Game Thread Oct 14, 2023 07:00PM MT: Jazz vs. Trail Blazers (Preseason)

[Handlogten's Heros]

I mean we barely beat them despite shooting 30 more FTs

They have some good players but the west is going to be fierce.

 

[kabenac]

That Portland is going to be good this season, they looked like a bottom 3 team in the league to me.

They have too much depth. Remember: they also have Williams, Ayton and Brogdon who didn't play.

They can endure injuries and could even trade Williams or Brogdon if they have a strong need.

I like their starting-5 and they're 9 or 10 deep. I think they'll eclipse their win total from last season; their defense is definitely improved as well.

 

[sip]

You watched that game and came away with that conclusion?

If they keep Brogdon and Robert Williams then they should be solid.

 

[HermanG]

Based on the quality of looks we should have won the game by 30. Our ball movement was far superior and our first unit owned the rim. They also had no answer to Lauri.

We contested their shots way better and didnt give them too many easy buckets. They were still very efficient.

The score was more close than the game.

 

[sip]

I like their future, but their team last night looked like it was at least a couple years away.

I really like Sharpe, but he's probably still a year away from being a positive. Scoot is amazing, but will make more bad decisions than good ones.

I might look to move Simons at the trade deadline because he is ready now and could get them a nice return. I also might not fit in with Sharpe and Scoot long term.

They were also missing 3 quality rotation guys in Ayton, Brogdon and Robert Williams last night.

 

[HermanG]

You watched that game and came away with that conclusion?

They have depth. Scoot and Sharpe are raw but talented, Simons, Grant, Ayton, Williams and Brogdon are all 25 minute quality guys in the NBA or better.

They are missing a star, but they could be a frisky regular season team.

 

[HermanG]

Also here is our surreal shot chart from the game just to prove the point:

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

They have some good players but the west is going to be fierce.

Yeah, their bench will do them in against most teams.

 

[sip]

They have depth. Scoot and Sharpe are raw but talented, Simons, Grant, Ayton, Williams and Brogdon are all 25 minute quality guys in the NBA or better.

They are missing a star, but they could be a frisky regular season team.

I think they got a steal in the Ayton trade with Toumani Camara. He looks like a really solid bench big that is ready to play right now. I would put money on Kris Murray also looking like a bench rotation guy within the first few months.

 

[fishonjazz]

Also, Kris Dunn perfect from the field again? Before we signed him last year, he was crazy dominant in the GLeague. Then he played well for us at the end of the year. Now he's almost perfect in preseason. None of these things matter a ton on their own but....did we actually just find a really nice player? I think I feel comfortable saying that Kris Dunn is not only healthy but simply better than he was before.

I think he is our best option at point guard his season if we are prioritizing wins


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[HermanG]

I think he is our best option at point guard his season if we are prioritizing wins


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I agree but to be fair, the way THT and Clarkson played for the team looking to set up the bigs looked good also.

I feel like we got a lot of easy looks (especially the corner 3s) and dunks yesterday.

Also interesting stat: They took just 11 shots between them and combined for 12 assists.

 

[fishonjazz]

I mean we barely beat them despite shooting 30 more FTs

We were whoopin dat *** when it was rotation guys vs rotation guys


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