Jazz are surprisingly good transition team?

[Elizah Huge]

Utah plays at the slowest pace in the league and only Dallas gets a lower percentage of their shots via transition.

We already knew that for the most part, but here is where it becomes interesting.

Jazz trail only the Warriors in points per possession on transition chances.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

No, we are terrible in transition. We only attack the easiest of opportunities hence the high points per possession. If every team refused to fast break unless it was a 3 on 1 they'd all have high points per possession on transition.

 

[tleikheen]

No, we are terrible in transition. We only attack the easiest of opportunities hence the high points per possession. If every team refused to fast break unless it was a 3 on 1 they'd all have high points per possession on transition.

so true ,but we should be attacking more,we have the most athletic Center who is only 23 yrs old and a young team that plays in high attitude.In mind boggles me when you have a GHill who seems to be able to play both styles ,uptempo and slowdown and throw in GHayward,Hood,now Burks, and a greyhound in Exum.Jazz are proving to be at times a sweet passing team.Why don't they open it up?

 

[Ron Mexico]

so true ,but we should be attacking more,we have the most athletic Center who is only 23 yrs old and a young team that plays in high attitude.In mind boggles me when you have a GHill who seems to be able to play both styles ,uptempo and slowdown and throw in GHayward,Hood,now Burks, and a greyhound in Exum.Jazz are proving to be at times a sweet passing team.Why don't they open it up?

We run a lot, but more within the half court. Our players are consistently on the high end of miles ran in a game, especially on offense. Tempo is a deceiving term in regards to fast or slow. We take advantage of the altitude and our youth very well. Hayward and Exum would both look better in teams that pushed in transition more but that might be it. Gobert would be okay but even as a faster big he still starts transitions furthest away usually and isn't going to out run the guards to get position very often. Overall I like our system and it suits our team.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

We run a lot, but more within the half court. Our players are consistently on the high end of miles ran in a game, especially on offense. Tempo is a deceiving term in regards to fast or slow. We take advantage of the altitude and our youth very well. Hayward and Exum would both look better in teams that pushed in transition more but that might be it. Gobert would be okay but even as a faster big he still starts transitions furthest away usually and isn't going to out run the guards to get position very often. Overall I like our system and it suits our team.

Hayward is a big reason we suck in transition. He always backs the ball up where other players of his level would force the issue.

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[Ron Mexico]

Hayward is a big reason we suck in transition. He always backs the ball up where other players of his level would force the issue.

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I think it's because that is what the coaches want him to do but that is just my guess. When he does push it things go well he is good in the open court.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I think it's because that is what the coaches want him to do but that is just my guess. When he does push it things go well he is good in the open court.

No, he will push it and it will be a 2 on 2 or a 1 on 1 and he will just back it out. He does the initial push but he doesnt make the other team actually play defense and he lets everyone get back so they can play half-court. I don't think Quin tells him to do that. I seriously doubt he micromanages his best player to that extent.

 

[Ron Mexico]

No, he will push it and it will be a 2 on 2 or a 1 on 1 and he will just back it out. He does the initial push but he doesnt make the other team actually play defense and he lets everyone get back so they can play half-court. I don't think Quin tells him to do that. I seriously doubt he micromanages his best player to that extent.

Im positive Quinn wants the players to pull back unless they have a numbers advantage. If it's even then pulling back works in our favor with this teams strategy.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Im positive Quinn wants the players to pull back unless they have a numbers advantage. If it's even then pulling back works in our favor with this teams strategy.

So you think he tells an All-Star wing to not attack when their is a 2 on 2? That makes no sense. It also doesn't hold up because Burks will attack in transition and not just tease push.

 

[Ron Mexico]

So you think he tells an All-Star wing to not attack when their is a 2 on 2? That makes no sense. It also doesn't hold up because Burks will attack in transition and not just tease push.

Yes and Burks has never been good at doing what the coaches want, Hayward is.

 

[Ron Mexico]

For the Jazz: Hayward shoots the most and scores the most points per game in transition. Hayward gets 2 transition possessions per game which is the highest for the Jazz. Hayward makes takes the most transition shots per game and shoots the second highest FG% and EFG% next to Gobert on the team, although Hayward shoots 3x as many points as Gobert in transition. Hayward has the lowest turnover % of anyone on the Jazz that actually handles and runs in transition. Oddly Favors has never turned the ball over in transition this year.

 

[Siro]

Ya, I doubt Quin has anything to do with it. Come on. It's Hayward's decision.