JAZZ vs. Bobcats - Orlando Pro Summer League - 1pm et 7/5/10

[vslice02]

Brown blows right by Hayward for the dunk.

In fairness to Hayward, he was stumbling after getting hung up on that screen. Didn't even see it but that was more of a case of poor court-awareness than lateral movement.

 

[Revolution 9]

Koufos blows the lay up....I'm done

 

[moevillini]

LOL, did ya catch that - - Coukoo?

 

[Revolution 9]

Gaines is horrible at the line....wow

 

[InGameStrategy]

Koufos rebounds a missed shot, then can't convert. The clumsiness continues.

Hayward hustles to save the offensive possession, dishes to Augustine for an easy dunk at about 1:30.

On the next possession, Hayward leaps for a rebound.

Augustine with a hustle OREB after the second of two misses by Gains .

On the next possession, Hayward takes ball in for an unassuming dunk. Jazz down 85-81 after an 8-0 run with 53 seconds left.

Then Utah prevents the inbound and causes a turnover. Augustine scores. Again.

Sadly, Hayward gave up the opportunity for a game-winning shot.

(Layden should've called a time out to instruct the team. The in-game strategy continues to suck. There was time for a TO.)

NBA.com commentator Eric Kamla drools.

 

[calijazz]

Great play by Hayward.

 

[Revolution 9]

Augustine most impressive player for the Jazz squad

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

AHHH Man, I wanted Hayward to take that.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Augistine > Koufus

 

[calijazz]

AHHH Man, I wanted Hayward to take that.

Same here. I think he could have drawn the foul too if he went to the rim. Gaines was open though, so not horrible.

 

[Shaggy]

Rice > Gaines?

No way. Gaines plays defense that alone makes Gaines 10x better.

 

[vslice02]

-Hayward with a couple of nice plays and passes in the last 2 minutes of the 4th. Woulda liked to seen him look for the shot in the last couple seconds though, Gaines was wide open but had to rush it.
-Gaines reminds me of a young Derek Fisher. Maybe like a homeless man's '97 Derek Fisher. Shoot-first physical PG, even used the Fisher "drive down the lane and hurl your body into the defender" move. Pesky defender. But ouch, please make a free throw!?
-Also I like how the players line-up in such orderly fashion and have a handshake line. Reminds me of youth soccer.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Here's what I learned today....(not necessarily anything I didn't already know)

Gaines is terrible.

Hayward doesn't suck - he looks like a late first round pick who can play a little. Just not the guy I was hoping for when we knew the Jazz would get a high pick from the Knicks for the last 5 years. He's at least the 4th best player on the summer league team.

 

[Ben10]

I wish Hayward would have taken that last shot 2. But that was a great pass to a wide open shooter. Great comeback to make it exciting at the end.

 

[Shaggy]

I was impressed with Hayward. he didn't take many shots but he did a lot of the the little things. The guy can pass though. If he had better players around him he would have had a lot more assists.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

No way. Gaines plays defense that alone makes Gaines 10x better.

He makes FT's though, and he does the same things offensively.

 

[Ben10]

Why can Koufus make a layup? Still?

 

[Coloradojazzfan]

Hayward was awesome! The only guy on the court who would share the ball.

 

[InGameStrategy]

Here's what I learned today....(not necessarily anything I didn't already know)

Gaines is terrible.

Hayward doesn't suck - he looks like a late first round pick who can play a little. Just not the guy I was hoping for when we knew the Jazz would get a high pick from the Knicks for the last 5 years. He's at least the 4th best player on the summer league team.

You are being too harsh in both respects. Gaines was a great hustler, provided double-digit scoring, and an OK A/TO ratio. I wish that Layden had told Gaines to run the offense more. (In other words, not enough in-game strategy.)

Hayward had a solid, smart game. Got involved in a lot of plays. Didn't seem to get beaten much, although he was shy about shooting sometimes and probably let Gerald Henderson and other wings get a few more points than would be ideal. Got the post-game feature interview.

On a separate note, one stat that speaks volumes for me is that every starter except Koufos got a blocked shot.

 

[Shaggy]

He makes FT's though, and he does the same things offensively.

Rice can go play for the NYK where defense isn't required. I don't think Gaines is all that good but Rice is only about his offense.