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Jazz @ Celtics 5:30 MT

Damn, that game winning layup hurts :(

Hayward had a great clutch shot though. Tough shot for sure.



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Just when you thought this team was turning a corner... We dump against yet another Lakers like team.

All well

Just one game
 
fufo said:
Damn, that game winning layup hurts :(

Hayward had a great clutch shot though. Tough shot for sure.
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Yeah, but fortunately losses don't really matter this year. I can look at it as an almost win, we just could not quite close it out. Learning. Great recognition and play call on that last play. Also, Snyder suggested that Rudy got out of position guarding the inbound pass. Again, learning.
 
I was very impressed by Derrick last night. Could be a good shooter eventually. Would do wonders for our play making.
 
Stifle Tower said:
Agree. We just can't have Gordon as the only shooter in the game and Favors as the only other scorer. Gobert, Exum and Ingles are not threats offensively. Pretty hard to play 2-on-5 on that end, no matter how well our defense plays.
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I disagree somewhat. 10 points from your center, while not ideal, is okay. 3 points and 1 assist from your starting PG is beyond bad and an embarrassment. What's worse, for more than a month, Exum is getting 3.1 ppg and 2.9 APG. He's not scoring at and not helping his teammates score. The Jimmer of offense.

Gobert is offensively challenged, but doesn't belong in the same sentence as Exum in terms of ineptitude.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
I disagree somewhat. 10 points from your center, while not ideal, is okay. 3 points and 1 assist from your starting PG is beyond bad and an embarrassment. What's worse, for more than a month, Exum is getting 3.1 ppg and 2.9 APG. He's not scoring at and not helping his teammates score. The Jimmer of offense.

Gobert is offensively challenged, but doesn't belong in the same sentence as Exum in terms of ineptitude.
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The main reason Gobert and Exum are different offensively is that Gobert is agressive. He is trying new things and is not afraid to mess up. The eurostep, the wrap around Gasol, the hook shot... Gobert is trying new things and working on expanding his game during games. Not just in practice. The results are turnovers, FTs and above all growth.

Exum simply isn't doing anything other than passing, great D and the occassional 3 pointer. I expect him to be better next season.
 
Stoked said:
The main reason Gobert and Exum are different offensively is that Gobert is agressive. He is trying new things and is not afraid to mess up. The eurostep, the wrap around Gasol, the hook shot... Gobert is trying new things and working on expanding his game during games. Not just in practice. The results are turnovers, FTs and growth.

Exum simply isn't doing anything other than passing, great D and the occassional 3 pointer. I expect him to be better next season.
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Right. My point is, to put Gobert and Exum in the same sentence, is unfairly harsh to Gobert. And unfortunately, in these game threads, we're talking about this year, what is happening now, not next year or five years from now.
 
Not sure you can call what we did "defense" when we only forced 3 turnovers the entire game. 13 TO to 3? No wonder we lost.

Still Rudy had a nice line.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
I disagree somewhat. 10 points from your center, while not ideal, is okay. 3 points and 1 assist from your starting PG is beyond bad and an embarrassment. What's worse, for more than a month, Exum is getting 3.1 ppg and 2.9 APG. He's not scoring at and not helping his teammates score. The Jimmer of offense.

Gobert is offensively challenged, but doesn't belong in the same sentence as Exum in terms of ineptitude.
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I'm putting them in the same sentence because they really aren't offensive weapons. Gobert doesn't have a game out to the FT line, You know if he gets the ball out there, he's not going to shoot. And you know Exum and Ingles will only shoot a couple of times. So that allows defense to focus on Hayward and Favors. That's what I meant.

And yes, I have no problem with Gobert scoring 8-10 points around the basket. He's going to keep improving his game, but even now, he more than makes up for it defensively. Exum does not. No matter how good he may be defensively (and I'd argue he is better than average but not "elite"), having a 3pt/per game player who mainly just hands off to Hayward is a net liability.

To build around Gobert and Favors means we need three shooters to space the floor. Gordon has shown he can be adequate, even with his recent 3PT slump. Trey isn't the answer. He's an inconsistent ball hog. Burks CAN be one of those guys, if he can shoot the 3 like he did before the injury (38%). Hood looks like a solid backup with range. So it all comes to PG.
 
There's hope for the Jazz to win against Boston next year, though. Celtics are set to sign Javale McGee to a multi-year deal.
 
Give props to Hay for hitting the clutch J on the road. Tip your cap to Boston for the answer.

Game over lets move on.
 
Why do we switch making hood cover a 7 footer? that's one of my biggest concerns. That and that giant mole growing on my back.
 
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