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Play Lyles at the 3 I was a one-man Twitter campaign last night, pleading for Coach Q to play Lyles some at the 3. He's shown he can defend the 3 (no slower than Slo Mo)and he actually hit the 3 with startling regularity (unlike Johnson). If you give Lyles their 12 combined minutes, he suddenly...

My problem with Harping and Boler is they frequently forget there's a game going on, rambling on about Georgia Tech versus Kansas and often neglecting to notice a critical substitution. Stuff like, "Oh, hey, so-and-so just checked in (actually it was five minutes earlier). Why have a former...

Jazz are going to find some way to get Jordan Clarkson after seeing him in action. We might have to give up one of our core group, but Clarkson is a player who won't be happy either playing the 2 with Russell or coming off the bench.

We have to start re-thinking how we view and discuss "100% Cotton." If he were our 12th pick in the draft instead of "former undrafted D-Leaguer," we'd be ecstatic over his Summer League performances. Instead, we still have polls about whether he or Cooley should make the team when Cooley...

Very perceptive Great response. But we definitely would have to expand the Mount Rushmore tableau to include Dantley. I'm grateful I had the chance to watch him play in the Salt Palace. Age does have a few benefits.

Actually, Lyles was the perfect fit with Rudy and Derek. When Rudy sits, Derek slides to the 5 and becomes the modern NBA 5 -- a bigger, stronger Greene. Lyles comes in at the stretch 4 and gives us a whole new dimension.

Happy you believe we ought to draft Frank. I watched the video of him one-on-one against Okafur, and he more than held his own against the projected 2-3 pick in this draft, offensively and defensively. He has much better lateral quickness than I was led to believe by the Frank haters. People...

I really like Deron, and it made me feel a little sad to watch him struggle against us. He and another forced emigre Boozer brought a lot of excitement and excellent play to the Jazz during the post-Stockton/Malone era. He has always spoken well of his time in Utah, and there's no reason to diss...

There are 96 minutes to divvy up between the 4 and 5 spots: Gobert, Favors and Kanter each gets 30 and Booker gets 6. that way our bigs don't get worn out during the regular season. On occasion, move Booker to the 3 to make sure he gets 20 minutes. Of course, it all depends on Kanter being...

Excellent post. Everyone seems to have annointed Exum as our PG of the future even though he doesn't seem to have a competitive bone in his body. That's reflected in the zero rebounds. Zero assists is more worrisome -- despite great size, speed and athleticism, Exum really doesn't know how to...

Way to early to consign him to the D.J. Augustin professional junk heap. I have to admit I often find myself screaming at the TV when Trey can't finish; he misses the easiest shots to go along with the occasional ill-advised long-range launch. Having said that, I'm seeing glimpses of progress...

With the emergence of Rudy, Enes becomes expendable and trade bait. I'd like to see the Jazz trade him in a package for the Celtics' Jeff Green, a great stretch 4 who could be paired with Rudy and provide badly needed scoring. Likewise, I've become disenchanted with Burke and his inability to...

Strangely colorful I would characterize Locke's calls as "strangely colorful." His calls make the game fun and enjoyable, as opposed to the bland, overly scripted, redundant banter from the TV guys. There are times when Harping and Boler are barfing something about Georgia Tech when I want to...

Exciting to realize it took Paul's triple-double and Blake's 31 to finally overcome us. This feels like the early Stockton-Malone-Bailey-Eaton years when the Jazz began their ascent.

Yes, trade Kanter I like your idea of trading Kanter for Randle, especially since the latter is out for the season with a broken leg. They're desperate for a true center and might take Kanter and a 2015 #1. I'm intrigued with using Gobert the way Dallas uses Chandler, who also has a limited...

As the President said recently, "Why all the hatin'?" You must not have lived outside Utah because the broadcasting teams for other teams are far, far worse. I'll be vilified as a "Locke tool," but he brings a dimension to team coverage just not available in other markets. His pre-game...

Dante's career arc may be like another 18-year-old who went to the NBA straight from high school: Kobe. In his first season (1996-97) he played in 71 games, averaging 7.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 15.5 minutes. He shot 35.5% from 3 and 41.7% overall. In his second season, he played...

Story idea: Dante Exum has been compared to a lot of people, but I believe his career arc may follow another 18-year-old who entered NBA straight out of high school: Kobe Bryant. In his first season (1996-97), he averaged 7.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists while playing just 15 minutes a...

After so many bad experiences over the years with players who couldn't shoot, I'm glad we didn't take Gordon despite his wondrous athleticism. Average shooters can develop into good ones (Kawai Leonard and I hope Alec Burks), but bad shooters never quite get the hang of it.

None of the above except: an RFA, Greg Monroe. He would be the perfect fit in our new passing/motion offense. Great passer, decent post-up game, good shooter. He's a tad small for C, but how many true Cs haven't been rendered impotent in today's NBA? I'd happily do a sign-and-trade for him with...