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Utah Jazz (5-6) vs Miami Heat (5-6) Tonight! 11/10/20117 7pm MST

JimLes said:
Again, based on the evidence this season, it is. We're 28th in the league in opponent 3 point percentage. You can pretend all you want it's due to luck and somehow every team getting hot against the Jazz only.
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Huge sample size.
 
Pretty cruddy time to be a Jazz fan. Haven't won a game since November 1. Lost four straight. Things looking bleak in December.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
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He had a huge jump from Freshman to Sophomore year. He's a young player who has great form. I'll take form over results early in a player's development 100/100 times. He is going to have a similar jump (and early struggles) in his NBA rookie to sophomore year.
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And yet his sophomore year numbers were still mediocre.
 
Mitchell is going to be an all-star level player before the end of his rookie contract. I'd put good money on it.
 
Mitchell stands out because he's quick. Exum is the same. Guys like Ingles, Hood, Favors...they're slow and it's not hard to guard them.

To have an efficient offense, you've got to have players who are quick and can shoot, so when the ball moves around the floor, guys can make shots and take advantage of space. Right now, the Jazz aren't making shots, and they don't have enough athleticism to attack on offense, other than Mitchell.
 
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Really wish the Jazz would have at least tried to make a play for Bledsoe. I don't think he's a savior or anything, but having someone who can score tends to be good for a basketball team.
 
Ricky Rubio's game right now is pretty much the opposite of what teams want their PG to do. Teams love PGs who hit 3s, score at the rim and don't turn the ball over.

I could see Mitchell becoming our PG of the future, or playing along side Exum, as a George Hill on steroids.
 
Two things that frustrate me a ton about Rubio that showed up this game:

1. He has no floater:
https://stats.nba.com/events/?flag=...title=MISS Rubio 11' Fadeaway Jumper&sct=plot

I dont expect him to go for a layup by Whiteside, but when he gets into the paint around the dotted line and is that unimpeded by any ball-handling pressure, he should have some kind of floater in his arsenal. I really think this would transform Rubio's game.

2. He seems to refuse left handed layups:
https://stats.nba.com/events/?flag=...on=2017-18&title=MISS Rubio 3' Layup&sct=plot

https://stats.nba.com/events/?flag=...&title=MISS Rubio 5' Fadeaway Jumper&sct=plot

I notice he does this a ton, and I'm always amazed when he manages to make it, but he often brings both hands on the ball when driving to the left side of the basket when most players would be attempt left handed layups or inverted right handed layups. Seems like in both these cases he would have a shot at making these, or drawing contact, if he would go up quickly with one hand. This is probably a fools errand tho as he has really bad touch on his strong hand layups. It just amazes me that a guy who seems to have such a good handle with either hand can completely lack the ability to finish with his left.
 
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