Game Thread Jan 07, 2023 06:00PM MT: Jazz at Bulls

[Elizah Huge]

We gave up 43 points in the 4th.

Kessler played 0 4th quarter minutes.

Hardy sucks.

Lauri took one shot the entire 4th quarter until 1:30 left when he got his second attempt.

THAT CAN’T ****ING HAPPEN.

 

[Jingled]

Lol we’d be better if we traded the vets and let the young guys play.

Depends on which vets we trade, moving guys like JC and Beasley and playing guys like THT and Fontecchio a lot of minutes could really help the tank.

 

[FrenchJazzFa]

Good tanking effort tonight. Poor coaching, lot of Gay and Beasley ( when he can't shoot ), he is useless, defense, a concept we still have to learn. And 40 3 at 30% . If you take out Ochai and Mike who shoot well at 3 tonight , we hit 5 3pt on 30 attempt...... No one win games playing like this.

 

[Ineptimusprime]

So what’s the good reason we’ve wasted half a season of Ochai development?

Just embrace the tank at this point, IMO. I don’t have a desire to see anyone over the age of 30 play anymore.

 

[kabenac]

I hated the Olynyk trade and get annoyed every time I see him.

At least Clarkson has positive trade value and likely even Beasley (37% from three on the season).

 

[Isaiah 1:13]

I keep thinking this team has turned the corner but we just cant put foot to neck when we have the advantage.

 

[Jingled]

The vets are the ones losing these games. Gay, Conley, KO have all been absolutely terrible. Trading them away is no tanking move.

Doesn't have to be those guys that we trade, I'm talking more about guys like JC, Beasley and maybe even Vanderbilt.

 

[jumpin bean]

Hardy is either tanking or a crappy coach period.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

This game really made me mad.

I can handle it when a front office decides to tank and constructs the roster accordingly. I won't like it... not one bit... but I can handle it. At least its an honest decision.

What I can't handle is regularly feeling like the head coach is helping the opposition. In games. That's the kind of stuff that poisons a team and and turns guys against him.

Very very unwise.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Jazz are lowkey tanking, imo. It's one thing if Lavine is getting hot, but it's another if there are like no efforts made to effectively defend DeRozan.

 

[Conestoga Finn]

It does not go into my mind how any winning coach would ever sit hot players, regardless of label attached to them.

Unless it is intentional.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Hardy pulled the biggest tanking move of the season when he sat Lauri with 7:32 to go in the 4th in a 2-point game. When Lauri came back at 4:35 it was a 10-point deficit. Atrocious coaching.