Danny Chau (The Ringer)— the Achilles Heel of the Utah Jazz

[Deleted member 848]

Great article, and I truly do trust Quin to be able to adjust to the 5-out lineups in a playoff series. It may honestly come down to Gobert's offense more than anything. They have to be punished for playing Mbah a Moute at the 5

he did crush us with some 3s the one game i watched us play against them

 

[Deleted member 848]

At this point I'm all in on retaining Favors, and pray that corner 3 he's been shooting becomes consistent. What a boon that would be for our offence

 

[silesian]

If they want to go inside all game. . . great. They’ll still end up with a ton of crappy midrange shots and contested threes. Favors, Crowder, Jingles, O’Neale, Exum, Rubio and Mitchell are all still plus defenders. Jazz can trade three for two all night long. Eventually, it’ll add up.

Jokic and Marc Gasol are the only two I can think of that really give him trouble out there. Any other “stretch” 5 is going to give up a lot on the glass and let Rudy and Favors get plenty of second chance opportunities.

Embiid will give him trouble over time.

 

[candrew]

At this point I'm all in on retaining Favors, and pray that corner 3 he's been shooting becomes consistent. What a boon that would be for our offence

Favors just needs a small adjustment on his release point - when he's square, most of his misses are long/left. Very correctable.

I think 30-32% is a reasonable goal for next year.

 

[Ellipse]

Huh. No mention in the article of the 30-point blowout the Jazz delivered to the Warriors on January 30th. I guess it didn't fit the author's narrative, so he ignored it.

I am not the least concerned with our defense, as long as we remain healthy. My worry are the all-to-frequent droughts from long range that can infect the entire team.

 

[fishonjazz]

Huh. No mention in the article of the 30-point blowout the Jazz delivered to the Warriors on January 30th. I guess it didn't fit the author's narrative, so he ignored it.

I am not the least concerned with our defense, as long as we remain healthy. My worry are the all-to-frequent droughts from long range that can infect the entire team.

Agreed. Why would anyone worry about our defense? Isn't it either the best or close to the best in the entire league?

 

[framer]

People also need to stop acting like Gobert is a finished product. He will be better the next year and even better the year after that.

 

[fishonjazz]

People also need to stop acting like Gobert is a finished product. He will be better the next year and even better the year after that.

No doubt.
I never underestimate him