My impression

[thebrazilianzz]

So, yesterday it was the first game the Jazz played that was broadcast on the brazilian ESPN channel. I have some questions:

a) Is our defense that bad every game or it was just a one game jinx?

b) Is Burke that good? I thought he looked pretty good yesterday!

After watching the game yesterday, I get why you guys complain that Corbin doesn't play the young guys more often.

 

[addictionary]

Terrible defensive numbers.

Too few steals (I understand it was mutual and it was a low steal game) and 1 or 2 blocks?

Wouldn't imagine seeing that in a team that has Favors and Gobert. There should be someone (if not the headcoach or some trainer from the bench) to set thresholds, challenges to the young players. Like setting 3 blocks to Favors against his match-up. This way he/they could be more focused and fired for the job. But it has down sides to let the concentration away from the game awareness. As far as I know, it's worth it.

 

[b_line]

Our defense has not been great, but when Kanter and Favors play together, it is especially bad.

Burke is going to be good. He has a chance to be as good as Deron was, without the pouting. I thought he didn't look great in the first half, but looked awesome in fourth yesterday.

 

[Doublea]

Our defense has not been great, but when Kanter and Favors play together, it is especially bad.

Burke is going to be good. He has a chance to be as good as Deron was, without the pouting. I thought he didn't look great in the first half, but looked awesome in fourth yesterday.

from primetime, "FYI with Enes and Derrick on the court(11 MIN) the Jazz had an OffRtg of 155.8 and a DefRtg of 88.8[NetRtg: 67.0(last game: -44.8)]. With Alec/Trey/Derrick/Enes together on the court(9 MIN) the team had an NetRtg of 74.0! During this time the Jazz got 75% of all available rebounds."

Favors and Kanter really just need time together too work on these things. How are they suppose to get better defenders with each other if they aren't even playing together?

 

[b_line]

from primetime, "FYI with Enes and Derrick on the court(11 MIN) the Jazz had an OffRtg of 155.8 and a DefRtg of 88.8[NetRtg: 67.0(last game: -44.8)]. With Alec/Trey/Derrick/Enes together on the court(9 MIN) the team had an NetRtg of 74.0! During this time the Jazz got 75% of all available rebounds."

Favors and Kanter really just need time together too work on these things. How are they suppose to get better defenders with each other if they aren't even playing together?

Holy crap. I am shocked.

 

[addictionary]

Spurs has amazing offense sets and most of the time the multiple cuts lead to the Jazz double team miss the valueless cutter like Kanter's matchup.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

from primetime, "FYI with Enes and Derrick on the court(11 MIN) the Jazz had an OffRtg of 155.8 and a DefRtg of 88.8[NetRtg: 67.0(last game: -44.8)]. With Alec/Trey/Derrick/Enes together on the court(9 MIN) the team had an NetRtg of 74.0! During this time the Jazz got 75% of all available rebounds."

Favors and Kanter really just need time together too work on these things. How are they suppose to get better defenders with each other if they aren't even playing together?

Except 4 of the Jazz' top 7 lineups played have had Favors and Kanter in them...

And all of them have been awful on the court, with the best one being -10 over 100 possessions.

The encouraging thing is that the Core5 lineup has been really good so far. Small sample size, though, much to your all's chagrin.

Current starting lineup, most used by far, actually has a net positive, so you can see why it's used.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

Holy crap. I am shocked.

Just looking at the stats, it looks like the Jazz have rebounded better as a team with Kanter on the bench. There were near last in the league in defensive rebounding rate a month ago and are now 20th.

Kanter has been terrible as a defense rebounding center, ranking 37th among those qualifying as a center, eking ahead of Jermaine O'Neal and Zaza Pachulia.

EDIT: Oh wait, O'Neal is AHEAD of Kanter. It's Robert Sacre he's just ahead of.

 

[green]

Kanter = Al Jefferson. I don't think Kanter is a long term answer. Build him up, get the #3 pick, package Kanter and #3 for #2 and take Jabari. Championship.

 

[homeytennis]

Kanter = Al Jefferson. I don't think Kanter is a long term answer. Build him up, get the #3 pick, package Kanter and #3 for #2 and take Jabari. Championship.

Kanter is still healing. His shoulder injury was quite severe and it takes awhile to come back from those. If he we a professional golfer with the same injury it would be 50-50 if his career would be over. Give the guy some time. He's made massive strides in the last month. Remember the 23 point 22 rebound game last year before the injury.

 

[illyasova]

The PnR of Spurs with Tony Parker just killed the Jazz. Several times Favors or Kanter gotta either show up him or chase their guy so Parker found the right guy for easy buckets. For succeeding as a team, the perimeter defense gotta be so much better that's why Jefferson and Burke are gotta fight against the screens or try to stay with their men to help big guys.

 

[CitizenofCapua]

The PnR of Spurs with Tony Parker just killed the Jazz. Several times Favors or Kanter gotta either show up him or chase their guy so Parker found the right guy for easy buckets. For succeeding as a team, the perimeter defense gotta be so much better that's why Jefferson and Burke are gotta fight against the screens or try to stay with their men to help big guys.

Some pople got to understand that you defend PnRs with 2 guys not just with one guy. Kanter has not been so good at it but our perimeter defense has not been awesome etiher.