes to the bench early isn't ideal either. They better figure it out because they will be together for a few years at least most likely.
[QUOTE]On Monday, team captain Gordon Hayward said he tried to keep Burke and Burks going with a positive attitude on a night the Jazz backcourt went 6 for 25 from the field in a 97-86 loss to Indiana at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
[QUOTE]Gordon Hayward’s rare day home during the NBA season included slices of Donatos pizza, a haircut from his favorite barber, and time with family and friends, about 50 of whom received tickets for his annual visit to the Hoosier State.[/QUOTE]
Your haircut is ****ed up man! :eek:
[QUOTE]“It’s a good thing when you have to give out tickets,” the Utah Jazz small forward said before Monday’s game. “It means people want to come see you, and you get to try to put on a show for guys you grew up with.”
Hayward certainly put on a show.
The 24-year-old Indiana native, playing down the street from his Butler stomping grounds, had his best game yet in the arena where he hit a game-winning shot for nearby Brownsburg High to clinch the Indiana state championship in 2008.
That made it a best-case scenario for Indiana hoops fans who root for Hayward and the Pacers. The blossoming small forward scored a season-high 30 points, but his superb outing came in a 97-86 Utah loss to Indiana at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
“It’s not about Gordon. Gordon’s playing his (rear-end) off, but it’s about our team. Gordon will be the first one to tell you — it’s all of us,” Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. “After last night, you hope you can play well tonight and get another win, and it doesn’t happen.”
As his coach predicted, Hayward wasn’t satisfied at all with simply notching his best offensive output of the season. He’s all about wins and was hoping to string together two in a row for the first time under Snyder.
“Not good enough,” Hayward said when asked about his personal game, which included sizzling 11-of-15 shooting, eight rebounds, five assists and a blocked shot.
“We didn’t win. That’s pretty unfortunate. You always want to win when you’re at home,” Hayward added. “It’s tough because I felt like we kind of had this one and we kind of just fell apart late. Maybe that’s tired legs on a back-to-back or whatever. But I think a lot of it was mental mistakes, especially defensively.” There were multiple clear-cut reasons why the Jazz blew an eight-point fourth-quarter lead and fell to 3-5 a night after rallying to earn a down-to-the-wire win at Detroit.
For starters, Indiana’s behemoth, 7-2, 225-pound Roy Hibbert, put the Pacers on his broad shoulders, scoring 29 points to help Hayward’s favorite childhood team snap a six-game losing streak.
“Hibbert was a monster tonight,” Hayward said.
“He’s a big guy. It’s tough,” said the 6-10, 268-pound Derrick Favors, who was matched up against Hibbert most of the game. “I did what I had to do. He just made tough shots over me. There ain’t nothing I can do about that.”[/QUOTE]
Why not make adjustments? Corbin was slow to do so but eventually he did.
[QUOTE]While the Jazz backcourt and bench both struggled, the Pacers were boosted by big outings from reserves AJ Price (22 points) and Lavoy Allen (12 points, 15 rebounds). It took them rising to the occasion to help Indy win on a night when six Pacers were out due to health issues — from Paul George’s foot injury to former Jazz swingman C.J. Miles’ migraine.
Also, the Pacers dominated the Jazz on the offensive boards, with Indiana (2-6) outrebounding Utah 44-37 overall and 13-5 on the offensive glass.
“Offensive boards, it’s been hurting us. They just get a lot more shots than us,” Snyder said. “When you work hard and then you give up a second shot — and usually the second shot is a good shot … 3's or putbacks — it’s a tough way to win.”[/QUOTE]
Maybe it's from trying to run? not enough guys hitting the glass?
[QUOTE]Indiana converted the second chances into 20 points. Utah only scored eight on extended possessions.
“They had some bigger guys inside, but we could’ve done a better job,” Jazz power forward Enes Kanter said. “But I think they got too many offensive rebounds. I don’t think it was the effort.”
“We have to be more physical,” Snyder added. “Roy Hibbert’s huge, and their other guys are big too. … They’re big. And if we don’t get five guys down there digging on the glass, it becomes difficult.”
It was hard for the Jazz to see this one slip away, particularly when Hayward was so on. This was just the fifth 30-point game in his five-year career and the latest in a string of solid performances, including his game-winner against the Cavs last week and his huge fourth quarter in Sunday’s first road victory.
“He’s just instant offense for us,” Favors said. “He’s coming out hitting big shots, making it easier for all of the other guys. Hopefully, he can keep it up for us.”
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Aaron Falk: Rodney Hood once again listed as questionable ahead of tomorrow's game in Atlanta, per Jazz PR. Twitter @tribjazz
David Locke: The Warriors waived Nemanja Nedovic today. Jazz have open spot and are keeping close eye on PG who could be insurance. Possible. Nemanja Nedovic is 6'4 guard coming into the draft was thought of as an elite athlete, strong leaper. Shot 40% FG 29% 3pt on D-League Twitter @Lockedonsports
Chris Vivlamore: Hawks injury report: DeMarre Carroll (doubful), Mike Scott (questionable) and Adreian Payne (probable) vs. Jazz Wednesday. #ATLHawks Twitter @CVivlamoreAJC
That sucks. Love to watch Demarre get after it.
[QUOTE]As it
Rookie Rodney Hood was listed as questionable by the Jazz, who didn
[QUOTE]When Snyder accepted the challenge to turn around a young team, he mentioned that he would also accept advice from all comers. That includes Sloan, who has been a fixture at practices through training camp and early into the regular season.
"More than anything, Jerry
[QUOTE]An injury to rookie Rodney Hood's right foot has given guard Toure' Murry an opportunity to dress for two straight games, after starting the season on the inactive list for six straight contests.
For Jazz coach Quin Snyder, those decisions are ones he'd rather not have to make.
"In a lot of ways, you feel like guys that are [the 14th or 15 players on the roster], they work just as hard," Snyder said. "It'd be nice not to have to make that decision and differentiate them from the group. It's hard for coaches. You don't want to do that."[/QUOTE]
So you don't want to send anyone to the D-league and give them playing time? :confusedshrug:
[QUOTE]It's been hard at times for Murry.
"As a basketball player and competitor, you want to play," Murry said. "But it also gives me the opportunity to watch the game and really focus in on what I can do and how I can help the team. When I see things a guy's not doing, I can talk to him and help him out."
Murry has a reputation for being a solid defender, but so far he has yet to make his Jazz regular season debut."Every time he's played, he's done a good job," Snyder said. "It's just a numbers game at times with the guys we have on the perimeter and some of our guards. If he gets an opportunity, he'll be ready."
Homecoming tour
On Sunday, Trey Burke was cheered at the Palace of Auburn Hills, not far from where he started collegiately at the University of Michigan. On Monday night brought Hayward back to his home state of Indiana.
Wednesday, fifth-year big man Derrick Favors will be back in Atlanta.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Trevor Booker is already a fan favorite. He has injected a lot of life and is a much-needed enforcer that Utah has lacked in recent years. Booker started out of fire and has tapered off a bit the past few games, which can be expected with anyone.[/QUOTE]
Last game was the only one he didn't do much.
[QUOTE]Through eight games, the 6
[QUOTE]the Jazz started the year playing their first five games against teams that were ranked in the top seven offensively last year. In addition, all of those teams had an All-NBA player. All-NBA players can blow up the best of any game plan.
Now, the last two games against Detroit and Indiana the Jazz should have been able to show some defensive progress. That has come to fruition. Utah
[QUOTE]Oh my goodness has Gordon ever been terrific. The numbers are absurd