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CNNSI, Point Forward Jazz Contenders or Pretenders

Harris is simply not playing at a $10 million a year in his prime level. He hasn't been putrid.

That's where Harris is at right now. I like that he's taking and making spot-up 3s, though.
 
I think it was mentioned but I think one key piece is Favors/Kanter and the change in philosophy with forcing baseline. They mentioned our pressure on the 3's which with the big men inside forces mid range jumpers, which is the best shot you can give up.

Regarding the Harris issue - I have long been a supporter of Harris as I have always hoped he would return to Dallas form but I just don't see it. For the money, he is not a good value. What he is doign right now to adjust though and the leadership I think he gives this team with Watson from the point is exactally what this team needs. Long term... no... this year... yes.


Rep'd for posting this - thank you.
 
Harris has been better this year while putting up poor numbers. He's playing better D and we are seeing less of him crashing into 2+ defenders under the rim. Utah is running the offense through other players which accounts for a lot of his statistical decline.

You're not the only one, although I would like to see some more out of Harris. Specifically I'd like to see the toughness that the others are starting to display. That attitude is what keeps Watson on the court.

I agree with Beans in that the writer is largely ignoring the obscene depth in talent this team has, although he touched on the versatility.
 
Good analysis,
i think Miami is the best team and will be champions for sure, then there are couple of elite teams, chicago, lakers, orlando.. we dont have much difference with teams after top 5 but we rank between top 10-15 in the league. We arent that good yet to be a contender for sure.
 
The Jazz are relying on Jefferson and Millsap to have efficient games from the floor, basically. If that happens, the Jazz generally win. If that doesn't happen, the Jazz generally lose.

The Jazz rebound and defend pretty well, but they're just not an offensively rich team. Aside from Jefferson and Millsap, Howard is probably their next best scorer. Harris, Hayward and Bell are basically ball movers. Miles and Burks keep getting their chance to shine, but they have only flickered a little so far. If the Jazz had a Jason Terry-type player, he'd be getting open looks all night playing off our bigs.

That is an excellent article. Nice post.
 
I think the article was fairly good but I think he is missing Howard's contribution, Watson above average play (almost as many mins as Harris), and he most importantly has missed that the bench is really good. Our drop from starters to bench isn't nearly as drastic as most teams. He is also missing that many of our players will improve all year as we are very young.
 
I don't think this writer has a clue about Millsap though.
Of course he played his best basketball at the first half of the season.... right before Jerry Sloan retired and Williams was traded away.
 
The Jazz are neither contenders or pretenders at this point. They are a young team with a bright future. They are not yet contenders, nor do they pretend to be.

They are, however, getting better very quickly and could very well be contenders in the next few years.
 
It's interesting how a write could specifysecond-unit players Howard, Watson, Favors, and Kanter for praise, yet miss how deep our team is. It's very careless of that writer.[/sarcasm]

I thought the article was well-written and made some valid points.
 
TheSilencer1313 said:
Pretty close.
I still believe the Jazz are a lot better than average, and are going to continue sticking it to the haters.
I predicted the Jazz would be 10 games over .500 at the beginning of the season.
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Well, .500 would be 33 wins, so we're going to go 43-23? That would equate to 53 or 54 wins in a regular 82 game season. Are we a 53 win team?
 
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