>=] OFFICAL GAME THREAD! Jazz @ Blazers

[fishonjazz]

Never really recovered from that meltdown to end the second quarter huh?

We did. We built the lead back up above double digits.
Then lillard went off in the third

 

[ijazz]

I think Hayward is better all around. Mccollum is a better scorer.

I think hood is better than Hayward offensively. Hood needs to be the guy with the ball in his hands the most imo

You realize the reason hood gets great looks is usually the #1 defender is on Hayward.

Hayward never had this. With that said, yes, Hood is handling it very well.

 

[ijazz]

Gobert went to twitter!

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Talking all tough on Twitter. He got man handled this game.

Even Chris Johnson looked tougher.

Gobert does not handle physical play well. Next step of the journey. Hayward went through this last year where teams got rough with him and he was taken out of games. He does a lot better with it now.

 

[str8line]

It's heartbreaking to watch a game and right off feel the refs are biased and favor one team.

Rudy was an offensive liability. Smart game plan by Portland to give him all kinds of space and dare him to shoot. Rudy has to take those shots in order to keep the defense honest.

Why didn't Snyder give Withey a try. Withey can hit that midrange shot, defends the pick and roll, and box out. On a night when Gobert was ***, Booker was missing lay ups, and Favors was out of sync, why not give Withey a try? Haven't figured out why Snyder doesn't give him more burn.

This is the kind of game where you almost want to take a baseball bat to the refs. It was that bad.

Yup.

 

[fishonjazz]

You realize the reason hood gets great looks is usually the #1 defender is on Hayward.

I disagree.

I think hood doesn't always get great looks... But hood is just fantastic at making his own good looks even when defended well and can get a good shot off against any kind of defender due to his skills

 

[Bawse Dawg]

I disagree.

I think hood doesn't always get great looks... But hood is just fantastic at making his own good looks even when defended well and can get a good shot off against any kind of defender due to his skills

Yea, I would say Hood is already the guy I trust the most to get a basket. He's probably our best pure scorer. And only gonna get better. Hayward is more versatile. But hasn't yet become that great shooter we'd like him to be. I would like Hood to shoot 30% more shots or so, and get him to 20+PPG next season.

We've always said that Hayward would thrive as the #2 option on offense. Let's see if we were right.


As for the rest of the game... I hate acting like I know more than a head coach. But I'm so confused. Booker makes nice energy plays but he blows more fast breaks/layups (which always seem to lead to layups for the other team.) than any player I've ever seen. And he can't box out. With Gobert struggling and Booker being manhandled on rebounds Withey should have gotten 15-20 minutes easily.

How many teams use a 3 PG rotation?? Mack was playing great. If we continue to use all three down the stretch I'll be pissed. We don't owe Burke anything. And Mack needs to start.

 

[Maneesh]

Talking all tough on Twitter. He got man handled this game.

Even Chris Johnson looked tougher.

Gobert does not handle physical play well. Next step of the journey. Hayward went through this last year where teams got rough with him and he was taken out of games. He does a lot better with it now.

He is not talk tough. Even game on ESPN national guys were question calls Jazz were and were not get! Something seems foul. I can smell it and i can't understand. Of course players myst always rise above, but officiating I see is worst ever this year and especial last 10-20 game. Shame Ref! Shame NBA! Shame Silvers!

 

[Maneesh]

And the black ref underside second half seem particular to get Jazz!

 

[Maneesh]

1st quarter Jazz run like crazy and then they stop? Why? Why this shot for favors in post with 14 seconds left? Favors is pick and roll top of the key specialist not Al Jefferson! Why Snyder fell he must play burke? He take Mack out with jazz out foot on throat in first quarter for no reason. Snyder might be good develop coach, but my point is here that he is maybe not great in game strategist. This is problem after Cake is well done.

 

[fishonjazz]

Biggest difference between Hayward and hood scoring wise is elevation on their jumpers.
Hood can just elevate over his defender to get a good look wherever and wherever he wants.
Hayward doesn't elevate much at all and his release is lower too so he has to do allot of stepbacks and fadeaway and double pump and pump fake shots in order to get good looks.

Hood has better handles and is allot smoother with the ball too

 

[silesian]

Me and ugli were both all about mccollum in that draft

Me too. Lehigh grad/ homer here.

 

[Coach Ellis]

I think Hayward is better all around. Mccollum is a better scorer.

I think hood is better than Hayward offensively. Hood needs to be the guy with the ball in his hands the most imo

Plus, Hayward is at his best facilitating and making everyone around him better. Hood needs to be the guy being featured. I think everything works more naturally if they come around to that reality.