Game Thread 2023-24 Game #23 - BLAZERS VS JAZZ - DECEMBER 14, 2023 - THURSDAY - 7:00 PM PST - ROOT

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  1. AmirIcon

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    I really like what he projects to be. His shooting can be rough but I expect that to improve.
     
    AmirIcon, Dec 14, 2023
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    Do you even understand what a box and 1 is???
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Frustrating
     
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    I think Ant setup 4-5 wide open shots for guys in the 1st half that didn't go in. His assist numbers should've probably be higher, but 6 assists in 22 minutes isn't horrible. The guys he passed to had opportunities to attack and get easy buckets for their teammates, but struggled to do so.

    Sharpe was probably the worst in terms of tunnel vision tonight. Would drive straight at Kessler, but failed to finish or find the open teammate each time. His defense might've been even worse too. He had a bad game, but given the run he's been on, I'm not overly alarmed by it.
     
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    It was probably slightly inflated from garbage time, but he did pretty good. Certainly one of the brighter spots.
     
    Tince, Dec 14, 2023
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    It’s basically ball denial.

    Derp!

    No wonder Simons was checked out. He didn’t even get a chance to have tunnel vision. Nobody attempted junk defenses like that on us when our offense was clicking before Simons came back.
     
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    Please tell me you're joking.
     
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    Our offense was never clicking before Simons came back. We were dead last in the league before Ant came back. Our offense has improved with Ant back.
     
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    We’ve played way better without Simons this year, am I wrong?
     
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    So according to Chauncey they actually watched video this morning and actually prepared for the Jazz to run the box and 1...what a joke.
     
    Chris Craig, Dec 14, 2023
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    All 6 games we have won are without him.
     
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    We played team ball. The ball moved. We had games where we put up plenty of points. Our defense was MUCH better
     
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    What’s even more sad is that the Jazz played last night at home. We played on Monday.
     
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    Yeah, it's pretty pathetic
     
    Chris Craig, Dec 14, 2023
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    it was a nice line and Scoot did some good things

    but his line looked a lot nicer because of garbage time. IIRC, he entered the 4th Q having scored 16 points on 17 shots with 5 assists and 4 turnovers. I think he had just about all of his 4th Q assists essentially handing the ball off to Murray and Reath for three's. And he had 20 points on 20 shots until he drained his last three. His efficiency still needs a lot of work; and he should not be shooting 7 three's in any game this season

    but he was active and had 3 solid penetrations and dunks in the game. Got lost a couple of times on defense but the whole team was lost on defense
     
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    Let me phrase this again. Our offense was DEAD LAST in the league before Ant came back.
     
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    And? We also lost 12 games without him.
     
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    It’s still dead last. Our defense has sputtered. What was that defensive showing tonight?
     
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    No, it’s not dead last. It’s 28th.
     
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    It was 29th before he came back.
     
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