Round 2!

The Utah Jazz’s Vivint Arena was on tilt, the crowd delirious over the home team having erased a 13-point halftime deficit in Game 1 of a Western Conference semifinal. The ball swung twice, ending up in Clarkson’s hands in the right corner, and he unleashed his sixth made 3-pointer with 9 minutes, 1 second to go. It was Jazz 91, Clippers 85, and, well, the noise inside … let’s just say no crowd had ever cheered for Clarkson before, not like that. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2642674/2021/06/10/jazzs-jordan-clarkson-thriving-in-playoffs-vs-clippers-tyronn-lue-who-guided-him-on-postseason-ins-and-outs/"]“After you make it, it’s like it’s so loud that it gets quiet, to be honest with you,” Clarkson said[/URL] in a sitdown interview with The Athletic. “Yesterday it got to the point where, literally, it was blistering loud in there, where you actually couldn’t hear. You almost feel like everything is silent, it’s so loud. That’s one of the best feelings.”
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2642674/2021/06/10/jazzs-jordan-clarkson-thriving-in-playoffs-vs-clippers-tyronn-lue-who-guided-him-on-postseason-ins-and-outs/"]Joe Vardon @ The Athletic[/URL]

Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Joe Ingles, on how the Jazz offense rebounded in Gm1 2H: “We’re not planning to miss 21 [in a row] tonight.[/URL] That was the main thing we talked about in film today.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]





Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Joe Ingles: “The whole narrative of Paul George vs. Joe Ingles is a little bit old in my mind. It’s Jazz vs. Clippers now.[/URL] … I personally don’t read into the 1-on-1 stuff. That was 3 years ago. My twins could barely speak then and now they annoy the hell out of me.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]







Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Joe Ingles: “I’m sure you’re gonna hint at me not shooting well, so to answer your question before someone asks it, I’m gonna keep shooting even though I’m not shooting well.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]

Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Joe Ingles, on being a ‘utility player’: “My first goal was just to not get cut. … One of my first conversations with coach was him telling me to run to the corner and shoot 3s, and to defend,[/URL] and if I could do those two things, I had a pretty good chance to stick around.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]




Mirjam Swanson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Ingles on Gobert’s third DPOY: “It’s nice to have a big 7-foot Frenchman behind you.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/MirjamSwanson"]Twitter MirjamSwanson[/URL]

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50183929/joe-ingles-downplays-so-called-rivalry-with-paul-george-as-he-steps-into-starting-lineup-for-mike-conley[/url]

[QUOTE]"If he's 2 for 2, I'd rather have him be 1 for 9," Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. "That impacts the game as much as anything and that allows him to do other things."

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the line of thinking that has given us Clarkson :cry:

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50182682/moments-that-he-lives-for-jazz-knew-gobert-would-come-up-big-on-final-block--the-clippers-didnt[/url]

[QUOTE]Here's some advice to coach Lue for the future: The Jazz aren't going to take the soon-to-be three-time Defensive Player of the Year out for a defensive possession, no matter the circumstance.

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what an idiot! :roll:

[QUOTE]"I kind of faked help and I knew that he was gonna pass to Morris for the 3, so I just tried to contest as much as I can," Gobert said.



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:bowdown:

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/6/9/22523191/utah-jazz-rudy-gobert-two-most-important-sequences-vs-los-angeles-clippers[/url]

[QUOTE]It’s a bold move to use a coach’s challenge in the second quarter of a playoff game, but the rewards outweighed the risks for Snyder. At that point there was no way of knowing how valuable that play and the decision to challenge that call would end up being. But, in the final seconds of the game it was obvious.

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Bold? Use it when you can. He challenges things I wouldn't and a few he's been right!

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/6/9/22527096/rudy-gobert-wins-the-2020-21-nba-defensive-player-of-the-year-award[/url]

[QUOTE]The two voters who voted Gobert 3rd on this list need to be named so they can have their voting privileges taken away for stupidity and negligence.

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like Boone voting Deron over Paul for ROTY? the only vote against Paul :lol

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/6/9/22526526/utah-jazz-los-angeles-clippers-playoff-game-2-predictions[/url]

[QUOTE][h=3]Mitchell won’t score 45 every night, but it’s likely to happen again[/h][/QUOTE]

certainly won't be from lack of trying

[QUOTE]Both Morris and Kennard are important support players with their shooting. But these two gave up a combined 44 points on defense per NBA.com with Jazz players shooting 16 of 29 when defended by either. Bojan Bogdanovic and Donovan Mitchell were the main culprits in exploiting these matchups. And when Mike Conley returns, you best bet he’ll get in on the action as well.

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be interesting if Lue sticks with them like Donovan did with Melo. That was the series against OKC

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/6/9/22526131/utah-jazz-franchise-history-best-player-to-add-to-2021-nba-playoffs[/url]

[QUOTE]Deron Williams

Andrei Kirilenko

Jeff Hornacek

Paul Millsap
Wes Matthews
Adrian Dantley
Mehmet Okur
Pete Maravich
Gordon Hayward

Thurl Bailey

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How many do I get? Goodbye Clarkson, Bojan, Favors and Mitchell! I'd go Millsap if it's just one. PF obviously the glaring hole. Hayward would make sense but he wouldn't play there and AK isn't good enough shooter

Law Murray: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Tyronn Lue says that Donovan Mitchell got way too comfortable in Game 1 and had it too easy.[/URL] Says Clippers need to do a better job on giving him different looks and mixing it up defensively
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/LawMurrayTheNU"]Twitter LawMurrayTheNU[/URL]





Mark Medina: Clippers coach [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Ty Lue on what he’s looking from Paul George for Game 2: “Shoot the basketball. Be aggressive. Do what you’ve been doing all year.[/URL] Don’t overthink it.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina"]Twitter MarkG_Medina[/URL]







Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder on how Rudy Gobert has improved: “His rim protection is still clearly the way that he impacts the game consistently on the highest level but it doesn’t stop there.[/URL] He’s able to make plays and still get back and protect the rim and get back and rebound.” @kslsports
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]







Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder, on the off-court vibe brought by Jordan Clarkson: “The word that comes to mind is authenticity.[/URL] … He’s one of those people that, when he walks in the door, your day gets better. He’s got a magnetic personality.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50184141/jazz-clippers-live-blog-clippers-seek-to-even-series-with-game-2-in-utah[/url]

[QUOTE]Lue says he'll plan to play 10-men deep in the first half, and re-evaluate the rotation at halftime. But one player who should be getting plenty of shots — besides Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, of course _ is Luke Kennard.

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Cousins! :cheers:

In other words, the Jazz have much more depth than the Mavericks do. The Mavericks have superstar Luka Doncic, whose effectiveness mostly dropped only because of a neck injury and occasionally because of Leonard’s defense. Otherwise, Kristaps Porzingis and Tim Hardaway only offered some flashes. [URL="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/columnist/mark-medina/2021/06/11/clippers-have-tough-time-overcoming-0-2-deficit-jazz/7647469002/"]“They weren’t ranked No. 1 in the West for no reason. This is a tough team. But we’re approaching this the same way Dallas was,” Clippers forward Paul George said.[/URL] “As good as they’re playing and as tough as this matchup is, we still feel like there’s moments throughout this game and this series that we’re making plays that are self inflicted. It’s a lot of uphill. But we’re optimistic that we can get this under control.”

– via [URL="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/columnist/mark-medina/2021/06/11/clippers-have-tough-time-overcoming-0-2-deficit-jazz/7647469002/"]Mark Medina @ USA Today Sports[/URL]




What will it take for the Clippers not to be in a position to claw back against a dangerous Jazz team? What will it take for the Clippers to execute the way they want to from the jump? [URL="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/columnist/mark-medina/2021/06/11/clippers-have-tough-time-overcoming-0-2-deficit-jazz/7647469002/"]“We’re going to have to trust each other,” Jackson said. “We have to move the ball and move bodies. We have to be aggressive and make sure we shore up things defensively.[/URL] Then it’ll probably be a little bit easier to communicate in our home arena. At the same time, we have to be louder and communicate more to eliminate confusion. We have to match up. It doesn’t matter if we’re cross matched. Shrink the court and be ready to funnel out and protect the 3-point line. We have to take the onus on the ball, take some pride and guard one-on-one.”

– via [URL="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/columnist/mark-medina/2021/06/11/clippers-have-tough-time-overcoming-0-2-deficit-jazz/7647469002/"]Mark Medina @ USA Today Sports[/URL]

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50184349/bojan-the-kawhi-stopper-jazz-forward-has-surprised-with-superb-defense-in-2nd-round-series[/url]

[QUOTE]Joe Ingles laughs at what might be in Bogdanovic's future, stating: "He's gonna hurt himself because now for 82 regular season, he's gonna have to pick up full court."

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yeah right! :lol

[QUOTE]Here's something no one expected at the start of the series: Bogdanovic would be a Kawhi Leonard stopper. OK, that might be a bit overstating it — really it was just [URL="https://www.ksl.com/article/50184256/the-beauty-of-the-team-helps-jazz-weather-clippers-rally-to-take-2-0-lead-in-series"]in Utah's 117-111 win in Game 2[/URL].

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did well in game 1 as well

[QUOTE]"Obviously we have Royce (O'Neale) and Rudy (Gobert) who are star defenders, but we have a guy like Bojan and JC (Jordan Clarkson) that gives us a boost. And that's really what changed the complexion of the game."

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I keep reading that but I haven't noticed Clarkson playing much D. Mitchell has at least put some effort in at that end

[QUOTE]One of the Jazz's supposed weaknesses heading into the postseason was a lack of wing defenders. O'Neale has been Utah's stalwart all season — usually tasked to guard the opposing team's star wings. But what would happen when there were two of them to defend the Clippers? It's why many fans were confused when the Jazz didn't choose a defensive wing in last year's NBA Draft and some even hoped a trade would bring one to Utah at the deadline.

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when was a 1st round pick ready to help the Jazz? They needed a center. Rather they took the right one I don't know but it was the right position. Hughes made little sense and even less having seen him play

[QUOTE]"We were on him a little bit about making sure he's getting on the glass," Snyder said. "And he was very matter of fact that it's the playoffs, and he's ready, and he's locked in — and that's what you've seen.

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he sucks on the glass still

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50184256/the-beauty-of-the-team-helps-jazz-weather-clippers-rally-to-take-2-0-lead-in-series[/url]

[QUOTE]The Los Angeles Clippers were trying to find anything to slow down Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz.Drop big coverage? Of course that didn't work.
Blitz the pick and roll? That didn't either.

Switch everything? Not on this night.

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zone? Bingo!

[QUOTE]It showed as the once-hot, smooth-running Jazz went completely stagnant, with Mitchell and Jordan Clarkson taking turns hoisting up ill-fated shots. That defensive change may have cost the Jazz a 21-point second-half lead, but it didn't lose them their stronghold on the series.

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ISO is sure the way to beating a zone :facepalm

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/6/11/22529688/donovan-mitchell-is-playing-at-a-literally-historic-level-right-now-utah-jazz[/url]

[QUOTE]That’s certainly a complicated question, as longevity matters in that debate and different data could be used to arrive at different conclusions. Malone, for example, finished his career with a playoff average of 24.7 points per game but that was over 193 contests. Deron Williams, perhaps a more comparable player as a guard, averaged 21.3 points in four playoff appearances with Utah but also 9.9 assists.

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Deron was the best player on his team. Mitchell isn't even top 2 :facepalm