July 15 Summer league Jazz v Nuggs

[homeytennis]

I think going to the left can be developed at this age. Remember that Dante just turned 19 and the skills he had probably allowed him to dominate the Australian competition.

 

[QuinSnydersHair]

I think going to the left can be developed at this age. Remember that Dante just turned 19 and the skills he had probably allowed him to dominate the Australian competition.

Homey, I can't say I agree or disagree but my gut tells me it's going to be very tough at this age. If someone can do it though, I think Exum can.

 

[Growlor]

I am not sure if Dante's issue is a lack of conditioning or not having enough experience with this team to get creative. (Or Coach Q's blessing to do so) Let me try to explain myself...

I see plays where he is off ball and it seems to have been drilled into the guys "The Jazz will shoot the corner 3!". Those plays he jogs down (frequently the last player down the court) and then stands on the 3 line waiting for either a pass or the handler to be in trouble. He isn't the only one either... The wings just head to a spot and stand.

I hope that Dante's apparent struggle right now is just that... That these young guys have learned step 1 in the new system, and steps 2,3,4... are yet to come.
Things should also change when he is playing with more actual NBA players than Burke and Gobert. Give him a real team, and a few months of learning and practice and his movement should be much improved.

 

[richgates]

I am not sure if Dante's issue is a lack of conditioning or not having enough experience with this team to get creative. (Or Coach Q's blessing to do so) Let me try to explain myself...

I see plays where he is off ball and it seems to have been drilled into the guys "The Jazz will shoot the corner 3!". Those plays he jogs down (frequently the last player down the court) and then stands on the 3 line waiting for either a pass or the handler to be in trouble. He isn't the only one either... The wings just head to a spot and stand.

I hope that Dante's apparent struggle right now is just that... That these young guys have learned step 1 in the new system, and steps 2,3,4... are yet to come.
Things should also change when he is playing with more actual NBA players than Burke and Gobert. Give him a real team, and a few months of learning and practice and his movement should be much improved.

After watching Quin's post-game interview last night, I think it is conditioning more than anything. He mentioned how tired Dante is. Dante should honestly get back to Salt Lake as soon as possible and start endurance training in the right altitude.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Did not get a chance to see the game...

Judas priest. Hood looks like he's back to the form he had in game one. It's troubling but I realize it's only summer league. Since I don't know anything about college ball, does anyone or did anyone follow the kid when he was on the DBD? Was he streaky during his college career? Also, were all his missed jumpers or did he try to get himself going by driving to the basket?

https://www.nbadraft.net/players/rodney-hood

That review of him seems spot on. That said, I abhor streaky shooters. I hope he is not one.

Looks like another subpar game from Exum. More TO's than ASTs. Eesh. I know many of you were referencing how he looked on the court as far as his conditioning. Well, let's all hope it's just the speed of the game that's throwing him for a loop.

6 rebounds from Burke and I heard many of you talking about players not making open shots after being passed to by Burke. This was the case in the previous game too. TO's match his dimes. But his shooting is cool.

Hey, at least we won the game.

Hood's shots weren't off by much. He did try to get to the basket. At least he didn't keep throwing them up from outside once he knew he was off. He was still trying to make passes inside. AS one of my coaches used to tell me after an "off game" - that's why they call it an average.

AS for Exum, yes, he was gassed. He also played mostly off the ball. Several times down the court he was stationed to the left while Clark or Burke ran the offense.

Burke was 5-10 and got to the hoop a few times. If he can do that against NBA starters, ok. But I don't think he can. He had a nice floater, but he still can't hit a mid-range shot. AS for these claims "guys just weren't hitting shots after passes," the Jazz shot nearly 50% as a team. They're not going to shoot any higher in the regular season. A couple of his TO's came in quick succession. Let's call it a brain freeze moment; not really a big deal.

What I do think we'll see with Quin's offense is a more even distribution of assists. Yes, the PG's will have a few more. But with so much ball movement, it might be 2 or 3 passes removed from the PG at times. I'm not expecting Exum or Trey to average double-digit assists. I do expect the Jazz to be among the lead leaders in assists as a team.

As for conditioning...not worried at all. Rookies struggle with conditioning. They're playing back-to-back games. The Jazz are running a motion heavy offense and expending a lot of energy on defense as well. It's refreshing to see the defensive effort by everyone.

 

[Hantlers]

Hood really wasn't that streaky at Duke, IMO.

 

[da ThRONe]

The one huge positive for Burke this SL has been his defense. He looks like a completely different player. I always thought at best he'd be a neutral defender. He's showing signs of being a plus defender.

 

[fishonjazz]

I'm not worried about Exum. He hasn't probably played such intense full-court basketball in quite a while.

I have always found this strange.

When i was between 16 and 20 years of age i would play intense full court basketball every day. Often going for 5 or 6 hours straight. No free throws or whistles for little minny breaks. No timeouts or halftime or end of quarters. No substitutions

I dont think it would have been possible to get me winded at that age. (I was puffin tough at the time too)

Exum plays for 5 minutes and is gassed? Something doesnt add up.


Edut: one more thing. When i was in hayday i was the man whenever on the court and i was always the ball handler and main scorer. Exum has many plays when he just runs down the court and stands at the three point line while trey runs the show.

 

[da ThRONe]

I have always found this strange.

When i was between 16 and 20 years of age i would play intense full court basketball every day. Often going for 5 or 6 hours straight. No free throws or whistles for little minny breaks. No timeouts or halftime or end of quarters. No substitutions

I dont think it would have been possible to get me winded at that age. (I was puffin tough at the time too)

Exum plays for 5 minutes and is gassed? Something doesnt add up.


Edut: one more thing. When i was in hayday i was the man whenever on the court and i was always the ball handler and main scorer. Exum has many plays when he just runs down the court and stands at the three point line while trey runs the show.

I agree with this. I remember in my early 20's I played ball for 11 hours one day. While I caught cramps like crazy shortly after and the next day I wasn't winded at all. Something isn't quite right with Exum getting so tired so quickly.

 

[QuinSnydersHair]

I have always found this strange.

When i was between 16 and 20 years of age i would play intense full court basketball every day. Often going for 5 or 6 hours straight. No free throws or whistles for little minny breaks. No timeouts or halftime or end of quarters. No substitutions

I dont think it would have been possible to get me winded at that age. (I was puffin tough at the time too)

Exum plays for 5 minutes and is gassed? Something doesnt add up.


Edut: one more thing. When i was in hayday i was the man whenever on the court and i was always the ball handler and main scorer. Exum has many plays when he just runs down the court and stands at the three point line while trey runs the show.

I've always felt the same. The only thing I can say is that maybe he's just not in that full-court shape yet. When I was 20 and in great Cross-Country shape, I began playing ball as my season was winding down, and even then, I would get winded and tired as hell much more quickly than I would've ever thought. After a few weeks of it though, my body became conditioned for full-court ball and I was an animal.

 

[fishonjazz]

I've always felt the same. The only thing I can say is that maybe he's just not in that full-court shape yet. When I was 20 and in great Cross-Country shape, I began playing ball as my season was winding down, and even then, I would get winded and tired as hell much more quickly than I would've ever thought. After a few weeks of it though, my body became conditioned for full-court ball and I was an animal.

Ya and like i said, they have timeouts, substitutions, take plays off, free throw breaks, if the ball goes out of bounds it usually takes like 30 for the ref to start play.

Seems like there is alot of time to rest. he couldnt have asthma or some medical condition could he? He would have had some very extensive medical evaluations right?

 

[fufo]

We should keep Malcolm Thomas.
Overall he is a better player than the Pogo Stick. Much more polished low post game, in other words way more skilled than Evans.
No disrispect to our cheerful highflyer I love him as well.

Erik Murphy is not even average.

Did you know "Erik" means "plum" in Turkish?
His body looks like a plum...