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To me the most surprising part was the complete lack of any inside game. Ace is a tall and explosive player who is still trying to find his jumper. I expected him in the meantime trying to force his way inside and be aggressive (driving, put-backs, rebounding)... and I was wrong.

There was enough to talk about for many posters (including you) to fill 3 pages before Ace played a second for the Jazz but now there is nothing to talk about after his first five games? That was my whole point.

OK, so this thread went a bit quiet. It's been five games. I looked at the rookies and many are doing really well. Harper, Edgecombe, Knueppel, Johnson, Fears, and Coward are doing great. Colin Murray-Boyles and Demin look at least solid. The only top-11 players drafted that clearly struggle...

Also, let me go out on the limb and suggest that Ace is, most likely, not getting the ROY.

Cody is coming along, while the stock of Brice is falling.

Dude, he is 8-28 from the three for the Jazz, at 28%. There is no worse offensive play than a 3-pointer from Harkless.

Hardy likes playing Harkless and Cody together: at least it gives the Jazz a different look. If only Harkless had any semblance of offense...

Markkanen is 5-11, the rest of the Jazz are 11-40.

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.