Anyone out there an ESPN insider subscriber?

[NAOS]

That quote from Ford is garbage.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

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I think lack of speed is a big weakness of our team.

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[fgcamel]

I think lack of speed is a big weakness of our team.

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At the 2 and 4 spot on defense I think there's a good argument.

 

[Ron Mexico]

This article was linked in this as well which is good news for Jazz. It shows that there is not really any correlation for losing/winning close games except that it roughly follows the same as teams overall W/L. They conclude you shouldnt read into W\L in close games very much, I agree. Its mostly luck and Jazz had bad luck in those games last year.

https://basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=573

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

At the 2 and 4 spot on defense I think there's a good argument.

Hayward and Hill are average speed for their position too.

Teams like the Blazers and Celtics give us problems because of this.

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[fgcamel]

Hayward and Hill are average speed for their position too.

Teams like the Blazers and Celtics give us problems because of this.

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I need to watch more of Hill (although there's always Exum there too), but I've always been very impressed with Haywards ability to stick with anyone on defense.

 

[t.work]

ESPN, the last place I go to for sports content.

JazzFanz is #1 of course. HEY GUYS!

 

[MrMojoRisin]

It's 5 different ESPN "experts" weighing in on where the Jazz sit in the western conference. Not easy to summarize since there are diverging opinions, but here are a few points:
** Likely a top 4 or even top 3 team in the WC. Early-season favorite to win a round in the POs if they get homecourt.
** Depth is a major strength
** Favors and Gobert are great individually, but don't fit terribly well, creating spacing issues.
** Don't need to trade anyone and should see what they have. Could explore moving Alec Burks.
** Losing Hayward for a month is a blow, but the team should be able to tread water with Joe Johnson filling in; the loss puts more pressure on Exum to create.
** Weakness may be lack of athleticism and difficulty creating shots due to lack of an offensively talented player who can single-handedly break down the defense.

Much appreciated.