Utah Jazz vs. Boston Celtics July 6th, 2015 7 PM Mountain Time *Official Game Thread for SL*

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I was once told that a reason why people dead with re-spraining a ton is because their ankle is never really allowed to heal and strengthen to the same extent as their other ankle.

I have that problem with my right ankle right now. Never took it to physio-- I still need to stretch it a ****-ton before every basketball or soccer game, cuz it's still stiff/hurts. It sucked, I actually went through 20 years of athletics never spraining anything (I had superb ankles) but then I just really ****ed it up last summer.

You probably don't do enough re-strengthing and rehab on it either, right?

 

[BTP]

I was once told that a reason why people dead with re-spraining a ton is because their ankle is never really allowed to heal and strengthen to the same extent as their other ankle.

I have that problem with my right ankle right now. Never took it to physio-- I still need to stretch it a ****-ton before every basketball or soccer game, cuz it's still stiff/hurts. It sucked, I actually went through 20 years of athletics never spraining anything (I had superb ankles) but then I just really ****ed it up last summer.

I don't know. I twist an ankle almost every time I play. Somehow I never hurt anything and can walk it off. Once I stepped on someone else's foot though and was done for half a year.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

RJ Hunter - holy crap. He looked Jimmeresque defensively. Sure, he couldn't throw it in the ocean on offense, but defensively, he was scary bad. The fact that he's so skinny doesn't help, but didn't move his feet and just looked helpless regardless of who he was defending. What's worse is that this is a three year college player who will play next year at age 22. Not close to being NBA ready.

 

[The Midnight]

Welp, at least I hope Exum today learnt the lesson about driving into the lane and being careful about stepping on feet, etc. He drive into the lane more today than he did past 3-4 months so this is a valuable lesson for him.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Welp, at least I hope Exum today learnt the lesson about driving into the lane and being careful about stepping on feet, etc. He drive into the lane more today than he did past 3-4 months so this is a valuable lesson for him.

These things happen. The only lesson to be learned is one I hope he does not retain, and that is to play cautious. If Exum plays the way that most on this site want him to then this will not be the last time he rolls an ankle. Playing cautious at 80% is not the recipe for success.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

These things happen. The only lesson to be learned is one I hope he does not retain, and that is to play cautious. If Exum plays the way that most on this site want him to then this will not be the last time he rolls an ankle. Playing cautious at 80% is not the recipe for success.

He needs to stay aggressive, but there are ways to protect yourself that he will figure out.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Welp, at least I hope Exum today learnt the lesson about driving into the lane and being careful about stepping on feet, etc. He drive into the lane more today than he did past 3-4 months so this is a valuable lesson for him.

Exum cant help that Terry Rozier is retarded.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I'm excited to see what Exum and Hood can do when playing with real bigs... Cooley was good last night, but I think there were a few assists missed out on trying to get the ball to Motum and others who couldn't catch or finish.

Also noticed Hood was getting doubled/trapped a lot on PnRs.... he seemed to get whatever he wanted in iso.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

He needs to stay aggressive, but there are ways to protect yourself that he will figure out.

What are these ways you speak of?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I am not sure if it is just because it is summer league, but we played a lot with 3 pgs on the court. If we have Burke, Hanlan, Exum, Cotton, and Neto on the roster I wonder if we will run Exum at SF at times with 2 other pgs (Hanlan would likely have to be one of them because of his size). Exum did great rebounding last night... grabbed a couple in traffic.

I really like Cotton, I think he is deserving of a roster spot and a regular spot in the rotation.

 

[SojoDave]

Exum's handle looked a lot better and he could dribble in traffic. Long-armed players often struggle with pull up jumpers because they can't get the shot off very quick. He looked like he improved on that and his base is much wider. He has a bad habit of crossing mid court and then he straightens up before he checks out the court. Smart used that as an opportunity to push him out further, but I think that's something he can fix. Too many times, he sat in the corner and didn't move. The offense didn't sit him any picks to free him up and I think he could have gone to the hole even more. He probably would have had 10 assist if he was playing with good shooters. It was nice to see him aggressive and he did look stronger. He still looks gassed after going up and down the court a few times. He was pulling on his uniform and bending over on the second possession.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

What are these ways you speak of?

Its just the way you take contact and fall... Tony Parker hits the deck a ton but positions his body well to allow him not to take impact the wrong way.

Last night's ankle roll was one that happens and is tough to avoid all the time when moving through traffic. He took a couple other falls that were rough last night... You just want to avoid being helpless in the air with nowhere to land. You want to attack but you don't want to completely abandon all caution... its a long season.