I was speaking more in a general sense, not specifically about tonight.
Wizards At Jazz - 3/18/15 8:30 PM Mountain Time
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I was speaking more in a general sense, not specifically about tonight.
Both of you guys cool it. This isnt middle school. Or is it?
Please just ignore him so we dont have to start issuing warnings.
now i've heard it all. wow.
LifeOnaPlate
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Did not watch the second half, but in the first half Wall was very quiet until Trey came in. Wall said "This guy? Okay, here I go." Trey is hopeless on D against guys like that.
MoTappin
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We were sitting here watching them shoot all those 3's, having a throwback to Jerry Sloan's "go for the high percentage shot" attitude. Sure they made a lot the other night, but that's not gonna happen every night. I wanted to see fewer 3's, more fast break layups, more paint scoring. Didn't see most of the final stats so I don't know what those numbers were, but I know turnovers were low. We got out rebounded though, and didn't shoot well. And those free throws!!
I was pretty pissed after the game last night. I realize this is a good thing because it means the Jazz have been playing well enough for me to expect great things from them. Last season the losses almost never bothered me.
Exactly. This one, along with the Laker and Celtic games, burns.
seattlejazzfan
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I haven't read the entire thread, but it sounds like people, because of his ability on defense, are saying Snyder should have played Exum more rather than going to Trey. Those people might be correct. Hell, as somebody who has been down on Exum since before the draft, I probably agree that Exum should have played more last night and in general. As non-existent as he can be on offense sometimes, it seems he simply doesn't generally hurt the team. However, to defend Snyder, Exum does make it hard on a coach from an offense standpoint, to sit there and watch his team try to play 4 on 5. As good as he can be on defense, you have to make baskets and make the other team defend in order to win basketball games.
Now, having said all that, I've come around on Exum. I still believe, just as I did before the draft, just as I did after summer league and just as I did after 50 games that he will never be an all-star caliber player. But that's okay. Gobert is the Jazz "superstar". He's their game changer, their franchise player. Hayward can be an all-star, Favors can be an all-star type guy, Hood and/or Burks have the potential to be borderline all-star type players. The Jazz just need Exum to knock down open threes at a decent rate, defend and get the ball to guys who can score. It's interesting because there were a lot of us out there hoping the Jazz would draft their superstar of the future in the 2014 draft. Turns out they got him in the 2013 draft and just need their 2014 pick to be a solid member of the starting lineup who can play 30-35 minutes a game.
Now, having said all that, I've come around on Exum. I still believe, just as I did before the draft, just as I did after summer league and just as I did after 50 games that he will never be an all-star caliber player. But that's okay. Gobert is the Jazz "superstar". He's their game changer, their franchise player. Hayward can be an all-star, Favors can be an all-star type guy, Hood and/or Burks have the potential to be borderline all-star type players. The Jazz just need Exum to knock down open threes at a decent rate, defend and get the ball to guys who can score. It's interesting because there were a lot of us out there hoping the Jazz would draft their superstar of the future in the 2014 draft. Turns out they got him in the 2013 draft and just need their 2014 pick to be a solid member of the starting lineup who can play 30-35 minutes a game.