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[QUOTE]Kelsey Russo: #Cavs [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Dante Exum suffered a right calf strain, and he will not return to the game[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/kelseyyrusso"]Twitter kelseyyrusso[/URL]
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Come on ya got at least play against the Jazz :facepalm
[QUOTE][URL="https://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/30652596/nba-cleveland-cavaliers-dante-exum-injured-orlando-magic"]Dante Exum’s torrid injury run has continued, with the 25-year-old suffering a lower leg injury during Tuesday’s (AEDT) clash against the Orlando Magic[/URL]. Exum limped from the court in the opening minute of the Cavaliers’ clash with the Magic after hurting his right leg. There were fears the Australian may have suffered an Achilles injury but Cavs’ media staff said the early prognosis was a calf issue.
– via [URL="https://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/30652596/nba-cleveland-cavaliers-dante-exum-injured-orlando-magic"]ESPN staff @ ESPN[/URL]
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God I miss that bum :facepalm
[url]https://kslsports.com/450110/jazz-vs-nets-and-the-jazz-priority-list/[/url]
[QUOTE]The Jazz suffered a similar fate last season after acquiring Mike Conley and Bojan Bogdanovic in the summer of 2019. Fans expected the Jazz roster to step on the floor ready to compete for a championship but were eliminated in the first round thanks to injuries and inconsistency.
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They were consistently bad on D, Snyder was consistently bad with decisions. The roster was their biggest problem.
[QUOTE]First of all, the starters finally appear to be jelling after more than a year together, and when it works, they are going to be really hard to beat. Even when Donovan Mitchell and Bogdanovic have struggled this season, the Jazz have enough depth with Conley and Rudy Gobert to provide in the starting lineup.
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Gobert, Conley and O'Neale are good. THe rest need a lot of work
[QUOTE]It would be ideal if the Jazz knew what to expect from him come the postseason when they are almost sure to be matched up with one of Damian Lillard, Chris Paul, Devin Booker, James Harden, Jamal Murray, or Steph Curry in the first round.
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It would be ideal for Snyder to try something else when guys aren't playing well
[QUOTE]However, Snyder has had opportunities to do it in the past and hasn’t really used the change very often, so it might not be in his MO. He’s a pretty big believer and using every opportunity you can to improve and learn something new.
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yep he's not big on sitting guys even in blowouts
[QUOTE]Last year Clarkson had the worst defensive rating of any real rotation player on the team, so seeing that improve is a good sign.
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[url]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/1/4/22214102/kevin-durant-will-miss-tuesdays-game-against-utah-jazz-because-of-covid-19-protocols[/url]
Derrick Favors is the only player on the Jazz’s injury report for Tuesday, with the right knee soreness that he’s had throughout the young season being the listed reason.
[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/who-will-be-the-jazzs-third-best-player-this-season/[/url]
[QUOTE]But who takes the third spot in matter of importance and production for the Jazz? Veteran guard Mike Conley is off to a terrfiic start this season, and Croatian sniper Bojan Bogdanovic was Utah’s second best scorer a season ago. Homegrown hustler Royce O’Neale is another important piece, as is Jordan Clarkson, who just celebrated the one-year mark since landing in Utah.
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Conley's number 2 until Mitchell or someone else proves otherwise. It's not close
[QUOTE]Each of these players bring their own individual advantages and disadvantages to the court that create legitimate arguments for them to claim that third spot on the podium of importance, but it really comes down to two of these talented players: Conley and Bogdanovic.
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I'd take O'Neale probably 3rd. Plays both ends
[QUOTE]It’s taken a whole season for Conley to look comfortable in a Jazz uniform. Last year he struggled to consistently play at a high level and many critics questioned if he truly fit in with the team. While Conley is currently playing at the highest level we’ve seen, its difficult to know if it will truly last. Conley had a few impressive streaks last year but it didn’t turn out to be sustainable. Time will tell if he can keep his high level performances going.
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it didn't really. struggled for 5 games to start the year
[QUOTE]Bogdanovic is perhaps the best free-agent signing the Utah Jazz have had since Carlos Boozer back in 2004. In his first season with Utah, Bogdanovic posted a scoring average of 20.2 (career high) to go with 2.1 assists, and 4.1 rebounds. Bojan quickly became Utah’s second scoring option behind Mitchell and stole the hearts of Jazz fans everywhere with multiple buzzer-beating game winners last season.
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why show his other stats if you're trying to prop the guy up. They're sad!
[QUOTE]Bojan is currently averaging the lowest offensive rating of anyone over 150 minutes at 104.5. Additionally, his defensive rating is 106.9 giving him an overall net rating of -2.4. For all that offense, Bogdanovic clearly isn’t picking things up enough on the defensive side of the ball as the opposing team is outscoring him while on the floor.
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he doesn't pick it up anywhere
[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/sc7-jan0421-d-returning/[/url]
[QUOTE]Quietly, though, the Jazz’s defense has been pretty sound all season — at least when they succeed at forcing a team to play against their schemes. On halfcourt possessions this season, Jazz opponents are managing just 89.7 points per 100 plays. That’s sixth in the league and second in the Western Conference. They’re still allowing too many easy transition buckets (third worst at 1.37 points per transition possession, CTG says), but their halfcourt defense has been good enough to carry them to a ninth overall ranking in non-garbage time defense.
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some good news. Maybe give some other guys a chance to show they can defend in transition
[QUOTE]That kind of quote is why guys will run through walls for Quin Snyder. That’s why Gobert’s written acknowledgement upon signing his extension referenced exactly two other humans: his mom and his only NBA coach. Snyder’s core tenet as a people manager is to believe in his guys. He’s Ted Lasso without the Magnum P.I. mustache or the drawl. He also demands a lot from people, so it wouldn’t be quite accurate to call him a “player’s coach” in the purest and most pejorative sense of the term. But he stands by his guys and wants them to succeed. And they sense that.
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wish he could believe in some other guys when his guys aren't getting it done
[QUOTE][B]Jazz 106, Clippers 100: Mike Conley.[/B] A bit more straightforward here after Conley poured his his highest point total (33) in 53 games as a Jazzman. plus seven helpers. But a big nod to Derrick Favors here: this is exactly why the Jazz used their biggest offseason asset to reacquire the old friend. Gobert spent much of the night in foul trouble, and with last year’s roster that would have been a death sentence against a team as good as LAC. But Favors’ presence allowed the Jazz to keep the defense the same while Gobert sat, and he gave them a 14-and-11 line and a +6. Bogey[URL="https://saltcityhoops.com/sc7-jan0421-d-returning/#note-2"]2[/URL] and Royce O’Neale also did great work on defense even though their shots weren’t falling, and Ingles was really good (11-8-7).
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the biggest reason for Favors was more sentimental
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/1/4/22213016/best-center-talent-in-nba-goes-to-utah-jazz-rudy-gobert-derrick-favors[/url]
[QUOTE][I]Signing Favors and extending Gobert makes you wonder if Jazz have the best center talent in the league.[/I]
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with no PF who cares?
[QUOTE]The only team exceeding that rotational average (among players with 10K possession experience) is Cleveland, who is hoarding Love, Drummond, and Nance for asset collection purposes. Denver nearly matches Utah with Nikola Jokic and JaMychal Green on the books.
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Rather have Green or Nance
[QUOTE][h=4]If we include DOK into 3 players[/h]
We would be the best hands down
DOK is a beast. He is like SHAK daddy .
Too bad he won’t get many mins this season but I hope Q figures out a way to get him some mins
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/statpower"]statpower[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/1/4/22213016/best-center-talent-in-nba-goes-to-utah-jazz-rudy-gobert-derrick-favors#535094572"]Jan 4, 2021 | 2:59 PM[/URL]
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He's behind Morgan still. The Stars are waiting for him though!
[QUOTE]Kelsey Russo: #Cavs injury report for tomorrow’s game against the Magic: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Dante Exum (calf strain), Darius Garland (right shoulder strain), Matthew Dellavedova (concussion), Kevin Love (calf strain), Kevin Porter Jr. (personal), Dylan Windler (hand fracture) are all OUT[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/kelseyyrusso"]Twitter kelseyyrusso[/URL]
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pathetic
[QUOTE]Mike Vorkunov: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Frank Ntilikina and Obi Toppin remain out for tomorrow’s Knicks-Jazz game, the team says. Dennis Smith Jr. upgraded to probable, Omari Spellman too. Alec Burks and Nerlens Noel are questionable[/URL].
[/QUOTE] – via [URL="https://twitter.com/MikeVorkunov"]Twitter MikeVorkunov[/URL]
be nice to see Alec at least
[QUOTE]Shams Charania: Cavaliers guard [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Dante Exum is expected to miss one-to-two months with strained right calf,[/URL] sources tell @The Athletic @Stadium.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]
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:coleman:
[QUOTE]Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder, on the Nets going small with Jeff Green at the 5: “I think Jeff as a 5 has really been effective. I should have played him at the 5 more.[/URL] But obviously we have Rudy there and minutes were hard to come by. … He’s a weapon at that position.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
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You played him there plenty. He was your answer before Bradley ruined the whole team :roll:
Eric Walden: Jazz big man [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Juwan Morgan is OUT tonight due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
[url]https://kslsports.com/450161/jazz-at-nets-game-night/[/url]
[QUOTE]While the Jazz earned a reputation for struggling against smaller lineups from the Rockets and Golden State Warriors in previous seasons, it hasn’t seemed to be as much of issue this season or late last year.
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Let's hope not since they only have the small or really small lineup or Favors at the 4 :roll:
[QUOTE]“There’s always a decision whether or not you’re gonna adjust, or you’re gonna try to do what you do and figure out, potentially ways to do it better,” Snyder said. “Rudy being able to defend out on the perimeter sometimes as a matter of comfort, where he’s out there against the guard moving his feet. Is he disciplined to keep his hand up to deter a three-point shot?”
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that's not the problem. Problem is Rudy is away from the rim and the Jazz will get torched
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[url]https://saltcityhoops.com/the-price-of-advantage-basketball/[/url]
[QUOTE]Last season, it’s easy to point to the non-Rudy Gobert minutes as a major reason why the Jazz were inconsistent, which has nothing to do with effort. This season, they have filled the roster gaps that existed when Gobert sat, so why on earth have the Jazz struggled to play with cohesion, attention to detail, and so on? For some, it’s easy to point to effort. Really, it’s just a lazy narrative.
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it' easy to point ar Bradley when they had much bigger issues and probably still do
[QUOTE]Conversely, you have the Utah Jazz teams during the Quin Snyder era. Snyder has been reputed as an offensive genius. He’s never had a LeBron on his team, or really anyone close to it. But he’s had a bunch of very high basketball-IQ players. And this is really necessary. You see, Quin’s system is designed in a way that, if executed properly, it creates an [URL="https://saltcityhoops.com/improving-the-o-through-advantage-basketball/"][I]advantage[/I][/URL] (I’ve written on the subject before) which will translate to a scoring opportunity.
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I thought he was a defensive genius? He may or may not be a genius but when it comes to basketball I'm not seeing it
[QUOTE]And each action plus reaction also has a counter built in that they can use, which creates yet another option for them to choose from. And the counters to the counters have counters. If you’re having trouble diagramming that in your head, you’re not alone. Imagine doing that at an NBA pace with large and highly athletic bodies around you and you’ve just barely met Quin and your teammates. Look how long it took for Mike Conley to truly feel comfortable playing like himself!
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too bad they wouldn't give up Exum for him the previous season and he would have gotten a head start and they could have kept some of the guys they ended up dealing as well. :facepalm
[QUOTE]It appears like a really bad decision on Donovan’s part, and it is, but it’s not [I]just [/I]him being stupid or careless or selfish. It is partly those things. But the “blender” isn’t blending Mitchell takes the easy way out instead of forcing the thought process on the “menu” each possession. And I know continuity is an argument for why this shouldn’t happen to Don on a roster that has been kept mostly the same as in prior seasons. But even longtime Jazz big man Derrick Favors, after spending just one season away from Quin and the team, came back and said there is plenty of new stuff in Snyder’s book for him to not only re-learn, but learn for the first time.
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I'm sure it is different. The offense sucked now the defense does or did anyway.
[QUOTE]Whenever we saw that rhythm come through last season, the reverie would be broken up by some Tony Bradley and Mudiay minutes. And the result was more inconsistency, more over-thinking, and a “tale of two Jazz teams”. This season? The roster gaps have been filled. Once the early-season over-thinking is replaced by basketball instinct and the “menu of options” becomes second-nature, we’ll start to see the Jazz team we were expecting to see all along. [/QUOTE]
Bradley and Mudiay were fine. They were too small. No PF. Royce is doing his best impression of one right now but it might be asking too much for him to keep it up. Bojan and Mitchell minutes have been a bigger issue
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/1/5/22215199/rudy-gobert-takes-the-high-road-shaquille-oneal[/url]
[QUOTE][h=4]it is interesting that all the times larry and karl beefed about pay[/h]
he never sought out offers from other teams
don’t remember what the free agent rules were then
but seems like he coulda got most teams to pay him way more than the jazz if he was a ufa
Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/letter%20to%20the%20Corinthians"]letter to the Corinthians[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/1/5/22215199/rudy-gobert-takes-the-high-road-shaquille-oneal#535131538"]Jan 5, 2021 | 4:29 PM[/URL]
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no he just asked for more money every time he'd just signed a new contract :facepalm
[QUOTE]Tony Jones: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder: Whatever we were concentrating on at the beginning of the game, it wasn’t the right things. Whatever those reasons are, we don’t have any excuses.[/URL] We played really, really poorly
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba"]Twitter Tjonesonthenba[/URL]
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poorly coached as well