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Nov 7th SLCC Exibition game feature several Jazz players

If Jefferson, Favors, and Sap are the starters in the 3-5 positions, we will have the All-Southern Accent Team frontcourt.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
If Jefferson, Favors, and Sap are the starters in the 3-5 positions, we will have the All-Southern Accent Team frontcourt.
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Wed probably be one of the best rebounding front-courts in the league as well; presuming that Al has actually gotten bigger. If the lockout ends today, it will be interesting to see what our starting 5 will be.
 
dalamon said:
Wed probably be one of the best rebounding front-courts in the league as well; presuming that Al has actually gotten bigger. If the lockout ends today, it will be interesting to see what our starting 5 will be.
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Rebounds are grabbed by just one guy, so if you put 5 big men, it doesn't mean you are a better rebounding team, the thing is right person should be at the right place for the rebound and obviously we werent a good rebounding team last year. We gave a lot of offensive rebounds to opponents even though we were not bad in getting offensive rebounds. Even though i hated Boozer, i think he was a pretty good defensive rebounder, i don't think neither Big al or sap are good defensive rebounders, but don't know about Favors yet.
 
GlassEater said:
Personally, I hope Utah does NOT have a top-10 scorer. I'd rather see good balance. If we have 2 players around 18-20 pts, a couple at 14-17 and then two more in the 10-13 range, that totals about 90 pts. Then the reat of the bench chips in 20 or so on average. That would put Utah at 110 pts/per. Perfect average, keeps the main 7-8 guys happy and the team is hard to stop if everyone is a threat to score.
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That numbers are too optimistic for me, but i agree about the balance, instead of having Kobe and Shaq , i would prefer to have billups hamilton prince and rasheed. Because we won't be able to keep any top 10 scorer in the league.
Anyway i dont think Burks can be a top 10 scorer, but first i prefer to see him in a couple of full games before judging
 
prodigy said:
made a highlight video of the event..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr2ROhBsqok
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Thanks for posting

This is the most defenseless game i ve ever seen. So its nonsense to praise players with this match. Btw who is number 1? Burks? His shooting seemed not so bad. I remember comments like he can never shoot 3 or else when he was drafted.
 
I was most impressed with Burks, he's coming into the NBA a much better shooter than we expected. Looks like we got a steal.
 
sepanol said:
Thanks for posting

This is the most defenseless game i ve ever seen. So its nonsense to praise players with this match. Btw who is number 1? Burks? His shooting seemed not so bad. I remember comments like he can never shoot 3 or else when he was drafted.
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Yes Burks was wearing #1 and to me he was the most impressive player that night. That reminds me I wonder why CJ was wearing #3 I doubt it but wonder if he's going to change his number whenever the season starts up.
 
//r00t 4 Jazz said:
Yes Burks was wearing #1 and to me he was the most impressive player that night. That reminds me I wonder why CJ was wearing #3 I doubt it but wonder if he's going to change his number whenever the season starts up.
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Maybe somone messed up on their numbers? Burks is going to be #10 (maybe they gave him 1, because Matthews was wearing 10). CJ is usually 34 (was someone else 34 that night?)
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
Maybe somone messed up on their numbers? Burks is going to be #10 (maybe they gave him 1, because Matthews was wearing 10). CJ is usually 34 (was someone else 34 that night?)
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But Mathews was on the other team so it shouldn't have mattered and I didn't see anybody else wearing 34 on either team. So yeah it probably doesn't mean anything and I'm questioning something that doesn't exist.
 
sepanol said:
That numbers are too optimistic for me, but i agree about the balance, instead of having Kobe and Shaq , i would prefer to have billups hamilton prince and rasheed. Because we won't be able to keep any top 10 scorer in the league.
Anyway i dont think Burks can be a top 10 scorer, but first i prefer to see him in a couple of full games before judging
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I'm sorry but anyone who wouldn't want shaq in his prime on their team is f*****g out of their mind.
 
jope said:
I'm sorry but anyone who wouldn't want shaq in his prime on their team is f*****g out of their mind.
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Or Stockton/Malone.

If you can get over the Shaq thing though it's a good take. This Jazz should be a fairly balanced team. There are plenty of guys that can create their own scoring opportunity, and good depth.
 
sepanol said:
Rebounds are grabbed by just one guy, so if you put 5 big men, it doesn't mean you are a better rebounding team, the thing is right person should be at the right place for the rebound and obviously we werent a good rebounding team last year. We gave a lot of offensive rebounds to opponents even though we were not bad in getting offensive rebounds. Even though i hated Boozer, i think he was a pretty good defensive rebounder, i don't think neither Big al or sap are good defensive rebounders, but don't know about Favors yet.
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Wrong. If you have your front court properly boxing out after shots, and being able to push smaller players out of the way, more rebounds will fall our way. Rebounding is MUCH more than a solo effort. The reason our team suffered with defensive rebounding is because of our poor boxing out, and the lack of rebounds gathered from our PG, SG and especially SF.
 
Kanter will be decent

https://www.ksl.com/?sid=17996389&nid=141&title=kanter-shows-flashes-before-injury

Kanter shows flashes before injury
By Jarom Moore, ksl.com Contributor
November 7th, 2011 @ 10:47pm

TAYLORSVILLE -- There were three players for the "Stars" team that Jazz fans are really interested in. One played sparingly, one was a highlight reel and the other was a cold version of himself.

Enes Kanter only played for about six minutes in the Pro Player Charity Classic, but he made an impact. He wasn't perfect, but he made an impact down low and a bigger show may have been what happened after he left. When Kanter, who played on the "Stars" team, was in game the "Jazz" squad scored only eight points in the first half of the first quarter. They ended the quarter with 26.

If that's the type of defensive presence he can provide, the Jazz look to have the dominant inside presence that they've lacked over the past few years.

Kanter took a Derrick Favors elbow to the chin, requiring stitches, and ending his night early.

While he was in, he bodied Al Jefferson down low and was in the right position on every defensive play. He made a few low-post moves and got to the line where he converted his free throws.

By the looks of things he isn't going to be real flashy, which fits the Jazz style; he might even get lost a couple times in the season, typical for a rookie, but at the end of the night his stat sheet will be full and he will be productive for a long time.

Another bright "Star" team was second year Jazz player Jeremy Evans.

He is just entertaining.

He jumped out of the gym and sparkled with a handful of "perfect 10" dunks. Evans can rebound as every Jazz fan knows, if he can get a few more pounds on his frame and defend a little better he could be a great support for the team. He is a fan favorite and could be a good player for years to come if he can tweak a few small things.

Jazz fans will get their money worth with a dunk contest between Evans and rookie Alec Burks. There was a lot of excitement for the two young Jazz players that were forced to the other side.

The two other players that had a bit of local flair were Jimmer Fredette and for Jazzman Wesley Matthews.

Jimmer performed well in the game despite an off night and proved he will and can get to the rim and was open for his shots. Even when he was guarded by the longer and more athletic Alec Burks he was able to get to the hoop and get the ball up around the "bigs."

The big knock on Jimmer was his defense, but in a game with no defense he held his ground as well as anyone did. He didn't defend the great players in the league, but he stayed with a slippery Ronnie Price and didn't get outmuscled by Burks or Devin Harris.

Matthews was solid. He was what every Jazz fan remembers him as quick, smart and just a basketball player. He passed the ball nearly perfectly, including a beautiful alley-oop to Evans. He played enough defense in this pseudo all-star game. He made a couple of big plays, but he supported his teammates and didn't try to do too much. He was exactly what Jazz fans missed when he played.

The future is bright for young Jazz players and former locals that will go on to shine elsewhere.
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