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This. Taylor is not a smart player. He is not a skilled player. He is not an athletically gifted player. So what is his special thing that he and coaches can build upon? Hendricks is tall but that's about it. And there are many tall guys who have been playing organized basketball since middle...

Does it mean that the Jazz will not retain Kessler? Because I don't think they can sign both. And I would rather have Kessler.

Well, first, because all of these players are good players but it for the money they are paid/will be paid they are unlikely to be "underpaid". For example, Lauri's contract is similar to Doncic, Mitchell, Ant, Cade: all of them are better players... And, second, looking at other teams that...

Keyonte took a next step... and clearly became considerably more expensive. The Jazz have a lot of cap space going forward but this summer they should decide if they can give a new contract to Kessler and extend Keyonte. And they already have Lauri on the books. Correct me if I am wrong but if...

Most of our young players - Keyonte, Kessler, Ace, Brice, Flip, Harkless - play with intensity and energy. It is clear that they really care. And then there are Cody, Hendricks, Collier and Clayton. They just consistently look like they are simply going through the motions: no fire, no edge, not...

Yes, and he should try it in every game against Charlotte, Dallas, Sacramento and New Orleans.

Booker, Brown and Butler were the engines of effective offenses for deep playoff runs. And Keyonte put nice stats for several games - on below-average efficiency and playing for a tanking team. And I am not even going to start talking about his defense. He still has much work ahead of him to...

Let's pump the breaks a little bit. Keyonte probably reached the tier of Sharpe, LaVine, Powell and Ingram but there is clearly another level for him to ascend before we can start comparing him to true stars like Booker, Brown and Butler.

Except the 3rd year Donovan shot 37% from the three.

Nurk is a tree. He just peacefully grows under the basket.

You know, I heard a lot of "Keyonte will be a good 3-point shooter eventually, look at his FT%"... But. Key is currently the fourth in the NBA at the FT% with the 93% rate. Three players are above him at 94%: Morant, Murhy and Smart. Morant is shooting 17% from the three and Smart is 24%...

Guys, do you remember the title of the thread?! It gets really awkward when you open it and read all of that "hype and appreciation".

The most damning thing about players like Cody is not their advanced stats but the fact that they are routinely delegated to play garbage minutes on garbage teams.

Yes, and it is not limited to the Jazz. In general, on really bad teams the players who often play in garbage time (after the starters were decidedly destroyed) have an artificially inflated offensive, defensive and net ratings. For example, on the Hornets the player with the highest offensive...

Yeah, because a lot of Cody's minutes came in the 4th quarter during the blowouts and it improves his averages. That is why his offensive rating is higher than Lauri's. And that is why Harkless has the team's second highest offensive rating (hint: Harkless is also bad on offense).