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[QUOTE]could be facing fines or even a suspension.[/QUOTE]

he hit him. That's at least a game no? :confusedshrug:
[QUOTE]The fracas broke out in the third quarter of Utah's 117-114 overtime win over L.A., after Booker and Lakers forward Julius Randle got tangled up on the court. Booker picked up a technical foul and Hibbert raced over to defend his teammate, bouncing Booker with his chest in the process. Booker swung at Hibbert's head. The feud between Booker and Hibbert


seemed to start earlier in the week, with the two exchanging words in Sunday's preseason opener. After that game, Booker declined to elaborate on the issue by saying, "I don't even want to talk about him. No words for him."


After Tuesday's game, Booker had even less to say. The veteran forward declined to speak with reporters at all.


Hibbert didn't have much to add, either.


"We play together. I'm not going to speak too much about that play," Hibbert told reporters in the locker room after the game. "Like I said, [Randle is] the face of this team for the future and, one through 15, I'd step up for anybody, anybody in the starting five to the guys at the end of the bench. We play as a team and I have everybody's back."


Immediately after the game, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said he had yet to talk with his forward about the scuffle.


"We'll look at the tape and everything," Snyder said. "Obviously, we want him in the game and we've got to try to control our emotions, and Trevor's an emotional guy."



Loud and proud


Most of the 10,300 fans who filled the Stan Sheriff Center on the University of Hawaii campus for Utah's first two preseason games were there to cheer on Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.


Not that the Jazz minded at all.


"It was unbelievable," Snyder said. "It was great. It was a road game, it felt like, for us. It wasn't a typical preseason game, that's for sure. I think both teams got a lot out of it."


New Jazz center Tibor Pleiss had been told to expect a more subdued start to his NBA career. Instead, he got just the opposite.


"Everybody's saying the preseason is not so much defense," he said. "But it was so intense. Everybody was hustling. Everybody was hacking each other. People were fighting. It was unbelievable."



Feeling fresh


Snyder wanted to get shooting guard Alec Burks a few extra minutes on the floor Tuesday as he continues to work himself back from last season's shoulder surgery, and an overtime game certainly helped the coach in that cause.


Burks played a game-high 38 minutes and scored a game-high 27 points (on 9-of-14 shooting).


"At the end of the game, he looked fresh," Snyder said after the Jazz's 117-114 win over the Lakers. "I think he was excited to be out there. He's got another gear. It's just good to see him playing with such

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[QUOTE]There was Trey Burke with a 12 point first quarter. [/QUOTE]

and his usual crap the other 3

[QUOTE]There was Kobe Bryant looking like Kobe Bryant for the first time. If you stayed up late to watch the finale from Hawaii, you were treated to fun, entertaining basketball, even if this was a preseason affair, even if the Jazz went without Derrick Favors on Tuesday night and played Gordon Hayward and Rudy Gobert 12 minutes each.





What went right: Burks went 0-5 in the preseason opener. Hood wasn't much better, shooting 1-9 from the field. Each experienced a turnaround in a major way. Burks was dominant, finishing with 27 points, six assists and four rebounds. Hood scored 17 of his 21 points after halftime. In a game without Hayward, they proved for one night that they have the ability to close a basketball game. And they did it in different ways. Burks was fantastic in almost every facet. He was able to get to the rim with ease. He splashed midrange jumpers and he made threes. Hood showed off his cerebral ability to run the pick and roll. He got going from the perimeter and also scored in the paint. Quin Snyder went without a point guard down the stretch and it's easy to see why he wants to experiment with such a lineup. Hood, Burks and Hayward could be almost overbearing for opponents to deal with during the regular season. It's all about getting your five best players on the floor.
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Than why does trey start?



[QUOTE]What went wrong: For a second straight night, the Jazz turned the ball over at a high rate, something that's going to have to get better as time rolls on. Burke was very good last night scoring the ball with 15 points. But he struggled in other aspects, with five turnovers to go with five assists. A good night for a point guard is a 2-1 assist to turnover ratio, so Burke has work to do there.[/QUOTE]


same old Trey


[QUOTE]The Jazz also struggled in stretches rebounding the ball and protecting the rim. But a lot of that can be attributed to Favors not playing and Gobert's spare minutes.[/QUOTE]


mostly Gobert. The wings and guards have been hitting the boards




[QUOTE]Fight, fight: You can argue back and forth all day on whether Trevor Booker was in the right for taking a swing at Hibbert. Here's what we do know. The two got into it on Sunday night, and Hibbert approached Tibor Pleiss in the first half of Tuesday's game. So, there was precedence of Hibbert being an irritant. At the same time, Booker's now on the hook for a suspension and a fine, which hurts his pockets. 20 years ago, this would be a non-issue.



Now, the NBA simply doesn't tolerate physical altercations. So expect Booker to get at least a game, and if that happens, he will miss the regular season opener.




A child shall lead: Trey Lyles played a wonderful game, scoring 13 points and grabbing eight rebounds. He's impressive for a rookie in that he doesn't force action and plays within himself. And his game is advanced for such a young player. He can truly play inside and out, and his ability to handle the ball and pass the ball for a 6-foot-10 power forward isn't something you see every day. With Booker's status in the air for the regular season opener, there's a chance Lyles sees important minutes off the bat.
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Maybe could play Hayward, Hood and Ingles there too. Withey/Gobert might be nice or Pleiss/Gobert.


[QUOTE]The back-up center: You have to love what Jeff Withey provided last night, protecting the rim, finishing at the hoop and providing a rebounding presence. He had 11 points, five rebounds and four blocked shots and played better than Pleiss, who didn't play all that badly himself. Withey's turned heads with his play thus far. [/QUOTE]


He played more the Pleiss. I liked Pleiss' game too.




[QUOTE]Standout stat: The Jazz played their starters for 88 total minutes last night. The Lakers played their starters for 111. The Jazz still winning makes a statement concerning the quality of their depth.
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please! they're are certainly big questions considering their depth. pretty good up front but the wings and pg situation are a big concern still/


[QUOTE]What's next: Utah takes Wednesday off, travels to Phoenix on Thursday and will face the Suns on Friday night.



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Cooley could make sense for them.

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[QUOTE]It will be a point of interest all season, but can it also be a point of pride? [/QUOTE]

Neto, Burks, Hood maybe Cotton. Burke now way! :no:

[QUOTE]Heading into this season, no position elicited more question marks for the Utah Jazz than the point guard - and that was before starter Dant

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[QUOTE]When the Utah Jazz take on the Phoenix Suns on Friday night, there will be a familiar face on the opposing bench.


He'll be the guy sitting next to longtime Jazzman Jeff Hornacek.


Earl Watson, who spent three of his 13 NBA seasons in Utah, is back in the league as one of the Suns' new assistant coaches. It's a job those who know Watson always expected he would get.


"There was no doubt in my mind he was going to become a coach," Jazz forward Gordon Hayward said. "He was coaching us when he was on the team." Watson's first season in Utah was also






Hayward's rookie year, and the veteran helped shape the Jazz's future.


"He taught me about being a professional and going to work every day," Hayward said.


On the court, Watson was always quick to provide tips, too.


"Playing your own pace, controlling the tempo. He really taught me that when you have the ball in your hands, you go however fast you want," said Hayward, who has turned into one the league's best playmaking forwards.
Jazz point guard Bryce Cotton, who spent his first three months as a pro learning under Watson in the D-League, expects big things for his former coach.


"Just being in the league for so long and knowing he had an underdog mentality, it gives him the ability to relate to any type of player," Cotton said. "I still talk to him from time to time, if I need advice or I need suggestions on whatever it is I'm going through. He's always there. He's going to be a tremendous coach."
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How does Cotton know him? D-league?
[QUOTE]Watson's playing career was guided by some of the game's most legendary coaches: John Wooden, Hubie Brown and Jerry Sloan. And Cotton, who saw Watson land his first coaching job last year with the Austin Spurs, saw those things come out.


"He loves talking about his past experiences," Cotton said. "He was due for at least one five-minute motivational conversation every day in practice. At least."



Aloha means goodbye


The Jazz skipped practice Wednesday in Honolulu, opting instead to close out their preseason trip to Hawaii with a tour of the Pearl Harbor memorial. Players and coaches came away extremely pleased with the trip to the Pacific, which saw them play two games in front of passionate, sellout crowds of 10,000-plus each.


But would they do it again?


"It's a good trip," coach Quin Snyder said. "

[QUOTE]Utah Jazz forward [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--jazz-forward-trevor-booker-184443286.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma"]Trevor Booker has been suspended one game for taking a swing at Los Angeles Lakers center Roy Hibbert in a preseason game,[/URL] league sources told Yahoo Sports.

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[QUOTE]Snyder certainly believes his team is in a better spot now than before the Jazz said their first

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[quote]For starters, it

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[QUOTE]Now, we get to see what Raul Neto can do with some extended minutes.
When the Utah Jazz take on the Phoenix Suns tonight, the rookie point guard from Brazil will be in the starting lineup for the first time.
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Not sure he'll play any more. Get to see him with the first unit and against the Suns first unit.


The move, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said, was made strictly to get a longer look at some guys. So Trey Burke and Joe Ingles will be held out of tonight's game. And with Neto in the lineup, that means Bryce Cotton will make his preseason debut, as the second year point guard out of Providence was a DNP in the first two games against the Los Angeles Lakers.







[QUOTE]So what do the Jazz want to see out of
Neto? He's proven he can make an impact in short spurts, like he did against the Lakers. But it's harder to be effective with more minutes. And also, Neto won't be playing against Jabari Brown or Lou Williams - aka bench guys. He'll be playing against Brandon Knight and Eric Bledsoe - aka top end starting guards in the NBA. So the Jazz are interested to see what kind of adjustment Neto can make against a jump in competition.



Also, Neto will be playing with starters tonight, which is also an adjustment. Either way, Neto was impressive in spurts against the Lakers. He'll have a much bigger role and more scrutiny tonight.
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Needs to show he can knock down open jumpers because they're going to double down on Favors, Hayward and Burks until he does.



[QUOTE]Can he take advantage? [/QUOTE]


The bigger question is Cotton going to get a chance? Hard to believe Trey is head and shoulders above him. :confusedshrug:

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[QUOTE]Jody Genessy: Trevor [URL="http://*********.com/social/"]Booker on slapping Roy Hibbert:

[URL="http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2015/10/trail_blazers_moe_harkless_remains_sidelined_as_he.html"]Stotts said Harkless would

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[QUOTE]Snyder continues to tinker with his rotation as the preseason progresses. He gave point guard Raul Neto his first start on Friday night against the Phoenix Suns, and he gave Bryce Cotton his first preseason minutes as well. Snyder said he wants to see how things work and how different players mesh with each other.[/QUOTE]


looks like he went with a lot of different combinations. None of them worked too well in the 3rd. Cotton did some things and Trey didn't play so there's still hope there. Hope they go head to head next Friday.



[QUOTE]"For us, that big lineup is one that

[QUOTE]The New Orleans [URL="http://www.nola.com/pelicans/index.ssf/2015/10/forward_greg_smith_fails_physi.html"]Pelicans were set to sign power forward Greg Smith, but sources said Friday night that he failed his physical examination and will not be joining the team[/URL].

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