Game 4: 11/3/2014 Jazz at Clippers. 8:30PM on ROOT

[da ThRONe]

The Jazz have to defend the PNR differently moving forward. The bigs have to step out a stop the ball penetration and then get back into position. Right now the bigs hedge way too soft so the opposing PG's can turn the corner with ease, then both the on ball defender and hedging bigs are completely out of position. That lend to a lot of easy alley oops early. Later in the game the bigs hedge a little less and it lead to open mid range jumpers for the ball handler.

 

[kabenac]

Kanter needs to hang out with Booker all the time. If Kanter played like Booker....

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

This.
He is a handful

It's impossible if his jumpshot is going like that.

Booker stopped his jumper, but then Griffin just figured out he could post. Quin made no adjustment and the game was over, pretty simple.

 

[GVC]

.. and needed rebounding.

But we're all hindsighting it a bit.

FWIW, it was an observation I made in real time. Thought Kanter-Booker was the duo to go with. Also thought Hood for Burks, which would have been a mistake as Burks woke up at the end.

 

[framer]

Don't look now but Hayward is 19, 6, and 5 on 48% and 37% for the season playing stiff competition.

 

[Jazz4ever]

Cleveland up next this schedule is brutal.

 

[da ThRONe]

Black Jesus 6pts ,4rebs,4assist,4 turnovers

CP3 13 pts ,10 rebs,12 assists,2 to

this is the difference in the game

Stat watching doesn't tell the whole story. Burke had 2 turnovers because his teammates couldn't caught the ball. The other was a questionable call that rarely called. 2 of his miss shots were drives to the rim that he was fouled on that went uncalled. Not to mention guys weren't making shots when he found them. It's easy to look at the box score and form a narrative, but when you watch the game it isn't always reflected in the stats.

 

[Hekate]

FWIW, it was an observation I made in real time. Thought Kanter-Booker was the duo to go with. Also thought Hood for Burks, which would have been a mistake as Burks woke up at the end.

Same here. Pity we can't never know what would happen if we had Hood for extra spacing. Another idea I had was going out with Burks-Hayward-Hood-Booker-Kanter but that wasn't as likely.

 

[da ThRONe]

Black Jesus 6pts ,4rebs,4assist,4 turnovers

CP3 13 pts ,10 rebs,12 assists,2 to

this is the difference in the game

Stat watching doesn't tell the whole story. Burke had 2 turnovers because his teammates couldn't caught the ball. The other was a questionable call that rarely called. 2 of his miss shots were drives to the rim that he was fouled on that went uncalled. Not to mention guys weren't making shots when he found them. It's easy to look at the box score and form a narrative, but when you watch the game it isn't always reflected in the stats.

 

[VINYLONE]

Black Jesus 6pts ,4rebs,4assist,4 turnovers

CP3 13 pts ,10 rebs,12 assists,2 to

this is the difference in the game

Yeah, man.

 

[VINYLONE]

Don't look now but Hayward is 19, 6, and 5 on 48% and 37% for the season playing stiff competition.

He's having a decent season, thus far, but his boneheaded TO's really sour me. It always seems like they come at the most inopportune time.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Stat watching doesn't tell the whole story. Burke had 2 turnovers because his teammates couldn't caught the ball. The other was a questionable call that rarely called. 2 of his miss shots were drives to the rim that he was fouled on that went uncalled. Not to mention guys weren't making shots when he found them. It's easy to look at the box score and form a narrative, but when you watch the game it isn't always reflected in the stats.

All that being said.... he still wasn't that good. I like how he has gotten tougher on defense and driving to the rim, now he just has to learn how to be tougher for the entire game mentally.