Game Thread Jan 15, 2025 07:00PM MT: Charlotte Hornets @ Utah Jazz

[HermanG]

My main theory is that him playing PG has led to way higher expectations. Once Sexton is traded and Collier is the starter, I think Keyonte will be put in a more natural role, will play better, and the general fan expectations of how he should play will be more inline with who he is.

I think he can become a 20/6 guy who scores and creates on good efficiency down the line and you dont really need to squint to see that.

His defense may hold him back from becoming a valuable starter level player, but if he is able to even marginally improve on that end I think he has a career as a 2nd unit commander / spark plug.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Filipowski now shooting 31% from 3. Trending up. Hopefully he can finish the year at least 33%.

 

[fishonjazz]

Not shocked the Jazz lost, but a bit shocked it came from Mark Williams scoring that many points against Kessler

Hardy also smartly decreases Kessler's minutes this game.

 

[KqWIN]

Mark Williams is averaging 23/13/4/1/2 per36 on 69% TS. If he and Melo can stay healthy that is an elite PbR duo.

 

[Tanktastic]

Crazy statement from Keyonte that Andy Larsen picked up on: him openly saying that this is the first time in his career the coach has asked him to play defense. No wonder it shows...

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Crazy statement from Keyonte that Andy Larsen picked up on: him openly saying that this is the first time in his career the coach has asked him to play defense. No wonder it shows...

lol. way to throw hardy under the bus, key.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

lol. way to throw hardy under the bus, key.

how is that throwing Hardy under the bus? It's throwing Baylor/HS/AAU coaches under the bus.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Crazy statement from Keyonte that Andy Larsen picked up on: him openly saying that this is the first time in his career the coach has asked him to play defense. No wonder it shows...

That's bizarre.

It's not just on the coaches. Keyonte's also saying "I've never wanted to play defense".

He may literally be the worst NBA defender among all rotation players, so I find all this very believable.

 

[HermanG]

lol. way to throw hardy under the bus, key.

Why are you so hell bent on hating the guy that you even misread his quotes this bad?

 

[fishonjazz]

Why are you so hell bent on hating the guy that you even misread his quotes this bad?

Seattle jazz fan has actually been one of the posters who defends keyonte usually.
The post in question could be interpreted as "hardy never asked me to play defense last year and hadn't yet this year until last game/recently."

It lacked context and specification for sure.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Seattle jazz fan has actually been one of the posters who defends keyonte usually.
The post in question could be interpreted as "hardy never asked me to play defense last year and hadn't yet this year until last game/recently."

It lacked context and specification for sure.

Quote out of context or not (I didn't hear it), Keyonte is an great for his draft class ISO player on offense who is being asked to play PG even though he doesn't want to pass and isn't confident setting guys up. Keyonte ALSO is a player who consistently shows a lack of effort defending. He said, she said has nothing to do with his lack of defensive effort that is all too clear, all too regularly.