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Harkless would work only in the lineup where he is surrounded by several good and reliable scorers.

Also, when the Jazz stopped settling for desperate set-backs and went to where they should have a clear advantage - spearheading Lauri and Kessler on offense - they immediately stopped the bleeding and started gaining on the Suns.

Clayton was leaving his man on the perimeter wide open 80% of the times. Why does he fancy himself as a great help defender?! Does Walter realize that he is only 6'2" and that the Suns are choke full of good 3-point shooters?

I am grading on the curve here.

They just look very young and inexperienced.

Actually, Ace was OK on defense. Brice, on the other hand...

Also, what is going on with Clayton? He was pretty listless in the last game. And even in the PHX game he was rather meh. I want to see him as aggressive as he was in his first two outings.

I will be looking for two things this game: 1. Is Ace's mid-range shot for real or did he just get lucky in the last game and his first games better represent the level he is at at the moment? 2. Will Hardy give Cody and/or Harkless some meaningful minutes? Or does he still think that they are...

What is exactly interesting about discussing the hypothetical that is never going to happen? It's like discussing what should the Jazz lineup be after Collier is back and his shooting improved over the summer to the Curry level. Or if Karl Malone decided to come back and he is somehow in his...

These hypotheticals after 4 games... The Jazz had a very easy schedule so far and will still have weak opponents for the next three games. After that there is a long stretch of games against strong teams. Also, at the moment almost all our players of consequence are healthy. I don't want to put...

I know people here don't like when I harp on Clayton going under the basket on defense for that sweet rebound or steal. But there was a play at 1:38 left in the 1st that just made me irrationally mad. WCJ suddenly abandoned his man in the corner, went under the basket and decided to stay there...

Also, if Kessler shoots and passes like that for the entire season he is getting the near max offer from someone. Washington or Chicago.

The Blazers won because they had Jrue Holiday. His combination of offense, defense, experience and leadership is really rare. Jrue was by far the best star player that the Jazz faced this season. And they still almost won.

Cody is like the direct opposite of Brice.

Kessler vs Clingan is always fun to watch. Also, they are pretty big across multiple positions: it would be fun to see the Jazz finally playing a team that is not tiny and not old.

Hey man, why do you work so hard to make it personal and mean? It's just basketball and people have different takes, that's it. I like reading what you are writing, wish you posted more often.

Clayton often ends up in the center, hunting for rebounds or steals. But that usually means that he left his man wide open. One of the recurring situations on the court is Clayton rushing like hell towards the corner to (usually, unsuccessfully) contend the wide open three, which he created by...

Derrick White can defend.

Well, there are tiers of centers and they do not neatly align with the round numbers. I am pretty sure that Kessler can become a top 10 center: he will need to become as good or better than Zubac or Allen. I am really not sure if he can enter the top 5: he will need to become better than KAT...

Because the rest of the NBA besides the Suns would not try to play 4 guards+1 crappy PF against the opposing tall frontline. The only reason why the Jazz one was because the Suns inexplicable started the game with Ighodaro as their only big. They were -15 in his 13 minutes. When the Suns turned...