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so... jazz aint tryin to tank anymore? ok
This.I think the claim that Burks can't play within the offense is unfounded. Not only has he improved a lot in that regard, he has shown to be a very good passer. That is specially the case on his penetration, which demands a lot of attention from the other team. Added to the fact that he's a better outside shooter than Ingles, there is simply no doubt that he would be a significant upgrade at the 2. I mean come on. We're talking about Ingles.
Great post, KD.
Perhaps we can survive by just getting some offensive improvement from Gobert and Exum and inserting Burks into the lineup. However, I'm a bit hesitant to declare our offense is okay in the post-Kanter era. Trey has been playing out of his mind of late. Averages suggest it is not sustainable.
Great post, KD.
Perhaps we can survive by just getting some offensive improvement from Gobert and Exum and inserting Burks into the lineup. However, I'm a bit hesitant to declare our offense is okay in the post-Kanter era. Trey has been playing out of his mind of late. Averages suggest it is not sustainable.
I really want to see if we can go til the end of the season holding opponents to under 90 on average.
That would be 29 games without Kanter if my math is right. And if we can go that long holding teams to under 90 on average, wow, just wow.
Memphis is first this year at 95.7. The Bulls were first last year at 91.8. Memphis led the year before at 89.3. The Bulls before that at 88.2. So yeah, under 90 per game is crazy elite, no matter the pace.
Impressive #'sWell Okc is doing just fine with him.. Tonight he dropped 15 15 5assist.. Ballin
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Well Okc is doing just fine with him.. Tonight he dropped 15 15 5assist.. Ballin
It was actually 16 pts. On 6/10 shooting with 6 FTA's.
Since the trade, his FG% has climbed to 57%, and he's been averaging 15.8 pts, 10.2 rebs. 2.2 ast, and has been getting to the line 6x a game. Also, he is doing this on 10.3 FGA's a game. Already, two of his deficient areas are seeing a big improvement when he is surrounded by a group of people that believe in him (assists and FTA's). His entire tenure here, Jazz never had a decent PG.
Each team is performing well after the trade, but our offense is painful to endure. Defense is superb, though. Enes' post Jazz performance only solidifies my feelings that he was mismanaged, and that the trade was done at the most inopportune time, making our return seem criminal.
Something to think about:
Hayward wanted out of Utah after the 13-14' season. I theorize it was due to Ty, our team sucking, but most importantly because of what it was doing to him on the offensive end made him look like a scrub when he wasn't. Now that he is again the sole focal point of the offense and struggling, the Jazz need to find someone else who is a reliable scorer, ASAP, or he could be tempted to slip town instead of opting in to his final year on his contract. I know that we are a much better team than we were in 13-14, but Hayward wants accolades. He wants to be an all-star. He can't be an all-star if he's seen as offensively deficient again. This offseason will say a lot about this front office.