Game 11: Utah Jazz (3-7) vs Portland Trail Blazers (3-6)

Post #1 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Tue Nov 14, 2023 2:47 pm

The Jazz are at home and should be well-rested. Also, no Scoot and Brogdon as they are both listed as OUT. No excuses.

Post #2 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Tue Nov 14, 2023 4:56 pm

FYI, this is another in-season tournament game, so prepare your eyes for a purple court that is likely to be hideous just like the rest of the other tournament courts.

Post #3 » by **FJS** » Tue Nov 14, 2023 6:57 pm

UTAH JAZZ @ MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES

Tuesday, 14th November, 2023
Salt Lake City, Utah
7:00 MDT
Delta Center

KEY BENCH PLAYERS
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

UTAH JAZZ

Post #4 » by **FJS** » Tue Nov 14, 2023 8:04 pm

I look the faces of this Blazers roster I only know 2 or 3 guys.

Rauxcee · Post #5 » by **Rauxcee** » Tue Nov 14, 2023 8:16 pm

Inigo Montoya wrote:FYI, this is another in-season tournament game, so prepare your eyes for a purple court that is likely to be hideous just like the rest of the other tournament courts.

So ugly basketball played on an ugly court with ugly jerseys?

Jazz really should win this one. No reason to lose to this Blazer team.

SoCalJazzFan · Post #6 » by **SoCalJazzFan** » Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:44 pm

I was hoping to see a Keyonte/Scoot matchup. The Jazz should win. I could care less about the in-season tourney, though, and yes the courts are ugly and make the game somewhat hard to watch.

Jazz Dog · Post #7 » by **Jazz Dog** » Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:59 pm

I must have odd taste, I like the playin uniforms. Also our floor from pictures is one of the better looking ones. All in all, thumbs up from the dog.

Jazz Dog · Post #8 » by **Jazz Dog** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 2:28 am

Okay , verdict in. I love the Jazz floor and uniforms. Well done.

ForeverRDjazz · Post #9 » by **ForeverRDjazz** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:06 am

I also like both...lol. Only thing that bothered me was players slipping on it. Seamed to be happening often. Best defensive game I've seen the jazz play this year. K George is a breath of fresh air. Turn overs are down, Hope he gains the summer league touch back on his shot. Looked like our other G league rookies tore it up and doing well.

Post #10 » by **FJS** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 10:41 am

We looked better... but we were playing one of the worst teams with a lot of injuries...

Still, Markkanen is abused by every center.... this has to be fixed.

we did not gift points with our stupid turnover and we gain some thanks to our defense. This must to continue.

Post #11 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:52 pm

1. The purple Jazz unis are ok. I like the color but I think there should be a bit more detail and refinement on the jerseys.
2. The purple court is not terrible as other in-season tournament courts. It's one of the better ones, but it's still not good.
3. Geroge is progressing nicely, and Sexton had some good moments.
4. The Jazz are still not good. We're trading blows with weak teams who have a lot of injuries.

AGE1207 · Post #12 » by **AGE1207** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 6:07 pm

Inigo Montoya wrote:1. The purple Jazz unis are ok. I like the color but I think there should be a bit more detail and refinement on the jerseys.
2. The purple court is not terrible as other in-season tournament courts. It's one of the better ones, but it's still not good.
3. Geroge is progressing nicely, and Sexton had some good moments.
4. The Jazz are still not good. We're trading blows with weak teams who have a lot of injuries.

U can only play what’s in front of you… I think we are developing nicely and that’s all we can ask right now.

SoCalJazzFan · Post #13 » by **SoCalJazzFan** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:42 pm

My thoughts echo many of the above.

I really liked the jerseys, and would swap them for the highlighter yellow/black variations in a heartbeat! The floor was annoying, but not as bad as other in-season tourney floors of other teams as the purple was subdued vs glaringly brightly colored.

The Jazz pulled away in the 4Q, but were uncomfortably close for more than half of the game against a bad team that was depleted. I guess that is ok with a rebuilding team, but with Markk, Collins, Olynyk and JC you would think that we would be better than we have shown this season. I'm surprised that Dunn got no burn at all, even when POR put in their very end of the bench guys with less than 2 mins left in the game.

KG is great at safely distributing the ball, unlike nearly every other "pg" on the team. He lacks getting to the rim and his shooting hasn't been great, though. I'm willing to be patient with him this season, but I have my doubts that he is the 1A/Batman player that we are looking for to make this team a contender. Hopefully, he becomes a good starting PG and we get that 1A on the wing, eventually.

Although Markk is 7 feet tall, he plays small most of the time, providing little paint and rim protection defense. Ayton abused him last night, and it wasn't the first time that this has happened. I'm not sure that a small ball lineup with him being the big is viable unless we can shoot the lights out from 3.

(Edit: Sexton showed some improved vision on driving and dishing last night, which was nice to see).