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Jazz @ Lakers: NBATV 9:30 Central Time

What a game!!! Glad I just concentrated on the action tonight. Julius Randle was scorching us which made me think about how much I wanted the Jazz to draft him back in 2014. How they passed over him to take a high school kid out of Australia can only be attributed to the snowball effect of picking poorly the year before (Trey Burke), and trying to overcompensate. (Gets down off soapbox) Very satisfying win nonetheless. Every game Ingles does more and more to help this team win, from alley-oops to Hayward to threes to nifty little drives. Great play by Snyder for an Ingles' three in the corner. And who'd a thunk slow-mo could contain Lou Williams down the stretch (what do ya know, not so slow). Great games from Hay (obviously), Mack, Gobert, Johnson, along with Ingles - even Neto and Lyles made some big-time shots. Mr Hayward's got some serious hops - expect to see that posterization of Randall on the top ten this week.
 
Release the Kraken said:
What a game!!! Glad I just concentrated on the action tonight. Julius Randle was scorching us which made me think about how much I wanted the Jazz to draft him back in 2014. How they passed over him to take a high school kid out of Australia can only be attributed to the snowball effect of picking poorly the year before (Trey Burke), and trying to overcompensate. (Gets down off soapbox) Very satisfying win nonetheless. Every game Ingles does more and more to help this team win, from alley-oops to Hayward to threes to nifty little drives. Great play by Snyder for an Ingles' three in the corner. And who'd a thunk slow-mo could contain Lou Williams down the stretch (what do ya know, not so slow). Great games from Hay (obviously), Mack, Gobert, Johnson, along with Ingles - even Neto and Lyles made some big-time shots. Mr Hayward's got some serious hops - expect to see that posterization of Randall on the top ten this week.
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Randle was good tonight... I swear he didn't set one legal pick all night... I also think he is the type of player that exposes one of our big defensive flaws... we never take charges... like ever. Guys like that just bully through people... u have to take a charge or two make them get more tentative.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Not a fan of what diaw is doing out there. He's just not good anymore.
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Meant to press reply with quote and pressed like instead. In any event, I have to disagree with this. Although his performance tonight was marred by a couple of errant passes, overall I see improvement in his game. His mobility has improved aiding him on D and his nifty inside moves, and so has his three point shooting. I admit to being a bit critical of him in the past considering his age and his six million dollar salary but if adding him to the roster had anything to do with Gobert's quantum leap in improvement, it was the best money we ever spent.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Randle was good tonight... I swear he didn't set one legal pick all night... I also think he is the type of player that exposes one of our big defensive flaws... we never take charges... like ever. Guys like that just bully through people... u have to take a charge or two make them get more tentative.
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You're so right about Randle playing bully ball, it's what made him so great in college , well I mean besides being lefty and possessing killer touch. And, I think you're the first one to make me aware of what a soft team we are in the taking charges department.
 
I swear the Jazz had no idea Randle is left handed and is 100% incapable of finishing with his right hand.
 
Release the Kraken said:
You're so right about Randle playing bully ball, it's what made him so great in college , well I mean besides being lefty and possessing killer touch. And, I think you're the first one to make me aware of what a soft team we are in the taking charges department.
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I've brought it up off and on for a couple years... refs reward flopping and we don't do it.

We have taken six charges this year as a team... Kyle korver has taken 8... Tyler seller has taken 6... I wouldn't have Gobert doing it but Mack, Exum, Hood and Hayward should be getting a few... hill is actually pretty good at it but he died a few weeks ago... RIP
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I swear the Jazz had no idea Randle is left handed and is 100% incapable of finishing with his right hand.
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That's got to be a bit of an exaggeration but I don't think I recall ever seeing him finish with his right hand come to think of it. Regardless, he's a double, double machine and he seems to be getting top billing on the Laker station these days.
 
Release the Kraken said:
That's got to be a bit of an exaggeration but I don't think I recall ever seeing him finish with his right hand come to think of it. Regardless, he's a double, double machine and he seems to be getting top billing on the Laker station these days.
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I dont think I've ever seen him take a right handed layup attempt.
 
It felt like they were a bit rusty tonight in several phases of the game. Night out on the town or Christmas hangover
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I've brought it up off and on for a couple years... refs reward flopping and we don't do it.

We have taken six charges this year as a team... Kyle korver has taken 8... Tyler seller has taken 6... I wouldn't have Gobert doing it but Mack, Exum, Hood and Hayward should be getting a few... hill is actually pretty good at it but he died a few weeks ago... RIP
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LoL I know but the good die young ya know.;) That's incredible that we don't do more in this area. I defended Diaw earlier but you'd think that the hefty vets (he and Iso Joe) would be a little better at it, particularly since they haven't been able to jump for like forever.:p
 
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