jazz is at -4.5, blazers at +4.5 in Bovada

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Exploiting small lineups inside isn't very effective when your team can't shoot. Whenever anybody gets the ball in the paint they get swarmed by help defenders.

Well it helps for a team who can't to have wide open 3's instead of partially contested 3's, no?

Not sure how drawing double teams is ever bad for an offense, but ok.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

He took 2 in the first quarter then gave up. That's how the Jazz offense gets clogged because defenders know we have some wings whose scouting reports probably read "dude doesnt want to shoot 3's, wants to pump fake and drive".

Has more to do with making than taking. They weren't respecting Hood or Hayward either when defending them with Leonard. Heaven knows those guys will take them. In fact Burks was the only one who made them pay when guarded by Leonard with a long jumper from top of the key

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Trey Burke with only 19 mins, 7 in the second half. He didn't play in the 4th quarter at all. Maybe it's just a rest thing, or trying the triple wing, but it doesn't bode well for a guy who's got a lot to prove. He would have matched up against McCollum, one of the guys we passed on to draft Trey.

 

[MTS]

Well it helps for a team who can't to have wide open 3's instead of partially contested 3's, no?

Not sure how drawing double teams is ever bad for an offense, but ok.

... My whole point is that we don't have the shooters to make teams pay for defending us that way. Certainly not enough to make them pay for going small offensively. I'm not quite sure how this is going over your head.

 

[candrew]

Trey Burke with only 19 mins,

And he still managed to piss off Gobert once.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Has more to do with making than taking. They weren't respecting Hood or Hayward either when defending them with Leonard. Heaven knows those guys will take them. In fact Burks was the only one who made them pay when guarded by Leonard with a long jumper from top of the key

Uhhh, both Ingles and Hood hit 3's with Leonard on them.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

And he still managed to piss off Gobert once.

You mean when Gobert dropped his pass?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

... My whole point is that we don't have the shooters to make teams pay for defending us that way. Certainly not enough to make them pay for going small offensively. I'm not quite sure how this is going over your head.

I think you are wrong.

Rebounding and interior scoring will dominate true small lineups. Portland has a lot of big bodies who can challenge at the rim.

 

[Jazz4ever]

I'm not convinced involving Rudy in these high pick and rolls is a good idea. I would like to see a stat showing what our team TS% is on plays involving him.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Has more to do with making than taking. They weren't respecting Hood or Hayward either when defending them with Leonard. Heaven knows those guys will take them. In fact Burks was the only one who made them pay when guarded by Leonard with a long jumper from top of the key

It's pre-season, it has more to do with taking. I assure you Snyder wants Burks taking more 3's.

There was literally a play where Leonard was guarding Burks and Burks was as the 3pt line. Burks takes 1 dribble in to shoot a 22' foot 2 point shot. Granted he made it, but why not just take the 3?

 

[fgcamel]

This loss isn't rocket science. The Jazz will lose every game this season when G time, Favors and Rudy play like they did tonight. No need to read more into it than that.

Not to mention free throws, which has got to be a huge concern for this team. I mean if we give up 13 free points then we really can't afford to be off our game anywhere else.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Uhhh, both Ingles and Hood hit 3's with Leonard on them.

Okay, but again, they were sagging off knowing chances were very much in their favor that Hood and Hayward - and Burks - weren't going to knock them down. The point is, they weren't discriminating against Burks in that respect.