Game #12 Jazz@Denver, Sunday 1/15 6:00 p.m.

[InGameStrategy]

We would have to see some rapid development from Favors, Hayward, Burks, and Kanter for us to be a real playoff contender.

Good news--Corbin recognizes something that Sloan didn't:
playing time --> development (potentially)

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Srsly though. I would die of happiness if we signed Ostertag to a 10 day contract to replace Favors if he misses a couple of games for the ankle.

 

[NAOS]

It will probably never look natural. None of our big men are natural passers.

Um... Sap? He's a good passer, IMO.

 

[bluenote]

Good news--Corbin recognizes something that Sloan didn't:
playing time --> development (potentially)

...and knowing when to leave players in when they are on a roll.

 

[davidbenoit]

Best part about this game: The Nuggets organization and Aaron Afflalo simultaneously realizing that Aaron Afflalo is not worth 42 million dollars, nor half that.

 

[NAOS]

Here's something the stat sheet won't show: Hayward's transition defense was great tonight.

Also, Jeremy Evans is a better team defender than most people recognize. He needs more time. somehow.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Also, Raja Bell has been playing pretty well since the Warriors game where he stopped Ellis.

Shooting 60% from the field, and 36% from deep since that game.

 

[Duck Rodgers]

Srsly though. I would die of happiness if we signed Ostertag to a 10 day contract to replace Favors if he misses a couple of games for the ankle.

Can't sign any 10 day contracts until Feb 6 this year.

Nice to see the Jazz win with slashers/post game and solid defense. That's exactly what has to happen for you to win on the road when your outside guns are suspect.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Also, Raja Bell has been playing pretty well since the Warriors game where he stopped Ellis.

Shooting 60% from the field, and 36% from deep since that game.

Suck on that Hollinger.

 

[InGameStrategy]

Yes, Corbin was a noticeable factor in this game. Part of his message on defense was to keep the pace of the game down, and he used is timeouts to do that if the players couldn't keep the pace down over a few plays.

nice catch.

While Corbin deserves criticism for the first 2 or 3 games or so,
he deserves huge props since then for figuring things out
--cutting Bell's minutes until he started producing
--starting to give Burks, Favors, and Kanter some time regularly
--insisting on defense --> even Jefferson and CJ sometimes pass & defend

 

[davidbenoit]

Also, Raja Bell has been playing pretty well since the Warriors game where he stopped Ellis.

Shooting 60% from the field, and 36% from deep since that game.

Playing with fire is a huge part of his game apparently. Like, he's really really bad if he's depressed and stuff and taking sleeping pills. From now on we need to create rumors about opposing players talking crap about Raja and how he named his son Zen Phoenix.

 

[randomname]

I'm a Jazz fan stuck in Denver so I had to listen to their feed. Their post game commentators are so obnoxious I had to register to share. Comments such as "The jazz aren't a team that will be in the mix at the end of the year" or "The nuggets have to learn to take care of lesser teams" or "the nuggets lost to a team that they just should not lose to." Give me a break. What have the nuggets accomplished to justify that garbage? What homers.