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Jazz Play The Clippers in about 2 Hours: A Gamethread

Tony Jones @Tjonessltrib
Yesterday, I was told the Jazz would be trying to play Gobert and Favors together more...You are seeing that tonight

Dan Woike @DanWoikeSports
Gordon Hayward is a sneaky good arm flailer


Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
If you enjoy watching choppy basketball without flow, the first half of Jazz/Clippers is for you.

David Locke @Lockedonsports
Jazz have won 4 of 5 but this first half might be the best sign of how improved this team is. Clippers 48 Jazz 44.


Ben Bolch @latbbolch
Fan yells, "Utah! There's not a man among you!"
 
Vermin said:
If I had a gripe about exum it would be his steal rate. He gets like none.
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He has to be looking to drive, especially with Burks out. If he passes up the opportunity, it means Joe Ingles or Rodney Hood has to do his job and it doesn't end well.
 
spycam1 said:
Favors' passing is looking good too.

With Favors/Gobert we could have a defensive WALL with good court vision... they both just need to keep expanding their offensive repertoires for the pairing to really work. But I think they'll get there.

Not sure how Kanter fits into the equation. A lot of it will probably depend on how much he's offered this summer. If it's around 10M, then I think the best scenario might be to trade him for assets or a good vet (not sure who) before its time to extend Rudy. Or maybe we'll get lucky and somehow manage to keep all three bigs going forward.
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To make Favors/Gobert work, we need 3 shooters around them and I don't think we can have a good spacing with both Hay and Exum on the floor with them.

Can trade Kanter if he isn't going to pick defensively and doesn't get consistent from 3. He has been better than start of the season with both but still needs to improve.
 
JJAS said:
One thing that I am curious to see is how he eventually becomes more aggressive. You have guys that are naturally aggressive or at least not afraid to take semi rushed shots, see Kobe and Michael Carter Williams 2/20. Exum doesn't try to push the envelope at all, since he is by nature a perfectionist. He doesn't want to be that guy to screw things up. I hope he starts taking more risks around the basket and driving the ball. With his ability to see the court, he could be special if he could use his speed to create.
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This is the point many of us keep making. Shooting, handling, cutting, passing, etc can all improve substantially if a player works hard enough. But can you fix heart? I don't think I've ever seen a player who plays as cowardly as Exum. Can that be fixed? It's an honest question. What's the history of timid players who learn to be aggressive? If anything, the opposite is usually true for rookies. They're TOO aggressive, and they force things too often. Experience usually calms you down.
 
Siro said:
This is the point many of us keep making. Shooting, handling, cutting, passing, etc can all improve substantially if a player works hard enough. But can you fix heart? I don't think I've ever seen a player who plays as cowardly as Exum. Can that be fixed? It's an honest question. What's the history of timid players who learn to be aggressive? If anything, the opposite is usually true for rookies. They're TOO aggressive, and they force things too often. Experience usually calms you down.
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If he has the exact same problems next year, I will be worried.

Not worried now though.
 
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