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Millslap + Jeff worked OK against a tired Flaker team, but on other nights, it's been subpar to play Kanter + Favors mostly together because the offense often stalls -- and sometimes AJ + PM play poor D, when either Favors or Kanter (but not both at a time) would add some major toughness and...

Nice to see that it was more obvious to Corbin that his HoF predecessor that the way to counter the Faker bigs is by committee. Fesenko was less talented (and less motivated) than Favors and Kanter, but he also made an impact especially against this Flaker team, given that Gasoft can be...

Game link anyone?

Noooo, because (1) intuition would suggest that the Jazz wanted Sloan to stay and finish the season; (2) Utah had always backed Sloan (even when he was part of the problem and/or didn't deserve it IMHO); (3) Deron had proven that he had a temper (just asked the side of Hayward's head); (4)...

Not that he had seriously considered using Tinsley in a live game (~45 minutes in ~20 games before GSW) ... Coaches need to have more foresight than that (not necessarily for Burks--he would've been better if he had gotten more PT at SG, at least--but yes for your newly signed veteran...

Although his Johnson was usually off to one side or the other ....

True story. While Corbin has been somewhat more proactive than the veterans-get-preference-no-matter-what-our-team-needs-and no-matter-the-team-performance philosophy of Ol' Jer, this move-Hayward-to-the-2 shift came--like many other adjustments--as a response to injury rather than sound...

Fixed. It shouldn't be hard for a PG to figure what the general gist of the Jazz system is: look for passes within the offense. Stockton frequently gave up shots in favor of running the O. While Harris's scoring is helpful (sometimes--depending on whether he's making 'em and whether it causes...

I'm sure it would've helped Tinsley get more than 45 minutes as a Jazzman before last night, also. It's not like Devin Harris committed benchable brain farts on a nearly nightly basis.

Taking the Savage Nation over Checketts County? That's harsh.

That's what you call a serious level of fawning.

It's partly because their respective coaches do not insist on defense regularly and often--and sit him down when he fails to do so. Utah has backups who can come in for a few minutes and hold their own when AJ has defensive flatulence. If Corbin had done more of that last night (instead of...

Especially when the Jazz's play (and poor coaching decisions, such as playing two PGs for a full 7 minutes, especially after one of those PGs had had a mild injury) were bigger factors in the Jazz's loss. And on the Millsap charge, he initiated significant contact. Weak call, but Millsap...

It's easy to rant about the refs not calling a blocking foul, but Millsap did make contact; Griffin merely sold it. The biggest impact IMHO was playing Harris alongside Tinsley (or vice-versa) instead of Hayward for 7 minutes. Elder Hayward did mess up on that Mo Williams shot, but he was...

The Jazz need someone who can run the offense (and defend) at the PG spot--not a scorer. Tinsley has a full 1 1/2 to 2 assists more per 30 minutes than Harris does, and about 4 fewer points. So his impact on points is likely to be at least as good as Harris's. But he's played a mere 45ish...

I see a dropoff in talent after Michael Kidd. As things stand now, Utah could likely get one of the better PG's in the next draft with their own pick (likely in the early or late teens), not to mention the GSW pick (which, if there is not someone they like, they could consider packaging in a...

Congrats. It appears that you have found an exception rather than a rule. I'm all for playing Bell or anyone else when he is the best option against a specific player or lineup. But the problem with Bell is that he has gotten grandfathered (pun intended) into a starting spot despite his...

If he is willing to move the decimal point on his previous year's salary one slot to the left, then I'd consider it.

Seems like Bell's charisma has rubbed off a bit on you, too, FC ...

Repped; extra props for putting Devin Harris on a lower "pedestal", and Raja Bell a bit in the back. Very symbolic.