[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/10/13/utah-jazz-compare-warriors/[/url]
Let's see what Klay looks like. If he returns anywhere near where he was they should be one of the best teams again
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Let's see what Klay looks like. If he returns anywhere near where he was they should be one of the best teams again
[QUOTE]Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]I’m hearing that as of right now, Malik Fitts is in line for the @UtahJazz final two-way roster spot[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL] [/QUOTE]
ya think?
Adam Himmelsbach: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Celtics are expecting Ryan Arcidiacono and Juwan Morgan will join the Maine Celtics as affiliate players,[/URL] per source. They’d still be free to sign with another team.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/AdamHimmelsbach"]Twitter AdamHimmelsbach[/URL]
Andrew Greif: Nico Batum smiled when asked what he’s noticed watching preseason games across the league: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“The pace, the shooting, bigs shooting — I saw Rudy [Gobert] got a jumper. I was like no way, will he shoot threes now?”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/AndrewGreif"]Twitter AndrewGreif[/URL]
[QUOTE] [URL="https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/bell-bradley-mulder-payton-waived-20211015"]The Golden State Warriors have waived forward/center Jordan Bell, along with guards Avery Bradley, Mychal Mulder and Gary Payton II,[/URL] the team announced today.
– via [URL="https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/bell-bradley-mulder-payton-waived-20211015"]NBA.com[/URL]
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Bradley might be a good fit
Mitchell himself tested positive. Mitchell was openly annoyed about the way things transpired, and The Athletic reported the relationship was “unsalvageable.” Tensions were high for everyone around the world at the time, but the teammates talked before going to the Bubble. [URL="https://www.theringer.com/2021/10/15/22727376/rudy-gobert-utah-jazz-nba-championship"]Gobert admitted he made a mistake. The All-Star duo moved on and sources around the Jazz say it hasn’t been an issue since[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.theringer.com/2021/10/15/22727376/rudy-gobert-utah-jazz-nba-championship"]Kevin O'Connor @ The Ringer[/URL]
[URL="https://*********.com/storyline/mitchell-gobert-dynamic/"] [/URL] Now, Gobert and Mitchell are hoping to lead the Jazz over the top in the playoffs together. Mitchell will do most of the scoring, but he appreciates Gobert’s beyond-the-box-score impact. [URL="https://www.theringer.com/2021/10/15/22727376/rudy-gobert-utah-jazz-nba-championship"]“People don’t pay attention to that. It’s a lot of information that people don’t really want to hear about,” Mitchell says. “But it definitely doesn’t go lost in this locker room.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.theringer.com/2021/10/15/22727376/rudy-gobert-utah-jazz-nba-championship"]Kevin O'Connor @ The Ringer[/URL]
But Gobert is no stranger to adversity, even as he’s emerged as one of the game’s best centers. After being snubbed from the 2019 All-Star Game, he cried out of frustration in the midst of a media scrum. Last year, he was criticized for flippantly touching reporters’ microphones at the cusp of coronavirus pandemic, only to test positive soon after. And now, some question whether he can help lead the Jazz to the title if he can’t keep pace with the modern NBA. [URL="https://www.theringer.com/2021/10/15/22727376/rudy-gobert-utah-jazz-nba-championship"]“Just because I’m 7 foot, and I do what I do on the court, people tend to think that I’m just a robot,” he says. “But we’re all human beings. We all have emotions. Sometimes you let them out.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.theringer.com/2021/10/15/22727376/rudy-gobert-utah-jazz-nba-championship"]Kevin O'Connor @ The Ringer[/URL]
Fournier, who was already a top French player for his age group, says few people really believed in Gobert, but he competed hard. [URL="https://www.theringer.com/2021/10/15/22727376/rudy-gobert-utah-jazz-nba-championship"]“One of the reasons why me and him are very close is because I never gave him shit,” Fournier says. But plenty of kids did. Gobert would get laughed at by his peers when he’d tell them that he’d make it to the NBA. “Everybody was looking at me crazy,” Gobert says.[/URL] “I wasn’t even the best player on my team back then.”
– via [URL="https://www.theringer.com/2021/10/15/22727376/rudy-gobert-utah-jazz-nba-championship"]Kevin O'Connor @ The Ringer[/URL]
Eric Walden: Rudy Gobert has opened a food pantry at a Salt Lake City middle school where 86% of students live below the poverty line. [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“It always breaks my heart to see students, kids have to worry about their next meal. I was one of those kids many years ago.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50263212/malik-fitts-hopes-hes-shown-enough-to-earn-spot-with-the-jazz[/url]
[QUOTE]On Monday, the Jazz will announce their final roster for the 2021-22 season. There's not a lot of intrigue when it comes to the roster. Utah has 13 players on fully guaranteed contracts with Miye Oni's deal becoming fully guaranteed in January.
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lots of intrigue with essentially two open roster spaces. Could sign Bradley and Galloway if they wanted
[url]https://kslsports.com/470176/5-jazz-guard-mike-conley/[/url]
[QUOTE]With added guard depth, the Jazz may be able to offer Conley more rest throughout the season to both preserve the veteran’s health and to develop the younger talent towards the backend of the rotation.
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could have last year. They chose not too.
[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/10/15/22728764/answering-the-9-questions-we-had-for-the-jazz-before-training-camp[/url]
[QUOTE]Mitchell said the recovery time from his injury was prolonged, but he came to training camp fully healed and in great shape, having been able to return to action before he got back to Utah.
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maybe listen to team doctors next time instead of your posse?
[QUOTE]He played in three of the Jazz’s preseason games (missing one due to a non-COVID-19-related illness) and he was really impressive. Butler’s handles and court vision, strength and defensive instincts make him seem wise beyond the experience of a rookie, so it’s hard to imagine that he’s not a part of the Jazz’s rotation moving forward.
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it's hard to imagine he is part of the rotation if they are healthy sadly
[QUOTE]Did they Jazz get what they wanted out of their destination training camp? So far all signs point to yes. Ingles said the team talked through what happened in the playoffs the last two years and that even the newcomers to the team added what they’d seen from the outside. Hassan Whiteside said this is the most close-knit team he’s ever been a part of and he’s only been here a few weeks. Those are good things to hear just two weeks after the trip to Las Vegas.
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but clarkson and COTY are still here and Mitchell still doesn't play D or pass the ball
[QUOTE]That said, we can probably expect for Gay to take over the Georges Niang minutes and to play some small-ball five when the matchup calls for it. We saw the Jazz use Eric Paschall in that way during the preseason a little, so that’s some indication of what to expect, but to really know we’ll have to wait and see.
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no reason to think it will actually happen
[QUOTE]It’s unfortunate that he was injured through so much of last season because some game reps would really help get him up to NBA speed on understanding where he needs to be on both sides of the ball, but that’s where we are. He needs more time.
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it's too bad he missed the gleague. Garbage time isn't that big of a deal
[QUOTE]Sometimes they’ll look to Jordan Clarkson to initiate some offense and sometimes when Ingles or Conley are resting the jazz will probably turn to Butler or Trent Forrest, but I wouldn’t expect any major changes.
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if Clarkson touches the ball he is shooting :cry:
[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/can-butler-claw-his-way-to-rotation-role-after-solid-preseason/[/url]
[QUOTE]Reigning Sixth Man of the Year award winner Jordan Clarkson and his runner-up Joe Ingles both operate primarily as ball-handling guards off the bench. Ingles is 6’8″, but he’s much closer spiritually to being a point guard than a big wing the Jazz would ever want to have wrestle with NBA 4s as a regular part of his job description. Put another way, his role is much closer to Conley’s than it is to Royce O’Neale’s or Bojan Bogdanovic’s. He is a guard, on both ends of the floor, even if he is packaged like a forward.
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Bojan doesn't want to wrestle with 4's either and they'd be better off if O'Neale didn't have to
[QUOTE]It seems from Butler’s early progress that leapfrogging past Hughes and Forrest on the depth chart is doable — in fact, it likely has happened already. But he still has four solid, impactful NBA guards in front of him.
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Oni and Forrest are the guys he's ahead of. Hughes was never in the discussion. The question right now with Gay out is if they go really small with Butler or play bff. Looks like they might go really small, Hopefully he's so good Clarkson is put on the block!
[QUOTE]Another option some have brought up: simply slide Ingles to the 4 more often. He’s 6’8″ after all. But again, the problem there is that it further eats into the minutes that O’Neale, Bogey and Gay might play. Plus, if you look at how Snyder has historically used Ingles, there’s very little evidence that he believes Ingles can be a 4 in anything beyond quick change-up type scenarios. In the entire 2020-21 season, Ingles played just 17 total possessions where he was the nominal power forward. For 12 of those 17, the smaller Oni was on the court with him to help line up defensively. Snyder just doesn’t use Ingles as a stretch four.
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and Oni was the one crashing the glass and playing more like a 4
[QUOTE]Instead, the most likely scenario is that Butler begins the season in sort of an on-deck role, the 10th man in a 9-man rotation, meaning he’ll step in any time a guard is hurt, needs rest, or gets into foul trouble. Oni filled that role last season, but since he’s not a ball handler, the Jazz found themselves a little light on facilitators in those moments where he stepped in for one of the four main creators. The effect of that ball handling dearth was especially palpable in the Clippers series. Conley was out, Mitchell’s movements were limited, Ingles doesn’t necessarily thrive going 1-on-1 against switches, and Clarkson is famously a high-variance possession user. As a result, the Jazz ran into problems scoring at times throughout the series, which coupled with their [URL="https://saltcityhoops.com/what-we-really-just-saw-as-jazz-collapsed-versus-clippers/"]well-documented defensive troubles[/URL] to open the door for L.A. to come back in the series.
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He needs to be with the Stars if he's not playing
[QUOTE]There is one other way Butler could see his role get bigger as the season goes along, and it’s something our [URL="https://saltcityhoops.com/storylines-and-predictions-part-1-rest-defense-pushing-past-playoff-frustration/"]Zarin Ficklin recently hinted at[/URL]: if he’s really that ready, Jazz brass might feel more freedom to consider trades that would involve a current rotation player. Frankly, that doesn’t feel like something a contender should do unless they’re 100% convinced that the trade return represents an upgrade AND 100% sold on Butler’s ability to soak up the consequently available minutes. But it’s one way things could unfold if Butler is simply too good to be denied playing time.
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they should have been considering it anyway. They don't have a starting 4 and Clarkson sucks
[QUOTE][B]Roster moves[/B]: Rosters have to be trimmed to 14-15 standard contracts (with up to two 2-ways) by Monday, which means we’ll see a lot of waivers over the weekend. If a player the Jazz secretly love as a project gets waived, that could change their plans with the last few roster spots. It’s not entirely likely, but it also didn’t seem likely in 2014, when the Jazz had to cut a player with guaranteed salary in order to submit a waiver claim on a 27-year-old rookie named Joseph Howarth Ingles. That, um, worked out for them. I’m sure that the detail-oriented front office already has a list of players on camp deals who they like as much as or more than players currently at the back of their roster. Just something to keep an eye on. A few teams — Houston, Charlotte, Dallas, San Antonio and Memphis — have more than 15 players with at least partial guarantees for the season, which means at some point they might try to give away a player to a team that owns a trade exception. The Jazz have the ability to absorb a small contract, but again, I think they’ll only do it if it’s a player they’ve secretly coveted all along.
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they were tanking when they picked up Ingles and not deep in the luxury tax
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/10/15/utah-jazz-3-superstars-team-acquire/[/url]
[QUOTE]OK, so maybe we lied a little in the opening slide. Damian Lillard’s [URL="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/damian-lillard-trade-rumors-created-a-deceiving-perception-of-blazers-who-remain-a-good-and-dangerous-team/"]rumored potential availability[/URL] may have swayed us towards including him in this list. Having said that, the Utah Jazz would love to acquire the superstar guard under any circumstances.
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unless it's for Mitchell he doesn't make much sense
[QUOTE]Here’s the rub: current Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley stands a mere 6’1 himself. The Jazz seemed to make do with their diminutive backcourt last season, posting a 107.5 Defensive Rating that ranked third in the National Basketball Association.
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Conley plays D and is happy passing and playing off the ball
[QUOTE]Zion Williamson’s career has not exactly gone according to plan, but when he has been able to suit up for the New Orleans Pelicans, he’s looked every bit the part of a future MVP candidate. For that matter, he’s frequently looked like a [I]present[/I] MVP candidate.
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makes little sense.
[url]https://fansided.com/betsided/posts/rudy-gobert-vs-donovan-mitchell-better-mvp-candidate[/url]
[QUOTE]The [URL="https://fansided.com/betsided/posts/utah-jazz-season-preview-win-total-prediction-and-playoff-odds-01fhgp4893vb"]Utah Jazz[/URL] have a simple set-up. [URL="https://fansided.com/betsided/posts/donovan-mitchell-needs-to-be-taken-seriously-for-nba-mvp-01fhtv45kb9"]Donovan Mitchell[/URL] powers the offense and Rudy Gobert takes care of the defense. The Jazz are able to have a great defense every year because of Gobert’s talents -- which have won him three of the last four Defensive Player of the Year Awards.
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except the offense also revolves around Gobert
[QUOTE]Utah’s system props Mitchell up as the star and the driving force of the team. It’s because of that that Mitchell is seen as the [URL="https://fansided.com/betsided/posts/best-nba-mvp-bets-ahead-of-2021-22-season"]MVP of the team[/URL] and has higher [URL="https://fansided.com/betsided/posts/nba-mvp-odds-tracker-up-to-date-odds-for-the-2021-22-season"]MVP odds[/URL]. However, does Gobert have a case?
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and yet Gobert was the one with the votes last year
[QUOTE]While [URL="https://fansided.com/betsided/posts/rudy-gobert-predicted-to-achieve-record-tying-feat-01febqembs68"]Gobert[/URL] may have an [URL="https://www.nba.com/news/1-key-stat-for-all-30-teams-this-season"]analytical case to being the most important piece to what the Jazz do,[/URL] there is no way a center who averages 14.3 points per game is getting any votes in the MVP race.
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it's not close. Mitchell isn't close to Conley either
[QUOTE] Adrian Wojnarowski: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Memphis Grizzlies are waving guard Kris Dunn, sources tell ESPN. That gets the Grizz roster to 15 for opening night[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/wojespn"]Twitter wojespn[/URL]
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Dunn defends[QUOTE] [h=3][URL="https://*********.com/rumor/rockets-waive-dante-exum/"] Rockets waive Dante Exum [/URL][/h] Shams Charania: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Houston Rockets have waived guard Dante Exum[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]
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time to go back down under :applause:
[QUOTE] Tony Jones: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Utah Jazz are signing Malik Fitts to a two way deal, League Sources tell The Athletic….Fitts impressed in the preseason and during training camp[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba"]Twitter Tjonesonthenba[/URL]
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roster final?
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Utah Jazz have waived Nino Johnson. The 6-9, 246-pound forward will likely be joining the SLC Stars[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Jared Weiss: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Celtics are waiving Theo Pinson, Garrison Matthews and Chris Clemons,[/URL] sources tell @TheAthleticNBA. Pinson, Clemons, Luke Kornet, Ryan Arcidiacono and Juwan Morgan will go to Maine while Garrison Matthews becomes a free agent. Jabari Parker & Bruno Fernando remain with the team.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/JaredWeissNBA"]Twitter JaredWeissNBA[/URL]
The Utah [URL="https://www.nba.com/jazz/jazz-convert-malik-fitts-two-way-contract"]Jazz have converted the contract of forward Malik Fitts to a two-way contract.[/URL] Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. Fitts (6-8, 230, St. Mary’s) played in four preseason games with the Jazz, seeing action in four games, averaging 3.8 points on 45.5 percent from the field and 83.3 percent from three, along with 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 11.8 minutes per contest.
– via [URL="https://www.nba.com/jazz/jazz-convert-malik-fitts-two-way-contract"]NBA.com[/URL]
[url]https://kslsports.com/470270/jazz-sign-malik-fitts-to-two-way-conract/[/url]
[QUOTE]The Jazz also announced that they’d waived forward Nino Johnson who is expected to land with the Salt Lake City Stars. The [URL="https://kslsports.com/470200/jazz-to-announce-final-roster-monday/"]team’s roster[/URL] now stands at 14 players on guaranteed deals entering the final weekend of the preseason, plus Fitts and guard Trent Forrest on two-way contracts.
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13 but why should you know that :facepalm
[QUOTE]The national narrative is that three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert was played off the floor when trying to match up against the Clippers’ small lineup. Others point to the Jazz turnstile defense on the perimeter which asked Gobert to choose between stopping easy baskets at the rim or staying glued to his individual assignment on the perimeter.
Others will point to the team’s rash of injuries late in the season, particularly to their All-Star backcourt of Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley.
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others will point to COTY refusing to adjust
[QUOTE]Through four preseason games, rookie Jared Butler has been the breakout performer for the Jazz. The guard led the team in both scoring at 18 points per game and assist and 4.3 during the preseason. But will Quin Snyder rely heavily on a rookie during the team’s most important games?
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it's too bad he didn't go to Duke
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/10/16/utah-jazz-compare-phoenix-suns/[/url]
yet the Suns were the better team for some reason? Coaching maybe?
Rylan Stiles: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mark Daigneault says Favors is “really professional, high character guy.” Says the veterans can get “energized” by the youthful energy on the team.[/URL] Says he has seen it with Horford, Paul, Dennis, Gallo, etc.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Rylan_Stiles"]Twitter Rylan_Stiles[/URL]
[url]https://kslsports.com/470185/3-jazz-center-rudy-gobert/[/url]
[QUOTE]However, it’ll be Gobert’s performance in the playoffs that will dictate how fans around the league view him, and how far the Jazz go in the playoffs. As a result, Gobert’s 2021-22 season will be one of the team’s top storylines ahead of opening night.
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it's up to his teammates and coach. He can only do so much
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/10/17/ranking-utah-jazz-jersey-history/[/url]
I like those ones. The powder blue sucked
[QUOTE]For those of us who weren’t alive in the 1970s, green has just never felt like an appropriate primary color for the [URL="http://www.thejnotes.com"]Utah Jazz[/URL]. There’s no logical reason why they can’t wear it, precisely. We’d just prefer if they didn’t.
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they used to only wear them on St. Patrick's Day because Layden was Irish. Still beats yellow and gradiant
[QUOTE]It loses points for being a little too busy: white, blue, green and yellow are a lot of colors to fit into a single jersey. Personally, we prefer the away jersey: the predominance of the dark blue allows the multiple colors to feature as needed accents. When the primary color is white, it looks like about one too many colors are being squeezed into the design.
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those aren't bad
[QUOTE]Was this the best era in NBA jersey history, or was it the worst? We’re not entirely sure, but it was almost certainly the most unique.
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I think you stick with the original idea
[QUOTE]Frankly, it’s one of the best jerseys in NBA history. Purple and yellow make for a beautiful color combination. The green is appropriately hidden as a tertiary color, adding a nice accent to the purple and yellow combo that really pops. Meanwhile, that same iconic Utah Jazz logo stands with minimal alteration, marking a quality decision to not fix something that wasn’t broken.
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hardly one of the best ever. Purple? :facepalm
[URL="https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2021/10/g-league-salaries-to-receive-slight-increase.html"]The NBA G League will increase its base player salaries from $35k to $37k this season, adding $2k per player,[/URL] sources told Hoops Rumors. Players previously made $7,000 per month — or $35k per season — numbers that will see slight increases starting with the 2021/22 season.
– via [URL="https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2021/10/g-league-salaries-to-receive-slight-increase.html"]Hoops Rumors[/URL]
[url]https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/264442/Five-Players-Earn-Contracts-After-Camp-Invites[/url]
[QUOTE]This group includes: Isaiah Hartenstein (LA Clippers), Wayne Selden (New York Knicks), Dennis Smith Jr. (Portland Trail Blazers), Matt Thomas (Chicago Bulls), Brad Wanamaker (Indiana Pacers). Armoni Brooks could be included in this grouping as well, but his situation was somewhat unique given his re-signed status and conversion process as a former Two-Way player.
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and the Jazz got a lot of flack for Thomas. The wasted roster spot last year was Hughes though he does look better now. He should have been on the two way not Their all gleaguer
[QUOTE] Shams Charania: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Spurs are waiving veteran forward Al-Farouq Aminu,[/URL] sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]
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He could be a fit
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/10/18/utah-jazz-3-things-opening-night/[/url]
[QUOTE]One major advantage that Butler gives the Utah Jazz is his ability to play both on and off the ball. Snyder is most likely to feature him primarily in the latter role in the regular season. As a reserve, he’s likely to share the floor with Jordan Clarkson, a much more effective on-ball player, for the bulk of his minutes. Furthermore, he’ll see ample time with Joe Ingles, a high-level, veteran playmaker.
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effective and Clarkson don' really go together
[QUOTE]With such tremendous depth, Snyder is unlikely to lean on Butler as a primary playmaker outside of garbage time. Still, that doesn’t mean Butler can’t see 15 to 20 minutes of floor time on a regular basis.
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that's why they need a new coach. I'd rather he had the ball than Mitchell or Clarkson
[QUOTE]Eric Paschall seems likely to receive playing time against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Gay’s absence. The more interesting question is whether his minutes primarily come at the 4 or 5 spot.
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actually looks like Butler might get those minutes
[QUOTE]Whatever Snyder chooses, it may be indicative of his philosophical preference on the matter of small-ball, offering a preview of what Utah Jazz fans can expect moving forward.
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don't expect anything different
[url]https://sircharlesincharge.com/2021/10/17/nba-power-rankings-nets-sixers-chaos/21/[/url]
[QUOTE]I still don’t love how this team stacks up against the Los Angeles Lakers, especially if they’re fully healthy, but there’s no question this team has the ability to make a Western Conference Finals run at the very least.
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not much of a chance that the Lakers are healthy
[QUOTE] Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Eric Paschall dislocated his right index finger in practice on 10/15. He was limited to no contact in practice today. Will try to return to normal tomorrow[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
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Morgan or Brantley would be nice right now
Adrian Wojnarowski: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Milwaukee Bucks guard Grayson Allen has agreed on a two-year, $20 million rookie extension, his agent Mitch Nathan of @CAA_Basketball tells ESPN. Allen arrived with the defending champions in a trade this summer. He was the 21st pick in the 2018 NBA Draft[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/wojespn"]Twitter wojespn[/URL]
[QUOTE] [URL="https://nbl.com.au/news/in-the-post-tuesday-october-19"]The South East Melbourne Phoenix have opened the door for part-owner Dante Exum to join the roster, after the Australian Boomers star was waived by the Houston Rockets[/URL]. “If and when Dante decides that the NBL is the right move for him, we of course will do whatever we can do to make that as easy for him as possible,” Phoenix GM Tommy Greer said via Newscorp.
– via [URL="https://nbl.com.au/news/in-the-post-tuesday-october-19"]NBL.com.au[/URL]
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no surprise there
[IMG]https://*********.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/92/2021/04/i_d9_ff_49_malik-fitts.png?w=190[/IMG] Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Joe Ingles said the whole @Utah Jazz roster celebrated Malik Fitts making the team. “Tall, athletic, can shoot the ball. Three pretty good things that an NBA player can have[/URL]. He was like a little kid when he found out… which was exciting, it was a happy moment for our team.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
[QUOTE] Kane Pitman: As expected, the [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Bucks list Rodney Hood (foot), Bobby Portis (hamstring), Semi Ojeleye (calf) and Donte DiVincenzo (ankle) out for opening night[/URL] against Brooklyn, while Kyrie Irving (not with team) is out for the Nets. Sandro Mamukelashvili is the back up big for Milwaukee.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/KanePitman"]Twitter KanePitman[/URL]
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Hood out. That's a surprise! :roll:
When asked on Tuesday about Giddey, Ingles hilariously stopped the reporter. [URL="https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/2021/10/19/jazz-joe-ingles-josh-giddey-reaction/"]Is this that stupid question that he got the other day saying I stayed up all night or something? That was because I was on a plane.[/URL] … I did watch him. He played for my hometown, which was nice. Just giving him an open line and vice versa. If I watched the game, because of that travel, not because I stayed up to watch him play, I would watch a lot of games and shoot him a text with some things and vice versa.
– via [URL="https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/2021/10/19/jazz-joe-ingles-josh-giddey-reaction/"]Cody Taylor @ The Rookie Wire[/URL]
[url]https://kslsports.com/470400/2-utah-jazz-guard-donovan-mitchell/[/url]
[QUOTE]Though Donovan Mitchell is the Jazz most decorated player, after the last two postseasons, it’s hard to make a convincing argument he’s anything but the team’s most valuable.
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more decorated than DPOTY/All NBA/All D? They are a lottery team without Gobert. With him they win games :facepalm
[QUOTE]After leading the league in scoring during the Jazz first-round exit against Denver Nuggets at 36.3 points per game, Mithell was arguably more impressive during the Jazz Western Conference Semifinals run last season.
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too bad there are two ends of the court and 9 other players out there
[QUOTE]“It’s easy to look at the stats and ask ‘What else can I do?'” Mitchell said. “There’s a lot more I can do, they won. That’s the biggest thing.”
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exactly
[QUOTE]Despite Mitchell’s superstar level performance, it was clear his ankle was continuing to worsen throughout the postseason, even with his brilliant 39 point, nine rebound, nine assist performances in the team’s series-clinching loss to the Clippers.
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maybe listen to the doctors instead of your posse next time?
[QUOTE]Mitchell also led the Jazz to the best record in the NBA for the first time in franchise history. With a strong supporting cast around him and the guard only now entering his prime, Mitchell is in a prime spot to prove that not only is he one of the NBA’s best offensive talents, but a player who can push his team into contention for a championship ring.
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nice of him to lead them despite missing many games and not playing defense or passing to his open teammates!
[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/10/18/22732752/utah-jazz-opening-night-for-donovan-mitchell-eric-paschall-will-be-one-to-remember-nba-vivint-arena[/url]
[QUOTE]The expectations, pressures and goals are different. When Mitchell was a rookie he was just hoping to get into the rotation. Obviously that worked out and he quickly became a leading scorer, a max-level player and an All-Star. Even so, opening night of the NBA regular season is special and this season it’s even more special for Mitchell.
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debatable if he's a max level player or all-star. Maybe he'll show up before December this year?
[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/storylines-part-2-awards-mitchells-leap/[/url]
[QUOTE]Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell should be All-Star locks, especially buoyed by the fact that Kawhi Leonard, Jamal Murray, and Klay Thompson will likely miss large portions of the season due to injury. Having earned honors for two consecutive years now, Utah’s stars are on the “perennial All-Star” track until regression kicks them off. I also suspect they won’t repeat as the last chosen when teams are picked. I wouldn’t count on Conley returning, who barely made it last season, and may rest more this season. He got the All-Star monkey off his back, making the team for the first time in 14 stellar seasons. There will be less of a grassroots push to get him in this year.
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A joke that Mitchell was picked ahead of Conley last year
[QUOTE]Both Mitchell and Gobert were in the fringes of MVP talk last season. Neither were a true contender, but in the conversation. Gobert appeared on some ballots and finished tenth in voting. Mitchell did not receive MVP votes. With another jump, offense-oriented Mitchell may have the best chance of cracking the top five if Utah is again formidable, but either player actually winning feels out of reach this season.
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Gobert should be in the running every year. Few guys as impactful as him
[QUOTE]Jordan Clarkson and Joe Ingles should compete for the Sixth Man Award once again. Clarkson should continue to put up scoring numbers, which speak loudest for this award. There’s precedent for repeating, with Lou Williams and Jamal Crawford each winning three times in recent memory. Ingles may face a tougher path if he can’t replicate a historically efficient season, and especially if he rests more. It’s doubtful Rudy Gay will play enough minutes or score enough to compete, but don’t count him out completely.
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hopefully Clarkson is on another team by the trade deadline and Bojan takes that role
[QUOTE]Quin Snyder is held in high esteem across the league, but last season felt like his best shot to win the Coach of the Year award. Since the Jazz are expected to repeat as a contender for the top seed, it’s hard to imagine what more Snyder can do. His best bet may be out of his hands: if no other coach overly exceeds expectations and the Jazz are the clear winners of the regular season maybe Quin will finally get his due.
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hopefully he heads out of town with Clarkson
[QUOTE][B]Prediction:[/B] I’m an optimist, so I’m going to root for Whiteside to succeed. He has it in him, and the effort should be there.
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has the effort ever been there with him?
[QUOTE]Mitchell could play more minutes and increase his usage. I wouldn’t bet on his minutes increasing with the emphasis on player health. I imagine he’ll continue to average between 33 and 34 minutes per game. That’s already on the low side for a star of his caliber. (Damian Lillard and Bradley Beal play almost 36 minutes, for comparison). Increasing his usage seems almost as difficult, as his 33.5% was fifth highest usage mark in the league last season. But Mitchell has shown to be capable as the focal point in a heliocentric offense, particularly in the playoffs, where his usage jumped to 38%. The Rockets iteration of James Harden sported a usage rate as high as 40.5%. It’s not out of the question that Mitchell takes even more of the offensive reins.
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will he play D or pass?
[QUOTE]On one hand, Rudy will rely on his teammates to overcome the narrative. If Utah can stay healthy and defend the perimeter, then Rudy’s interior defense will shine. On the other hand, Rudy can do more to punish mismatches on the offensive end. When teams switch everything (and you can bet that opponents will try after the Clippers found success), Rudy can dominate the rim when smaller players switch onto him. He just did so in the Olympics, arguably on the biggest stage he’s been on yet. He nearly willed his team to one of the biggest Olympics upsets ever.
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got to get him the ball!
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/10/19/utah-jazz-players-nba-anniversary-team/3/[/url]
[QUOTE]While there is absolute certainty regarding John Stockton and Karl Malone’s cases to be included on this list, there is only mystery surrounding the cases of some other Utah Jazz greats. [B]Adrian Dantley [/B]is one of the best pure scorers in NBA history. He averaged at least 30 points per game in a Jazz uniform from 1980-81 to 1983-84. He has a strong case, but the team’s lack of success during that stretch may earn him a reputation as an empty-calorie scorer.
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He led the worst franchise in the league and started their long playoff run :facepalm
[QUOTE][B]Pete Maravich [/B]is actually likely to make the cut on the strength of name recognition and influence. His highlight reel dimes were a staple of New Orleans Jazz basketball from 1974-75 to 1978-79. Like Dantley, his case may get held back by the fact that the Jazz consistently underperformed during his tenure with the club.
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he didn't win
[QUOTE]Finally, current Utah Jazz center [B]Rudy Gobert[/B] may be fortunate enough to hear his name get called when the league unveils its top 75 all-time players. Some fans may bristle at the inclusion of active players, but the Stifle Tower has a case. He joins Dwight Howard, Ben Wallace and Dikembe Mutombo as one of four players in NBA history with more than 2 Defensive Player of the Year awards.
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He won't make it but the past almost 7 years have been the best in team history by far outside of Stockton and Malone despite playing alongside the best player in franchise history! :lol
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/10/18/utah-jazz-take-chance-jabari-parker/[/url]
[QUOTE]Meanwhile, there’s still a chance that the 26-year-old [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/parkeja01.html"]Jabari Parker[/URL] can again be a strong bucket-getter in the NBA, despite the 6-foot-8, 245-pound power forward [URL="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/celtics-waive-former-no-2-overall-pick-jabari-parker-ahead-of-season-opener-per-report/"]getting the boot[/URL] from the Boston Celtics over the weekend.
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they need a starting 4 or depth not more offensive players that play no D
[QUOTE]Plus, there’s the Duke basketball connection. Before going No. 2 overall at the 2014 NBA Draft and after growing up in a Mormon household in Chicago, Parker shined for one season under Mike Krzyzewski in Durham, N.C., where Jazz head coach Quin Snyder played for the Hall of Famer and then served as his assistant.
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forgot he went to Duke. God no!
Andy Larsen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Eric Paschall did fully practice today, a good sign for his availability after his finger sprain last week. Trent Forrest did not fully practice after his concussion last week[/URL].
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