Jazz vs Rockets game thread , Thursday, 8:30pm MT.

[JAZZGASM]

This

Valar Azzhoulis (All refs must die).

 

[One Brow]

I stayed up through the third quarter, and it was rapturous. I decided I needed sleep more than the fourth.

 

[Jazzta]

What a game to watch in the arena, me and my dad couldn’t believe it when they said that Gobert had been ejected. Then Ingles starts setting the tempo for what would be an awesome win.

Favors was great on the offensive boards.
Udoh had a good presence on defense.
Rubio controlled the game very well, baring a few easy shots that he missed.
Exum was aggressive and explosive (more please).
Royce O’Neal looked like a bona fide NBA player.
Korver pulls a player out to the perimeter all the time on offense.

Amazing how much harder the game looks like in person.

 

[mellow]

You left out the part about how the jazz were winning the game.

Jazz were crushing it. I decided to try something new. So I put the phone down and watched the game with the kids.

 

[candrew]

Exum was +24 tonight. Harden was -27

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The Rocket offense is all about beating your man one-on-one.

Unfortunately, for most of the rest of the league, it's about getting through screens and being able to switch quickly and effectively - this is Exum's Achilles' heel on defense

 

[MVP]

Did not watch the game yet... have it recorded. Will enjoy tonight. Glad to see Exum was earning his pay for a change.

 

[zman1527]

A not-that-small minority saw this when they dropped Luc and Ariza for Melo, but all the talking heads could see us ‘OMG Melo,’ and a lot of casual fans followed. They are exposing the real Rockets. Plus, it goes to show how much success is dependent on guys who may not get the largest stage.

Yup, Melo really hurt them along with losing those other two. Melo now going to Fakers? Let's hope so and he can work his magic there.

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[Ron Mexico]

The Rocket offense is all about beating your man one-on-one.

Unfortunately, for most of the rest of the league, it's about getting through screens and being able to switch quickly and effectively - this is Exum's Achilles' heel on defense

That's a good point. Exum is elite in iso defense but gets eaten alive on screens sometimes.

 

[JAZZGASM]

That's a good point. Exum is elite in iso defense but gets eaten alive on screens sometimes.

A lot of Jazz players get eaten alive on screens. If they aren't switching every screen, they need to anticipate and react better to get over the screens aggressively.

 

[MVP]

That's a good point. Exum is elite in iso defense but gets eaten alive on screens sometimes.

Would not call it elite - elite is Kawhi, T.Allen ( prime), B.Bowen( prime), Thabo ( prime), Jrue Holiday. Exum is good to very good iso defender.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Would not call it elite - elite is Kawhi, T.Allen ( prime), B.Bowen( prime), Thabo ( prime), Jrue Holiday. Exum is good to very good iso defender.

I would, he is consistently the best in the NBA at staying in front of his guy in iso. His rotations and getting through screens is where he struggles.

 

[zman1527]

Two nice wins but against two highly diminished teams. Could be that neither will make the playoffs, which is pretty amazing. I will take the wins as we totally handled them. Lets hope it is a sign that we are on track now.