2-5-2011 OKC Thunder @ Utah Jazz 7PM MST

[twentytwo]

Also, we should have kept Matthews, not paid AK so much, and Deron will leave after next year. Crap guys

 

[Headtrip]

tonights game just made our outside shooting void so so obvious... as well as our perimeter defense. ugly ugly.

and for once i can say the bench killed us in the 2nd, instead of them bringing us back. we need some one that can consistently hit 13 to 15 ppg every game off the bench. not 20 one night then 2 the next.

Good post. A lot of our rebounding woes are caused by the bigs collapsing to block a shot and leaving their man in the process. We also have bad depth, and Sloans subbing isn't helping mask it, it's making it worse. For christ's sake, stop playing Price.

 

[Marty McFly]

Ugh. We started out looking so good. Good call by Sloan switching to a zone though. That worked well.

 

[juds101]

Dang I never thought that I'd miss AK this much!

 

[jope]

Good post. A lot of our rebounding woes are caused by the bigs collapsing to block a shot and leaving their man in the process. We also have bad depth, and Sloans subbing isn't helping mask it, it's making it worse. For christ's sake, stop playing Price.

word

 

[Nate505]

Another day, another night watching the Jazz get scorched from the 3 point line. Apparently Sloan hasn't heard about that new fangled rule.

 

[cyclo]

Wesley Matthews tonight 2/5/2011:
31 pts. 4 rebs. 3 asts. 2 stls. 11-17 fg. 4-4 ft. 5-7 3fg.

Couldn't help but notice Oklahoma City has a better backup PG than the Jazz have. Fella by the name of Eric Maynor. Helped blow out the Jazz tonight. Maynor played a productive 13 minutes and scored 10 points (4-4 from the field, 2-2 from three point land) with 3 assists. The Jazz were too cheap to pay even a quality backup PG.

 

[Sloanfeld]

Wesley Matthews tonight 2/5/2011:
31 pts. 4 rebs. 3 asts. 2 stls. 11-17 fg. 4-4 ft. 5-7 3fg.

He played the Cavs without their two best players, and without the Blazers best player also. Nice try, Matthews lover.

 

[vj_74]

Deron was 2-10 from 3-pt land even in yesterday night's win. Tonight 0-4. If that wrist isnt good to go maybe he shouldnt jack up 3-pt shots like that

 

[Headtrip]

Wesley Matthews tonight 2/5/2011:
31 pts. 4 rebs. 3 asts. 2 stls. 11-17 fg. 4-4 ft. 5-7 3fg.

Couldn't help but notice Oklahoma City has a better backup PG than the Jazz have. Fella by the name of Eric Maynor. Helped blow out the Jazz tonight. Maynor played a productive 13 minutes and scored 10 points (4-4 from the field, 2-2 from three point land) with 3 assists. The Jazz were too cheap to pay even a quality backup PG.

We really miss Wes. I can understand the move to let him go, not even the board homers at the time thought Raja would be much of a drop off, but damn. He solves a lot of our problems right now.

 

[prodigy]

Couldn't help but notice Oklahoma City has a better backup PG than the Jazz have. Fella by the name of Eric Maynor. Helped blow out the Jazz tonight. Maynor played a productive 13 minutes and scored 10 points (4-4 from the field, 2-2 from three point land) with 3 assists. The Jazz were too cheap to pay even a quality backup PG.

Maynor just decides to play well against us, vs. everyone else he is a below average backup pg(40% from field on 4.4 ppg) on a great offensive team

 

[vegas]

Wesley Matthews tonight 2/5/2011:
31 pts. 4 rebs. 3 asts. 2 stls. 11-17 fg. 4-4 ft. 5-7 3fg.

Couldn't help but notice Oklahoma City has a better backup PG than the Jazz have. Fella by the name of Eric Maynor. Helped blow out the Jazz tonight. Maynor played a productive 13 minutes and scored 10 points (4-4 from the field, 2-2 from three point land) with 3 assists. The Jazz were too cheap to pay even a quality backup PG.

Gotta be careful when you cherry pick games. Some nights CJ looks like a franchise player, others he looks like, well, he did tonight.

Maynor is averaging 15 mpg, 40% fgs, 34% 3s and just over 2 assists. Tonight was a good night for him and a somewhat of an off night for Earl. He has been a rock for us lately!

Maynor and Mathews cleared room for Big AL. Guards are much easier to come by than Big Men, and I still think it was the right move. It still hurts that those two are gone, but I will still take AL over them. Just for comparison, PER of these players: Watson 11.61, Maynor 11.17, Matthews 15.30, AL 18.59.

Other observations, the Early oop seems to be scouted. It has been conspicuously absent the past couple of games. Paul had 34/10 and Al had 21/8 which says it is possible that they can both score in the same game. Paul did take a lot of jumpers in this game which may have helped that happen.