Game Thread Aug 25, 2020: Jazz at Nuggets - Game 5

[Handlogten's Heros]

Does he contribute more than he doesn't on this team? Be honest ?

Probably not... but he was solid yesterday and we don't have a ton of options that Quin trusts (I guess). Tony was so much worse than Niang yesterday.

 

[NAOS]

Royce had some bad defensive lapses

And a couple of ridiculous fouls.

 

[NAOS]

Pretty sick of Ingles I'll just come out and say it.....

hahahaha

Dude has been pissing me off. Getting hard to stay in his corner.

 

[NAOS]

We'll have plenty of film to look at defensively. Obviously, we can't just hope to outscore them. We have to get back to jazz defensive minded basketball. This offseason's objective should be to get the defense back to what it was.

Would love to hear your ideas for how we do that. Our hands are looking pretty tied.

I’ll tell you right now that there’s no way to do it if we’re starting Conley and Bojan.

 

[homeytennis]

Is Davis still injured?

 

[LogGrad98]

Would love to hear your ideas for how we do that. Our hands are looking pretty tied.

I’ll tell you right now that there’s no way to do it if we’re starting Conley and Bojan.

We could fill the gap starting one of them, but not both.

But really to me the problem also lies in effort. I felt like everyone was a step slow yesterday. No one was focused on D. Even Rudy, our DPOY, was bad on rotations, hesitated on switches, and his help D was very sub-par for him. He needs to get that edge back. They were relentlessly attacking the rim and he hardly challenged anything. Couple plays he failed to challenge the drive to stay put on minor pieces.

If we want an elite D we need to add/replace about 3-4 pieces. We are not just one swap away from elite. But we could be 1 swap away from decent.

 

[NAOS]

We could fill the gap starting one of them, but not both.

But really to me the problem also lies in effort. I felt like everyone was a step slow yesterday. No one was focused on D. Even Rudy, our DPOY, was bad on rotations, hesitated on switches, and his help D was very sub-par for him. He needs to get that edge back. They were relentlessly attacking the rim and he hardly challenged anything. Couple plays he failed to challenge the drive to stay put on minor pieces.

If we want an elite D we need to add/replace about 3-4 pieces. We are not just one swap away from elite. But we could be 1 swap away from decent.

I generally agree, but I think Morgan and Oni could be two of those pieces. If we were to sign Torrey Craig; bring Conley off the bench; get a step forward from Morgan, Oni, and Mitchell (defensively); and if Gobert plays focused throughout the year, then I think we can get as high as 8th or so. Bradley has improved, so we shouldn’t see the bench bleed as badly as we did.

 

[latin jazz]

Would love to hear your ideas for how we do that. Our hands are looking pretty tied.

I’ll tell you right now that there’s no way to do it if we’re starting Conley and Bojan.

Plus Niang and Ingles (who has regressed this season) getting significant minutes

 

[latin jazz]

Is Davis still injured?

He ded. Joined by Exum in the crypt.

 

[416Klawzz]

He ded. Joined by Exum in the crypt.

F Bustum, he set us back so much

 

[latin jazz]

F Bustum, he set us back so much

At least he reincarnated in the form of JC. Not sure what we do with the corpse of Ed.

 

[NAOS]

At least he reincarnated in the form of JC. Not sure what we do with the corpse of Ed.

send him to Portland, I hope.