"You Gotta Love It Baby" Official Jazz thread

[Blueintheface]

Stats for Millsap, Jefferson, and Favors in games that they've played 30-39 minutes:

Jefferson: 20.5 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 51% FGs, 77% FTs (31 games)

Millsap: 17.7 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 49% FGs, 81% FTs (25 games)

Favors: 21.5 ppg, 14.0 rpg, 58% FGs, 90% FTs (2 games)

Favors has played between 30-39 minutes just twice this season. (He did play 41 minutes one game in January. Jefferson has 2 games of 40+ minutes, Millsap has 1). He played 38 minutes against Philly on 12/30 in the 3rd game of the year, and then 33 minutes against GS on 3/17. FWIW, when he played 41 minutes against Toronto he had 16 and 12.

Last year as a rookie he only had 2 games where he played 30+ minutes. He averaged 13 and 9.

I wish the Jazz staff and front office were as interested as me to see how good this kid could be if he played 30 mpg every game.

Statistics mean nothing, you ought to know that by now. In the preseason, using last year's stats only, Locke picked James Harden as the sixth man this year. Not all data is relevant.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

GS with the road win over NO. And that was w/o Biedrins playing.

[Jacob]

GS with the road win over NO. And that was w/o Biedrins playing largely due to Biedrins not playing.

Dude has been awful. In 15 mpg he's averaging 1.9 points! And 3.8 rebounds (well below his career rate). Compare him to Kanter who is getting fewer mpg but averaging 4.9 and 4.9.

[MarkGrace]

Crazy that at 22 he averaged 12/11 and looked like a rising star.

[LiveCoug]

Couple of very questionable and 1's for Sactown so far...

[Donuthole]

Game blacked out on league pass and there's no local feed for me to watch. Grrrrrr. This makes three times Jimmer has played the Jazz, and three times I havent been able to watch.

[Blueintheface]

Bueks plays with way too much confidence. Find a seat at the end of bench, son.

[Blueintheface]

YES! CJ with his patented step back fading away three which strangely isn't close to going in.

[MarkGrace]

Guys, I'm liking this Derrick Favors kid.

[Blueintheface]

Guys, I'm liking this Derrick Favors kid.

Yeah, he's ok.

[smokymountainrain]

I can't believe what I'm watching right now. CJ starts and plays nearly all of the first quarter, then plays most of the second quarter. Unreal.

[Blueintheface]

I can't believe what I'm watching right now. CJ starts and plays nearly all of the first quarter, then plays most of the second quarter. Unreal.

It's because he knows how to draw contact while missing the three. Rare skill indeed.

[byu71]

I can't believe what I'm watching right now. CJ starts and plays nearly all of the first quarter, then plays most of the second quarter. Unreal.

Booner said CJ is playing well and hope he continues. Who am I going to believe, you or Booner?

[Blueintheface]

This team is so stacked in the frontcourt. I just hope O'Conner gets lucky and lands a franchise PG before it's too late. And while you're listening God, a shooting guard to compliment Burks. Amen

[smokymountainrain]

Booner said CJ is playing well and hope he continues. Who am I going to believe, you or Booner?

I think CJ had an assist in that first half, so I guess you could say that for him, he's playing well considering he did something positive. Booner's your guy.