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Assuming the Jazz are unable to sign a starter-quality SG this summer, who should they go with as their long-term starter at two? Burks has experience, ability to score at the rim and defense. Hood seems to be a smarter player, better 3-point shooter and plays better within the system. And, oh...

This is the current record of the Jazz. Incidentally, this is the record of the last year's team at the same time. I really did not expect it. How could it have happened? Arguably, the Jazz have a much better coach this year. Favors, Gobert and Hayward improved by a lot. The injury impact is...

In all his career Derrick never put together three 20-point games in a row. He did against IND, CHI and OKC. Then he put 15 and 7 in only 18 minutes against Houston (no doubts would have reached 20 had he played his usual 30+ minutes). Finally, 22 points today. Oh, and did I mentioned that in...

After the first games of the season some folks on this board were worried that our good old Derrick had suddenly morphed into a beast by aggressively attacking the basket, imposing his will on the opposing front court, flashing his mid-range jumper, and crashing the boards. No worries, guys...

Looking at this season it seems to me that the biggest problem for the Jazz is the lack of a bona fide starting center. Both Favors and Kanter are PFs and they get destroyed by any real quality center (Drummond, Pekovich, Cousins, Gasol...). There are very few teams that can reach the level of...

In a couple of days. He has been in the league for 4 years. He really improved his rebounding and passing, but his FG% declined every year. So, is he what it is right now or does he still has a potential to get significantly better? To be honest, I do not remember any great wing player who...

We all know the draft reality: there are 5 certain future stars in the 2014 draft and the talent drops sharply afterwards. And, since the Jazz seem to be much more likely to draft in the dreaded 6-10 range, they will waste an once-in-generation opportunity to get a star and will be doomed to...

Our young core seems to have gelled and turned the corner. They started winning a lot of games. Lets face it: if we want a high draft pick it is not enough to trade Marvin or RJ -the only sure way to get a few extra losses is for one of our 5 core guys to have a serious, season-ending injury...

I think I finally understood the logic behind Corbin's decision on who starts and how many minutes each player gets. The main goal: this season is not about wins/losses but about testing what our young players can do if they are asked to be one of the first offensive option - so that they can...

... the Jazz try to resign Marvin to a long-term contract and trade Kanter+ their 2014 pick for a higher 2014 pick? Marvin is versatile : if the Jazz draft a SF he can play a stretch 4, if the Jazz draft a big he can easily slide in the role of the third big/bigger SF. Marvin will probably...

I tried to quantify the impact that having a real PG had on Favors: In 12 games without Burke his stats were: 47% FG, 60% FT, 14.5 points per 36, 11.0 rebounds per 36. In 5 games with Burke playing >= 25 min: 62% FG, 85% FT, 17.9 points per 36, 10.7 rebounds per 36. Favors looked like...

Hi, Al, good to see you on my Jazz team. You know, I got concerned when last year so many fans turned on you and how I heard some (obviously false) rumors that you have left the Jazz. But when I turned the TV on this season, I saw you again , your old glorious self. And, as usual you are an...

OK, it seems that the Jazz will get a top 5 pick in 2014 and that there will be quite a few good players with a little separation so if the Jazz miss on Wiggins they can simply draft for need. So, based on what we have seen in the preseason so far where is the biggest need for Utah?

For some reason most of the posters assume that our bench this season going to be so bad that it will lose a lot ofgames of us and bring us a top pick. I just don't see it. It will probably consist of Lucas - Rush (or Burks for scoring) -Williams - Evans - Biedrins/Gobert. This group has...

I looked at the highlights: he is really big, fast and athletic. On top of that he has a reputation of being a hard worker, no expensive long-term contract in Europe and no history of injuries. In the last ten years bigs with lesser physical gifts have been routinely selected in the top 10, but...

Some people on this board are really excited about this upcoming draft, other think it is on of the weakest drafts in history. We simply do not know. However, if we look back, at the players that the Jazz drafted in the 14-21 range the most likely result is clear. The Jazz recently drafted...

Lately, when the Jazz had a big must-win game Hayward was nowhere to be seen on offense. 2011/12 playoffs I game - 33% FG, 17 points II game - 30%, 8 points III game - 10%, 4 points IV game - 0%, 0 points 2012/13 season 4/12 vs. MIN - 20%, 5 points 4/15 @ MIN - 40%, 8 points...

I noticed that without Enes the Jazz went on a winning streak and thought it was just a coincidence, so I ran the numbers for a season. The results surprised me: Kanter plays 0-9 minitues = 9W, 4L (69% - on par with OKC and Denver) Kanter plays 10-19 minitues = 24W, 22L (52%, which exactly...

We all know that the Jazz prefer to promote people from within the organization. So IF Corbin goes out this season or a year later who from the Jazz folks is most likely to become a new Jazz coach?

The same coach, the same players. Our young players have been playing much better lately... and they got to play way more minutes than in November-December. Mo, who is supposedly better than Tinsley or Watson is finally back. So why have the Jazz recently lost so many games and regularly falls...