"You Gotta Love It Baby" Official Jazz thread

[Maximus]

Apparently we need backup centers really bad

[Commando]

Apparently we need backup centers really bad

The non-Rudy minutes made most of us punch the wall last year. Tony Bradley's a nice kid, but man please let's not get swatted on fast break dunks... Our B team really missed Favors on offense. He's fantastic in the pick and roll and his rim defense is great.

[MartyFunkhouser]

I guess we can stop worrying about Donavan Mitchell leaving because some Jazz fans were assholes to him on twitter.

[Donuthole]

I guess we can stop worrying about Donavan Mitchell leaving because some Jazz fans were assholes to him on twitter.

With the way players can force trades, you can’t ever fully remove that stuff from the equation. But you can’t worry about it either.

[clackamascoug]

Ryan Smith purchases Jazz ownership from Gail Miller. Worth Noting in the Jazz thread. This is about as good of news for the long term aspects of the Jazz - that a fan could hope for.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30545242/nba-approves-ryan-smith-new-owner-utah-jazz

[Now who’s the dean?]

Looking good tonight


**And I don’t agree with that in the workplace**

[smokymountainrain]

so i guess the utah jazz are a pretty good basketball team. aaaaand since i just jinxed them, are we thinking .500 record in the next 20 games? or worse?

[beefytee]

My son posted a funny snap showing the league standing and headlined it "Stop the Count!"

[MartyFunkhouser]

so i guess the utah jazz are a pretty good basketball team. aaaaand since i just jinxed them, are we thinking .500 record in the next 20 games? or worse?

I'd go with worse.

Jordan Clarkson has become one of my favorite Jazz players.

I also just absolutely love that he has a tattoo on his leg of AI stepping over Tyronn Lue

https://hoopshabit.com/2020/03/25/utah-jazz-source-jordan-clarksons-ink/

[Pelado]

so i guess the utah jazz are a pretty good basketball team. aaaaand since i just jinxed them, are we thinking .500 record in the next 20 games? or worse?

How have they done against the other top teams in the league so far? Is the win column inflated because of who they've played?

[smokymountainrain]

How have they done against the other top teams in the league so far? Is the win column inflated because of who they've played?

perhaps a little of both. they've won 12 out of 14 and in that stretch, have wins over the Clippers, Spurs, Bucks, Nuggets and Mavericks. But yeah, a lot of bad teams scattered in there too.

[wapiti]

perhaps a little of both. they've won 12 out of 14 and in that stretch, have wins over the Clippers, Spurs, Bucks, Nuggets and Mavericks. But yeah, a lot of bad teams scattered in there too.

Before the season they were said to have the 2nd hardest SOS in the league based on the full 1st half schedule. But the meat of that schedule is in mid-February. They play the @Pacers, Celtics, Bucks, 76ers, @Clips, @Clips, Hornets, Lakers, and @Heat in a period of 20 days. We'll know if this is real by the results of that stratch. Hopefully the team and the opponents are healthy and Covid-free so we can get a real read.

They pass the eye test and the advanced metrics look great.

[Commando]

The thing to watch with this team is the volume of three point shots made-- they are excelling in that area as the league's best shooting team and seem to be crushing teams the same way the Warriors did a couple years ago. The best part is that we have Rudy and favors down in the paint if a team wants to play games and defend the perimeter.

[creekster]

The thing to watch with this team is the volume of three point shots made-- they are excelling in that area as the league's best shooting team and seem to be crushing teams the same way the Warriors did a couple years ago. The best part is that we have Rudy and favors down in the paint if a team wants to play games and defend the perimeter.

WHich is exactly what Dallas tried to do two days ago. Gobert had 29 and the Jazz had no Favors. If teams want to hug our shooters we will PnR to death. Locke said the Jazz ran something like 90 PnRs against Dallas in the last game.

[Commando]

WHich is exactly what Dallas tried to do two days ago. Gobert had 29 and the Jazz had no Favors. If teams want to hug our shooters we will PnR to death. Locke said the Jazz ran something like 90 PnRs against Dallas in the last game.

I hope this works on a team like the Lakers, with an elite defensive center and a giant guard/forward like LeBron... I think the three pointer will be there vs them.