"You Gotta Love It Baby" Official Jazz thread

[The_Douger]

They'll probably just let him ride out the year.

[MarkGrace]

Aaron Falk @tribjazz 28m
Corbin said he liked the unit he started the second half with tonight — Burke, Hayward, Jefferson, Williams and Favors.

I wonder if this will become the starting group soon? Kanter looks lost and wasn't prepared physically for this number of minutes.

[Sizzle]

I wonder if this will become the starting group soon? Kanter looks lost and wasn't prepared physically for this number of minutes.

I believe I sent you a text during the game last night, and basically said that Trey starts the rest of the year. I wouldn't be surprised if Kanter gets moved to the bench as well. I also think JLOLIII may now be the 3rd PG in the rotation as it seemed clear to me that Garrett outplayed him last night (and just about every game that I've watched).

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

I wonder if this will become the starting group soon? Kanter looks lost and wasn't prepared physically for this number of minutes.

It will be...until Evans has another good game and Jefferson doesn't. Then Evans will start. Until he has a bad game. Then Biedrins will be healthy and he'll start 1 or 2 games. Then Burks will probably get a shot and Corbin will move Hayward to the bench to get some scoring punch for the 2nd unit.

[MarkGrace]

Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA 5m

Utah defense is an uncoordinated, incoherent mess. Just awful last night in Dallas.

This has become his pet subject.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Just when I get to thinking that seeing a drop in Burks' minutes seems to make sense...

p36 averages:
Burks - 15.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.6 spg
Jefferson - 12.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.0 spg

PER
Burks - 11.1
Jefferson - 8.8

Minutes played last 6 games:
Burks - 24.5 mpg
Jefferson - 35 mpg

Feels great to debate who should get more minutes, a guy with a PER of 11 or the other guy at 8.8. But when Kanter is being moved to the bench and the explanation given is because Corbin is tired of the slow starts, maybe we could get Zach Lowe to ask him why Jefferson is still starting and playing 35 mpg. Maybe quit screwing around with the lineups every other game, let Burke play with the same set of starters for a few weeks in a row, and sit Jefferson's sorry ass on the bench instead of Kanter.

[MarkGrace]

Now dead last in both offensive and defensive efficiency.

[smokymountainrain]

Now dead last in both offensive and defensive efficiency.

Goodness gracious.

[MarkGrace]

30 points at the half.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Meanwhile, Phoenix at 7-6 now after a road win at Orlando. And that is with Bledsoe missing the last 4 games, and Dragic missing 3 games earlier this year. This is who Phoenix played today with Bledsoe out: Dragic, PJ Tucker, Miles Plumlee, Channing Frye, Gerald Green, the Morris twins, Ish Smith, and Archie Goodwin. That group is 7-6 (flipping Dragic for Bledsoe in 3 games). Favors/Hayward/Kanter/CORBIN will be 1-14 tonight.

[MarkGrace]

Every game the jazz reach a new low.

[MarkGrace]

Second one is a really nice play for 7'2".

[Blueintheface]

this team is 2-3 drafts from competitive

[Maximus]

this team is 2-3 drafts from competitive

a draft and a coach

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Coverage continues to get better...now you can click on any stat in the box score, and have video available of every instance of the player recording that stat in the game.

http://stats.nba.com/gameDetail.html?GameID=0021300200