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Game Thread Dec 22, 2022 07:00PM MT: Jazz vs. Wizards

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One Brow said:
Outside of one bad shot, Gay did exactly what the coach would have wanted him to do. He played solid positional defense and took open shots.
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I mean i guess i could do that as well since his solid positional defense resulted in getting scored on often and the open shots didn't go in.
 
I'm OK with young players having to work their way past the Vets in our lineup. I think Kessler has finally surpassed KO and Sexton is closing in on Conley.

Moving past Gay isn't some big chore and should be pretty achievable. The fact we are still waiting on it is an indictment on those young players. Overall you just need to run Hardy's stuff and hit open shots. That is all he asks. Once NAW started doing that he got his minutes. When THT started his freelancing crap he got canceled. I assume our other youngsters still aren't getting what we are doing and Hardy isn't going to burn NBA minutes for them to practice.
 
framer said:
I'm OK with young players having to work their way past the Vets in our lineup. I think Kessler has finally surpassed KO and Sexton is closing in on Conley.

Moving past Gay isn't some big chore and should be pretty achievable. The fact we are still waiting on it is an indictment on those young players. Overall you just need to run Hardy's stuff and hit open shots. That is all he asks. Once NAW started doing that he got his minutes. When THT started his freelancing crap he got canceled. I assume our other youngsters still aren't getting what we are doing and Hardy isn't going to burn NBA minutes for them to practice.
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Eh there is a few issues with this. NAW didn't start getting his minutes once he started running hardys stuff and hitting open shots. He got his minutes once injuries to other players of his position happened. Conley will not get moved past by sexton. I will put a guarantee on that. If conley is not injured or traded then im going to guarantee that he starts every game the rest of the year. When KO is back healthy again i think kessler goes back to his backup role and 22 minutes'ish per game. (though im less certain of that one as kessler is playing SO damn good. Still doubt KO's job is in jeapordy). Also gays gets his minutes regardless of the fact that he is the worst open shot hitter on the team. Simone hits shots much more frequently so the statement that you just run hardy stuff and hit open shots isn't necessarily true.
I agree moving past gay isn't some big chore and should be pretty achievable. Simone has already surpassed gay on the court. Not in minutes though. Im hoping when KO comes back simone gets gays minutes but Im not holding my breath.
 
One Brow said:
Outside of one bad shot, Gay did exactly what the coach would have wanted him to do. He played solid positional defense and took open shots.
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He was trash on the defensive end. They were hunting him on back-to-back-to-back possessions.
 
One Brow said:
They were hunting Markannen with Beal. Doesn't mean Markannen was bad.
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But even if markannen were bad, he has more to offer. (he can make shots and hustle and play hard instead of lazy etc.) And yes Markannen wasn't very good defensively and often time isn't.
 
One Brow said:
They were hunting Markannen with Beal. Doesn't mean Markannen was bad.
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Markkanen helps in literally every other way. If the only thing Gay brings is his defense and he’s bad at it what is he really bringing to the table?
 
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