Just because Al and Paul are good at clutch shots doesn't mean we need to keep them. They're a big reason we suck defensively-- like, a huge, huge, huge reason. Like, the biggest reason on the team.
Just because Al and Paul are good at clutch shots doesn't mean we need to keep them. They're a big reason we suck defensively-- like, a huge, huge, huge reason. Like, the biggest reason on the team.
You know how many NBA games come down to the last 2 minutes? A lot of them.Originally Posted by Xsy
That doesn't even make sense.
All the more reason to have a better defense for those close games, right? You can support both opinions on that one.
Thats fair, but I maintain that in the NBA where the rules and referees favor offense so much it is better to have a good offensive threat at the end of the game. Favors D down the stretch was huge though.
Yeah the Jazz have to pick and choose at this point between offense and defense. It'd be nice to be Miami, where your best offensive players are your best defensive players.
If Hayward, Burks, and Favors develop offensively the Jazz could potentially have the same, although not nearly on the same level as the Heat duo.
Burks will never develop offensively while under 20 minutes total in 7 games.
"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their Fathers conquered." - Thomas Jefferson
Jettison Roger, sign Memo for cheap, and bring him in for the last seconds of games.
This solves all sorts of problems.
If we can't do that I say we split clutch duties between Sap and Jeff. 90% Sap, and 10% Jeff just to keep people honest.
Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!
I would go in that order: Mo, Foye, Marvin, Tinsley, Burks, Hayward, Carroll, Murphy, Watson, Favors, Kanter, Evans.
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Jerry Sloan: "I have to blame myself for Andrei's failure to be able to play at times because maybe I haven't handled him the way he'd like to be and done the right things"
You lost all credibility when you put Tinsley on the list, and left AK off.
Ok, mostly the Tinsley part. Have you seen him shoot. I'm more nervous about that than I am when AK used to "drive" in for a "layup".
Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!
I have seen Tinsley make more game winning shots then any of these players behind him combined. Granted, it was in his good old days in Indiana but I would still trust him more in last second then Burks, Carroll or Hayward.
The Black Swordsman - a self proclaimed man of science who believes in flying winged horses.
Jerry Sloan: "I have to blame myself for Andrei's failure to be able to play at times because maybe I haven't handled him the way he'd like to be and done the right things"
One can certainly develop without playing. That's why people practice. Why would coaches redshirt players in the NCAA if they are going to be the same exact skill level the next year?
He could take a million shots in the gym every day, lift weights, work on his ball-handling, watch film, etc. All solid options for player development. If he practices a ton he will get better, coaches will notice, and he will play more.
I was there for that one!
I wouldn't necessarily trust Tinsley taking the last shot, but I wouldn't mind the ball being in his hands. He is a solid playmaker and would probably make a good decision with the ball. I would take him over Mo in that situation.
Burks would be a no-brainer to have the ball last if he shot free throws better and made better decisions with the basketball in his hands.
Sure, okay. If we could go back in time I would also take Tinsley. As of today though I would not pick him to shoot it. To pass it before the last shot, yea. His shot has looked terrible and forced lately.
Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!
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