WHY GRANDPA IS IMPRESSED WITH THIS TEAM

[Grandpa Jazz]

One Love. Forgive an old sensitive fish for trying to swim with the sharks. I thought you were denigrating the comments i made. I cannot see any other thing that has given this team a backbone other than QS. If this continues he should be a finalist for COY for sure. And this old cod wanted Messina! LOL.

 

[Myjazz]

Couldn't agree more. This team couldn't be any different than the one we had last year. They have more talent on this team than anyone thought. It took getting a great coach to bring all that out. The next five years are going to be fun.

 

[8]

My comments were not meant to be "great" Lazy D and One Love. They were just meant to express my satisfaction with this team and the direction they are heading. Guess i need to be schooled in "greatness" so why not I/M me with all your posts so i can learn?

I loved your comments gramps, and I agree w/ you! Just thought that it was weird hotttnickkk singled out what he did. They must not say that in Jesussynagogue.

 

[addictionary]

There are a lot of promising things. Let's see if they all can stay at the level of hunger they are in now. Snyder said the same thing. This team doesn't have the experience. They have the youth. The fire to be great. So hopefully build on that in time to grow a team character.

 

[The Midnight]

One Love. Forgive an old sensitive fish for trying to swim with the sharks. I thought you were denigrating the comments i made. I cannot see any other thing that has given this team a backbone other than QS. If this continues he should be a finalist for COY for sure. And this old cod wanted Messina! LOL.

I totally agreed with your comment regarding QS, I think they've struck gold with him. It is also quite strange how nobody was giving him a chance and he had to make a 3-hour long presentation to the Millers just to convince them to take him, against 3 other candidates. He was clearly one of the architects that orchestrated the Hawks' unexpected rise last year.



This guy seems to me like he's the real deal.

 

[Coach Ellis]

There are a lot of promising things. Let's see if they all can stay at the level of hunger they are in now. Snyder said the same thing. This team doesn't have the experience. They have the youth. The fire to be great. So hopefully build on that in time to grow a team character.

They still need a #1 option. Dante may end up being a star, but I see him doing so as a pure PG and distributor. He's not really Kobe-like in his ability to score at will. I think they still need that guy. Find that guy and they could be really special.

I've also changed my mind about Burke. He's looked like a different player under Quin Snyder. I think that his upside is higher than I originally thought. A three man rotation of Burke, Exum and Burks as the primary guards could be very, very good moving forward.

I'm also happy with how Favors, Gobert, Booker and Hayward have all looked as well. Not sure what to think about Kanter. I'm hoping that he looks good enough to get good value out of a trade at the deadline and they can package him with some draft picks for a blockbuster deal. I love Kanter. Always have, but I'm nervous about committing big money to him considering his injuries, defensive liabilities and his stretches where he just doesn't play well. If they can't get a star, then they should keep him and see what the market bears next offseason. I don't want to give up on him, but I'm worried that Gobert will make him expendable and command a massive contract. I'd rather sell high if they're going to move on from Enes.

 

[addictionary]

They still need a #1 option. Dante may end up being a star, but I see him doing so as a pure PG and distributor. He's not really Kobe-like in his ability to score at will. I think they still need that guy. Find that guy and they could be really special.

I've also changed my mind about Burke. He's looked like a different player under Quin Snyder. I think that his upside is higher than I originally thought. A three man rotation of Burke, Exum and Burks as the primary guards could be very, very good moving forward.

I'm also happy with how Favors, Gobert, Booker and Hayward have all looked as well. Not sure what to think about Kanter. I'm hoping that he looks good enough to get good value out of a trade at the deadline and they can package him with some draft picks for a blockbuster deal. I love Kanter. Always have, but I'm nervous about committing big money to him considering his injuries, defensive liabilities and his stretches where he just doesn't play well. If they can't get a star, then they should keep him and see what the market bears next offseason. I don't want to give up on him, but I'm worried that Gobert will make him expendable and command a massive contract. I'd rather sell high if they're going to move on from Enes.

His three point is not ready. He should work on his release timing. Get more comfortable on it. This is not the way to be threat. Also he has mental wall to break down to get more consistent. Kanter has a really clean wrist like a shooter and he will always use it. He just has to stay more focused and relax and practice on in action contested shots instead of free shootarounds. Free shootarounds are bad for in game shooting comfort level.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Obviously, we have some new rookies who are impressive. But what has me jacked about this group is the mindset and mental toughness that this group has shown so far. No wilting in the face of determined effort by the other team. No shooting themselves dead with long disjointed confusion and just plain pathetic play for full quarters. No inability to keep a lead and no quit when things are not going that well. In other words there seem to be a totally different team mentality than we have seen for many years. Why? To me the answer seems obvious and it starts with Quin and ends with Snyder. Don't know if this group can continue this on into the season but here's hoping this isn't some kind of wet dream. Loving this, how about you?

Ummmm, we lost a 10 point lead in the 4th. I think?

 

[Grandpa Jazz]

nothing to concern me in the 4th Quarter or the second half. They did lose a small lead, fell behind, came back and the game was not settled to very near the end. Previous years they would have lost this by 20 or 30 and it would of been the WAY they lost that badly that was depressing. This time it was almost uplifting.

 

[Stifle Tower]

nothing to concern me in the 4th Quarter or the second half. They did lose a small lead, fell behind, came back and the game was not settled to very near the end. Previous years they would have lost this by 20 or 30 and it would of been the WAY they lost that badly that was depressing. This time it was almost uplifting.

Agree. You would expect a team that is in the upper tier of the WC to make a run AT HOME in the 4th quarter. The Jazz were playing on the road, the 2nd night of a back-to-back. It was uplifting seeing them battle to the end instead of just quitting after experiencing some adversity. I really don't care if we lose 82 games like this. We won't, but it would be EONS ahead of last season to see the Jazz just compete every night.