Game Thread Dec 23, 2020: Jazz at Trail Blazers

[NAOS]

Unfortunately this is too true. You probably know that I’m not expecting anything too radical early on.... and the result through 10 games is .500 at best.

Would love to be wrong fwiw

 

[Troat Guru]

This will be very tough: Portland is a better team than a lot of people believe.
Nevertheless, this is a must win.
Key points:

1. A good deal of effort at defense, especially perimeter defense.
2. Creation of good 3-point shots.
3. Second unit + bench players who can make the difference

Let's go!!!

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

This will be very tough: Portland is a better team than a lot of people believe.
Nevertheless, this is a must win.
Kay points:

1. A good deal of effort at defense, especially perimeter defense.
2. Creation of good 3-point shots.
3. Second unit + bench players who can make the difference

Let's go!!!

Portland way worse team than people believe. If the Jazz dont win this comfortably I will be disappointed.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Good to see jazz again

Brooklyn looks scary.

A bunch of teams are going to look scary when they play the Warriors this year.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Portland way worse team than people believe. If the Jazz dont win this comfortably I will be disappointed.

They looked awful in pre-season. Nurkic looks bad. Almost no one tries on defense. Maybe they can flip a switch, but it looks like they're going to try to outshoot teams.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Game 1.... This will clearly test the coaching staff‘s initial mindset on how to use our perimeter defenders.

Rudy has looked a little more spry in pre-season to me... I think we see chip on his shoulder locked in Rudy this year. Would love to see us show just a little higher on some nights or at least alternate.

 

[infection]

Hyped myself up last year for this offense with multiple options and a smooth flow. My son's birthday gift were tickets to the first game against OKC. We ended up winning but man was it a clunky game. I was thinking, damn, it's good to get a win out in a game that we played like we flushed paper towels down the toilet. But then that continued. Anything better than that tonight and it's a success.

 

[LogGrad98]

Where you seeing this. I do not like the sound of that... he had Achilles issues a few years ago.

Injury report here.

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Injuries
team logo Utah Jazz
PlayerPosStatusDate

Mike Conley
PGSore left achilles1/4
team logo Portland Trail Blazers
No Injuries

 

[LogGrad98]

Let the "This is the season when we get to see healthy Mike Conley" begin.

Injuries​

Utah Jazz

Player	Pos	Status	Date
Mike Conley	PG	Sore left achilles	1/4

Portland Trail Blazers
No Injuries



Yep

 

[LogGrad98]

This will be very tough: Portland is a better team than a lot of people believe.
Nevertheless, this is a must win.
Kay points:

1. A good deal of effort at defense, especially perimeter defense.
2. Creation of good 3-point shots.
3. Second unit + bench players who can make the difference

Let's go!!!

What does Kay know about anything?

 

[infection]

Injury report here.

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I don't know what to make of that. It says that under status... like it doesn't say probable / doubful / out / etc. And on the date is says 1/4.

 

[Troat Guru]

What does Kay know about anything?

Lol, I meant key, my fault...

 

[infection]

What does Kay know about anything?

She still follows the Jazz. She's pushing for Karl to come back and be our backup 4. He's worked on his three pointer.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Hyped myself up last year for this offense with multiple options and a smooth flow. My son's birthday gift were tickets to the first game against OKC. We ended up winning but man was it a clunky game. I was thinking, damn, it's good to get a win out in a game that we played like we flushed paper towels down the toilet. But then that continued. Anything better than that tonight and it's a success.

I'm feeling pretty good about this. The clunkiness was related to Mike last year... DM gonna run more of the actions and Mike can't be worse. I think based on pre-season we are being a little smarter and just taking open threes when they are presented to us.

Just hope we keep the good vibes going... a clunky let down would make me so flaccid. Even if we play well in a loss I will be happy... just please don't look like ****.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

What does Kay know about anything?

I always preferred Jared.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

She still follows the Jazz. She's pushing for Karl to come back and be our backup 4. He's worked on his three pointer.

I'll bet he can shoot threes... Jerry didn't want him jack potting around out there.

 

[homeytennis]

I'll bet he can shoot threes... Jerry didn't want him jack potting around out there.

I think both Mail and Stock could give us 10 minutes a game and be effective.

 

[UB]

I think this may be viewed as just lubing up the machine. Better temper those expectations because it's going to take a lot of foreplay before the action gets going.

In the future, can you just write "tuning up?" I'm easily excitable, and your post is giving me the vapors.

 

[NUMBERICA]

It’s much more likely that the bubble’s effect related to depth perception—better visibility of the rim, in particular.

Interesting, I had never thought of that.

I think there is probably something to idea that players were also just generally more focused on basketball rather than travel, day-to-day life, and the obvious going out and partying at (strip) clubs that probably degrades the quality of the game more than we understand.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Portland way worse team than people believe. If the Jazz dont win this comfortably I will be disappointed.

I feel like this sentiment is either widely felt or expressed every year, and yet, they kick our **** in half the time.