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

Was this the thread I started originally?
 
Diamond77 said:
Still any doubts that Kanter and Favors can play together?!
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Of course Kanter and Favors can play together. It didn't work last year because Corbin tried treating them both like Al Jefferson and had them both playing the exact same roles.
 
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I just read that most the time when you say a player should improve his shot, he really just needs to improve his shot selection.
 
Favors was the best player on the team tonight imo.

Controlled the paint very well
 
What a weird game. It was like the head coach realized that he has a roster full of young players and his home court is in high altitude. It's about damn time!

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I think the extent that Corbin is criticized is excessive and bolstered by bull **** opinions, but his trying to turn the team into a running team with Al Jefferson and Mo Williams while not emphasizing running last year is a very curious thing.
 
I think Burke looked improved too. He looked like he was trying to do less and try to not be the best player on the team.
 
Doublea said:
I just read that most the time when you say a player should improve his shot, he really just needs to improve his shot selection.
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That's only partly true some of the time. NBA defenses are good, and there's a 24-second shot clock. NBA players have to be able to hit open shots. Players serving as offensive hubs have to be able to create offense for themselves when the offense breaks down and/or there's a short shot clock.
 
fishonjazz said:
Favors was the best player on the team tonight imo.

Controlled the paint very well
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He was terrific. If he can hit that free throw line jumper off pick-and rolls more fairly consistently, and his back and feet don't fail him, he could have a really solid season (even if it doesn't show up in the boxscore).

I just finished watching the game. My thoughts before looking at the boxscore:

1. Not to be a total killjoy, but the Blazers starters (with the exception of Wes Matthews) were treating this as a casual walk through. It'll be interesting to see how well the good stuff the Jazz showed in this game translates to games where the opponent gives a ****.

2. I thought the defense looked pretty precise for most of the game. Players seemed to know where and when to rotate, and there was good communication on switches.

3. The starters ran the offense very well, especially in the 1st quarter.

4. Per the above, I thought Trey did a fantastic job getting the ball up the court, directing traffic/getting the team into the offense, and executing. One of the keys for this team is Trey's ability to hit pull-up jumpers off the pick and roll. I don't think he'll ever be effective going to the rim, so he needs the pull-up to bend the defense when he's working around screens. If he can figure it out, the Jazz are going to get a lot of open looks.

5. It should be interesting to see what the Jazz do with those open looks when they get them. The Blazers did a pretty good job of shutting down the paint, and defending the 3. Along with Trey (and Gordo) hitting pull-ups, Kanter's ability to hit spot-up jumpers from 15+ will determine how many open 3s and shots at the basket the Jazz get this season.

6. I thought the players did a good job of playing within themselves, and focusing on making the right play. Players weren't forcing things. Favors, Gordo, Trey and Alec were pretty steady/disciplined, and did a good job leading the way. The only player I'm worried about turning into Josh Howard is Trevor Booker, but that's based entirely on his contract. Dude is a very willing passer, and seems to have a pretty good feel for the game in general.

7. Contrary to some of the sentiment in this thread, I thought Kanter's D still looked pretty poor. He has to do a better job keeping opposing bigs from getting such deep position. It puts a lot of pressure on the D.

8. Burks is a terrific safety valve and opportunistic scorer. He started showing an ability to move the ball/make the right play and hit spot-up jumpers last season, and if he continues to progress in his off-ball halfcourt ability he'll have a fantastic season as well.

9. Gobert is all arms...it's terrifying in so many ways (good and bad).

10. Final thought: Really liked how the starters played together tonight.
 
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