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Jazz jumped 2 spots in the nba powerrankings! number 9 now

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DutchJazzer

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https://www.nba.com/2015/news/powerrankings/11/09/week2/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt6f


Pace: 94.1 (30) OffRtg: 99.1 (17) DefRtg: 90.3 (1) NetRtg: +8.8 (2)
Jazz games continue to be rather slow and ugly, but Trey Burke is off to a strong offensive start, scoring in double-figures off the bench in each of the last five games after a scoreless opener. Utah's bench has good passers - Rodney Hood and Joe Ingles - on the wings, so Burke can be more of a scorer than a playmaker in backing up rookie Raul Neto. His usage rate is up, but his assist rate is way down from last season.
This week: @ CLE, @ MIA, @ ORL, @ ATL
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and from number 13 to number 11 on the espn power rankings

Playing that stubbornly slow pace and typically sticky D, combined with a fairly favorable early schedule, has the Jazz looking like the tough out most expected. They don't have Gordon Hayward going yet, though, so consider that a priority as Utah undertakes a pretty challenging four-game swing through the East this week.
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Warriors defensive rating is only 2 points lower than ours, but they play 10 point higher pace.

Ridiculous.
 
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Interesting note from that article: "Trey Burke is off to a strong offensive start, scoring in double-figures off the bench in each of the last five games after a scoreless opener. Utah's bench has good passers - Rodney Hood and Joe Ingles - on the wings, so Burke can be more of a scorer than a playmaker in backing up rookie Raul Neto. His usage rate is up, but his assist rate is way down from last season."

Trey is playing more like a combo guard than a PG. Seems to be fitting well with the second unit that way.
 
DutchJazzer said:
and from number 13 to number 11 on the espn power rankings

Playing that stubbornly slow pace and typically sticky D, combined with a fairly favorable early schedule, has the Jazz looking like the tough out most expected. They don't have Gordon Hayward going yet, though, so consider that a priority as Utah undertakes a pretty challenging four-game swing through the East this week.
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Fairly favorable early schedule my eye!!! 8 of the first 10 on the road including 4 likely playoff teams from the East?
 
King Cy said:
Warriors defensive rating is only 2 points lower than ours, but they play 10 point higher pace.

Ridiculous.
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I agree they are ridiculous.

Not sure I understand your point since pace is irrelevant to the defensive rating. It is based on 100 possession basis.
 
silesian said:
I agree they are ridiculous.

Not sure I understand your point since pace is irrelevant to the defensive rating. It is based on 100 possession basis.
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Generally it's harder to defend with when your team pushes pace.

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The Jazz Wonderbra said:
Fairly favorable early schedule my eye!!! 8 of the first 10 on the road including 4 likely playoff teams from the East?
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I'd guess they are ranking based on the 6 games so far and not the next 4.

And I'd say they are correct. Have not played a top team. Schedule strength is 27th based on sagarin.
 
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