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Jazz @ Hawks | Friday November 12th @ 5pm

Catchall said:
No, it doesn't. I can't remember anyone who did it. The closest would be something flukey like Rony Seikaly back in the 90s, or maybe Hakeem.
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Last player to do it was Fo, fo, and Fo (Mo Malone) in 1982. Last player with 30 boards only: Barkley in 1996.
 
dwill_mvp said:
They kind of did since AJ is with us now.
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Although it would've been nice to have the Jazz training him in the offensive system (and learning to move his feet on D). Key difference between Boozer and Jefferson: AJ will start defending in the first year rather than the last year of his contract. Regardless.
 
Well...humm...

What can I say?

There are certain kinds of people and certain kinds of teams who, despite the odds, despite the expert predictions, despite expectations, find a way to win. These people, these teams, we call winners. And, as we all know, WINNERS WIN!

Go JAZZ!

The team that refuses to lose!
 
siromar said:
I love how 2 games ago, people were predicting a 20+ loss to the Heat, and 0-4 road trip. Now, it's a 30 points win against the Hawks.

Jazzfanz is such a wonderful example of the human irrationality. :)
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Agreed. For the record I thought it would be a small miracle for the Jazz to go 2-2 on this road trip. Now I won't even mention the great possibility that happens tomorrow.
 
The crazy thing is we're really not playing that well. The offense breaks down after 15 seconds, guys aren't ready for passes, and there's a hiccup when the ball goes down low. Defensively, rotations are poor right now. I see all kinds of half commits on doubles, and then guys who double not knowing when to break out and defend.

But for some inexplicable reason we just lock in. Yeah, I'm loving the heart. But I mostly can't figure out why we start games like a YMCA team. We'll figure that out.

This team has more potential than any team we've put on the floor since the 90's. But it won't take if we don't figure out the early season margin of error will be gone soon.
 
billyshelby said:
The crazy thing is we're really not playing that well.
But for some inexplicable reason we just lock in.
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...it's the minus Boozer factor! He was a turnover machine, forced shots and played turrible defense! Big Al doesn't turn the ball over, plays better defense and more of our other guys are stepping up to play big and contribute. But it's the minus Boozer factor for the most part!
 
ElRoach0 said:
So we didn't win the PF battle... but Evans played some really solid 6.5 minutes.
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We have to find Evans minutes. I don't know how. But that kid should be at the top of the list for every foul trouble, struggling situation we have until Memo comes back.
 
Al Jefferson had 6 assists tonight. He had 8 for the season coming into this game. Anyone think he's beginning to learn the offense?
 
The Thriller said:
Al Jefferson had 6 assists tonight. He had 8 for the season coming into this game. Anyone think he's beginning to learn the offense?
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I just noticed too... he also ran a few pick and roll with Deron, which was so nice to see.

but if you watched the game, you would know he's still not kicking out enough when he's posting up. Instead he is so focused on beating his man with his post moves. The assists he got were mostly coming from being a bridge swinging the ball to the cutting man (Deron, CJ, AK, etc.) who was hitting the shots tonight. But it's a significant improvement over the past few games.

Now he just needs to learn to box out when the opposing team takes a shot and kick out when posting up.
 
Zerol said:
but if you watched the game, you would know he's still not kicking out enough when he's posting up. Instead he is so focused on beating his man with his post moves. The assists he got were mostly coming from being a bridge swinging the ball to the cutting man (Deron, CJ, AK, etc.) who was hitting the shots tonight...Now he just needs to learn to box out when the opposing team takes a shot and kick out when posting up.
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Al is not expected to "kick out" everytime he posts up, anymore than Boozer was, or Memo is. The idea is that he should look for cutters (which he did) and "kick" it to the open man IF he is double-teamed. Otherwise, he is expected to score, if he can, like Boozer, the Paperboy, or anyone else on the team. You don't post up and get good position for the sole purpose of kicking it back out for a long jumpshot.
 
Hopper said:
Al is not expected to "kick out" everytime he posts up, anymore than Boozer was, or Memo is. The idea is that he should look for cutters (which he did) and "kick" it to the open man IF he is double-teamed. Otherwise, he is expected to score, if he can, like Boozer, the Paperboy, or anyone else on the team. You don't post up and get good position for the sole purpose of kicking it back out for a long jumpshot.
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What I am saying is that he does not kick it back out when he does not have a good post position. Instead, he backs his way to force a shot up. Millsap posts up as well, but he does not force his way in, rather pass the ball back out and re-establish his position. When he does that, not only he's closer to the basket, but also makes the defense move, thus creating more space for himself to operate.
 
I was impressed with Evans even with limited minutes. He is great around the basket just like Milsap and can score effortlessly with his hops and length. We need to get him some of AK and Hayward's minutes and let him develop.
 
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