Jazzta
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Well, starting games with more intensity would also help. Too many games where the Jazz find themselves playing catch up.
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Well, starting games with more intensity would also help. Too many games where the Jazz find themselves playing catch up.
It's because Rudy is guarding multiple guys and passing lanes, rather than focusing on his assignment. He's playing like a safety.
Kind of impossible because O'Neale has been bad.
I think one Larry Bird might do the job.
Jack Strop
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I stand by what I said earlier in the thread about Rudy not being great. He can't guard athletic 5's; he can't guard 5's that take him outside. He can stand near the rim and hold his hands up above his head. Yes, that makes it hard for guards who drive into the paint. Plus, he's not really a good rebounder. He gets what comes to him due to his length. But he doesn't box out. He doesn't fight for tough boards. He's an icon here, but if I were the GM, I'd listen to offers. Consider trading him while his value is at it's peak because he's getting exposed a whole lot this season. For the DPOY, he sure isn't impacting many games. He just isn't a dominant defensive player.
Problem is, "Tight-*** Lindsey" has done ZERO in the way of getting decent depth. He believes Quin and his development staff can take castoffs and make them NBA players. It worked with Ingles; but that's one in a hundred. More often than not, you're going to get low-end subs if you invest low-end dollars.
The two players who could really help Utah's defense by getting more minutes, Exum and O'Neale, have been so bad offensively it hurts the defense.
The Jazz need both a solid two-way PG and an athletic forward/wing who is better than Jae Crowder.
mellow
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Could it be the running start they get?
Yeah, Jae needs to be a 20 mpg player, not a 30 mpg. But Utah doesnt have better options.
SoUjazzfan
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To my eye the problem is our lack of offense and opposing coaches adjusting to Gobert, pulling him away from the rim. Also exploiting switches, and we have no counter. We don’t have the talent on offense to make people pay for sagging off our shooters (it’s a stretch calling them shooters, I know) and clogging the lane.
Jazzta
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Crowder has been good, in fact I’d rather he moved to the starting lineup.
The game can be summed up in the 4th quarter, where the Jazz manufactured open looks from 3 that were missed. Exum missed an open corner 3, Burks missed one, Crowder missed one or two. These were open, high-quality looks. The game is on the line, you get a guy an open 3-pt shot, he's got to make a higher percentage. That's the difference.
When the Kings got open looks, they knocked down the shots. Bogdonovich and Bjelica put us away. The Jazz contained everyone else.
When the Kings got open looks, they knocked down the shots. Bogdonovich and Bjelica put us away. The Jazz contained everyone else.