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EMPTYING THE NOGGIN – 2nd half blow out of mammoth proportions
EMPTYING THE NOGGIN
Summary: Jazz use a massive 2nd half run to blow out the hapless Cleveland Cavaliers
• Jazz trailed by 1 at halftime and by 9 in the 2nd quarter and it made everyone a bit nervous that the Jazz were about to drop a game they couldn’t afford to lose to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The shots weren’t falling, the spread floor of the Cavaliers with Channing Frye at center caused the Jazz some problems. The Cavaliers were fearlessly playing one on one going right at the Jazz defenders and drawing fouls.
• Then reality set in and the superior team put out a mammoth butt kicking in the 2nd half. The Jazz won the 2nd half 69-42. The Jazz lead by 20 tonight for the 12th time this year. Milwaukee has done it 15 times, including tonight. Oklahoma City and Philadelphia have lead by 20 14 times and the Raptors have lead 13 times. The Jazz are tied for the 5th most amount of 20+ point leads. Then when you consider the Jazz have only played 3 games against the 9 teams with a differential below 2 it is really impressive. Tonight that was not the case but 10 of the 12 times the Jazz have lead by 20 this year it has been against a high level opponent. This is usually a pretty good indicator of how good you are.
• Speaking of bad teams. This was the Jazz third game against the 9 teams with a differential under 2. The Jazz will play a total of 20 games against those teams. If the Jazz schedule had been equally distributed the Jazz would have played 6 more games against bad teams by this point of the season. How differently would we feel about the Jazz? In addition this was our 23rd road game of the season. Again if our schedule had been equally distributed we would have played 19 road games at this points. So take away 4 road games which is about 6 plane flights and add 6 games against bad teams and what do you think the narrative around the Jazz would be?
• I think this goes for how we view our players as well.
• Rudy Gobert was dominating tonight. Cleveland took 23 shots at the rim the entire game and made just 12. It feels like teams try it early and then just give up because it is worthless cause.
• The Jazz defended the ball much better in the 2nd half and stopped fouling at the rate they did in the first half.
• 8 Jazz players were in double figures.
• Donovan Mitchell night was really interesting. He only took 12 shots and seemed to play a very calm game. He scored 18 points on those 12 shots. He was very efficient. He was in control and he had 5 assists. The narrow area Donovan has to live is nearly impossible. He is the offensive player on this team. He is the player that can go one on one and get a shot. He is the scorer. This burden leads him to feel the need to take 20 shots a night. This often includes many low percentage shots. Then he gets criticized, from me and others, for being inefficient. Tonight he didn’t do that. He took the good shots. But what happens to his other 8 attempts. Do other people make them? Against a better team does he have to take them? Who takes them instead and is that better? Then when the answer to any of these is no Donovan is again forced to take more shots and force shots and hurt his efficiency. It is a really difficult spot for a 2nd year player.
• Joe Ingles 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Great all around game
• Dante was really solid again tonight. He is getting better and better. Playing New York and Cleveland makes players feel better about themselves and then they can build off those night for more good nights.
• Jazz have 17 more games against the lesser opponents. Probably have to win 15.
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Utah Jazz trade Rudy Gobert – the emotions, the decision making, what did we get and what now
The Utah Jazz traded Rudy Gobert on Friday after a 4th of July weekend to soak in the biggest news of the NBA trade season we try to digest what it means for the Utah Jazz. David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, take a look at all angles of the Rudy Gobert trade. The emotions of losing one of your own and a beloved player like Rudy Gobert. The player that we knew how great he was and had to argue on his behalf and now someone else gets the pleasure. Locke revisits the decision making tree of the Utah Jazz and how they got to trading Rudy Gobert and why they took this trade rather than other options that may have been on the table for the Utah Jazz. Then Locke looks into what did we really get in this trade and what are the possibilities of benefit for trading one of the great players in franchise history. A look at each of the 5 first round picks and what they could become and the margin starts to expand the farther out you go. Then are the Utah Jazz re-building? Why now would be the question. That is a decision that the Jazz don’t need to make for the some time. Summer league kicks off today and what are the Utah Jazz looking for and who could make an impression. What the Jazz want to see from Jared Butler Locked On Jazz Podcast 💻 https://www.lockedonjazz.net/ 🎧 LockedOnJazz.com https://buff.ly/2FEZTVY 🎧 Apple https://apple.co/3Dc8QBq 🎧 Spotify https://spoti.fi/3IfvgVX 🎧Stitcher https://bit.ly/3pkGyzB 🎧 Google https://bit.ly/3I8TwJz
NBA Free Agency is day is here for the Utah Jazz. What can we expect to take place? Will the Utah Jazz make a trade? Is this the day Rudy Gobert or Mike Conley or Donovan Mitchell gets traded? Do the Jazz have a free agency move to be made? David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA insider take a look at all of these questions and gives you the free agency primer. Is the market drying up on the Utah Jazz? The Clippers and Wizards have already made moves and the Atlanta Hawks have used their draft capital. Rumors continue with Rudy Gobert at the forefront and we take a look at what those deals might be for the Utah Jazz and what would have to be included to make a deal happen. Then a look at the Utah Jazz options at the tax payer mid level contractsand what the Jazz current roster looks like and what could take place. Locked On Jazz Podcast 💻 https://www.lockedonjazz.net/ 🎧 LockedOnJazz.com https://buff.ly/2FEZTVY 🎧 Apple https://apple.co/3Dc8QBq 🎧 Spotify https://spoti.fi/3IfvgVX 🎧Stitcher https://bit.ly/3pkGyzB 🎧 Google https://bit.ly/3I8TwJz
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New Utah Jazz Head Coach Will Hardy: What formed him, what influences, style of play and staff
Reports have the Utah Jazz hiring Will Hardy as their new head coach. The 34 year old assistant to the Boston Celtics and formerly of the San Antionio Spurs is on the verge of becoming the next head coach of the Utah Jazz. The Jazz believe in Hardy giving him a reportidly 5 year deal. David Locke, the radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, breaks down the influences that formed Will Hardy from his unique college experience at Williams College to his journey to the Spurs bench and all the coaches that have touched him along the way. One thing has been universally true about Will Hardy, everyone knew he was on the path to great things and leading people. The quotes about him from his high school coach to his college coach to Gregg Popovich all tell the same story. Locke also digs into what he believes the style of play will be and what will happen with his coaching staff.
0:00: Open
3:00: What is Will Hardy’s journey
5:00: The influence of Williams College
8:00: Curt Tong, the life changer
12:00: Quotes from his coaches
15:00: 6 to 60 it didn’t matter
24:00: Style of play
28:00: Will Alex Jensen stay with the Utah Jazz
31:00: Coaching circles
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