We've all seen the bench work wonders while the starters look sluggish even though the bench has no talent. The Jazz need to apply some of what makes the bench work and simplify what they're doing.
1) GET OUT IN TRANSITION. If the Jazz are too scared, stupid, or both to run a flex set, take the advantage away from the defense and get down the court fast enough to create confusion and/or mismatches. Put pressure on the D and energize themselves at the same time.
1A) Basically combine what the '07-'08 Sixers did with the '08-'09 Suns "7 Second or Shaq" offense. That Sixers team didn't have shooters and they were an abysmal half-court team, so they became a transition offense mid-season and went on a (relative) tear. And that Suns team learned how to implement a plodding low-post player into the offense by letting him be a trailer, run their simple sets and see what they can get, and if they couldn't get anything, let Shaq do his thing. Jefferson isn't exactly Shaq, but I believe the clarity of role for him and for everyone would be helpful. AK should flourish in a transition, open offense, and Bell got a lot of his open looks since he left Utah in this fashion as well. The Jazz don't necessarily have to adhere to the time limit that strictly either.
2) Figure out a two-man game. I still think Millsap is the better candidate to be the big running it since he knows what's going on and he has agility and range that none of the other bigs have. If your initial break doesn't pan out, you might be able to hit a trailing Jefferson unguarded or on a mismatch, and if that doesn't work out immediately go into the two-man game.
3) MILLSAP NEEDS TO SHOOT MORE 3S. Why is he not shooting more 3s? He needs to shoot them more. Millsap hits mid 2s, long 2s, and has hit 3s with great results. There's no good reasons to shoot long 2s over 3s. I don't understand. Let Millsap be Memo+.
4) Learn to lockdown the defensive boards. Until Millsap and Jefferson figure out how to box out and grab a fundamental rebound, no cherry-picking and no head starts getting down the court. The rule needs to be until the rebound is secured, their feet are figuratively glued to the paint. If they can't, one has to come off the bench and they have to understand that. This is counter-intuitive to point 1, but the Jazz need to figure out how to not get embarrassed on the boards. Something has to be done.
5) They should consider starting Price (at the 2) or Watson (with Deron as the two). I'm not so sure about this one, but if the Jazz are trying to run, another ball-handler would be immensely helpful, as would someone with speed and energy. If the emphasis on transition gets Bell to start to produce then this won't be necessary, but something has to happen with the wing production as well.
This is probably discombobulated garbage. Maybe the details to my points don't make enough sense, but I still feel putting a strong emphasis on transition needs to happen for a myriad of reasons.
Anyway...
1) GET OUT IN TRANSITION. If the Jazz are too scared, stupid, or both to run a flex set, take the advantage away from the defense and get down the court fast enough to create confusion and/or mismatches. Put pressure on the D and energize themselves at the same time.
1A) Basically combine what the '07-'08 Sixers did with the '08-'09 Suns "7 Second or Shaq" offense. That Sixers team didn't have shooters and they were an abysmal half-court team, so they became a transition offense mid-season and went on a (relative) tear. And that Suns team learned how to implement a plodding low-post player into the offense by letting him be a trailer, run their simple sets and see what they can get, and if they couldn't get anything, let Shaq do his thing. Jefferson isn't exactly Shaq, but I believe the clarity of role for him and for everyone would be helpful. AK should flourish in a transition, open offense, and Bell got a lot of his open looks since he left Utah in this fashion as well. The Jazz don't necessarily have to adhere to the time limit that strictly either.
2) Figure out a two-man game. I still think Millsap is the better candidate to be the big running it since he knows what's going on and he has agility and range that none of the other bigs have. If your initial break doesn't pan out, you might be able to hit a trailing Jefferson unguarded or on a mismatch, and if that doesn't work out immediately go into the two-man game.
3) MILLSAP NEEDS TO SHOOT MORE 3S. Why is he not shooting more 3s? He needs to shoot them more. Millsap hits mid 2s, long 2s, and has hit 3s with great results. There's no good reasons to shoot long 2s over 3s. I don't understand. Let Millsap be Memo+.
4) Learn to lockdown the defensive boards. Until Millsap and Jefferson figure out how to box out and grab a fundamental rebound, no cherry-picking and no head starts getting down the court. The rule needs to be until the rebound is secured, their feet are figuratively glued to the paint. If they can't, one has to come off the bench and they have to understand that. This is counter-intuitive to point 1, but the Jazz need to figure out how to not get embarrassed on the boards. Something has to be done.
5) They should consider starting Price (at the 2) or Watson (with Deron as the two). I'm not so sure about this one, but if the Jazz are trying to run, another ball-handler would be immensely helpful, as would someone with speed and energy. If the emphasis on transition gets Bell to start to produce then this won't be necessary, but something has to happen with the wing production as well.
This is probably discombobulated garbage. Maybe the details to my points don't make enough sense, but I still feel putting a strong emphasis on transition needs to happen for a myriad of reasons.
Anyway...
