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Deron as a leader tonight=FAIL

Deron getting on Hayward for not cutting was symbolic of no one moving the entire night. This is the sort of game where Ronnie Brewer gets 5 back door dunks (and goes 5-8 and we'd love him for his shooting.) I saw A LOT of standing around. There were times i was screaming for the Jazz to continue playing. One time AK was doing some sort of something with the ball and simultaneously all Jazz players began moving away from the hoop. Multiple times, there were opportunities where a simple movement away from the ball would have created an easy play. But the Jazz spent too much time standing around.

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Also, i don't recall if the ball was EVER thrown to the guy running the 'Harpring Curl'.
Raja's shot was off so he was out of sync and I thought the offense stagnated with his every touch
Milsap worked harder than anyone for this game
Big Al shot a couple of shots 1 on 4... he's got a few habits to break
Fes game is erratic. And it was more evident on a team that can't run the offense. But i felt he was trying.
the lazyness of not getting back on D against the Suns is just horrendous.
The team D is as lost as the team O. However, at least on D you can just work hard to make some for execution. I saw quite a bit of lazy effort on D.
CJ...
AK did have a number of forced plays but he's the only one who'll attempt a pass that is moving toward the basket. (DWill excepted)
Hayward does look like a player.

As a Sloan Apologist (liking Jerry means you have be labeled in some derogatory manner in these parts) i'm shocked at the team energy level and i think that is a coaching issue. I would have bet big money on the team working hard even if it is not yet 'gelling as a team.' And with the exception of Milsap it appeared everyone else was 'sorta' interested.
 
Jerry is like "If you do not care, neither I do" in recent years. He wants the players to figure out the importance of the values of the game but the way players get the idea is experiencing from first hand, seeing lapses and struggles on the floor by themselves. And, while that costs us some ballgames, I think the reason why Jerry insists on it is he believes that the struggles players go through will help them make themselves better basketball players in long term, who see the game as a profession and knows the importance of discipline. That's just my opinion.
 
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