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Any of you gonna make a game thread? Preseason game 1

Hell yes!

so many good things

Gobert is clearly better, Haywards shot was on, Favors looked great in D, Exums speed, Haywards confidence, Kanters clear interest in D, the unrelenting hustle and ball movement, burks changing speeds...

Still things to work on, the PGs shooting, FTs..


But holy hell!!!!!!!
 
It seems like the whole team is willing to put forth their best effort. It seemed like they were focused and energetic. What a refreshingly entertaining game!
 
Diamond77 said:
Murry > Bost

Murphy > Jones
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Definitely, but when Hood comes back he'll take up the minutes Jones played tonight. Unless Hood is so lost on both ends, I'd imagine he's already ahead of Jones (and Murphy for that matter).

I like Murry's versatility a lot and even though it will be bad if he's logging big minutes (meaning Burke, Burks, Exum, Hayward can't go) he's still a quality 10th/11th guy to throw in at either guard spot.
 
I think one of the advantages was the speed of the game - the Jazz milked that for all its worth, and I noted several times in the game - particularly the last half of the second quarter and the first half of the fourth where the Blazers were looking gassed. Like Exum-in-summer-league gassed. Their low shooting percent was likely a combination of the increased defensive intensity/crisp rotations AND the speed that the ball was moving around the court.

Good coaches design a strategy that fits their players' strengths, and Snyder clearly has chosen to go with "play with pace" for a reason.
 
Another thing I saw that I didn't under Corbin is Kanters desire to play D.
 
You can tell that the players are being graded on passing the ball ahead when moving up the court. I like it because it makes the other team run more, testing their stamina. You need to do things like that with a younger team. . .
 
HighlandHomie said:
Definitely, but when Hood comes back he'll take up the minutes Jones played tonight. Unless Hood is so lost on both ends, I'd imagine he's already ahead of Jones (and Murphy for that matter).

I like Murry's versatility a lot and even though it will be bad if he's logging big minutes (meaning Burke, Burks, Exum, Hayward can't go) he's still a quality 10th/11th guy to throw in at either guard spot.
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It's a tough call for sure, do you go with Jones' defense and vet leadership or do you go with Murry's creative plays on offense and potential.
 
result of practicing hard and being well conditioned.

Being at home also helped the jazz.

But the Blazers looked out of sync b/c it's preseason. Think they will figure it out as for the jazz that was a good display. We have to wait and see how the rest of the pre-season plays out.
 
I was hoping that nba.com posts the gamelogs like they do for regular season games. I like watching all the fgm/blocks/assists/steals of the Jazz players in about 10 minutes times after each game :(.
 
I was at the game and enjoyed it. I am optimistic about the season (reasonably optimistic).

That said, let's not forget that the Jazz opened the pre season last year with a 'great win' against Golden State. That was the highlight for the first three months of the season.
 
jimmy eat jazz said:
I was at the game and enjoyed it. I am optimistic about the season (reasonably optimistic).

That said, let's not forget that the Jazz opened the pre season last year with a 'great win' against Golden State. That was the highlight for the first three months of the season.
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This is different.
 
Young Blood said:
It's a tough call for sure, do you go with Jones' defense and vet leadership or do you go with Murry's creative plays on offense and potential.
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What's vet leadership really though? I don't even know if I want him sharing his journeyman experiences with our guys haha. I like Murry all day over him. I'm just thrilled the only thing I'm nitpicking is our 11th guy. Regular season can't get here soon enough..
 
I can already tell that Hayward's bad % shooting was due to Ty forcing Hayward onto bad situations and causing him to work too hard. Not only will his shooting improve this year, but so will his defense.

I was also disappointed in Burk's play. He often looked like he was forcing the issue and often out of control, similar to how Hayward looked last year. Burke had some really bad and stupid turnovers.
 
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