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Preseason conclusions after two games

King Cy said:
+We have only played the Lakers who have one of the worst teams in the NBA, starting and bench depth wise so I think any conclusions are inconclusive.
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What? Championship bitch! I know because the Jazz beat the Lakers X2 preseason.
 
copy-paste from the other thread about Pleiss(completely disagree with your assessment, to me he looks like an NBA player who will be good for us once he gets used to the game and adds some strength):

Bum status? Seriously? That's some ridiculous pronouncements for 2 games into pre-season.... especially for the type of games he was having(I wouldn't say great, but he was doing alright) - moves better than I expected on D, has some mean streak in him, Hibbert is horrible matchup for him simply because he's one of the most massive bigs in the league and Pleiss is still a weakling when it comes to strength. That's why Withey took his place in this game specifically. He needs to make some adjustments (stop with the offensive goaltending) and get stronger, but he could be a good back up in the league. Don't forget that this is his month in the league. We have a good coaching staff and strength and conditioning staff and I trust them to help him make improvements in that area.
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About Burks-Hood backcourt - loved what they did today as playmakers in the second half. Loved how they shared the responsibility and both were successful in that role. Weirdly enough it didn't seem to work as well when they were on court with Hayward. It might prove beneficial to stagger the minutes so Burks and Hood are on the floor for a lot of minutes together (mostly when Hayward is resting)...
 
King Cy said:
Bryce Cotton is probably getting cut.

Withey is probably making the team.
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No plans on this team for Cotton. I'm hoping he gets cut as soon as possible. Maybe somebody else can use him. I'll be very disappointed if he isn't cut....
 
Does anyone know why Cotton isn't getting run in the pre-season? I live on East coast so cant stay up for games but watched disappointingly the entire first game and he never got in. Neto looks good although imo nothing overly impressive. Looks like a Delladova type player that is more pesky than a good player but regardless if the PG situation is set w/ neto and burke I hope they let Cotton go to find a team in a better situation (cough Knicks)
 
Gameface said:
Hayward is a major badass!

Gobert is a major badass!

Favors is such a major badass he didn't even need to suit up for game two!

We have three major badasses on this team!
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you should totally actually see them play, brough!
 
GoFriars said:
Does anyone know why Cotton isn't getting run in the pre-season? I live on East coast so cant stay up for games but watched disappointingly the entire first game and he never got in. Neto looks good although imo nothing overly impressive. Looks like a Delladova type player that is more pesky than a good player but regardless if the PG situation is set w/ neto and burke I hope they let Cotton go to find a team in a better situation (cough Knicks)
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I would say that Neto has already shown more passing and defensively ability than Cotton. Cotton is clearly a better shot creator/maker. So it comes down to what is valued in a backup point guard.

As for why he isn't playing, I think the team feels like they need to give Trey a chance to proven he has made the changes they asked for.

They brought Neto over and need to figure out what they have.

Cotton is somewhat of a known quantity.

I expect they will keep him as insurance for a potential Trey Burke trade or injury.

Also I believe his fully guaranteed date is later in the year. So it doesn't hurt the Jazz's flexibility to keep him.
 
GoFriars said:
Does anyone know why Cotton isn't getting run in the pre-season? I live on East coast so cant stay up for games but watched disappointingly the entire first game and he never got in. Neto looks good although imo nothing overly impressive. Looks like a Delladova type player that is more pesky than a good player but regardless if the PG situation is set w/ neto and burke I hope they let Cotton go to find a team in a better situation (cough Knicks)
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Seems reasonable to conclude the Jazz plan was to cut Cotton the day they signed Neto. They never planned to carry 4 PG's on this year's roster. The Exum injury seemingly gave Cotton renewed life, but I don't think the staff believes he belongs on an NBA floor. Even in the now astronomically tiny chance he makes the roster, his first action might be 5 minutes of garbage time 75 games into an 82 game season. So, obviously, that's no career and no development as a player. They've given up on him, but that was a decision they came to long before now. They just kept him around for training camp, no more. They just don't see him as a guy with NBA ability. I should think he showed enough that maybe a guard starved club might sign him. Time will tell. I hope so. Last place I want to see him is with the Jazz. But really, I can't imagine them signing him now. They never intended to, and signing Neto was a very obvious signal that they have no interest in Bryce at all. They never did, but maybe they at least gave him some exposure, should there be interest elsewhere......
 
Red said:
Seems reasonable to conclude the Jazz plan was to cut Cotton the day they signed Neto. They never planned to carry 4 PG's on this year's roster. The Exum injury seemingly gave Cotton renewed life, but I don't think the staff believes he belongs on an NBA floor. Even in the now astronomically tiny chance he makes the roster, his first action might be 5 minutes of garbage time 75 games into an 82 game season. So, obviously, that's no career and no development as a player. They've given up on him, but that was a decision they came to long before now. They just kept him around for training camp, no more. They just don't see him as a guy with NBA ability. I should think he showed enough that maybe a guard starved club might sign him. Time will tell. I hope so. Last place I want to see him is with the Jazz. But really, I can't imagine them signing him now. They never intended to, and signing Neto was a very obvious signal that they have no interest in Bryce at all. They never did, but maybe they at least gave him some exposure, should there be interest elsewhere......
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Why would the Jazz cut him when they can keep him as cheap insurance this year? Exum in the roster but he isn't available to play.
 
I still think cotton sticks
 
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