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Finally, The Jazz

Considering they were close to dead last that means they have to be now near or right at the top, so I think they will end in the top 10 overall the way they are playing right now.
 
The main thing I remember about Dennis Lindsay when he would talk about Ty was that he was asking for improvement defensively. He didn't ask to be the best team in the league defensively, not even top ten, just moving in the right direction. For Quin Snyder to take a team from last place defensively to top ten in the same season is insane. We have ourselves a coach and a few franchise players.
 
b_line said:
The main thing I remember about Dennis Lindsay when he would talk about Ty was that he was asking for improvement defensively. He didn't ask to be the best team in the league defensively, not even top ten, just moving in the right direction. For Quin Snyder to take a team from last place defensively to top ten in the same season is insane. We have ourselves a coach and a few franchise players.
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They're not top 10 yet. But I think there are enough games to get there at rate they're going.
 
My favorite part of that link is that the Jazz are the 2nd youngest team in the NBA, after only the 76ers.
 
nightmare3983 said:
Have made it into the top half of the league in defensive efficiency for the entire season, and are right at the league average.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2015.html#misc::9

Can the Jazz break into the top 10 by the end of the season?
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Full season stats for this team are meaningless. They need to be judged by the second half of the season only, when the coaches work kicked in and the line-ups were pretty well set. The 6-19 start means nothing now.
 
zman1527 said:
Full season stats for this team are meaningless. They need to be judged by the second half of the season only, when the coaches work kicked in and the line-ups were pretty well set. The 6-19 start means nothing now.
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If only we could cherry pick the games that counted in the standings...
 
nightmare3983 said:
Have made it into the top half of the league in defensive efficiency for the entire season, and are right at the league average.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2015.html#misc::9

Can the Jazz break into the top 10 by the end of the season?
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Jazz would have been better than 15th in defense if they had a big who could honestly spread the floor for Kanter. Packing the paint with two bigs was a defensive liability that gave up lots of fast break points allowed. You don't see OKC having this problem with Kanter.
 
Dumb Bloke said:
Jazz would have been better than 15th in defense if they had a big who could honestly spread the floor for Kanter. Packing the paint with two bigs was a defensive liability that gave up lots of fast break points allowed. You don't see OKC having this problem with Kanter.
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/sigh

Anything you say about Kanter and OKC right now is meaningless and subject to the return of their real starters. There is only one reason why OKC didn't crash and burn after losing KD and Ibaka ... and it ain't Kanter.
 
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