The great and dreadful day of the Donovan is at hand: Jazz @ Thunder 4/18/2018 6:00 pm MST

[FalseFlagg K]

Game 2 notes:

Snyder made some great adjustments from game 1 and minus the 19-0 run used his TOs and rotations to perfection.

Wasnt impressed with Rubio again. Played decent D and made some important 3s but I lost count on how many times he picked up his dribble and wasted 5 seconds of shot clock waiting to find someone, really ground our offense to a halt at times. He also gamble too much on offensive rebounds, sometimes off FTs and allowed Rus to get out in transition.

Ingles has been really poor. If he doesnt figured it out next game or continues to turn down open looks Id be in favor of starting Crowder, ONeal or Exum on PG. Ingles developed a quick trigger this year and we need that version.

ONeal has been ordinary and stagnates our offense when he tries to run the PnR. Not a fan of Exum sitting in the corner while this is happening. Having said that Id be ok for ONeal to start and really sink his teeth into PG, I think hes at his defensive best when hes given that sort of responsibility.

Exum isnt look as engaged or aggressive as Id hope. He needs to improve.

Favors was a beast!!! Hes a $20Mil/yr guy if he could bring that energy and effort each game.

Super smart play by Rudy on that 6th foul on Adams.

Spida Mitchell is a star and elevating his game as I predicted pre series. The kid just went head to head with an MVP, perennial DPOY candidate and generational scorer and won out!!

Expect OKC to double Mitchell next game so we are gonna need to hit our open looks.

#1-1.
#On to the next.
#HomeCrowd
#Vivint
#DesertUnis

we were +18 with Joe Ingles on the floor.

Exum was +4 in his time and only had one turnover, first game he constantly drove to the rim

Ricky was awesome in game 2

 

[FalseFlagg K]

I really wanted PG13 in the offseason, but I’d be very concerned about bringing him in at this point. I think that physically he’s a perfect fit. He’d really have to buy in to Quin’s vision. . . but I’m certain that Snyder can get the most out of him.

The guy I really want is Jimmy Butler. I’d make that happen in a freaking heartbeat. I think Snyder would run circles around the league with Mitchell, Butler and Gobert. If he becomes disgruntled or frustrated in Minnesota, I’d be ready to pounce on that.

If we add Paul George to this team, he fits into what we do and we become title contenders IMMEDIATELY

 

[elan_prodigy]

we were +18 with Joe Ingles on the floor.

Exum was +4 in his time and only had one turnover, first game he constantly drove to the rim

Ricky was awesome in game 2

Theres more to basketball than +/- and having 3pts on 1/6 shooting in 33mins isnt going to cut it.

Ingles has looked out of his depth in the first 2 games.

 

[RRJazz]

Wasnt impressed with Rubio again. Played decent D and made some important 3s but I lost count on how many times he picked up his dribble and wasted 5 seconds of shot clock waiting to find someone, really ground our offense to a halt at times. He also gamble too much on offensive rebounds, sometimes off FTs and allowed Rus to get out in transition.

Come on.
Decent D? I lost count on how many times Westbrook attempted a shot with Rubio all over him. Give Rubio more credit.
Some important 3s? He made 5 threes. 5! Imagine Donovan or Joe making 5 3s in game 2. 2 of those 3s were late in the game. Give Rubio more credit.
Rubio picked up his dribble and wasted 5 seconds of the shot clock? What is he supposed to do if there is no available pass, force it and turn the ball over? There were times were nobody moved, others were the pass was too risky. Taking care of the ball is huge or Westbrook scores the other way in 1.6 seconds. Give Rubio more credit.
Gambled too much on offensive rebounds and allowed Westbrook to get out in transition? It happened ONCE IIRC, when Ingles fouled him and got 2 FTs.

Look, if 22/9/7 for Rubio while Westbrook shoots 7/19 isn't good enough for you, I don't know what else to tell you. You are hard to please.

 

[Et tu Brute]

I grew up with dogs and cats, all inside animals. Can't really stand when people leave them outside.. Bought a house 2 and a half years ago and have really loved having the extra clean house. We have 4 chickens but the GF has been getting that itch to get a dog cat..

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Yeah, same. I kind of have liked not having that 'smell' and dog hair needing removing every other day.

(Mind you, my wife's shedded hair makes up for it!)

 

[Et tu Brute]

Theres more to basketball than +/- and having 3pts on 1/6 shooting in 33mins isnt going to cut it.

Ingles has looked out of his depth in the first 2 games.

Do you reckon? Maybe.
Part of me thinks he is being a reasonably useful 'decoy'. Not trying to overdo it...

But yeah, he doesn't look his normal self.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

Do you reckon? Maybe.
Part of me thinks he is being a reasonably useful 'decoy'. Not trying to overdo it...

But yeah, he doesn't look his normal self.

He’s going against a dude who is clearly physically superior .. didn’t fare well in game one. But he fought much better in game 3 and kept PG busy the team still functioned well with him on court

 

[fishonjazz]

Follow me on twitter for my pro-Jazz takes.

Fair enough.
Also, gotta give your credit for a pretty solid burn in your previous post. It made me laugh.

 

[fishonjazz]

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That looks pretty awesome with the court.
With the renovations to the arena, the off season pickups, the culture of the team, the effort of the players, the amazing mid season turnaround, and now this...... the jazz can do no wrong with me this season.

I’m sure this will look amazing. Anyone who doubts that it will is gonna look dumb later.

#neverdoubtthisteamthisyearoryougonnalookdumb

(Pretty dumb, I know)

 

[fishonjazz]

He’s going against a dude who is clearly physically superior .. didn’t fare well in game one. But he fought much better in game 3 and kept PG busy the team still functioned well with him on court

Who ended up winning that game 3?

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Quin must have blown an eight-ball at halftime to not take a TO during their run.

I'm pretty sure he did take at least one TO during the run.

 

[RJF]

I'm pretty sure he did take at least one TO during the run.

I think it was at the beginning though.