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dan c.

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3 years

Oh no big deal, Donovan Mitchell is just averaging 30.1 points in 32.1 minutes over the last 12 games. Nearly a point per minute on literal 50-40-90 shooting splits, that's all.

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@danclayt0n

2 years

Almost had 'em.

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@danclayt0n

2 years

Here's the list, for posterity. 500!

dan c.

@danclayt0n

2 years

This is 500!!! Jose Alvarado is his 500th career blockee. How cool that he got it in the defining play of a clutch win. Graphic coming later.

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@danclayt0n

2 years

Not sad I missed the back & forth on this today, but importantly: If a kid who had every reason to be universally loved is telling us that being a young man of color in this state was exhausting, I think our 1st instinct should be to listen & explore that, not to get defensive.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

I know a lot of ppl have commented already, but to me the most cringeworthy part of this is him saying "we'll educate him." A bunch of old white dudes sitting around talking about how they'll *educate* Donovan Mitchell about race issues. Just feels extremely icky.

The GRAMA Podcast

@quietstreetsnow

3 years

#utpol Sen. President Adams talking at an ALEC meeting about how they tried to copy a Critical Race Theory bill, but failed because the Donovan Mitchell wasn’t happy. Also says CRT isn’t something we’ve seen a lot of in Utah

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

4 years

All three of Favors' blocks tonight were against the same Charlotte Hornet.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Just your periodic reminder than Rudy Gobert guards the same number of 3pt attempts per game as Draymond Green, and holds opponents to a lower % on said shots.

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@danclayt0n

5 years

I'll say it again: if game-winning defensive plays got the same air time that game-winning offensive plays get, Rudy as an All-Star/All-NBA/MVP candidate would be the least controversial take on the planet. How many games has he sealed for the Jazz with a big late stop/block?

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@danclayt0n

5 years

I wonder if Jazz fans realize how lucky they are to have Bojan Bogdanovic as a secondary scorer. Dude has such a knack, and his combination of size and skill makes him the only Jazz guy who can do some of the things he does. Let's look. #videothread

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@danclayt0n

5 years

I just figured out the real reason the Jazz are uninterested in tonight’s first round of the draft: the Nuggets don’t have a pick to trade them.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

Michel Jordan never averaged double digit assists or rebounds. Kobe Bryant never averaged double digit assists or rebounds. Steph Curry has never averaged double digit assists or rebounds. I will inform those guys that they can't lead a title team.

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@danclayt0n

2 years

A summary of the Lakers' (and for that matter the Jazz's) season thus far. (from @utahjazz )

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Where’s the excitement? Biggest Jazz game day in, what...?? 14 years? Maybe longer, this group has a higher ceiling than the 2007 WCF Jazz. 1999?? This is a BIG day, Jazz fans.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Donovan Mitchell last season: - Leading scorer on the best team - 26/4/5 per game - 2nd in above the break 3s (Curry) - Only played 58 clutch minutes all year because Utah kicked everyone's asses - 9-2 record w/o MC - 31/4/7 on 47/41/84% w/o MC Got zero 1st-5th place MVP votes.

StatMuse

@statmuse

3 years

Devin Booker this season: — Leading scorer on the best team — 26/5/5 per game — 2nd in midrange makes (DeRozan) — 57 FG%, 41 3P% in the clutch — 22-5 record in clutch games — 8-3 record without CP — 28/5/7 on 52/40/90% without CP Deserves some MVP love.

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

5 years

Holy crap, just focus on Gobert on these five consecutive 3rd quarter possessions. Just watch him. That's the best defender in basketball. He doesn't get off the floor on 5 straight D trips, barely puts his hand up. This is... something's so very off.

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

2 years

This might just be the image that defines the 2021-22 Jazz and, consequently, the unfulfilled promise of an era. Just too little trust in each other when it matters. Not any one person’s fault, but it’s where things are at.

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

3 years

Forrest just woke up one morning and realized he could get to the paint whenever he wanted. Like, it happened just all at once.

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

2 years

Well Jazz fans, at least we are freed from that weird-ass season.

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

3 years

The moment the series changed.

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

2 years

"Johnnie Bryant can tell Donovan Mitchell no. That right there is something that right now, that might be the #1 thing this organization needs at this point, to tell you the truth. I'm being so real." - @Tjonesonthenba on @JakeLFischer 's pod.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

Jazz +14 in the non-Rudy minutes after 1 quarter. Tell me again how that was a waste of their MLE.

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@danclayt0n

2 years

Before we wade further into the "WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!" fervor... Thanks, Royce! Hell of a development story. From undrafted to Europe to free agent minicamp to one of the premier 3-and-D wings in the NBA. Awesome trajectory. Glad Utah got 5 seasons with the dude.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

I legitimately don't understand how an NBA fan at large could not just love everything about Donovan Mitchell. Do you ever just sit and reflect on how amazing it is for the Jazz to have a star like him?

Rachel Nichols

@Rachel__Nichols

3 years

Things get tougher in the playoffs. Last night the Clippers found out - so does Donovan Mitchell. On yet another knockout postseason performance from Utah's 24-year-old star:

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

5 years

Hey we should all take a moment and congratulate @Tjonesonthenba . He's had this Mike stuff before pretty much everybody else, and he's been at the forefront of reporting on all the twists and turns and negotiations dating back to the trade deadline.

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

5 years

If Bojan's starting sal is 17M flat, then the Jazz don't have to waive Neto to complete the Conley trade.

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@danclayt0n

5 years

FWIW, there is a cluster of COVID cases in Westchester County, with one municipality being declared a "containment zone" by local govt. Mitchell's from Westchester County, and had several friends and family down to MSG for Jazz-Knicks. So let's not pretend we know how DM got it.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Jazz are now a league-worst -- yes, literally 30th in the league -- 1-6 in games decided by 3 points or less.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

Working on some Gobert stuff and came across this. 5 defenders. Gravity. If you think this guy doesn't help your spacing just because he's not hoisting 3s, then you just don't get basketball. (He scores here, by the way.)

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@danclayt0n

3 years

For some reason nothing gets me verklempt like reflexive demonstrations of unconditional love & brotherhood. Something so sweet & pure about Bogey RUNNING to Joe, instinctually rubbing his head and neck, then refusing to leave his brother's side. Gahhh, so beautiful and awful.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

So, uh... the Utah Jazz.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

I don't know if the Fav thing will happen, but I really don't get why it's that controversial. If you can give Tony Bradley's role to Fav and Ed Davis' role to Dok Azubuike, that's a freaking win.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Shaq just said on TNT that his Lakers intentionally dodged the S2M-era Jazz in the p/o. "You notice that we won all those championships & never had to play Utah. When we first got to L.A., Utah was the team that swept us." Said Phil sat him purposely to engineer better matchups.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Real talk: another major free agent choosing to remain in/ return to Utah is not insignificant to narrative about the Jazz's program and market.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Derrick Favors hasn't played as a visitor in SLC since November 17, 2010. Donovan Mitchell was an 8th grader at Greenwich County Day School in Connecticut. Jared Butler was 10. Jerry Sloan's Jazz started DW, Raja Bell, AK, Millsap & Al Jefferson for that game.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

Don has been great, and Clarkson has been a microwave, but I hope Jazz folks realize just how crazy effing good Rudy Gobert has been in this game.

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

2 months

This is a great day, Jazz fans. At the end of the day, the Jazz are way closer to contention with Lauri and 15 1sts than they would have been with 20 1sts (or whatever) and no Lauri... and either way, they still have control over their own 2025 1st.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

While you're constructing your hot Gobert takes, you should probably know that the Jazz were +5.2 per 100 possessions when he played, that Denver is currently the third worst playoff team for attempts at the rim AND % at the rim, and that Rudy's scoring was UP in the playoffs.

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

26 days

Not my battle anymore, but it’s so stupid I can’t stop myself… Playoff net ratings of Minny’s 9 most used players. So if you tell me Gobert shouldn’t be the court, you’re either lazy, fundamentally misunderstand the point of basketball, or have an agenda. Or all 3.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Wait... what?? Hold on... what? I don't, I... what?? His reasoning for not calling the timeout is he thought that if he did, the Jazz would remove the league's top defender from the court on a possession where defense was all the mattered... AND HE DIDN'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN??

Law Murray 💡

@LawMurrayTheNU

3 years

Tyronn Lue on any thought to call timeout on last possession: "No." ... says he didn't want Jazz to sub Gobert out. Credited Gobert for closing out the corner

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Players with 3+ All-Star selections representing the Utah Jazz. Pistol Dantley Mail Stock Rudy Don /end of list

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@danclayt0n

5 years

The crowd noises in this clip are the best. You can feel them deflate, then reanimate, deflate, then reanimate... Sports are the best. And the worst. And the best.

Jake Edmonds

@JakeKUTV

5 years

Donovan will deservedly get a lot of the spotlight for Monday night's win, but this sequence by Derrick Favors was MASSIVE. #TeamIsEverything #TakeNote #NBAPlayoffs

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@danclayt0n

3 years

If we're really about to get Denver-Phoenix and Utah-Dallas in the conference semis... a lot of people will complain & say that's boring, but those are 4 pretty fascinating (and good!!) teams. More to the point, it's not their fault they were better than the 4 teams they beat.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

57-9-7 30-1-8 20-4-1 51-4-7 That's 39.5 points, 4.5 boards, 5.8 assists in the series. On 74% true shooting. Oh. My. Hell.

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

2 years

Just went through the Twitters and Instas of the 17 guys who played at least 100 Jazz minutes this season... so far the only ONE who I've seen say anything at all directed at Quin Snyder is Joe Ingles, who's no longer on the team.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

I don't think people are talking enough about how the Jazz have been w/o 1 or more of Mitchell/Conley/Clarkson for EIGHTEEN straight, and they have a +10.0 efficiency differential over those 18 games, best in the league since April 8. Huge story.

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

2 years

John & Karl... Rudy & Don 1st season: 2nd round... 2nd round 2nd season: 1st round... 1st round 3rd season: 1st round... 1st round 4th season: 2nd round... 2nd round 5th season: 1st round... 1st round Eerily parallel. 1/

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

5 years

Rudy Gobert is averaging 18 & 15 over his last 11 games, on 75% shooting from the floor. But let's talk some more about how he "doesn't have a post game" like it's 19frickin97.

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@danclayt0n

2 years

I don't think it is an exaggeration to say that these next 2 games in Salt Lake are the most consequential Jazz games since 1999. In terms of implications to the future & the contention window, I can't think of any game this century with as many potentially tectonic implications.

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

4 years

So uhhh holy shit. Jazz might be good.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Best clutch shooters among NBA players with at least 10 clutch games played and at least 18% usage: 1. Rudy Gobert .803 2. Mike Conley .802

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@danclayt0n

3 years

This makes me very happy. I hope Dante has a great Olympics.

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

3 years

My $.02: There is absolutely no use in doing the Team Rudy and Team Don thing, because the Jazz absolutely can't reach the highest heights without both guys. Which was actually part of Rudy's point, methinks.

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@danclayt0n

6 years

Before a second comes off the clock in Jazz-Rox, let me go on the record as saying this season is already a total success for Utah. Everything they've dealt with over the last 12 months and they're right back to where they were last May. Remarkable group and season.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Jazz fans, you're going to want to hang onto this link... @JakeRexLee looked at a TON of metrics to parse the Gobert-Simmons DPOY debate, the conclusion is pretty clear. Ben is having a very nice defensive year. Rudy's having a historically dominant one.

The Definitive Guide to Gobert’s DPOY-Level Impact

Two drastically different defenders have emerged as frontrunners for this year’s Defensive Player of the Year award. Ben Simmons is an elite, versatile defender who locks down opposing teams’…

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@danclayt0n

6 years

Mitchell is the first Jazz player since Feb-March 1995 (Malone-13) to have a streak of 12 or more games with at least 24 points. The longest such Jazz streak (20) is also the Mailman's, back in March-April 1990. The only other player with such a streak this season is Harden.

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

8 months

Jazz are 7-3 in close games when Keyonte George sees clutch minutes. His clutch usage is 31.5% and his clutch TS% is 65.4%. Like wut.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

That was Gobert's 20th career block on Damian Lillard. TWENTY.

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@danclayt0n

5 years

See Ingram's left arm wrapped around Rudy's back, pulling Gobert into him before the arm contact? That's probably why no call here. Hard to blame Gobert for contact when he begins his contest in a legal guarding position but then was pulled sideways into the player with the ball.

Mason Ginsberg

@MasonGinsberg

5 years

Slow mo of the no call on Gobert that ended a 128-126 Jazz win over the Pelicans:

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@danclayt0n

5 years

Leader. That there are even a tiny few tweeps tonight questioning what Rudy brings to his club is insane. He is a top-10 player. Sure, he's had struggles of late. I've even documented some of them. It happens. Dude is still the best thing to happen to the Jazz this century.

tribjazz

@tribjazz

5 years

Rudy Gobert: “People overreact to winning and losing — the idea is to keep getting better. ... It’s all about where we’re gonna be when the playoffs come.”

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@danclayt0n

2 years

This guy doesn't play for the Utah Jazz anymore. Been away this weekend and I'm not sure it has really landed for me yet. No matter what the Jazz do with all those assets, losing a player of Gobert's caliber is something it's going to take them a long time to recover from.

NBA

@NBA

2 years

Another look at Donovan Mitchell's series-tying lob to Rudy Gobert! GAME 5: Monday, 9:30 PM ET, TNT

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

5 years

I’ll say this about Toronto. Most years, no matter who wins, I watch the celebration and go, “oh THAT guy gets to say he’s an NBA champion now?!” Don’t feel that at all watching these guys. Just no assholes on that team. Easy to be genuinely happy for Marc, for Kyle, etc.

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dan c.

@danclayt0n

3 years

Wolves doing a lot of talking tonight about the team that just beat them by 32.

Dane Moore

@DaneMooreNBA

3 years

Anthony Edwards said it was disrespectful that Utah guarded Karl-Anthony Towns with Bojan Bogdanovic Edwards said no one in the league can guard KAT, and that KAT needs to attack quicker and stop waiting for the double team. He said he needs to attack quick like Joel Embiid does

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert combined to score all of the Jazz's first 19 points of the game. Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley combined to score all of the Jazz's final 19 points of the game.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

Four players chose to stay in / come back to Utah this past offseason, and all four of them referenced Quin Snyder as a primary reason they believe in what's happening there. Now Quin is about to rub elbows (from 6 feet away) with 24 of the league's best.

Tony Jones

@Tjonesonthenba

4 years

Donovan Mitchell on Quin Snyder: He's the best coach in the league in my opinion

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@danclayt0n

3 years

I'm waiting for basketball's version of Tony Romo, someone who's going to step in the booth and spare us all the "there goes that man" bullshit and just say, "OK, here's what they're about to run and why, and here are the choices of how you can try to guard it."

Jackson Frank

@jackfrank_jjf

3 years

Far too many cliches and not enough specific analyses are applied in mainstream broadcasts

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@danclayt0n

3 years

FYI, Donovan Mitchell is 5th all-time in combined NBA/ABA history in playoff points per game. Higher than LeBron. Than Steph. Than AD, Dame, Harden, Melo, Kyrie, Giannis... The only players in history to average better than his current 28.9: MJ, AI, KD and the Logo. That's it.

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@danclayt0n

2 years

Last 2 teams standing are the #1 and #2 regular season defenses. For all the talk abt the Jazz's contrasting personalities/philosophies, the part that absolutely needs to be said more is this: Rudy's right. Utah HAS to be more committed on that end to be a serious contender.

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@danclayt0n

6 years

All night long against the Jazz, Giannis was driving with his shoulder down and/or forearm out to generate an advantage. The Jazz were upset he wasn't getting called. But watch when he tries to do it against Fav and he just doesn't move. This is solid, solid D.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

If you're not having fun, Jazz fans, you might be allergic to fun-having. No idea how this will end, but try to not lose sight of the fact that these are the good times.

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@danclayt0n

2 years

What's frustrating is that with RG/HW in the game, the guards act like they couldn't possibly be asked to stay in front of the ball & execute switches properly. They go small for a few minutes & suddenly they find it in them. Back to Gobert, and back to matador D from the guards.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Anthony Edwards shot 3-for-10 last season when guarded by Gobert. Tonight he was 0-for-2 with Gobert on him. That's 25% shooting in 4 career meetings. I wonder what % he would have to shoot against Gobert to start having fear in his heart.

Chris Hine

@ChristopherHine

3 years

Anthony Edwards said the best rim protector in the league is Kristaps Porzingis. On Rudy Gobert, Ant was honest ... 'Anytime I go against Porzingis, I don’t get no layups. I don’t get why we couldn’t finish on Rudy Gobert. He don’t put no fear in my heart. I don’t know why."

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2 years

People taking this as a sign that Hardy is over Sexton are drawing the exact wrong conclusion. If you've ever been around an NBA coach/team at all, that is not what is happening here. You don't go spend this time delivering direct feedback DURING THE GAME if you're not invested.

hoops bot

@hoops_bot

2 years

Will Hardy has a heated conversation with Sexton on the bench

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@danclayt0n

4 years

I don’t mean to alarm you, but the Utah Jazz just won a regular season NBA contest. So let’s give away this 🏀

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Gay is a switchable, floor-spacing 6'8" 4 who can guard big bodies. He's well above average guarding iso scorers (84th %ile) & P&R handlers (72nd). Positive D metrics overall + he shoots 39% on C&S 3s. He's almost 35, but still contributes a lot. Matches most of what Utah needed.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Lue just completely changing his rotation up in every single half of this series. He's just absolutely guessing. It's weird. Also, imagine being a PLAYER in that scenario. Never having any clue when you're going in, or if you're going to at all.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

I wonder how many big men are capable of hedging high on the left to stop Dame, then hedging high on the right vs Simons, then getting back to Nurk straight away, sinking into the key as CJ goes baseline, cutting off Nance on other side of lane, then getting back to box out Nurk.

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@danclayt0n

6 years

Last two games, Dante has 11 assists and 0 turnovers. He's also +21 in those two games. Oh yeah, and the Jazz are 2-0.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

That's a 26-2 Jazz run. Holy crap.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Can literally hear the ref tell Luka how fucking sick of him he is.

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@danclayt0n

11 months

Suggestion: errbody go watch what Kerr was most concerned w/ during the fracas. He was completely focused on getting Dray to let go. No cap, there's video. So if Dray was just protecting Klay or whatever, why does Kerr immediately run to try to break up Dray + Gobert?

Kendra Andrews

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Steve Kerr: "There is no way Klay should have been ejected. That's ridiculous ... as far as the Draymond part , Rudy had his hands on Klay's neck. That's why Draymond went after Rudy."

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@danclayt0n

5 years

It's just as likely that Gobert contracted it from Mitchell, or that they both contracted it from some third party, or different parties. We just don't know. It's irresponsible to paint a picture of culpability based on what we know now.

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@danclayt0n

2 years

LOL. Exactly 1 of Kleber's 6 fouls came on a box-out... this one, where as soon as the shot goes up, Kleber turns around to find Gobert & puts both arms around him. He already had 3 fouls at this point, late 2nd qtr. Sorry it's hard for you to figure out this is illegal, Jason.

Tim MacMahon

@espn_macmahon

2 years

Asked about Maxi Kleber’s Game 4 foul trouble, Jason Kidd worked the refs a bit: “Some of those fouls are trying to block out Gobert. We’re trying to figure out what the ruling is on boxing out and then teach our players what the correct way of boxing out is.”

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dan c.

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3 years

There's no better game to encapsulate the Jordan Clarkson experience than that one. All of it. The good. The ugly. The titillating. The frustrating. The awesome. The suboptimal. The breathtaking. All wrapped into the same 35 minutes.

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@danclayt0n

2 months

worth every cent tbh

KUTV2news

@KUTV2News

2 months

2News asked an official how much it would cost to give kids free school lunch in Utah. "It would be millions of dollars," she replied. @ArielleHarrison

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@danclayt0n

2 years

Jazz's elimination series in the Quin Snyder era: 2017: No Hill for final 3 games 2018: No Rubio 2019: (Mostly healthy) 2020: No Bogey, Conley missed 2 2021: Conley missed 5, Mitchell hurt in G2 Not saying anything else because I don't want to jinx it... but also, LFG.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

The "peaking too early" argument is so weird. Is anybody at all worrying about whether the Lakers are peaking too early? OK, then shut up. 🤣

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@danclayt0n

6 years

It is possible for everybody in a given situation to be in the wrong. Like, it's awful to say awful things to an NBA player and still not OK for that player to threaten violence against a woman from 20 feet away. Neither side gets to feel justified tonight. Period.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

All you’re doing with those Rudy trade machine deals is taking a borderline title contender and turning it into a 40-win team.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

Last 6 minutes for Mitchell: -Laser pass to Bogey for 3 -Pull-up 3 -Pushes in trans, sets up Jingles 3 -FT -Pull-up 3 -That wicked ankle-breaker 3 -Back-to-back alley-oops to Gobert for exclamation point 10 pts, 4 ast (for 10 pts). Jazz 21-11 in those 6 minutes.

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@danclayt0n

5 years

Crazy that a broadcast would still at this point refer to Gobert as a "solid NBA player," or a "defense & rebounding" guy, or someone who "can't do a lot on offense but runs the floor." (All real examples.) Crazier that they'd do it while he's putting up 27 & 12. #allnba

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@danclayt0n

2 years

Lauri is simply too good for the Jazz to find their way anywhere close to the bottom. Even on a "bad" night, he just falls into 27 pts on 17 shots. Holy crap. Expect Utah to rest him some in these final 20--not necessarily to lose, but to take looks @ other guys & let LM chill.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

Fun trivia that probably nobody cares about except me: Gobert blocked 4 shots tonight and got 4 different players, and all of them were new additions to his block list: Sexton, Garland, Hartenstein and Dotson. Up to 429 different NBA players blocked now.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

I try not to fall into the thing where I think there's only one guy who can help the Jazz. But honestly, it's hard to think of a realistic FA target who would have been a more perfect fit for everything they needed than Rudy Gay, at least on paper. The Jazz did well today.

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@danclayt0n

3 years

When your superstar offensive player is leading the way with defensive effort & executing the game plan well, it's going to infect everybody on the court. Don's defensive performance deserves a 📽️🧵. Get cozy.

dan c.

@danclayt0n

3 years

Don has been G-O-O-D defending tonight. On the ball and closing out perfectly.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

Bump

Ballislife.com

@Ballislife

5 years

This is great! Kyle Korver on Donovan Mitchell. "I have never been around a young player like him. I have never seen someone so young take ownership of a team, take ownership of his play...Never seen that in my 16 years in the NBA." Via @Larsen_ESPN

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@danclayt0n

2 years

Can't believe the Grizzlies gave up a double-digit second-half lead to lose this. Unserious franchise, fake contenders. /s

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@danclayt0n

3 years

Lakers' path to the 2020 title didn't include a single opponent who was top 5 in Net Rtg. They faced Por (18th), Hou (8th), Den (11th), Mia (7th). In the last quarter century, every single champ has faced at least 1 top-5 opponent on the way, and most have played 2-3 of them.

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@danclayt0n

4 years

BTW, this could be sneaky big for Utah if it happens. Players who spend time around Quin love him. Now put him around 12 of the game's 24 biggest stars for a weekend. Could help change the way Utah is perceived for guys like that to see a bit of what makes players love him.

Utah Jazz

@utahjazz

4 years

just waiting for the league to announce the coach in the west for #NBAAllStar ...

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@danclayt0n

2 years

All of these were misses.

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