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

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2022/1/10/22876433/instant-analysis-detroit-pistons-rookie-cade-cunningham-shines-as-utah-jazz-lose-third-straight[/url]

[QUOTE]One of the things that Donovan Mitchell has added to his game that is really useful and he’s been able to utilize quite a bit this season is a really high arc on his shot. He doesn’t use it all the time and he doesn’t have to — he already had a really nice arc before now. But it seems like the new rule changes this season have forced him to adapt to the defense a little bit differently. Rather than jump into the defense to draw a foul, he rainbows up a shot that is actually really accurate.

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maybe he got that from Darrell Griffith?

[QUOTE]The Jazz closed out their five-game road trip with three straight losses, the team’s longest losing streak of the season. In their loss to the Raptors, there’s not a lot that anyone is going to point to because the Jazz were without eight of their top nine guys, but against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday and the Pistons on Monday, the Jazz’s defense was bad. They offered little to no resistance against the Pistons and got beat repeatedly. The Jazz’s perimeter defense looks like it really has some issues that can’t be overlooked anymore.[/QUOTE]

could they be overlooked before?

[url]https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/mitchell-no-2-all-time-jazz-made-three-pointers[/url]

[QUOTE]Often talking about how his game has evolved over the past five years, Mitchell never viewed himself solely as a '3-and-D' type of player. While he acknowledges he made his mark his rookie season on the defensive end, his offensive evolution is what's made the difference in him going from good to great, leading to multiple all-star appearances.

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he played d as a rookie? :lol

Tony Jones: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Rudy Gobert and Rudy Gay are both out tomorrow night in health and safety protocols[/URL]. Jared Butler, Udoka Azubuike and Malik Fitts and Elijah Hughes are also out Joe Ingles is questionable
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba"]Twitter Tjonesonthenba[/URL]

Adrian Wojnarowski: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Utah Jazz are signing G/F Zylan Cheatham to a 10-day hardship deal,[/URL] sources tell ESPN.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/wojespn"]Twitter wojespn[/URL]

14 and 10 in gleague. Improved 3 shooting

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50326178/patrick-kinahan-will-market-envy-drive-mitchell-out-of-utah[/url]

[QUOTE]Here's the basic choice: Become a franchise pillar in the manner of John Stockton and Karl Malone, two NBA legends, or follow the path that has become routine, if not boring, in the NBA.

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he's already the best player in franchise history!

[QUOTE]His stint with the Boston Celtics never quite panned out, in part due to a serious injury. He's now with the Charlotte Hornets, likely never coming close to what he was building with the Jazz.

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no Rudy

[QUOTE]Mitchell has a chance to belong in the conversation with Stockton and Malone, two first-ballot Hall of Fame players, as the greatest to ever play with the franchise. Outspoken on social issues, he also could carry a louder voice in Utah rather than getting drowned out as one of many in the big city.

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let's see him get to level of Gobert first

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2022/1/12/22876366/why-the-coming-weeks-will-test-the-jazz-and-determine-teams-future[/url]

[QUOTE]But the Jazz’s small-ball lineups haven’t panned out quite as they’d hoped and perimeter defense remains the Jazz’s most glaring imperfection. The Jazz already look poised to make a move, with two open roster spots, but how they perform in the weeks to come could push Jazz brass to move in a more serious way.

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what idiot thought they would?

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2022/01/12/utah-jazz-guard-donovan-mitchell-trade/2/[/url]

[QUOTE]While fitting Simmons and Gobert together may be a challenge, Quin Snyder is a master technician. With the two surrounded by Utah’s plethora of floor spacers, they may come to an acceptable arrangement.

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the master that has never won without Gobert?

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2022/01/12/utah-jazz-cavaliers-odds-starters-jan-12/[/url]

[QUOTE]The Jazz will be without [URL="https://thejnotes.com/2021/10/02/utah-jazz-ranking-important-players/"]arguably their most important player[/URL] in Rudy Gobert, but every other starter will be available. Look for Quin Snyder to deploy his usual lineup of Mike Conley, Donovan Mitchell, Bojan Bogdanovic, Royce O’Neale and Hassan Whiteside.

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no argument

[QUOTE]Outside of Gobert (shoulder), the Jazz will be without Joe Ingles (conditioning), Jared Butler (protocols), Malik Fitts and Udoka Azubuike in this contest.

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why do you keep saying shoulder when he's got covid?

[url]https://sports.yahoo.com/b-r-trade-proposal-sees-211327844.html[/url]

[QUOTE]The deal in question? The Celtics get [URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/5393/"]Joe Ingles[/URL], [URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/6582/"]Jared Butler[/URL], the Memphis Grizzlies’ 2022 second-round pick, and a 2023 first-round draft pick swap option (pending Utah’s 2022 obligation to Memphis), while the Jazz receive [URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/5500/"]Josh Richardson[/URL] and Dennis Schroder.

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no Clarkson or bust!

[QUOTE] Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Joe Ingles said he was initially a close contact of a family member who tested positive, and then he and his entire family got tested and all came up positive.[/URL] He said he was asymptomatic the entire time and felt fine.

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


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shouldn't have conditioning issues than should he?

[URL]https://www.ksl.com/article/50327339/eric-paschall-is-making-a-case-for-more-playing-time[/URL]

[QUOTE]That doesn't exactly answer the question, but at the very least Paschall has given Snyder some things to think about.

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yeah right

[QUOTE]"I think the most important thing is that he's playing well," Snyder said. "He's played well both when he's been 'at the four' or tonight, more at the five."

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he played best at the 3 and 5 with GS. Give him Clarkson and Forrest's minutes

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50327277/its-weird-with-no-centers-jazz-lose-4th-straight-game-in-loss-to-cavs[/url]


[QUOTE]How long will those circumstances last? The Jazz get a fortunate-timed three days off, which should give guys some time to get back — maybe, then, the losing streak can come to an end.

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unless one of those guys is Gobert it doesn't matter

[url]https://kslsports.com/476770/undersized-jazz-no-match-for-cavaliers/[/url]

[QUOTE]The question going forward is will Snyder be willing to take either Rudy Gobert or Hassan Whiteside off the floor in favor of a smaller lineup if he wasn’t forced to like he was against the Cavaliers?

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what do you think? :facepalm

[QUOTE] Ryan Miller: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jazz have waived two-way contract forward Malik Fitts[/URL].

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

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He has potential as a 3 and D. I'm guessing if he was healthy he'd still be here