July 15 Summer league Jazz v Nuggs

[Saint Cy of JFC]

We all knew Exum would struggle with conditioning right out of the gate. It was pretty obvious it would be a wake up call. I think he'll transform himself this year.
Should be fun to watch. The struggles will be hard at some points, but he'll shown enough flashes to keep us excited.

Hood is streaky. No shocker. He's still no CJ Miles.

I think the Thomas kid. He needs to be on our bench.

Trey with a good game. Really like the way Trey is leading the team. He looks so much better than last year's SL.

Knew Exum would struggle with that stuff too, but not this badly. Not super concerned, just surprised. He has gotten winded 3 minutes into each 2nd half so far and shows really bad body language about being tired. Got to suck it up and act like you aren't tired to the best of your abilities, don't really see him trying to do that.

 

[Doublea]

Jazz got the 5th seed by the way.

 

[bigmike]

I think people underestimate just how long it's been since he's played in a competitive 5-on-5 setting. He'll be fine. I'm sure he'll take his lumps rookie year, he's quite raw. But holy hell, I saw enough that first game. This kid is talented.

 

[Stifle Tower]

One thing is for sure our offense is so much more interesting to watch. Can't believe how awful it was to watch with Ty the Turd.

Spacing, ball movement, penetration. This team is going to be so much fun to watch!
Just imagine what Burks can do when the middle isn't clogged up.

 

[Lakers_Slapper]

Again, could you imagine. Malone or Stockton missing any game for fear of hurting their shoulder more?

If you're injured that's one thing.
If you're hurt, that's another.

I'd like us to bring the toughness back. The reports from the past few years have been that our training room has been filled with guys missing practice and nursing owwies. Yet, during the S2M era, never did they have more than 2 players in the training room. And when they were there, it was for legit injuries that kept them out for weeks. Read that in the trib a year or two ago.

Based off reading all your posts in this thread and reading at least 5 times that you would like to see the Jazz bring toughness back and encourage toughness. I am guessing that you would like to see the Jazz encourage more toughness?? Just a guess. I agree with you but...... Summer league is not exactly when I would send a guy out on the court to play through a sprained ankle. I have played sports before (as you asked in a previous post) and I know that a minor injury can become a major injury if you play through it. I am also happy that you read about injuries during the Stockton to Malone era, I don't have to read about it because I remember it. There were the same precautions that there are today. Players today may be a little closer to their girly side, and cry about injuries, yes. But Stockton and Malone were rarely injured because of a combination of toughness, luck and maybe a bit of superstition. When asked how they had avoided injuries after so many years they said that they were the only 2 players on the team that would soak their legs in a large bucket of ice water for 30-45 minutes after and before every game. They both felt it preserved their legs from ankle and knee injuries. They also said that this was something that they came up with on their own and no trainer instructed them to do this.

 

[DForceAUS]

Spacing, ball movement, penetration. This team is going to be so much fun to watch!
Just imagine what Burks can do when the middle isn't clogged up.

Run Riot is the first thought-I love the movement Im seeing so far in SL, I know its SL but at least we're getting glimpses of what may be later.
both Exum and Hood are playing like they should have been drafted much Higher who knows given time Exum might as well have been a top 2 or 3 pick and Hood a late lottery-no complaints here.
The success of Parker and Gordon on Bucks, magic comes down to their team mates and being used to their strengths- Exum could well move past them

 

[fishonjazz]

jazz will play on thursday 3:30 PT

Damn it. Working
Im gonna have to record that one

 

[fishonjazz]

Mods, how is this not a personal attack? How isn't this a violation of rules? He sent me this via neg rep (actually, he called me a retard) and now this.

You've been Reported.

Dont act a certain way and people wont treat you a certain way.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Run Riot is the first thought-I love the movement Im seeing so far in SL, I know its SL but at least we're getting glimpses of what may be later.
both Exum and Hood are playing like they should have been drafted much Higher who knows given time Exum might as well have been a top 2 or 3 pick and Hood a late lottery-no complaints here.
The success of Parker and Gordon on Bucks, magic comes down to their team mates and being used to their strengths- Exum could well move past them

Exum is playing like he should have been drafted higher? WTF? He's basically disappeared since the first game. He can't stay on the floor because he's out of shape and when he is out there, he's doing very little. He might still turn into a great player, but let's not pretend he's out there playing great basketball.

 

[Growlor]

Wasn't near a computer last night to see how the board was reacting to the game.
I have perused the 10 pages and learned... that we need to have Hayward spend the rest of the off season with Thriller. Then let someone stick a finger in his ear and see what happens. Gordon (and some of the rest of the team) need to find the fire, the passion, and the mean streak they have been missing.

Other than that I didn't really learn much about last night's game.

 

[Duck Rodgers]

Exum is playing like he should have been drafted higher? WTF? He's basically disappeared since the first game. He can't stay on the floor because he's out of shape and when he is out there, he's doing very little. He might still turn into a great player, but let's not pretend he's out there playing great basketball.

One thing that worries me about Dante other than being out of shape and seeming to lack a killer instinct is that he went to a friggin' basketball academy for high school. He might not really be all that "raw". The assumed upside might not be there. He's about as raw as those Chinese players that get selected to play basketball by their government and live in a broom closet at the gym for the next 5 years.

 

[cowhide]

Looked at the box score, seems like some of "The Others" got burn? Do I need to know anything else about tonight's game?

I have 46 rep power burning a hole in my pocket for a good recap or a pic of a mega hot babe. I mean MEGA!

First impression of the game was the Jazz really played very good defense. It was obvious that they were missing Gobert and the rim protection. However guys were really hustling and switching really well. There were moments where they really passed the ball.

Murphy: Guy had good numbers at the end but they are really misleading. He is too slow to be a contributor in the NBA. He isn't the shooter people said he was or at least he hasn't been in summer league. The first half he was awful. Trey would have had about 3 or 4 assists if Murphy could make a shot. He played better in the second half but in my opinion I wouldn't bring him back to vet camp. I don't know what our contractual obligations with him are but I just don't see how he would ever be an effective role player in the NBA. He is really slow running the court.

Ian Clark: Put up decent numbers but at the expense of his teammates. When he played PG he forced a lot of plays, turning over the ball several times. He has a funky 3pt shot, but he made several last night so that is why his stats are "inflated". He is ok as an end of the bench guy but he has a long way to go before he can play PG which is his "natural' position. My feelings are that he is ok and I wouldn't feel bad if he didn't make the team.

Motum: Didn't play much but every time I find myself saying this guy isn't an NBA player he turns around and makes a play. He kind of grows on you and he is more athletic than you think. I wouldn't mind seeing him in camp but most likely he will take a deal in Europe because of the money and opportunity to play.

Thomas: Even though he has produced in other games, I wasn't that high on him but tonight I thought he had his best game. He didn't have so many misses near the basket. Played good defense and battled on the boards. I don't know what his stats where but I just thought he played more under control. The problem with Thomas is he is a tweener. Out of all the "others" I think he is the most deserving to make the team but since the Jazz signed Booker, I don't see the need.

The rest of the group should start looking for DL assignments or Europe deals. The really tall guy (don't know his name) sucked big time. He is slow and isn't strong enough to hold his position. Covington and the rest of the guys were looking for their shots a little too much.