A year ago ,a year from now ...

[tleikheen]

At the break last year ,Kanter is traded and Gobert and Exum become starters. Jazz finished the season out at (W)19 (L)10 and held the opponents to 89 ppg. Holding opponents down to 89 PPG is almost 3 PPG less than San Antonio's present league leading 91.8 PPG.
A lot of fanz here grudgingly give Exum a little credit for playing defense, but say he's got to prove himself offensively and want Teague or Beverly......But Jazz haven't gotten close to equaling holding opponents down to 89 PPG since AND haven't found the formula for getting twice as many Wins than Losses either.

Now its' a year later Jazz are (W)26 (L)26, 30 games to go .Their giving up 7 ppg (96.4) MORE than their run last year when they won twice as many games as they lost.Saying Exum is a liability on offense and want a better chance to win with another *established* PG doesn't add up, as now shown Exum wasn't a liability to Winning.

A year from now ......what do we expect ?

 

[MT Steve]

But Jazz haven't gotten close to equaling holding opponents down to 89 PPG since AND haven't found the formula for getting twice as many Wins than Losses either.

This is a bit misleading. In games where Favors and Gobert start this year, the Jazz are 14-7.

Now its' a year later Jazz are (W)26 (L)26, 30 games to go .Their giving up 7 ppg (96.4) MORE than their run last year when they won twice as many games as they lost.

Actually giving up 92.9 ppg in games Favors/Gobert have started. Which is still more than last year, but last year our 19-10 schedule was against teams that, in aggregate, had an offensive rating below league average. The games with Favors/Gobert this year have been against teams that, overall, have an above average offensive rating.

I'm not trying to say Exum won't help - he definitely will, but it's not like we're suddenly a bad team and a bad defensive team because he's out.

 

[fishonjazz]

This is a bit misleading. In games where Favors and Gobert start this year, the Jazz are 14-7.



Actually giving up 92.9 ppg in games Favors/Gobert have started. Which is still more than last year, but last year our 19-10 schedule was against teams that, in aggregate, had an offensive rating below league average. The games with Favors/Gobert this year have been against teams that, overall, have an above average offensive rating.

I'm not trying to say Exum won't help - he definitely will, but it's not like we're suddenly a bad team and a bad defensive team because he's out.

Nailed it.

Kinda dumb to compare a team with healthy gobert, favors, exum, hood, and hayward against a team with injured exum, Gobert, and favors

 

[addictionary]

Exum is a difference maker. Gratz op.

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[Diamond77]

Exum is a difference maker. Gratz op.

Difference maker on defense....we have to see if on offense too.

 

[addictionary]

Difference maker on defense....we have to see if on offense too.

How I see it is that offense is easier to learn for a player that has enough fundamentals than defense. Exum will get there. He will be like penny. But a little wussier version.

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