Game Thread Dec 12, 2020: Jazz vs. Suns (Preseason)

[KqWIN]

How well did Hughes look?

He has a smooth offensive game. I think he stopped the ball a little bit too much though. He likes to stare down the defense before he makes decisions and you can’t do that when you’re just trying to make it. Got to be quicker.

His defense was pretty bad. Lost his man a couple times and had bad happy feet.

Not bad for a second rounder though. I can see the Hood comparisons. They don’t play the same...but they offer a lot of the same stuff.

 

[str8line]

Forrest threw two competent lob passes to Azubuike. He is already approaching the Jazz season record for this type of pass. Can he teach the rest of the guards on the team how to do it?

Forrest is lightning quick and a nice ball handler. Nice defense. He looked good out there.

 

[KqWIN]

It’s one preseason game but there is something wrong if that is how he operates. They got an easy dunk when he jumped at a free throw line pump fake.

He was good just clearly chasing everything... it’s what makes whiteside good but not great.

Yeah, it's a night and day defense watching Gobert or even Favors defend. Rudy is planted on the floor covering both PnR players and forcing them to take the tough mid range or floater. Dok was out there chasing everything and leaving himself out of position. But he's just a rook. I like the Whiteside comparison. Hopefully he has a better head on his shoulders so he can improve.

The other thing is his FTs...he can't be a 40% shooter.

 

[The Fresh Prince]

He has a smooth offensive game. I think he stopped the ball a little bit too much though. He likes to stare down the defense before he makes decisions and you can’t do that when you’re just trying to make it. Got to be quicker.

His defense was pretty bad. Lost his man a couple times and had bad happy feet.

Not bad for a second rounder though. I can see the Hood comparisons. They don’t play the same...but they offer a lot of the same stuff.

Im hoping we can develop him. He looks like a solid rotation player based off of what he did at Syracuse.

 

[r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t]

with favors back, will it be Conley-Donovan-Royce-Bojan-Gobert to start, and Ingles coming off the bench?

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

All of our young guys looked like rotation players tonight

 

[rjfan]

Anyone doubting they brought in Dok hoping to replace Rudy? Or that he might?

I say that If that's the case, they did It thinking after Rudy next contract

 

[Rubashov]

Preseason, anybody ever won a chip in December? Meh

 

[DasJazz]

I think Dok chasing everything is more him just being excited and trying to show out with energy for the coaches. He'll learn to stay grounded pretty quickly if he wants any PT.

 

[Revolution 9]

The thing about Azabuike is you can tell he wants to dominate. And he has elite athleticism for his size. We may have gotten ourselves another steal.

Just needs to work on his Ft shooting. It's awful as we knew it was. It will expose him, and keep him off the floor in the future.
He's like really really bad.

 

[Revolution 9]

Niang has such a nice 3 point stroke but he is awful on defence. He gives up more on d than he provides on offence.

I want him traded.

 

[Revolution 9]

Morgan looked great. If he can hit that 3 wow.

Def a rotation player.