2020-21 Regular season- The tax team

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50151595/the---kings-mike-conley-and-rudy-gobert-lord-over-rockets[/url]

[QUOTE]"I think they play harder when I'm out," Ingles said. "They told me that they try and get their plus/minus up when I'm out so I look bad, which is incredibly selfish of our guys."


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two of the best players in the league come in and out of the game together and play less with Mitchell, Bojan and Clarkson. Not hard to figure out

[QUOTE]Conley and Gobert figured out how to play with each other. They spent time in the offseason training as a duo to get each other's movements and timing locked in.


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so why hasn't Mitchell been able to do this over several years?

[QUOTE]Conley and Gobert pushed the Jazz out to a 9-point lead in the first six minutes before both heading to the bench. When they came back, the lead was down to 2. By their next break, five minutes later, Utah's lead had grown to 12 again.


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that was the only bad stretch of the game

[QUOTE]"It obviously shows the impact those guys have on the game," said Ingles, who had 21 points, six rebounds and four assists — but only a frail plus-15. "I don't know if it's a pointless stat or not — that's for the Twitter world to have a conversation about. But, I mean, if you told me something like that and the number that is, that's a pretty ridiculously high number, so it shows the impact those guys have for sure."


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game to game it's pretty useless. Over the course of a season of seasons it has more meaning. They aren't 1,2 for no reason

[QUOTE]"With me getting a little bit more comfortable in the offense, and defensively, quite frankly, me being able to give a little bit more on that end, I think (Rudy) really enjoys that and it kind of gets him going on the offensive end and it gets him running harder," Conley said "Gets him setting harder screens and rolling, knowing that I'm looking to make a play, I'm looking for him every time I come down and looking to throw a lob. … He just really feeds well off of just the unselfish nature that we have together."


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I'm sure it's a lot different for Gobert knowing Conley and Ingles are looking to get him the ball instead of shooting it like Mitchell or Clarkson

[URL]https://www.deseret.com/2021/4/21/22395644/instant-analysis-no-1-utah-jazz-beat-basement-dwelling-houston-rockets-rudy-gobert-jordan-clarkson[/URL]

[QUOTE]All the usual suspects from the Jazz had a good night. Joe Ingles was firing without hesitation as was Jordan Clarkson, and the pair led the team with 43 points. Rudy Gobert and Mike Conley were a plus-44 and plus-46 respectively — which says a lot about them and a lot about the Rockets — while pitching in a combined 30 points.

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JC firing without hesitation. Imagine that! :facepalm

[QUOTE]I saw a lot of criticism on social media about the Rockets broadcast crew, and I get it, they aren’t great (a lot of really cringe-worthy stuff). But I do applaud them for trying to keep things light during a season when there is barely anything to be happy about.

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Better than Bolerjack and whoever but who isn't

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/21/22396914/utah-jazz-beat-houston-rockets-nba-rudy-gobert-donovan-mitchell-john-wall-quin-snyder-basketball[/url]

[QUOTE]For one, I think tonight was a perfect example of how Bojan Bogdanovic needs to try and gather himself if he misses a couple shots early in a game. He ended the night with an unremarkable 14 points on 4-13 shooting and very clearly had a couple stretches where he was forcing the issue in an unproductive way. In a [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/4/20/22394144/utah-jazz-bojan-bogdanovic-looking-better-off-injury"]recent Downbeat[/URL] Tavan wrote, he mentioned that part of Bogdanovic’s recent success has come from an uptick in his confidence with the ball. For Bogdanovic, a major marker in whether or not he is playing with confidence is if he attacks the basket looking to [I]score[/I] rather than looking to draw a foul. Tonight, it was evident that the latter was happening.


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he shouldn't be attacking at all. It doesn't usually end well. Catch and shoot period

[QUOTE][h=4]i feel like Boler has no interest in any player outside of Jazz[/h]
the only time he refers to an opposing player is with "Oh my …. "

Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/statpower"]statpower[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/4/21/22396914/utah-jazz-beat-houston-rockets-nba-rudy-gobert-donovan-mitchell-john-wall-quin-snyder-basketball#539193874"]Apr 22, 2021 | 9:10 AM[/URL]

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doesn't care much about anyone but Mitchell like most people I guess :facepalm

[url]https://sircharlesincharge.com/2021/04/22/nba-team-playoffs-win-west-jazz/[/url]

[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz appear to be in the driver seat to get the 1-seed and clinch homecourt throughout the playoffs. The Jazz have the best halfcourt defense, an elite halfcourt offense, elite best defensive rebounding and the best 3-point shooting offense in the league. But one hole that teams could expose with Utah is their transition defense.


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that should be less of a factor in the playoffs.

[QUOTE][I]“2020” version of Bojan Bogdanovic must return[/I]
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no. Even at his best I'm not sure he's a positive. The coach needs to be able to sit him and others if they aren't getting it done which I'm not sure he's capable of. Would have beat Denver last year if he was

[QUOTE]When the playoffs start, defenses will undoubtedly try to shut down the Mitchell/Conley/Ingles + Gobert pick-and-roll by hedging picks and getting weakside paint help from defenders. If they do, Bojan will need to be ready to knock down open 3’s or attack the rim.


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More concerning will be teams attacking him and Mitchell at the other end

[url]https://hoopshabit.com/2021/04/21/utah-jazz-nba-playoff-matchups/[/url]

[QUOTE]It won’t be an ideal matchup for the Blazers by any means since the Jazz simply have an incredible amount of firepower, but for Jazz fans and neutral observers, this could be one of the more scintillating first-round matchups we’ve seen in recent history.


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Portland sucks defensively. Should be a sweep

[QUOTE]The Mavs are probably too good to be a bottom seed, which means that the Jazz could find themselves very unfortunate to have to meet them in the first round.


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I love the way Gobert shut down Donic last time. Bring it on

[QUOTE]While the Warriors are the inferior team to the Blazers and Mavs, simply seeing the world’s best 3-point shooter face off against the NBA’s best 3-point shooting team is enough to make this our top choice as a first-round matchup for the Utah Jazz.


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They have champions so they could make it interesting but they just don't have enough

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;14299493]Long time no see! Hope all is ok?

Yeah after Joe looked to be on the decline the past couple years he's better than ever and actually became an aggressive scorer. Apparently staying in Utah and working in the off season is the difference. Something good came out of the Trump virus afterall![/QUOTE]
All is well with me, just cut back a lot on my computer time! Randomly came back while I had a spare hour at work tonight. Everything good with you?

[QUOTE=El Kabong;14299559]All is well with me, just cut back a lot on my computer time! Randomly came back while I had a spare hour at work tonight. Everything good with you?[/QUOTE]

Yeah despite Trump's best efforts I'm alright. Things starting to get back to normal finally.

[url]https://kslsports.com/458118/charles-barkley-i-think-the-utah-jazz-can-win-the-championship/[/url]

[QUOTE]“Kenny, they’ve got the coach of the year, they’ve got two All-Stars, they’ve got the Sixth Man of the Year, I’m telling you,” Barkley protested. ” Remember last year they got jobbed because [Bojan] Bogdanovic didn’t play playoffs, they would have beat Denver last year if Bogdanovic had have played.”


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They got jobbed because your COTY didn't make the necessary adjustments

[QUOTE]Despite his arguments, (albeit flawed as the Jazz had three All-Stars) neither Smith nor O’Neal were ready join Barkley aboard the Jazz hype train.


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really only 2 all stars and Mitchell

[QUOTE]“I guarantee that won’t happen this year,” Barkley argued back.


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How can you even say that? They could play the Lakers in the 2nd round




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[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50152298/not-that-they-care-but-jordan-clarkson-and-joe-ingles-are-the-2-favorites-for-6th-man-of-the-year[/url]

[QUOTE]"He's a hell of a teammate," Ingles said of his bench partner. "You guys should try and spend a weekend with him, he's a hell of a dude."


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get more than enough watching the games but thanks

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/04/22/utah-jazz-minivan-playoff-road-trips/[/url]

[QUOTE]Of course, Utah is likely to earn homecourt advantage for most of the playoffs. Yet seeing that the squad’s 18-12 road record is a far cry from its 26-3 mark at home, the Jazz sure could use any help they can get from Niang when it comes time for postseason trips.


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He'll probably be out of the rotation come playoff time. More Mitchell, Bojan and Clarkson!

[QUOTE]Shams Charania: Kings guard [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]De’Aaron Fox is expected to miss at least 10-to-14 days due to health and safety protocols,[/URL] sources tell me and @Sam Amick. Sacramento is currently three games out of play-in 10th seed.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]



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believe they are coming up

[url]https://kslsports.com/458142/jazz-mailbag-will-dwyane-wade-help-recruit-to-the-jazz/[/url]

[QUOTE]Opportunity will depend on what happens with Mike Conley this offseason and if the Jazz find a way to clear some cap space over the next several seasons. Otherwise, the only recruiting Wade could potentially help with is minimum-salary veterans.


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you really thin they are going to try to clear Bojan, Clarkson and Favors? Sure would be nice. mitchell too

[QUOTE][B]Anderson: [/B]This question comes from Mr.Monsta13 on Twitter about the Jazz supporting cast. As we saw last year, Donovan Mitchell is nearly good enough to carry the Jazz to a first-round series win by himself. With the excellence of Rudy Gobert and Mike Conley, especially against a lesser team in the opening round, the Jazz should expect to play in the second round.


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He wasn't doing it by himself as much as he might try. They lost because of defense and we know he doesn't play any

[QUOTE]Clarkson was almost exactly the same player in last year’s playoffs that he’s been for the Jazz this year. He averaged 16.7 points, shot 46 percent from the floor and 35 percent from three while playing nearly 29 minutes per game.


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and he was awful

[QUOTE]The question with Niang has always been how he matches up defensively, but he’s been significantly better on that end this season and is unlikely to have to play more than 10-15 minutes a night assuming the Jazz enter the playoffs healthy.


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sadly he probably won't play and Clarkson, Bojan and Mitchell will play more

[QUOTE]However, regardless of his status, it’s extremely unlikely we see him play again this season. He had already been jumped in the rotation by second-year big man Juwan Morgan, and that was before the Jazz signed Ersan Ilyasova.


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[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50152876/can-the-utah-jazz-win-a-title-charles-barkley-sure-thinks-so[/url]

[QUOTE]Donovan Mitchell led Utah out of the first round as a rookie, missed a game-tying 3 in the closing moments of a pivotal Game 3 in 2019, and scored the most points anyone ever has in a first-round series last summer. He's a playoff veteran now.


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their leader :facepalm

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/4/23/22397885/dont-expect-the-utah-jazz-change-donovan-mitchell-out-sprained-ankle-injury-nba[/url]

[QUOTE][h=1]Don’t expect the Jazz to change things up while Donovan Mitchell is sidelined[/h][/QUOTE]

well damn it they have. The ball is moving and the defense is improved. Maybe Snyder and Mitchell are noticing? :facepalm

[QUOTE][URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/12/10/22166539/utah-jazz-news-donovan-mitchell-nba"]Donovan Mitchell[/URL] is the Utah Jazz’s leading scorer, averaging 26.4 points per game over the season. He’s more often than not the player that is initiating the offense and has the ball in his hands more than any other guy on the team.


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the ball should be in Conley and Ingles hands. That is obvious

[QUOTE]“I thought it was going to be different, but we are really playing great basketball,” Bojan Bogdanovic said after Wednesday’s win over Houston. “We’re moving the ball, every other day we are ending up with like with five or six players with the same number of shots, so we are team playing like we are No. 1. ... I think that’s why we are playing good basketball and we are successful even without our best player and our leader.”


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Gobert covers your ass all night and you really think he's not your best player and leader?

[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/4/23/22398037/jazz-insiders-path-to-top-of-nba-standings-udoka-azubuike-update[/url]

[QUOTE]Through the last five games, Mike Conley leads the league in assists per game with 11.8. In that same stretch of games, Joe Ingles is shooting 54.1% from 3-point range on 9.0 attempts per game.


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miss you Mitchell! :facepalm