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Game 37: Jazz 112, Bobcats 102
Posted by: TACOREV on January 9th, 2013
The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of the Utah Jazz.The Jazz get a road win over the awful Bobcats.
Jefferson led the way with 26 & 8, while Millsap contributed 19/5/5 with three blocks. Eight Jazzmen scored nine or more points, including Hayward’s 14 and Burks’ 12.
Charlotte was led by Ben Gordon’s 20, with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist adding 15 & 8. Kemba Walker, Ramon Sessions, and Gerald Henderson all chipped in with 14 apiece.
Watson was pretty bad in this game, but I was happy that Corbin only kept him in for seven minutes tonight. If I’m not mistaken, the ‘Cats went on a 9-0 run in the second quarter after Watson entered the game because they literally did not guard him and just had one guy playing zone, double teaming any other Jazz player they wanted (not the first time this has happened, but it happened again tonight). Watson air-balled a wide open 3 during that span.
Corbin then yanked Watson and went with the Burks/Hayward backcourt, and the Jazz responded by going on a 10-0 run of their own.
So yeah, I admit I’ve seen a couple glimpses of slight progression in Corbin’s approach over the last couple games, but let’s keep in mind that these last two wins were against garbage teams. Hopefully Corbin will prove us all wrong over the course of the next few months, though I haven’t seen enough improvement to make any wagers on it.
Once again the Jazz stick their head up above .500, and are now 8-14 on the road. Game two of the three-game road trip is Friday night at Atlanta.
Jazz player of the game: Paul Millsap
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Hayward and Burks have been killing it lately.
I have to admit that that was a pretty fun game to watch – including the vets. It looked like the ‘Cats didn’t know what to do with the Hay-Burks front court.
Cuz Watson had ZERO minutes after his horrible play (Cats extend D, Watson—the PG—dribbles once then picks up dribble in opponents paint! Then throws the ball to Cats!! I lost it and I think screamed loud enough Corbin may have heard), Ill say nice things bout Corbin:
Stuck with Burks all 4th again
Benched Watson (should never see court again)
Good job Corbin….yes I wrote that (this is how much Watson irritates me!!)
Quick side note: how good are MKG and Kemba?!
Millsap must have realized that his neck was on the chopping block and thought, “oh damn, I might get traded to a sorry team!! Better start playing like Millsap of old” He better play like that against quality teams as well. Al’s P&R defense still poor.
I have always been super high on Burks, he has as high a ceiling as Favors. Hopefully Corbin doesn’t buckle like he did last year when Watson complained and then proceed to bench Burks. Well see Corbin …
Jefferson padding those stats so we can get more trade value for him, truly a great guy.
@tacorev Glad to see you admit Corbin is improving. Give him time, we aren’t making a deep playoff run this year anyway.
Tonight was a really good game. Most Exciting (for me) Ive watched in a while. I’m lovong the Hayward- Burks backcourt. They are super athletic and tall and best of all play defense. Ill give a Little credit to Corbin for yanking Watson. lets hope he sticks to it. Watson is garbage! Its basically 4 on 5 when he is in the game. Watson 12-13 season stats – PPG 2.1, MPG 17, FG% 28, 3p% 21, FT% 66, RPG 1.5 apg 4. He is ranked 427th in points per 48 mins. There is only 10 worse in NBA, 416th in fg% only 19 worse. Here is hoping he stays way down the bench.
Props to Corbin and Al. Corbin for yanking Watson and Al for actually looking Athletic in the first half. There was no Al iso play in the 2nd quarter in particular and the team was awesome.
Im hoping Al has just played against his new team as Walker would be amazing on the Jazz and the Bobcats need a Centre and veteran scorer.
Glad to see Hayward and Burks playing more minutes. But Favors still getting only 19 minutes!
10 points on 5/5 shooting, 6 rebs, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks.
How pathetic and sad is it that we have to “give props” and get excited that a coach is “improving” when he BENCHES a sh*tty player who turns the ball over repeatedly.
Really?
Sorry. But Corbin is NOT improving. Only reason Burks is on the floor is because Mo Williams and Marvin Williams are out.
Don’t try to convince yourself Corbin is “improving” just because he has the wherewithal to make a basic, fundamental, obvious, easy, simple decision. “Earl Watson sucks. I should play him less.”
Excuse me for not getting excited. We narrowly beat the Mavericks and the Bobcats, two of the worst teams in the NBA.
I agree. It’s sad that we give props to our coach because he’s a coach. Anyone in their right frame of mind would EASILY accomplish the simple tasks that Corbin is accomplishing. But because he is SO bad, we have to give him credit for sitting a crappy player. Sad state we are in right now.
I guess that’s what we’ve sunken to… getting excited that Corbin may FINALLY be beginning to make decisions that any competent coach would have made during his first two weeks on the job. Sad indeed.
We can say that Jazz subs are better than starting lineup… less Watson… I like it! is a unexpected reaction on a team.
- Player of the game: Hayward.
- Im exiting bout 15 home games…
I think we are all being conditioned to think like the Jazz FO: lower your expectations so much that just being mediocre is an achievement. Aim low, shoot lower. Jazz standards are that low, and now its infecting us, I guess. A sad day indeed.
Injuries are the best thing to happen to Tyrone’s coaching.
I will support the team through thick and thin. I love this team. BUT, because of that love, I will not sit back and keep quiet while watching a couple tools destroy the legacy of this franchise. It is possible to support the team, while demanding better results.
By no means am I a Corbin supporter now. It was just nice to actually see him do a simple coaching move that everyone coud see… finally. Yes it was late, and a super obvious move any coach should of made. He is still a Moron but were stuck with that moron. #firecorbin
everybody please. CC has been too stupid to make some obvious changes before and he made one. You do need to compliment someone when they finally do something right. I hope none of you lot are in the teaching profession.
Umm…..okay. Good Job Corbin! Your hand was forced! Great job in being in a situation where you had no decision to make and it paid off.
You guys are ridiculous. Corbin is not a great coach by any means, but to say he is bad is idiotic. First off, you have to realize that the FO has a major say in players getting minutes, especially those that are on the trading block. 2nd off,look at the way Burks is playing now. He doesn’t take a possession off because he knows how hard it is to get minutes. Look at players like Tyrus Thomas or Kwame Brown, who were careless on the court because they were handed the keys of the organization. You can’t tell me you would prefer that.
Another side note: Many of you mentioned that a coach is responsible for the way his players attitude is during the game. If that is the case, you have to acknowledge Corbin at least minimally because the last 2 games the Jazz have played with great energy.
Wow I cannot believe the hate that some of you hold to CCorbin . I know that he hasnt made the best decisions , but like I said before he is just a second year coach basically . Do we not give our players the respect even tho they are just learning by thier mistakes ? Shouldnt CCorbin be given that same repect even tho he makes his ?
Like Andy says the FO has alot of say in who plays and who doesnt .
As far as I am concerned some of you do not deserve that respect that you seam to think that your entitled to . I am sad to see this is what our fan base has come to . What happened to the post that was polite and about supporting our team . I use to enjoy just about everything that I read on here , but lately it hasnt been so nice to read .
Please can we not bring it back to what it used to be . I am sure that some of you that have been on here since I started reading on here knows what I am saying .
Go Jazz and CCorbin I still believe in you !!!!!!
@andy and jay:
#FIRECORBIN.
Um, I’m ptetty sure the FO has very little say in who gets minutes. Don’t know where you get that info from, except pulling it out of yourass.
That said, I’ve tried to give credit where credit is due. Tyrone has made some decisions finally that made sense, Burks in over Watson, defensive and offensive substitutions. Al is showing some defensive effort and taking it to the hole more. Paul Millsap has found his lost offense and energy. Hayward is finding consistency. But just like last year, how many games did we play (and lose) with less good veteran players getting minutes over more talented and athletic players? Until injuries forced him to make a good move. Its the same story this year. I’ll believe Ty has made real progress when he keeps Watson on the bench even after Mo is back. Until then I’m syill skeptical.
Ironically enough, it was against the Hawks last year the Corbin decided to return CJ (just back from injury) his starting minutes 50 minutes (3OT) rode CJ in 4th and all three OTs—Jazz 6 game losing streak ends.
Earl Watson complains about taking to his agent to get minutes gets about 25 minutes per game then injuries himself against Spurs (out for year, like CJ) Bell was in doghouse, Howard hurt. Jazz then go 7 and 2 to finish season and make playoffs…..so what does Corbin do…reinserts Howard into STARTING lineup after being out a ton of game in a 1st round match up w red hot Spurs?!
Thats why we have doubts about Corbin. How many minutes Watson gets tomorrow should give us a clue. But Corbin has been in this position several times and messed up. So until prove wrong I for one will expect Corbin to be Corbin. Til further notice….
@KCJones the GM signs all the players. Don’t you think he has an idea of what kind of play time he wants them to get? He also hires/fires the coach. Sure Ty makes the final decision come gametime, but if Dennis is unhappy with his decision I’m sure he lets him know.
Andy are you serious?
is it just the mentality of folks in Utah to follow and agree with what your told no matter how stupid it might be? . you think the bulls just sit their second highest paid player in the fourth quarter because the GM said so? Oh wait that’s just what good coaches do.
@noneyadb If you’re trying to associate me with the LDS “blind & faithful” in this state, then you’re going down the wrong road.
In no way am I saying that KOC has a line to Ty during the game telling him which subs to make. But for Alec Burks(12th overall pick chosen by none other than KOC) to ride the pine the first 20 games, KOC had to at least discuss with Corbin the reasoning behind it.
sure he discussed it but he didn’t make the decision to bench Burkes that was on Corbin. Playing vets over younger more athletic and talented players is all on Corbin. If mo isn’t injured I don’t believe Burkes is playing.
Hey now no need to tell us that we are stupid because really I think it is all an opinion on both sides . Unless you have been in in the office or huddle yourselves then it would only be an opinion .
I know that CCorbin has some things that he needs to improve on but all this negative even when he does good things is not good for him , the players , and all you the fans .
I myself would rather focus on the good that came out of the game . I am not so naive to think that it was perfect but chose not to rant and rave about the negative when there are positives to look at .
I beleive in the Jazz lets all cheer for them . Go Jazz !!!!
I didn’t say y’all are stupid, I said some of the things your bring told are stupid. For example Corbin coming out and saying that playing the vets because of their experience is better for the team. that’s stupid.