Game Thread Oct 25, 2023 07:00PM MT: Jazz vs. Kings

[checkbookdoc]

We need a sharpshooter

Why, they wouldn’t get passed the ball

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Kings finished 3rd last season in the West. We clean up this **** defense and it won't be this awful night in and night out.

I'm concerned that teams are only going to guard a couple of our guys.

 

[KqWIN]

That was a straight up beat down, not many silver linings from that game. It's questionable if this team is more talented than last year's team (before injuries), but the roster definitely does not fit together as well. Lot's of overlapping skillsets and guys that get in the way of each other.

 

[checkbookdoc]

I'm concerned that teams are only going to guard a couple of our guys.

That seems fair since only a couple of our guys guard.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I may be nuts, but I think the Jazz win this one. I think we should have better bench production than the Kings, unless Monk somehow goes nuclear. We should also have a bit of a rebounding advantage. We need good games from Lauri and Jordan offensively.

Nuts it is. Didn't realize we were going to give up 51 3PAs.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

That seems fair since only a couple of our guys guard.

If I'm playing the Jazz, I'm not guarding John Collins, THT or even Jordan Clarkson on the perimeter. I'm guarding Lauri, guarding Kessler at the rim, and clogging the paint.

 

[jazzfan1971]

My takeaways:

Jazz defense is horrible. Kings carved it up all night, didn't matter who was out there or what scheme we ran.
Jazz offense is also horrible. Very little advantage was gained all night. It was mostly shooting contested shots. That's a hard way to make a living out there.

3 more tough games coming up. This might be a long season.

On the plus side, Keyonte looked like he belonged on the court. That was very nice to see. Collins looked pretty good. So some bright spots. I think a lot of the issues we are having are coaching related. We just aren't doing much effective teamwork on either side of the flkior.

 

[Agent#00]

Why, they wouldn’t get passed the ball

There will be plays for sharpshooters if we have one. it will open up the lanes for our bigs

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Colin Sexton is an undersized, ball-dominant guard with tunnel vision, who also doesn't shoot 3s. That would make him like a smaller version of Elfrid Payton.

Kris Dunn is functionally similar to Trent Forrest. He defends, distributes and drives. He doesn't shoot enough volume for it to matter whether he makes shots.

 

[Agent#00]

If I'm playing the Jazz, I'm not guarding John Collins, THT or even Jordan Clarkson on the perimeter. I'm guarding Lauri, guarding Kessler at the rim, and clogging the paint.

and Kessler struggles vs non traditional big

 

[Step-Back Hook]

This game is the evidence #1 we need to start Kris Dunn. I doubt we will not. This season is going to be about development and trying to see whether we get traded THT or Collin Sexton or both. The org. needs them to throw in stat lines. But we need Kris Dunn or the better shooting teams will obliterate our back-court.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

That was a straight up beat down, not many silver linings from that game. It's questionable if this team is more talented than last year's team (before injuries), but the roster definitely does not fit together as well. Lot's of overlapping skillsets and guys that get in the way of each other.

So many drives to nowhere… paint is packed.. so many dribble into a meh shot possessions.