Game Thread Dec 04, 2025 05:30PM MT: Utah Jazz @ Brooklyn Nets

[Tremendous Upside]

It's cute that you still think the draft is random.

That's right, it's obviously rigged.

The league made sure that blue chippers like Zion, Morant, Paolo, Luka, Evan Mobley, Ant and LaMelo were picked by existing NBA powerhouses, massive markets where the lights are the brightest.

They hate the Utah Jazz. They will never allow any success here.

It's all somebody else's fault.

 

[Udidthizz]

I dont. But I think we are more likely to move up in the draft winning a handful of games and being closer to play in than we are blantanly tanking and making the league look bad and pissing them off. That isnt likely to be a #1 pick since it never has been and likely never will be, but we can get a 2,3,4th once in awhile. Well I guess we did get the #1 pick once, but the league took it away in one of the most blantant disregard for any team ever.

My theory is that we would do best to end outside the bottom 8. The league wouldn't want OKC to get our pick so they get even better, especially when they have the Clippers pick too, so they'll have to let us jump and pick top 4.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

This was pretty much the first game where we tried to tank very blatantly. Sitting Nurk with a bogus injury, "resting" Love (averaging 14mpg), inserting the empty husk of Cody Williams into the game at a critical juncture in the 3rd quarter, giving real minutes to Hendricks, letting a 100% washed Slo-Mo run the offense and hunt for his own shots... but thankfully it wasn't enough, Lauri and Keyonte made sure of that.

It's simply not possible to be "bad enough" when you have two guys playing 30+ minutes at a legit All-Star level. God knows we tried.

Random thoughts:

- Loved Keyonte's passing in this game. He gave up the ball without hesitation when it made sense, but never forced anything. One of the best PG games I've seen from him. Pretty good defense too, which is always a surprise.

- No Nets player was willing to throw their body in front of Markkanen when he kept steamrolling to the rim for angry dunks. That's a tanking team for you. A culture of losing, a culture of avoiding responsibility, a culture of taking the easy way out.

- Collier needs to find a floater. He can't finish at all if there's a defender anywhere in the vicinity of the rim. Those weak layups don't work.

- Watching Cody play is torture.

- We've won 3 of our last 4!! Love it.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Nurk has been good for Ace.

I think this is worth keeping an eye on.

 

[Ron Mexico]

True, we can re-sign Svi for another year!

Womp womp


He is a decent role player and we should keep him if it's a cheap deal.

 

[fishonjazz]

I think this is worth keeping an eye on.

I might be. For now im not even thinking about it due to the sample size.

 

[Isaiah 1:13]

I feel like we aren’t talking about keyontes 29 and 10 enough maybe we are just getting used to it but I think he has proven everyone wrong who said he can’t be a point guard I think he actually play a lot better when playing on the ball he is by far my favorite player on this team and has been since his rookie summer league hence my profile picture


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Lauri has completely turned it around and is playing fantastic and I pray we keep him, but Keyonte is the heart and soul of this team. This kid is a winner, we caught a huge break at seventeen cause his IMG stock was higher. He wants to win and he doesn’t want to wait and he shouldn’t have to imo. We really don’t need two firsts in 31, we need to negotiate with OKC for this years pick if our recent success is sustainable. We need to keep Lauri and Walker and the supporting cast and keep this ball rolling- maybe do something meaningful in free agency this year. Our window is opening up and will soon begin closing if we don’t seize the moment!

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I feel like we aren’t talking about keyontes 29 and 10 enough maybe we are just getting used to it but I think he has proven everyone wrong who said he can’t be a point guard I think he actually play a lot better when playing on the ball he is by far my favorite player on this team and has been since his rookie summer league hence my profile picture


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The Shads of the world have post 76% less this season because Keyonte has been great

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Womp womp


He is a decent role player and we should keep him if it's a cheap deal.

We have him for 2 more seasons on the minimum. He's going to be here a while unless someone really wants him.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Clowney has a lot of talent. I was never really a fan in college and I have barely watched him since. His stats aren't good, but he was moving well. Same draft as Hendricks, but pretty clear Clowney is a different level of an athlete now

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Clowney has a lot of talent. I was never really a fan in college and I have barely watched him since. His stats aren't good, but he was moving well. Same draft as Hendricks, but pretty clear Clowney is a different level of an athlete now

agreed. and he's a legit three point threat. he's not blistering the nets, but 36% shooter in 6.5 attempts for a guy with his length and athleticism. very rich man's hendricks. i'd take him.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

I might be. For now im not even thinking about it due to the sample size.

Yes, agreed, not a big deal.

I do think it's fairly obvious that Nurk and Ace have some chemistry though.