Game Thread Oct 30, 2023 07:00PM MT: Jazz at Nuggets

[Isaiah 1:13]

10/11 FG. 13 REB in 29 min. Damn.

STARTERS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK
T. Horton-Tucker, PG	29	16	7	12	2	3	0	0	3	8	0	0
J. Collins, PF	34	15	7	16	1	3	0	3	9	1	1	0
J. Clarkson, SG	34	4	2	10	0	4	0	3	3	6	1	0
L. Markkanen, SF	38	27	10	24	5	13	2	2	14	4	0	1
W. Kessler, C	29	22	10	11	0	0	2	3	13	0	0	1

BENCH	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK
O. Agbaji	15	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0
K. George	20	3	1	6	1	4	0	0	1	2	1	0
K. Dunn	6	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
K. Olynyk	18	3	0	2	0	2	3	4	4	5	3	0
C. Sexton	17	12	5	10	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. Sensabaugh

Thanks for that! I go to the box scores on NBA.com and it’s too big for the page and I can’t see the column categories and get lost a lot.
Mad Skilz compadre.

 

[Sardines]

Nothing against your comment here, but more of a tangential question, why is this the go-to phrase in sports right now? I've been watching more highlight videos of football and baseball and that's like all they ever say to each other. "Let's go" or "let's ****ing go".

Charlie White

 

[Step-Back Hook]

There were a few that were pretty obvious fouls. It really sucks that flippers get rewarded when guys that power through get nothing.

I kinda like that Lauri is not doing the selling but bc these dumb refs are used to see it from stars... It seems he has to do the same to get the free throws he deserves. If Lauri would be like that and selling them fouls... he would average 30.

 

[Shad]

There's only 3 teams in the league that have a worse defense then us so that's something I guess

 

[LBird23]

I kinda like that Lauri is not doing the selling but bc these dumb refs are used to see it from stars... It seems he has to do the same to get the free throws he deserves. If Lauri would be like that and selling them fouls... he would average 30.

Lauri averaged 6 FTA last year so if he can get back to that i could see him average 30 pretty soon.

 

[Step-Back Hook]

Lauri averaged 6 FTA last year so if he can get back to that i could see him average 30 pretty soon.

At the moment he is 25/11/2 for four games... He would be averaging 27 now with the same FT rate than last season. It will be getting there. Seems inevitable he will average same or more than last season so from now on I am concentrating on the nuances. He is a walking 25pts in most games that does not become blowouts and ending him to sit out the 4th.

 

[Agent#00]

This version of clarkson suck. We need to get him scoring again, he’s passing too much resulting to more turnovers.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Clarkson needs to go back to 6th man. He just isnt a starter. If hes hot let him close out games. Right now he isnt a player that should be on the court but I am hoping that turns around soon. We need a guard to do something.

2nd half was somewhat promising, that first half was really awful. Also maybe it was mentioned but that foul on Jokic by Lauri should have been an offensive foul and really ended the game. It was a 5 point game and Utah had momentum. Oh well, we really didnt play well enough to deserve this one,

 

[HermanG]

There were a lot of positives about this game:

• THT had 7 assists to Kessler specifically. Markkanen assisted 1 Kessler bucket and 2 were tip ins, but all other points by Walker were assisted by THT.
• Also Lauri had 5 assists and few of them were quite nice plays by him
• Sexton played much more solid, took good shots and both him and THT had much more purpose and idea whenever they drove inside
• We limited our turnovers significantly and Clarkson had almost half of the 12 so everyone else looked much improved with ball security

Clarkson and Dunn are the most frustrating players to me right now. Funny that they were my top options for starters lmao. Its sort of weird as they are the two oldest guys who also looked like the two most composed guards we had in the preaseason but they have been very shaky.

 

[HermanG]

This version of clarkson suck. We need to get him scoring again, he’s passing too much resulting to more turnovers.

I think his passing is the better side of his game right now. Its his scoring that has been a huge struggle. He cannot hit his floaters or outside shots for whatever reason, and most of his turnovers seem to come from dribbling and getting trapped.

 

[HermanG]

Clarkson needs to go back to 6th man. He just isnt a starter. If hes hot let him close out games. Right now he isnt a player that should be on the court but I am hoping that turns around soon. We need a guard to do something.

2nd half was somewhat promising, that first half was really awful. Also maybe it was mentioned but that foul on Jokic by Lauri should have been an offensive foul and really ended the game. It was a 5 point game and Utah had momentum. Oh well, we really didnt play well enough to deserve this one,

That foul you mentioned was ridiculous. Jokic clearly tackled Lauri who was standing still between Jokic and the basket. The contact was 100% initiated by Jokic and he didnt really have forward momentum when Lauri went to a legal defensive position.

Maybe its just me and I dont know basketball rules, but I was yelling about that one.

 

[Agent#00]

I think his passing is the better side of his game right now. Its his scoring that has been a huge struggle. He cannot hit his floaters or outside shots for whatever reason, and most of his turnovers seem to come from dribbling and getting trapped.

Yeah weird. He’s a very efficient FT shooter and now can’t make one. And the overboard pass was strange. I hope it’s just mental and he gets over it