Utah @ San Antonio, 4/9/11 6:30 pm
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Joe Bagadonuts
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Who are you?
I'm Freda's boss.
Whose Freda?
My secretary.
I'm Freda's boss.
Whose Freda?
My secretary.
The Thriller
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Better hope that pops is resting his vets for the playoffs...
And even then...
I doubt we win.
Matt Bonner owns us. He'll go for at least 10 threes tonight.
And even then...
I doubt we win.
Matt Bonner owns us. He'll go for at least 10 threes tonight.
Joe Bagadonuts
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Since they're almost certain to draft Jimmer with that pick there's no difference at all between them except the contract they'll have to pay for the 12th spot is slightly less expensive.
I totally disagree with the idea of not playing to win. That's a losers mentality in every sense of the word. Hopefully the Jazz will get their act together tonight and cremate the Spurs. The ball goes through Hayward, boys. Get it right this time!
//r00t 4 Jazz
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Never a bad thing for a Jazz player to get a taste of winning in San Antonio, so I agree with JoBag.
Hayward going up against his idol in Ginobili (one of the reasons he chose to wear #20)
- we know what happened last time he went up against someone he idolized (vs Kobe)
- this should be interesting..
- we know what happened last time he went up against someone he idolized (vs Kobe)
- this should be interesting..
billyshelby
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I guess no one is watching anymore. Here's some game notes for anyone who mildly cares.
Defense: Plenty of effort which always gets confused with good defense. The biggest problem we have is rotations. Half the guys don't want to leave their man, the other half often rotate excitedly when they shouldn't. We're playing "fundamentals" D without a system. It won't ever work.
Offense: Same syndrome. We run half the clock, can't get a shot, and somebody goes one on one inside or out. Ty can't carry Jerry's system over with this team. We need changes.
Defense: Plenty of effort which always gets confused with good defense. The biggest problem we have is rotations. Half the guys don't want to leave their man, the other half often rotate excitedly when they shouldn't. We're playing "fundamentals" D without a system. It won't ever work.
Offense: Same syndrome. We run half the clock, can't get a shot, and somebody goes one on one inside or out. Ty can't carry Jerry's system over with this team. We need changes.
billyshelby
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Nice little moment from the Spurs announcers after yet another Evans dunk: "Well, if we've learned anything Evans can jump." Followed by several different appreciative comments of his jumping ability.
Joe Bagadonuts
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Yeah. It looks as if nobody has any idea what they're trying to accomplish as a team. Not good.
billyshelby
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Before anyone says it, Hayward was not denied the ball.
The Thriller
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Favors and Hayward are quickly becoming our best players...
CJ another hellish game... 1-5 for 2 points... Yikes...
CJ another hellish game... 1-5 for 2 points... Yikes...
Couple of things about the game tonight.
1. Did not expect to win playing spurs away, but add Bob Delaney as the ref and the Jazz had no shot.
2. Favors is going to be great.
3. Evans had his best game as a jazz man.
4. Jefferson cannot play the pick and roll to save his life.
5. The game has really changed. The 3 point line wins games. The spurs play one guy down low and 4 guys on the three point line. The big comes to screen for Tony who drives to the hole and either passes to the roller or hits his 3 point shooters. It is amazing to see the spurs coach change their entire team and offense to play the 3 point shot. I was amazed at how many three point shooters the spurs have.
6. Hayward is still too tentative. He needs to shoot more. He also needs to speed up his release. Korver could get his shot fast. Hayward just takes longer.
7. CJ has really struggled since his 40 point game. Go to the hole son.
8. Corbin has really struggled at times with clock management, substitutions, etc. I hope he gets it figured out. He needs to bench Jefferson for defensive lapses.
1. Did not expect to win playing spurs away, but add Bob Delaney as the ref and the Jazz had no shot.
2. Favors is going to be great.
3. Evans had his best game as a jazz man.
4. Jefferson cannot play the pick and roll to save his life.
5. The game has really changed. The 3 point line wins games. The spurs play one guy down low and 4 guys on the three point line. The big comes to screen for Tony who drives to the hole and either passes to the roller or hits his 3 point shooters. It is amazing to see the spurs coach change their entire team and offense to play the 3 point shot. I was amazed at how many three point shooters the spurs have.
6. Hayward is still too tentative. He needs to shoot more. He also needs to speed up his release. Korver could get his shot fast. Hayward just takes longer.
7. CJ has really struggled since his 40 point game. Go to the hole son.
8. Corbin has really struggled at times with clock management, substitutions, etc. I hope he gets it figured out. He needs to bench Jefferson for defensive lapses.
Actually, the Rockets won their championships in the 90s by doing this. The Dream and 4 other 3-point shooters on the perimeter.
Did someone create a Favors Evans highlight package yet?
The Spurs have always had three point shooters all the way back to their ealy championship teams with Robinson and Duncan down low. What made those teams so difficult to beat, and why we couldn't beat them for over a decade, was because they could always take it down low and if we'd ever double, they'd throw it out and we all know we don't guard the three-point line. The Spurs are a solid organization that understand the game. They don't get chuckers and they don't take guys looking for a three the first shot down the floor, like much of the NBA. But in contrast, they don't jump to the other end of the spectrum because they resent that kind of play (Sloan). They implement the three pointer to be used efficiently, and picking up guys like Matt Bonner, Steve Kerr, and Brent Barry are great ways to do that. They understand that you can't have too many guys who can play 15 mins/night that can hit the three, despite being "one-dimensional".
The Thriller
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Jimmer has San Antonio written all over him.
He's the type of guy they'd pickup. A guy that can come in and for 20 mins rain 3s down on other teams.
We desperately need to get some 3 pt shooters this offseason. Not just one or two, but multiple. The losses of Memo, Korver, and Wes really show in games like these.
Hayward is better with the ball in his hands, CJ is best on the bench, Raja's career is nearly over, and Devin Harris struggles from the outside.
We literally have no one right now that can shoot (consistently) from the outside.
He's the type of guy they'd pickup. A guy that can come in and for 20 mins rain 3s down on other teams.
We desperately need to get some 3 pt shooters this offseason. Not just one or two, but multiple. The losses of Memo, Korver, and Wes really show in games like these.
Hayward is better with the ball in his hands, CJ is best on the bench, Raja's career is nearly over, and Devin Harris struggles from the outside.
We literally have no one right now that can shoot (consistently) from the outside.
Absolutely, we need 3 ball shooters and we need to use them. I just hope that Ty understands this as ole Jer never really did. Pops has been doing this forever, as has Phil. Get some backups who can drop the long ball. How many times have we seen their backups make big 3s over the years? Many. How often do the Jazz do it? Rarely, except maybe last year with Korver.
Get shooters, no more pure hustle-no skills guys like Ronnie Price. I kinda like Weaver, but even he has to step up his shooting or be gone. We already have one poor shooter, Harris, coming back next year and you cannot have too many of your small who cannot shoot well. One, maybe two max. Having memo back and healthy most of the year would help but who knows if that is gonna happen.