Game Thread Aug 13, 2020: Utah Jazz vs. San Antonio Spurs

[cooldude32]

Anything new on the Ed Davis knee injury?

 

[NAOS]

And how should they have lost? Quin directing one of them to throw it out of bounce?

I did see several bounce passes fwiw

 

[SCS]

I’m not sure the difference between 21 and 23. Don’t be an idiot!!

ROTFL

It may not seem like there is a big difference between one or two spots but in truth it can make a massive difference.

Imagine having the 16th pick in 2013 and wanting to take Giannis but he gets scooped at 15.

Imagine having the 28th pick in 2013 and wanting to take Rudy but he gets scooped at 27.

Just one pick difference can change the entire course of your franchise.

In a normal year this wouldn't bother me that we fall from 20 to possibly 23. But we're trying to contend for a championship. We have a good core and just need a couple correct pieces to fill the holes. We're limited in what we can do in free agency. This one draft pick we have this year is MASSIVE. We need a good player out of it.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

It may not seem like there is a big difference between one or two spots but in truth it can make a massive difference.

Imagine having the 16th pick in 2013 and wanting to take Giannis but he gets scooped at 15.

Imagine having the 28th pick in 2013 and wanting to take Rudy but he gets scooped at 27.

Just one pick difference can change the entire course of your franchise.

In a normal year this wouldn't bother me that we fall from 20 to possibly 23. But we're trying to contend for a championship. We have a good core and just need a couple correct pieces to fill the holes. We're limited in what we can do in free agency. This one draft pick we have this year is MASSIVE. We need a good player out of it.

Imagine owning the 24th pick in 2016 or whatever and coming away with Donovan Mitchell.

 

[LoPo]

I like winning so I'm not going to second guess last night based off of the loss of a couple spots in the draft. Those young guys needed to go out there and beat the young guys of San Antonio. Winning is a culture, and we've already let a few games slide recently. It's important for Brantley, Tucker, Oni and others to see that push and be encouraged to win.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

I find it funny posters are criticizing the jazz for not tanking the game. Truth is both tried to tank. For much of the second half we played 5 GLeague guys at the same time. lol