Game Thread Dec 18, 2021 07:00PM MT: Jazz vs. Wizards

[Isaiah 1:13]

More like Conley and maybe Ingles the way our guards can’t cover their own shadows and one of them isnt

Really??? Wow just wow See what happens when you change your handle O’Neale? Buckets really? I liked you better when you went by Sticky!

 

[Isaiah 1:13]

It is simple. We got 2 undersized guards and everyone can shoot over them.

And one of them is a part-timer! Thank you! Glad I’m not the only one that sees it!

 

[infection]

I wanted to go back to this comment again. This approach is also the same approach that lost four straight games to the Clippers. And three straight games against the Nuggets. And those reasons were on full display the past two nights. I agree with Quin. We’re the same team.

Our only hope is blowing teams out. It’s the only thing that protects us from being in the situations where everything comes unglued. It’s hard to count on blowing out 4/7 games. Even a series against the Grizzlies they were really close in most all the games.

 

[LogGrad98]

I wanted to go back to this comment again. This approach is also the same approach that lost four straight games to the Clippers. And three straight games against the Nuggets. And those reasons were on full display the past two nights. I agree with Quin. We’re the same team.

Our only hope is blowing teams out. It’s the only thing that protects us from being in the situations where everything comes unglued. It’s hard to count on blowing out 4/7 games. Even a series against the Grizzlies they were really close in most all the games.

I'm sure they are thinking more along the lines of we can blow out 2 games of a 7 game series, and hopefully eek out 2 more wins in the final 5 games. That's probably reasonable but it's more hope than a plan.

 

[infection]

I'm sure they are thinking more along the lines of we can blow out 2 games of a 7 game series, and hopefully eek out 2 more wins in the final 5 games. That's probably reasonable but it's more hope than a plan.

Yep. We can certainly win any given series, but our “moneyball” approach is just saying we’ve gotten unlucky on a couple rolls of the dice and trust the numbers and roll again. The biggest blind spot is not recognizing that we can keep that same formula while making a couple finishing touches around the edges that allow us to adapt in those situations. I think the problem is first acquisition but then implementation, which is on Quin, but I feel Quin would think any adaptation is completing blowing up his moneyball and not truly giving him another roll of the dice.

And then there’s Ainge. I’m less confident in Quin’s ability to utilize than I am in Ainge give a couple (even fringe) options.

 

[SoUjazzfan]

Yep. We can certainly win any given series, but our “moneyball” approach is just saying we’ve gotten unlucky on a couple rolls of the dice and trust the numbers and roll again. The biggest blind spot is not recognizing that we can keep that same formula while making a couple finishing touches around the edges that allow us to adapt in those situations. I think the problem is first acquisition but then implementation, which is on Quin, but I feel Quin would think any adaptation is completing blowing up his moneyball and not truly giving him another roll of the dice.

And then there’s Ainge. I’m less confident in Quin’s ability to utilize than I am in Ainge give a couple (even fringe) options.

This is exactly my thinking. It doesn't matter what tools you have in your bag if you refuse to use them.

 

[infection]

Oof.

 

[SoUjazzfan]

Oof.

I can't imagine how Rudy stays engaged in the game when working so hard to get in a good position other than If he understands his limitations. I'm certain Quin and the staff see these things but not much changes.

 

[infection]

I can't imagine how Rudy stays engaged in the game when working so hard to get in a good position other than If he understands his limitations. I'm certain Quin and the staff see these things but not much changes.

 

[infection]

I wonder what our record is in games where our last shot it Donovan behind the three point line catching a pass as he’s falling away from the basket and had two defenders on him.

 

[Isaiah 1:13]

Yep. We can certainly win any given series, but our “moneyball” approach is just saying we’ve gotten unlucky on a couple rolls of the dice and trust the numbers and roll again. The biggest blind spot is not recognizing that we can keep that same formula while making a couple finishing touches around the edges that allow us to adapt in those situations. I think the problem is first acquisition but then implementation, which is on Quin, but I feel Quin would think any adaptation is completing blowing up his moneyball and not truly giving him another roll of the dice.

And then there’s Ainge. I’m less confident in Quin’s ability to utilize than I am in Ainge give a couple (even fringe) options.

Exactly why I’m happy we got Ainge, no more turn a blind eye, no more business as usual. At least that’s my hope. To me, this loss was much worse than the one to the Spurs as we just spanked this same team in their house a week ago. A lot of issues obviously, but I have to wonder how many of them are correlated with having a part time starting point guard. Sorry but I’ve gotta think that when Conley sits out it messes with our flow.

 

[KqWIN]

I don’t even know what to say about this game. I think this season has shown, more than anything else, that it is still the same team as last year…both in the positive and negative directions. They keep showing that to be true, and at the end of the day it should have been expected. You bring back the same team with the same coach who has been doing the same things for many years.