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One thing I notice is that our guys are not confident shooters for the most part...and rightfully so. Most teams have several guys who can confidently make shots. The Jazz seem to be winging it, trying to make something happen, but are streaky shooters at best.

Trey Burke with another gem being guarded by someone he ought to be able to handle.
 
Cy said:
Another good playmaker. Hopefully Dante Exum. Also not have our starting PG and SG be complete waste on defense.
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Dante is probably at least 2 years off from really being that guy we hope he is right? So where does that leave us in the meantime?

I agree the defense has to change. As much as I'm pro Burks and Burke their defense is inexcusable, and
they can't remain our starters if they cant improve considerably there. Do you see anyone in the draft in the top 4 who could change our fortune? I'd love for your scenario as Hayward as the number one, and us being successful to come true. I'm not against it. Hayward is a great guy, and exceeded my expectations. It's nothing personal with him, I just don't see any likely plausible scenario in which we can reach our goals with him as the #1.
 
PKM said:
In short. Coaching.
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Perhaps. These opaque statements from Snyder in the paper saying that this is all apart of the 'big picture' makes me question why, in the last 5 minutes of the game, he seems to only be taking in Trey and Gordon and talking to them during timeouts or free throws. Against the Magic, those two were getting an earful of something from Quin while the other guys on the floor kind of probably just assume they should stand around and pass the ball away if they ever got the ball. Apparently, Trey and Gordon are the only one's that are getting Quin's big picture. Gordon's trip on the last play was absolute cringeworthy for how much Quin talked to him the minute or so prior.
 
Witty Username said:
Perhaps. These opaque statements from Snyder in the paper saying that this is all apart of the 'big picture' makes me question why, in the last 5 minutes of the game, he seems to only be taking in Trey and Gordon and talking to them during timeouts or free throws. Against the Magic, those two were getting an earful of something from Quin while the other guys on the floor kind of probably just assume they should stand around and pass the ball away if they ever got the ball. Apparently, Trey and Gordon are the only one's that are getting Quin's big picture. Gordon's trip on the last play was absolute cringeworthy for how much Quin talked to him the minute or so prior.
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Interesting observation.
 
Revolution 9 said:
Dante is probably at least 2 years off from really being that guy we hope he is right? So where does that leave us in the meantime?

I agree the defense has to change. As much as I'm pro Burks and Burke their defense is inexcusable, and
they can't remain our starters if they cant improve considerably there. Do you see anyone in the draft in the top 4 who could change our fortune? I'd love for your scenario as Hayward as the number one, and us being successful to come true. I'm not against it. Hayward is a great guy, and exceeded my expectations. It's nothing personal with him, I just don't see any likely plausible scenario in which we can reach our goals with him as the #1.
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Can you show me something that nets us a #1 option?

Much easier (and realistic) to pair people with Hayward. We could easily get someone like Towns, Mudiay, Winslow, Okafor, or Hezonja in the top 5 who all have 20 ppg potential.
 
Burke gives up straight-line drives and passing lanes. He gets left behind on almost every screen. I feel like we're defending 4 on 5 and one of those 4 is Kanter.
 
Cy said:
Can you show me something that nets us a #1 option?

Much easier (and realistic) to pair people with Hayward. We could easily get someone like Towns, Mudiay, Winslow, Okafor, or Hezonja in the top 5 who all have 20 ppg potential.
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I dont see an option. Our only shot was, and is through the draft. We all hoped for a top 3 pick to pair with him. I was hoping for Wiggins to pair with him. I thought Wiggins could eventually be the 1 and Hayward and 2, and that would be enough to be a top team in the West.

Since that scenario didn't pan out we are stuck with a really young Exum who could be really good down the line. So who out of those players mentioned about would you most like with Hayward, and Exum as our core? Since this is the reality I have to deal with it.
 
Kanter has looked a lot better on D recently, granted the level of competition he has been guarding hasn't been very high lately, I haven't noticed him doing as many thing wrong as I did early in the season.

Burke is still the worst defender (though a lot of that is just because the level of competition at the spot is higher than SG or PF). Burks and Kanter are tied for next worse (would probably be tied with Burke if their position was as deep as Trey's.
 
I really want to start Exum... and I think Burke could be a great playmaker and scorer off the bench...
 
I think Exum will be the 2nd option. He'll have an advantage at the PG spot with his size, length and speed. Hayward is the third option. The first option is TBD and needs to show up in this draft.
 
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