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Should BOLOMBOY get in the game?

Is BOLOMBOY our only hope to stop D.J.?

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Saint Cy of JFC said:
He certainly had some lift and explosion. He had 3 and 1's around the rim over and around DeAndre Jordan. It's not like he was a statue. I think our tune would be much different regarding the health of his knee if we saw him playing his natural position as his defensive decisions would be easier w/ less pressure. Guarding Chris Paul and protecting the paint is just too much for Favors since he has no weakside help with Boris/Johnson as his cover. We treat the issue as it's just some factor of athleticism lacking that is preventing Favors from stopping these combination, but it goes beyond that. The timing and positioning of guarding them is much more difficult for a player who isnt use to being put in that situation as a center. We guarded it well Game 1 and they adjusted and had a good game 2 first quarter. Then we adjusted and played them even for 3 quarters. Im sure we will adjust again. No reason to overreact.
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Its not just me the national commentators have said it. The local media has said it. He clearly is lacking lift and explosion.
He can still dunk and had a gutsy game 1 performance. I just dont think hes 100% and he looks weak to me, especially in Game 2.

With the injury plagued year hes had I dont see how its a stretch to call him hobbled.
 
Revolution 9 said:
Its not just me the national commentators have said it. The local media has said it. He clearly is lacking lift and explosion.
He can still dunk and had a gutsy game 1 performance. I just dont think hes 100% and he looks weak to me, especially in Game 2.

With the injury plagued year hes had I dont see how its a stretch to call him hobbled.
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No one has called him 100% or said he has complete explosiveness/lift. It's better than it's been all season though. The biggest issue is him playing out of position against a player who outmatches him in size and athleticism w/ a PG who can exploit any error in defensive positioning.

He certainly showed some explosive/quick dives to the rim that allowed him to complete 3 and 1's against a very good defensive center.
 
We are getting murdered in the paint. Withey in spot minutes isn't getting it done. If Rudy comes back, we should be okay with him and Favors getting most of the burn. But if he doesn't, why not give Joel a quick spell?
 
bigmike said:
We are getting murdered in the paint. Withey in spot minutes isn't getting it done. If Rudy comes back, we should be okay with him and Favors getting most of the burn. But if he doesn't, why not give Joel a quick spell?
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I think an answer before Bolomboy would be playing Favors/Withey together and see how that works.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I think an answer before Bolomboy would be playing Favors/Withey together and see how that works.
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I still think we should play another wing. Wing depth is a strength of the Jazz and LAC only have one good wing defender. Put Hayward on BG. Switch more on screens. Hill is playing catchup with CP3 too often.
 
♪alt13 said:
I still think we should play another wing. Wing depth is a strength of the Jazz and LAC only have one good wing defender. Put Hayward on BG. Switch more on screens. Hill is playing catchup with CP3 too often.
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I'd want to test two big lineup more. See if that size can do anything and put Favors in weakside help position roles instead of paint protection. It might lure Griffin into shooting more midrange shots, which could be a win for Utah.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Disagree. A lot of it was indecision. It started with them feeding DeAndre so the Jazz hung back on pnr to dissuade the lob. That opened up some driving lanes. The Jazz will look at the tape and improve. The Clippers adjusted to the jazz defensive scheme with Favors after game 1 and exploited it in the 1st quarter, after that we improved and won the other 3 quarters. Sad how people are overreacting rn.

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So what's worse, that the body can't perform as expected, or that the mind doesn't react quickly enough to the situation? Either way the result was 60 points in the paint and virtually no contested shots at the rim. Oh and the L.
 
NAOS said:
I know one thing for sure: if we play the same bigs and get repeat performances from them, there's virtually zero chance we leave SLC with home-court advantage. Playing Bolomboy would be an experiment, but he has 6 good fouls and can shoot the 3 (theoretically). So, yeah, I support throwing him into the fire and seeing what happens. Short leash, obvi.
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Playing Bolomboy either means we've already lost or won the game. Playing him with the game on the line is about the stupidest suggestion I've ever read on this site. He's simply not ready. He'd get killed out there. Also I 100% disagree with your entire 1st sentence.
 
gregbroncs said:
Playing Bolomboy either means we've already lost or won the game. Playing him with the game on the line is about the stupidest suggestion I've ever read on this site. He's simply not ready. He'd get killed out there. Also I 100% disagree with your entire 1st sentence.
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cool. You're the guy that said we had virtually no chance of getting out of the first round, right?
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I'd want to test two big lineup more. See if that size can do anything and put Favors in weakside help position roles instead of paint protection. It might lure Griffin into shooting more midrange shots, which could be a win for Utah.
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That's probably true on the defensive end but then you profoundly retard the offense. If we are being perfectly honest the offensive end was the bigger problem(99-91). We can't really afford to make it worse. We need to make the O better.
 
Revolution 9 said:
Favors was solid, but clearly he was done for game 2. Withey is trash.
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Clearly he was done? You are vastly over stating this. Jordan made a ton of plays against Favors only when Favors had to guard Jordan and Paul. Even Gobert could have struggled with that. The Clippers came with a good plan that worked for 1 quarter, the Jazz adjusted but just couldn't make up the difference. I expect them to come with a better plan in game 3.
 
silesian said:
I hate agreeing with Cy, but he is right.

We stole a game in LA without Rudy and now we panic? If Hayward had gone to the line when he was fouled on the three, the Clips may have panicked and we'd stolen 2 in LA. Time for adjustments, not panic. But, I'm also not dismissing the idea of a very limited role for Bolomboy in a hacking strategy after the Clips are in the penalty.
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That would be the only possible use for Bolomboy at this point. Wnat to play hack a Jordan he's your man. Actually having him out there to attempt to play in any other situations is pretty far fetched.
 
Revolution 9 said:
Just like he was abused in OKC and GS?
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Do those teams have a player anywhere in the realm of Jordan? He's completely different than anybody on either roster. Also didn't he exclusively play PF in those games? Withey or Gobert were on the floor with him, I believe.
 
fishonjazz said:
Great point. Might have to throw the kitchen sink at em. Try different looks with different players if what you are doing isn't working.
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If we get to that point then it's probably over anyway. But if they do...Well okay try something off the wall to disrupt the game.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
No one has called him 100% or said he has complete explosiveness/lift. It's better than it's been all season though. The biggest issue is him playing out of position against a player who outmatches him in size and athleticism w/ a PG who can exploit any error in defensive positioning.

He certainly showed some explosive/quick dives to the rim that allowed him to complete 3 and 1's against a very good defensive center.
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Also playing a factor is he's just not in basketball shape. Hasn't played enough in enough games yet to be completely in shape. But over all I completely agree with you in this thread.
 
bigmike said:
We are getting murdered in the paint. Withey in spot minutes isn't getting it done. If Rudy comes back, we should be okay with him and Favors getting most of the burn. But if he doesn't, why not give Joel a quick spell?
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We got murdered in the paint in 1 game.
 
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