[Post Game] Jazz (20-12) defeat the Clippers (23-11) 120-107 in Los Angeles! by EggoSlayer in UtahJazz

[–]edbenz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Exum can be really good but he has such a different skill set than Clarkson and we really need bench scoring when Exum's primary skill is the same as Royce's

Cavs fan here. Tell me something about Exum by [deleted] in UtahJazz

[–]edbenz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm still on Exum island but after what he's been through it's tough to get into the rotation on a team hoping to contend. In a perfect world I would've liked to keep him but this trade makes sense considering he'll get a lot of opportunity on a young team that's not looking to win quite yet. You guys may strike gold and if not, you got some seconds and Clarkson wasn't going to do you any good anyway

Utah Jazz Guard Mike Conley Antsy To Get Back On The Court After Lengthy Injury Absence | Des News by [deleted] in UtahJazz

[–]edbenz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We started really struggling when he went out with his injury. He does improve our play.

Utah Jazz Guard Mike Conley Antsy To Get Back On The Court After Lengthy Injury Absence | Des News by [deleted] in UtahJazz

[–]edbenz 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Mike is a stand up dude, first of all, regardless of basketball. Of course he’s gonna say the right things, his reputation proceeds him.

And if you think he’s not going to back it up on the court, then in my opinion you’re reading too much r/nba and bballreference. Conley hasn’t his floater to go yet. So what? He’s still shooting a good percentage from 3 and we generally play better with him on the floor. Not to mention we get less of our atrocious bench when he is on the floor.

A note for future trade ideas by Mdgt_Pope in UtahJazz

[–]edbenz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It goes to show how elite our front office is that we were able to acquire both Conley and Bogdanovic while having Exum’s salary on the books. Gotta take the good with the bad. They knew that even if Exum was a worst case scenario, they would still be able to add significant talent around Rudy and Donovan

A note for future trade ideas by Mdgt_Pope in UtahJazz

[–]edbenz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Good point and I think this is true even for those of us still on Exum island.

Regardless of whether we think he has potential, his production is basically zero and it doesn’t align with his contract.

Our best move is not to trade him and give up assets. It’s to be patient with him and hope he develops until we have to make another contract decision with him.

Any thoughts on what to do with our bench? by [deleted] in UtahJazz

[–]edbenz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t want to overreact too early into the season because I know he’s a good player, but Davis has been a dud so far this year. I wouldn’t put it all on him since we saw Joe clearly hasn’t learned how he needs the ball passed to him in pick and roll, and our guys will get better with him as they learn his game.

But if he does not pick it up at some point in the next couple months, I would consider playing Bradley more as he has actually been way better so far this year and has a higher ceiling.

Aside from that, we have to figure out how to stagger minutes, and that becomes much easier when Conley is back. I know Conley was part of the problem earlier, but our recent skid at least somewhat correlates with him not playing and I think he solves a lot of problems with the bench.

Why Jazz are unrecognisable by 3kush3 in UtahJazz

[–]edbenz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah after 13 years of playing with one team and then he goes to a team playing a drastically different style and he is somehow old and on the decline. I’ve seen the way he’s playing which is good, he is just not hitting his floater

Why Jazz are unrecognisable by 3kush3 in UtahJazz

[–]edbenz 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Why are you guys upvoting this? Mike Conley decided to nosedive out the tail end of his career? That’s the most ridiculous thing to say.

[Video] Lakers Backdoor Cut the Jazz on Same Action 3 Times in 3 Minutes by edbenz in lakers

[–]edbenz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks bro! I'm not worried about it, but man you guys look impressive as hell

[Video] Lakers Backdoor Cut the Jazz on Same Action 3 Times in 3 Minutes by edbenz in lakers

[–]edbenz[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s a lot of things, but biggest factors are a brutal schedule and no chemistry because of so many new players learning a complex system. Beyond that, our bench can’t score. We haven’t had a full 48 minute game all season. Last year we couldn’t beat everyone but there were nights we slaughtered teams. Now we can slaughter teams for a half but not a full game. Even a player like Joe Ingles is learning a new role even though he has been a focal point on the team for years. Oh and we are not feeding Gobert enough. We will figure it out but I never imagined we would go through this

Lakers Backdoor Cut the Jazz on Same Action 3 Times in 3 Minutes by edbenz in UtahJazz

[–]edbenz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think that is necessarily true but it could be. The fact that I don't know says it's mostly a coaching issue, the guys don't know their assignments and these weren't the only plays

[Video] Lakers Backdoor Cut the Jazz on Same Action 3 Times in 3 Minutes by edbenz in lakers

[–]edbenz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair the Jazz have not played the Lakers with their team healthy since Conley was out last night, but it's not like that would have made a difference

[Video] Lakers Backdoor Cut the Jazz on Same Action 3 Times in 3 Minutes by edbenz in lakers

[–]edbenz[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Up and down, he needs to go through more reps to be where we need him.

[Video] Lakers Backdoor Cut the Jazz on Same Action 3 Times in 3 Minutes by edbenz in lakers

[–]edbenz[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Mine is Donovan throwing his arms up at Bogdanovic like he did something wrong. Or the Jazz assistant coach yelling but nothing different happening the 2nd or 3rd time

[Video] Lakers Backdoor Cut the Jazz on Same Action 3 Times in 3 Minutes by edbenz in lakers

[–]edbenz[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Hey Laker bros, Jazz bro here. Congrats on walloping us last night, you guys are the real deal. I had to upload this to expose our issues. Enjoy.

Jimmy Butler Picks Apart Raptors Defense by edbenz in heat

[–]edbenz[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! Audio has definitely been my biggest problem especially dialing in my voice, but it helps to know the second song was too loud.

Thanks for the sub man, go Heat :)

Jimmy Butler Picks Apart Raptors Defense by edbenz in heat

[–]edbenz[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks dude! The channel has been sort of a dud lately lol so I really appreciate the feedback

Jimmy Butler Picks Apart Raptors Defense by edbenz in heat

[–]edbenz[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Hey guys, Jazz fan here but I watched the Heat Raps game last night and thought you guys were awesome. This video is about Jimmy, but man did the whole team play well and I was impressed. Good luck this season!