Game Thread Apr 18, 2022 06:30PM MT: Jazz at Mavericks - Game 2

[footawn]

I feel like we should pair dm with Clarkson. Clarkson brings some nastiness in the game. some unpredictability and grit. both are efficient at attacking the rim. we will be iso heavy but it's playoff anyways and Mike isn't really getting Rudy involved. game 1 & 2 he have 3 assist! this playoff basketball time to wake up.

That’s a nightmare defensively tho. With those two next to each other, Jazz allow blow-bys every possession to any opposing guards with even a little bit of quickness.

 

[LogGrad98]

What adjustment can we make?!

This isn’t a coaching issue, it’s a personnel issue.

I think Juancho would have better covered for Kleber. He has better size and mobility than bogey and he can spot up from 3. House needed to be on the floor more than Royce. Why not try Butler or Forrest on Brunson even for a few minutes. All of these guys have shown better defensive chops than 3 of our 4 starters, maybe better than 4 of them. At least something to bother their primary scorers a little bit. I know the offense is an issue at that point but right now we can't close both gaps, so we should have tried to close one of them.

 

[Hearsky]

I’ve thought up to now that Donovan just thinks he’s more important than playing defense. Starting to wonder if he just doesn’t understand the general principle of defense. I couldn’t stop watching him on every “defensive” play. I can’t imagine anyone being any less interested.


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[Agent#00]

That’s a nightmare defensively tho. With those two next to each other, Jazz allow blow-bys every possession to any opposing guards with even a little bit of quickness.

same with Mike on the floor. Brunson was eating him alive

 

[footawn]

same with Mike on the floor. Brunson was eating him alive

Is it too late to get Marcus Smart or Pat Bev?

 

[LogGrad98]

On the one where he left Klieber and went to help House, I’m not quite sure what Rudy was doing.

None of the rest was on Rudy.

That was mostly just the fact that he feels he has to help everyone. It was a pretty minor lapse, all things considered, and understandable since he is basically conditioned over the last 3 years that he has to cover everyone.

 

[LogGrad98]

same with Mike on the floor. Brunson was eating him alive

Brunson was just Murray part II. We cannot stop strong quick guards. Mitchell can't or won't. Conley has lost more than a step and was never really a stellar defender anyway, not to mention being vertically-challenged. They feast on us like a Christmas goose.

 

[LoPo]

Brunson was just Murray part II. We cannot stop strong quick guards. Mitchell can't or won't. Conley has lost more than a step and was never really a stellar defender anyway, not to mention being vertically-challenged. They feast on us like a Christmas goose.

Donovan can't be our only capable offensive player and be our defensive stopper. No guard/wing in the history of the NBA has been able to do that successfully.

Donovan needs to be our worst perimeter defender yet we got guys just as bad out there along with a system built around a big man that clearly doesn't work.

I would try NAW out some. Seriously, what do we have to lose?


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[Ujfanatic]

It really is amazing the Jazz have made no adjustments from last year. None. That is either incredible hubris or a sign of an organization-wide sense of helplessness.

 

[LogGrad98]

Donovan can't be our only capable offensive player and be our defensive stopper. No guard/wing in the history of the NBA has been able to do that successfully.

Donovan needs to be our worst perimeter defender yet we got guys just as bad out there along with a system built around a big man that clearly doesn't work.

I would try NAW out some. Seriously, what do we have to lose?


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Eh, I don't know, there are a lot of scoring guards that play(ed) passable D at least. This year look at Booker for example. Obviously some of the guys like Jordan or Kobe, but they are superstars and Mitchell is not close to that tier. Or Gary Payton, for a PG that could do both. Even some players not necessarily on the top but solidly in the mix such as Lowry and the guy I wanted over Conley, Brogdon, who would have been a stellar running-mate to Mitchell. Holiday fits that mold too. Even like a LaMelo Ball and Lonzo are better ball-dominant wings with better D than Mitchell. Don't even get started on Curry, who is a plus defender, and Thompson, a stellar scoring wing and defensive player.

They do exist, and some have shown they can step up this part of their game. I think Mitchell is just too small and doesn't have the skill-set, nor the desire, to be a strong defender. The desire part is the worst. Look at Caruso to see what desire can get you, as he is in no way the superior athlete nor has the strongest skill-set, but his desire and effort have made him one of the best perimeter defenders in the league. Of course he doesn't have the offensive burden, so look no further than Booker for a great apples to apples comparison to Mitchell, as Booker has really stepped up his D this year and it has paid big dividends as the Suns are very likely to win it all this year.

I don't expect Donovan to be the scoring champ and the DPOY, but he could at least improve enough to kind of bother someone like Brunson, who is not known as a scoring powerhouse. But he plays matador defense, along with Conley, which allows record nights from these guys.

 

[l Abach l]

Eh, I don't know, there are a lot of scoring guards that play(ed) passable D at least. This year look at Booker for example. Obviously some of the guys like Jordan or Kobe, but they are superstars and Mitchell is not close to that tier. Or Gary Payton, for a PG that could do both. Even some players not necessarily on the top but solidly in the mix such as Lowry and the guy I wanted over Conley, Brogdon, who would have been a stellar running-mate to Mitchell. Holiday fits that mold too. Even like a LaMelo Ball and Lonzo are better ball-dominant wings with better D than Mitchell. Don't even get started on Curry, who is a plus defender, and Thompson, a stellar scoring wing and defensive player.

They do exist, and some have shown they can step up this part of their game. I think Mitchell is just too small and doesn't have the skill-set, nor the desire, to be a strong defender. The desire part is the worst. Look at Caruso to see what desire can get you, as he is in no way the superior athlete nor has the strongest skill-set, but his desire and effort have made him one of the best perimeter defenders in the league. Of course he doesn't have the offensive burden, so look no further than Booker for a great apples to apples comparison to Mitchell, as Booker has really stepped up his D this year and it has paid big dividends as the Suns are very likely to win it all this year.

I don't expect Donovan to be the scoring champ and the DPOY, but he could at least improve enough to kind of bother someone like Brunson, who is not known as a scoring powerhouse. But he plays matador defense, along with Conley, which allows record nights from these guys.

Why we went old in signing Conley over signing a young buck a la Brogdon (pun intended) will never make sense to me. This front office squandered away our best chance. ****ing morons.

 

[Katastrofica]

Eh, I don't know, there are a lot of scoring guards that play(ed) passable D at least. This year look at Booker for example. Obviously some of the guys like Jordan or Kobe, but they are superstars and Mitchell is not close to that tier. Or Gary Payton, for a PG that could do both. Even some players not necessarily on the top but solidly in the mix such as Lowry and the guy I wanted over Conley, Brogdon, who would have been a stellar running-mate to Mitchell. Holiday fits that mold too. Even like a LaMelo Ball and Lonzo are better ball-dominant wings with better D than Mitchell. Don't even get started on Curry, who is a plus defender, and Thompson, a stellar scoring wing and defensive player.

They do exist, and some have shown they can step up this part of their game. I think Mitchell is just too small and doesn't have the skill-set, nor the desire, to be a strong defender. The desire part is the worst. Look at Caruso to see what desire can get you, as he is in no way the superior athlete nor has the strongest skill-set, but his desire and effort have made him one of the best perimeter defenders in the league. Of course he doesn't have the offensive burden, so look no further than Booker for a great apples to apples comparison to Mitchell, as Booker has really stepped up his D this year and it has paid big dividends as the Suns are very likely to win it all this year.

I don't expect Donovan to be the scoring champ and the DPOY, but he could at least improve enough to kind of bother someone like Brunson, who is not known as a scoring powerhouse. But he plays matador defense, along with Conley, which allows record nights from these guys.

I can stand hes poor defense but man he shooting 14% in 4th is what costs us last game. And yet after playoffs ppl gonna talk about hes 30 points per game and no1 gonna say that he took 30 shots for it ...