Tony Jones: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley continue to be OUT with a sprained ankle and hamstring tightness, respectively[/URL]
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Tony Jones: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley continue to be OUT with a sprained ankle and hamstring tightness, respectively[/URL]
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Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Donovan Mitchell was re-evaluated today for his sprained ankle and will be out at least another week[/URL].
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[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/5/1/22414336/the-utah-jazz-look-to-get-back-on-rhythm-against-the-toronto-raptors[/url]
[QUOTE]The Jazz are missing two All-Star guards, and it shows. While the bench was able to show up in a big way against the [URL="https://www.sactownroyalty.com/"]Sacramento Kings[/URL], it was completely unable to do so against the [URL="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/"]Phoenix Suns[/URL]. With Mitchell and Conley out, a lot of responsibility falls on Joe Ingles and Jordan Clarkson. Both are leading candidates for the Sixth Man of the Year award, and we’ve seen both take over games. They have that ability, but the role of lead ball handler is not what either of them are used to. They have to step outside of their comfort zones a little bit. The Jazz will need Ingles to be aggressive with his shot. They’ll need Clarkson to be smart with his decisions. If they can do that, the losses of Conley and Mitchell can be hidden.
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when is Clarkson anything but the lead ball handler? Smart with his decisions? :roll:
[URL]https://kslsports.com/458681/jazz-forrest-outlast-shorthanded-raptors/[/URL]
[QUOTE]A single win in the NBA costs roughly $[URL="https://medium.com/@matthartzell/how-much-does-a-win-on-the-nba-free-agent-market-cost-f4fb32d33e1"]2.6[/URL]–[URL="https://thedatajocks.com/nba-economics-and-cost-per-win/#:~:text=The%20First%20NBA%20Cost%20per%20Win%20Model&text=A%20win%20in%20terms%20of,contract%20of%20about%2014.5%20million."]2.9[/URL] million based on the league’s total salary divided by the total number of wins. And frankly, the Jazz probably wouldn’t have beaten the Raptors if it wasn’t for Forrest.
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I'd still take Brantley, Morgan and Oni over him. He's played well but without a shot there's no one he should be playing over anyone except Hughes. The fact that the roster is the way it is and a 2 way rookie with no shot is playing is inexcusable
[QUOTE]After the team waived guard Shaq Harrison earlier in the season, Forrest became the defacto sixth guard but seems to have leaped Miye Oni to become the team’s go-to fifth option.
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Oni still appears to be 10th man unless they are missing multiple guys than he becomes the last man. Makes lots of sense COTY! :lol
[QUOTE]Forrest’s game still needs work to become a full-blown NBA player. He’s connected on just 20 percent of his three-point attempts this season, a number that must improve if he wants to find himself in a rotation permanently.
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rotation? He won't be long for the league. At least he is shooting if open now
[QUOTE]Most teams are still going to prefer to avoid James and Davis as long as they can in the playoffs but for now, no team in the West looks like an easy out.
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the last team or two should be an easy out. Jazz certainly don't want Lakers
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50158250/an-unexpected-hero-jazz-get-by-raptors-behind-play-of-trent-forrest[/url]
[QUOTE]He studies how Mike Conley masterfully paces a pick and roll; how Donovan Mitchell makes reads in the paint; and how Royce O'Neale handles guarding a team's best player.
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Maybe watch how Niang shoots
[QUOTE]On the ensuing offensive possession, Joe Ingles found Forrest open for a corner 3. But there was a reason he was open. Forrest had already badly missed two other open 3s in the game and had made just one long distance shot all season — albeit on very few opportunities.
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and he'll continue to be open and the paint will be packed unless he learns to shoot. Been there done that with Ricky. At least he can defend and make a layup
[QUOTE]"You guys know how I feel about that, if you're out there and you're open, you got to shoot it," coach Quin Snyder said. "And sometimes that's not easy, especially if you're a young guy and you missed the first one."
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They've obviously drilled it into him because he didn't want to shoot before the past couple of games
[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/5/1/22404210/instant-analysis-utah-jazz-up-defensive-intensity-in-second-half-to-rally-past-toronto-raptors[/url]
[QUOTE]Utah’s defense allowed 62 points at the half, which is usually difficult to overcome. Two of those points were the result of a simple lack of defensive awareness at the end of the first quarter as the Jazz were caught up in the excitement from Clarkson’s highlight-reel dunk. After the dunk with 1.4 seconds left, the Jazz allowed DeAndre’ Bembry to get behind everyone as he caught the inbounds pass, and in scramble mode, Gobert fouled him on a 3-point attempt. Bembry made 2 of 3 free throws, but they were two points there was no reason to concede.
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Was a great block. **** Clarkson!
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley and Donovan Mitchell are both OUT tomorrow vs. San Antonio[/URL].
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[URL]https://www.deseret.com/2021/5/2/22412433/utah-jazz-mailbag-rudy-gobert-derrick-favors-georges-niang-playoffs-ersan-ilyasova-nba-trent-forrest[/URL]
[QUOTE]I think that just about everyone can predict what lineups are going to be used during the playoffs. If everyone is healthy, there’s no reason to believe that the Jazz will stray away from what they normally use with the main, nine-man rotation. That doesn’t mean that there won’t be small tweaks and clever changes based on matchups.
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yep. we're talking COTY here unfortunately
[QUOTE]There is a world in which the Jazz would have to match up against a very tall and lengthy lineup and they’d need to go with an ultra big lineup. That being said, it’s hard for me to imagine a scenario in which Quin Snyder would use a lineup of Rudy Gobert, Derrick Favors, Georges Niang and Ersan Ilyasova unless the circumstances were dire or he did it just for a couple minutes to shake things up.
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Ersan/Morgan/Brantley should be getting the minutes at the 4. Clarkson and Bojan shouldn't play!
[QUOTE]And, I know that there might be hopes that Ilyasova gets some more playing time but I don’t think that the Jazz are going to rely on him much, if at all, during the playoffs. That’s not a knock against Ilyasova. I covered him when he played with the Philadelphia 76ers and saw him do some great things during the playoffs. But, it was clear when Philly signed him that they would be using him. So far with the Jazz, that’s just not been the case. I’d think of him as insurance more than anything else at this point.
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and to anyone paying attention he offers something the Jazz don't have. Sadly you are right
[QUOTE]I think that it would be pretty safe to assume those players will be here through those contracts. Of course, trades and other deals are always a possibility, but the Jazz have been successful with this group, so right now there’s no reason to think that they’ll be wheeling and dealing that much.
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again I'm sure you're right but with a new owner we can hope that things change in Utah. Bojan, Clarkson, Favors and Hughes should all be gone. Ideally Mitchell too!
[QUOTE]Mike Conley will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason and it seems like the Jazz will want to re-sign him, but the length and size of that contract still has to be negotiated. Joe Ingles has one more season on his contract after this year, how he plays next season will play a huge part in whether he sticks around. Both Conley and Ingles will turn 34 in October, so age is certainly something to think about. They’ve both had excellent seasons, maybe the best of their careers, but father time is undefeated.
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Conley is their 2nd best player by far and Ingles is arguably their 3rd
[QUOTE]The Jazz could keep this core together for a very long time if they want to, and I’d expect that to be the case over the next couple of years at least. But it’ll all depend on how well they perform.
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if it has anything to do with how they perform than they will follow what I said
[QUOTE]There are going to be a lot of moving parts for the Jazz this offseason and we’ll cover that all in depth at a later date, but the simplest answer is yes, the Jazz can re-sign Niang.
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He's gone. Another reason to get rid of the big contracts I said
[QUOTE]As for Trent Forrest, I don’t have a ton of thoughts because we haven’t seen him play a ton of minutes with the regular rotation guys. He had a good game on [URL="https://www.deseret.com/2021/5/2/22410567/reserve-guard-trent-forrest-logs-key-minutes-in-helping-utah-jazz-rally-past-toronto-raptors-for-win"]Saturday against the Toronto Raptors[/URL], but he only was able to log minutes with the regular players because of injuries to Mitchell (right ankle sprain) and Conley (right hamstring tightness).
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another 2 way if they think he can develop a shot. Otherwise let him go
[QUOTE]Outside of getting ready for the postseason, Bogdanovic has been playing great, Clarkson has been playing better defense and Niang has stepped up his game. Once Mitchell and Conley are back, there’s no doubts about what they’re able to do and the same goes for Gobert. Seeing that the role players are doing more and being aggressive is a good sign right now. Go forth with that good thought in mind!
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Bojan has hardly been great. As I've said since the bubble last year I'm not sure even at his best that they Jazz aren't better without him. Rather have a PF, Niang, Oni...
[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/5/3/22417549/utah-jazz-san-antonio-spurs-game-preview-thread-may-3-2021[/url]
[QUOTE]As I covered in a recent downbeat, Bojan Bogdanovic is BACK! And it is an absolute joy to watch again. He finally has that swagger and confidence that was missing all season. Over his last 11 games he’s scoring over 22.5 points per game and shooting 41% from 3. With Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley out again tonight, Bojan may have to score 30+ again for the Jazz to keep their winning ways going.
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counting on Bojan and Clarkson is trouble
[QUOTE]The Lakers could slide solidly into 7th with a loss and a Blazers win. Putting them in jeopardy of finding themselves in the play in tournament. Something that LeBron James thought was a great idea last year, but has suddenly had a change of heart after a loss yesterday.
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poor Lebron! Hopefully they end up in the playin. Couldn't happen to a nicer franchise and their fanbase!!! :roll:
[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/05/02/utah-jazz-3-jordan-clarkson-sixth-man/[/url]
[QUOTE]OK, so Clarkson also is a bit of a wild man at times, forcing shots from all over the floor with little regard for traffic standing in his way. Yes, he’s hitting only 41.5 percent of his field-goal attempts and only 34.4 percent from downtown.
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hat a gift he is :facepalm
[QUOTE]In other words, just judging from the brief evidence below, bad-man Clarkson is clearly underrated both as a razzle-dazzle leader and tone-fixing leaper:
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:roll:
[QUOTE]And even though Clarkson’s shooting percentages aren’t exactly off the charts, there is something to be said for his consistency when it comes to knocking down at least one 3-pointer per game. After all, his 86 consecutive outings with at least one 3-point make represent the longest such active streak in the league, ranking No. 7 in NBA history.
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there's nothing to be said by it other than bench his ass
Basketball-Reference: Toughest remaining schedule [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]1. Rockets 2. Spurs 3. Knicks[/URL] 4. Bulls 5. Cavs Easiest: 1. Sixers 2. Celtics 3. Kings 4. Jazz 5. Bucks
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Senegalese Basketball Federation announced a 16-players preliminary list for next month’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament the NT will play in Belgrade. [URL="https://sportando.basketball/en/senegal-include-tacko-fall-dieng-niang-and-pierria-henry-in-preliminary-oqt-list/"]The list includes NBA Players Tacko Fall, Gorgui Dieng and Georges Niang, alongside Baskonia star Pierría Henry, who received his passport a few months ago[/URL].
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Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Asked about the Jazz’s focus for the remainder of the season, Derrick Favors said, “We’ll take these last remaining [eight] games very seriously.” He paused, seemed to recall the recent Rudy Gobert controversy, laughed, and added, “I’m not trying to be funny saying that, either!”[/URL]
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[url]https://kslsports.com/458765/well-rounded-effort-carries-jazz-over-spurs/[/url]
[QUOTE][B]Jordan Clarkson:[/B] Jordan Clarkson was arguably the Jazz’s least effective player and still added 16 points. He shot just 7-20 from the floor but added six rebounds and five assists while playing a team-high 34 minutes.
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there's no argument. team high in minutes. COTY!
[QUOTE][B]Trent Forrest: [/B]Trent Forrest continues to establish himself as a legitimate NBA player in his rookie season. The guard is already an adequate defender in his first season, a skill that will undoubtedly grow with his size and athleticism. More impressively his poise under pressure continues to improve on the offensive end where he’s comfortable probing the defense and taking open shots.
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I'd say he's far from legitimate. If he's able to hit down open shots consistently he probably is. can't see playing him over anyone but Hughes and maybe Thomas right now though. Not sure he's comfortable taking open shots. Before the last 3 games or so he didn't want to shoot. They've obviously told him he has to if open
[QUOTE][B]Miye Oni: [/B]After losing his role as the Jazz 10th man in recent weeks to either Forrest or Ersan Ilyasova, Miye Oni brought excellent hustle in 14 total minutes. The guard only recorded one rebound and one steal during his time on the floor, but his energy allowed Quin Snyder to rest Joe Ingles and Royce O’Neale for extra minutes in the first half.
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He didn't lose his 10th man spot when only 1 guy is hurt though. It's only if more than 1 guy is out. Makes perfect sense! :facepalm
[QUOTE]Over the last four games without either All-Star guard, Bogdanovic and Clarkson are the only players to average more than 30 minutes per game. Bogdanovic has averaged just 32.1 minutes in Conley and Mitchell’s absence while Clarkson is at 30.2.
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I think that is because COTY is convinced he needs their scoring not because he wants to rest others
[QUOTE]While the Jazz are 4-2 against the Lakers and Mavericks this year, both teams are likely to offer a greater challenge in the playoffs. On the other hand, the Jazz are 8-1 this season against the four teams currently slotted to wind up in the play-in tournament, with games left to play against San Antonio, Golden State, and Portland.
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Mavs don't scare me[CENTER][/CENTER]
[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50159310/from-cursed-to-blessed-the-jazzs-yellow-uniforms-have-made-quite-the-turnaround[/url]
[QUOTE][h=1]From cursed to blessed: The Jazz's yellow uniforms have made quite the turnaround[/h]
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ugly anyway you look at it