Game Thread 12/3/14. Toronto Raptors at Utah Jazz 7:00pm mtn. The return of Favors, maybe.

[vegas]

I thought exum and gobert changed the game defensively. I can't put my finger on it, but I don't think passive is the word for exum. Maybe patient, fearless. I still don't know what he is Gonna become, but he has the tools. I wonder if he would play differently as a starter.

 

[Doublea]

Just to see here, whose defense is worse Burke or Kanter? I'd go with Burke, because his breakdown on defense puts strain on the whole team.

 

[Diamond77]

The whole defense is inefficient it isn't just a matter of singles.

 

[Crawlnstall]

I thought exum and gobert changed the game defensively. I can't put my finger on it, but I don't think passive is the word for exum. Maybe patient, fearless. I still don't know what he is Gonna become, but he has the tools. I wonder if he would play differently as a starter.

I didn't watch the whole game, but the parts I watched of Exum and gobert on the court looked great. Rudy is special defensively and Exum has great length to disrupt players on D. Can't wait for Exum to get his offense going.

 

[stitches]

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Thought most of the guys played well.... Toronto was on frickin fire... They were open on many shots but they also hit some tough ones.

Really impressed with kanter... He seems to be seeing the game better and I see much better effort on D. He'll always struggle on that end but effort is a good start. We gonna tear Orlando up... I know it.

 

[Primetime]

I thought exum and gobert changed the game defensively. I can't put my finger on it, but I don't think passive is the word for exum. Maybe patient, fearless. I still don't know what he is Gonna become, but he has the tools. I wonder if he would play differently as a starter.

No they didn't. The defense still sucked maybe a little less but it was still terrible.

 

[Doublea]

The whole defense is inefficient it isn't just a matter of singles.

I think all of our players have some bad defensive habits, but one can clearly see that Burke and Kanter aren't our best defenders.

 

[vegas]

No they didn't. The defense still sucked maybe a little less but it was still terrible.

Exums length was bothering lowry. There was one point where you could tell it was getting under his skin. He could not just blow by at will. Gobert had a couple of blocks that made the raptors think twice about going into the paint. Especially the guards.

Respectfully disagree.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Just to see here, whose defense is worse Burke or Kanter? I'd go with Burke, because his breakdown on defense puts strain on the whole team.

Positionally (and with all other things equal), bigs are always (a lot) more important to team defense.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Thought most of the guys played well.... Toronto was on frickin fire...

How many times can you say and believe that before you realize it's your own team's problem? The Jazz get lit up every night.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Just to see here, whose defense is worse Burke or Kanter? I'd go with Burke, because his breakdown on defense puts strain on the whole team.

It;s like comparing rotten apples to rotten oranges.