2023-24 NBA Season

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/7/23949509/the-utah-jazz-are-one-of-the-nba-worst-defensive-teams-and-there-are-two-key-reasons-why[/url]

[QUOTE]Hardy freely admits that he relied on Mike Conley a lot while Conley was in Utah through the first half of the season. It was easy to rely on a veteran player who was clearly going to be the communicating leader of the team and it made things easy on the players.

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it's confirmed. Hardy does indeed suck. Mike made him look good. Nice hire Danny! I think Dunn could give you some of what Mike did but Hardy doesn't like him

no mention of them playing 3 bigs in a league where most teams play 1 :facepalm

Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Walker Kessler is DOUBTFUL to play tonight vs. the Pacers[/URL] pic.twitter.com/gbS2ADbbYJ
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[QUOTE] Tony Jones: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Walker Kessler is doubtful tonight with a left elbow sprain. Some context. I’m hearing this is not expected to be a long term injury, but I’m also hearing this isn’t expected to be a one or even two game injury. The Jazz may have to go some games without their starting center[/URL]

– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba"]Twitter Tjonesonthenba[/URL]

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how does he go from probable to this? I assume Olynyk will start which might help them. Yurtseven!

[url]https://kslsports.com/507335/utah-jazz-fall-to-indiana-did-new-starting-lineup-help/[/url]

[QUOTE]It wasn’t a perfect night from Clarkson who still had six turnovers, far too many for a guard with his talent, but it was a step in the right direction for the veteran’s confidence.

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of what talent? He averages 4. Awful down the stretch while Lauri sat around just hoping to touch the ball. He has to go!

[QUOTE]“The Pacers ended up scoring 74 points in the paint,” Hardy said after the game. “The commitment to team defense has to improve.”

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good thing Kessler was out and helped their spacing! Where was Yurtseven?

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/8/23949517/utah-jazz-can-walker-kessler-and-john-collins-successfully-play-together[/url]

The fact that anyone thought this would work in today's game is the scary part. I thought Danny had a clue? Might be time to retire

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/08/will-hardy-should-absolutely-be-on-the-hot-seat-after-a-disastrous-start-for-the-utah-jazz/[/url]

definitely seems to be in over his head. Even he admits how much Conley meant last year. I think Dunn could give you some of that but he doesn't like Dunn. He does love The Bum though! :cry:

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/08/the-utah-jazz-need-to-move-on-from-jordan-clarkson/[/url]

yep

[url]https://saltlakecity.gleague.nba.com/roster[/url]

guess the final roster though there will be many changes I'm sire throughout the year as always

[url]https://kslsports.com/507320/utah-jazz-mailbag-will-hendricks-help-jazz-defense/[/url]

[QUOTE]Now, that doesn’t mean rookies can’t have an impact defensively. Last season Walker Kessler helped the Jazz as a rim protector, blocking more than two shots a game.

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and as we've seen he's not really that good. Can't guard in space and the scouting report is out

[QUOTE]But, with Keyonte George taking over the starting job in Indiana, the Jazz are probably happy to let him eat up most of the minutes at point guard as he develops into a pillar of the franchise.

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Ideally a vet would be behind him and Hardy doesn't like Dunn for some reason

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/8/23949517/utah-jazz-can-walker-kessler-and-john-collins-successfully-play-together[/url]

[QUOTE]So that brings us back to where the Jazz will find themselves in a few weeks, when Kessler is back on the court. The question that was hanging over the team before the season even started is one that still needs answering. Can the Jazz successfully play Kessler and Collins together? And if so, what does it look like?

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no and no one should have expected it. We saw last year three bigs wasn't the way to go unless you have Gobert and McDaniels. The bigger problem will remain The Bum though

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2023/11/9/23954950/utah-jazz-vs-memphis-grizzlies-preview-injury-report-game-info-what-to-watch[/url]

[QUOTE]I want to see if Keyonte George in his second start will be a little bit more aggressive. The 9 assists were awesome, the only 1 turnover was nice, and the 8 shots and only 3 threes weren’t my favorite. I’d like to see Keyonte be a little more aggressive in finding his shot. I watched Keyonte on Wednesday get separation multiple times and he wouldn’t shoot it, I hope he shoots a lot more on Friday night.

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having a guard that is getting it to the guy they should be getting it too in Lauri isn't a problem. The Bum, Talen and Sexton certainly aren't that guy. Dunn is but Hardy

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/09/jordan-clarkson-isnt-good-enough-to-start-let-alone-be-the-star-of-the-team/[/url]

[QUOTE][h=2]Why does Will Hardy keep letting Jordan Clarkson shoot like he’s Steph Curry when he plays defense like, well, Jordan Clarkson?[/h][/QUOTE]

sadly his D has been the best thing he's offering. The dribbling, gunning, passing are another story all together

[QUOTE]If Clarkson was just a sixth-man, or even rotation guy off the bench, you take it, because those guys are only usually on the team because they excel at just one thing. But Clarkson isn’t just a bench guy getting minutes in a rotation; he’s supposedly the second-best player on the team.

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he sucks regardless

[QUOTE]Despite the fact that Markkanen has historically been a better shooter. If Markkanen is the face of this team, then he should get shots like he is. Giving Clarkson 26 shots is a problem. Especially since he took only three from behind the arc.

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again only 3 bricks from 3 is a positive for The Bum

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/09/the-utah-jazz-cant-afford-to-play-talen-horton-tucker-anymore/[/url]

He's young with upside unlike The Bum

[QUOTE]Jordan Clarkson and Talen Horton-Tucker are holding the Utah Jazz back. And while Clarkson has value as a bench scorer who can shoot the ball in bunches over a short amount of time, the fact is that Horton-Tucker is unplayable. The two men may have different styles, but they have similar personalities. They both take too many shots for how badly they’re scoring the ball, they’re both terrible passers who turn the ball over far too much and they’re both not good defenders who give up too many points.

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I believe Talen has been one of their better defenders and has a lot of potential at that end. His shooting is the big question

[QUOTE]Clarkson seemingly turns the ball over more often by careless with the ball. He’ll charge the paint, as he tends to do, and will stop looking to pass out, only for him to cough up the ball. Horton-Tucker will just throw it to the wrong team [URL="https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/08/will-hardy-should-absolutely-be-on-the-hot-seat-after-a-disastrous-start-for-the-utah-jazz/"]more often than not.[/URL]

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trying to pass is his biggest problem and also the over dribbling which ends up dribbling the ball off himself

[QUOTE]Neither man can run the offense, but at least Clarkson makes him a viable player to get just under 20 minutes a night, just as long as he’s coming off the bench, with the second unit, and giving him the most shots of the bench guys.

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rather have Sexton or Talen taking the shots off the bench. Sexton is just betterr and Talen has some potential in that role too

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2023/11/09/better-offense-lots-turnovers-utah-jazz/[/url]

[QUOTE]Kris Dunn had 7 points, 4 boards, 2 assists, and no turnovers in 12 minutes. He needs more time and opportunities.

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hard to imagine it changing. No matter how he plays Hardy obviously isn't a fan and why would he be when he's got The Bum instead!!! :cry:

[QUOTE] Tony Jones: Jordan Clarkson on the Jazz playing their first in season tournament game: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Treat it like a playoff game[/URL]

– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba"]Twitter Tjonesonthenba[/URL]


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uh oh