SLC Dunk - NBA Regular Season: Utah Jazz at Memphis Grizzlies -- Game 4Our Team Is On The Floorhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/29190/slc-redunk-fv.jpg2012-11-05T22:04:23-07:00http://www.slcdunk.com/rss/stream/33700072012-11-05T22:04:23-07:002012-11-05T22:04:23-07:00Jazz @ Memphis -- Immediate Reaction Video
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<h3>NBA Regular Season 2012-2013, Game 4:</h3>
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<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.slcdunk.com/">Utah Jazz</a> 94 @ <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/">Memphis Grizzlies</a> 103</h3>
<p>Tonight's Roster: Spencer (@UtahJazzPodcast), Alec Lam (@AlecLam14), Diana Allen (@DianaAllen), and me (@AllThatAmar)</p>
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<h3>NBA Regular Season 2012-2013, Game 4:</h3>
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<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.slcdunk.com/">Utah Jazz</a> (1-2) @ <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/">Memphis Grizzlies</a> (1-1)</h3>
<p>Final Score: Utah 94 - Memphis 103</p>
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<h3>NBA Regular Season 2012-2013, Game 4:</h3>
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<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.slcdunk.com/">Utah Jazz</a> (1-2) @ <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/">Memphis Grizzlies</a> (1-1)</h3>
<p>After Three: Utah 68 - Memphis74</p>
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<h3>NBA Regular Season 2012-2013, Game 4:</h3>
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<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.slcdunk.com/">Utah Jazz</a> (1-2) @ <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/">Memphis Grizzlies</a> (1-1)</h3>
<p>Halftime Score: Utah 50 - Memphis 47</p>
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<p>TIME: 6:00 PM (MT); TV -- ROOT SPORTS; RADIO -- 1280AM / 9.75 FM</p> <h3>NBA Regular Season 2012-2013, Game 4:</h3>
<h3> <a href="https://www.slcdunk.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Utah Jazz</a> (1-2) @ <a href="https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Memphis Grizzlies</a> (1-1)</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.slcdunk.com/jazz-game-streams/2012/11/5/3605966/nba-regular-season-utah-jazz-at-memphis-grizzlies-game-4">Jazz @ Grizzlies Game Stream</a> -- <span>Jazz vs Grizzlies coverage</span> -- <a href="http://www.straightouttavancouver.com/">Straight Outta Vancouver</a></p>
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<p>Because the game stream is so thorough . . . I'm running out of things to say here. I did not scout Memphis beforehand because I haven't watched any of their games yet. They're getting 20+ PPG from <span>Rudy Gay</span> and <span>Marc Gasol</span> though, while <span>Zach Randolph</span> chips in with a 15 / 15 line. They're a good team. We need our bigs to show up. Our group of <span>Al Jefferson</span>, <span>Paul Millsap</span>, and <span>Marvin Williams</span> needs to equal the output of Gay/Gasol/Z-Bo.</p>
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<h4>Probable Starters:</h4>
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<p>I'm not going to lie. The Grizzlies are well rested. They are at home. It's their home opener. And they are a better team than us. I'm sure we'll be fine though . . .</p>
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<h3>GO JAZZ GO!</h3>
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<h3>NBA Preseason 2012-2013, Game 4:</h3>
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<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.slcdunk.com/">Utah Jazz</a> (1-2) @ <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/">Memphis Grizzlies</a> (1-1)</h3>
<h4><i>Player Focus: <span>Marvin Williams</span></i></h4>
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<p>Okay, I love Marvin Williams. I love him because from what I watched him do in individual plays on Synergy I felt like if used correctly on offense -- he was going to be a huge upgrade over <span>Josh Howard</span>, or <span>C.J. Miles</span>, or almost any other SF we brought in over the last decade of Jazz basketball. He validated the signing by translating a super hot shooting year, his last with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.peachtreehoops.com/">Atlanta Hawks</a>, into a great preseason. Last year in ATL he shot 38.9 3pt%, in the preseason he shot 57.9 3pt%.</p>
<p>FIFTY SEVEN POINT NINNNNEE PERCENT</p>
<p>It's not just the hot shooting, or just the threes, Marvin looked amazing displaying post up ability, an affinity for getting to the line, a face up ability, he can drive, and he can finish when moving without the ball as well. And yeah, dude is still capable of getting up there and finishing Alley Oops. He's an athletic, veteran wing player for us. I felt like he'd be good for us, but then I quickly began to think he could be better than good.</p>
<p>Watching twitter after Game 1, when Marvin scored 21 points off of 13 shots, some people were expecting him to be great. I don't think he's going to be great here. I'll settle for him being one of the best / most complete wing starters for the Jazz in recent history. In game one he did have that 21 / 3 / 1 /1 / 1 line with two made threes, and 5/5 shooting from the free throw line. Games 2 and 3 had him <a target="_blank" href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willima02/gamelog/2013/">TOTALING 23 / 7 / 2 / 0 / 0</a>, with 1/7 three point shooting, and no free throw attempts.</p>
<p>Road Marvin isn't as good as home Marvin. Or at least that's the score with him in a Jazz uniform, for the Hawks he was actually pretty consistent, regardless of location. The location tonight is in Memphis where he'll be locking horns with <span>Rudy Gay</span>. In 12 games against the Grizz he averages 13 / 5 / 2 / 1 / 0.5 while shooting 53 / 25 / 89. Those are good numbers. In two of those games Rudy Gay was out. Against Gay (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/h2h_finder.cgi?request=1&p1=gayru01&p2=willima02">and this is the marquee matchup for me</a>) he averages 13 / 5 / 2 / 1 / 0.5, while shooting 53 / 25 / 88. So, pretty consistent, huh?</p>
<p>The problem for the Jazz is that Gay is super athletic and capable of hurting us. He hasn't explicitly hurt the Jazz, but I'm worried about him. Gay averages 16 / 6 / 1 against the Jazz, while shooting 43 fg%. He does better against Marvin than he does against the Jazz though.</p>
<p>Utah needs to win tonight. And we fans want Marvin to play well tonight. The Jazz usually bottle up Gay, but Gay plays well against Marvin. Marvin is okay against Memphis. Something has to give. If Marvin gets chewed up I can see a lot of people getting off the Marvin band wagon.</p>
<p>Hopefully for us we see more of "home" Marvin tonight as he plays in the deep south (which is close to Atlanta). I dunno. I'm reaching here. Gimme a break, I wrote 400 posts this off-season. I'm already burnt out. I wanna see Marvin have a good game.</p>
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<h3>NBA Regular Season 2012-2013, Game 4:</h3>
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<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.slcdunk.com/">Utah Jazz</a> (1-2) @ <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/">Memphis Grizzlies</a> (1-1)</h3>
<p><i>Injury Update:</i></p>
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<h4>Grizzlies Injuries --</h4>
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<span>Darrell Arthur</span> (PF-C) OUT -- Darrell, man, poor guy missed ALL of last season and is still out. You all probably don't care about him, but I do. Showed a lot of promise</li>
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<h4>Jazz Injuries --</h4>
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<span>Earl Watson</span> (PG) OUT -- but well, there's <a target="_blank" href="http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1687009/10_Reasons_1_2_-_Earl_Watson_SOON_medium.png">this </a>to be happy about. </li>
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<p style="text-align: center;">See that! EARL liked it</p>
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<span>Raja Bell</span> (SG) OUT -- I have no clue what he's doing right now, but for his sake I hope Miami area YMCA's don't fine floppers . . . <br>
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<h4>Advantage --</h4>
<p>Our pick and roll defense is abysmal. Earl doesn't stop the ship from sinking, but he doesn't steer us at icebergs -- proverbially off course -- which is exactly what we're getting with <span>Jamaal Tinsley</span>, <span>Mo Williams</span>, <span>Randy Foye</span> and others trying to defend it. So, no Earl means advantage Memphis.</p>
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<h3>NBA Regular Season 2012-2013, Game 4:</h3>
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<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.slcdunk.com/">Utah Jazz</a> (1-2) @ <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/">Memphis Grizzlies</a> (1-1)</h3>
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<p>You wouldn't love these if I did these 82 times a season (right?), well, we have an awesome Jam Session today with SB Nations <a href="http://www.straightouttavancouver.com/">Straight Outta Vancouver</a> 's Marcus Privitt (@<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/marcusprivitt">MarcusPrivitt</a>). My answers to his questions are on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.straightouttavancouver.com/2012/11/5/3602704/home-opener-preview-jazz-at-grizzlies">their site over here -- so please check that out</a>. So . . . let's start this jam session . . .</p>
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<h4>1. A number of national commentators have talked about the Jazz and their glut of talented bigs. I think the same could easily be said for the Memphis Grizzlies as well once Darrell Arthur returns. In a playoff series I know I don't want to mess with a group featuring <span>Marc Gasol</span>, <span>Zach Randolph</span>, Marreesse Speights, and DA. How's Arthur's rehab being going? Even if he's not able to come back and kill it, I'm still quite worried about how awesome your bigs can be.</h4>
<p>The Grizzlies get a lot of light because of their bigs. We're no joke in the paint and can hang with the best of the league down low. Although I still think we're figuring out "how to mesh" all the size inside, there is tons of potential.</p>
<p><span>Darrell Arthur's</span> rehab is going surprisingly well since the shocking news of the leg fracture. He went on the road trip with the team this past weekend and has been cleared for low-impact workouts. This past Friday, he worked out on the court with some of the players absolutely drenched in sweat. In my opinion, there couldn't be a better sign. Officials have targeted his return for somewhere around the end of November - beginning of December.</p>
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<h4>2. Was last seasons' first round exit a disappointment after making the second round the year before? What are your lasting memories from that tough seven game series?</h4>
<p>The Grizzlies snagged the second round in the 2011 playoffs just at the right time: when we got hot and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.poundingtherock.com/">Spurs</a> got cold. We rode the hot streak and forced seven games in the series with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.welcometoloudcity.com/">Thunder</a>, but went home after a hard loss. Regardless, I was surprisingly pleased with the year's results - especially fighting through the entire postseason without <span>Rudy Gay</span>.</p>
<p>Because of this, no doubt loss this past year was a disappointment. Bias aside, I truly believe we were the better team in the series against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.clipsnation.com/">Clippers</a>. We outplayed them on almost all areas of the court, unfortunately, just not at the right points in the games. The worst memory I'll take from the series (besides seeing <span>Chris Paul</span> and <span>Blake Griffin</span> complain with EVERY call) would probably be game 1 in which we lost after claiming a 27-point lead. When we lost THAT game, I knew the series would be a hard one mentally as well as physically. The best memory, though, came after Memphis fans booed Blake Griffin when he limped off the court. Readers over at ClipsNation weren't too happy with it and came to Straight Outta Vancouver to pick a bone. We worked through the argument and ended up developing several great relationships in the blogosphere world. Because of the exchange, I now frequent ClipsNation and have much respect for the blog's writers and readers.</p>
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<h4>3. This off-season <span>O.J. Mayo</span> signed with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/">Dallas Mavericks</a> after four years in Memphis. Looking back, how will you remember Mayo? As the #3 pick that didn't dominate? A solid starter? Or something else? I'm interested to know because right now the Jazz team is filled with lotto picks who aren't dominating.</h4>
<p>As a fan, I'd remember OJ as the "wild-card" player. When <span>Lionel Hollins</span> put him into the game, there was always a big chance he was going to light it up and score big beyond-the-arc. His doing this was always a sight for sore eyes when it came to Grizzlies fans, because our 3-pt shooting has been awful.</p>
<p>Because there was a chance to get hot, however, there was an equal chance he wasn't going to be a force when he stepped on the court. This happened more often than not, but, because he was frequently our only hope for a game OUTSIDE the paint, he was given a lot of minutes.</p>
<p>I'll miss him, but I think the bench is stronger and, with it, outside shooting. Definitely worth the trade.</p>
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<h4>4. On Monday we tangle. Which team has the better bench?</h4>
<p>I gotta go with Utah. Memphis' bench has been notoriously horrific the past several years. Although recently we made some key additions to the bench (<span>Jerryd Bayless</span> and <span>Wayne Ellington</span>), we're only 2 games into the season. Haven't seen much from them to make any claims about their skill when lined up against the Jazz bench players. Plus, I've always been a big fan of <span>Randy Foye</span> and <span>Derrick Favors</span>. If the Grizzlies are going to win, it's going to be because of the starting lineup.</p>
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<h4>5. How many games do you guys have to win for Lionel Hollins to get some respect around the league, and possibly get a CoY trophy?</h4>
<p>Interesting you bring this up - I wrote a piece earlier this month referencing the fact Lionel is just now starting to get respect from writers and media alike. He's a genius and has worked hard to develop Memphis into a team full of players who fully buy into the "grit n' grind" defensive mindset. But this means nothing if he can't win games. In my opinion, the Grizzlies need a top-3 western conference seed and a deep playoff run for him to start getting recognized. Look at guys like <span>Rick Carlisle</span> and <span>Scott Brooks</span>. To shine big, they needed the big stage. For Lionel it's the same way: what's more important here is results, not necessarily wins.</p>
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<p>Thanks a lot Marcus, and once again, please visit <a href="http://www.straightouttavancouver.com/">Straight Outta Vancouver</a> for all your Grizz coverage! And Go Jazz Go!</p>
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