Game Thread Dec 18, 2023 07:00PM MT: Jazz vs. Nets

[MT Steve]

The ball movement and defense over the past week or so have been night and day compared to what it has been.

It's fun to watch.

 

[FrenchJazzFa]

Definitly one of our best performance this season. Defense seems better, rotation quite smart. Let's see what the trade bring but it is interesting.

 

[fishonjazz]

Facts. Can’t believe we regularly have Dubai level air quality in UTAH, so unfair.

By far my biggest pet peeve is when people at work go on break and sit in their car with it running for a half hour and play on their phone.
We have a huge break room with a big tv, couches, pool tabkes, foosball tables, a computer lab, and gym and these douchebags choose to go out and add to our **** air instead. Pisses me off really bad.


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[HeatCheck]

The ball movement and defense over the past week or so have been night and day compared to what it has been.

It's fun to watch.

Last night's game was alot of fun to watch.

John Collins best role for this team might be off the bench but unfortunately that would probably make him the most expensive bench roleplayer in the league.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Last night's game was alot of fun to watch.

John Collins best role for this team might be off the bench but unfortunately that would probably make him the most expensive bench roleplayer in the league.

Yeah, but Collins trade value is reportedly in the trash can already, so there is no reason to really start him anymore.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Yeah, but Collins trade value is reportedly in the trash can already, so there is no reason to really start him anymore.

I hope so, but think it's just because he is getting back from illness.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I hope so, but think it's just because he is getting back from illness.

Yeah but who are you sending to the bench? I guess Simone has had some bad shooting games, but he fits the starters sooooooooooo much better on both ends.

 

[str8line]

That would be the ones in the front office. These guys just payin attention and Hardy proving he’s a helluva developmental coach. Watch us sell em for trinkets and have them blow up for another team now.

I like Hardy's interviews. He'll probably get better as a coach. Not sure about THT and even Sexton, but they are pretty bad dudes when they're on and Sexton's had a run.

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[KqWIN]

We live and die by THT/Sexton, but sometimes that means we live lol. Great games by those two.

Sexton has been cooking for a minute now.

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

Does Collins get to stay on the island?

No

I hope so, but think it's just because he is getting back from illness.

We live and die by THT/Sexton, but sometimes that means we live lol. Great games by those two.

Sexton has been cooking for a minute now.

He looked gassed most of the game. Anyone that misses a week from illness isn’t just going to come back and start

 

[Douchebag K]

By far my biggest pet peeve is when people at work go on break and sit in their car with it running for a half hour and play on their phone.
We have a huge break room with a big tv, couches, pool tabkes, foosball tables, a computer lab, and gym and these douchebags choose to go out and add to our **** air instead. Pisses me off really bad.


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wtf is wrong with these dudes ????

 

[Douchebag K]

Hardy was pretty clear in his post match interview that Collins best value will prob be at backup 5

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

View: https://twitter.com/JordanClarksons/status/1737229084424310999


Something is up. Not sure its personal or basketball or just injury frustration.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

View: https://twitter.com/JordanClarksons/status/1737229084424310999


Something is up. Not sure its personal or basketball or just injury frustration.

It's not a huge mystery. He's had a terrible season, the team is playing better without him and now he's on the trading block.

 

[Douchebag K]

View: https://twitter.com/JordanClarksons/status/1737229084424310999


Something is up. Not sure its personal or basketball or just injury frustration.

he looked pretty disengaged on the bench yesterday

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

It's not a huge mystery. He's had a terrible season, the team is playing better without him and now he's on the trading block.

It could be a lot of things though.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

If Collins maintains his 3pt shooting (maybe a slight bump in volume) and can play well off the bench, I could see him getting enough value to intrigue someone.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

If Collins maintains his 3pt shooting (maybe a slight bump in volume) and can play well off the bench, I could see him getting enough value to intrigue someone.

GM's aren't that stupid. They know who and what Collins is at this point. He often passes the lazy, surface-level the eye test, but his advanced stats paint a picture of a player who doesn't affect winning at all. Basically he's as meh as they come, and that's not a great thing to be at $25 million per season.

You often hear how bad/ineffective Collins was by the end of his Hawks tenure, but I'm not sure people realize that overall he's actually having a worse season than last year. The only things that are up are his usage, rebounding (because he's not playing next to Capela anymore) and 3pt%, and he's only making 1.5 long balls per game so it's not like he's much of a factor on that front for someone who spends quite a lot of time in the corner.

Collins having "improved his value" this season is a total pipe dream.