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Game Thread Jan 18, 2024 07:00PM MT: Jazz vs. Thunder

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Fosto said:
1 point per possession is bad. Any team would take that if they could foul all game. Teams on average score 1.15 points per possession. This is specially the case if Kessler has the ball under the basket, where he would average well above 1pt/pos.
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Yes, but as I outlined; for your .15 point per possession you are opening yourself up to some serious downside. Overall it just isn't going to be employed as a general strategy against Kessler.
 
framer said:
Yes, but as I outlined; for your .15 point per possession you are opening yourself up to some serious downside. Overall it just isn't going to be employed as a general strategy against Kessler.
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Oh yes it will. When the going gets tough, Hack-a-Walker will be employed every time the clock and situation allow it and the other team needs to quickly limit our scoring opportunities while increasing their own. They'll gladly take Kessler's one point (or in many cases, zero) in exchange for the chance to make a 3, for instance.

Foul trouble isn't a factor since it's an end-of-game strategy and you can easily choose the guy who will do the hacking.
 
framer said:
Yes, but as I outlined; for your .15 point per possession you are opening yourself up to some serious downside. Overall it just isn't going to be employed as a general strategy against Kessler.
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Over a typical 100 possession game, that's a 15 point loss against an average team. I would absolutely use that strategy each time Kessler had the ball under the basket.
 
framer said:
Yes, but as I outlined; for your .15 point per possession you are opening yourself up to some serious downside. Overall it just isn't going to be employed as a general strategy against Kessler.
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Why in the **** wouldn't it? Aside from the fact that he just flat out bad at them, he's also a very good defender. If Walker is this difference making elite tier center that some posters here think he is, why wouldnt you as an opposing coach play him off the floor by fouling him?

I think most coaches dont want to do it because it's lame AF and they want to see their defense get game reps, but for games that actually matter the coaches are going to spam it.
 
homeytennis said:
The Mailman was a horrible freethrow shooter his rookie year. He worked hard on it that first off season and improved greatly.
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Gobert too
48% rookie year.
Had a year in the mid 50's at well iirc

Most years he is mid 60's though. Hopefully Kessler can just improve that much

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Fosto said:
Over a typical 100 possession game, that's a 15 point loss against an average team. I would absolutely use that strategy each time Kessler had the ball under the basket.
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You have 100 fouls to give? And keep in mind you can only use it in the time period where you are on the penalty and before the 2 minute point of every quarter.

This is a Jazz Twitter type of conversation. .
 
Tremendous Upside said:
Oh yes it will. When the going gets tough, Hack-a-Walker will be employed every time the clock and situation allow it and the other team needs to quickly limit our scoring opportunities while increasing their own.
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We will see. So far it's happened a total of one time in about 120 games.

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