GREAT READ - RealGM Analysis: Utah's Internal Improvement

[mdalby]

Sorry if this is a repost... I searched and I couldn't see this already discussed.

This is a really good article on the current status of the internal development of the Jazz.

That’s why the team that improved the most summer may have been the team that spent the least. The Utah Jazz stayed out of free agency, shelling out a little over $4 million, in large part because they didn’t have to. They have a very impressive young core that started to come together in the 2nd half of the season and they are trying to fill every hole in their roster internally. In the process, they could be showing the blueprint for building an elite team in the modern NBA. Draft size and speed at every position, emphasize tools over NCAA production and assemble a group whose games fit well together. Most important of all, be patient. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Utah started putting this core together in 2010 and they are only starting to reap the rewards in 2015.


https://basketball.realgm.com/article/238927/Utahs-Internal-Improvement

 

[Dr. Jones]

Plus 1

 

[Stifle Tower]

Very good read. Unlike the other article, it's clear this guy has watched the Jazz and understands what the organization is doing.

 

[LogGrad98]

If you look at this group as a whole, the first thing that stands out is how big they are. Burke is the only undersized guy. Everyone else goes 6’6, 6’6, 6’8, 6’8, 6’10, 6’11, 7’2. The Jazz have the size and physicality to compete on a nightly basis in the NBA on the defensive side of the ball, which is not something you expect to see for a team as young as they are. They are a Rocky Mountain version of the Milwaukee Bucks except with a lot more three-point shooting.

The second thing is how well all these young pieces fit together and how many options and different types of line-ups Snyder will have on a given night. On the perimeter, they can slide Exum and Hayward between three positions and Burks between either wing spot. They can bring in a smaller change of pace guard like Burke off the bench or a versatile, super-sized shooter in Hood. They have one of the most unique frontcourt duos in the NBA in Gobert and Favors and they can play them in more conventional line-ups with Lyles at PF or in small-ball line-ups with one of their 6’8 wings moving down a spot. Everyone in their core does something a little different and they all have their own unique role they can play going forward.

Why can't the season start NOW!?

I wonder if I can get myself in a coma for 3 months so the season can start when I wake up. The anticipation is killing me. I seriously feel like a teenager waiting for his girlfriend to finally say yes.

Let's get this thing started NOW!!!

 

[Stoked]

Utah is starting to get some love. I think many people in positions of power in the NBA have their eyes on the Jazz. The Jazz will come as a shock to many of the fan base but the GMs and national sports writers know what's coming.

 

[bjwsan]

+1
This was a great article... and he was good with his quick reviews of our players.
Only thing he didn't do was talk about all player-development coaches Jazz have added, or the $ put into training facilities... others have already written about this, but it would have added to his point.

 

[Miggs]

I'd love to hire the Hawks shooting coach.

Millsap, Carroll, Antic, Muscala, Shröder, etc. have all done relly nicely there with their stroke.

 

[Gobzilla]

I'd love to hire the Hawks shooting coach.

Millsap, Carroll, Antic, Muscala, Shröder, etc. have all done relly nicely there with their stroke.

You must be a fan of Cunninlynguists with a username like that? Right?!?

 

[Jamezz]

Why can't the season start NOW!?

I wonder if I can get myself in a coma for 3 months so the season can start when I wake up. The anticipation is killing me. I seriously feel like a teenager waiting for his girlfriend to finally say yes.

Let's get this thing started NOW!!!

This, the season can't come soon enough. So many incentives, Gobert, the return of Alec Burks, Exum and Hood's improvement, be able to get a good look at Lyles game. We're going to make some noise!

 

[Stoked]

This, the season can't come soon enough. So many incentives, Gobert, the return of Alec Burks, Exum and Hood's improvement, be able to get a good look at Lyles game. We're going to make some noise!

Plus the further implementation and tweaking of Snyder's offensive game plan. Only Lyles, Neto and Pleiss will be new to that.