I'm a little worried about Conley

[Dali]

What a ridiculous thing to worry about. Sixers have Ben Simmons who can't make a basket and he's 6"6. I also recall a Jazz team who made it to the finals with a 6"1 Stockton who was actually 5"11.5 and a 6"4 Hornacek who was actually 6"3. Your worried about the Lakers Switches with Lebron and AD?? Wouldn't that switch put a 7"2 Rudy Gobert against a 6"7 Kuzma in the paint?? This is absolutely insane.
Ya know what? Your right. Fans, please kiss all hopes goodbye because our back court is about 1 inch shorter on average to the rest of the league. WE WILL NEVER WILL A CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THOSE NUMBERS. Because our little fellas will get switched onto by other teams forwards and centers and then I guess we're screwed. Small back courts can never make it in today's small ball NBA system. Your absolutely right. Are you by chance a mortician? Because you sure know how to spread darkness over nothing.

Do you always think of the worst case scenario and "worry" about it? Should we celebrate Christmas? Is that ok? After all its a celebration of a birthday of a guy that died, should we talk about that too? Is there a grey cloud that follows you around wherever you walk??

So much to unpack here, but I'll try and just be somewhat brief. Many mistakes.

Firstly, Ben Simmons is not 6'6". He's 6'10". That's not a small difference, that is a big deal.

Secondly, Lebron/AD handling the ball, calling rondo, or Caldwell-Pope for a pick so that Conley or Donovan are switched on to LeBron, for example, is a real tactical strategy that can be, and was used against the Jazz. I firmly remember the Lakers using this tactic to switch Donovan onto LeBron, and as much as it pains me to say, LeBron abused a 6'1.5" Donovan. If you think, that our coaching staff, hasn't discussed the nature of our small backcourt, and how we can maximize strengths, and try and minimize the defensive weakness we could potentially have with our small guards, then I don't know what to tell ya mate. You can bury your head in the sand if you like.

Finally, I look at all angles, positive, negative, neutral, etc. Now perhaps gather yourself, and come back not looking like an infantile buffoon. Cheers.

 

[Jazzmix]

There are two things that worry you...
One is how he will do on defense when he has a proven track record of being a great defender? Why would you worry about someones strength??
The second is if he stays healthy. Doesn't that go for everyone on our team?? Why worry about something that we can't control. Lets just hope for the best.

Hope you are right about his D, but he is undersized which can be an issue in certain matchups. As for health he has some injuries history so I think it's reasonable to worry about him more than others in that matter. But it's not like I can't sleep because of it.

 

[Kyoto]

Conley will be fine

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[Dali]

Yes Conley will be fine and absolutely good for us, but it doesn't mean that you haven't provided some intriguing concerns and backed them up solidly. I added one or two more which certainly are based in reality.

 

[mellow]

I don't think anyone is wrong to feel concerned, but we have a little while to see how this plays out.

 

[Engorged On Unborn Gore]

I think Conley is doomed in a way that few understand. His astral energy smacks of a man who has dipped his toe a little too far into Enochian magic in a sad attempt to hedge against his aging joints.

But that shouldn't be a problem we will see on the court this year.

 

[Deleted member 5000]

Naw man he guarded DM45 as good as anyone last season, that headband joe game he pretty much shut him out. Looked like those two were playing at their own speed above everyone else on the court.

 

[Deleted member 365]

Wish we could’ve drafted this guy. He’d be instant offense off our bench

 

[Jack Strop]

I think Conley will be okay, you have to give it time. But there is one thing that I do worry about as a general team situation. Our starting and finishing guards are basically both 6'1, so I ask myself the question, who are we built to beat in the playoffs?

In the east, if the Sixers and Bucks get through to the final, and we make it out of the west, we come up against a Sixers team that is at minimum 6'6, starting, and probably finishing. The bucks are tall as **** as well. In our conference, I think we can match up against the Blazers and Nuggets of the world. The Clippers and Lakers can try and abuse the switches on us. Kawhi or PG can try and get either Mike or Donovan on the switch, and it's a total mismatch. Same with the Lakers, LeBron/AD.

I mean, I don't want to be the one that addresses the elephant in the room, but it is what it is, and I think it's a concern.

You're not the only one. Size is a concern with the guards just as it is at PF. And Utah is appreciably weaker at backup C behind Rudy.

Personally, although I was thrilled about getting Bogdanovic, and thought it was time to move on from Rubio, i was concerned about Conley. He's old, short, expensive, not a great defender and needs the ball in his hands to be successful. Jazz would have been better served to pair Donovan with a bigger 3&D player. Call Mitchell a PG or not...he's the one who needs the ball in his hands. Conley can also hit 3's, unlike Rubio, but that's not his primary strength.

Hope I'm wrong, but I think this is going to be a very disappointing and eye-opening season. Rudy cant be in 5 places at once. He's playing with 4 other average to weak defenders (assuming Joe comes off the bench). Team sacrificed way too much defense by making their big signing be in a position that really didnt need an upgrade.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Yall know the Jazz got better on D this year, right? Conley is an upgrade to Rubio on D and losing Favors isnt a big deal at all.

The Kings scored over 110 points 3 times on the Jazz last year. It happens.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

And Green is a better defender than Crowder, who was often awful on D.

 

[checkbookdoc]

I haven't watched a lot of Conley's defense in the past, and maybe it will get better in the regular season, but through preseason he is MUCH worse than Rubio.