Game 68: Utah Jazz (32-35) @ Charlotte Hornets (22-46)

What a **** that ******** was from Lauri.
Absolutely zero effort, zero trying, no passion, no heart, no interest etc.
Hardy should've leaved Lauri from the bench in whole 4th quarter.

When your supposed best player is playing like g-league bum
he's liability for a team and doesn't deserve any game minutes.

Lauri sucked *** tonight and now it remains to be seen
how much Hardy will trust Lauri next games because these tonights game showings
only what Lauri deserves is coming to off bench next 2-3 games and play only limited minutes ( 20-25 minutes ).

13 points with 13,6% shooting perentage is not even close that performance what you need and expect your allstar.
Best ones needs to be a best every freaking game no matter of that how much special treatment etc attention
your star is getting for opposite team i'm freaking sorry of this makes everyone feel bad etc but this is the brutal
and ugly truth for Lauri's game tonight and it won't burn into fire.
Lauri wasn't worth of his allstar selection tonight.

Thanks for THT to winning this game for Jazz.

Crunch 99 · Post #8 » by **Crunch 99** » Sun Mar 12, 2023 2:59 am

Jiipee84 wrote:What a **** that ******** was from Lauri.
Absolutely zero effort, zero trying, no passion, no heart, no interest etc.
Hardy should've leaved Lauri from the bench in whole 4th quarter.

When your supposed best player is playing like g-league bum
he's liability for a team and doesn't deserve any game minutes.

Lauri sucked *** tonight and now it remains to be seen
how much Hardy will trust Lauri next games because these tonights game showings
only what Lauri deserves is coming to off bench next 2-3 games and play only limited minutes ( 20-25 minutes ).

13 points with 13,6% shooting perentage is not even close that performance what you need and expect your allstar.
Best ones needs to be a best every freaking game no matter of that how much special treatment etc attention
your star is getting for opposite team i'm freaking sorry of this makes everyone feel bad etc but this is the brutal
and ugly truth for Lauri's game tonight and it won't burn into fire.
Lauri wasn't worth of his allstar selection tonight.

Thanks for THT to winning this game for Jazz.

So Lauri has his first really terrible game of this entire season and you want to bench him? Seriously?

babyjax13 · Post #9 » by **babyjax13** » Sun Mar 12, 2023 4:39 am

Jiipee84 wrote:What a **** that ******** was from Lauri.
Absolutely zero effort, zero trying, no passion, no heart, no interest etc.
Hardy should've leaved Lauri from the bench in whole 4th quarter.

When your supposed best player is playing like g-league bum
he's liability for a team and doesn't deserve any game minutes.

Lauri sucked *** tonight and now it remains to be seen
how much Hardy will trust Lauri next games because these tonights game showings
only what Lauri deserves is coming to off bench next 2-3 games and play only limited minutes ( 20-25 minutes ).

13 points with 13,6% shooting perentage is not even close that performance what you need and expect your allstar.
Best ones needs to be a best every freaking game no matter of that how much special treatment etc attention
your star is getting for opposite team i'm freaking sorry of this makes everyone feel bad etc but this is the brutal
and ugly truth for Lauri's game tonight and it won't burn into fire.
Lauri wasn't worth of his allstar selection tonight.

Thanks for THT to winning this game for Jazz.

Sometimes players have bad nights, he has been carrying what should be a terrible team to a very respectable record while having a monster season. Wouldn't be surprised if his play tails off a bit and we see some DNPs to get him rest, he's been doing a lot.

Post #10 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Sun Mar 12, 2023 11:56 am

Markkanen had an off night but the effort was there. As a whole, I think the Jazz weren't ready for the Hornet's bigs athleticism. It's my understanding that they played some guys who usually don't get a lot of time. The Hornets were two blocks away from their franchise record (16).

Kessler had another typical game where you don't really notice and yet he finishes with 17+16+3. Dude is a beast.

But this was the THT show. One of those games that shows you what he can do. He's been awesome all game long, scored in every way imaginable, pulled out all the moves from his bad of tricks, and was a joy to watch. If he were a rookie and he put together this kind of game we'd all be ecstatic but since he's been in the league for almost 4 seasons we are less enthusiastic about it, even though he's still younger than Agbaji.

Hoops Addict · Post #11 » by **Hoops Addict** » Sun Mar 12, 2023 6:12 pm

Horton-Tucker finished Saturday's 119-111 victory over the Hornets with 37 points (14-24 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 7-8 FT), 10 assists and eight rebounds in 32 minutes.

Dang. Tucker got game!

Hoops Addict · Post #12 » by **Hoops Addict** » Sun Mar 12, 2023 6:17 pm

orton-Tucker finished Saturday's 119-111 victory over the Hornets with 37 points (14-24 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 7-8 FT), 10 assists and eight rebounds in 32 minutes.

Dang. Tucker got game! His spin move is strong.

PaKii94 · Post #13 » by **PaKii94** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:04 am

THT has another 10-15 games to prove me wrong but I'm not a fan of him as a PG/floor general. He's a bit selfish in that regard and he's not a good enough scorer to have that mentality

BigJimFinn · Post #14 » by **BigJimFinn** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 3:02 pm

PaKii94 wrote:THT has another 10-15 games to prove me wrong but I'm not a fan of him as a PG/floor general. He's a bit selfish in that regard and he's not a good enough scorer to have that mentality

As I have said, I don't see him ever as a point guard for a decent team, but I don't see selfishness as the problem. He has shown willingness and vision to make throw-ahead passes in transition, and the courage to attempt very ambitious passes to cutters.

I see three major issues with him as lead ballhandler:
-he doesn't have the boring part of PG play ingrained: getting free for the first inbounds/outlet pass, bringing the ball up securely even against pressure, and creating the angle for the first pass to start the offense EVERY TIME is a necessary chore that Dunn for example does much better
-his ballhandling and pass delivery skills fall short of his ambition, meaning turnovers both from carelessness and from trying too difficult stuff
-once he starts driving and spinning in the paint, he loses sight of teammates, and at that point forcing a shot at the rim is a better option for him than tossing a blind pass away

He is a high risk - high reward ballhandler, who can thrive driving against disorganised defenses, whether in transition, rotation or just overmatched. That makes him better suited for second units or secondary role with the starters. His three-point shot is the swing skill for starter role: 28% for season and career, but his form looks OK and the last 10 games he has also been hitting them, so getting to league average could be possible, and he could attack closeouts instead of being always guarded against the drive.
If he were to stick with Utah, I think Clarkson and/or Sexton would have to go, because all three are best at driving to score and mostly try to do just that, and it makes the guard rotation imbalanced.

zero24gravity · Post #15 » by **zero24gravity** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 4:05 pm

Stellar game for THT. I'm sure Markannen will bounce back. I continue to struggle internally, watching the Jazz. I can't cheer for them to lose and I love their overall team effort/fight, but then after a win, I can't help but think about the draft position getting hurt.

zero24gravity · Post #16 » by **zero24gravity** » Tue Mar 14, 2023 10:12 pm

Jiipee84 wrote:What a **** that ******** was from Lauri.
Absolutely zero effort, zero trying, no passion, no heart, no interest etc.
Hardy should've leaved Lauri from the bench in whole 4th quarter.

When your supposed best player is playing like g-league bum
he's liability for a team and doesn't deserve any game minutes.

Lauri sucked *** tonight and now it remains to be seen
how much Hardy will trust Lauri next games because these tonights game showings
only what Lauri deserves is coming to off bench next 2-3 games and play only limited minutes ( 20-25 minutes ).

13 points with 13,6% shooting perentage is not even close that performance what you need and expect your allstar.
Best ones needs to be a best every freaking game no matter of that how much special treatment etc attention
your star is getting for opposite team i'm freaking sorry of this makes everyone feel bad etc but this is the brutal
and ugly truth for Lauri's game tonight and it won't burn into fire.
Lauri wasn't worth of his allstar selection tonight.

Thanks for THT to winning this game for Jazz.

Any more thoughts on this, after Lauri bounced back with 38 points, 8 reb, 3 stl, 14-26 FG, 6-12 3's ? I understand the Charlotte game was rough for Lauri, but nobody, even Giannis (3-10 7 pts, 2-7 9 pts) and Jokic (3-10 12 pts), haven't been without rough shooting/scoring games. Did you know both Giannis and Jokic have had 2 single digit scoring games each (Freak has 4 if you count 2 games he barely played), while Lauri has ZERO all season?

vryadli · Post #17 » by **vryadli** » Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:44 am

I was always awfully confused, as after one (1!!!) surprisingly spectacular game (however spectacular it was) the people (especially those who write about basketball professionally, but fan also) suddenly got all excited and rambling about something like break through. When almost everybody has one such game per a year, given enough of playtime. I myself remember 1or 3 my games when I perform on at least 2 level about my real.

OK... so... That is not a problem, just a bizarre phenomenon. What is a big (head) problems - when a lucky player begins to take it seriously enough to said "I always know that it is inside me, so..." After THT said that, AI lost 95% sympathy in him. Even as mush as I love defenders, I'm out of THT bandwagon