Game Thread Oct 24, 2025 08:00PM MT: Utah Jazz @ Sacramento Kings

[fishonjazz]

His on ball perimeter defense has been pretty good, no?

Nice passing as well

 

[framer]

Look at the difference in +/- between the starters and the bench.

That's the power of Svi!

 

[NUMBERICA]

Kessler best skills on offense is offensive rebounds and dunks.
I feel like him getting the ball on the 3 point line and dribbling and having the offense run through him probably isn't the best way to use him on that end

I think this is a terrific strategy right now.

 

[str8line]

Svi is our energizer bunny.

 

[str8line]

Too good to tank.

 

[Shad]

Sabonis is man handling Walker this quarter

 

[MT Steve]

Hendricks really wants to be teammates with Dybantsa

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Sacramento playing three quick guards, making our bigs stumble a bit trying to keep up with them.

 

[jazznik]

Much of what Key does on offense - baskets, assists - is pure highlights-of-the-week kind of stuff. Shades of Kobe. He will be noticed in the league just for that.

 

[rjfan]

Kessler best skills on offense is offensive rebounds and dunks.
I feel like him getting the ball on the 3 point line and dribbling and having the offense run through him probably isn't the best way to use him on that end

Also feels that the way the Kings been applying pressure to our ballhandlers forced us out of the big man passing not just from Kessler, but also Flip and Lauri (at least as a primary source of playmaking).

Thankfully we're showing capacity to adapt on that.

 

[KqWIN]

Ace with a Cody Williams tribute. Great teammate.

 

[fishonjazz]

Washington won. That's nice

 

[str8line]

Ace can really move.

 

[fishonjazz]

Key looks really good.

 

[fishonjazz]

Not sure about that travel call

 

[rjfan]

Nurkic deffo can't jump and move as he used before his injury, but the difference in strength is visible between him and Kessler. I can understand the idea of Kessler not putting a ton of weight, but that's a point for him to get better, both in his defense and his screening.

 

[str8line]

Walt delivers wide open looks just getting a lot of misses from his teammates. Love his nose for rebounds.

 

[jazznik]

Ace is our new Cody this season. Hopefully not for long because we still have the old Cody.

 

[The Midnight]

Why is Ace not playing more?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Why is Ace not playing more?

Cuz he lost Monk on a screen