Great article by NBA.com's Josh Schuhmann
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Looky looky who figures in our worst two lineups: Raja Bell. And Big Slow, but I give the nod to Bell for those lineup problems.
He has been better lately and so I am okay with him for now. I sure would love to see Burks and/or anyone else rise up and send Raja to the bench full time though.
He has been better lately and so I am okay with him for now. I sure would love to see Burks and/or anyone else rise up and send Raja to the bench full time though.
Interesting read.
carolinajazz
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"Utah's strong start is not easy to figure out. Watching them, you see that they play hard and play together, and that, of course, is critical. But the numbers don't spell out a clear formula for their success."
...if that ain't the truth! I don't think anybody on this board can figure it out, either!
One things for sure....they ain't play'in hopper ball....and nobody likes to fight or box out Jefferson, Millsap, Favors and especially Kanter for very long! We are just throwing a lot of anti-hopper stuff at the opposition....and it seems to be working! I strongly suspect another win tonight against the Mavs, don't you???
...if that ain't the truth! I don't think anybody on this board can figure it out, either!
One things for sure....they ain't play'in hopper ball....and nobody likes to fight or box out Jefferson, Millsap, Favors and especially Kanter for very long! We are just throwing a lot of anti-hopper stuff at the opposition....and it seems to be working! I strongly suspect another win tonight against the Mavs, don't you???
fallenchicken
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Yeah, I think the reason we are so good is because we have four very capable bigs who work on Defense--which something we've never had before (or at least in a long time), and something most front courts in the league don't do. I think we are benefiting from the lockout season. Most other teams just ain't putting in the effort night after night like our guys. Here's hoping we go into the latter season--when a lot of competitiveness teams will turn it on--with enough confidence and momentum that we won't slow down and we'll fight for a good seed. We'll really have to fight with the Northwestern division being the god division.
Darkwing Duck
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The two early blowout losses really scews the numbers. Take those two losses out and the numbers look very different.
The most surprising to me is how bad they have been in the 3rd quarter.
They would be crushing teams if they even had decent 3rd quarters.
Park Bites
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Great read I am pumped for the way the team is playing but it will be interesting to see where they stand in march