Game Thread Nov 07, 2025 06:00PM MT: Utah Jazz @ Minnesota Timberwolves

[str8line]

Postgame show talking about K-Love taking on a mentorship role with Ace. They were both #5 draft picks.

 

[str8line]

It's a second very good game by Ace in a row. He has been doing so many little things right lately: defending, rebounding, boxing out, making right passes... I feel that Ace has never been coached properly and neglected making the right plays and giving consistent effort in favor of being a star. Bailey has improved a lot compared to his very first games and I expect that he will start breaking out soon.

Yeah a breakout game would be amazing.

 

[jazznik]

Also, so far Nurk has been a complete disaster for the Jazz. Jusuf is a veteran big in his prime who scores at the 37% rate. That is pretty unprecedented.

 

[David Stern]

We probably get decimated regardless, but if the NBA wants us to give a **** about this ******** Cup then maybe they shouldn’t be scheduling us to play a group game at the very end of a long road trip

 

[outerspacefan]

I try hard, but I don't find reasons to like our coach... or the Ainges... or RS...

 

[Tremendous Upside]

So depressing

 

[Flc]

We probably get decimated regardless, but if the NBA wants us to give a **** about this ******** Cup then maybe they shouldn’t be scheduling us to play a group game at the very end of a long road trip

No one cares about the NBA Cup. It’s just different colored courts. The only reason it isn’t seen as a failure is because compared to everything else Silver has done, its been neutral as opposed to awful.

 

[Tanktastic]

Cody, Slo Mo, Harkless and Ace looked decent taking the garbage out. I wonder if Hardy will blow his top and call guys out by name?

I mean, it was a G-league game at that point. What happens in G-league doesn't really matter.

It's a second very good game by Ace in a row. He has been doing so many little things right lately: defending, rebounding, boxing out, making right passes... I feel that Ace has never been coached properly and neglected making the right plays and giving consistent effort in favor of being a star. Bailey has improved a lot compared to his very first games and I expect that he will start breaking out soon.

Offensively, sure. On the D Ace was completely lost on many possessions. Like suddenly looking up and realizing his man is there and he's 10 feet in the wrong spot. But can't ask that much from a 19yo rookie on D. And if he was on a serious team, there would be multiple teammates out there calling to him where to be, coaching him when the ball's out of play, showing how to play in particular situations. On this team everyone's on their own.

 

[kabenac]

Well that was a total beatdown but I loved seeing Collier return with good minutes.

 

[underdog]

Is it possible Hardy just doesn’t know how to coach defense? I know Kesslers out right now but even with him we were still the worst defense in the league the past couple of years.

Hardy is still quite young and has a lot to learn as a coach, but to say that he doesn’t know defense is pretty wild. If we had OKC’s roster instead, would we still be struggling defensively? We wouldn’t.

 

[underdog]

Did Lauri got benched or why he didn't play 4th quarter at all only 21min today so what has happened?
If / when Lauri has looked disinterested and passive / phlegmatic on the court then benching has been right move.

Every guy on thr Jazz roster needs own minutes
and bring something to the table no matter how much you got paid or are you allstar or not.

Lol. Did you even watch the game? Both teams pulled their starters early.

 

[underdog]

Lauri’s goal this season is probably to make the All-Star Game. I wonder how games like this, where our young team can’t compete and he’s taken out early (with 12 points), affect his motivation. If this keeps happening, would he start thinking about asking to be traded?