Game Thread Mar 29, 2021 07:00PM MT: Jazz vs. Cavaliers

[jom2003]

Nice line from Thomas 2/4, 5 pts, 4 bds, 2 assts, 1 steal and all in 9 mins!

That catch and three off his elbow in motion was Korver/Redick-esque.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

He can take backup centers minutes on days when Favs back isn't feeling well. After all, we went out of our way to grab Ersan with the intent of playing him as our center insurance. But I can certainly see Dieng wanting a bigger role.

And I'm kinda surprised myself to see him not receiving offers from a better team. Thought he could be a decent long term replacement for Brook Lopez in Milwaukee. As long as he doesn't go to one of the contenders it's not a bad news for us.

Well I’m pretty sure he wants to play so he can increase his value when looking for a new deal so part time work isn’t a great pitch.

 

[jom2003]

Well I’m pretty sure he wants to play so he can increase his value when looking for a new deal so part time work isn’t a great pitch.

Yeah turns out that not everyone values championship over money.

 

[Isaiah 1:13]

That catch and three off his elbow in motion was Korver/Redick-esque.

Now if Ilyosova could do something we got excited about.

 

[Deleted member 365]

That catch and three off his elbow in motion was Korver/Redick-esque.

Why doesn’t bogie ever do that?

 

[Isaiah 1:13]

He showed some nice hustle and IQ on that save going out of bounds.

Yup, he’s got the tools, no doubt Snyder and Company will make him into a complete player!

 

[framer]

Yup, he’s got the tools, no doubt Snyder and Company will make him into a complete player!

I mean they have turned freaking Georges Niang into a defensive specialist, I don't even know what's not possible anymore. . .

 

[Hekate]

I turned it off to give my daughter a bath and get her into to bed.
How did brantley look?

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He looked fine. Had some moments offensively and defensively. Moved well within offense as well.

 

[infection]

So in those sparse minutes, especially for being brand new, Thomas’ defensive rotations looked pretty good and aware. Had a nice pass off a screen. Looked like he could fit in.

Ersan, on the other hand...

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

So in those sparse minutes, especially for being brand new, Thomas’ defensive rotations looked pretty good and aware. Had a nice pass off a screen. Looked like he could fit in.

Ersan, on the other hand...

Thomas plays with a lot of energy. He moves pretty well and is quicker than you might think. On the offensive end he already keeps a defender glued to him, which is his first responsibility. If you look at how spaced out the floor was with our third stringers, they were pulling multiple defenders out past 25 feet.

 

[jom2003]

Why doesn’t bogie ever do that?

Neither do Royce, Ingles or Niang.

Speeding up your shooting motion while maintaining the percentage is very tough to do.

Every professional basketball player can shoot at a high percentage when given time and space. But in a high intensity ball game heavily guarded by other players, your percentage will drop unless you can release it quickly.

That is why dynamic shooters capable of catch and release at a high speed are tough to find. Especially the good ones. And almost all of them become legends of three point shooting like Ray Allen, Klay, Redick, Korver, etc.

It's a craft that is hard to master but once you do, your shot become unguardable and you will get paid pretty much for the rest of your career doing just that.

Apparently the Jazz are convinced that Thomas can become one of them.

The three that Matt Thomas hit tonight, if he can do that on a regular basis, he will be immediately inserted into the rotation even if he is the worst defender/dribbler/passer/rebounder in the world.

 

[Gameface]

Nice line from Thomas 2/4, 5 pts, 4 bds, 2 assts, 1 steal and all in 9 mins!

You could 1000% tell he was trying to prove himself during his minutes. He was trying HARD. He looked really good and really nailed the try hard thing by passing for an assist on a play you would expect a "try too hard" to just jack up and extra shot. He did really well tonight.