2021-22 regular season Utah Jazz news, notes and game coverage

[url]https://kslsports.com/471348/jazz-lose-first-game-of-the-season-to-bulls/[/url]

[QUOTE]Without Conley, the Jazz couldn’t afford bad nights from Jordan Clarkson and Bojan Bogdanovic but that’s what they got.

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the problem is almost every night is a bad night for Clarkson

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/10/30/22753497/mental-mistakes-lead-to-jazzs-first-loss-of-the-2021-22-season[/url]

[QUOTE]That means that the Jazz are going to need a little more mental fortitude and better efficiency and production out of their remaining ball-handlers, namely Mitchell, Jordan Clarkson and Joe Ingles.

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efficiency from the best player in franchise history and 6th man of the year? :lol

[QUOTE]Additionally, Clarkson and Mitchell combined to go just 14-of-46 from the field and 5-of-20 from 3-point range. They both seemed to be making things more difficult than they needed to offensively while also missing shots that they normally make.

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Clarkson doesn't normally make 3's. He takes a lot sure

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/10/30/22753496/instant-analysis-jazz-go-cold-against-the-bulls-lose-for-the-first-time-this-season[/url]

[QUOTE]When Donovan Mitchell, and frankly the rest of the Jazz roster, was having trouble hitting from outside, Mitchell was working his butt off to get to the rim and just get something to go down. One of the things I’ve noticed over the first few games of this season is that Mitchell has gotten very good at switching his layup hand mid-flight. It seems like it could be a really dangerous thing to do, but it’s clear he’s put a lot of time into it and he’s really controlled when he does it. It’s a nice new wrinkle to his game.

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can he shoot a left handed layup from the left side yet?

[QUOTE]In the fourth quarter, Quin Snyder decided to put Trent Forrest in for a few possessions. One of the things that Forrest does well is stay in front of his man in transition and slow down breaks, and he did that.

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it's clear he should be on the floor ahead of Butler as should Oni and maybe even Hughes and Fitts. A joke that he's not really

[QUOTE]Finding silver linings in losses is often what the ‘high notes’ section is about, and if you’re looking for one from this game, it’s that the Jazz played pretty badly against one of the hottest teams in the league right now and they were right there through most of the night. The fact that they only lost by eight and that they were within striking distance is actually pretty surprising. Probably not going to see a lot of games with that many mistakes and so many guys on the Jazz roster shooting that badly all in the same night.[/QUOTE]

Rudy Gobert always gives you a chance

[QUOTE]It takes quite a bit for me to write something about the way the officials call a game. But here are the things that I noticed from my vantage point courtside at the baseline: Multiple Jazz players were complaining about no-calls, there was a lot of jersey pulling by the Bulls, Snyder was begging for the officials to pay attention to what was happening under the basket and there were Bulls players that were laughing about what they were getting away with. So when there’s frustration from Mitchell, who was assessed a technical foul in the fourth quarter for clapping at the officials, I understand it. How could you not be frustrated and then validated in continuing to be frustrated when everyone around you is frustrated and the opposition is just snickering about it?

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so why not try passing the ball instead of continuing to throw up shots that aren't going in?

[QUOTE]Hassan Whiteside getting blocked and stopped over and over by former Jazzman Tony Bradley was not the best look he’s had in a Utah uniform.

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Tony can play. Too bad he was a scapegoat here for all of their issues which they continue to have without him

[URL]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/10/30/22755129/utah-jazz-take-their-first-loss-of-the-season-in-chicago-bulls-game-recap-nba-2021-donovan-mitchell[/URL]

[QUOTE]One concerning early-season trend that continued tonight was Donovan Mitchell’s struggles as a jump shooter, as he had yet another poor game shooting the ball from 3pt range. He shot just 2-11 from there tonight, his worst mark so far this season, and now is just shooting a lowly 28.6% from 3 on the year. This is obviously a far cry from the Donovan that we are used to, especially after he shot a scorching 39.6% across last year's regular season and playoffs (a full 11% higher than this year!).

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you should be used to this Mitchell in the early months of the season

[QUOTE]It’s very likely just a small sample size cold stretch that will correct itself over the course of the season, but it’s still disappointing after what we saw from him in the playoffs. Donovan seems to have a bad habit of starting off the season playing poorly (for his standards) and while it’s nice that he usually finishes the year on fire, it would be cool to see him be dominant for an entire season instead of having to play his way into a rhythm.

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yeah I'd love to see the best player in franchise history show up at both ends for a full year. Might actually deserve to be an all star and the hype

[QUOTE]It would be irresponsible to blame the loss on Donovan however, as he still had an alright game even without his shot falling. He finished with 30/7/6 and as much as you can gripe about his inefficiency, the Jazz offense was still clearly a lot more functional with him on the floor than off.

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most of the blame is on the usual subjects. Mitchell, Clarkson and COTY

[QUOTE]As tough as tonight’s loss was, however, it shouldn’t be cause for too much concern going forward. Credit a good Bulls team for playing well and defending at a high level on the perimeter, but the Jazz still were in the game late even with all that went wrong. The fact that this game was still fairly competitive despite the Jazz missing Mike Conley, shooting terribly from distance, and some questionable whistles, says a lot about how good the Jazz are. Some games you just have to forget about and move past, and hopefully, Utah can do that tomorrow with another big game looming against the [URL="https://www.brewhoop.com"]Milwaukee Bucks[/URL].

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it says how good Gobert is which at least a few of us have known for years

[QUOTE]-In the second quarter, when DeMar was DeRozaning all over the Jazz, Q just watched it happen again and again and again. He is just like, [I]We drop in p/r. Drop some more. [/I]And DD dropped buckets. I would have loved to see a blitz to force it out of his hands or a switch. [/QUOTE]

in game changes from COTY? :facepalm

[QUOTE]Butler looks bad. Either he doesn't have any reads right now or he's playing for himself. The ball just sort of dies when he touches it, and he's expecting to be able to get by his man at ease. NBA players are built differently than he's used to scoring against. He needs to move the ball or attack quicker. He probably shouldn't be playing at all. [/QUOTE]

probably?

[QUOTE]-If Clarkson's bad shooting night goes from abysmal to meh, we win this one. If we don't turn the ball over 20 times, we win this one. If we don't shoot sub-30% from three, we win this one. [/QUOTE]

asking a lot. He's usually abysmal

[QUOTE]Again, this game was strange. My biggest takeaway from it is two-fold. One, Q will not do something different defensively even if it will stop climate change. Two, Chicago's drop defense w/ aggression at the point of the screen is really interesting to me. [/QUOTE]

I wish that was strange. Par for the course for COTY

[QUOTE]JC was absolutely at his worst tonight. He had a couple 3s late to make his numbers more decent but started 0/10. And just kept forcing it and forcing it, 4 turnovers. 19 shots, 1 assist. 28% on 3s for the year. 38% FG. Very poor. But as usual he gets a pass cause he's a cool guy [/QUOTE]

typical night for him. The fact that anyone likes him is baffling

[QUOTE]The areas which do concern me a bit though are all the unforced turnovers, which seems to already be a trend. And maybe I'm overreacting but Q still doesn't seem willing to make any in game adjustments, with the way they were playing Clarkson & Bogie should have just sat for most of the 2nd half, with their minutes being spread to Paschall, Butler, & Forest, etc.[/QUOTE]

Butler shouldn't have been playing but why not try other guys that should have been with the Stars and weren't?

[QUOTE]Paschall was not impactful tonight but that was more due to Jordan jacking up 19 shots and not letting anyone else touch the ball.[/QUOTE]

but Clarkson does that every game. Better figure out a way to be impactful

[QUOTE]Small ball? Did not Chicago play Vucavic and Bradley at Centre for the whole game? I thought Rudy and Hassan were the only positives of the game as they had numerous offensive rebounds, putbacks, dunks, etc


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Jazz could go small against a big team but they won't

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/10/31/utah-jazz-2-duds-1-stud-chicago/[/url]

[QUOTE]By now, it’s so official that [URL="https://thejnotes.com/2021/10/30/one-area-utah-jazz-must-improve/"]it might as well have been notarized by a legal authority[/URL]: Donovan Mitchell is slumping. The Utah Jazz star’s basic counting stats from this loss to the Bulls were appropriate to his star status, as he finished with 30 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.

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is it a slump when it is a yearly thing?

[QUOTE]Clarkson shot 5/19 from the field against the Bulls. He actually shot a barely respectable 3/9 from three-point range, but his shot was generally where it’s remained this season: in the gutter.

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and most of last year

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/10/30/utah-jazz-3-things-rudy-gobert-star/[/url]

[QUOTE][h=1]Utah Jazz: 3 things Rudy Gobert must do to be an All-Star again[/h][/QUOTE]

hope the voters don't blow it like they did two times

[QUOTE]First things first, Rudy Gobert needs to keep doing what he’s always done best for [URL="https://thejnotes.com/"]the Jazz[/URL], anchor the defense. Over the last five years, he has been one of the best defenders in the league, if not the best. Due to this rock-solid defending, he has been able to make four All-NBA teams without a stellar offensive repertoire.

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one of the best offensive players in the game

[QUOTE]The best thing Gobert could do right now to help the Jazz scoring output is to develop a better low-post game. At 7-foot-1 and nearly 260 pounds, if he could punish smaller defenders on the block, it could change how teams game-plan for Utah. And this would surely secure the big man’s spot on the 2022 All-Star roster.

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as we've seen they just have to get him the ball

[QUOTE]However, for Gobert to show he’s truly one of the league’s best big men, he’ll need to show that he can expose teams that routinely go small against him by punishing them in the paint. That’s something he wasn’t able to do in last year’s playoffs, where he averaged 12.5 points per game against the Clippers.

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which he's always done. Might want to try writing better articles not more

[url]https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/utah-falls-first-time-season[/url]

[QUOTE]"Shoot it, that's it," Mitchell said when asked what he tells Clarkson following his 5-of-19 shooting night.

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great advice for both of ya :cry:

[QUOTE] Eric Walden: Asked about the Jazz talking about the extra physicality they’ve faced from defenders this year, [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin intimated that the new point of emphasis rules have had the unintended consequence of enabling defenders to apply excessive contact in disrupting offensive players[/URL].

– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]


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good!

[QUOTE] But Sunday night was about Mitchell, who scored a game-high 28 points, 18 of which came after halftime. When the Bucks got close in the third quarter, he scored seven consecutive points to give his team breathing room. When the Bucks rallied furiously in the closing minutes, Mitchell closed out the win with tough shots. “The biggest thing is that we executed when we needed to,” Mitchell said. “I thought tonight and last night, we were in two polar opposite situations. Chicago amped up the pressure. They trapped the ball. They made us uncomfortable, and we weren’t ready for it. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2926082/2021/10/31/donovan-mitchell-finds-the-right-balance-to-help-jazz-bounce-back-from-first-loss-of-season/"]Tonight, Milwaukee did some of the same things and we were a lot more prepared. We just went out and continued to fight. We competed on both ends of the floor. We made hustle plays.[/URL] We knew they were world champions, and they just weren’t going to roll over and call it a night. They were going to continue to fight, and I think we did a good job of being ready for that.”

– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2926082/2021/10/31/donovan-mitchell-finds-the-right-balance-to-help-jazz-bounce-back-from-first-loss-of-season/"]Tony Jones @ The Athletic[/URL]





Ben Anderson: Jordan [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Clarkson on the end of his 99 game three-point shooting streak. “It’s over, start another.”[/URL] #takenote | @KSLSports

– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]


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please don't! :facepalm

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50273683/jordan-clarkson-doesnt-seem-to-care-about-99-game-3-point-streak-ending-in-jazz-win[/url]

"I feel like I've been saying it for a long time about his care factor and his will and he's got a lot of pride and he wants to win," Quin Snyder said of Clarkson. "He wants to win. He can really score but he wants to win more than he wants to score. There is a competitiveness. ... If you're not making shots you want to figure out another way to impact the game and that's that's exactly what he did. And those were big plays."[QUOTE][/QUOTE]

delusional


[QUOTE]Clarkson said he wasn't worried about his shot — hence why he could laugh off the end of his streak. He's had some shooting slumps before and he's found a way out of them. He thinks this current dip in efficiency is no different.

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he's almost always slumping

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50273500/jazz-are-taking-the-long-view-with-mike-conley-this-season-[/url]

[QUOTE]Donovan Mitchell finished 9 of 27 and Jordan Clarkson was 5 of 19. The Jazz really need more efficient nights from those two ball handlers when Conley is out of the lineup.

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good luck with that

[QUOTE]Those are things Conley excels at. He's so quick at knowing what the defense is going to give up on certain possessions and then finding it. It's less exciting than a Mitchell crossover or a Clarkson out-of-control-but-somehow-not-out-of-control search dribble, but it's often more effective.

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Their 2nd best player

[QUOTE]Butler isn't ready to handle regular minutes, but these games should provide much-needed growth opportunities. Butler hasn't grasped the offense yet and isn't always sure where to be and what to do on the court. Once that changes, though, things should calm down for the rookie.

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wasted minutes when Forrest and Oni are available or even Hughes

[url]https://kslsports.com/471521/jazz-bounce-back-with-win-over-shorthanded-bucks/[/url]

[QUOTE]It also happens to be longer than any stretch backup center Derrick Favors had for the Jazz last season despite appearing in 68 games for the team.

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how did Favors compare with Bradley the guy behind all their problems the previous year supposedly

[QUOTE]“I try to stay away from the plus-minus stuff,” Snyder said before the Jazz faced the Bucks. “But to the Donovan and Hassan point, it’s a good one. We want to keep seeing those guys work together and play together.”

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one of the worst stats out there

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/10/31/22755245/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-finish-road-trip-on-a-high-note-with-win-against-milwaukee-bucks[/url]

[QUOTE]I know that this doesn’t have to be said, but sometimes it’s worth just pointing out how good Rudy Gobert is. He’s so impactful and I think that anyone who watches the Jazz on a regular basis can become spoiled because Gobert’s impact is just expected night-in and night-out. But he’s such a special player and it wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility for him to get some MVP buzz this season.

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nah he's not the best player in franchise history

[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/paschall-provides-defense-decision-making-as-a-backup-4/[/url]

[QUOTE]Paschall came to the Jazz with a reputation of a midrange bruiser, taking 45% of his shots from that area with the Warriors (91st percentile in the league). That number is now down to 15%, which is much lower than I expected. We saw Emmanual Mudiay retain his midrange shot with the Jazz as it was his primary weapon. Not so with Paschall, and that commitment to fitting with Utah’s system is impressive. Something to keep an eye on.

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Mudiay was a better shooter too

[QUOTE]Speaking of which, I’ve also been impressed with Paschall’s decision making. While I like the comparison to Jae Crowder, who had a similar physical profile and was not gun-shy from three (which to his credit, [I]did[/I] keep his defenders honest) — Crowder had a tendency to take shots when better options were available.

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if only Clarkson could do that

[QUOTE]What’s more, Eric can put the ball on the floor. The difference between his ball handling and his predecessors at the backup 4 and 5 last season is stark. When Georges Niang or Derrick Favors received a pass, it was usually only because they were open for a three or rolling toward the basket. Paschall can put the ball on the deck, force the defense to rotate, then kick out to an open shooter.

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Niang could handle the ball just fine. It's all a matter of how much COTY allows one to do. As bff I'm sure he has free reign

[QUOTE]The physical tools are there. This play displays a rare combination of movement and size. Can this kind of defense be sustained? We’ll watch for effort and defensive IQ throughout the season. Playing in lineups with Gobert will certainly help him shine.

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gives him a better chance to shine. We'll see. That lineup wasn't good without Conley against the Bulls

[QUOTE]Last season’s playoff matchup against the Clippers partially came down to whose end-of-bench guys showed up. Both teams were hit by injuries, and LA’s depth won out. Terrance Mann went from DNPs to hero of the series. Utah’s deep rotation couldn’t overcome the lack of ball handling and perimeter defense.

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Lue won out. COTY didn't use his depth

[QUOTE]It will be tough to push Eric out of the rotation when he’s been playing so well. While it seems unlikely, Quin did experiment with a 10-man rotation, and maybe he’ll do something to accommodate Paschall, who could thrive in limited minutes in an energy and dirty work role.

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trade Clarkson. Start Paschall. Move Bojan to the bench

[QUOTE]But Paschall will likely find opportunity in other ways. Conley, Ingles, and Gay are in their mid thirties and could strategically rest. Whiteside (who deserves his own expanded shoutout) may hit rough patches in the season, and I’m curious how Gay and Paschall play together sharing front court duties. And if the Jazz continue their net rating dominance, maybe Snyder will rein in the starter minutes and allow more “garbage time” play for the end of bench rotation.

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COTY again doing things he doesn't do!

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/11/01/utah-jazz-amazing-streak-jordan-clarkson/[/url]

[QUOTE]Consider the countless 3-point heaves from Utah Jazz guard [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/clarkjo01.html"]Jordan Clarkson[/URL] that belong in the “prayer” category. With that in mind, one could say it’s a wonder how the 6-foot-4, 195-pound bucket-getter went 99 consecutive regular-season games with at least one make from downtown.

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Really? He's taking 9 a game. Chances are you're going to hit 1

[QUOTE]Before his frigid shooting in Milwaukee, Jordan Clarkson’s 99 games trailed only the 131 games from Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Steph Curry on the list of active streaks. Now, Duncan Robinson of the Miami Heat sits in second place with his 54-game clip.

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2 great shooters and Clarkson :facepalm

[QUOTE]Earlier this season, Clarkson moved past a former 95-game streak of Golden State’s Klay Thompson into fourth place on the list of all-time 3-point streaks. The top two spots still belong to Curry; his current 131-game streak needs 27 more to surpass his record of 157 straight outings, which spanned almost two full years from November 2014 to November 2016.

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another great shooter and Clarkson

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/11/01/utah-jazz-2-studs-1-dud-bucks/[/url]

[QUOTE]The shooting slump may be over.

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another month or two minimum

[QUOTE]Mitchell looked considerably more comfortable in this contest than he has throughout the 2021-22 season. Interestingly, he finished this game with only 2 assists, to go with 4 turnovers. In an odd way, that might have been an encouraging sign. Mitchell wasn’t trying to serve double duty as a facilitator throughout this contest: he was focused on scoring.

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he needs to pass and play D

[QUOTE]It’s also worth noting that Conley was -3 in this contest. In fact, he was the only member of the Utah Jazz to post a negative plus/minus. Chalk that up as a noisey statistic. Lineups featuring him alongside Jordan Clarkson ran into some trouble last night, however, that blame has to be placed squarely with the reigning Sixth Man of the Year.

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Clarkson sucks!

[QUOTE]Nobody is saying the Utah Jazz spark plug should be shooting less, or [URL="https://kslsports.com/471521/jazz-bounce-back-with-win-over-shorthanded-bucks/"]even playing any differently[/URL]. It’s Clarkson’s job to score, and score in volume. He didn’t take bad shots last night, insofar as Clarkson is capable of hitting any shot known to man. The shots simply refused to fall.

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I'm saying it

[QUOTE]There’s really no solution for Clarkson’s issues. He simply needs to continue shooting until the shots start landing in the basket. However, his inefficiency has to be a major concern for the Utah Jazz. Had either Khris Middleton or Jrue Holiday been active, there’s a pretty good chance it would have cost the Jazz this game.

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wasn't a concern last year why start now? :facepalm

[url]https://sircharlesincharge.com/2021/10/31/nba-trick-treat-hot-starts-heat-warriors/7/[/url]

[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz may have benefited from a big of a softer schedule to open the season but this is a team that has picked up where they left off last regular season. The Jazz has two top stars, is deep, and has one of the best coaches in the Western Conference.

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best coaches? :lol

[url]https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/rudy-gobert-named-western-conference-player-week[/url]

[QUOTE]"When you're so good at something, they want to just focus solely on that. He's so good at being a defensive force that people sometimes don't look at the other side," fellow all-star and teammate Donovan Mitchell said of Gobert. "He knows what he needs to work on and get better. … He puts a lot of pressure on himself to be able to do certain things. The biggest things we're seeing is catching and finishing, the playing through contact. … That's where I'm saying like, 'okay, he's taken that next step.'"

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do you know what you need?

[url]https://www.nba.com/jazz/gobert-named-western-conference-player-week[/url]

[QUOTE]The two-time NBA All-Star has totaled 98 points, 103 rebounds and 10 blocks in the first six games of the 2021-22 season which is only the third time a player has owned totals of at least 90 points, 100 rebounds and 10 blocks since 2001-02 through their first six games of a season (Andre Drummond, 2015-16 and 2019-20). For the 2021-22 season, Gobert has averaged 16.3 points on 72.1 percent from the field, 17.2 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 1.0 assists, also shooting a career-best 72.0 percent from the free throw line in 31.0 minutes per game.

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:bowdown:

[QUOTE] Rich Hoffman: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Georges Niang on MVP chants: “Joel told me to never let that happen again.”[/URL] “I’m a player that plays off emotion. I don’t have the swagger like Seth so I can’t pull some stuff off.” Seth Curry on shorthanded lineup: “Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, play the same way.” pic.twitter.com/NUsDkhCUN9

– via [URL="https://twitter.com/rich_hofmann"]Twitter rich_hofmann[/URL]

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not surprising that Philly would appreciate Niang like Utah couldn't

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50274440/zaire-wade-seizing-opportunity-with-his-new-home-salt-lake-city-stars[/url]

[QUOTE]There are both pros and cons to skipping the traditional college route — the path worked for Jalen Green, who was drafted No. 2 overall in the 2021 draft by the Houston Rockets and Jonathan Kuminga who was drafted No. 7 overall by the Golden State Warriors. Green and Kuminga initially entered the NBA's G League and played for the lone team unaffiliated with an NBA team: G League Ignite.

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and there's the Golden Child Exum :facepalm

[url]https://kslsports.com/471563/cold-shooting-jazz-to-host-kings-between-road-trips/[/url]

[QUOTE]Though they sit atop the Western Conference standings, the Jazz have yet to find the shooting touch that allowed them to finish with the best record in the NBA last season.

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improved D was the difference last year not that you should know that!

[QUOTE]Through six games, Donovan Mitchell, Bojan Bogdanovic, Royce O’Neale, and Jordan Clarkson are all shooting 31 percent from three or worse.

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only one of them to be worried about

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/11/1/22757107/utah-jazz-jordan-clarkson-struggling-from-distance-but-keeping-defenses-honest-quin-snyder[/url]

[QUOTE]“I tell him the same thing I told Bojan last year,” Snyder said of Clarkson on Sunday night after the [URL="https://www.deseret.com/2021/10/31/22755245/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-finish-road-trip-on-a-high-note-with-win-against-milwaukee-bucks"]Jazz’s 107-95 win over the Milwaukee Bucks[/URL]. “It can’t go in if you don’t shoot it.”

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Bojan great shooter. Clarkson not a great shooter. COTY :facepalm

[QUOTE]There are still 76 games remaining in the season. That leaves a lot of room for Clarkson to get back to hitting shots at a high level and the Jazz fully expect him to do so.

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which is why there the Jazz :cry:

[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/sc7-110121-distance-depth-def/[/url]

[QUOTE]This isn’t the first place this has been pointed out, but keep an eye on Utah’s weirdly low passing numbers. Once a living shrine to “playing with a pass,” the Jazz are last or second last in the NBA this season in [URL="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/passing/?sort=PASSES_MADE&dir=-1"]various tracked metrics around passing[/URL], including passes per game (30th), assists (30th), points created by assists (29th) and assist to pass ratio (29th). This could be just early static, or it could represent a subtle shift in how Utah leverages core actions. For example, they’re currently #2 in the NBA in points produced on the average possession [URL="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/ball-handler/?sort=PPP&dir=1"]used by a P&R handler[/URL], so maybe since they’re getting a lot of of having the ball handler keep it, they’re just not having to go deeper down into their list of options on that play type. Mitchell and Clarkson are both in the top one-eighth of the league in points per possession in that particular setting.

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Mitchell/Clarkson. Nuff said

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/11/02/br-utah-jazz-rookie-jared-butler-f/[/url]

what does coty get for playing him?

It was Maravich, of course, who first showed a young guard from Michigan the razzle-dazzle of the no-look pass. (“That’s where I saw all that,” Magic Johnson once said. “From Pistol Pete.”) It was Maravich who created the prototype for Curry and Steve Nash and Trae Young — and every NBA guard who ever hoisted a jumper off the dribble from 25 feet. It was Maravich — the Pistol — who was the progenitor of “Showtime,” the revolutionary with the shaggy hair and the floppy socks and the strange dietary quirks — plant-based, before that was a thing. When the holy terror of the basketball world had the ball in his hands, the aesthetic that felt like art, closer to Bob Dylan than Bob Cousy. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2887656/2021/11/03/nba-75-pistol-pete-maravich-prodigy-offensive-showman-fearless-visionary/?source=rss"]“He was the original,” Pat Riley once said. “When you talk about ‘Showtime,’ you talk about creativity and bringing a whole different concept to the game of basketball. Pete was the original.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2887656/2021/11/03/nba-75-pistol-pete-maravich-prodigy-offensive-showman-fearless-visionary/?source=rss"]Rustin Dodd @ The Athletic[/URL]





He had 17 straight seasons averaging double-digit points. During that time, he played more than 1,300 games and averaged 16.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per night while making 54.1 percent of his shots. Those numbers aren’t that far off from that decade-long sample mentioned above, only this happened from the age of 24 to 40, including one of his best seasons at age 35. Only 23 players in NBA history have played at least 1,300 games in their careers. Six of them have averaged at least 16 points per game in those first 17 years they played. Four of those players (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Elvin Hayes and Parish) also grabbed 10 rebounds per game. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2912009/2021/11/02/nba-75-at-no-74-robert-parish-was-the-unselfish-and-underappreciated-backbone-of-80s-celtics/"]Only Abdul-Jabbar (56.2 percent) of those players shot a higher percentage from the field than Parish (54.2 percent)[/URL].

– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2912009/2021/11/02/nba-75-at-no-74-robert-parish-was-the-unselfish-and-underappreciated-backbone-of-80s-celtics/"]Zach Harper @ The Athletic[/URL]







Wilkens took pride in his defense and said he drew the assignment of guarding the likes of Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, Jerry Sloan and Walt Frazier — the opponent’s top guard. The NBA didn’t start tracking steals until 1973 when, at 36, Wilkens still managed 1.3 swipes per game for the Cavs. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2914632/2021/11/01/nba-75-lenny-wilkens-was-the-embodiment-of-the-player-as-coach-on-the-floor/"]“I think that I would have led the league in steals if they had been keeping track early on,” Wilkens said. “I was a better player than a lot of people realize. I think that I contributed to the game.[/URL] “When I was a player, I think that I worked hard at being as good as I could be. When I was a coach, it was the same thing. Each has its own reward, so to speak.”
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2914632/2021/11/01/nba-75-lenny-wilkens-was-the-embodiment-of-the-player-as-coach-on-the-floor/"]Joe Vardon @ The Athletic[/URL]

[url]https://kslsports.com/471717/joe-ingles-jordan-clarkson-will-figure-out-how-to-break-shooting-slump/[/url]

[QUOTE]“JC is kind of JC on and off the court regardless of the basketball side of things,” said Ingles. “No doubt it’s frustrating. Especially because a lot of the shots are shots he’s made in the past or made basically all of them last year. There’s obviously a number of things you could throw up as excuses. He would never do that. I mean, JC is the sixth man so, people are going to defend him differently than what they have in the past He’ll figure it out. We can do a better job as well as a team in making it easy for him getting him some easier looks, getting him some layups, getting him into paint.”

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except it's not true. He started out hot and sucked most of the year. This is who he is. He's not a great shooter

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50276009/emotion-and-passion-how-hassan-whiteside-has-helped-jazz-to-league-best-start[/url]


[QUOTE]Whiteside is far from just a light-hearted jokester that is always good for a laugh. In fact, he may be the answer to a long-lasting problem. Whiteside has given the Jazz what they have long been searching for: a reliable backup center.

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he's on a minimum contract for a reason. Let's not get ahead of ourselves!

[QUOTE]Utah has spent a ton of equity trying to find an adequate backup to Rudy Gobert. They've used recent first-round picks on Tony Bradley and Udoka Azubuike, spent large portions of their mid-level exceptions on Ed Davis and Derrick Favors, and then used future draft picks to get out of bad deals.

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and still don't have a starting 4! :facepalm

[QUOTE]It's not the first time Whiteside has made a strong first impression with a franchise before frustrations sunk in and his level of play dropped — it's been a pattern. He's older now, more mature, more wise and he's basking the opportunity he's been given in Utah. So will those same issues creep up? Maybe or maybe not.

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from what I've seen he's very talented but doesn't play hard. He's getting by on talent alone as always

[QUOTE]"It's indicative of how much he cares," coach Quin Snyder said. "That emotion and that energy can feed a team, whether it's making a physical play like the other night, making a block, getting excited about a play. … Anytime you add emotion to competitiveness, that's rocket fuel."

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energy isn't how I'd describe him for sure

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/11/4/22762294/nba-power-rankings-roundup-utah-jazz-espn-sports-illustrated-cbs-sports-nbc-sports-nov-3[/url]

[QUOTE]You might not be surprised that the Jazz have a top-five offense despite Donovan Mitchell registering career-low marks in effective field goal percentage (47.9%) and true shooting percentage (52.9%). Mitchell has never been a very efficient scorer (in the regular season, at least), but this is a team that, overall, takes efficient shots and shares the ball.

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you forgot Clarkson

[QUOTE]Mitchell has seen a small jump in usage rate, but a big drop in the percentage of his buckets that have been assisted (from 28.0% last season to just 14.6% this season). The Jazz’s loss in Chicago on Saturday was their worst offensive game (by a wide margin) of the season and came with Mitchell’s highest usage rate (by a wide margin) of the season. Last season, the Jazz were 4-6 in the 10 games Mitchell registered a usage rate of 38% or higher.

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thanks you COTY, Clarkson and best player in franchise history

[QUOTE][INDENT]The Jazz have more or less picked up where they left off last regular season. Through the first two weeks of the season, Utah is leading the league in percentage of field goals coming from three, which it led the NBA in last year. The Jazz are second in net rating and dominating despite uncharacteristic inefficiency from Donovan Mitchell. — [I]Rohan Nadkarni[/I]
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someone that is clueless

[INDENT][url]https://saltcityhoops.com/believing-in-hassan-whiteside/[/url]


[QUOTE]The consensus among fans of Whiteside’s former teams is that he’s undeniably talented, but the effort was not always there. Heat fans noted that Hassan coasted at times after he earned his big contract. We’ve seen plenty of players let off the gas in a non-contract year. This should not be a factor for Whiteside now. He’s on a minimum contract, in a contract year, and was close to being out of the league. In that sense it’s hard to add in more motivation.

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appears to be coasting to me

[QUOTE]We could point to Quin’s coaching, Dywane Wade’s influence, or teammates’ leadership as reasons. But give Whiteside credit: through seven games he’s bought in and is playing to win.

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or a bigger contract

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[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/11/3/22762085/jared-bulter-needs-to-play-more[/url]

[QUOTE] [h=1]Now is the time for Jared Butler to be getting minutes (especially as an injury fill-in)[/h]
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no it's not. They already lost one game that they might have won without him playing. He belongs with the Stars until he proves otherwise

[QUOTE]By not playing Butler more against the Bulls, Snyder was trying to have his cake and eat it too. He wanted to get the benefit of resting Conley on a back-to-back but also go all-out to win the fifth game of an 82-game regular season. Sure, the goal is to win, but rest Conley just to play Joe Ingles extra minutes? And what about subbing out Butler for Trent Forrest in the fourth quarter? All of these decision don’t make sense when stacked next to each other.

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Forrest is the better player right now as is Oni and maybe even Hughes.

[QUOTE]This positive defensive impact can work really well for Butler in getting minutes if he’s say, playing alongside a flamethrower scorer like Jordan Clarkson (assuming Clarkson climbs out of his current slump). His lackluster offense can be hidden in units that have other great scorers while providing real value on the defensive end. This can give him time to catch on offensively, which seems likely to happen given the skills he showed off in college and the preseason.

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Clarkson has sucked even more than Butler

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/11/03/utah-jazz-report-cards-every-player/2/[/url]

[QUOTE][h=2]Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson: F[/h][/QUOTE]

someone gets it

[QUOTE]There’s no kind way to say this: Jordan Clarkson has been absolutely awful for the Utah Jazz through their first seven games.

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he's mostly been awful as a Jazzman. Even when he's good he sucks

[QUOTE]Conley loses points on two measures. Firstly, his 3.3 assists per game across seven games leave much to be desired: Jazz fans should hope for that number to increase as the season wears on. More playmaking from their best playmaker should juice what’s already the league’s 5th best offense. Secondly, he’s already missed a game for the sake of load management. Seven games into the season, that has to count.

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hard to get assists when Clarkson and Mitchell dominate the ball

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50277321/former-jazz-guard-deron-williams-reportedly-set-to-fight-in-first-pro-boxing-match[/url]

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50276921/belief-removes-doubt-as-jordan-clarkson-catches-fire-in-jazz-rout-of-hawks[/url]

[QUOTE]Throughout Clarkson's slump, he kept hearing the same thing: Keep shooting. He heard it from coach Quin Snyder, his teammates, management, and everyone up and down the organization.

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which is the problem. The guy has been mostly horrible and you ask a guy that isn't a great shooter to keep shooting

[QUOTE]"I've taken a couple guys out (for poor shooting) but not Jordan Clarkson," Snyder said. "I believe in him. When someone believes in you, the moments where you may have some doubt, you don't."

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time for a new coach please!

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50276516/the-new-cowhide-globe-the-jazz-arent-blaming-shooting-struggles-on-the-new-ball[/url]

[QUOTE]Does that explain Jordan Clarkson missing his last 18 3-point attempts? Or the Jazz, sans Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley, going 3 of 27 from deep in Tuesday's win over the Sacramento Kings?

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Conley maybe. Mitchell doesn't get going for another month or two and Clarkson sucks

[QUOTE]"We've had a long year," he said. "People seem to ignore that, but it is what it is."

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what seems to get ignored is the extra off-season everyone got when the Trump virus first hit and then the non travel in the bubble

[url]https://kslsports.com/471775/jordan-clarkson-torches-hawks-as-jazz-move-to-7-1/[/url]

[QUOTE]Quin Snyder opted to play Trent Forrest instead of Jared Butler in the first quarter, and while Forrest is comfortable running the offense, he doesn’t steady the Jazz poor shooting.

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he's the best player there. Oni should be next in line. Then maybe even Hughes or Fitts. Butler hasn't earned time

[url]https://kslsports.com/471779/jazz-guard-jordan-clarkson-finally-connects-from-downtown-against-hawks/[/url]

[QUOTE]Clarkson’s shot broke a streak of 23 consecutive misses from distance. He arrived in Atlanta having shot a combined 0-18 from three during Utah’s last two games.

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But keep shooting! :cry:

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/11/4/22763426/analysis-jordan-clarkson-leads-utah-jazz-second-half-comeback-against-the-hawks-trae-young-nba[/url]

[QUOTE]Passing up open shots is just hard to watch. If you’re open, shoot the ball, please.

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unless you are Clarkson

[QUOTE]Mitchell missed the game due to a right ankle sprain sustained just before the half of Tuesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. The Jazz expect to re-evaluate Mitchell on Friday and from all reports the injury doesn’t sound serious, as Mitchell indicated after the game on Tuesday in which he played even after rolling his ankle. I get that fans were a little worried to see Mitchell on the injury report, but before the game he was doing some warmups and then some strengthening exercises in the hallways, and those are good signs.

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the good news is he listened to the doctors and trainers for a change!

[QUOTE]This is just something I’ve wanted to say for a while, and almost all NBA arenas are guilty of it. T-shirt tosses should include the upper bowl just as much as the lower bowl. It is not cool to watch kids yell and scream and wave their hands hoping for a shirt or any of the other swag they hand out at the games only to see all of it go to the people that have the “better” seats. I hate it.

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rich people love free stuff too. Chik-Fillet!

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/11/5/22764817/shooters-shoot-and-jordan-clarkson-does-just-that[/url]

[QUOTE]Says a lot about Coach Snyder and Clarkson. Most players would've been yanked by their coach, and missed the opportunity to catch fire. Would we prefer consistency yes...but it's not like he's Rodney Hood brand of streaky. [/QUOTE]

take Hood and his injuries and Duke pedigree any day over Clarkson

[url]https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/five-things-know-following-utahs-win-over-atlanta[/url]

[QUOTE]It'll be interesting to see how Snyder doles out minutes when Rudy Gay returns — but until then, Paschall is more than making the case that he belongs in the regular rotation regardless of who's healthy and available.

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if they had a clue Clarkson would be gone and O'Neale would move back to the wing and Paschall or Gay or a guy they get for Clarkson would start but we know that won't happen unfortunately