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Game Thread Nov 30, 2022 07:00PM MT: Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers

Added to Calendar: 11-30-22

HermanG said:
Still, the defense is my main concern. Usually its KO I'm most cringy about but the bigger concern for me lately has been our complete inability to lock down anyone. We just cannot target a guy and take him out, since we don't have anyone who can do it. Tonight I felt like Sexton did a good job on John Wall, which was an interesting matchup both ways which I feel like Sexton won despite scoring less points.

I feel like offensively we also need to find a better solution to put games away. This time the 4th quarter passing was much better and looked like the guys were having fun, but the 2nd quarter which was the real chance to put them to sleep early we whiffed. Instead of playing clock control half-court offense or our brand of ball movement offense we usually just saw the guards take turns in running the ball up court and immediately chucking or driving. Didn't rotate the ball that much and didn't use the clock despite having a big lead. Gave them 23 shots in that quarter that allowed them back in the game.

Dug up the stats and in that 2nd quarter where we got outscored 34 to 23 Markkanen (9:17 minutes), KO (8:29), Kessler (8:29) and Vando (3:31) combined for 4 shots taken (1 of which didn't count as a FGA but gave Lauri 3 FTs), while Clarkson (8:29), Sexton (4:36) and NAW (7:24) combined for 13 with 0 assists (didn't even get assists between themselves). So 13 shots in 20:29 combined by guards, and 4 shots in 29:46 combined by the bigs. Wonder why we scored only 23...

Also Markkanen was 63/57/100 with 5 FT and he only got 11 shots in 36 minutes. I need someone to do a freaking deep dive analysis as to how and why this keeps happening. Is it something that he does or is he just not vocal enough or something? I feel like he moves around a lot on offense, participates in a lot of screens but the ball just doesn't go his way. Its so infuriating that we cannot use this guy more in the nights when he plays well.
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he do a lot of work tbh unlike plenty of top guys who just stand in the corner waiting for a pass. he's more of an all-around player which is great. if you keep on feeding him the ball he wont be able to help in other department. porzingis is also a 7 footer but lauri get more attention because of the things he brings on the court. if you build an all-EURO team Lauri will be there along with Giannis, Luka, Jokic, Rudy Gobert
 
HeatCheck said:
I actually loved Diabate coming out of Michigan last year. French kid. Springy, quick twitch athlete. I think he has a real future in this league. Wouldn't mind him on the Jazz tbh.
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Balmer’s done a really good job for that team appointing Winger and Lue and spending money. He also made it an attractive destination for reclamation projects like Jackson, Batum and Wall to flourish.
 
HermanG said:
Tough competition this year with SGA and Haliburton having breakthrough seasons as well. SGA has cooled a bit though, and I believe Lauri still has room to grow.
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I think Sexton has an opportunity to be an even bigger story. Obviously be happy either way though.
 
HermanG said:
Usually the biggest star of the "qualifying guys" get it though.
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:cool: As I say, I’m cool with it either way. And either way for one of our guys to shine means everyone of our cast off salary fillers has stepped up, exorcised ghosts from their past and proven the experts wrong.
 
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