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Elijah Millsap Lost Trust from Coaching Staff?

I think that's Pelton conjecture that has nothing to do with reality. I bet he's taking too much out of Millsap not playing a lot in the end of the year. Everything I've heard from FO and everything they've done(not asking him to play in SL, etc.) points to him being one of the sure things. If I had to bet he's on the roster to start the season.
 
King Cy said:
Andy Larsen said he is going to ask Pelton the context, but the only thing I think of is Millsap not playing SL. I originally thought that was a staff decision, but maybe it wasnt?
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For what it's worth, I meant that I was going to ask Quin Snyder about the context. I did, he said:

"Totally false. Elijah's played really well. I talked to Elijah like once a week all summer."

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Analysis
Elijah Millsap looks something like a miniature version -- "fun size," quipped Nets broadcaster Ian Eagle -- of his All-Star brother, Paul. Elijah, who made his NBA debut last season after parts of five seasons in the D-League, has a different game. Stylistically he's more of a poor man's Tony Allen. From the moment he arrived in the NBA, Millsap was one of the league's better wing defenders. He's physical and athletic, making him no fun for opponents. And Millsap also posted one of the league's highest steal rates. ESPN's real plus-minus rated him second to Khris Middleton defensively among shooting guards.

Nonetheless, Millsap lost the trust of the Utah coaching staff and appears a long shot to make the roster this season. Part of the issue was offense. Millsap isn't a good outside shooter for a wing (he shot 31.1 percent from 3-point range) and tries to do way too much, leading to poor shots and 2.6 turnovers per 36 minutes. That same freelancing spirit carries over for Millsap at the defensive end, where he was undisciplined and fouled far too much -- 4.8 times per 36 minutes. That often put the Jazz in the penalty early in quarters. It's too bad Millsap can't rein things in a bit, because he's got the ability to make an All-Defensive team.
 
Stoked said:
Now comes 6 pages of people over reacting to a dumb tweet.
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Pelton is a highly respected national writer, it's not like it was a Jody tweet (no offense Jody). This is a dude who probably has a lot of "ins" around the NBA.
 
andylarsen said:
For what it's worth, I meant that I was going to ask Quin Snyder about the context.

Here's the insider player profile. By the way, quick plug, buy Insider. ESPN people really appreciate it.

Analysis
Elijah Millsap looks something like a miniature version -- "fun size," quipped Nets broadcaster Ian Eagle -- of his All-Star brother, Paul. Elijah, who made his NBA debut last season after parts of five seasons in the D-League, has a different game. Stylistically he's more of a poor man's Tony Allen. From the moment he arrived in the NBA, Millsap was one of the league's better wing defenders. He's physical and athletic, making him no fun for opponents. And Millsap also posted one of the league's highest steal rates. ESPN's real plus-minus rated him second to Khris Middleton defensively among shooting guards.

Nonetheless, Millsap lost the trust of the Utah coaching staff and appears a long shot to make the roster this season. Part of the issue was offense. Millsap isn't a good outside shooter for a wing (he shot 31.1 percent from 3-point range) and tries to do way too much, leading to poor shots and 2.6 turnovers per 36 minutes. That same freelancing spirit carries over for Millsap at the defensive end, where he was undisciplined and fouled far too much -- 4.8 times per 36 minutes. That often put the Jazz in the penalty early in quarters. It's too bad Millsap can't rein things in a bit, because he's got the ability to make an All-Defensive team.
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So you think Pelton's comments were more opinion than insider information?
 
King Cy said:
Pelton is a highly respected national writer, it's not like it was a Jody tweet (no offense Jody). This is a dude who probably has a lot of "ins" around the NBA.
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And since when has anything stood in some posters way of a good lynching?
 
Stoked said:
And since when has anything stood in some posters way of a good lynching?
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It looks like it was just opinion now. When it was just a little exert it sounded more like a sourced quote. No need to lynch for opinions.
 
King Cy said:
It looks like it was just opinion now. When it was just a little exert it sounded more like a sourced quote. No need to lynch for opinions.
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I absolutely agree. I thought the Jody stuff was way over blown as well.
 
King Cy said:
Andy Larsen said he is going to ask Pelton the context, but the only thing I think of is Millsap not playing SL. I originally thought that was a staff decision, but maybe it wasnt?
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It's kind of weird, if true. Nothing seemed amiss in his media day interview. Seems like he's old enough that he shouldn't have to go to SL. Did he go to P3 with the rest of the guys? Maybe they gave him some specifics for the off-season and he didn't follow through.

Would be a surprising cut, but he couldn't shoot last year. Perhaps with a player like Johnson or Graham, Jazz figure they wouldn't lose too much on the defensive end but would gain a lot offensively. This might be an example of the Jazz having so much depth that players we cut WILL make other rosters.
 
Stifle Tower said:
It's kind of weird, if true. Nothing seemed amiss in his media day interview. Seems like he's old enough that he shouldn't have to go to SL. Did he go to P3 with the rest of the guys? Maybe they gave him some specifics for the off-season and he didn't follow through.

Would be a surprising cut, but he couldn't shoot last year. Perhaps with a player like Johnson or Graham, Jazz figure they wouldn't lose too much on the defensive end but would gain a lot offensively. This might be an example of the Jazz having so much depth that players we cut WILL make other rosters.
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Well it looks like Pelton was just speculating from on court production, not a rumor he heard from a "source".
 
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