Jazz @ Kings 3/22/12 8PM MT Game Thread

[Stifle Tower]

And Al got 26 points in 35 minutes. Some of you guys should learn to appreciate that our bigs have different skill-sets. Favors is a fantastic player, but offensively he has got tons to learn and Big Al was very, very good tonight. Having Al, Millsap, Favors and Kanter together is a blessing for this team, not a curse. They all learn from each other and a trip to the play offs this year will do wonders for everyone - including us fans.

Agree. Favors got into foul trouble and Kanter was ineffective. I'm not so sure about trying to trade Big AL (or Millsap) until at least the deadline next season.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

I'm not a fan of this win folks....

For one, it's a one point win against the Kings. Why do we play DOWN to the level of our competition? I get it, we can't play with the same intensity that we had against the Heat and Lakers every single night. But come on, there were times when we just weren't executing or focusing.

Sac was 13-9 at home. A winning record.

Secondly, Favors only got 21 minutes... He was down right dominate defensively. Despite playing fewer minutes than Jefferson, he did register more rebounds and blocks.

Same amount of blocks, actually. Not too concerned about rotations tonight. I agree that situational substitutions would have been nice, but it doesn't matter that much at .9

Thirdly, CJ has reverted back to his jumpshooting (not attacking the basket) ways. Sigh...

Still only took 8 shots, so the chucking wasn't negative. Only one or two of those shots were bad shots with time left on the shot clock.

Lastly, Big Al and Paul didn't get to the FT line. Ummmm.... You do this against 90 % of the league, you lose.

So yay, it will register as a W. But tonight wasn't winning basketball IMO.... Too many jumpers, sloppy defense, no Favors when it counted, terrible offensive execution in the 4th, and bigs weren't rebounding or getting to the FT line...

Sacramento played zone almost exclusively in the fourth. Jazz had open looks because the Kings packed the paint. Jazz had three straight open three by three different players. Gotta make at minimum one and should make two.

 

[HeavenHarris]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

another day, another w.


btw Devin-Derrick are developing some good chemistry together. The alley oops are beeeeeeeeautiful.
beast recognizes beast.

 

[DutchJazzer]

And Al got 26 points in 35 minutes. Some of you guys should learn to appreciate that our bigs have different skill-sets. Favors is a fantastic player, but offensively he has got tons to learn and Big Al was very, very good tonight. Having Al, Millsap, Favors and Kanter together is a blessing for this team, not a curse. They all learn from each other and a trip to the play offs this year will do wonders for everyone - including us fans.

offense doesnt mean ****.

DEFENSE wins championships

DEFENSE

 

[Brown Notes]

even though al jef had 4 blocks his defense PPLAIN sucked
it was jsut horrible defense

How was your date?

 

[The Thriller]

Holy ****, you whiney bitches.. We are not the Heat, we are a .500 ball club. A 1 point win on the road againt anyone is fricking awesome at this time. You guys are pathetic with your "I want more than a win" attitude. Truly.

Huge difference between getting a win and playing winning basketball.

Jazz fans have been down this road before. We've seen for a long time this kind of stuff. We've seen the 6-8 seeds.

We don't want that. We're tired of that.

To me, getting some wins before this boring season is over is cool. But i'd rather have some lotto picks to stack up for a championship run than see us getting our butts booted out of the playoffs quickly.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Ok, on Hayward's defense....what kind of a moron takes a contested 3 with a hand in his face in clutch time and when they're down by 2 with plenty of time in the game? Hayward was playing him safe so he wouldn't get a layup.

No, Hayward's hand was down. It's Marcus Thorton. That is what he does (and is really good at it). He is an explosive scorer and if you give him an open look, he takes it every time. In that situation the last thing we wanted to give up was a 3.

 

[squareinthecircle]

I like this unsatisfied attitude in our players. Also, I always liked Jason Thompson. He's been in development since day one but he's got things you can't teach.

 

[Scorpjazz]

...

I don't feel good about this game. We won, so yipee....

Exactly my point. I dont feel good about winning....nothing else needed.

 

[HeavenHarris]

There's nothing wrong with a 6-8 seed in a lock out season. Enjoy the win ingrate. Winning is kind of a good thing, i've heard.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

if you take 28 shots but score 22 points it's okay if you have 18 rebounds

This just in. You can shoot 32% from the field, but if you average 18 rebounds, it's ok.

 

[Matthew Thomas Castleton]

Hey, I don't care if the Jazz win by 1 or by 50, a win is a win. Especially when in comes in Sacramento, where the Jazz have already lost once this year and where Utah historically struggles to get wins. I'll gladly take this win with open arms. What a huge play by Big Al at the end! With a win over Denver tomorrow night we will now actually move into the 7th spot, not the 8th spot as Alema Harrington so erroneously says. Houston, Denver, and Utah would all have the same record at 26-22. However, Utah would be in 7th place with a win tomorrow night because we would win the season series with Denver (2-1) and we would have a better conference record than Houston (17-17 to 16-17, with the season series currently tied at 1 game a piece).

 

[Jazz4ever]

Anyone who actually watched this game should feel very good for this win. Sactown was playing some incredibly inspired ball and were actually playing as a team both on offense (28 assists) and team defense. With their young talent, they are a couple tweaks away from being a playoff team.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Hey, I don't care if the Jazz win by 1 or by 50, a win is a win. Especially when in comes in Sacramento, where the Jazz have already lost once this year and where Utah historically struggles to get wins. I'll gladly take this win with open arms. What a huge play by Big Al at the end! With a win over Denver tomorrow night we will now actually move into the 7th spot, not the 8th spot as Alema Harrington so erroneously says. Houston, Denver, and Utah would all have the same record at 26-22. However, Utah would be in 7th place with a win tomorrow night because we would win the season series with Denver (2-1) and we would have a better conference record than Houston (17-17 to 16-17, with the season series currently tied at 1 game a piece).

Hope we aren't too tired from tonight.

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

Ok, on Hayward's defense....what kind of a moron takes a contested 3 with a hand in his face in clutch time and when they're down by 2 with plenty of time in the game? Hayward was playing him safe so he wouldn't get a layup.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[DutchJazzer]

utah jazz starting frount court
36 points 14 rebounds 1 assist 4 blocks 0ft's
kings starting frontcourt
41 points 33 rebounds 4 assists 1 block 7-12fts

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Anyone who actually watched this game should feel very good for this win. Sactown was playing some incredibly inspired ball and were actually playing as a team (28 assists). With their young talent, they are a couple tweaks away from being a playoff team.

If Demarcus Cousins can learn to be efficient, they could easily contend for an 8th seed. If Tyreke Evans can learn to play team basketball and get a jumper, they can be a strong playoff team.

 

[The Thriller]

Sac was 13-9 at home. A winning record.

Cool. And it's 5th worst in the WC too.

https://espn.go.com/nba/standings/_/sort/homeWinPercent

Still only took 8 shots, so the chucking wasn't negative. Only one or two of those shots were bad shots with time left on the shot clock.

Did you even read my post? WHERE were those shots taken? That was my beef with CJ tonight.

Sacramento played zone almost exclusively in the fourth. Jazz had open looks because the Kings packed the paint. Jazz had three straight open three by three different players. Gotta make at minimum one and should make two.

Poor execution and shooting against the zone led to Sactown's fast breaks.

I get it, it was a W. But that's not as important as the WAY you play. Our frontline not getting to the FT line is concerning, how is it not? CJ playing mostly on the perimeter is concerning, how is it not? Lack of execution and shooting in the 4th, how is this not concerning?

I for one expect more. I remember when we missed out on the playoffs during the 03-04 season. The thing is, we were playing the right way. Played hard, executed to the best of our abilities, shared the ball around, and played tough D.

This team is so inconsistent. they play up and down to the level of their competition.

 

[Harcher]

Holy ****, you whiney bitches.. We are not the Heat, we are a .500 ball club. A 1 point win on the road againt anyone is fricking awesome at this time. You guys are pathetic with your "I want more than a win" attitude. Truly.

Agree - but mostly its not biotches, it is just one biotch really biotching.
(see above 1)

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

utah jazz starting frount court
36 points 14 rebounds 1 assist 4 blocks 0ft's
kings starting frontcourt
41 points 33 rebounds 4 assists 1 block 7-12fts

Kings froncourt shots (43)
Jazz's frontcourt shots (28)

15 more shots to get 5 more points?

They did outplay them, but were very inefficient.