Preseason Game 1: Utah @ Portland, Monday Dec 19th, 8pm MST

[Dr. Jones]

There is a lot more to playing PG than knowing how to pass the ball.

That said, the Jazz need a PG for the future yesterday. I really think last year was a great opportunity to grab a pick or two late in the draft and take a flier on a PG. And/Or Jimmy Butler.

I was hoping we could get Josh Selby. Underrated, imo.

 

[bluenote]

We need Kendall Marshall. It's apparent we have a lot of talent, but Harris isn't a PG who can tap into that fully. Neither is Watson. Marshall can.

and with the 12th pick in the 2012 draft the Utah Jazz select Kendall Marshall.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

From this preseason game I would say my hopefully starting 5 is......

Harris
Bell
Hayward
Millsap
Favors

That won't happen since Jefferson is pretty much guaranteed a starting spot.

Harris will start as well.

The other three are open. Going to be hard to keep Favors off the floor. Only one foul, which is an important number, in 30 minutes.

I'm going to guess Jefferson, Favors, Millsap, Bell and Harris for the moment to start the season. If not that, then Harris, Bell, Miles, Millsap, Jefferson. Probably won't turn out well, so it'll be interesting to see how long Corbin would go with those lineups.

 

[r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t]

... And he also never did anything when he played when they were in the playoff hunt.

Fixed.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Most of Kanter's wild/bad shots including the turn around jumper came with little time on the shot clock. Kanter definitely will take some time to adjust to the athleticism of NBA players but he can rebound already. I was pleasantly surprised about his rebounding. He should play over Memo if you ask me.

Kind of like Millsap his rookie season. Paul earned minutes by going after all the loose balls and getting put-backs. Then he worked every summer to add another dimension to his game. Kanter looks o.k. for a very young guy who has barely played in a game in 1+ years. Maybe it won't happen right now, but I definitely think by the deadline the Jazz should find a trade for Jefferson. AS for Okur, maybe his expiring has value. Outside of that, just let him come off the bench in garbage time and then realize the salary savings next season.

 

[The Thriller]

Kanter looks better than Boom Bitches ever looked.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Kendall Marshall is the Michael Angelo of post entry passing.

 

[Dr. Jones]

*Michaelangelo

 

[Dr. Jones]

Kanter looks better than Boom Bitches ever looked.

Thank God

 

[Jazz4ever]

I also don't think Kanter has a "lack of moves". His footwork was nice at times. He just has no leaping ability. He makes a good move, and then can't explode like
Favors. This may always be his biggest weakness.

Its the help defense that gets him every time. He usually makes a good enough move on his defender to get an easy shot at the rim every time, that's actually pretty remarkable for a 19 year old kid..

 

[Revolution 9]

mharpring15:
I think its safe to assume tonights starting lineup will not be the starting lineup come opening night for the jazz

 

[Revolution 9]

Its the help defense that gets him every time. He usually makes a good enough move on his defender to get an easy shot at the rim every time, that's actually pretty remarkable for a 19 year old kid..

When he learns to hit the open man out of those double teams he'll take a big step.

 

[BENTLEY]

We need Kendall Marshall. It's apparent we have a lot of talent, but Harris isn't a PG who can tap into that fully. Neither is Watson. Marshall can.

this.

 

[BluesRocker]

I wouldn't worry about kanter not being athletic like favors. He is going to be good. He and favors will complement each other. Kanter will play like a taller scola. He will figure out how to get shots off quick underneath the basket. And be a offensive rebound monster.

 

[Revolution 9]

I wouldn't worry about kanter not being athletic like favors. He is going to be good. He and favors will complement each other. Kanter will play like a taller scola. He will figure out how to get shots off quick underneath the basket. And be a offensive rebound monster.

scola without the girly hair tie?

I'm hoping for Kevin Love. Too much?

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Couple more observations:

- Gordon Hayward's size and athleticism is an advantage at the SG, but not as much at the SF. Hayward and Luke Babbit were playing one another to a virtual draw, and Gordon didn't seem to have as many opportunities to create.

- The Jazz completely lack an identity, like they have no clue who on the team they can build around, and they're rotating too many players. They didn't really commit to Jefferson when he was in. They didn't really go to Favors early in the shot clock either, which is a no-brainer.

- It's very difficult to develop chemistry, spacing, timing, etc. when there are too many players and a lack of continuity.

 

[Dr. Jones]

When he learns to hit the open man out of those double teams he'll take a big step.

We saw Enes, in Euroleague, rebounding big but unable to make a pass, then he got it down after just a couple games.
We saw him missing too many shots, then within a few games was hitting them.
Same with rotations, etc.

I'm not implying he'll get it all together in a few games, or even this year, but I bet a whole lot of people will find it remarkable how well he'll get better from game to game.

 

[billyshelby]

This team has so many system issues that the player problems don't matter. But on the player side, Bell is a killer. He just ruins any offense he plays in, and he can't play effective D any more. As to lesser players, Kanter has to get sidelined. He shows a lot of promise banging inside, but he's a worthless defender right now. Bell and Kanter are the guys that need to get taken out of the rotation as we try to implement Ty's schemes (whatever they are, because right now they don't look too great.)

 

[Sneakers]

This team has so many system issues that the player problems don't matter. But on the player side, Bell is a killer. He just ruins any offense he plays in, and he can't play effective D any more. As to lesser players, Kanter has to get sidelined. He shows a lot of promise banging inside, but he's a worthless defender right now. Bell and Kanter are the guys that need to get taken out of the rotation as we try to implement Ty's schemes (whatever they are, because right now they don't look too great.)

Kanter needs to be taken out? Uh, no

 

[Darkwing Duck]

Couple more observations:

- Gordon Hayward's size and athleticism is an advantage at the SG, but not as much at the SF. Hayward and Luke Babbit were playing one another to a virtual draw, and Gordon didn't seem to have as many opportunities to create.

- The Jazz completely lack an identity, like they have no clue who on the team they can build around, and they're rotating too many players. They didn't really commit to Jefferson when he was in. They didn't really go to Favors early in the shot clock either, which is a no-brainer.

- It's very difficult to develop chemistry, spacing, timing, etc. when there are too many players and a lack of continuity.

Harping mentioned the bad screening, but I also think the Jazz didn't fight through the defense on screens enough. That's my opinion on why the offense looked pretty bad. I'd be screaming at players for that. I'd definitely question their manhood for letting the Blazers stop the off ball screen so effectively. With how aggressive Portland was in defending those plays, the Jazz should have drawn 45 fouls instead of 30.