Did Dave Rose help Quin Snyder with that defensive game plan?

[sweetgrass]

leave Houston’s wings wide open for sideline 3’s that loss is on Snyder.

[EagleMountainUte]

Not even close. The start of the first and second Utah had barely any points. Offense is what beats the Rockets not defense. Jazz are just not built to take them.  

[gUrthBrooks]

Two All Star Hall of Fame players in the back court for Houston, and Utah has a rookie and no Rubio. 

[Utah]

I’m not going to bang on Snyder at all for that game. The Jazz played very good defensively. Look at the shot charts between Utah and Houston:

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/shot-chart/201805060UTA.html

Look at all the mid-range shots Houston took compared to Utah. What lost the game for Utah was this: 7/29 on threes. You won’t beat anyone shooting like that. Utah has to make those three point shots. Mitchell and Ingles have to be a whole lot better than 2/7 each. 3/7 each makes a HUGE difference. 4/7 wins you the game. 

O’Neal was 0 for 3 from three. Crowder was 1/7. If O’Neal is 1/3, Crowder, Ingles and Mitchell are 3/7, that is an additional 15 points. That turns a loss into a win. The players need to shoot better.

Snyder has done an amazing job. What needs to happen is Lindsey needs to not put himself in a position again to lose a player like Hayward. 

We need a third. Can Utah get Leonard from SA? I’d love that. 

[EagleMountainUte]

Losing Hayward gave Utah the reason to look for Mitchell. He was incredibly lucky but you need to stop with the Hayward hand wringing. Jazz are a better team now. 

[EagleMountainUte]

Leonard will go east. New York maybe with Porzingis.