[QUOTE]When it comes to long-term potential, it doesn
Printable View
[QUOTE]When it comes to long-term potential, it doesn
[QUOTE]Before the game, coach Quin Snyder said of Millsap,
[QUOTE]One of my biggest pet peeves is coaches not shooing the 3 when they are supposed to late in games. Too many coaches take the easy 2 because it feels good but it has no positive impact on your win probability. Quin Snyder does it correctly. It is so refreshing. There are going to be games when we shoot a 3 with :40 seconds left and the game is over because we missed but it is a better play than shooting the 2 and still being out 2 possessions. The chances of winning these games is almost nill but Quin is increasing them by playing the final seconds correctly.[/QUOTE]
Except for the fact that the Jazz don't have great shooters and Indiana wasn't giving them the 3 ball and time was a wasting.
[QUOTE]Dante Exum looked a bit overwhelmed to start. He was 1 for 6 in the first quarter and 0 for 4 from 3. He got it going a bit in the third but neither he or nor Ian Clark had an assist tonight. The Jazz missed Trey Burke just as much in this one as they did when he was hurt last year.[/QUOTE]
Not sure they missed Trey at all but Exum is overwhelmed. He should be in the D-league. Probably Clark too.
[QUOTE]Impressed by the 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Elijah Millsap. If you are a 5 year D-League player you are not going to come into the NBA and score 20. You have to find a niche where you can contribute and he did that tonight.
Joe Ingles became the play maker with Clark and Exum not being able to create. He finished with 8 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Super all around game in 37 minutes[/QUOTE]
Yes it was but you're going to have a difficult time if he's playing big minutes. Ideally he's probably on the end of the bench on a good team.
[QUOTE]Huge burden on Favors (43 mins) and Hayward (41 mins) tonight. Both answered the bell. [/QUOTE]
They did?
[QUOTE]Would like Hayward to have more of an impact earlier in the game. Again what are we asking he had 24-7-3 but it feels like he was too absent earlier. However, what I am asking for him to put up 30-10. That is just stupid so maybe it is unfair to request that. [/QUOTE]
As a max player it's not.
[QUOTE]Maybe the other side of the story is that defenses are built entirely built to stop him with our current roster situation and Gordon is working his way thru the game and figuring out how to put up numbers and he is finding a way every night. If it is the later then this is an incredible accomplishment and a huge growth step.[/QUOTE]
He's putting up numbers by forcing shots in iso situations. Not good.
[QUOTE]Favors had 27-11-1-2 tonight. HUGE !!! And he nailed two clutch free throws. I am such a big Derrick Favors fan.[/QUOTE]
As is everyone but me apparently. I noticed he had some issues guarding the perimeter which he's going to have to be able to do with Rudy.
[QUOTE]Don
[QUOTE]Hibbert heaped praise on Gobert and his NBA potential. I could barely get a question about the similarities he sees between Gobert now and himself at a younger age before his answer was out:
[QUOTE]This game would have been different if the Jazz made their outside shots. The Pacers shot over 7-13 for 53.8% from beyond the arc tonight, but meanwhile, the Jazz shot just 4-23 for 17.4%. If Utah had shot their season average percentage from behind the arc, the Jazz would have hit 7 threes; if the Pacers shoot their average percentage, they would have made 4. Instead, those totals are reversed, and instead of winning 110-96, the Jazz lost 105-101. Such is life.
It
[QUOTE]With so many players missing from the lineup, Snyder is using the entire roster to stay fresh. Lesser-used players like Jeremy Evans and Steve Novak saw action Monday.[/QUOTE]
Only 10 active players. He's played 10 man rotation most of the year.
[QUOTE]Going forward, Burke will travel on the upcoming four-game road trip, and will be available to play as soon as he is deemed healthy by training staff. In the meantime, with a game at Chicago on Wednesday, Snyder said he will have to continue to juggle lineups.[/QUOTE]
Isn't strep contagious?
[QUOTE]
[QUOTE]With three starters out and using guys that had hardly played a lick all year, including one who had joined the team less than 12 hours earlier, the Utah Jazz had little chance of winning Monday night, even if they were playing a mediocre team from the Eastern Conference, right?[/QUOTE]
One of those starters is out all year. Another shouldn't be starting in the NBA and him being out might be a plus. They are deep up front. Evans was a rotation player a year a go and Novak has been in the past.
[QUOTE]Well, the Jazz didn
[QUOTE] the Jazz started an all-rookie backcourt for the first time since 2009.[/QUOTE]
Now that's taking tanking to the next level! I'd call Ingles the SF though and Maxi G the SG and Ingles rookie status has a big asterisk by it anyway.
This backcourt, however, has a different twist this time around.
[QUOTE]Fellow rookie and fellow Australian Joe Ingles joined Exum in the backcourt. It's Ingles' second career start. He made his first start on Saturday.
"For Australian basketball, it's great," Ingles said about the two starting Monday. "The people back home love it. Love watching us compete
[QUOTE]It's looking more and more like Monsieur Rudy Gobert, the Jazz's 22-year-old 7-foot-2 Frenchman, could be a really, really good NBA player.[/QUOTE]
He already is if you've been paying attention.
[QUOTE]Is it possible that he just might suddenly be the most important piece in the Jazz's dream for an eventual NBA title?[/QUOTE]
He's easily the most important piece right now. Someone they can build around defensively for sure. Time to begin!
[QUOTE]As unlikely as that statement seemed before the season, it is becoming more and more possible by the week.[/QUOTE]
Don't think so. He was great defensively and on the boards last year. How he could contribute offensively was the only question.
[QUOTE]During a Jazz radio broadcast last week, broadcaster David Locke said he spoke to an NBA source who said he thinks Gobert could very well finish his career in the top five all-time in career blocked shots — not in Jazz history; in NBA history.[/QUOTE]
Well obviously. Will come down to durability like anyone good.
[QUOTE]At Minnesota on Saturday, Gobert had six blocks in 31 minutes, to go along with 11 rebounds and 13 points on just seven field-goal attempts. Also important, he had just one turnover and three fouls.
And that wasn't the only good/great showing he's had recently. He's even shooting almost 70 percent from the foul line, which any coach in the league would take from a shot-blocking big man.[/QUOTE]
for any big man
[QUOTE]Trey Burke also had a terrific game in Minnesota on Saturday. If only Burke could play the Timberwolves every game, he'd be a first-ballot hall of famer.[/QUOTE]
at least when Rubio isn't playing
[QUOTE]In two games vs. the pesky Timberwolves last week, Burke put up 54 points, going 20-for-37 from the field (7-of-12 on 3-pointers), with 12 assists, 10 rebounds and just one turnover in 76 minutes.
In his last three games not involving the T-Wolves, however, the second-year point guard is just 11-for-47 shooting (3-for-20 on 3-pointers), for 36 total points to go along with 15 assists, six rebounds and four turnovers in 108 minutes.
Consistency needed.
Ironically, perhaps, it was the T-Wolves who traded the pick that the Jazz used to draft Burke. Maybe Burke just really, really wanted to play in Minnesota so he's out for revenge.
No, that can't be it. Nobody wants to play in Minnesota.
And that's coming from Utah.
Coach Quin Snyder may have considered playing Burke a bit less, and Dante Exum a bit more, versus the Hawks in a home loss on Friday. Burke was 2-for-19 (0-for-11 on 3-pointers) with a +/- of -19 in 39 minutes. Exum was 5-for-9 (3-for-7 on 3-pointers) with a +/- of +17 in 22 minutes.
Reverse those minutes and the Jazz probably win by six instead of losing by six.
Maybe that's the beauty of wins and losses not mattering much this season. You can let guys play through things and live with the results.
Overall, the Jazz seem to have legitimately improved as of late, especially on defense. Even in losses, the Jazz are a lot more competitive as demonstrated by the close loss in LA to the Clippers last week.
If Gobert continues to progress as he has lately, this Jazz team could go from fringe playoff contender in three years to fringe Western Conference contender in three years.[/QUOTE]
They should be fringe playoff contenders this year. It's a joke that they threw the season away before it ever even started.
[QUOTE]Jazz coach Quin Snyder settled his rookie during an early timeout and, down three with a chance to tie the game late, the coach showed a vote of confidence as big as any he could offer: he drew up a play for Exum to take the 3.
"I
[QUOTE]Millsap
[QUOTE]"I thought we missed a lot of open shots that we normally make," Hayward said. "Defensively, I just think the plays Indiana was running were tough to guard. They were knocking down threes. Offensively, we executed well. We got good looks, we just weren
[QUOTE]Gino Pilato: According to one NBA scout recently, "Elliot Williams is the top guard option in the entire NBA D-League." Twitter @DLeagueDigest [/QUOTE]
Jazz still need help and should have one or two more roster spaces opening up. Former first rounder with decent size.
[QUOTE]Marc J. Spears: D-League Santa Cruz G Elliot Williams is expected to sign a 10-day contract with the Jazz soon, sources said. He is in SLC taking a physical Twitter @SpearsNBAYahoo
Jody Genessy: I was told the Jazz we're going to clear multiple roster spots, which is why I added the clarification about Patrick Christopher. It's possible something else is in the works, though. Twitter @DJJazzyJody[/QUOTE]
I called it! Multiple spots? Trade? I count Christopher, Burks spot if they apply for it and get it as two. I guess that is multiple. Doubt they'd cut Exum's guy Ingles. Could eat more contracts I guess.
[QUOTE]The Brooklyn Nets have requested waivers on forward Brandon Davies, General Manager Billy King announced today. NBA.com
Nets Daily: Brandon Davis, waived today, had no guarantee. Neither does @Darius Morris $75K guaranteed to @CoryJay34 $100K for @jerome_jordan They stay Twitter @NetsDaily[/QUOTE]
Could be a nice local guy to take a look at.
Williams played quite a bit with Philly last year. Didn't hit the 3. Maybe he's defending? He's been getting a lot of assists which could it nicely. They need some shooters and defenders though.