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[QUOTE]Snyder said he wants to be sure his team is clicking on both ends. [/QUOTE]
Don't expect it with your roster
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[QUOTE]Snyder said he wants to be sure his team is clicking on both ends. [/QUOTE]
Don't expect it with your roster
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[QUOTE] he's now firmly entrenched as Utah's first offensive option.[/QUOTE]
Actually it looks like Favors and Hood could be and maybe Burks should be.
[QUOTE][URL="http://www.nba.com/sixers/philadelphia-76ers-sign-phil-pressey"]The Philadelphia 76ers today announced the team signed point guard Phil Pressey after being granted an additional roster spot in accordance with NBA hardship relief.[/URL] Pressey has appeared in 125 NBA games with the Boston Celtics, averaging three points, three assists and one steal in 14 minutes per game. While at the University of Missouri, Pressey was named All-SEC First Team after leading the conference in assists. During the 2011-12 season, he led the Big 12 Conference in assists, steals and assist-to-turnover ratio and was named to the All-Big 12 First Team. Pressey is on the active list tonight against Milwaukee and will wear number 26.
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[QUOTE]When a team is paying maximum money to Gordon Hayward, naming rights matter.[/QUOTE]
When a team is millions under the cap and have little on their bench does it matter though? :rolleyes:
[QUOTE] I was in favor of Utah State changing Romney Stadium to Maverik Stadium because I want to see Aggie football still going in 20 years.
This marks the 25th season in the same building for the Jazz. Vivint Arena is replacing EnergySolutions Arena, which succeeded the Delta Center. That puts the Jazz three iterations removed from the days when an arena was a community treasure, rather than an advertising platform. Madison Square Garden kept its name, as did The Palace of Auburn Hills. But others, like the Rose Garden and Boston Garden have been replaced with such unimaginative titles as Moda Center and TD Garden.
Vivint Smart Home Arena is almost sure to get shortened to
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[QUOTE]The Jazz struggled on both ends in their home opening loss to Portland Wednesday night. They shot a miserable 5-24 from three-point range (20.8 percent), were under 65 percent from the line and well under 40 percent from the field. To a man, though, Utah
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Favors has been really special so far this season. So has Rudy, but take a look: Favors has been roughly as [URL="http://stats.nba.com/tracking/#%21/player/defense/?CF=TEAM_ABBREVIATION*E*uta&sort=DEF_RIM_FG_PCT&dir=-1"]solid[/URL] [URL="http://stats.nba.com/team/#%21/1610612762/players/advanced/?sort=DEF_RATING&dir=-1"]defensively[/URL] while also carrying the team on offense[URL="http://saltcityhoops.com/salt-city-seven-a-week-in-the-world-of-jazz/#note-4"]4[/URL]. Stifle is right there with him in macro terms, but what was supposed to be a deep field behind those two has left a lot to be desired. Booker and Lyles have combined to shoot 11.5% from the field thus far and Pleiss and Withey have played just three total minutes.
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Booker still brings much needed energy. Lyles looks better with each game which I guess is why they are playing him but Withey and probably Pleiss should both be playing ahead of him until he's ready. It's a joke. Could have been the difference in both games they lost.
[QUOTE][B]Wings[/B]
If this was a
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[QUOTE]EMPTYING THE NOGGIN
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[QUOTE]Now, Utah wants to become more well-rounded.[/QUOTE]
With the same players? :confusedshrug:
[QUOTE]"I know that we think it can definitely improve," Jazz point guard Trey Burke said. "I think in the first week our defense has allowed us to get a lead. We've been playing off of our defense. I think we know that we have to be sharper and more precise and execute better."
The Jazz have yet to score 100 points in a game through the first four games of the season. Part of that is due to pace; the Jazz are statistically one of the slower teams in the league.
But Utah hasn't shot the ball particularly well, either. The Jazz struggled mightily in their season-opening loss to the Detroit Pistons, shooting 46 percent from the field overall.
Forcing turnovers have led to easy baskets. But Utah wants to be better overall in halfcourt sets.
"I think you always want to see better offensive execution," Snyder said. "It's not that we aren't trying to play good offense, but there's a realism to where we are at this point. We're trying to integrate Alec (Burks) and Rodney (Hood) into bigger roles, so a lot of things are going into it. I think as the season progresses, we'll pick up continuity, and we'll be able to find out better who we are."
Close call
Derrick Favors played and started against the Trail Blazers Wednesday, a day after missing practice with flu-like symptoms. He also missed Wednesday morning's team shootaround. He arrived at Vivint Smart Home Arena a few hours before the game, went through his normal routine and pronounced himself fit to play.
Fundamental change
Wednesday's matchup against Portland represented a challenge for the Jazz. In Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, Utah went up against a premier backcourt for the first time this season. Lillard and McCollum ended up combining for 62 points.
"It's always fun to go up against those guys," Burke said. "I've been playing against them for three years and they present a lot of problems. They're scoring the majority of their points. They compete at a high level."
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