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I am having a hard time picking between Brice and Juzang. Brice definitely has a higher ceiling, especially if he learns to pass or draw fouls. But Juzang knows his role well, seems to like being in this role in Utah and makes VERY few mistakes. What makes a difference to me is that in 2-3 years...

...but eventually we will probably retain only one of them. Ina couple of years. And because all of them are decent players on small contracts other teams would likely want some of them as a sweetener in any trades involving Collins, Sexton or Clarkson - or in trades consolidating the draft picks.

Well, the Jazz as a team improved their 3-pt shooting from 35.4% in 2023-24 to 36.7% this season. They are also shooting a bit more threes now. Markkanen is usually playing alongside Sexton, Collins and Keyonte who have been shooting threes pretty well in the last two months.

The only absolute must-lose game in January is against Charlotte. There is no way for the Jazz to drop below the Wizards (1-23 except for two recent wins against the crafty Hornets) or Pelicans (1-19).

The Jazz have three very similar players. All of them can play as a SG or a (smaller) SF, all have long contracts and for all of them the ceiling seems to be being a quality backup on a contender. It's almost a certainty that the Jazz will have to include at least one if not two of them in the...

That is actually an interesting trade. Unlike the other trades suggested I can see why every team involved would do it and the price seems to be right.

I am sure that both Hardy and Ainge were very happy with how and how much Collier played.

The Hornets are 1-14 in their last games. Their dedication to tanking knows no bounds and they will seriously challenge Washington for the tanking crown: the Hornets managed to lose twice to the Wizards in the last 4 games (prior to those 2 wins the Wizards were 1-19 in their last 20 and...

The Jazz were +10 in 35 minutes when Collier was on the floor and -12 in 13 minutes with him on the bench. We need to play Collier more.

Cody looked a bit stronger to me. He was steadier on his feet and did not shy away from the contact.

I think it is more than that Collier is strong, stiff, earthbound and and has poor coordination. He is built like a Rottweiler. Collier simply does not have the ability to weave around the players in the paint. That really limits him in what he can do. I think that Collier has a higher chance...

In his 5 games he scored 2 points! Not on average - in total. He completely stopped shooting and driving, he also does not get any free throws. Even Collier's playmaking has been rather mediocre. He is trying on defense though. What is the point of playing Collier in the NBA if he is going to...

We have no point guards on the team, what else would you expect?

Something is going on with Rudy. In the last 6 games he had games with 4 points - 9 rebounds, 3 points - 4 rebounds , and 2 points - 6 rebounds. He never had stretches like that.

The Jazz lost but I feel that if either Keyonte or Collins were available they would have won.

Yes. There was no other reason for the Jazz to have them on the roster besides the fact that they would be better than the rookies and second-year players. And now Hardy is playing them instead of giving their minutes to Brice, Cody and Collier. Because it makes the Jazz better and brings the...

Are you a very recent Jazz fan? Because it's exactly what Ainge did the last two seasons: he stacked the team with good veterans and Hardy played them a lot. And the Jazz predictably lost ping pong balls and drafted at 9 and 10. The only difference this season is that the Jazz had tougher...

So why are we playing Svi and Eubanks then? To pump their trade value as well? Their minutes could have been easily filled by Flip, Collier and Cody and it could have easily made a difference last game. No, the real answer is that the Jazz are simply playing for the wins by using their best...

Do you still feel the same way?

The galactic brain move: instead of resigning your own good player let them walk and sign with another team (and use his money on signing Svi whom we do not play at all) - and THEN trade for him.