Jazz are surprisingly good transition team?

[♪alt13]

The Jazz a grind-it-out team. They know that if they keep the game in the half-court and limit positions they are going to be more efficient then their opponent. They do a good job of forcing them to take difficult shots/low % shots. Of course this isn't true breaks down entirely when Gobert and Hayward are off the floor. I'm certain that Quin Snyder has told Hayward to control the tempo and told Burks that there are times when he needs to push it.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

8. Utah's U-turns

Thank the basketball gods for Alec Burks, the one Jazz Man with the zip and balls-to-the-wall attitude to rush coast-to-coast and challenge defenders waiting at the rim. Utah plays at the league's slowest pace, and only one team -- the calculating Mavs -- gets a lower percentage of its shots via transition, per Synergy.

No team U-turns its way out of more fast-break chances. If the numbers are even, the Utah players running a 2-on-2 or 3-on-3 will make one or two passes, and then politely back the ball out to give the defense a fair chance. If they have an advantage, it might end with a Utah player catching near the rim, peeking over his shoulder at an onrushing defender, and spinning back outside in a panic. They approach contested transition layups as if they are radioactive. Gordon Hayward might lead the league in fast-break anxiety.

Too bad, because Utah is a deadly transition team. They trail only the Warriors in points per possession on transition chances, and rank fourth by that measure on all possessions following steals, per the tracking site InPredictable. Being choosy boosts those numbers; the Jazz are punting so-so fast-break opportunities, and cashing in only on sure things.

They can afford to be a little less picky. Have some fun, people! Keep running, leap for the rim and see what in the hell happens!

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[fishonjazz]

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Great find.
I want them to attack in transition more.

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[silesian]

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.

The Jazz are masters at the U-turn fast break. They miss many opportunities that should be higher percentage than their standard 1/2 court sets. This is a problem, not a good thing.

EDIT: sorry, covered by others already. I hate when I agree with Cy.