Recent content by jazzmania

When Derrick Favors worked out with Karl Malone, he injured his back. And he has been dealing with back pain every year since. He is not Karl Malone. But he is great, near all star level player. Why don't we just live with the fact that he needs recuperation during the season. He have some...

When you are challenged to your limit, you can play with panic and mistakes. I think we saw that... A little scared and overdoing things. But dang the Spurs are tough!

We need more guys willing to suck. I mean willing to shoot and not care what their numbers look like. It looks like Hayward and Burke are willing to do that tonight.

Neto is way too scared to shoot - it bog downs the offense and the defense sags off of him. Burke's shooting is a highlight - he has some courage. He's hitting the midrange - he could set up others with that.

Spurs are talented and they execute well and hard and their defense is solid. Tough combination to beat. I think this is a team we should aspire to be like. In a couple of years...maybe...

Hayward and Burke are being assertive. Others seem reactive.

The things the Jazz suck at, they can get better at.... And yes Jeff Hornacek as a shooting coach, lol. I doubt he would do that...but we can dream.

1. The team doesn't give up, or bail out on the team concept when things go bad. They compete hard. Their effort matches that of elite teams. 2. No one player who played tonight is in their prime. They will all get better. 3. Trey Burke, in his third has shown that he is a reliable scoring...

To get to the finals, you need all star players. Do you do it with a top 3 pick? In this market, you can't. You do it another way. You have no other choice. Granted it is near impossible, but nonetheless as long as there is a chance you have to be mentally tough enough to execute the plan.

Stockton and Malone getting to the Finals. Repeat that model. Get picks that aren't top 5, but have unearthed potential. Hopefully, this is what we have with Rudy Gobert and some undetermined player - Gordon, Derrick, etc. After that our only path is to develop the players, emphasize team...

I hate the thinking that goes along the lines - if you don't have one of the top 4 players then you don't win a championship. How can the Jazz expect the players to be mentally tough, when the organization and the fans don't believe then can eventually when it all. To do things differently...

Most offenses have the concept to take efficient shots. But should that be that of differently. How do you take efficient shots if the defense parked on those spots to stop you. Shouldn't you trick the defense to be in bad spots? Is it possible to run an offense to make the opponent's...

Yes, it's true you can not defend someone like Pau Gasol when the referees don't let you touch him. There is no great way to defend except to make Gasol play defense on the other side. Make him (Pau Gasol) get fouls too by playing offense so that he is stressed out. That's the only way to get...

I love D-Train too. "You've been D-rail'ed by the D-Train". Or "get off the D-Train, no boarding allowed". "Denied and D-Train'ed"

We have "two" 7 footers who can guard the P&R high with D. Favors being the best. And Rudy recovers great to shot block where as Derek can stay in front of his man better.