2020-21 Regular season- The tax team

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Ben Anderson: Quin Snyder on Jordan Clarkson’s struggles: “I don’t want to overreact to one or two games for any of our guys. We know who Jordan is, he’s been terrific, and he’s had far more games where he’s made shots.”
– via Twitter BensHoops

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https://kslsports.com/456084/bogdano...zz-crush-nets/

Bogdanovic Flourishes While Clarkson Struggles As Jazz Crush Nets

flourishes? Let's not go over board

Still, the Jazz are going to need Clarkson to right the ship before the postseason. Last year Clarkson averaged 20.3 points per game in the team’s three playoff wins, and just 14 points in the four losses.

that right there tells the story. We're going to need him, Bojan and Favors

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https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2...m-nets-rested/

What can the NBA do about this? I don’t know. I think at this point, it’s kind of a problem that’s a symptom of the league’s structure. 72 games in a compressed schedule results in a playoff setup where home-court advantage just doesn’t matter very much — most of your series aren’t going to go to a Game 7, and if it does, that game is much more likely to be determined by matchup considerations than by where the game is being played.

doesn't have much to do with the schedule. Same as last year

Do you know who has been weirdly ineffective in isolation situations this season? Jordan Clarkson!

and that's pretty much all he does

But Clarkson’s more of a surprise. We know him as a twitchy scorer, but that hasn’t actually translated into isolation success this year; instead he’s been much more effective as a pick-and-roll or spot-up guy.

Like Bojan he should just spot up

I think it makes some sense, actually. For as good as a scorer as he is, Clarkson doesn’t exactly jump off the charts athletically. He doesn’t have blow-by speed, he doesn’t have amazing verticality, he scores through essentially guile and extreme skill.

I'd say he's very athletic.

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https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/...jan-bogdanovic

Bojan Bogdanovic, who has been having a really rough time lately, especially from a shooting perspective, put together a really solid game on Wednesday. He finished with 18 points, including going 4 of 6 from deep. He also went 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and added three rebounds and three assists. He actually would have had more assists if his teammates would have hit a couple of open shots.

why would you tell us there 6'8 forward who some call their PF had 3 rebounds?

Jordan Clarkson went into Wednesday’s game shooting 30.6% from 3-point range over the last 10 games. Then he went 1 of 11 from beyond the arc against Brooklyn. I guess that when one slump closes (Bogdanovic), another one opens. While some of Clarkson’s shots were missed, wide open looks, there were also quite a few bad shots that he should have never taken. From everything that we’ve heard from NBA players over the years, the best way to break out of a slump is to just keep shooting, but you’d kind of like him to wait for the good looks rather than taking the bad ones right now.

even when he's good he takes lots of bad looks.

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https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/3/24/22...novan-mitchell

Number 45 looked un-guardable tonight. Despite only playing 27 minutes, Mitchell put up 27 points, seven assists, six rebounds, and zero turnovers. He was a plus 38 on the game. THIRTY-EIGHT. Over the last few games, Mitchell has played at a higher level than normal. Instead of getting ahead of himself and trying to make difficult plays, he is reading the game, finding his spots, and making defenses pay for being out of place. This is the Donovan Mitchell that can lead the Utah Jazz on a deep playoff run.

the last two games anyway

Will the Jazz do anything?

Posted by Kira Argonova on Mar 25, 2021 | 5:30 AM

they might but it won't be what they need to do

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Chris Grenham: If Otto Porter gets bought out in Orlando, which you’d have to think is likely, he’d be an interesting candidate for the Celtics.
– via Twitter chrisgrenham

get it done Jazz!

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Adrian Wojnarowski: Toronto is trading guard Matt Thomas to the Utah Jazz for a future second-round pick, source tells ESPN.
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Adrian Wojnarowski: Deal opens a roster spot to take on an additional player in a Lowry trade. Raptors continue talking to teams on deals within 45 minutes of deadline. Thomas gives the Jazz another in an endless line of three-point shooters on the team.
– via Twitter wojespn

can shoot the 3 maybe nothing else it would appear? Non guarantee next year. Hopefully they are going to at least try to move Hughes to open up roster space for Porter?

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https://www.ksl.com/article/50133862...er-matt-thomas

The Jazz will be sending Toronto the 2021 second-round pick they got from Golden State, a pick the Jazz got when they traded Derrick Favors to New Orleans two years ago.

a pretty good pick. Would have rather given up their own pick if they have it. So 1 2nd and no 1st this summer? Gt another pick for Hughes and open up a roster space for Porter when he gets bought out?

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Tony Jones: According to sources, the Jazz will evaluate the buyout market and look at possible scenarios. Not sure if they get anything done, because they are at a max of 15…but they will certainly evaluate the market
– via Twitter Tjonesonthenba

of course they say that but they would have looked to keep roster space or create more if they were serious

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Tony Jones: A couple of things. Matt Thomas has a guarantee date on his contract for next season, but the Jazz are trading for him with the intention of bringing him back next season, according to sources. They are high on him
– via Twitter Tjonesonthenba

Conley's replacement?

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Andy Larsen: Trade deadline confirms: Jazz will be a luxury tax team this year. New owner Ryan Smith ponied up to keep this Jazz team together.
– via Twitter andyblarsen

stupidly just like the last two times they paid tax. This one is big though because they will be paying the repeater tax one year earlier now.

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https://www.slcdunk.com/2021/3/25/22...-deadline-2021

But this does appear to be a solid pickup. Utah sends a second round pick for Thomas who is likely better than anything they might have drafted with their second round pick.

but not better than what they could get in Otto Porter. They would have to cut Ersan who they need more than this guy or this guy now

This also provides solid depth to the bench. The Jazz have seen multiple players slump lately including Jordan Clarkson and Bojan Bogdanovic. Having Thomas gives Utah the chance to get some immediate shooting if needed in a pinch.

Ersan and Morgan.

Probably better for us considering we take players like udoka in the 1st round…. lmao

Posted by ThomasSmithjaz1 on Mar 25, 2021 | 1:23 PM

Udoka made perfect sense. Time will tell

Udoka Azubuike is the next Curtis Borchardt, if he’s lucky.

Posted by Matt_Grbac on Mar 25, 2021 | 1:27 PM

sounds more Rudy like. Bochardt was good. Just couldn't stay healthy

the team could probably use a wing defender over another shooter.

Posted by Palmetto Bug on Mar 25, 2021 | 2:09 PM

or a PF

Seems like he’s about the same level as Oni—almost the exact same 3 point % this year even. Probably a guy you can at least use in a playoff series, where Hughes and Forrest really aren’t ready and Harrison was a big disappointment.
Not too worried about trading a 2nd round pick. Who was our last 2nd round pick that made the rotation for us? Jeremy Evans?

Posted by ThatFilthyApe on Mar 25, 2021 | 1:52 PM

better shooter than Oni. Probably not as good at anything else. Harrison makes more sense. Not sure how he was disappointing. Tried him out and didn't like him

He was Georges Niang’s teammate on the Iowa State Cyclones. So there is that. He went to Europe for a while before the raptors snatched him up. He was put on the other team’s best offensive player in college with the cyclones.
I don’t really know about on the Raptors since it seems like they held up a huge FIRE SALE sign up this trade deadline but, ultimately give the guy a chance. I think he can do some good things in whatever bench minutes he may get.

Posted by dihenry3 on Mar 25, 2021 | 2:30 PM

Georges!

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Tony Jones: Alex Jensen has withdrawn his name from consideration for the University of Utah job, league sources tell myself and @chriskamrani. Jensen had great conversations with Utah AD Mark Harlan but ultimately decided the timing wasn’t right.
– via Twitter Tjonesonthenba

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Shams Charania: LaMarcus Aldridge gave back $7.25 million in contract buyout with the Spurs, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium . Aldridge was due $24M this season. The Miami Heat are a strong candidate to sign the former All-Star as a free agent, per sources, with Portland among others in mix.
– via Twitter ShamsCharania

Jazz?

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Adrian Wojnarowski: Knicks associate head coach Johnnie Bryant remains a significant candidate in the Utes’ search, sources tell ESPN. Bryant is another well-regarded former Utes player who joined the Knicks after spending six seasons as an assistant under Quin Snyder with the Jazz.
– via Twitter wojespn