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Stifle Tower said:
Defense will have to suffer a bit. About the only place we can put a shooter is at the 2, unless Exum is sent to the bench.

1. Is Burks a good enough outside threat to put at the 2 or do we need a 3PT specialist?
2. Exum HAS to be able to hit 3's.
3. Rudy HAS to develop a FT-line jumper. That will open up the inside for either a fake and drive or a pass to Favors.
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The IDEAL situation would be to draft a defensive minded 2/3 wing player to pair with Hayward and then have them either own or develop an offensive game that complements the Hayward/Exum back-court duo. Similar to how Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Klay Thompson have all developed into above-average two-way players. Give me one of Russell, Johnson or Hezonja and then develop whichever side is lacking. I think that all 3 of those guys have long-term potential to be impact players on both ends.

Exum will get better as his body and conditioning improves. As he gets bigger (to finish with contact) and gains confidence in his shot (which I think is ahead of schedule) he'll basically be able to be a legitimate triple thread. Pass, shoot or drive. He's not there, but I see that potential in him.

Gobert is going to work and get better - probably making a jump on the offensive end next year. Anybody who follows Rudy knows the kind of work ethic he has. Losing sucks and he's going to want to be more involved in the offense moving forward. Expect some new moves from him starting next year. I've said it many times, but I'd send him and Favors to go work with Hakeem this offseason. Seems to be a right of passage for young bigs, and I guarantee that Gobert will get more out of that than anyone else who has ever worked with him. It's just his damn style.
 
Not to mention the refs loved calling touch fouls on us and weren't allowing us to be physical at all. I saw the refs blow a call when boston stepped out of bounds and a lot of other things. Hayward got hacked a few times and no call. etc.
 
Doublea said:
Not to mention the refs loved calling touch fouls on us and weren't allowing us to be physical at all. I saw the refs blow a call when boston stepped out of bounds and a lot of other things. Hayward got hacked a few times and no call. etc.
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Jazz just need to play like they expect to get crappy calls made against them so they can be pleasantly surprised when the refs swallow their whistles. Can't hope for the refs to help Utah. Just not enough of a profile yet. As Rudy continues to beast, that will change. . . but if it costs them a game or three now it'll be worth it to not have it bite them when they're legitimately contending for the playoffs.
 
These post kanter games are fun
 
Is Hayward taking his foot off the gas now that the chance of an all-star appearance is over?

He is playing much more passively and not trying as hard it seems. He could be banged up and worn down from this season or he might not care about the season anymore and isnt going to make an all-nba team.

He could also be following coaches instructions and letting other guys step up. Giving Burke, Hood and others more of a chance to run plays.
 
Broncster said:
Is Hayward taking his foot off the gas now that the chance of an all-star appearance is over?

He is playing much more passively and not trying as hard it seems. He could be banged up and worn down from this season or he might not care about the season anymore and isnt going to make an all-nba team.

He could also be following coaches instructions and letting other guys step up. Giving Burke, Hood and others more of a chance to run plays.
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Nope. He's trying to do too much. Hayward's slump has pretty much coincided with Kanter's trade.
It's very easy for other teams to take Hayward out of the game. They have no other shooters to worry about. Ingles MIGHT hit a couple of shots. Dante's only going to take 3 attempts and make 1. And Gobert will mainly score off put-backs. You can live with that. Shut down Hayward when he drives and make him take stepbacks or 3's (he's 7 for his last 36). Cover Favors inside. Right now it's pretty easy to defend against the Jazz' offense.
 
Stifle Tower said:
Nope. He's trying to do too much.
It's very easy for other teams to take Hayward out of the game. They have no other shooters to worry about. Ingles MIGHT hit a couple of shots. Dante's only going to take 3 attempts and make 1 shot. And Gobert will mainly score off put backs. You can live with that. Shut down Hayward when he drives and make him take stepbacks or even 3's. Cover Favors inside. Right now it's pretty easy to defend against the Jazz' offense.
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Post all star break he stands in the corner a lot more than the rest of the season. Often when he gets the ball he just keeps it moving and passes. It does seem like when the team is really struggling he tries a little harder but maybe thats just what I am seeing.
 
Broncster said:
Post all star break he stands in the corner a lot more than the rest of the season. Often when he gets the ball he just keeps it moving and passes. It does seem like when the team is really struggling he tries a little harder but maybe thats just what I am seeing.
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He's bust.
 
Just finished the game. The refs were atrocious as was our shooting.

If teams go small on us we have to be able to get the ball to favors in the post to punish them. He's pretty good down low.

Also Gobert has to punish them by hitting the offensive glass.

We can fix most of our wing problems by burks getting healthy and adding a free agent or draft pick, but we are painted into a corner on the point guard position. Pray for dante.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
We can fix most of our wing problems by burks getting healthy and adding a free agent or draft pick, but we are painted into a corner on the point guard position. Pray for dante.
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Yep...unless Snyder and Lindsey are willing to trade Trey and bring in a vet. Then have Dante either come off the bench or come out after 6 mins. of the 1st/3rd. Exum needs to hit 35% or above on his 3's to get minutes. Otherwise, no matter how good he is offensively, he's too much of a liability on the offensive end (kind of like Boozer or Big Al in reverse).

The one GOOD thing to remember is Alec has no problem being aggressive and driving to the hoop, which is what we'd like Dante to do. So essentially, Burks could be our PG with Dante as the SG. But it still comes down to Exum being able to hit shots.
 
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