DutchJazzer
Banned
Young guys playing good together, Hayward is in a better role this way.
still need a offensive system
Young guys playing good together, Hayward is in a better role this way.
still need a offensive system
Perfect game everybody. This was a good night.
Yup.
Core 5 start.
Burke has a 10 assist game.
Burke has most double-digit assist games of any rookie in franchise history.
We're tight through three quarters against a playoff team.
Gobert beasts.
We lose at the end.
Doesn't get better, this year, than that.
The crazy thing about Ty's legacy is this:
The only thing Ty really had to prove to get another contract was showing he had a system that the young core could excel in. Instead of doing that, he tried to win with veterans hoping a playoff berth would get him another contract.
That alone is so shallow minded that you can't retain him. This is a team that needs future direction, development, not wins day to day. Ty can't see that, and Ty will be gone because of that.
The core5 played a total of 17 minutes. They had an OffRtg of 113.4 and a DefRtg of 112.4 which means they got outscored by 1 point. Just one point against the fifth best team in the west. That's not that bad and if we take into account that they just played together for less than 80 minutes that is even more impressive.
The DefRtg is way too high but that should be fixed with more time together on the floor. The DREB% was right on the money with 75% and the OREB% was ELITE with 43.8%!
That was a nice first game! This season should've been so much more fun...
One thing I believe that cost them this game was actually the coaching. Lillard getting hot lost them this game, but they weren't closing out on him with any urgency. I fault the coaching staff for this. As Harp said, Lillard is known to get streaky like that and the Jazz should've been prepared for that. You have to blame the coaches for not getting after Lillard after he made the first three.