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Game Thread Jan 17, 2022 08:30PM MT: Jazz at Lakers

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Sure, I don't disagree. They are finding some middle ground, though. I just get what the point may be.

Getting Joe going is sophisticated. He feels different and starting could give him more pressure. I am not sure that's beneficial and he needs to be good at his role. He is not a starter talent anymore so Jazz can't accommodate him. Starting Ingles may make him better but it doesn't make the Jazz better.

Oh, I would love to see the other guys, lol. Getting to play right way at the right time may require backcourt to play together so they fix the things together. There isn't much practice time in the NBA as far as I know because of the 82 game schedule so using game time is necessary.
I think you are reading too much into this… it’s about giving the team the best chance to win today and nothing more. We started doing this a little while ago… and there was no other motive. This is straight playing to maximize wins in the regular season… even though unless you get the #1 seed there is really no huge advantage to pushing hard at this point. Quin just told us the most important thing… and now we violate the spirit of that idea a couple days later. It’s just been a problem… we sometimes can’t sacrifice a little production now to set us up for ultimate success later… whether that’s developing a young guy, trying some different strategies that may not work well, or keeping guys healthy.
 
I agree. With Mike's history of hamstring issues, you can never be too cautious. I also agree that giving Joe a start could spark him and get him going...he's been much better as a starter this year.

 
I think you are reading too much into this… it’s about giving the team the best chance to win today and nothing more. We started doing this a little while ago… and there was no other motive. This is straight playing to maximize wins in the regular season… even though unless you get the #1 seed there is really no huge advantage to pushing hard at this point. Quin just told us the most important thing… and now we violate the spirit of that idea a couple days later. It’s just been a problem… we sometimes can’t sacrifice a little production now to set us up for ultimate success later… whether that’s developing a young guy, trying some different strategies that may not work well, or keeping guys healthy.
Probably. At least they are limiting his minutes.

I agree that there isn't much incentive to winning. I don't care about it either. I just feel having all the guys available could be part of the process. You need everyone to be on the sync and Jazz simply haven't been on defense. It's just a different perspective. You could be absolutely right.
 
This is I think the first game after Lebron apologized to the fans for their poor production. Let's make them implode!
 
Feels like the jazz are playing scared.
 
Mitchell stuffed Lebron, and almost posterized the soul out of Westbrook, just couldn't dunk it after contact.
 
Jingles getting cooked by Monk on one end then committed an offensive foul on the other end.
 
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