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Utah Jazz @ Dallas Mavericks Friday 1/27 6:30pm (MT)

The bad....
Have up 55% shooting and 11/19 from deep
Out rebounded by 11.......
Jefferson is a lazy black hole...29 minutes-19 shots-6 rebounds
No speed to keep up with Beaubois....
Pick and roll D is horrible... Bad rotations all game
Evans - 7 min - 1 block... That's it and nothis else
Howard and CJ... Volume shooter like Al and both very off
 
outside of the 5 and 4 position, we are arguably one of the worst teams in the whole league. time to change something, use this trade player exception and use everyone except millsap, burks, favors and kanter via trade. i'm sick of seeing bell and harris on the floor. i expected bigger impact from hayward this year, he simply sucks. at least jefferson plays well sometimes.

hopefully 'the turtle' corbin will have the balls to sit bell, hayward and harris on the bench. they are useless and no way they are starting caliber players (except harris maybe). just start burks, miles and watson/harris. give millsap and jefferson 30 minutes per game and 18-20 minutes for each favors and kanter.

the only positive thing about this team is burks, millsap, favors and kanter. try to get rid of the whole rest!
 
We had no energy in this game because Ty didn't manage the team very well in the last game. You can't expect Millsap to have a ton of energy after playing 49 minutes.
 
GlassEater said:
What's the most frustrating is that last year's lottery picks show no significant improvement over where they were at this time last season. And this year's picks have shown to date that they might be ok, but nothing special. If Utah has *&^% up those picks and the DWill trade by getting ZERO prospects who become top-tier starters, the franchise is screwed.
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I think Hayward has shown improvement in his overall game. His shooting just isn't there.

I think Favors has shown a lot of improvement defensively. I think his offense is struggling this year because him and Kanter are so raw they don't really know how to play off of each other.
 
Cope said:
The bad....
Have up 55% shooting and 11/19 from deep
Out rebounded by 11.......
Jefferson is a lazy black hole...29 minutes-19 shots-6 rebounds
No speed to keep up with Beaubois....
Pick and roll D is horrible... Bad rotations all game
Evans - 7 min - 1 block... That's it and nothis else
Howard and CJ... Volume shooter like Al and both very off
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Jefferson had some nice passes tonight. His lack of rebounding really hurt though. He looked slow tonight. Probably his ankle is still bothering him.
 
Kanter's numbers per 36 were 35pts, 21bds, 3stls, 3blks, shooting 63%; he had a +9 differential (best on the team) and was the main reason the Jazz cut the lead down. Played exceptional pick-and-roll D. The starters played lethargically. This was easily Kanter's best game. He still made a few rookie mistakes, but overall he was the bright spot tonight. Burks penetrated and dished nicely toward the end as well.
 
sojodave said:
We had no energy in this game because Ty didn't manage the team very well in the last game. You can't expect Millsap to have a ton of energy after playing 49 minutes.
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Wait.... I mean someone keeps saying that we need a tighter rotation down to 8 players though.... Who needs rest?
 
GlassEater said:
What's the most frustrating is that last year's lottery picks show no significant improvement over where they were at this time last season. And this year's picks have shown to date that they might be ok, but nothing special. If Utah has *&^% up those picks and the DWill trade by getting ZERO prospects who become top-tier starters, the franchise is screwed.
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Kanter can be an be a decent post defender, solid rebounder and scoring threat in the post. He's looking like the player the Jazz wanted to draft last year. If he develops a jumper and hook shot, he could be special. If he hits the gym, he could be one of the biggest physical presences in the league.

Favors is above average on defense and rebounding and can play either front court position. He just needs to decide how he wants to score. The talent is there and he's putting in work, but he needs to develop his moves. I'm afraid he might pick up some of Al Jefferson's bad habits.

Hayward's shooting should improve. It has to.

Buks is a nice talent.

Not to make excuses, but even D.Will didn't do all that much his first two years in the league.
 
I hate Harris body language. The fact that he takes more 3's than anyone else is also very worrisome. We need a wing or a PG. This is starting to look like last season :(
 
except burks, kanter, favors and millsap, everyone should be on the trade list. you might exclude hayward, but kid needs to attack the rim more and gain some confidence. he has no agressiveness and motor. his jumper is horrible and teams won't take him serious if he continues to miss every single shot.

bell and hayward are not starting caliber players in this league. harris would come off the bench on many teams as well. we are so terrible on the one, two and three position, it's just scares me if we will continue with these players for the rest of the season. we have to make things happen via trade, otherwise we won't make the playoffs.
 
I know he is young still but I'm not as high on favors as everyone else. I just don't see him ever being more than a 15/9 guy. Hope I'm wrong though.
 
asian_roger said:
I hate Harris body language. The fact that he takes more 3's than anyone else is also very worrisome. We need a wing or a PG. This is starting to look like last season :(
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He only takes open 3 pointers. It's not his fault Hayward turns all his down.
 
The players that Dallas has recruited at this stage are all former All Stars or near All Stars. They're savvy veterans who are prototypical athletes for their positions---Kidd, Carter, Odom, Marion, Terry, Haywood. Their problem is whether they can stay healthy, but if they are healthy and keeping their minutes down, they're a tough team to play.
 
I also have to say that Hayward had a better game offensively, which was nice to see, but what was very encouraging was his defense on Marion. He played with grit on the defensive end. There was one play in particular where he didn't let Marion back him down and then blocked Marion's shot. He was better this game at not letting Marion get post position.
 
Catchall said:
Kanter can be an be a decent post defender, solid rebounder and scoring threat in the post. He's looking like the player the Jazz wanted to draft last year. If he develops a jumper and hook shot, he could be special. If he hits the gym, he could be one of the biggest physical presences in the league.
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kid has a solid shooting touch and form and already made some jumpers from the 5 to 15 feet area that looked good. he hits the gym, he looks like a gym rat if you look at his body. i do think that he might already be one of the strongest players in the league. kid is built like a tank and has only 5 percent body fat. so he must be a gym rat.

his great footwork makes it up for his lack of lift, he will improve. he showed some nice flashes of potential today.
 
Okur13 said:
I know he is young still but I'm not as high on favors as everyone else. I just don't see him ever being more than a 15/9 guy. Hope I'm wrong though.
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If Favors is 15/10 with 2 blocks, that isn't bad. The question is whether he wants to be a dominant force in the league. He seems a bit low key.
 
underKANTER said:
kid has a solid shooting touch and form and already made some jumpers from the 5 to 15 feet area that looked good. he hits the gym, he looks like a gym rat if you look at his body. i do think that he might already be one of the strongest players in the league. kid is built like a tank and has only 5 percent body fat. so he must be a gym rat.

his great footwork makes it up for his lack of lift, he will improve. he showed some nice flashes of potential today.
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Okay, but if Kanter wanted to train like Karl Malone, he could improve his quickness and explosiveness and brutalize the league. He's only 19. He could develop his body over the next three years into a real force, but he's got to want it.
 
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