"You Gotta Love It Baby" Official Jazz thread

[LiveCoug]

27 and 25 for RuGo!

[Blueintheface]

How fortunate are the Jazz to have the tallest and longest guy in the league with a motor and an attitude? So awesome to see how he competes. 10 offensive rebounds. That's just ridiculous.

[smokymountainrain]

How fortunate are the Jazz to have the tallest and longest guy in the league with a motor and an attitude? So awesome to see how he competes. 10 offensive rebounds. That's just ridiculous.

sometimes i look at jazz players and coaches and think they must always be pinching themselves that he is on their team. As you say, it's almost hard to believe that he happens to not only be the longest guy in the league and a pretty special run/jump athlete combined with the toughness, stellar bball IQ and competitive nature he brings to the table.

[cougjunkie]

sometimes i look at jazz players and coaches and think they must always be pinching themselves that he is on their team. As you say, it's almost hard to believe that he happens to not only be the longest guy in the league and a pretty special run/jump athlete combined with the toughness, stellar bball IQ and competitive nature he brings to the table.

He would learn more on the bench sitting next to the assistant coaches.

Signed,

Tooblue


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[tooblue]

He would learn more on the bench sitting next to the assistant coaches.

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Tooblue


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That's a lofty comparison: Haws = Gobert. Ironic too, considering Gobert's primary strength is defence and rebounding. Man, I agree with you—BYU would be so much better if Haws could, at least in some measure, emulate Gobert's game. Just think how much better they would be if he played better defence and rebounded more? They could even get out and more effectively "run," or push the ball up the floor. Because that all starts with ... wait for it ... defence and rebounding.

Go Jazz!

EDIT: If I'm not mistaken, it wasn't until mid-way through his second season that Gobert started to make a real impact for the team lol

[Blueintheface]

Westbrook takes the absolute worst shots imaginable but sometimes they just go in. Fuck

[Eddie]

I understand. He's the great white hope ... unfortunately, it's a fools hope at this point.

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EDIT: If I'm not mistaken, it wasn't until mid-way through his second season that Gobert started to make a real impact for the team lol

So glad the Jazz didn't give up on Gobert half way into his FIRST season.

[tooblue]

So glad the Jazz didn't give up on Gobert half way into his FIRST season.

let me see if I can square the logic here. Moving a player to the bench with the intent to bring him off the bench is giving up on the player? Because, obviously the Jazz gave up on Gobert, by sitting him his first season and half. Though, you state: "So glad the Jazz didn't give up on Gobert half way into his FIRST season."

Suggesting that benching him was not in fact giving up on him, but allowed for him to grow as a player and maybe develop a great relationship with an assistant coach, which in turn helped him become the player he is today ... ?

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2017/1/8/14203902/rudy-gobert-jazz-ceiling-sunday-shootaround

From the moment he entered the league, Gobert has had to prove to himself and everyone else just how good he can be. His blossoming is the result of hours of work, primarily alongside Jensen.

"They have a unique bond," Utah coach Quin Snyder said. "He’s unforgiving and Rudy likes that."

Or as Gobert put it, "He believed in me even when I wasn’t playing. He tells me the truth, not what I want to hear. That’s great. He helped me a lot to get better every day and he’s treated me the same way."

The two first became acquainted during their first seasons in Utah. Gobert was the raw rookie, drafted at the end of the first round. Jensen was the first-year assistant. Gobert rarely played apart from D-League assignments, so he spent most of his time working on his game with Jensen. As Jensen recounts, Gobert was there every day, ready to work."

So, are you really saying BYU needs a former Utah basketball great as assistant coach on the bench to work with the 'Sonic Pitchman?' I really am starting to identify with Buttercup

[Blueintheface]

G-Time is an All-star.

MG, it only took 7 yrs.

[creekster]

G-Time is an All-star.

MG, it only took 7 yrs.

suh-weet. but it is a travesty that Jordan was picked over Gobert.

[YOhio]

suh-weet. but it is a travesty that Jordan was picked over Gobert.

Amen and amen.

[Blueintheface]

I look forward to Rudy's reaction to the snub, and not just tonight. This could be a fun post-All-Star run he and the Jazz go on.

[CJF]

I like the bow tie Snyder is sporting tonight. Nice tribute by NBA coaches.

[Blueintheface]

I look forward to Rudy's reaction to the snub, and not just tonight. This could be a fun post-All-Star run he and the Jazz go on.

Bump.

[Blueintheface]