Game 1: Sacramento Kings (0-0) @ Utah Jazz (0-0)

Post #1 » by **FJS** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:26 pm

SACRAMENTO KINGS @ UTAH JAZZ

Wednesday, 25th October, 2023
Salt Lake City, Utah
7:00 MDT
Delta Center

KEY BENCH PLAYERS
SACRAMENTO KINGS

UTAH JAZZ

red4hf · Post #2 » by **red4hf** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:24 pm

Let's GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Post #3 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:30 pm

Trap game

Rauxcee · Post #4 » by **Rauxcee** » Tue Oct 24, 2023 12:53 am

Inigo Montoya wrote:Trap game

For the Kings?

Post #5 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Tue Oct 24, 2023 1:27 pm

Rauxcee wrote:
Inigo Montoya wrote:Trap game

For the Kings?

Whomever. Traditionally, the Jazz have 82 trap games every season. I suppose it depends how you look at it. It could be a trap game for the Kings, and also a trap game for the Jazz if we at some point switch our goals and hope for a tank.

Hes_On_Fire · Post #6 » by **Hes_On_Fire** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:56 pm

What's the rotation looking like for the Jazz? Olynyk getting a lot of time with Collins there?

Post #7 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 6:45 pm

Hes_On_Fire wrote:What's the rotation looking like for the Jazz? Olynyk getting a lot of time with Collins there?

Olynyk is an important connective piece so I'm sure he'll get plenty of time but Collins will be the starter.

Rauxcee · Post #8 » by **Rauxcee** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 2:13 am

Have the Jazz defended a single 3 tonight?

jazzkid · Post #9 » by **jazzkid** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 2:21 am

Feels like we have too many guys in the rotation to get any rhythm on both ends of the floor. The kings are good but we aren't in the game at all.

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D Rog · Post #10 » by **D Rog** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 2:25 am

It is only game 1 but that 1st half tells me the Jazz need a real floor general

JazzyPhinz · Post #11 » by **JazzyPhinz** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:20 am

Sac shooting lights out. Just one of those games. Jazz should settle in once we figure out a rotation. Feels like a preseason game with random lineups.

Lava Rock Kid · Post #12 » by **Lava Rock Kid** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:31 am

Is it too late to cancel my Jazz+ subscription. Obviously we will be worse than last year.

jazzkid · Post #13 » by **jazzkid** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:03 am

The kings are really good and wasn't expecting a win anyway. We may start 0-4. Jazz had no rhythm on either end of the floor.

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Rauxcee · Post #14 » by **Rauxcee** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:13 am

Lava Rock Kid wrote:Is it too late to cancel my Jazz+ subscription. Obviously we will be worse than last year.

I was going to sign up for it, but then I remembered the roster and thought, maybe next year. :lol:

I expect the Jazz to win 30ish games this season. I'm okay with that, but I'd really rather watch young players, and players who might have a future on the team play, even if it's ugly, instead of watching a bunch of guys who have average ceilings and who don't have a long term future with the Jazz.

SoCalJazzFan · Post #15 » by **SoCalJazzFan** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 5:05 am

There’s been a fair amount of talk on social media about the Jazz being a play in or even a playoff team this year. It’s only one game, but I anticipate we won’t hear much more of that for a while. That was an extremely discombobulated game and the lack of a floor general coupled with bad shooting, which has carried over from preseason, could make for a very long year.

Axolotl · Post #16 » by **Axolotl** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 6:09 am

If your opponent shoots almost twice as many three pointers than you, and with a better percentage, you are going to lose.

Post #17 » by **FJS** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 8:05 am

Our deffense was terrible. They shot well, but they were alone most of their tries.
It was very discouraging game. Very dissapointed.

Post #18 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:49 am

The Jazz stuck with the zone defense for the entire first half and even started the second half in a zone even though it wasn't working. Hardy stuck to it way too long in a Snyder-esque display of lack of adjustment. The first half really sealed the game, the second half was much closer, even though the Kings still managed to find a lot of mis-matches in their advantage like having Sabonis close to the basket with one of the guards defending him.

Clarkson didn't look good even though he finished with 24 points. It felt to me like he was really struggling to create separation and open looks for himself. No one really stood out other than (surprisingly) Collins, who was actually decent, and it looks like I may end up being wrong in saying that I can't see him averaging more than 13 and 7. Apparently, there are plenty of rebounds to go around.

George, while not spectacular, looked like he belonged out there and I wouldn't be at all surprised if he manages to become a starter by the second half of the season.

Overall, this game was pretty deflating.

Crunch 99 · Post #19 » by **Crunch 99** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:50 am

I am glad I missed this game and glad I didn't bet the Over on Jazz season wins.

Last season the the Jazz were competitive in most of the games. For the '22 opening game, the Jazz defeated the eventual champion Nuggets 123-102. For this season's opening game, the Kings took an 8 point first quarter lead and never looked back in route to scoring 130 points and 16 point win.

Post #20 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:22 pm

Crunch 99 wrote:I am glad I missed this game and glad I didn't bet the Over on Jazz season wins.

Last season the the Jazz were competitive in most of the games. For the '22 opening game, the Jazz defeated the eventual champion Nuggets 123-102. For this season's opening game, the Kings took an 8 point first quarter lead and never looked back in route to scoring 130 points and 16 point win.

Yep. Last season the Jazz very rarely lost in a blowout, especially before they decided to tank. It took quite a while for the Jazz until they were blown out last season IIRC, and here we are getting blown out at home in the first game of the season. Disappointing.