Andy Larsen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley remains out for the Jazz game against Miami tonight.[/URL] His hamstring injury lingers on.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/andyblarsen"]Twitter andyblarsen[/URL]
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Andy Larsen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley remains out for the Jazz game against Miami tonight.[/URL] His hamstring injury lingers on.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/andyblarsen"]Twitter andyblarsen[/URL]
[QUOTE]Andy Larsen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder again declined to give any information on Mike Conley’s injury at today’s pregame press conference[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/andyblarsen"]Twitter andyblarsen[/URL]
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what info do you expect? He'll be back when he's at least a 100% I imagine. We saw what happened last year
[QUOTE]Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Erik Spoelstra on the @Utah Jazz with Bojan Bogdanovic and his injury last year. “They were a championship caliber team last year, a legit contender.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
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[QUOTE]Ira Winderman: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder, on Heat, “Their offense puts a lot of pressure on you. So you’ve got to be careful not to make mistakes.”[/URL] Said Jazz have moved on quickly after Friday win vs. Bucks.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat"]Twitter IraHeatBeat[/URL]
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[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/13/22278410/defense-ruled-the-day-utah-jazz-win-over-milwaukee-bucks-nba-royce-oneale-georges-niang-rudy-gobert[/url]
[QUOTE]“That’s where it all starts,” [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/10/22274405/does-donovan-mitchell-deserve-to-be-a-part-of-the-nba-mvp-conversation-nba-utah-jazz"]Donovan Mitchell[/URL] said after the game. “Threes are threes, and I’ve said this for years ... we bring defense everywhere, defense travels. There’s times where you may not make a three. But at the end of the day we can bring the effort on defense.”
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Does we include you?
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/2/13/22281866/utah-jazz-look-to-keep-their-winning-ways-against-the-miami-heat-game-preview-donovan-mitchell[/url]
[QUOTE]At a certain point you have to acknowledge who Donovan Mitchell is, and that’s one of the most versatile players in the league.
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certainly one of the most hyped
[QUOTE]If you didn’t appreciate Mitchell before, which would be weird, this should help. He’s a winner that will take on whatever the role the team needs him to. Anyone who doesn’t think he has a case for MVP is mistaken.
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[QUOTE][h=4]Remember all the discussion last year and this summer about how he was in decline?[/h]
About how giving him that extension was just foolishness, overpaying him, etc?
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/SKMike"]SKMike[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/2/13/22281866/utah-jazz-look-to-keep-their-winning-ways-against-the-miami-heat-game-preview-donovan-mitchell#536517182"]Feb 13, 2021 | 5:07 PM[/URL]
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he did drop off the past two years. Said he stayed in Utah this year. Maybe that made a dference?
The Jazz went 3-for-21 from deep in the opening half on Saturday night, then came out of the locker room and shut the Miami Heat down, outscoring them 16-0 over the first six minutes of the third, and reminding everyone, in a 112-94 victory, that the NBA’s No. 1 team can win in more ways than one. [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/13/22275096/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-beat-miami-heat-for-seventh-straight-win-nba-rudy-gobert-royce-oneale"]“We’re versatile,” said the Jazz’s versatile wing defender Royce O’Neale. “Our 3-point shots weren’t falling so we knew our defense was going to kick in.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/13/22275096/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-beat-miami-heat-for-seventh-straight-win-nba-rudy-gobert-royce-oneale"]Sarah Todd @ deseret.com[/URL]
They were the main catalyst for the Jazz having a 31-15 third quarter over the Heat. They were just incredible all game. “All-defensive team, that’s where he should be at the end of the season…Every single night he has a challenge, whether he’s guarding a power forward — somebody like Giannis [Antetokounmpo] — or guarding a talented guard, he’s most of the time guarding the best player, the best scoring player. [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/13/22275096/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-beat-miami-heat-for-seventh-straight-win-nba-rudy-gobert-royce-oneale"]He’s bringing it every single night and is a big part of what we do.” — Rudy Gobert on Royce O’Neale[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/13/22275096/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-beat-miami-heat-for-seventh-straight-win-nba-rudy-gobert-royce-oneale"]Sarah Todd @ deseret.com[/URL]
[url]https://kslsports.com/453255/jazz-turn-in-dominant-defensive-effort-to-temper-heat/[/url]
[QUOTE]The team’s start to the third quarter was particularly impressive. Mitchell did what superstars are supposed to do and recognized that there was an opportunity to jump on the Heat out of the halftime gate, and he did exactly that.
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let's stop with the superstar stuff already
[QUOTE]Both Houston Rockets guard Victor Oladpio and Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal are available and would be stellar additions to any roster, but particularly in Miami.
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Beal isn't available
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[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50107207/the-jazz-dont-live-by-the-3-and-they-sure-didnt-die-by-it-in-blowout-win-against-miami[/url]
[QUOTE]"When you play really fast and the ball's moving and everybody has an opportunity to touch it, it's like passing money around at a casino — everybody gets a little piece," Georges Niang said. "I think everybody knows how that feels or at least I hope you know how that feels."
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you're talking to a bunch of mormons Georges! :lol
[QUOTE]But while the long ball has gotten the attention, Saturday was proof Utah's dominant stretch is still built on the 7-foot-1 frame of Gobert.
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and he wasn't even mentioned in the last article. Hard to talk about anyone but Mitchell
[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/13/22275096/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-beat-miami-heat-for-seventh-straight-win-nba-rudy-gobert-royce-oneale[/url]
[QUOTE]Georges Niang finished the game with a season-high tying 14 points to go with five assists and three rebounds. He was doing a little bit of everything — throwing lobs to Gobert, hitting threes, rebounding hard, playing good defense. Again, another well-rounded night.
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everyone but Callystar apparently enjoying the fun
Andy Larsen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley out again tomorrow[/URL] for Jazz vs. Sixers.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/andyblarsen"]Twitter andyblarsen[/URL]
[url]https://kslsports.com/453281/utah-jazz-wrap-up-homestand-against-motivated-sixers/[/url]
[QUOTE]Tobias Harris is the second leading scorer averaging 20 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Ben Simmons is having a solid year, posting averages of 14.1 points, 8.3 boards and 7.9 assists per contest.
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Mitchell is an MVP superstar and 14, 8 and 8 is solid! :lol
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50107567/slc-stars-waive-former-byu-uvu-guard-toolson-after-foot-injury[/url]
[QUOTE]The former BYU and Utah Valley wing was waived by the [URL="https://www.ksl.com/article/50084234/back-to-the-bubble-g-league-season-will-be-played-at-disney-with-slc-stars-among-18-teams"]G League affiliate of the Utah Jazz[/URL] on Sunday, just days after suffering a foot injury that proved to be season-ending.
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Figured something must've happened when he went from starter to DNP
[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/2/14/22280670/utah-jazz-mailbag-trade-deadline-future-miye-oni-georges-niang-nba-second-half-schedule-celtics[/url]
[QUOTE]If the Jazz feel that Miye Oni and Georges Niang are going to continue to improve and help them over the next couple of years there’s no reason to not keep them under contract. The Jazz are going to be in a really tight or over the cap situation so retaining players that you already have on the payroll is the absolute best way to field talent that you already trust.
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Niang is a free agent. He's going to get a decent raise minimum. Oni might be too.
[QUOTE]I’d like to push back a little on what our friend CR says here. I would say that there is a reasonable argument to be made that the Los Angeles Lakers are a team capable of taking their game to another level come playoff time. There isn’t another team in the Western Conference playoff race that has proven they can do anything. So I don’t think it seems like top teams are cruising along.
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Kawai has proven it for sure
[QUOTE]The other argument would be for the Warriors if they were at full strength, but they’re not. The Clippers proved last year that they can completely fall apart and the rest of the teams are as unproven as anyone else.
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bubble. Different year. Different team
[QUOTE]The Jazz’s continuity and familiarity is something that the Jazz came into the season really happy about, and it’s also something that other NBA coaches have pointed to as a reason for the Jazz’s success. I don’t think the Jazz would get rid of any of their main rotational pieces at the trade deadline this season and there’s no reason to tinker around on the fringes when everything is working so well right now. I tend the think they’ll take the ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ approach this season.
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Probably but they do have an open roster spot and guys on buyouts will want to join the best team. I'm sue if someone they love is available they'd do something
[QUOTE]Since this is really for Jazz fans I’m going to try to make this succinct. The Celtics need to make some moves, probably at the trade deadline and definitely in the offseason. They don’t have time to waste when they have two guys as talented as Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Those are real top-level players. But even the best players can dwindle and fade out with nothing to show for their efforts if they front office and ownership don’t surround them with the right pieces.
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Jazz wasted the last 6 years surrounding Rudy with the right pieces
[QUOTE]Well, they’re back. Gobert is a 98th percentile defender, Conley 97th; with player development success stories in Georges Niang (94th), Royce O’Neale (88th); and Derrick Favors (75th) covers the paint well when Gobert rests. [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/rudy-goberts-revenge-tour?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozMjU3MTMyOSwiXyI6Ilo3LzRXIiwiaWF0IjoxNjEzNDE5MTA0LCJleHAiOjE2MTM0MjI3MDQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.rWhshHaeYa7OJ_6op2gZDxxPshnmILwN5UYKMv8VMO0"]The team sits second overall in team defense. Gobert’s first in the league by defensive rating and win shares. He’s top five in practically everything on that side of the ball: blocks per game, block percentage, rebounds, rebound percentage.[/URL] He’s the reason the Jazz lead the league in rebounding percentage. And knowing he’s back protecting the rim empowers Jazz perimeter defenders to get cozy with opposing scorers.
– via [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/rudy-goberts-revenge-tour?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozMjU3MTMyOSwiXyI6Ilo3LzRXIiwiaWF0IjoxNjEzNDE5MTA0LCJleHAiOjE2MTM0MjI3MDQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.rWhshHaeYa7OJ_6op2gZDxxPshnmILwN5UYKMv8VMO0"]Henry Abbott @ TrueHoop[/URL]
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but let's talk aout the superstar leader of the team instead!
[IMG]https://*********.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2021/01/i_49_d4_c5_giannis-antetokounmpo.png?w=190[/IMG][QUOTE]Interestingly, when Gobert sits the Jazz miss him almost as much on offense as on defense. Now that all the attention is on the Jazz’s 3s, Gobert delivers maximum punishment on the highest percentage shots inside. [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/rudy-goberts-revenge-tour?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozMjU3MTMyOSwiXyI6Ilo3LzRXIiwiaWF0IjoxNjEzNDE5MTA0LCJleHAiOjE2MTM0MjI3MDQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.rWhshHaeYa7OJ_6op2gZDxxPshnmILwN5UYKMv8VMO0"]It’s an annual tradition that Gobert and Giannis Antetokounmpo battle to lead the league in dunks. Or it has been. Right now, Gobert leads 88-70[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/rudy-goberts-revenge-tour?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozMjU3MTMyOSwiXyI6Ilo3LzRXIiwiaWF0IjoxNjEzNDE5MTA0LCJleHAiOjE2MTM0MjI3MDQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.rWhshHaeYa7OJ_6op2gZDxxPshnmILwN5UYKMv8VMO0"]Henry Abbott @ TrueHoop[/URL]
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led him at least the last 3 season I believe
[QUOTE][URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/rudy-goberts-revenge-tour?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozMjU3MTMyOSwiXyI6Ilo3LzRXIiwiaWF0IjoxNjEzNDE5MTA0LCJleHAiOjE2MTM0MjI3MDQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.rWhshHaeYa7OJ_6op2gZDxxPshnmILwN5UYKMv8VMO0"]He’s also second in the NBA in screen assists (defined as screens for a teammate that directly lead to a made field goal). His screens are not only excellent, but extra valuable—so many of them set up 3s.[/URL] And, as the Heat discovered, trying to make those screens less effective is precisely how you make conditions ideal for Gobert to dunk. Gobert made all but one of his seven shots, which resulted in 16 points. The Jazz outscored the Heat by 17 when Gobert was in the game.
– via [URL="https://www.truehoop.com/p/rudy-goberts-revenge-tour?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjkxNTY4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozMjU3MTMyOSwiXyI6Ilo3LzRXIiwiaWF0IjoxNjEzNDE5MTA0LCJleHAiOjE2MTM0MjI3MDQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01OTczIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.rWhshHaeYa7OJ_6op2gZDxxPshnmILwN5UYKMv8VMO0"]Henry Abbott @ TrueHoop[/URL]
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They not only set up the 3's but the pick and roll game which creates many opportunities all over the floor. His screen assists are down this year. I assume because they are taking so many early 3's
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[IMG]https://*********.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2021/01/i_05_d8_4d_donovan-mitchell.png?w=190[/IMG]Even Mitchell’s first breakout moment in the regular season for Jazz fans came on a spectacular putback dunk against the Los Angeles Lakers, proving that his elite athleticism and knack for highlight-reel plays would translate to the NBA. And yet, something has changed for the All-Star guard this season. [URL="https://kslsports.com/453294/donovan-mitchell-slowly-saying-goodbye-to-dunks/"]Mitchell has just six dunks in 27 games so far and is missing dunks at the highest rate of his career. “I make the joke that I’m getting old,” Mitchell said. “So I stopped dunking.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://kslsports.com/453294/donovan-mitchell-slowly-saying-goodbye-to-dunks/"]KSL Sports[/URL]
[URL="https://kslsports.com/453294/donovan-mitchell-slowly-saying-goodbye-to-dunks/"]As mentioned, the guard has just six made dunks on 12 attempts. At this rate, the fourth-year star will attempt a career-low 32 dunks and is on pace to complete just 16 of them[/URL]. Yet, the guard doesn’t seem concerned about his changing reputation. Mitchell said the value of saving his legs far outweighs the cachet of being one of the league’s premier dunkers. “You’ve just got to save them for as much as you can for as long as you can,” Mitchell said.”
– via [URL="https://kslsports.com/453294/donovan-mitchell-slowly-saying-goodbye-to-dunks/"]KSL Sports[/URL]
[IMG]https://*********.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2021/01/i_b0_e0_9d_derrick-favors.png?w=190[/IMG]Considering what the Jazz are today — a team that can hurt you in so many different ways, with so many different players — it’s fitting that those were the words Snyder uttered from the very first practice in 2104. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/"]“When Quin got there, there was a changing of the culture,” Favors said. “The previous culture was Ty Corbin and Jerry Sloan. And that was a great culture. But Quin brought a fresh new energy into the players and the franchise and the locker room.[/URL] As players, we all fed off of it in a positive way. Quin laid down the foundation and said this is how we’re going to build. We wanted to share the ball. We wanted to establish pace and we always wanted to attack the rim.”
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/"]Tony Jones @[/QUOTE] The Athletic[/URL]
But it wasn't until the emergence of Rudy that the foundation was really laid
[QUOTE]But Favors has done a few things for the Jazz. His addition allowed Gobert to expend more energy defensively without fear of fouling, knowing that Favors is a starting-caliber center who just happens to be coming off the bench. It’s allowed Snyder to play Favors against starting centers in the back half of quarters, which allows Gobert to play against second units, giving the Jazz a big advantage nightly. “I think everyone has come into this season with a mindset of sacrificing,” Favors said. “And that’s how it’s working. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/"]This is an unselfish team. It doesn’t matter who scores. We’ve built the culture here and we know how fun it is to play this way.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2388294/2021/02/15/utah-jazz-title-championship-contenders-nba/"]Tony Jones @ The Athletic[/URL]
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but it's kept them from having a starting PF which will be their downfall yet
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/2/15/22284180/utah-jazz-host-philadelphia-76ers-in-battle-of-conference-leaders-donovan-mitchell-game-preview[/url]
[QUOTE]Considering the current trends of the league, the contrast in three point shooting between the Jazz and Sixers is a reflection of coaching. Simply put, in my opinion, it is unacceptable for the Sixers to be 28th in the league in three point attempts. Sixers coach Doc Rivers should absolutely have his team shooting more threes.
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More about the rosters. Simmons is their Gobert and while Embiid can hit them how much do you want him out of the paint?
[QUOTE]On the other hand, Jazz Coach Quinn Snyder has the Jazz taking and making threes at a historic rate. Snyder deserves credit for creating an overall philosophy that continues to spread the floor and produce the most important, effective, and efficient shot in modern basketball.
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Has the players. Didn't take a genius. The fact that it took 6 years should be the question?