Jazz have arguably the worst bench in the league

[jope]

According to the Cavs broadcast team, Burks/Burke are the top-scoring duo off the bench thus far this season. Soak that in for a second.

 

[Stifle Tower]

And I was temporarily blinded by Neto's aesthetic appeal. We need a PG who can shoot. And guards capable of providing more than shadow defense. Opposing guards haven't lit us up like this in a decade.

 

[Stoked]

Our back up PG and SG are torching teams, including their starters.

Our back up 4 & 5 are weak.

 

[Game6Conley]

These bench stats are nothing more than a ruse, if the back-up Guards are going to continue to outplay the starters..

Raul Neto is shooting 29% from the field.. That airball he shot 2 feet left of the basket yesterday on a mid-range pull up jumper was so funny.

The bench should be reinforcements, not upgrades from the starters. Whatever works though.

As long as Hood's hitting his 3's at a 26% clip, it seems the bench will be markedly better.


Neto's averaging 17 minutes per game as a starter. That's a pretty good way to skew the bench statistics... no?


I'd start Burke and Burks, been saying this since the 2nd or 3rd game.. They close the games so it's not that big of a deal, unless your big on labels.

How good would the bench be if Burks and Burke were starting though?? Hood would need to carry the scoring load, and he's a 2nd year player..

 

[Diamond77]

The duo Burke/Burks is playing well...but the other bench players? Quin is running a short rotation...that's why the bench stats are misleading somehow.

 

[gregbroncs]

The duo Burke/Burks is playing well...but the other bench players? Quin is running a short rotation...that's why the bench stats are misleading somehow.

Ingles has also played really well. Booker has been okay but I expect him to improve. Face it the bench is no where near as bad as you claimed. The team is deep though really young. Lyles has also showed signs of eventually being a good bench player.

 

[silesian]

. Going from Gobert and Kanter to Gobert and Pleiss is an obvious massive downgrade..

yep, that is why the team fell apart after the Kanter trade.

"obviously"

This is a false choice when you view it that narrowly. You have to look at minutes. And looking at minutes Pleiss has negligible impact. Banter has negative impact due to mis-fit and defensive liability.

 

[Stoked]

These bench stats are nothing more than a ruse, if the back-up Guards are going to continue to outplay the starters..

Raul Neto is shooting 29% from the field.. That airball he shot 2 feet left of the basket yesterday on a mid-range pull up jumper was so funny.

The bench should be reinforcements, not upgrades from the starters. Whatever works though.

As long as Hood's hitting his 3's at a 26% clip, it seems the bench will be markedly better.


Neto's averaging 17 minutes per game as a starter. That's a pretty good way to skew the bench statistics... no?


I'd start Burke and Burks, been saying this since the 2nd or 3rd game.. They close the games so it's not that big of a deal, unless your big on labels.

How good would the bench be if Burks and Burke were starting though?? Hood would need to carry the scoring load, and he's a 2nd year player..

One of the main reassons for placing Burks and Burke with the bench instead of the starters is that it provides a scoring anchor to the second unit that is not there otherwise. The Jazz used to give it up like a prom date in the 2nd and end of the 3rd Qs. That is not the case anymore and it is because of Burks and Burke being with the bench.

It is a great move for the Jazz.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

One of the main reassons for placign Burks and Burke with the bench instead of the starters is that it provides a scoring anchor to the second unit that is not their otherwise. The Jazz used to give it up like a prom date in the 2nd and end of the 3rd Qs. That is not the case anymore and it is because of Burks and Burke being with the bench.

It is a great move for the Jazz.

I do think our slow starts are in part to starting Neto (who looks like a 3rd pg at this point) and Gobert together. Two non-threats causing some issues and his defense hasn't made up for his offensive short comings. I'd give it another 10 games before i did anything though.

 

[Game6Conley]

One of the main reassons for placign Burks and Burke with the bench instead of the starters is that it provides a scoring anchor to the second unit that is not their otherwise. The Jazz used to give it up like a prom date in the 2nd and end of the 3rd Qs. That is not the case anymore and it is because of Burks and Burke being with the bench.

It is a great move for the Jazz.

Yeah thats true.

It's farcical to talk about the starters and bench at face-value though, just from examining the boxscores, that' doesn't tell the story at-all.

I like Neto, that doesn't mean he was the best option for the $$ though, there's recent free agents totally outplaying him early on, players that were very gettable, and dirt cheap for any team.

T.J. McConnell and Ish Smith are in the top-5 in assists thus far.. Langston Galloway's still shooting 60% from 3, these 3 Free-Agents were probably overlooked by the Jazz..

 

[NAOS]

These bench stats are nothing more than a ruse, if the back-up Guards are going to continue to outplay the starters..

Raul Neto is shooting 29% from the field.. That airball he shot 2 feet left of the basket yesterday on a mid-range pull up jumper was so funny.

The bench should be reinforcements, not upgrades from the starters. Whatever works though.

As long as Hood's hitting his 3's at a 26% clip, it seems the bench will be markedly better.


Neto's averaging 17 minutes per game as a starter. That's a pretty good way to skew the bench statistics... no?


I'd start Burke and Burks, been saying this since the 2nd or 3rd game.. They close the games so it's not that big of a deal, unless your big on labels.

How good would the bench be if Burks and Burke were starting though?? Hood would need to carry the scoring load, and he's a 2nd year player..

not one of your better posts. Fit matters.

 

[NAOS]

Yeah thats true.

It's farcical to talk about the starters and bench at face-value though, just from examining the boxscores, that' doesn't tell the story at-all.

I like Neto, that doesn't mean he was the best option for the $$ though, there's recent free agents totally outplaying him early on, players that were very gettable, and dirt cheap for any team.

Lately, this is the type of post where you've been mentioning Gerald Green. Thee Gerald Green who won't be suiting up against the jazz because his brain is broken. Fit matters.