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[url]https://kslsports.com/507610/utah-jazz-beat-portland-trail-blazers-for-second-tournament-win/[/url]
[QUOTE]George is now shooting 26 percent from three over his last five games, not an unplayable number, but far below standard for a starting NBA point guard.
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if he was shooting as much as The Bum it would be a problem but he's not. He's running the offense and getting it to others for good looks
[url]https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/14/23959313/jordan-clarkson-is-on-a-hot-streak-and-keyonte-george-is-part-of-the-reason-why[/url]
[QUOTE]Something else that has been working for Clarkson is the point guard. As you read above, George is already thinking about where and when to get Clarkson the ball and to show patience because he knows that Clarkson is smart.
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Smart is not a word I'd use
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2023/11/14/23961787/utah-jazz-portland-trail-blazers-recap-utah-in-season-tournament-win-keyonte-george-final-score[/url]
[QUOTE]Finally, it’ll be interesting to see how things go with Walker Kessler back. What will the lineup changes be? What will he look like with Keyonte George on the floor? Seeing how Keyonte George has helped things, it’s safe to assume it will go well. The question will be who leaves the starting lineup? Likely it will be Ochai Agbaji. But Agbaji is also taking things to another level since joining the starting lineup and his athleticism, shooting, and defense is showing up more and more. It’ll be a shame if he’s not getting more minutes in the future because he helps this Jazz team in a lot of ways that don’t always show up on a stat sheet.
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should be Collins and The Bum but considering who it the coach you are probably right. Agbaji should be playing. No one else on the team gives you what he does
[url]https://sircharlesincharge.com/2023/11/14/nba-trade-rumors-struggling-difference-maker-fresh-start/4/[/url]
hardly say he's struggled. A big reason for the latest win
[url]https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/15/23959425/utah-jazz-aim-to-keep-it-simple-when-it-comes-turnovers-will-hardy[/url]
[QUOTE]“I don’t doubt the intent of anybody on our team,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said. “I don’t think we have a selfish player on the roster. I don’t think that there are people that are trying to do it by themselves in a bad way. So, I always just think of it as like, it is my responsibility to maintain a level head and continue to teach the best I can.”
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obviously you think that by the amount of minutes you play The Bum :cry:
[url]https://kslsports.com/507657/jazz-notes-grades-where-does-utah-fall-in-western-conference-nba/[/url]
[QUOTE]If the Jazz can creep towards .500, they will put their name in the hat for the postseason and continue to rise up the power rankings.
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let's see what the coach does once Kessler is back. Collins has to go to the bench as good as he's been. He or Olynyk will have to go as good as both have been if not both with Hendricks and Sensabaugh coming. Need actually wings other than Agbaji. Sensabaugh might fill that role eventually? Ideally The Bum would go somewhere else but won't unless Ainge really isn't losing it completely
[url]https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/16/23959431/simone-fontecchio-new-confidence-utah-jazz[/url]
[QUOTE]Additionally, Fontecchio meets a positional need for the Jazz. The team is not exactly balanced when it comes to larger wing players, and in the first few games of the season, Fontecchio wasn’t getting a lot of playing time because of the experimentation happening with the large number of guards on the roster.
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Their larger wings are bigs in today's game including Simone. He won't be on the team past this year. Probably not in the league
[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/what-to-expect-from-a-rookie-starter-at-point-guard/[/url]
[QUOTE]There have been other positive side effects as well. Maybe the biggest beneficiary being Clarkson, who has been able to transition back into more of his score-first mode. Clarkson seemed to be in a funk to start this season, but with George taking on the responsibility of running the offense, Clarkson has jumped up to averaging 29.7 points and has still managed to chip in four assists per game. Three games, but encouraging to see nonetheless, because the Jazz need his offense to pair with Markkanen’s.
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they need someone to get Lauri the ball. They have other guys that can score while Lauri doesn't stand around watching 1 guy
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2023/11/16/23964711/latest-utah-jazz-news-lowe-post-and-ringers-top-10-keyonte-george-lauri-markkanen-rookie-rankings[/url]
[QUOTE][INDENT]Utah is a team in talent acquisition mode. If you imagine its roster as a crate of vinyl, you might thumb through it and think, “I kinda like that. … That’s fun. … Oooh, that’s pretty good, actually.” It’s a workable group of ideas that could still use some mixing and matching to make it flow seamlessly. If Keyonte can build upon some very impressive displays of live-dribble passing reads and great touch, he could become a player to build around rather than another fun project.
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He obviously has joined Lauri as a building block. I'd think Kessler and Agbaji are too but Hardy seems to prefer The Bum and others to them.
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/16/one-way-or-another-jordan-clarkson-is-the-key-to-the-zach-lavine-situation/[/url]
Don't want Lavine or The Bum
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/16/kevin-durant-and-two-more-phoenix-suns-that-the-utah-jazz-have-to-keep-an-eye-on/[/url]
believe Beal is out. Unfortunately The Bum is not
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/16/top-3-landing-spots-guard-jordan-clarkson-february-8th-trade-deadline/[/url]
[QUOTE]While Clarkson may not be the most marquee guy on the market, he will still be valuable to front offices in all different stages of building their teams should he be made available. Danny Ainge has proven time and time again that he knows what his guys are worth and he will squeeze everything he can out of other General Managers around the league.
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not sure he'd still be on the Jazz if he was that sought after
[QUOTE]Coach Gregg Popovich has shown in the past how much he likes having a flamethrower coming off the bench and that is exactly how Clarkson has been utilized throughout his career on every team he has been a part of.
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he's exactly the opposite of what Pop likes
[QUOTE][INDENT] Jazz Receive: Marcus Morris Sr, Robert Covington, 1st Rd Draft Pick (PHI), 1st Rd Draft Swap (LAC)
76ers Receive: Jordan Clarkson, Simone Fontecchio
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this one looks the best
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/16/utah-jazz-guard-jordan-clarkson-is-off-to-a-great-3-game-stretch-but-is-it-for-real/[/url]
[QUOTE]And a lot of that revolves around Clarkson not just struggling, but taking a bulk of the shots that the Jazz take in a given game. Considering that Lauri Markkanen is widely seen as the face of the team, his desire to take more shots than the man dubbed the Finnisher is irritating a lot of people. Especially since he’s shooting about 30% from the floor for the bulk of the season.
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you and I seem to be the only ones that don't love him! :facepalm
[QUOTE]But his shots are falling finally. Is this a sign that Clarkson is back? Maybe. But maybe not. The three teams that Clarkson has cooked were the Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies, and the Portland Trail Blazers.
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back from what? We've seen him have good games before. Mostly he's always sucked though and he will again
Christopher with a monster game last night. Still young
Potter and Juzang also good
Devoe has looked good the past 3 games as well. Might be someone to watch
[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/likes-and-dislikes-the-good-and-bad-from-a-4-7-jazz-start/[/url]
dislikes : The Bum and Hardy
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/17/walker-kessler-will-make-talen-horton-tucker-the-odd-man-out-for-the-utah-jazz/[/url]
Should be The Bum
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/17/simone-fontecchio-should-keep-getting-reps-for-the-utah-jazz/[/url]
not if they are healthy
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/17/there-is-a-push-to-keep-keyonte-george-in-the-utah-jazzs-starting-lineup/[/url]
I'd be surprised if he's benched. Dunn should start but won't
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/17/not-everyone-is-on-board-with-zach-lavine-coming-to-the-utah-jazz/[/url]
why would anybody be on board other than the Bulls?
[url]https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/18/23959437/the-jazz-lost-but-it-doesnt-matter-because-keyonte-george-is-so-good[/url]
[QUOTE][h=1]The Jazz lost, but it doesn’t matter, because Keyonte George is so good[/h][/QUOTE]
:facepalm
[QUOTE]I could very easily parse the mistakes the Jazz made (though there weren’t very many in the 131-128 game) and analyze the little things.[/QUOTE]
yeah what could be wrong when you give up 130 points! :roll:
[QUOTE]The Jazz were seriously considering and in conversations about Jrue Holiday before the season started, and honestly, it’s a good thing that those negotiations came to an end because I don’t think George would have gotten the playing time he’s being afforded right now and I really don’t think he’d be starting.
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learning from one of the best isn't a bad thing
[QUOTE]I just think that we should really appreciate what we’re seeing because this is the future for the Utah Jazz. George is going to be a huge piece of what this team builds. He is officially one of the building blocks, and it took just four NBA starts for me to say that.
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been pretty obvious since summer league
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/18/unpacking-john-collins-role-impact-utah-jazz-rebuild/[/url]
I'd say if Hardy has a clue which I don't think he does Collins has to go to the bench once Kessler comes back. Than you have 2 of your top 3 players with him and Olynyk on the bench. At least one of them probably has to go and eventually both with Hendricks and Sensabaugh in the wings not to mention Agbaji who should be at the 2 but again Hardy and his Bum. Collins has had a resurgence as was hoped and him and Olynyk should both be very tradable
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/18/if-history-is-any-indication-jordan-clarkson-cant-keep-this-pace-up-for-the-utah-jazz/[/url]
nice to know at least one other person gets it :cheers:
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/18/stopping-elite-scorers-issue-utah-jazz/[/url]
too bad that Gobert guy sucked so bad that you had to trade him. Who has the best D in the league?
[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/salt-city-seven-the-big-impending-choice-hardy-sees-progress-more/[/url]
[QUOTE]The continued growth of Keyonte George and the [URL="https://x.com/esotericwalden/status/1726671264595812623?s=20"]encouraging news about Walker Kessler[/URL] mean the Jazz could be days away from having a difficult decision to make.
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they suck! How difficult can it be? Obviously Collins has to be benched even though along with Olynyk they are your 2nd and 3rd best players this year. The Bum should be gone. I'd definitely bring him off the bench and keep Agbaji in but we know that won't happen. Keep starting George or start Dunn which also won't happen. No other options there
[QUOTE]One option: break up the bigs. The Kessler-Markkanen-Collins trio has a -20.9 net rating in 211 possessions so far this season, which Will Hardy and his staff could take as an early sign that the combination doesn’t work. On the other hand, though: 174 of those 211 possessions came alongside THT. It’s entirely possible that the configuration could work with a complement of guards that doesn’t further complicate the spacing. (The collective maligning of THT has gone a bit overboard, but it is true that opponents are not that concerned about him off ball, even thought he’s currently shooting a higher percentage than Clarkson, George and Collin Sexton.)
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again for those that have somehow missed it, The Bum sucks!
[QUOTE]Agbaji feels too important defensively, as he has routinely been assigned opposing teams’ best wing or guard. Clarkson feels too important offensively, as essentially the only Jazzman who can consistently manufacture his own shot. It sure as heck won’t be the team’s lone All-Star, and we’ve already covered the reasons they likely won’t ask George to keep his warm-ups on longer.
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Hardy certainly doesn't think as highly of Agbaji as the rest of us. Loves The Bum more than anyone obviously though. Hardy should be the first one to go!
[QUOTE](It’s also worth reminding ourselves that lineup data has very little [I]predictive[/I] value in general at this point in the season. It’s still interesting and [I]descriptive[/I], but new sample can make stats swing wildly back and forth at this point. Want proof? The best high-minute lineup in Sunday’s thriller against Phoenix was Markkanen with the four primary reserves at +8.9 — the same group that was -6.7 against the same opponent two nights earlier. Be patient with all stats at this point in the season, but especially lineup data.)
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How about just eye test and common sense? The Bum sucks period! No upside either. Can't imagine the 3 bigs are going to work no matter the sample size. Has never made sense. They sucked defensively last year with 3 and Collins isn't McDaniels and Kessler isn't Gobert. It's 2022 not 1990
[QUOTE]There’s no easy answer here. But there does have to be an answer, and we’ll know it soon.
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there is but again it will take a different coach and some roster changes to fix their mess
[QUOTE]One of the worries about Markkanen’s trajectory is that he’d take an efficiency hit playing without a Mike Conley-level table setter. So far, that hasn’t happened. His true shooting is .633, the second best season of his career and mere tenths of a percentage point off of last season. In particular, he seems emboldened (or perhaps encouraged from the sidelines) about shooting early in the shot clock, and when he does, watch out: he’s currently shooting 52% from deep when he fires in the first nine seconds of the shot clock.
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the rest of the roster and coach miss Conley. Obviously the big difference between last year and this one
[QUOTE]Suns superstar Devin Booker shot just 1-for-9 from the field (0-for-3 from three) while guarded by Agbaji in this weekend’s two games. For that matter, even the red hot Kevin Durant managed just 6-for-13 against Agbaji’s defense. He also turned the ball over three times with Agbaji as his primary defender, but did bait the Jazz guard into a 3-shot foul. In all, that’s 17 points on 17 used possessions. Agbaji is becoming Utah’s defensive Swiss Army knife.
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and Hardy still hasn't figured it out. One of their best athletes if not the best and one of their better shooters and one of their young guys that should be part of their future core but who cares you've got the brick master instead!
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/20/the-utah-jazz-need-a-better-number-two-option-than-jordan-clarkson/[/url]
Sexton, Collins and Talen all better
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/20/utah-jazz-get-robbed-officials-loss-phoenix-suns/[/url]
[QUOTE]Talen Horton Tucker had his best game of the year, with 25 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 50% shooting in 29 minutes. Strangely, he did not play in either overtime period.
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strange? You foget who the coach was? Thurl and what's her name were praising Hardy all nite for extending Talen's minutes but didn't mention that Hardy went with his favorite player at the end. Would have never went to ot. Fix it Danny!
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/20/despite-back-to-back-losses-we-know-the-utah-jazz-can-hold-their-own-finally/[/url]
[QUOTE]The Jazz still need to get some help from the front office to right the ship, as guys like Jordan Clarkson and Horton-Tucker are still holding the team back, and the Jazz need to get Walker Kessler back from injury so that he can help fortify a pretty poor defense.
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I can see Talen having a role. He's young with upside. The Bum sucks and has no upside. Not the same sorry my man!
[url]https://sircharlesincharge.com/2023/11/20/nba-thankful-underrated-player/15/[/url]
[QUOTE]You’d have to think that at some point soon, the Jazz is going to be able to cash in Clarkson as an asset in the trade market. He’s a professional scorer that a contender could probably use heading into the final stretch of the season. The question is, when will that come and what will be the final return for him?
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been thinking it for years but it's looking more and more like he will retire here with Hardy :cry:
Looks like their big 4 played pretty well in the loss. Sensabaugh at the 2 with Juzang back still putting up big numbers. Langford big off the bench too. Christophe with 11 assists but 5 TO
[QUOTE] Andy Larsen: Will Hardy: “The only 2 things that I care about are: play hard & pass. We’re at a point now where if you’re not willing to do both of those things, you cannot play for the Utah Jazz. We have had pockets where that’s been our identity, & we’ve had pockets where we have wavered.”
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I liked the team last year because they played hard and unselfish except for you're favorite player. When he's not playing for the Jazz I might believe you :facepalm
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50798279/jazz-coach-hints-lineup-changes-could-be-coming-after-ugly-loss-to-portland[/url]
[QUOTE]It gave Utah more size, Olynyk's a better stylistic fit next to Lauri Markkanen, and it freed up some minutes for Omer Yurtseven, who was coming off an 18-point performance the night before.
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more size doesn't help them defensively unless its on the wing and Agbaji is really the only one they got there until Sensabaugh and maybe Hendricks are ready. Already looked like Collins would have to move to the bench with Olynyk with Kessler returning. Danny fix this! Hardy is out of his league
[QUOTE]That was one of many hints from Hardy Wednesday that rotation changes could be coming for the Jazz. Before the game, he said things had reached a point that if players aren't willing to both pass and play hard, they won't be playing for the Jazz.
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the problem is some people like The Bum can't pass even if you force him to
[QUOTE]That was one of many hints from Hardy Wednesday that rotation changes could be coming for the Jazz. Before the game, he said things had reached a point that if players aren't willing to both pass and play hard, they won't be playing for the Jazz.
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Dunn played good and he does play hard and unselfish but of course Hardy went away from him again. Until he does something about their biggest problem The Bum it's all just a bunch of hot air
[QUOTE]Hardy said the team has moments of stubbornness — evidenced by aimless drives from guards (Jordan Clarkson had seven turnovers Wednesday, Talen Horton-Tucker had three and Collin Sexton had two) and too much shot-hunting — that can be maddening.
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that's The Bum's game. You've tried to change him and what he needs to do doesn't come natural to him and he's not going to be able to change at his age. The other two are at least young with upside
[QUOTE]There aren't obvious fixes, either. After a marvelous preseason, Dunn has struggled to start the year, and Hardy is reluctant to give Keyonte George more minutes as he adjusts to an NBA workload.
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There are obvious fixes. Dunn has hardly played enough to say he's struggled. Played their best ball in pre-season when he was in. He defends and he can run the offense. He should be starting or backing up Keyonte period.
[QUOTE]"It's going to continue to bite us if we don't correct those things, and we don't show a willingness to just take the simple plays that are right in front of us," Hardy said. "I do think our team is capable of playing good basketball. I think that we've seen that throughout the early part of the year, even in a couple of games that we didn't end up winning."
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I do to but not as long as you think The Bum is their best player when he's actually one of the worst I've seen in almost 45 years of watching
[url]https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/22/23970849/jazz-105-blazers-121-inside-the-numbers[/url]
[QUOTE][B]Worst of the worst:[/B] Jordan Clarkson, while efficient in his shooting, was the worst offender when it came to turnovers, committing seven of the Jazz’s 24 miscues.
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and the media outside one guy and the broadcasters talk him up like he is the second coming. It's sickening! Just an awful excuse for a ball player
[url]https://thejnotes.com/posts/taylor-hendricks-is-having-a-very-ho-hum-outing-with-the-utah-jazz-s-g-league-squad-01hfwgwcw2cs[/url]
[QUOTE]The highly touted, uber-athletic forward is struggling to find his way with the Utah Jazz G-League affiliate, the Utah Stars. Hendricks has not been an impactful player for the squad, averaging just 13.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists (but 2.0 blocks), all in just 26.4 minutes per game.
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watch the games. He looks fine and a lot better than Agbaji did last year. I'd guess he'll be in the rotation by trade deadline
[QUOTE]And if that wasn't bad enough, he's doing it all on subpar shooting splits. Hendricks, so far for the G-League club, his shooting splits are just .418/.357/.778. He's got a great three-point shot for a man in his posititon, that's not untrue, but he's struggling to make your more standard two-pointer. And as he's a lob threat with supposedly great skills to score inside, that's concerning.
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just turned 20 I think. I'm not concerned at all. Sounds smart and looks it on the floor as well. I was concerned about Agbaji last year after 4 years of college and he's turned out fine
[QUOTE]He's also turning the ball over a lot for a non-ball-handler, putting it on the floor more than twice a game.
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one of their key players. Once he's on the Jazz he'll be more of a role player at least initially
[url]https://thejnotes.com/posts/brice-sensabaugh-s-time-in-the-g-league-should-merit-minutes-for-the-utah-jazz-01hfwwwvrqch[/url]
[QUOTE][h=1]Brice Sensabaugh's time in the G-League should merit minutes for the Utah Jazz[/h][/QUOTE]
despite stats I'd say Hendricks will help them before Sensabaugh. He can play a role sooner. They'll probably both be playing after the trade deadline
[QUOTE]And then there was Sensabaugh, [URL="https://thejnotes.com/posts/null"]a guy who just was there at times[/URL]. No one had any high hopes for him, and most thought he may be part of a trade package to land a major name. He didn't make the rotation for the Jazz and only saw a handful of minutes early in the season during garbage time.
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they should have. Sounds like he was considered a lottery talent too. His injury had him fall. Best scorer and shooter of the bunch and now showing playmaking as well
[QUOTE]Yes, its against G-League competition but that's one heck of a stat line. In fact, it's so dang impressive, that it's fair to say that Sensabaugh, and not George, should be getting the shot to start for the Jazz. The Jazz need good scoring, from guys who aren't wildly inconsistent. Not only has his shot been consistent since arriving with the Stars, but Sensabaugh has been a very helpful defender.
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what do you think George would be doing against Gleaguers? :roll:
[QUOTE]At this rate, Sensabaugh's going to need to be called up soon to play for the big league squad.
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who's sitting? Until Ainge clears some guys off the roster he will be with the Stars
[url]https://thejnotes.com/posts/talen-horton-tucker-and-jordan-clarkson-should-be-traded-sooner-rather-than-later-01hfwfghg9ga[/url]
The Bum yes. Talen or Sexton if not both yes. Olynyk or Collins if not both yes.Talen is young. Not ready to throw him under the bus. Kessler/Lauri/Agbaji/George/Hendricks/Sensabaugh are the guys you should be looking at as the core. Obviously the coach doesn't feel that way though. Ainge has to fix it
[url]https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/24/23971465/utah-jazz-defense-losing-streak[/url]
[QUOTE][h=2]The Jazz held a long practice on Friday, focusing mostly on their defensive issues.[/h][/QUOTE]
starts with the coaching. Trying to play 3 bigs. Starting a 6th man and a rookie. Crashing the offensive glass instead of getting back in transition D. Refusing to play your best defender...
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2023/11/24/23974423/whats-next-for-theutah-jazz-losses-jordan-clarkson-collin-sexton-talen-horton-tucker-keyonte-george[/url]
[QUOTE]Just like a broken record for the 2023-24 Utah Jazz team, the lack of playmaking was their biggest plague once again. The assist numbers of the squad won’t indicate that because they rank eight (26.9) among the league in this category. George has shown enough flashes to be bullish in his table-setting, but the concern is which player can replicate or show some semblance of it in the Jazz roster?
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Dunn. Also your best defender
[QUOTE]Zooming into the guards of the Jazz second unit, we can say that both Talen Horton-Tucker and Collin Sexton are not primary ball handlers in nature. Unfortunately, the current team construction has forced head coach Will Hardy to give them playmaking reps, which has been messy overall. To see them have a hard time against the 19th rated defense should lower your confidence even more.
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He's not forced. George and Dunn
[QUOTE]What hurts more in these instances is that they are live ball turnovers, which enables the opposition to run while the defense isn’t set properly. Assess how easy the Blazers capitalized on a Jordan Clarkson mishandle. I’ll leave it to your subjective mind.
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Typical play by the Hardy's favorite player
[QUOTE]Another challenge for the Jazz this season has been defending in the half court. They really don’t have the luxury of having good point of attack (POA) defenders, which is compounded with the absence of Walker Kessler at the paint.
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Dunn
[url]https://thejnotes.com/posts/it-s-a-a-bit-late-for-will-hardy-to-threaten-big-changes-to-the-utah-jazz-01hg1fgqbmp3[/url]
[QUOTE]Will Hardy recently made [URL="https://www.si.com/nba/jazz/news/will-hardy-jazz-comments-warning"]comments to the media [/URL]that seem to indicate that some major changes were coming to the Utah Jazz? The Jazz is 4-11 and one of if not the worst teams in the league right now. The team is plagued by selfish play, incompatible defensive components, and a head coach who doesn't seem to have any urgency to make changes to the team.
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The roster is a mess and the coach is in over his head
[QUOTE]The Jazz are a team that is constantly searching for an identity, one that may be better served by not having Jordan Clarkson as their number two player. The shooting guard has done that and only that throughout the season, putting up some of the worst shooting performances of his career while trying to be the team's running buddy next to Lauri Markkanen.
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The fact that everyone thinks The Bum doesn't suck is beyond me
[QUOTE]Yet, his inconsistent shot and nonexistent defense are killing the team's chances of winning each and every night. His poor play on both ends of the court is really only overshadowed by his chronic turnover problem. Anyone with two eyes would've sat him down weeks into the season after a handful of games. After all, we know Clarkson can be a big factor off the bench as a sixth man, but for some reason, Hardy keeps feeling the need to [URL="https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/06/the-utah-jazz-need-to-consider-making-moves-now-to-capitalize-on-lauri-markkanen/"]force him as a starter and let him shoot at will[/URL].
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years not weeks
[QUOTE]This has shown many fans that Hardy isn't' willing to make the big calls when it comes to bettering the team, but who knows, maybe this is on Danny Ainge. The right call was to sit guys like Clarkson on the bench weeks ago, and send Talen Horton-Tucker to the end of the bench where he couldn't cause any more damage.
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The front office certainly deserves blame for hiring the coach, trading for Collins(who is one of their best players but 3 bigs wasn't the answer to a team that sucked on D) and giving an extension to The Bum
[url]https://thejnotes.com/posts/will-hardy-alludes-to-members-of-the-utah-jazz-not-caring-about-the-game-01hg1fngeqp4[/url]
[QUOTE]Clearly the Jazz has players who don't. Guys like Jordan Clarkson, Talen Horton-Tucker, and even Collin Sexton all come to mind as guys who don't seem to care. While Sexton has shown to be a dynamic scorer, he doesn't pass but he's highly efficient shooting the ball. But he also doesn't play defense.
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Sexton plays hard and like Talen is young with upside. The love of The Bum I will never understand
[QUOTE]Then you have Clarkson and Horton-Tucker, who even at their best version of themselves, don't play defense and aren't that consistent while scoring. Then you throw into the fact that both men can have five to seven turnovers a game on a whim, and it makes you wonder what it is they're doing, because playing good basketball isn't it.
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Talen's defensive potential is one of the things they like about him and he's shown some improvement there I'd say
[QUOTE]We've seen John Collins absolutely struggle to play consistent good defense, in fact he's one of the worst rated defenders on the team, right alongside Sexton, Clarkson and Keyonte George. The team has too many players who care too much about their stast and not enough on plaing team basketball on either side of the court.
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playing 3 bigs, A Bum and a rookie. What did you think would happen?
[QUOTE] The Utah Jazz have been hoping that they could find a way to get a win that would feel good. Outshooting the other team is great and it’s a way to get the job done, but to win on the defensive end inspires a different level of confidence. [URL="https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/26/23971140/utah-jazz-defense-finally-shows-up-to-play"]“This is for sure the first game this year that we’ve won because of our defense,” Jazz head coach Will Hardy said after the Jazz’s 105-100 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.[/URL] “Our defense kept us in the game and allowed us to kind of hang around. I thought too that every player that took the court tonight really, really competed on that end of the floor.”
– via [URL="https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/26/23971140/utah-jazz-defense-finally-shows-up-to-play"]Sarah Todd @ deseret.com[/URL]
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and ball movement. What changed? :facepalm