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Only mention of Rudy is getting dunked on! Unbelivable! :wtf:
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Only mention of Rudy is getting dunked on! Unbelivable! :wtf:
[QUOTE]"All possibilities at this point are still open," Stoudemire said of a possible buyout. "The door is still open for that. But at the same time, I am with the Knicks now. I got to stay optimistic about things and what we are doing here. I can't really focus on the future because it's not here. Yahoo! Sports
One team that could have interest in Stoudemire if he becomes a free agent is the Los Angeles Clippers, whose coach Doc Rivers said the team would be in the market for buyout players. The Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers are also looking a big man. Yahoo! Sports
The Knicks, however, are more focused at this point on negotiating a buyout with forward Andrea Bargnani than Stoudemire, a league source said. Yahoo! Sports[/QUOTE]
Got to think Booker could bring a first rounder especially with his new 3 point range.
[QUOTE]Rudy had a limited impact on the game tonight.[/QUOTE]
Limited minutes. Looks like he did what he usually does.
[QUOTE]I thought Enes Kanter played the first half as well as he can play. He finished with 16-10 and had an assist to Derrick Favors.
Quin said it which ever big is playing well is going to play. Tonight Enes 31 minutes, Favors 29 and Rudy 24. Quin has been very consistent in this regard.[/QUOTE]
Nice to see. Been waiting for Enes to get more minutes than Favors when he's playing better since his rookie year. Rudy has to play more than any of them though.
[QUOTE]At what point do the Jazz start to cash in assets5?
I keep thinking the Jazz are about to turn the corner from asset accumulation into putting some pieces in place. Given how young they are, they
[QUOTE]Rudy Gobert might've been more surprised than anyone that Damian Lillard dunked on him Tuesday night in Portland.[/QUOTE]
It was surprising because most players try to avoid him and those that have challenged him have usually failed. The fact that he'd been out on the perimeter most of the game might have hurt hm too.
[QUOTE]Not because he believes Lillard isn
[QUOTE]Utah leads the NBA in offensive rebounding rate and has the second-highest overall rebounding rate, according to ESPN’s Hollinger Team Statistics.
With one of the deepest frontcourts in the league — featuring Derrick Favors, Enes Kanter, Rudy Gobert and Trevor Booker — the Jazz are averaging 42.7 total rebounds. That number includes 11.7 offensive boards an outing.
While expounding on Utah’s rebounding, Snyder complimented Kanter for crashing the offensive glass.
"You watch him and he works,” Snyder said. "It’s not easy wrestling down there.”
Good rebounding isn’t just about strength and size, the Jazz coach added.
“There's a lot of big guys that don’t like to rebound because it’s hard,” Snyder said.
Snyder was especially pleased last week when small forward Gordon Hayward grabbed 15 rebounds in the 110-100 win over the Warriors. That kind of production from the wings goes a long way in helping the bigs and the team.
“I’d like to see our guards continue to rebound better,” Snyder said. “That’s been a real point of emphasis.”[/QUOTE]
It's nice that they've continued to get offensive boards when a point of emphais was getting back in transition D. They need to do better on the defensive glass still. It's hurt them. Not as much since Rudy started playing more.
[QUOTE]BOOSTING BURKE: Point guard Trey Burke, who scored a team-high 21 in Utah's 100-90 loss to Memphis, continues to come off the bench and keeps getting positive reviews from his coach.
"To me, he’s not a bench guy,” Snyder said. "He happens to be on the bench in the beginning of the first and third quarters, but when we go through everything … I think he’s a core guy, and as a core guy, he’s able to see what the team needs.”[/QUOTE]
Remains to be seen. Right now he's a D-leaguer or 3rd stringer. Sub 40 % shooting and crappy D. :confusedshrug: He helps their offensive rebounding numbers anyway.
[QUOTE]After Tuesday's loss in Portland, Hayward also spoke highly of Burke, who has become the Jazz’s sixth-man spark in the two weeks he’s played in his reserve role.
“It’s just one of those things that you look around the league and the best teams have somebody coming off the bench that can really go,” Hayward said. "It’s not a demotion, we talked about that, it’s just kind of when he gets to play. He can pick his spots and be more aggressive there in the second unit and really lead that group for us and he’s done a great job. I think he’s taking it really well.”[/QUOTE]
And Maxi G knows. He played some his best ball off the bench.
[QUOTE]FAMILIAR FACES: The next two opponents will be against teams coached by former players and coaches of the Jazz. Utah travels to face Jeff Hornacek’s Suns in Phoenix on Friday, and then hosts the Tyrone Corbin-coached Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.
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[QUOTE]Christopher is progressing back to being a basketball player again. He says he's about two weeks away from being cleared for non-contact drills. His rehabilitation is going as planned, and he's about a month away from returning to the court.
"I'm a local now," Christopher said.
The shooting guard was in his first career start when he dislocated his knee against the Atlanta Hawks at the end of December. It was a physical injury, but also a mental one. Christopher had slogged through basketball's minor leagues, hoping for a chance to become an NBA player. Injuries to Alec Burks and Rodney Hood allowed him that opportunity, and he was rewarded by being placed in the starting lineup.
There is no word on if the Jazz will sign him back - he was waived to make room for Elijah Millsap - but it's clear the organization took a liking to him as a player and a person.
Christopher was at the Jazz/Grizzlies game because he was in camp with Memphis during the preseason. He's been living in SLC during his rehab.
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I'd guess he could be back depending on what happens with the new guy and the trade deadline.
[QUOTE]The Jazz shoot 21 3s per night, making seven of them. That puts them near the bottom of the league.
"I think if you look at the stats, we're a bit inconsistent," Utah forward Gordon Hayward said. "I do think we're starting to get more 3s off weak-side reads. It's something that we have to work at, and just kind of improve."[/QUOTE]
You are certainy inconsistent. Need better shooters Simple really.
[QUOTE]Of the core rotation players, Hayward is the best shooter, knocking down 38 percent of his shots from beyond the arc. Most of the best NBA their have a 40-percent shooter in its starting lineups. For instance, the Atlanta Hawks have Kyle Korver. The Golden State Warriors have Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. The Portland Trail Blazers have Wes Matthews.
Shooting 3-pointers is a key part of making Snyder's offense flow, a key facet in the spacing Snyder wants on the floor. Maybe it's an issue that will be addressed when Alec Burks and Rodney Hood come back from injury. But, make no mistake, Snyder wants this part of the game to get better for the future.[/QUOTE]
Assuming Hood is the shooter he was advertised at.
[QUOTE]"I think right now we have to recognize that we're not one of the better shooting teams in the league," Snyder said. "But shooting and spacing flow into a more cohesive offense. We've had some games where we haven't made shots. We've had games where the shots have fallen. We need it to be more consistent."
Another ex-team
Joe Ingles had a chance to play for the Memphis Grizzlies last season with a deal on the table. The starting shooting guard opted to go to Maccabi Tel Aviv instead.
Time's almost up
Jazz guard Chris Johnson's 10-day contract expires Friday. The former Dayton star has yet to appear in a game. Previously, the Jazz signed Elijah Millsap to a pair of 10-day contracts, and will keep him for the season.
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I imagine he'll get another 10 day.
Jody Genessy: Trey Burke on Ty Corbin: "He instilled a lot of confidence inside of me. ... He made me a better player, no doubt in my mind." Twitter @DJJazzyJody
Not sure why they didn't put Rudy on Morris when he was going off? :confusedshrug:
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[QUOTE]With the trade deadline less than two weeks away, the decision to let Johnson's contact expire could be about maintaining flexibility for a potential move. [/QUOTE]
Has mosre to do with the all-star game. I'd guess he'll be back if he's not picked up by someone else.
[QUOTE]Rudy Gobert, C
17 MIN | 2-2 FG | 0-2 FT | 5 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 0 TO | 4 PTS | -4 +/-
While his frontcourt counterparts dominated on both sides of the ball, Rudy continued a rough stretch of late, playing just 17 minutes and not making quite his usual recent impact. He
[QUOTE]In Gobert
[QUOTE]John Reid: Anthony Davis will not play Monday night against Jazz, Pelicans just announced. Twitter @JohnReid64[/QUOTE]
Jazz need to take it.
Bloody horrible shooting night from Burke, Millsap and Exum (they were a combined 4-29). Thankfully Hayward still played well and a cameo appearance from Novak was a boost. 21-3 run was enough to get them over the line. Also they were +17 when Gobert is on the floor and -16 for Kanter and -11 from Favors.