Season of the tank!-2013-14 regular season

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[QUOTE]"The only way we

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From the comments section:

I listened to an interview with Lindsey, they are wanting to resign Marvin Williams at the end of the season.

Ugh!

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Jazz legend Frank Layden, who celebrated his 82nd birthday on Jan. 5, attended the game with his wife, Barbara. The couple lives in San Antonio for a couple of months in the winter to spend time with their son, Scott Layden, who left his assistant coaching gig in Utah to become the Spurs

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[QUOTE]The 33-year-old Jefferson credited his time in San Antonio for helping him learn how to take better care of his body all year long and for improving his outside shooting.

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[QUOTE]Performances like Alec Burks

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[QUOTE]This team fights. The character of this team is impressive and Corbin is getting consistent night-in and night-out effort, which is a huge deal in this league and most teams don

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[QUOTE]Games 31-40 showed some really significant changes in Utah

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Richard Jefferson is using 15% of his possessions to go to the free-throw line. That is stunning mostly when you consider he is also using 39% of his possessions to shoot threes. Jefferson is playing very well.

Interesting for all the Alec Burks talk is that his lack of 3-point shooting is still preventing him from being a highly efficient offensive player. Going to the line 13% of his possessions is important, but not shooting the three is a detriment to his play.

Both Favors and Kanter have been high-level starters on the offensive end over the last 10 games.

Gordon Hayward was the best offensive player for the Jazz in this period of time.

The nice change here is that all but four players were using their possession above the league average. Previously it was reverse.

Trey is not an efficient offensive player yet. This is not a surprise

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[QUOTE]So as they approach the halfway point what have we learned?

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Burke said he took valuable lessons away from the defeat.

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I really like Derrick Favors approach on the offensive end. He is making his moves with an intention. He has a plan and he is reacting correctly to what the defense is doing.


Two nights in a row Alec Burks has had to leave the game due to foul trouble. Kevin Martin is tough but that should not have happened on Caldwell-Pope. Next step in development.


Not really surprising that Burke was off tonight. Rubio’s length gave him issues.


Not sure what sequence defined the night, Burke double dribbling (uncalled) to Favors who rim checks on the dunk gets it back and misses the next dunk or Jeremy Evans missing three tip-ins from one foot in a span of 4 seconds.


The Ball didn’t move


You could say this is bringing togetherness of a unit to a new level. They all had their worst game of the year together. Not sure that is fair for Favors but he would be the only one I would take out of the collectiveness.


When Burks got two fouls and Hayward was out and the Jazz had to go to Garrett with Clark/Lucas and Rush and Evans and Kanter/Favors it was too much.


See the Wolves on Tuesday.

Had to go to Garrett? Why not Evans or Marvin or Jefferson at the 3 and Rush at the 2?

He seems to have a huge hard on for Favors.

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Jody Genessy: Jazz shooting guard Gordon Hayward will practice today. He's missed five games with a left hip flexor. Still game-time decision for Tuesday.

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