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I want lineup changes!

LjJazzman said:
I'm happy with Quin for the most part but I hate his lack of lineup adjustments. We are struggling, why haven't we seen more experimentations with lineups? Why haven't we seen Murry? Why not give Novak a few more minutes when we can't guard anyone anyway and are struggling to score?
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I'm ok with him having gone 20 games with the "core5." We needed to see if it would work. We needed to see if Burks and Kanter were worth extending. This should have been a focus last season, but Corbin decided Kanter should be the scapegoat for the slow start, despite Utah having two PG's running the show (Tinsley/Lucas) who might not even be starters on a church ball team.

Chemistry on defense takes even more time than on offense. Quin has said he's considering lineup changes. It will be interesting to see if/what he does. I think the two most obvious are a couple of changes he may not want to make right now: replacing Burke and Kanter. Exum is just not ready. He's not even winning his matchups against other backups. He doesn't do much besides pass the ball right now. As for Kanter, I agree with others who would like to see him dominate off the bench. But is Gobert ready to start? Quin has really gotten on him a couple of times. I also think Enes could have decent trade value at the deadline: 14/7 in 25 minutes - and a low salary which won't be hard to match in terms of salaries coming back in a trade. I'm hoping the Jazz could get a late 1st from a contender. So patience on that one, IMO. It may not be until the deadline we see changes.
 
I strongly disagree with people saying Favors and Rudy could not coexist because our offense would stink. Favors SHOULD be getting more touches then he is now. Our offense is best when we are out and running off of defensive stops. Rudy has been the catalyst for a lot of our big runs because of his defensive stops which turn into mini fast breaks. Most teams get wide open easy shots right from the begging of the game and are immediately in rhythm. We need to do everything to stop that. Get teams in a funk from our defensive first, then worry about our offense.
 
Rudy has to catch passes reliably before he starts. He isn't ready. If you watch the games, then you have all the confirmation you need.
 
NAOS said:
Rudy has to catch passes reliably before he starts. He isn't ready. If you watch the games, then you have all the confirmation you need.
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Yyyyep. 'Ride the pine boy! You need to learn how to catch the ball in professional situations!'
 
Jamezz said:
I totally disagree with this conservative approach. In a year like this, coach shouldn't be afraid of mixing it up and trying other combinations. It seems like the 2 latest coaches we've had decide what the starting lineup is going to be and then they're just dead set on it, only changing it due to injuries (Hood for Burks and Booker for Favors).
I wished he was more adventurous sometimes. Just my 4 cts.
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Conservative approach? We need player change up not line change up bro. None of you approaches matters.
 
Jamezz said:
I totally disagree with this conservative approach. In a year like this, coach shouldn't be afraid of mixing it up and trying other combinations. It seems like the 2 latest coaches we've had decide what the starting lineup is going to be and then they're just dead set on it, only changing it due to injuries (Hood for Burks and Booker for Favors).
I wished he was more adventurous sometimes. Just my 4 cts.
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It's been 19 games!
And I think we can agree the first 12 looked fairly promising. Jazz were 5-7 and looked pretty good at times.

But let's agree to make changes. Which ones do you make?

Favors and Hayward: I think we can agree they should start.

That leaves Burke, Burke and Kanter. OK, sub out any one of them:
1. Trey. As much as I do NOT believe he's a part of the future, Exum has NOT earned more PT, nor the right to be the starter. Dante is weak, he's not a good shooter. And he doesn't penetrate.
2. Kanter. Do you start Gobert or Booker? Not sure either is the answer. Rudy still has no offense other than lobs and putbacks. Booker has tailed off after a good start to the season.
3. Burks. Perhaps better suited to be a 6th man. But who starts? Hood has been injured. Ingles? Give me a break.

Like boobs said, we need personnel changes. That will come at the deadline or next summer.
 
Catchall said:
Start Exum, Hood and Hayward, and then see if our perimeter defense isn't like 300% better than it has been.
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Bingo! What's been killing us if not 3-point 'daggers' like Hayward called them during practice. They sting to the point that the team gets down by over 10 pts and it's over, too late... I just want to see a little darn effort when the opponent shoots the ball. I cringe when I see one of our players jumping too far from the shooter, you might as well not do anything and save the energy, or I know, have them duck when the other player is just about to release the ball. I bet it's more distracting than what we're doing now. Changes, I want changes, or at least see that there's an effort to make them.
 
Jamezz said:
Yyyyep. 'Ride the pine boy! You need to learn how to catch the ball in professional situations!'
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I think Rudy can handle it. He did fine in FIBA catching the ball. I think it's more the haphazard lineups that he plays with that are causing the mishaps, as well as passes that aren't always on the money.
 
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