We needed to find new combinations and rotations. I think that’s pretty obvious when Mudiay might be your 7th guy and playing at the wing. That’s ain’t right.
I am all for giving bench guys minutes and sliding them in and out to see what they can do. I love giving young guys a chance. You can do that without throwing a game. This is ridiculous.. JUST play the game!
There aren’t enough minutes or reps for the deeper bench guys if they are out there stuck in the corner. The Jazz did the right thing.
The Jazz saw something in Tucker when they waived Jeff Green and signed Tucker.
This is particularly true if you believe (as I do) that matchups don't really matter that much to this team. I think any of the potential series are going to be equally tough, we really need to unlock something from our bench to have a chance to beat any of them.
Totally this
He's a wind him up and watch him go/ energy off the bench player. He attacks the basket without fear and hustles hard. Reminds me of Ronnie Price in some ways.
What I saw today and in some of his DLeague action is that he needs to work on his outside shot. He can jump out of the gym and is athletic as all get out. The coaches need to work on basketball IQ a little too.
That's the thing... when he plays with Mitchell and/or Conley and/or Clarkson and/or Ingles on the floor, he's not really going to have that many opportunities to drive to the rim. He's not going to have the ball in his hands. He will have to hit open shots and make good cuts. I haven't seen him do either of those things with any sort of consistency.
Doesn't matter much. Jeff Green didn't cost much either. The point is that we spent roster spots and the MLE on them and we will very likely get close to zero minutes out of those 3 players in the playoffs.
