Jared Butler can play off the ball, and he can move the ball. He just needs to stop trying to isolate so much. If the Jazz move him, I'd imagine it's because he's one of the few young players the Jazz have that would draw interest from teams.
Conspiracy: Donovan hates JB so JB doesnt play
JB's handling made no sense... he didn't play because he had to have the ball in his hands... but he got more assists per minute than anyone on the roster not named Mike Conley. Also, Trent Forrest is a complete zero on offense without the ball... actually he's a big negative off ball. JB's defense is rookie level so its iffy I get it... but he gets his hands on the ball a lot... he's not a zero there.
It was just weird that Quin was already pooring cold water on the kid in pre-season before he had a chance to **** up... then when he failed because they wanted him to play like Miye Oni they buried him. They also abandoned the rest Mike strategy when all their messaging was to keep him fresh when it mattered most... now all the beat guys are like "they relied on him too much during the season when Donovan was out and wore him out". Its all this inconsistent garbage.
I'm convinced the only reason Quin is still around is the Jazz don't want to pay his contract out after firing him... and Quin will coach another year as a lame duck until Pop retires... and that he is checked out.
Look... I don't want to be that guy... I don't but there are some dots there...Conspiracy: Donovan hates JB so JB doesnt play
Lmao, I'm mostly joking.Look... I don't want to be that guy... I don't but there are some dots there...
I am not accusing... I am merely just throwing it out there. It is likely that Donovan likes JB a lot and he seems very supportive of all his younger teammates throughout the year.
Here are the two dots - There was an article when JB was getting all the pre-season shine about him saying anything Donovan can do he believed he could do. It was a puff piece about how confident JB is... but I remember one line where he was like "oh you don't think I can do that... okay bet".
Second dot... Donovan loves Trent. By all accounts he is a serious hard worker and everyone loves him. Would a coach put Forrest out there because he think thats what Donovan wants?
Its a loose conspiracy theory but it would make more sense than what I've been sold so far.
The only difference between what JB did and what Forrest did is that JB can and did something with the ball versus Forrest dribbling to nowhere. They both stop the ball... one guy can do something with it.Jared Butler can play off the ball, and he can move the ball. He just needs to stop trying to isolate so much. If the Jazz move him, I'd imagine it's because he's one of the few young players the Jazz have that would draw interest from teams.
Me too... but thats how good conspiracies start.Lmao, I'm mostly joking.
I think the real reason is pretty obvious. It's defense.
Utah had the #1 regular season offense. Quin probably didnt think they needed to add another offensive centric player in the rotation, so they go with Forrest.
I think, given the circumstances, that Brooklyn would offer either Kyrie or Ben Simmons for Gobert. That wouldn't work for the Jazz, but if a third team go involved maybe something could happen.
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The media isnt doing that much heavy lifting for the Jazz.The elephant in the living room is that the Jazz don't have good enough foundational players to make a run to the WCF or Finals. Yet, Jazz media are talking about who we can put around Gobert and Mitchell.
I have to think that this is probably blowing smoke to protect our players' trade value while trade discussions are going on. The team is currently all out of whack.