Here for the Long Run: Utah Jazz MyGM

[JazzMan]

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Matchup Preview | October 30, 2014
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Oklahoma City Thunder (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Utah Jazz (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Projected Starters Russell Westbrook Point Guard Trey Burke Jeremy Lamb Shooting Guard Alec Burks Kevin Durant Small Forward Gordon Hayward Serge Ibaka Power Forward Enes Kanter Steven Adams Center Derrick Favors Injury Report No Injuries No Injuries Game Notes The Jazz will start Alec Burks ahead of rookie Andrew Wiggins to start the season off. Wiggins will be expected to be the first man off the bench.

[JazzMan]

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Jazz Knock Off NBA Champs In Season Opener

October 30, 2013

Salt Lake City - Don't ask how, but the Jazz beat the defending world champions tonight. After being down 37 to 51 at halftime, the Jazz went on a tear in the second half, outscoring OKC 57 to 30. The Jazz shot 46% from the field to the Thunder's 37%, and 39% from deep, compared to OKC's awful 9% from three-point land.

Gordon Hayward had a strong showing against the reigning MVP Kevin Durant, as he finished with 15 points and 6 assists, as he shot 7-11 from the field. Durant, however, was seemingly OKC's only offense in the second half. Durant finished with 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Derrick Favors had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, and he also recorded 2 blocks. Enes Kanter was just 2 rebounds away from a double-double himself, and he also recorded 2 blocks. Alec Burks only played 24 minutes while starting, but he finished well after starting out shooting 0-6.

Andrew Wiggins, the first overall pick for the Jazz this past summer, came off the bench to a standing ovation. Wiggins finished the game with an all-around solid performance, as he had 11 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, a steal, and a block.

The Jazz will take on Golden State in 2 days in Oakland.

Oklahoma City Thunder (0-1) at Utah Jazz (1-0)
Oct 30, 2014 1 2 3 4 Final Oklahoma City 27 24 15 15 81 Utah 14 23 30 27 94 Top Performers Oklahoma City Thunder K. Durant: 27 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 13-24 FG R. Westbrook: 14 pts, 3 ast, 3 stl, 7-24 FG, 0-9 3PT Utah Jazz G. Hayward: 15 pts, 6 ast, 7-11 FG D. Favors: 15 pts, 10 reb, 2 blk, 6-9 FG, 3-4 FT	Team Stats Comparison OKC UTH FG Made-Att 34/92 (37%) 36/78 (46%) 3PT Made-Att 1/19 (5%) 9/23 (39%) FT Made-Att 12/14 (86%) 13/20 (65%) Rebounds 46 50 Assists 13 21 Turnovers 9 14 Steals 12 3 Blocks 1 8
Oklahoma City Thunder STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Russell Westbrook 36 7-24 0-9 0-0 2 3 3 0 6 14 Jeremy Lamb 37 4-8 1-1 1-1 7 0 1 0 2 10 Kevin Durant 41 13-24 0-2 1-1 9 4 2 0 0 27 Serge Ibaka 26 2-11 0-2 0-0 7 1 0 0 0 4 Steven Adams 31 2-6 0-0 4-4 9 1 3 1 0 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Reggie Jackson 19 1-4 0-1 2-2 1 3 1 0 0 4 Thabo Sefolosha 13 2-3 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 Nik Stauskas 10 2-8 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Perry Jones 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Collison 10 0-0 0-0 2-2 3 1 1 0 1 2 Kendrick Perkins 8 1-3 0-0 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 3 Andre Roberson 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utah Jazz STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Trey Burke 29 3-7 1-4 2-3 5 5 0 1 2 9 Alec Burks 24 4-10 3-7 0-0 2 1 1 0 2 11 Gordon Hayward 33 7-11 0-3 1-1 1 6 0 0 3 15 Enes Kanter 23 4-9 0-0 5-7 8 0 0 2 2 13 Derrick Favors 25 6-9 0-0 3-4 10 0 0 2 1 15 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Andrew Wiggins 28 5-10 1-2 0-2 7 3 1 1 2 11 Marvin Williams 19 2-7 1-3 2-3 7 0 1 2 2 7 Rudy Gobert 16 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 4 Russ Smith 13 2-4 2-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 6 Mike Miller 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Roddy Beaubois 11 1-3 1-2 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 3 Jeremy Evans 10 0-4 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0

[dodar]

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I just need to reiterate how great this is!

[Ice_Cold345]

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Man, the Thunder can't contain the Jazz on opening night. Twice in a row that the Jazz have won.

[JazzMan]

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Matchup Preview | November 1, 2014
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Utah Jazz (1-0, 0-0 Away)		Golden State Warriors (0-1, 0-1 Home)
Projected Starters Trey Burke Point Guard Stephen Curry Alec Burks Shooting Guard Klay Thompson Gordon Hayward Small Forward Harrison Barnes Enes Kanter Power Forward David Lee Derrick Favors Center Tyler Zeller Injury Report No Injuries Andre Iguodala - Sprained Wrist 1-2 Weeks (Out) Game Notes Utah will be seeking its first road win in the season here in Oakland against the Warriors, who are without SF Andre Iguodala due to a sprained wrist. Alec Burks is once again in the starting lineup, meaning Andrew Wiggins will come off of the bench.

[JazzMan]

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Jazz Roll Through Warriors, Kanter Drops 31

November 1, 2014

Oakland - Utah improves to 2-0 after tonight's dominating win over the Warriors. Golden State just had no answer in stopping the Jazz offense, as Utah shot 55% from the field. Power forward Enes Kanter finished with a career-high 31 points, along with 7 rebounds and an assist.

Gordon Hayward finished with an all-around solid statline, as he went for 15 points, 6 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and a block. Derrick Favors had his 2nd double-double of the season with 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 2 assists. Andrew Wiggins contributed with 15 points off the bench.

It was an all-around great team performance tonight from the Jazz, and they'll be back in Salt Lake City tomorrow night to take on the Spurs.

Utah Jazz (2-0) at Golden State Warriors (0-2)
Nov 1, 2014 1 2 3 4 Final Utah 31 22 38 23 114 Golden State 22 20 26 26 94 Top Performers Utah Jazz E. Kanter: 31 pts, 7 reb, 1 ast, 13-17 FG, 5-6 FT G. Hayward: 15 pts, 6 reb, 7 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk, 5-8 FG, 3-6 3PT Golden State Warriors S. Curry: 20 pts, 3 ast, 1 stl, 9-17 FG D. Lee: 18 pts, 11 reb, 6-10 FG	Team Stats Comparison UTH GSW FG Made-Att 44/80 (55%) 36/84 (43%) 3PT Made-Att 8/23 (35%) 5/15 (33%) FT Made-Att 18/23 (78%) 17/20 (85%) Rebounds 45 36 Assists 28 12 Turnovers 10 6 Steals 5 8 Blocks 4 1
Utah Jazz STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Trey Burke 34 5-10 2-4 3-3 2 7 0 0 1 15 Alec Burks 30 5-13 1-7 0-0 5 0 0 0 1 11 Gordon Hayward 35 5-8 3-6 2-2 6 7 2 1 2 15 Enes Kanter 32 13-17 0-0 5-6 7 1 0 0 0 31 Derrick Favors 32 6-12 0-0 1-2 13 2 0 1 1 13 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Andrew Wiggins 23 6-10 0-0 3-4 3 1 0 1 2 15 Marvin Williams 15 1-4 0-2 1-2 2 1 0 0 0 3 Mike Miller 14 3-3 2-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 8 Russ Smith 9 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 8 0 0 1 2 Rudy Gobert 8 0-0 0-0 1-2 4 0 3 1 2 1 Jeremy Evans 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Roddy Beaubois 7 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Golden State Warriors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Stephen Curry 35 9-17 1-4 1-2 0 3 1 0 0 20 Klay Thompson 34 5-12 3-5 2-2 1 2 1 0 0 15 Harrison Barnes 40 1-13 0-3 0-0 4 4 1 0 2 2 David Lee 34 6-10 0-0 6-6 11 0 0 0 0 18 Tyler Zeller 26 3-5 0-0 4-4 7 0 2 1 1 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jordan Crawford 14 2-5 0-1 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 7 Tyler Ennis 12 3-6 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 7 Steve Blake 12 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 4 Anthony Randolph 12 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 2 2 Festus Ezeli 11 3-4 0-0 1-2 7 0 0 0 0 7 Marreese Speights 10 1-6 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Nemanja Nedovic 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0

[Deuce2223]

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Looks like sticking with Kanter and Favors as your bigs might pay off. Good balance in your scoring attack too with 5 other guy's scoring double digits.


Having Harrison going 1/13 and scoring just 2 points sure helped in the win for you.

[ReidSkee]

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See, I knew it. Taking Wiggins was the right call.

Seriously, though, I was intrigued and a little surprised by your initial choice to put Wiggins on the bench as the 6th man, but you're clearly not playing him like a normal 6th man, either. That six-man rotation is just sick, and I hope your winning run continues.

[pimpinpidgeon8]

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Not exactly the offseason I was expecting to see, but you certainly did enough to improve your team moving forward. Nice job and keep on winning.

[JazzMan]

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I just need to reiterate how great this is!

Thanks man, appreciate it.

Man, the Thunder can't contain the Jazz on opening night. Twice in a row that the Jazz have won.

Yeah, no kidding. Except last season ended up going waaaay downhill afterwards lol let's hope it's not a repeat.

Looks like sticking with Kanter and Favors as your bigs might pay off. Good balance in your scoring attack too with 5 other guy's scoring double digits.


Having Harrison going 1/13 and scoring just 2 points sure helped in the win for you.

Favors has definitely improved offensively already this season. I hit a jumper with him at the top of the key that would have potentially airballed last season. Kanter was beasting all game, too.

See, I knew it. Taking Wiggins was the right call.

Seriously, though, I was intrigued and a little surprised by your initial choice to put Wiggins on the bench as the 6th man, but you're clearly not playing him like a normal 6th man, either. That six-man rotation is just sick, and I hope your winning run continues.

Yeah, I'm really trying to bring Wiggins along slowly. I don't want to throw him into the fire like I did last year with Trey, because Trey reaaaaally struggled at times last season. I'm hoping I can either ease Wiggins into the starting role this season or just have him start sporadically when I need him.

Not exactly the offseason I was expecting to see, but you certainly did enough to improve your team moving forward. Nice job and keep on winning.

Getting the #1 overall pick in the draft helped lol. I think Russ Smith has actually been a nice backup PG for me. He averaged 8 assists last game in just 9 minutes, so I'm hoping he can be a bit of a steal.

[JazzMan]

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Matchup Preview | November 2, 2014
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San Antonio Spurs (1-1, 0-0 Away)		Utah Jazz (2-0, 1-0 Home)
Projected Starters Tony Parker Point Guard Trey Burke Manu Ginobili Shooting Guard Alec Burks Kawhi Leonard Small Forward Gordon Hayward Boris Diaw Power Forward Enes Kanter Tim Duncan Center Derrick Favors Injury Report No Injuries Jeremy Evans - Sore Knee Day-To-Day (Out) Game Notes Lamar Odom will play his first game in 2 years as Jeremy Evans is out for tonight, resting his left knee. Odom was signed by the Jazz this past offseason after going through months of rehab for substance abuse.

[JazzMan]

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Jazz Dominate Again, Topple Spurs 122-101

November 2, 2014

Salt Lake City - The Jazz keep rolling. A 3rd straight victory to open the season for Utah, this time at the expense of Tim Duncan and the Spurs. Utah caught fire from three-point land in the win, shooting 10 for 20 from behind the arc. Enes Kanter had another big game, going for 28 points and 14 boards along with 2 assists and a block. He shot an astounding 10 for 11 from the free throw line.

Andrew Wiggins added 16 points off of the bench, along with 6 boards and 2 assists. Derrick Favors had a double-double with 16 points and 13 boards and a block, but shot just 2-9 from the free throw line. Trey Burke was one assist away from a double-double.

The Jazz start a 4 game road trip to the Eastern Conference on the 5th against Boston.

San Antonio Spurs (1-2) at Utah Jazz (3-0)
Nov 2, 2014 1 2 3 4 Final San Antonio 24 24 32 21 101 Utah 28 34 32 28 122 Top Performers San Antonio Spurs T. Parker: 23 pts, 10 ast, 1 blk, 10-19 FG T. Splitter: 18 pts, 8 reb, 7-8 FG, 4-5 FT Utah Jazz E. Kanter: 28 pts, 14 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 9-17 FG, 10-11 FT D. Favors: 16 pts, 13 reb, 1 blk, 7-12 FG	Team Stats Comparison SAS UTH FG Made-Att 42/96 (44%) 48/87 (55%) 3PT Made-Att 4/20 (20%) 10/20 (50%) FT Made-Att 13/14 (93%) 16/27 (59%) Rebounds 42 52 Assists 21 29 Turnovers 3 8 Steals 5 1 Blocks 2 4
San Antonio Spurs STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Tony Parker 36 10-19 1-1 2-2 1 10 0 1 2 23 Manu Ginobili 29 5-13 1-3 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 11 Kawhi Leonard 38 3-8 1-4 3-3 4 4 0 0 0 10 Boris Diaw 29 5-13 1-3 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 11 Tim Duncan 23 3-5 0-0 0-0 12 0 1 1 1 6 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Tiago Splitter 19 7-8 0-0 4-5 8 0 0 0 0 18 Danny Green 16 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Brandon Bass 15 5-10 0-0 0-0 6 1 0 0 0 10 Jeff Ayres 12 0-3 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Shabazz Napier 9 0-10 0-5 2-2 0 2 0 0 0 2 Vasilje Micic 9 3-6 1-2 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 7 Corey Joseph 8 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Utah Jazz STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Trey Burke 30 5-9 2-3 2-2 1 9 1 0 1 14 Alec Burks 27 5-12 2-6 1-1 1 3 0 0 0 13 Gordon Hayward 35 4-6 2-2 1-2 4 6 0 0 1 11 Enes Kanter 33 9-17 0-0 10-11 14 2 0 1 2 28 Derrick Favors 30 7-12 0-0 2-9 13 1 0 1 0 16 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Andrew Wiggins 25 7-9 2-2 0-2 6 2 0 0 0 16 Mike Miller 17 1-4 1-4 0-0 6 0 0 1 1 3 Rudy Gobert 14 3-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 6 Russ Smith 11 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 2 4 Roddy Beaubois 9 3-4 1-1 0-0 1 3 0 1 0 7 Marvin Williams 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 2 Lamar Odom 8 1-5 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 2

[JazzMan]

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Matchup Preview | November 5, 2014
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Utah Jazz (3-0, 1-0 Away)		Boston Celtics (2-1, 1-0 Home)
Projected Starters Trey Burke Point Guard Rajon Rondo Alec Burks Shooting Guard Avery Bradley Gordon Hayward Small Forward Jeff Green Enes Kanter Power Forward Kris Humphries Derrick Favors Center Jared Sullinger Injury Report Jeremy Evans - Sore Knee Day-To-Day (Doubtful) Gerald Wallace - Seperated Shoulder 2-4 Weeks (Out) Game Notes Gordon Hayward will face former Butler head coach Brad Stevens for just the 3rd time tonight

[Gronk4M13]

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3-0? Wow, good job. How's Lamar Odom playing for you? I know he's only played in one game but I thought I'd ask.

[JazzMan]

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3-0? Wow, good job. How's Lamar Odom playing for you? I know he's only played in one game but I thought I'd ask.

He's hitting the boards okay, but he can't make a shot to save his life.