The Jazz Messengers: Grantland on the win over Cleveland

[Flc]

An outstanding article, including the best paragraph I've ever seen written about the Utah Jazz:

Derrick Favors has been reining in his physicality, shooting over 50 percent, and logging a small-sample-size-theater PER of 28. Then you have the somewhat inconsistent but always aggressive backcourt law firm of Burke & Burks; Rudy Gobert, the steadily improving en français Slender Man rim protector; the continuing adventures of Crocodile Dante and his sidekick Joe Ingles; and coach Quin Snyder looking like the Joker before he fell into the vat of chemicals and making the most dark metal deathcore faces ever seen on an NBA sideline.

https://grantland.com/the-triangle/nba-shootaround-the-jazz-messengers/

 

[Magic Spray]

Slender Man is the best nickname for Gobert.

 

[♪alt13]

Slender Man is the best nickname for Gobert.

Gadget

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I have to say, I don't hate Crocodile Dante.

 

[Flc]

Grantland also found this gif of Jerry Sloan's reaction to Hayward's game winner. Priceless.

https://vine.co/v/OeOXIJjEmdD

 

[b_line]

Good hell, crocodile Dante is the best nickname ever.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Slender Man is the best nickname for Gobert.

Hey colton, can I change my name if this catches on?

 

[Qman]

Isn't slender man the name of the fictional serial killer that inspired some girls to lure their friend into the woods and stab her?

 

[Stoked]

Nice. Favors with a PER of 28? WOW

Looked it up and here as some PERs:

Clark - 44.0 (lol)
Favors - 28.6
Novak - 25.3 (lol)
Hayward - 24.1
Booker - 21.6
Gobert - 18.5
Kanter - 15.7
Burks - 15.0
Exum - 11.1
Burke - 9.0
Hood 8.4
Ingles 1.9

 

[Magic Spray]

Grantland also found this gif of Jerry Sloan's reaction to Hayward's game winner. Priceless.

https://vine.co/v/OeOXIJjEmdD

That is a dude has either seen some **** in his life or demonstrably doesn't like exciting basketball.

 

[LjJazzman]

That is a dude has either seen some **** in his life or demonstrably doesn't like exciting basketball.

You do realize that wasn't really the reaction to the shot...?

 

[NAOS]

For the record, Dante hates "crocodile Dante".

 

[Flc]

For the record, Dante hates "crocodile Dante".

I think he hates being called Kangaroo. Crocodile Dante may be a new one for him.

 

[Stifle Tower]

I have to say, I don't hate Crocodile Dante.

But Dante does.

 

[Jazz4ever]

Isn't slender man the name of the fictional serial killer that inspired some girls to lure their friend into the woods and stab her?

Yeah, something like that.

 

[fallenchicken]

The Snyder/Joker reference is really spot on.

 

[b_line]

Hey NAOSize, how you know Dante hates Crocodile Dante?


What about the Marsupial Mamba?

 

[colton]

Hey colton, can I change my name if this catches on?

No. Stifle Tower is a much MUCH better nickname for Gobert than Slender Man.

 

[Safetydan]

No. Stifle Tower is a much MUCH better nickname for Gobert than Slender Man.

+2

 

[VINYLONE]

That article is even better with the title being a reference to that fantastic band...solid work, Grantland.