The Jazz Are Boxing

[Handlogten's Heros]

Sure. But coming from behind isn't the same thing as maintaining or growing a lead (especially with defense and grit).

Sure... I think that the other team is more likely to give up in that scenario though. I think it gets frustrating and snow balls... like in the Denver game.

This is all small sample size of course, but I think we are the new grit and grind.

 

[MVP]

I like it, the George Foreman of the NBA.

More like Floyd Mayweather.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

More like Floyd Mayweather.

I didn't want to go there because he's one of the least likeable people ever, but yeah.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Hard to not get beat up by a team who has the aussie mongrel

He's a savage... authorities need to step in before everyone gets hurt.

 

[Stoked]

I think you have to adjust how you watch this team play a little. We aren't playing basketball... we are boxing.

Looking at our first quarter offense and we are last in the league... second quarter we jump up a little... 3rd and 4th we are middle of the pack.

This is small sample size here, but what we are doing is using our stifling defense and motion offense as constant body blows... teams can take them for a quarter or two but then they start to crack and there is a point where the legs are wobbly and we hit them with a run. It likely doesn't come as an offensive explosion, but a scoring drought for the other team.

I'm now watching first quarters and not caring as much about the score... I know our guys play hard all game and that we are setting teams up for the rope a dope.

Same. I am watching for the defensive tone the jazz set as an indicator of how the game will go. It's been a pretty good sign.

 

[TheStormofWar]

I didn't want to go there because he's one of the least likeable people ever, but yeah.

Perhaps, but it's a legit analogy. Mayweather is so good because he was phenomenal defensively speaking, which wears his opponents down, then he unleashes later in his fights.

Something to note to is just how deep this team really is. Having Udoh on the team is an absolute steal right now. The main thing is keeping the defensive pressure up when Gobert sits for a spell is critical in the long term I think.