2021-22 regular season Utah Jazz news, notes and game coverage

It was Maravich, of course, who first showed a young guard from Michigan the razzle-dazzle of the no-look pass. (“That’s where I saw all that,” Magic Johnson once said. “From Pistol Pete.”) It was Maravich who created the prototype for Curry and Steve Nash and Trae Young — and every NBA guard who ever hoisted a jumper off the dribble from 25 feet. It was Maravich — the Pistol — who was the progenitor of “Showtime,” the revolutionary with the shaggy hair and the floppy socks and the strange dietary quirks — plant-based, before that was a thing. When the holy terror of the basketball world had the ball in his hands, the aesthetic that felt like art, closer to Bob Dylan than Bob Cousy. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2887656/2021/11/03/nba-75-pistol-pete-maravich-prodigy-offensive-showman-fearless-visionary/?source=rss"]“He was the original,” Pat Riley once said. “When you talk about ‘Showtime,’ you talk about creativity and bringing a whole different concept to the game of basketball. Pete was the original.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2887656/2021/11/03/nba-75-pistol-pete-maravich-prodigy-offensive-showman-fearless-visionary/?source=rss"]Rustin Dodd @ The Athletic[/URL]





He had 17 straight seasons averaging double-digit points. During that time, he played more than 1,300 games and averaged 16.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per night while making 54.1 percent of his shots. Those numbers aren’t that far off from that decade-long sample mentioned above, only this happened from the age of 24 to 40, including one of his best seasons at age 35. Only 23 players in NBA history have played at least 1,300 games in their careers. Six of them have averaged at least 16 points per game in those first 17 years they played. Four of those players (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Elvin Hayes and Parish) also grabbed 10 rebounds per game. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2912009/2021/11/02/nba-75-at-no-74-robert-parish-was-the-unselfish-and-underappreciated-backbone-of-80s-celtics/"]Only Abdul-Jabbar (56.2 percent) of those players shot a higher percentage from the field than Parish (54.2 percent)[/URL].

– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2912009/2021/11/02/nba-75-at-no-74-robert-parish-was-the-unselfish-and-underappreciated-backbone-of-80s-celtics/"]Zach Harper @ The Athletic[/URL]







Wilkens took pride in his defense and said he drew the assignment of guarding the likes of Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, Jerry Sloan and Walt Frazier — the opponent’s top guard. The NBA didn’t start tracking steals until 1973 when, at 36, Wilkens still managed 1.3 swipes per game for the Cavs. [URL="https://theathletic.com/2914632/2021/11/01/nba-75-lenny-wilkens-was-the-embodiment-of-the-player-as-coach-on-the-floor/"]“I think that I would have led the league in steals if they had been keeping track early on,” Wilkens said. “I was a better player than a lot of people realize. I think that I contributed to the game.[/URL] “When I was a player, I think that I worked hard at being as good as I could be. When I was a coach, it was the same thing. Each has its own reward, so to speak.”
– via [URL="https://theathletic.com/2914632/2021/11/01/nba-75-lenny-wilkens-was-the-embodiment-of-the-player-as-coach-on-the-floor/"]Joe Vardon @ The Athletic[/URL]

[url]https://kslsports.com/471717/joe-ingles-jordan-clarkson-will-figure-out-how-to-break-shooting-slump/[/url]

[QUOTE]“JC is kind of JC on and off the court regardless of the basketball side of things,” said Ingles. “No doubt it’s frustrating. Especially because a lot of the shots are shots he’s made in the past or made basically all of them last year. There’s obviously a number of things you could throw up as excuses. He would never do that. I mean, JC is the sixth man so, people are going to defend him differently than what they have in the past He’ll figure it out. We can do a better job as well as a team in making it easy for him getting him some easier looks, getting him some layups, getting him into paint.”

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except it's not true. He started out hot and sucked most of the year. This is who he is. He's not a great shooter

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50276009/emotion-and-passion-how-hassan-whiteside-has-helped-jazz-to-league-best-start[/url]


[QUOTE]Whiteside is far from just a light-hearted jokester that is always good for a laugh. In fact, he may be the answer to a long-lasting problem. Whiteside has given the Jazz what they have long been searching for: a reliable backup center.

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he's on a minimum contract for a reason. Let's not get ahead of ourselves!

[QUOTE]Utah has spent a ton of equity trying to find an adequate backup to Rudy Gobert. They've used recent first-round picks on Tony Bradley and Udoka Azubuike, spent large portions of their mid-level exceptions on Ed Davis and Derrick Favors, and then used future draft picks to get out of bad deals.

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and still don't have a starting 4! :facepalm

[QUOTE]It's not the first time Whiteside has made a strong first impression with a franchise before frustrations sunk in and his level of play dropped — it's been a pattern. He's older now, more mature, more wise and he's basking the opportunity he's been given in Utah. So will those same issues creep up? Maybe or maybe not.

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from what I've seen he's very talented but doesn't play hard. He's getting by on talent alone as always

[QUOTE]"It's indicative of how much he cares," coach Quin Snyder said. "That emotion and that energy can feed a team, whether it's making a physical play like the other night, making a block, getting excited about a play. … Anytime you add emotion to competitiveness, that's rocket fuel."

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energy isn't how I'd describe him for sure

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/11/4/22762294/nba-power-rankings-roundup-utah-jazz-espn-sports-illustrated-cbs-sports-nbc-sports-nov-3[/url]

[QUOTE]You might not be surprised that the Jazz have a top-five offense despite Donovan Mitchell registering career-low marks in effective field goal percentage (47.9%) and true shooting percentage (52.9%). Mitchell has never been a very efficient scorer (in the regular season, at least), but this is a team that, overall, takes efficient shots and shares the ball.

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you forgot Clarkson

[QUOTE]Mitchell has seen a small jump in usage rate, but a big drop in the percentage of his buckets that have been assisted (from 28.0% last season to just 14.6% this season). The Jazz’s loss in Chicago on Saturday was their worst offensive game (by a wide margin) of the season and came with Mitchell’s highest usage rate (by a wide margin) of the season. Last season, the Jazz were 4-6 in the 10 games Mitchell registered a usage rate of 38% or higher.

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thanks you COTY, Clarkson and best player in franchise history

[QUOTE][INDENT]The Jazz have more or less picked up where they left off last regular season. Through the first two weeks of the season, Utah is leading the league in percentage of field goals coming from three, which it led the NBA in last year. The Jazz are second in net rating and dominating despite uncharacteristic inefficiency from Donovan Mitchell. — [I]Rohan Nadkarni[/I]
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someone that is clueless

[INDENT][url]https://saltcityhoops.com/believing-in-hassan-whiteside/[/url]


[QUOTE]The consensus among fans of Whiteside’s former teams is that he’s undeniably talented, but the effort was not always there. Heat fans noted that Hassan coasted at times after he earned his big contract. We’ve seen plenty of players let off the gas in a non-contract year. This should not be a factor for Whiteside now. He’s on a minimum contract, in a contract year, and was close to being out of the league. In that sense it’s hard to add in more motivation.

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appears to be coasting to me

[QUOTE]We could point to Quin’s coaching, Dywane Wade’s influence, or teammates’ leadership as reasons. But give Whiteside credit: through seven games he’s bought in and is playing to win.

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or a bigger contract

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[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2021/11/3/22762085/jared-bulter-needs-to-play-more[/url]

[QUOTE] [h=1]Now is the time for Jared Butler to be getting minutes (especially as an injury fill-in)[/h]
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no it's not. They already lost one game that they might have won without him playing. He belongs with the Stars until he proves otherwise

[QUOTE]By not playing Butler more against the Bulls, Snyder was trying to have his cake and eat it too. He wanted to get the benefit of resting Conley on a back-to-back but also go all-out to win the fifth game of an 82-game regular season. Sure, the goal is to win, but rest Conley just to play Joe Ingles extra minutes? And what about subbing out Butler for Trent Forrest in the fourth quarter? All of these decision don’t make sense when stacked next to each other.

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Forrest is the better player right now as is Oni and maybe even Hughes.

[QUOTE]This positive defensive impact can work really well for Butler in getting minutes if he’s say, playing alongside a flamethrower scorer like Jordan Clarkson (assuming Clarkson climbs out of his current slump). His lackluster offense can be hidden in units that have other great scorers while providing real value on the defensive end. This can give him time to catch on offensively, which seems likely to happen given the skills he showed off in college and the preseason.

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Clarkson has sucked even more than Butler

[url]https://thejnotes.com/2021/11/03/utah-jazz-report-cards-every-player/2/[/url]

[QUOTE][h=2]Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson: F[/h][/QUOTE]

someone gets it

[QUOTE]There’s no kind way to say this: Jordan Clarkson has been absolutely awful for the Utah Jazz through their first seven games.

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he's mostly been awful as a Jazzman. Even when he's good he sucks

[QUOTE]Conley loses points on two measures. Firstly, his 3.3 assists per game across seven games leave much to be desired: Jazz fans should hope for that number to increase as the season wears on. More playmaking from their best playmaker should juice what’s already the league’s 5th best offense. Secondly, he’s already missed a game for the sake of load management. Seven games into the season, that has to count.

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hard to get assists when Clarkson and Mitchell dominate the ball

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50277321/former-jazz-guard-deron-williams-reportedly-set-to-fight-in-first-pro-boxing-match[/url]

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50276921/belief-removes-doubt-as-jordan-clarkson-catches-fire-in-jazz-rout-of-hawks[/url]

[QUOTE]Throughout Clarkson's slump, he kept hearing the same thing: Keep shooting. He heard it from coach Quin Snyder, his teammates, management, and everyone up and down the organization.

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which is the problem. The guy has been mostly horrible and you ask a guy that isn't a great shooter to keep shooting

[QUOTE]"I've taken a couple guys out (for poor shooting) but not Jordan Clarkson," Snyder said. "I believe in him. When someone believes in you, the moments where you may have some doubt, you don't."

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time for a new coach please!

[url]https://www.ksl.com/article/50276516/the-new-cowhide-globe-the-jazz-arent-blaming-shooting-struggles-on-the-new-ball[/url]

[QUOTE]Does that explain Jordan Clarkson missing his last 18 3-point attempts? Or the Jazz, sans Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley, going 3 of 27 from deep in Tuesday's win over the Sacramento Kings?

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Conley maybe. Mitchell doesn't get going for another month or two and Clarkson sucks

[QUOTE]"We've had a long year," he said. "People seem to ignore that, but it is what it is."

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what seems to get ignored is the extra off-season everyone got when the Trump virus first hit and then the non travel in the bubble

[url]https://kslsports.com/471775/jordan-clarkson-torches-hawks-as-jazz-move-to-7-1/[/url]

[QUOTE]Quin Snyder opted to play Trent Forrest instead of Jared Butler in the first quarter, and while Forrest is comfortable running the offense, he doesn’t steady the Jazz poor shooting.

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he's the best player there. Oni should be next in line. Then maybe even Hughes or Fitts. Butler hasn't earned time

[url]https://kslsports.com/471779/jazz-guard-jordan-clarkson-finally-connects-from-downtown-against-hawks/[/url]

[QUOTE]Clarkson’s shot broke a streak of 23 consecutive misses from distance. He arrived in Atlanta having shot a combined 0-18 from three during Utah’s last two games.

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But keep shooting! :cry:

[url]https://www.deseret.com/2021/11/4/22763426/analysis-jordan-clarkson-leads-utah-jazz-second-half-comeback-against-the-hawks-trae-young-nba[/url]

[QUOTE]Passing up open shots is just hard to watch. If you’re open, shoot the ball, please.

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unless you are Clarkson

[QUOTE]Mitchell missed the game due to a right ankle sprain sustained just before the half of Tuesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. The Jazz expect to re-evaluate Mitchell on Friday and from all reports the injury doesn’t sound serious, as Mitchell indicated after the game on Tuesday in which he played even after rolling his ankle. I get that fans were a little worried to see Mitchell on the injury report, but before the game he was doing some warmups and then some strengthening exercises in the hallways, and those are good signs.

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the good news is he listened to the doctors and trainers for a change!

[QUOTE]This is just something I’ve wanted to say for a while, and almost all NBA arenas are guilty of it. T-shirt tosses should include the upper bowl just as much as the lower bowl. It is not cool to watch kids yell and scream and wave their hands hoping for a shirt or any of the other swag they hand out at the games only to see all of it go to the people that have the “better” seats. I hate it.

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rich people love free stuff too. Chik-Fillet!

[url]https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/11/5/22764817/shooters-shoot-and-jordan-clarkson-does-just-that[/url]

[QUOTE]Says a lot about Coach Snyder and Clarkson. Most players would've been yanked by their coach, and missed the opportunity to catch fire. Would we prefer consistency yes...but it's not like he's Rodney Hood brand of streaky. [/QUOTE]

take Hood and his injuries and Duke pedigree any day over Clarkson

[url]https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/five-things-know-following-utahs-win-over-atlanta[/url]

[QUOTE]It'll be interesting to see how Snyder doles out minutes when Rudy Gay returns — but until then, Paschall is more than making the case that he belongs in the regular rotation regardless of who's healthy and available.

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if they had a clue Clarkson would be gone and O'Neale would move back to the wing and Paschall or Gay or a guy they get for Clarkson would start but we know that won't happen unfortunately