Game Thread Oct 08, 2025 06:00PM MT: Utah Jazz @ Houston Rockets (Preseason)

[FalseFlagg K]

Somebody is going to be a buyer on Love at some point this season.

i'd be surprised

 

[jazznik]

Keyonte has really been trying on defense.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Somebody is going to be a buyer on Love at some point this season.

They won't.

 

[bigmike]

Not watching but looks like Ace is a future HOFer?

How's my boy WCJ looking?

 

[SojoDave]

How many times will Boler and Thrurl refer to Ace Bailey being young this year?

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

25 points in the first game is great.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

If your scouting report focuses on crowding Hendricks, the Jazz are in a pretty good place.

who said "focused on"? it's a simple thing to make your players aware - could be the last thing on the report.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Ace Jokic passing out of a double team

 

[framer]

Day 1 WCJ ain't it, but we will see where he is at the end of preseason.

 

[Shad]

How many times will Boler and Thrurl refer to Ace Bailey being young this year?

Or Ace having a good last name.

 

[jom2003]

Very good outlet pass from Ace to Brice to break the double team.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

the offense has looked clunky with wcj at point. he's just not much of a passer right now. he has good good change of pace, can get by people, can get his shot off (hopefully they will start dropping), but as a passer, he's just not there.

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

the offense has looked clunky with wcj at point. he's just not much of a passer right now. he has good good change of pace, can get by people, can get his shot off (hopefully they will start dropping), but as a passer, he's just not there.

Yeah, there's not many guys on this roster that can both pass and score... It's basically just Filipowski, lol.

Collier, Nurkic, and SloMo need a lot of minutes because they're the only other guys who can pass that well, but they're all non-scoring threats so that's rough too.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Key was the only guy on the team who didn't have a negative +/-. he was even at 0

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Yeah, there's not many guys on this roster that can both pass and score... It's basically just Filipowski, lol.

Collier, Nurkic, and SloMo need a lot of minutes because they're the only other guys who can pass that well, but they're all non-scoring threats so that's rough too.

Key is a good passer and we know he can score. 9 assists with 0 turnovers tonight. averaged 6 assists last year despite playing off the ball a lot. we won't mistake him for jokic or lebron out there, but he's a solid passer.

 

[jazznik]

the offense has looked clunky with wcj at point. he's just not much of a passer right now.

So what is he exactly much of right now? He did not look much of a defender, shooter or finisher at the rim either.

 

[framer]

who said "focused on"? it's a simple thing to make your players aware - could be the last thing on the report.

The other team crowding Hendricks on the perimeter with someone tall enough to bother him is the reason you have him out there. It opens up the paint tremendously. It also helps us rebound.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

Not watching but looks like Ace is a future HOFer?

How's my boy WCJ looking?

not great. Blocked multiple times Looked a little physically outmatched at times

 

[bigmike]

not great. Blocked multiple times Looked a little physically outmatched at times

Fair enough. He's a lil guy.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

The other team crowding Hendricks on the perimeter with someone tall enough to bother him is the reason you have him out there. It opens up the paint tremendously. It also helps us rebound.

you seem to get it. the report is simple - crowd him out there, make him put it on the floor. if he has to put it on the floor he's not good.