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[QUOTE]Gobert’s absence would be a difficult hole for the Jazz to cover as the center has appeared in every game so far this season. The All-Star center has a defensive rating of 103.9 this season, while backup center Derrick Favors rating drops significantly to 110.7.
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good thing they don't lose anything!
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50129624/from-the-comments-the-jazz-are-in-a-slump-what-does-that-mean-for-the-season-as-a-whole[/url]
[QUOTE][h=3]"If we have to rest Conley's hamstring I think we need to trade him, that also contributed to this loss. This should have been a game to have won without too much effort." — MisterD[/h]
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Without Conley, the Jazz didn't have an extra stabilizer and they paid dearly. Utah actually outscored Washington in the minutes Ingles was on the court (not by a lot, but still). So, yes, the game would have likely been much different if Conley were able to play. Utah knows that, though. The All-Star guard is extremely important to the team which is why the Jazz are opting to sit him out in the regular season to help make sure he doesn't have to sit out in the playoffs.
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as usual offense wasn't their problem. Conley would have helped defensively for sure
[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/3/19/22336367/nba-power-rankings-roundup-utah-jazz-espn-sports-illustrated-cbs-sports[/url]
[QUOTE][INDENT]“The momentum from the Jazz’s 22-2 run is long gone, as Utah has dropped four of the past six games. The Jazz have slipped significantly on the defensive end, allowing 115.9 points per 100 possessions during the six-game slump. Donovan Mitchell’s efficiency has also dipped drastically; he’s shooting only 36.5% from the floor in March.” — [I]Tim MacMahon[/I]
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where would they be without their best player!
Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder on the @Utah Jazz: “I don’t think we’re a team that’s in panic mode in any way shape or form.”[/URL]
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Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Nick Nurse on how it feels to be the top team in the NBA like the @Utah Jazz, and having teams gunning for you every game. “It’s not a burden, it’s a compliment.[/URL] The teams are coming and getting up for you every night, it’s really a compliment.”
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Josh Lewenberg: Nick Nurse confirms that [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]OG Anunoby will play and start tonight[/URL].
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Aaron Rose: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“The ship has got holes all over the places that we’re trying to patch up.” – Nick Nurse[/URL]
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Aaron Rose: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“The search starts again tonight.” – Nick Nurse on searching for consistency from the bench[/URL]
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[url]https://sircharlesincharge.com/2021/03/18/nba-trade-deadline-missing-pieces-west-lakers/2/[/url]
[QUOTE][I]Need: Perimeter defense[/I]
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need a starting 4
[QUOTE][I]Other options: Tony Snell, Otto Porter Jr.[/I]
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OPJ!
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-trades-and-deadline/2021/3/19/22340663/utah-jazz-trade-rumors-cleveland-cavaliers-larry-nance-jr-cavs-bojan-bogdanovic[/url]
[QUOTE]As a whole Utah’s perimeter defense is a train wreck. While Royce O’Neale is doing his best, he’s not a big player. Even more wild is according to Cleaning the Glass, Utah’s defense gives up 4.1 points more when he’s on the floor rather than off of it. That, of course, can be because Royce is guarding an opposing team’s best players and he’s also out there with Bojan Bogdanovic and Donovan Mitchell who are not exactly playing up to their defensive potential.
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put him at the wing where he belongs and see what he does
[QUOTE]Larry Nance.
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I called this months ago!
[QUOTE]How would Utah get him? It would be the biggest push the chips to the middle of the table move Utah has made yet. More than Conley. Utah would not only have to include a 1st round pick they would have to part ways with Favors, Royce O’Neale, and Bogey while probably taking on Kevin Love’s horrible max contract that’s still active for two years. That’s if they were to attempt to work one on one with Cleveland.
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Royce is too much. Don't want Love either. Him, Conley and Gobert are the heart and soul of the team. Bojan, Favors, Hughes, Clarkson and maybe Niang
[QUOTE]But there’s another way. Bringing a third team in... the [URL="https://www.thedreamshake.com/"]Houston Rockets[/URL]. The Cleveland Cavaliers have a stellar future with Collin Sexton and Isaac Okoro. Utah could send a top 10 protected 1st rounder to Cleveland for 2026 and the 2nd rounder that comes from Golden State this year to Cleveland to help the Cavs acquire Victor Oladipo while the Rockets can move the contract and still get good pieces in Bojan and Taurean Prince to allow a quick rebuild for Houston. Utah leaves with Ben McLemore and Larry Nance Jr. If Cleveland needs additional players, Utah can then look to add young players like Dok, Oni, Hughes, siphon off other second rounders, or remove more protections on the 1st round pick. This is an all-in move.
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keep Udoka
[url]https://kslsports.com/455756/jazz-show-much-needed-toughness-in-win-over-raptors/[/url]
[QUOTE]Mitchell had reason to be happy, he scored 22 of his 31 points in the second half on 6-7 shooting. The All-Star guard’s most impressive stretch came over the final minute 1:25 as he scored eight straight points to give the Jazz a 113-105 lead.
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Yay he played good at one end for a half!
[QUOTE]The guard has scored 30 or more points in five of his last nine games, including a season-high 42 point outing on Thursday, and is averaging 29 points per game during the stretch.
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yet couldn't be much more terrible
[url]https://kslsports.com/455723/when-should-jazz-fans-panic/[/url]
[QUOTE]Snyder said the team’s issues have more to do with a string of slow starts, rather than with the team panicking midway through the season.
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more to do with d. They've started slow all year
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50129994/utah-jazz-look-a-bit-more-like-themselves-in-win-over-toronto-raptors[/url]
[QUOTE]The Jazz will take it — and, honestly, they earned this one. Against most teams, Mitchell would have spent the last few minutes of the contest sitting on the bench watching some young teammates finish things off. In this one, well, the Jazz had some ridiculously hot 3-point shooting to contend with.
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hasn't happened much lately
[url]https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2021/03/20/triple-team-mitchell-gets/[/url]
[QUOTE]Third, I thought Mitchell’s steals tonight were worth noting. His perimeter defense has been poor recently, but it was better tonight. Watch him here stay really engaged on Fred VanVleet, enough to turn a simple dump-off pass into a Jazz possession.
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recently? He didn't do much there. Kept his arms out. Bad pass
[QUOTE]Quin Snyder made one of his biggest coaching moves of the season tonight in Tampa (where Toronto is playing all of their home games this season). That move was a non-move: rather than take Joe Ingles and Rudy Gobert out for their normal rest in the fourth quarter, both players played the entire fourth as the Jazz fought for a win.
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COTM getting desperate. Too bad he doesn't coach like that all the time
[QUOTE]But in recent games, the Jazz had been really struggling with those middle minutes in the fourth quarter. When opposing starters are focused, they can just attack Favors in the paint. Meanwhile, with Bojan Bogdanovic struggling, Mitchell sometimes has to use every possession in those middle minutes — not always ideal, especially with crunch time coming up.
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I thought it was all Bradley's fault?
[QUOTE]And even with playing the entire fourth quarter, Ingles and Gobert both only ended up playing 33 and 35 minutes, respectively. I’m absolutely fine with them getting that much playing time in a close game.
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not ideal for Joe
[QUOTE]Now, did it work? Eh. The Jazz actually had a 10-point lead with about eight minutes to go in this one, before the Raptors closed the margin in those middle minutes anyway. Watching the tape, it’s hard to see how Gobert and Ingles were at fault, but who knows: maybe a rested Bogdanovic or Favors could have done better. Gobert did play terrific defense in the game’s closing stretch, but he would have been in there anyway.
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rested Bojan! :facepalm
[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/3/19/22340437/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-win-close-game-over-toronto-raptors-nba-donovan-mitchell-chris-boucher[/url]
[QUOTE]Mike Conley had a bit of a rough game as far as ball control is concerned. He committed six turnovers, four of them after having played just over eight minutes. There’s definitely a certain amount of turnovers that you can live with from Conley because his presence and distribution skills are so important to the Jazz. He has a calming quality on the offense and just makes things run a little more smoothly. That being said, six turnovers is too many.
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even bigger is the D. 6 TO's isn't his usual
[QUOTE]Multiple clock malfunctions and some scoring mishaps just make the game ugly. Game operations get a knock on this game.
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non NBA city. Not surprising
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/3/19/22341401/utah-jazz-pull-out-tough-win-against-the-toronto-raptors-joe-ingles-donovan-mitchell[/url]
[QUOTE]If the Jazz can find a way to get the same level of production from Mitchell from start to finish, they should be able to get back on track to what they were early in the season.
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dream on :lol
[QUOTE]Joe looked poor for stretches last year and many in the fan base were lamenting the team giving him an extension and actively encouraging trading him or dropping his minutes. He looked old and slow and his shot was broken.
I’m hopeful Bogie can turn it around in a similar fashion.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/SKMike"]SKMike[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/3/19/22341401/utah-jazz-pull-out-tough-win-against-the-toronto-raptors-joe-ingles-donovan-mitchell#537766960"]Mar 19, 2021 | 10:55 PM[/URL]
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the last two years he declined. Bojan isn't the player Joe is no matter what he does
[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/3/20/22333970/utah-jazz-evolution-of-jordan-clarkson-passing-game-quin-snyder-nba-warriors-boston-celtics[/url]
[QUOTE]It happened with 4:30 on the clock in the second quarter. Running up the floor on a break, Clarkson had three other Jazz players ahead of him, all way more open than he was. Mitchell was in the corner to his left, ready to receive the pass, Bojan Bogdanovic was in the right corner aggressively gesturing toward O’Neale, who was trailing the play at the top of the arc and wide open.
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He almost always takes bad shots and now that he's missing it's a problem? :facepalm
[QUOTE]“For a guy that’s a scorer and is shooting the ball, he’s also an unselfish player and he wants to win and he’s a great teammate,” Snyder said. “I don’t worry about talking to him about those things, that somehow it’s going to confuse him, or send him a mixed message. He knows how I feel about him, and he wants to get better and he wants to win.”
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not sure how you could watch Clarkson and call him unselfish! :lol
[QUOTE]So don’t be surprised if Clarkson is dropping snazzy dimes, or making crisp passes out to the corners. It’s all part of the greater plan to develop Clarkson into a dynamic player who is more than just a scorer.
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good luck with that! :cheers:
[url]https://fansided.com/2021/03/19/rudy-gobert-jazz-disrespect/[/url]
not sure how that's disrespectful? They've done nothing in the franchise history