Jazz vs Clippers - October 30, 21:30 CET/14:30MDT
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We definitely need our top 2 players to be healthy and playing full minutes to be good. Not sure what team in the NBA could miss their top player and have their 2nd best player not playing or coming off the bench for limited minutes and still be good. what seed would the Clippers get without Paul and CP3? How about Cleveland missing Lebron and Kryie? Name any team that is going to be a high seed playoff team without their top 2 players. We need to be healthy to be a good team this year.
Yeah, how dare this team largely without its two best players lose games on the road to great teams.
LifeOnaPlate
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Off the bench Austin Rivers had more points than any Jazz player btw.
Douchebag K
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Who are these Paul and CP3 you speak of ?
Overall kind of what I expected from this game. Clippers are really good defensively. Just sucks that Hood is the one that let us down. We are going to struggle mightly to win games until Favors gets fully healthy if Lyles/Diaw dont step up. I would guess Diaw has some sort of injury too. He looked great in the pre-season and this kind of decline doesnt seem like it would happen unless there was some sort of limitation on him.
fufo
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We weren't good against Lakers as well.
I have no problem with losing.
But,
You simply CANNOT lose like this, especially if you're a team like Utah.
Diaw is as old as Jesus. Preseason means little. I'm not surprised he's sucking. I'm sure he'll have a few good games, and many sucky ones. I'm surprised with Lyles tho. I expect him to turn it around soon.
Ellipse
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Yeah, Diaw's passing in the preseason was fantastic, which makes his play in the last 3 games so disappointing.
The huge drop off is weird though. I know "just preseason" but I kind of assumed Diaw wasnt really trying that hard in the pre-season. He did have a leg contusion. I think it's possible he is playing through injury because of the injuries we already have. We should probably rest him, or at least bench him for Lyles.
Lol, whoops he is that good he counts twice. Paul and Griffin.
Nah. Teams are allowed to have bad games, especially missing two of their best players.
We're going to struggle a lot over the next couple weeks too. I wouldn't hit the panic button unless we get to the end of November and still look bad.
Lol
Especially after the game we lost against their reserves last season that ruled out us from the playoffs.
It is ok losing but showing some character!
tyklug2013
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Alright let's never play a Sunday afternoon game again.
What's that? We play in New York next Sunday at noon? Ugh.
George Hill was great all day. Gobert was in foul trouble and was over matched by Blake and DeAndre on the boards. Favors still on minute restriction.
Hood needs to be 1000x more aggressive with Hayward on the sidelines. Needs to realize he's the now the best scorer on this team, and he needs to get inside and get to the line.
Exum looked really good. Nice drives, pretty solid defense.
Diaw was hot garbage again. I can't wait until Favors replaces him in the starting lineup.
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What's that? We play in New York next Sunday at noon? Ugh.
George Hill was great all day. Gobert was in foul trouble and was over matched by Blake and DeAndre on the boards. Favors still on minute restriction.
Hood needs to be 1000x more aggressive with Hayward on the sidelines. Needs to realize he's the now the best scorer on this team, and he needs to get inside and get to the line.
Exum looked really good. Nice drives, pretty solid defense.
Diaw was hot garbage again. I can't wait until Favors replaces him in the starting lineup.
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Captain Keefe
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New season, same result. It does not matter if Hayward and Favors are healthy it is the same thing over and over again. We just do not have very good players.