Jazz @ Pistons 5:30 MT Saturday

[prodigy]

allright i'm not making anymore game threads, the 2 i've done that i can remember were losses to teams we should beat

 

[Deleted member 365]

Millsap and Al can teach Favors a lot offensively.

But they should try something that Favors does exceptionally well, rebound.

Millsap and especially Al, are just pathetic in this regard. It's almost inconceivable how horrible Al Jefferson is at boxing out.

 

[Deleted member 365]

This game was lost by the entire team.

Too many missed FTs.

Our points never controlled the tempo.

SGs couldn't shoot.

And the (starting) bigs refused to rebound.

 

[just because]

I don't know what was more depressing. The total lack of boxing out and giving up all those offensive boards, the free throw shooting, the numerous given up 3 pointers, or whatever it is in the water that convinces coaches that playing Ronnie Price at the 2 guard spot is some sort of good idea.

Exactly! How can we lose to another bottom dweller and expect to stay in the playoff race? I am so frustrated watching Al Jeff let everybody dominate him on the boards. There is no excuse for our bigs. I am becoming more excited about the trade. I say start favors and AK now and bench both bigs. That way they can watch from the side lines while someone else shows them how to do their freaking job!!!!!

 

[UB]

Tough game. Room for improvement, for sure.

 

[trigg3r]

Exactly! How can we lose to another bottom dweller and expect to stay in the playoff race? I am so frustrated watching Al Jeff let everybody dominate him on the boards. There is no excuse for our bigs. I am becoming more excited about the trade. I say start favors and AK now and bench both bigs. That way they can watch from the side lines while someone else shows them how to do their freaking job!!!!!

Al seems to be content with playing isolation offense and then be lazy on the defensive side when it comes to the PNR and boxing his man out. It's too bad Minnesota wasn't willing to rather deal Love instead of Al.

 

[Revolution 9]

I'm all for him never seeing the court unless the whole team is struggling and he can be a sparkplug. He has done that good on occassion. But in a close game? Blah.

its not a good sign if corbin is going to play his inferior pets...

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

Favors with just two rebounds. Meh.

 

[fishonjazz]

Favors with just two rebounds. Meh.

sometimes it isnt about how many rebounds an individual has. Watching favors when a shot goes up you see him look for a man to box out and then execute boxing that man out. alot of the time someone else grabbed the rebound because favors was holding a piston player back allowing a teamate to grab the board. favors boxes out quite well.

 

[zman1527]

Al seems to be content with playing isolation offense and then be lazy on the defensive side when it comes to the PNR and boxing his man out. It's too bad Minnesota wasn't willing to rather deal Love instead of Al.

Agreed. And I think the Jazz coaching, jerry and now jerry junior, has been too focussed on running the offensive system and not enough on defense. Thus they play memo-boozer and now milsap-aj despite the obvious gaping holes in the middle of the defense. They seem unwilling to adjust at all, just keep running that system.

 

[slc]

Wolves knew what they were giving up in Jefferson.
They knew Love was the superior player and Jefferson's flaws.

 

[billyshelby]

There's nothing worse than being on the wrong end of a feel good story. But I expected a few bumps before the 10 game win streak.