2020-21 Regular season- The tax team

[url]https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2021/05/05/triple-team-jazz-out/[/url]

[QUOTE]First, the offense. The Jazz did a really nice job tonight in creating shots for one another, running the offense with precision and without hiccups. This isn’t quite a 3-man weave play, but it’s almost the same idea: a lot of passes in short succession, distracting the defense from the quick pick-and-roll, with seamless continuity between every part of the action.


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No Clarkson, Bojan or Mitchell. Surprising! :lol

[QUOTE]• I think the Jazz shouldn’t really be considered favorites against the Nuggets on Friday. The Nuggets are playing their best basketball right now, and the Jazz will still be missing Donovan Mitchell and almost certainly Mike Conley. It will be very hard for them to score against the Nuggets, in my opinion.


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Gordon and Mcgee have made Denver a good defensive team? The ball will certainly move more without Mitchell and the D will be better

[QUOTE]• Both teams have a game in Golden State — it will be very interesting to see how the Jazz guard Steph Curry without their guards.


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Mitchell not on Curry is a positive. O'Neal probably takes him

[url]https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/jordan-clarkson-scores-30-lead-utah-jazz-past-spurs[/url]

[QUOTE]“It’s been a little different with [Donovan Mitchell] and [Mike Conley] out,” he said. “I’m having to make plays. Defenses are doing different things. But, nah, I don’t really look at numbers like that. I just try to impact the game and do what I can.”


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nothing has changed but you are playing more

[url]https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/mwcbde/oc_rudy_gobert_rim_deterrence_and_roll_gravity/[/url]

[QUOTE]Rudy Gobert is perhaps the most underrated player today. In a hyperscoring NBA world where there have never been so many players with 20 or more points per game, Gobert with his 2.16 meters (7ft 1) and Pterodactyl-like wing-span of 2.36 meters (7ft 9) has only 14.4 points per game. But does that even matter at all? Because Gobert's influence on the Jazz' defense and offense can be seen in some "unconventional" statistics that are simply impressive.


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someone gets it

[QUOTE]The last column is the most interesting, when Gobert is off the floor opponents shoot 6% more often from Restricted Area! This is by far the largest number of all these players. In addition to affecting the number of shots from RA, he is one of the best in terms of reducing the effectiveness of opponents' shots.


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but they don't lose anything with favors. why would teams go after him more?

[url]https://kslsports.com/458907/jazz-can-clinch-division-title-against-nuggets/[/url]

who cares! meaningless

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/5/6/22417181/nba-year-end-honors-utah-jazz-donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-joe-ingles-jordan-clarkson-quin-snyder[/url]

[QUOTE]In 25 games following the All-Star break, Clarkson has averaged 16.5 points per game and his shooting efficiency has dropped significantly to 37% overall, 30% from beyond the arc and 87.3% from the line.


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he sucks

[QUOTE]The New York Knicks were a team without any expectations before the 2020-21 season started. They’ve been that team for a long time. In fact, they haven’t been in the playoffs since the 2012-13 season. This season, head coach Tom Thibodeau took what was a 21-win team last year and made it a playoff contender with a winning record despite not having any real star power.


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Randle is a star and they are in the east. All you need

[QUOTE]It also seems likely that Mitchell will make his first All-NBA team, but it will probably be close. Six guards will be selected to All-NBA teams, two on each of the three teams, and that’s a very small field. Golden State’s Stephen Curry, Dallas’ Luka Doncic, Portland’s Damian Lillard, Phoenix’s Chris Paul, Phoenix’s Devin Booker and Mitchell seem to be largely the consensus for guards to make the All-NBA teams.


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horrible

[QUOTE]Outside of Gobert there are going to be some people that will argue that the Jazz’s Conley and Royce O’Neale deserve some recognition by making an All-Defensive team, but seeing as there are only two All-Defense teams (compared to the three All-NBA teams), it will be a bit of a long shot to expect three players from a single team taking three of the 10 spots.


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Conley should make it for sure. Royce should be in the mix. They carry some crappy defenders

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/5/6/22423962/nba-utah-jazz-playoffs-outlook-donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-mike-conley[/url]

[QUOTE]The biggest thing right now is making sure that everyone is healthy heading into the playoffs in two weeks. That’s why we’ve seen the Jazz be very cautious bringing Donovan Mitchell back into the lineup with his ankle injury, and continuing to rest Mike Conley and others in back-to-back and other scenarios. So much of success in the playoffs depends on player health, especially star player health. The Jazz need Don and Mike 100%, along with the rest of the crew if they are going to make a run at this thing.


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need Conley for sure

[QUOTE][h=4]Mitchell and Conley[/h]
I have a different perspective on when Mitchell and Conley should return. I wouldn’t mind seeing them sit out the rest of the regular season and then get in game shape against their first round opponent who the Jazz should beat even if Mitchell and Conley aren’t at the top of their game. That would give them 4-7 games to get their game legs under them and still allow them to enter the second round pretty fresh.

Posted by [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/users/jmnunes5"]jmnunes5[/URL] on [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/5/6/22423962/nba-utah-jazz-playoffs-outlook-donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert-mike-conley#539819907"]May 6, 2021 | 10:31 PM[/URL]
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yeah they should win in the 1st round regardless

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/05/06/utah-jazz-death-lineup-playoff-teams/[/url]

should smoke any of them

Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin Snyder said that Donovan Mitchell is “coming along and working hard, doing everything he can to get back.”[/URL] Seemed to indicate he was not too worried about Donovan losing his timing, or the chemistry with teammates being rusty.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]


[URL="https://*********.com/rumors/#"]Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Quin added that “you try to see the positives” of the situation, noting that with the play-in tourney, that gives Donovan some wiggle room to get re-acclimated:[/URL] “There’s a little larger window, so you can get some of that in a practice setting.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
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Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley and Juwan Morgan are OUT tonight.[/URL] Udoka Azubuike is AVAILABLE.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]



Jonathan Feigen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Christian Wood, who is out in Milwaukee, will also sit out against the Jazz tomorrow.[/URL] Rockets have eight available tonight, including Khyri Thomas who joined the team a couple hours ago. Might not have that many tomorrow.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen"]Twitter Jonathan_Feigen[/URL]

Andy Larsen: From Jazz PR: Jazz guard [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Donovan Mitchell was re-evaluated by the team’s medical staff today for a sprained ankle he sustained vs. Indiana on April 16. He continues to make progress towards a return and will be re-evaluated in one week[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/andyblarsen"]Twitter andyblarsen[/URL]

[url]https://kslsports.com/458979/donovan-mitchell-to-miss-another-week-with-ankle-injury/[/url]

[QUOTE]If not, the Jazz could be faced with the idea of trying to re-incorporate Mitchell as the playoffs begin.


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that's why you win and get a high seed. 1st round should be easy regardless

[url]https://kslsports.com/458951/what-is-the-utah-jazz-ideal-playoff-bracket/[/url]

[QUOTE]If for some reason James can’t return to full health before the first round of the playoffs, it’s more ideal to face them early in the postseason than it would be in the later rounds.


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last team you want to face under any circumstance

[QUOTE]Both the Warriors (1-1) and Trail Blazers (2-0) have games left against the Jazz, and the Jazz are a combined 3-1 in those matchups, but the idea of facing either Steph Curry or Damian Lillard for a seven-game series is daunting, especially if the Jazz backcourt isn’t fully healthy.


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4 or 5 games at most

[QUOTE]So, the Jazz best scenario would likely be to face the Spurs, then the Grizzlies, then the Trail Blazers, then the Warriors in that order.


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i'd say Memphis. They are young

[QUOTE]Finally, the fourth and the fifth seed matchup would put the Nuggets against the Dallas Mavericks, with the winner facing the Jazz in the second round. The idea of facing either Nikola Jokic or Luka Doncic in the playoffs should be frightening as both players proved how lethal they can be in last year’s postseason.


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teams they should beat though they should have beat denver last year and coty threw it away

[QUOTE]Who of those two the Jazz would want to face could be determined by how either team looks in the opening two rounds of the playoffs.


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suns

[url]https://kslsports.com/458915/would-you-rather-jazz-win-a-title-or-watch-lakers-suffer/[/url]

[QUOTE]“It’s kind of enjoyable. We’re talking about the Lakers having to play a play-in game, and that’s awesome. That may be the best discussion we’ve ever had on our show ever,” Mitchell said. “I would love if the Lakers had to play in that little play-in tournament and let them fight it out. They plan and then they lose, I would give up a championship for the Utah Jazz to see that.”
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:facepalm

[url]https://kslsports.com/458927/jazz-rookie-azubuike-listed-as-probable-against-nuggets/[/url]

[QUOTE]“He’s working really hard,” [URL="https://kslsports.com/458298/azubuike-back-with-jazz-working-really-hard/"]Snyder[/URL] said. “You think about what he’s been through in his rookie year from the time that the college season was canceled last year, and waiting through the entire process of the draft, then joining a team where he’s playing behind Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors.”


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and morgan and now ersan

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/5/7/22404717/utah-jazz-insiders-newsletter-doubts-look-at-nate-bjorkgren-greg-foster-indiana-pacers-nba-playoffs[/url]

[QUOTE]Q: With Trent Forrest emerging, have we seen the last of Miye Oni? — @Clintonite33
A: The short answer is that we have not seen the last of Miye Oni despite the fact that Trent Forrest is playing well.
Want the longer answer? With Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley sidelined recently Quin Snyder has been experimenting a little with the rotation, but if I’m being completely honest, none of it really matters that much. It’s very easy to slide Miye Oni into a nine or 10-man rotation when one player is missing but when the two lead ball handlers on the team are watching from the sideline, more Oni isn’t going to cut it. Forrest is just a little bit better of a point guard and creator than Oni is, just as Oni is a better shooter and rebounder. But once Mitchell and Conley are back, Oni and Forrest won’t be playing.
If we were talking about what’s going to happen in the offseason and which player might have a better chance of sticking around, I’d give them both about the same probability of coming back in the exact same roles they have this year. They are young developing players who are just filling in before the real players come back. That might be a little harsh, but it’s true.
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oni can do everything forrest can plys shoot. no reason he should be playing ahead of oni, brantley, morgan or ersan. both should be back and clarkson, bojan, favors and hughes should be gone

[url]https://kslsports.com/459019/jazz-win-thriller-over-nuggets-clinch-top-three-seed/[/url]

[QUOTE]Coming off season-ending wrist surgery, Bogdanovic struggled to finish in the paint, which allowed defenders to crowd him at the three-point, hurting his shooting and playmaking abilities.


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what playmaking ability? Usually bad things happen if he tries to be a playmaker

[QUOTE]“We started the game not really physical, they were getting open shots, and they were very comfortable,” Gobert said of the Jazz first-half defense. “We raised our intensity, the communication got better, and I think we wore them down over the stretch.”


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especially the 1st quarter. Great 4th won it

[QUOTE]“I think maybe the biggest thing was we didn’t get outrebounded,” Snyder said. “Against a team that is as good as Denver is on the glass, I thought that was a big key for us and the second half.”


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well you did play a PF for at least a few minutes for a change