Game Thread September 1, 2020: Jazz at Nuggets - Game 7

[stormkoopacv03]

It'll be interesting if it came the battle for LA in the western finals which probably will happen.

 

[LoPo]

At the very least credit should go to Mike Malone. These incidents in question are not just random events which Utah ended up on the wrong side of.

If you look at Gary Harris play defensively this entire series. He's been out there hacking away, poking, reaching etc, with full intention on either making plays or picking up fouls, because his minutes are going to be limited regardless. Understand?

This strategy paid off in spades for the Nuggets down the stretch and throughout the entire game really, I'd cite Mitchell's 9 turnovers as evidence.

If not for anything else it's an interesting way to uuse the depth by Malone. Many people were asking drafts ago "What are the Nuggets going to do with all these shooting guards?" well in this series and especially game 7, you can see what they are going to do with them. Putting Harris on Mitchell and letting him use his fouls liberally was obviously the correct strategy.

In that context, you're right. I don't think it was great coaching as much as just having him available. Its how Harris plays. Tonight, they let him play as physically as he wanted. Thats not basketball. Or how its supposed to be.



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[Isaiah 1:13]

Even though Atkinson is best known for his player development, I doubt he can develop the likes of Niang and Morgan into NBA caliber wing who can jump up and down the court. Height and athleticism is not something a coach can teach. we have screwed our coach with players of low physical upside that lack room for development.

Sounds like you’re makin excuses for him. You can’t tell me that Snyder didn’t have a whole lot to do with our fixation on Conley which cost us our killer bench with players like Faves, Crowder and picks. Even Allen has become a decent guy off the bench.

 

[latin jazz]

you seriously believe Conley's D is something worth bragging about?

what's his +/- on the court? what's his defense efficiency versus offense? you sure you wanna keep going?

Yes.

oh, so +/- is an indicator for defense? or to assess individual perfomance? didn't know that. Want to talk math? Let's go. I went to Harvard & MIT.

tonight his defense was really good. He fought over screens and stayed attached to Murray. He draw two offensive fouls in the first half. He got his hands on loose balls.

Again, answer my question: what were his positives according to you?

 

[jom2003]

This game would have been a total ****-show if Mitchell didn't go super saiyan in the 3rd quarter while also locking down Murray. Unfortunately, Mitchell getting tired from doing all that was inevitable.

What's inexcusable is Conley getting paid $30M+ to brick threes all day and shoot 2/13 from the floor smh.

This game feels like G6 of 2018 Thunder seris. Mitchell was also gassed in Q4 but that time he had teammate help. Favs hitted that clutch midrange when Thunder doubled Mitchell to force the ball out of his hand, whereas Conley bricked those tonight in same situations.

 

[LoPo]

you seriously believe Conley's D is something worth bragging about?

what's his +/- on the court? what's his defense efficiency versus offense? you sure you wanna keep going?

Exactly. Conley was guarding one of their worst players. He got Craig while Don had to guard Murray AND carry the scoring.

If Conley could guard Murray, we are celebrating a game 7 win because Don would have had gas to finish better. Rubio could have done it.


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[jom2003]

Exactly. Conley was guarding one of their worst players. He got Craig while Don had to guard Murray AND carry the scoring.

If Conley could guard Murray, we are celebrating a game 7 win because Don would have had gas to finish better. Rubio could have done it.


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Conley homer bragging about his defense sounds like the biggest joke ever. Rubio could've done it on half of the paycheck, and i bet Ricky couldn't do worse than 2-13

 

[homeytennis]

For all your Quin haters, Mudiay had 14 points vs both Dallas and San Antonio in the bubble. Think some of those might have helped when we were getting blown out? It's like Jeff Green, Quin can't coach up some players. That is an epic fail.

 

[LogGrad98]

Gobert woke up 2 games too late. 18 boards. He should have feasted on the boards this series.

 

[jom2003]

Yes.

oh, so +/- is an indicator for defense? or to assess individual perfomance? didn't know that. Want to talk math? Let's go. I went to Harvard & MIT.

tonight his defense was really good. He fought over screens and stayed attached to Murray. He draw two offensive fouls in the first half. He got his hands on loose balls.

Again, answer my question: what were his positives according to you?

like his defense was so good that it made up for his 2-13 shooting? you serious?

 

[prodigy]

For what reason would Conley not opt in? He's on the downside of his career.
I mean if we can say hey Mike we'll give you 3 years at 10 million each instead would that work?

 

[JazzyFresh]

This board is going to be insufferable for a while.