Season of the tank!-2013-14 regular season

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If

the Jazz could trade their top upcoming draft pick and either Gordon Hayward or Enes Kanter for Love this offseason should they do it? What if they had to throw in a future first-round pick as well?

You'd have to certainly consider it depending on where they are drafting. Don't think they can trade the rights to a restricted FA though can they? Probably have to throw in more. Neto, Tomic, Gobert, Evans... Favors would be a better fit defensively next to Love than Pekovic.

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If

You'd have to certainly consider it depending on where they are drafting. Don't think they can trade the rights to a restricted FA though can they? Probably have to throw in more. Neto, Tomic, Gobert, Evans... Favors would be a better fit defensively next to Love than Pekovic.

It'd have to be one of those "signs an extension when traded" deals. I wouldn't have high hopes of him sticking around otherwise.

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It'd have to be one of those "signs an extension when traded" deals. I wouldn't have high hopes of him sticking around otherwise.

As I've said I think the best move depending on what the overall price is and what other options are out there to spend their money on is to front load his contract. Overpay him next year when they have the money to do so. Than they have a lot more flexibility moving forward and they keep him around.

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It is so nice to have Derrick Favors on the floor. Utah moved to 17-9 when playing a full roster. The Jazz’s rim protection tonight was much better than it has been, but the great thing tonight was that Favors was an offensive force. He hit two mid-range jumpers in the third quarter, and also hit a sick baseline turnaround jumper. This shot has not been falling for Favors—he is just 29% from mid-range this season—but if he can start to knock these down he can become a legitimate offensive player as well as a great defensive player.

Big ifs still on both counts.

Favors’ value is real.

The Jazz did a better job of getting out in the open floor and hitting with some early chances tonight.

Marvin Williams had awesome energy, both offensively and on defense.
Hayward plays well with Favors. It’s no surprise that he had 10 assists tonight.

Corbin changed the rotation tonight and didn’t play Brandon Rush. He also played Kanter and Favors together for short spurts on the floor.

Buy out Rush and or Biedrins? Not sure anyone else wants them. Biedrins could certainly help some teams.

Burks is playing super basketball. Tonight he defended Rondo when Burke couldn’t get any stops. Burks has always been a good defender on the ball, particularly on the point guard. He’s getting better and better at getting off picks and staying on the ball. He’s getting better at staying with it for entire possessions. These are very important steps in his development. On the offensive side, not every drive is to the basket. Instead, he is finding people on the drive before it is do-or-die time. He is playing under control in a manner that allows his teammates to know where he is going and play off of him. These are very exciting things for Alec. 20 points a game over the last six games is nice, but these other issue are going to change him from a Jerryd Bayless type who doesn’t help you win to a complete player that helps put Ws on the board.

Bayless helped Memphis win last year.

Jeremy Evans had a career-high four blocks.

Phil Johnson said on the air tonight that Enes Kanter will become a 3-point shooter in the NBA.

I would think so. But he's too good in the post to become another Okur.

Solid win. Phoenix is next and then the road trip.

Posted in Emptying the Noggin

Might not be many more wins this year.

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http://saltcityhoops.com/gordon-hayw...d-jim-courier/

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[QUOTE]with Kanter at center against the Timberwolves, 1 the Timberwolves got 33 attempts within the restricted area, and made 22 of them. On the other hand, the Celtics got just 22 attempts inside that restricted area, making just 14. That

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[QUOTE]Dean Oliver in this brilliant book broke the game down into the 4 Factors, Defensive Effective Field Goal % (it weighs 3 point shooting) DFTA Rate (the amount you put people on the line) DTO% (% of possessions you force a turnover) and DREB% (% of defensive rebounds you get)

Here is how the Jazz have changed over the course of the season

FOUR FACTORS DEFG% DFTA% DTO% DREB%
First 25 games 24th 26th 24th 29th
Last 20 games 9th 16th 30th 13th


In three of the four categories the Jazz have really considerable growth. The 9th in DEFG% over the last 20 games is really exciting. In addition, the Jazz have been notorious for the amount they foul and that has subsided. Finally, the Jazz have moved above average in defensive rebounding despite playing with a stretch 4.

The only area where the Jazz have been inadequate is their lack of forcing turnovers. Ranking 30th doesn

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[QUOTE]The Jazz blew out the short-handed Suns and moved to 18-9 when healthy. Utah played enough defense in the second, third and fourth quarters to make it tough on the Suns, and Phoenix didn

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[QUOTE]By excluding the 14 games to start the year

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[QUOTE] I

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center Anderson Varejao (back), Dion Waiters (knee) and C.J. Miles (ankle), who are all questionable against the Jazz.

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The six-game, nine-day road trip is the longest for the Jazz since 2003, when they had six games in nine days on their pre-Christmas Eastern road trip.

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Every single Jazzman who saw time sported a positive +/- mark. Conversely, all but one Phoenix player was on the negative side of things, with the last one being even.

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[QUOTE]Greg Miller on whether the new CBA is helping small market teams stay competitive:

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[QUOTE]Jazz CEO Greg Miller on the quiet Jazz trade deadline, and contentment with the team as constructed: