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Andy Larsen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Rudy Gobert is still listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game vs. Chicago due to a hip contusion.[/URL] Talking to him today after Jazz practice, I would be surprised if he didn’t play, though.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/andyblarsen"]Twitter andyblarsen[/URL]
Malika Andrews: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Kyrie Irving will not travel with the Nets on their upcoming road trip to Portland, Utah and Detroit, the team says. He is attending to a family matter, per team[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/malika_andrews"]Twitter malika_andrews[/URL]
Adrian Wojnarwoski: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The MRI on Brooklyn guard Landry Shamet’s right ankle returned clean, but he won’t be traveling with the team to start its three-game trip today, sources tell ESPN[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/wojespn"]Twitter wojespn[/URL]
[QUOTE]But is it enough? Should the Jazz be done improving? [URL="https://theathletic.com/2467959/2021/03/22/utah-jazz-nba-trade-deadline-primer-can-the-leagues-best-team-find-the-right-fit-for-their-rotation/"]The answer to that is probably no. And that’s why, according to league sources, the Jazz are trending towards being likely to fill that 15th roster spot, whether it comes by Thursday’s trade deadline or in the buyout frenzy that is sure to follow[/URL].
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2467959/2021/03/22/utah-jazz-nba-trade-deadline-primer-can-the-leagues-best-team-find-the-right-fit-for-their-rotation/"]Tony Jones @ The Athletic[/URL]
[URL="https://theathletic.com/2467959/2021/03/22/utah-jazz-nba-trade-deadline-primer-can-the-leagues-best-team-find-the-right-fit-for-their-rotation/"]League sources tell The Athletic that the Jazz are in the market for a defender — a perimeter defender, to be more specific.[/URL] The Jazz would also like that player to be an above-average shooter, if possible, as shooting is the dominant skill of the roster in its entirety. And that’s where things get more difficult. The Jazz aren’t looking for a surefire rotation guy. They are happy with their rotation, happy with their chemistry and happy with the direction the season is going.
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2467959/2021/03/22/utah-jazz-nba-trade-deadline-primer-can-the-leagues-best-team-find-the-right-fit-for-their-rotation/"]Tony Jones @ The Athletic[/URL]
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Yeah who wouldn't be happy with Bojan, Mitchell, Clarkson, Favors and COTM! Why would you want a PF when you don't need one obviously! :facepalm
Rob Schaefer: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jazz list Rudy Gobert as questionable vs. Bulls tonight with hip contusion[/URL]
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/rob_schaef"]Twitter rob_schaef[/URL]
Jeff Goodman: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Utah Jazz assistant and former Utes standout Alex Jensen set to interview with AD Mark Harlan for the Utah head coach opening, source told @Stadium. Two other names in the mix: Utah State’s Craig Smith and Knicks assistant and ex-Ute Johnnie Bryant[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops"]Twitter GoodmanHoops[/URL]
Ben Anderson: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder on Alex Jensen & the @UtahMBB coaching vacancy. “He’s incredibly important to our program and to me personally in so many ways.[/URL] Whether it be game management, the things that people see the most of, our preparation process & teaching, he just checks all those boxes.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/BensHoops"]Twitter BensHoops[/URL]
[url]https://kslsports.com/455951/jazz-looking-to-fix-recent-slow-starts/[/url]
[QUOTE]Though the team’s defense to open games has been respectable, its offense has been surprisingly poor.
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which just tells you their D isn't consistent because they'd win those games regardless if it was
[url]https://kslsports.com/455950/quin-snyder-alex-jensen-will-be-successful-as-a-head-coach-in-the-future/[/url]
[QUOTE]The Viewmont High School star began his coaching career as an assistant with his former college coach Rick Majerus at Saint Louis from 2007-11 before becoming the head coach of the Canton Charge in the NBA G-League from 2011-13. He then joined Snyder’s staff in 2013.
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wasn't he already here with Ty?
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/3/22/22344852/struggling-utah-jazz-head-to-chicago-to-take-on-the-bulls[/url]
[QUOTE]The Jazz have been in a defensive funk of late. Tonight would be the perfect time to show that defense is still a strength of Quin Snyder’s crew. Donovan Mitchell can also make a statement by stepping up on defense (for once).
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dream on!
[URL]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/3/22/22342020/joe-ingles-and-fine-wine-you-get-the-idea-of-improvement-with-age[/URL]
Best Single-season TS%
Michael Jordan: 61.4%
LeBron James: 64.9%
Kevin Durant: 65.1%
Steph Curry: 67.5%
All Non-centers: 69.9%
All-time NBA history: 72.6%
Joe Ingles this season: 73.2%Does that answer your question, [URL="https://twitter.com/AndrewDBailey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1373129757966049285%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slcdunk.com%2F2021%2F3%2F22%2F22342020%2Fjoe-ingles-and-fine-wine-you-get-the-idea-of-improvement-with-age"]@AndrewDBailey[/URL]?
[QUOTE]His turnover rate (TOV%) is also the lowest of his career at 15.4, despite his assist rate (AST%) being the 3rd highest of his career.
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good news. He makes some bad passes
[QUOTE]Joe Ingles: 16.4 pts, 4.7 rbs, 5.8 ast, 2.0 tov, 71.3% eFG
Jordan Clarkson: 24.5 pts, 5.4 rbs, 3.1 ast, 2.5 tov, 54.1% eFG
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He won't get it but should if Clarkson does
[QUOTE]Prior to the 2019-20 season kicking off, the Utah Jazz [URL="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2859195-joe-ingles-jazz-agree-to-1-year-14m-extension-under-contract-through-2022#:~:text=Utah%20Jazz-,Joe%20Ingles%2C%20Jazz%20Agree%20to%201%2DYear%2C%20%2414M,Extension%3B%20Under%20Contract%20Through%202022&text=Joe%20Ingles%20agreed%20to%20a,through%20the%202021%2D22%20season."]extended[/URL] Joe Ingles a 1 yr/$14M contract. At that point, Joe was coming off arguably his best season. At first glance, it seemed appropriate.
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It didn't actually because he declined the year before
[QUOTE][B]His play this season[/B]
Has really opened up the door to the possibility his jersey gets retired.
If he signs one more contract and is productive until 36 I think his jersey has an excellent chance of being retired.
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/ThomasSmithjaz1"]ThomasSmithjaz1[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/3/22/22342020/joe-ingles-and-fine-wine-you-get-the-idea-of-improvement-with-age#537857939"]Mar 22, 2021 | 2:09 PM[/URL]
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which would be a joke as many of the others are. Should just be the HOFers
[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/qa-trade-deadline-nears/[/url]
[QUOTE]Of course the Jazz should trade Bogdanovic[URL="https://saltcityhoops.com/qa-trade-deadline-nears/#note-1"]1[/URL]… as long as they can net a return that improves the team. If the franchise’s brain trust can wrangle a deal that qualifies as a no-brainer, pull the trigger without hesitation. But here’s the catch: very few deals are no-brainers. Most trades involve swapping one set of imperfections for another. Could the Jazz find better defensive player? Sure, but it probably won’t be someone who’s a career .393 long distance shooter, so it becomes a game of swapping out one weakness but adding another.
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getting rid of him makes them better regardless if they get anything back
[QUOTE]I’ll also add here while Bogdanovic is feeling the most heat in social media, he’s far from the only player who isn’t playing up to par. Presumptive Sixth Man of the Year Jordan Clarkson has really slowed down, Derrick Favors hasn’t provided quite the boost the front office was hoping for, and even Royce O’Neale and Donovan Mitchell have lacked defensive energy or focus in recent games.
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Clarkson, Favors and Mitchell should be on the block as well
[QUOTE]This seems like a good place to start, and if we skip over players who aren’t reasonably attainable, it’s a pretty short list. My abbreviated version of the list looks like this: Rudy Gay, Oladipo, Raul Neto, Gordon, Harrison Barnes and Taurean Prince.
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too bad COTM didn't like Neto
[B][url]https://saltcityhoops.com/sc7-def-urgency-slow-starts/[/url]
[QUOTE]Jazz 115, Raptors 112: Donovan Mitchell.[/B] Gobert led the popular vote based on the perception that he shut down the Raptors late, and he did have some [URL="https://twitter.com/tjcranman/status/1373122656862543877?s=20"]amazing sequences[/URL]. But this game wasn’t actually won on the defensive end; far from it actually, the Raptors actually scored 22 points in the final 6 minutes, including eight straight productive possessions where Utah could not get a stop. Not that I’d have a problem giving it to Gobert (who had 15 & 16), but to me it was Mitchell who won this game with a late surge. After the Raptors went up 5 with 1:36 to play, Don powered a 10-2 run by scoring eight straight of his own. Ingles couldn’t miss, with a ridiculous 122% true shooting night on the way to 19 points. But I just couldn’t justify giving it to Ingles’ 19-6-5 on a night when Mitchell had 31-6-5 and did what he did in the final 90 seconds.
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the D was good for 3 quarters so I'd say it was a big part of the win
Fellow All-Star Donovan Mitchell said that he isn’t sure why so many players insist on attacking when Gobert is in the way at this point. Don’t they know their chances of scoring are low? [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/3/22/22344703/rudy-gobert-narrowly-misses-out-on-elusive-utah-jazz-regular-season-triple-double-nba"]“They kept trying to attack him, I don’t know why,” Mitchell said with a laugh. “I wouldn’t. I would just shoot a pull-up or something. I don’t know why guys continuously do that.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/3/22/22344703/rudy-gobert-narrowly-misses-out-on-elusive-utah-jazz-regular-season-triple-double-nba"]Sarah Todd @ deseret.com[/URL]
[url]https://kslsports.com/455967/gobert-mitchell-ingles-lead-jazz-charge-over-bulls/[/url]
[QUOTE]The Jazz were able to get off to an unusually hot start, something the team has been lacking over the last 10 games.
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all year