TOO GOOD?: Utah Jazz Start HEATS UP Jazz fans talk, Ace Bailey PROGRESSION, This again?
Utah Jazz fans question whether the team is “too good” amid a shifting NBA landscape as surprise tank candidates emerge. David Locke spotlights standout performances by Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George, explores Will Hardy’s inventive offensive schemes, and reveals why Svi Mykhailiuk’s unexpected rise is sparking debate among the fanbase. Are the Jazz at risk of losing their valuable first-round pick with teams like New Orleans and Brooklyn struggling more than expected?
Key insights include Markkanen’s future as a core piece for playoff aspirations, the varied development paths of rookies Ace Bailey, Cody Williams, and Taylor Hendricks, and concerns over Bryce Sensabaugh’s limited impact beyond shooting. Locke unpacks the impact of recent roster changes, sustainable shooting trends, and the importance of team chemistry. Can Utah maintain momentum as the road trip intensifies, or will shifting rotations and pressure for youth development disrupt their rhythm?
0:00 – Are Jazz Too Good?
14:52 – Young Player Development Issues
26:47 – Lauri Markkanen’s Future & Breakouts
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22 Comments
Svi knows who went to Epstein island
Out of the starters, Pow is the one that needs to step up defensively.
You're blaming the fans??? How about you blame the system of the NBA, you have to play the tanking game to compete in a small market. It is what it is. Jazz fans know the score. A cute Svi story isn't going to get us closer to a championship
I thought brice looked solid on defense the other night. I also think he’s made some solid passes this year. Casual observation not rooted in any numbers but having watched every minute, the issue seems to be off ball movement. Lot of hanging out, but that also may be by design, so who knows. Interested in thoughts on this.
But you didn't "bypass that…" lol
Dude. This episode wasn't it.
It felt dismissive of our legitimate concerns.
You have preached that we have to play our rookies to find out what we have. Svi in the starting lineup needs explanation cause it's so different from our philosophy in the previous years.
We see the wins and we genuinely enjoy it. But we also see that this isn't our final destination.
Don't put us down like that
Ace will start more games than not this season it's only been 4 games
I don't even agree with you often Locke, but the fans are broken. It's all about next draft all the time and it''s horrible. People also can't seem to realize that the players show in practice whether they are worth playing and playing guys who don't prove that they deserve it in practice is bad for everyone
Hate to break it to everyone but Collier will be taking all of the WCJ minutes. WCJ is giving us nothing on defense and shooting under 30% from 3. Sure he can hit the floater as the PnR ballhandler and rack up a couple of free assists, but Collier can make much more dynamic passes. Everyone's biggest gripe with Isaiah is that he can't hit the 3, well neither can WCJ currently and Collier outplays him everywhere else.
Pre-season games are joke. FIBA games are not.80% chance that Bailey is not Jazz after 3 years. Ainge will do so many moves. To me Bailey has not shown much. Good but not allstar lever ever.
Portland showed how to beat Jazz so we pick 5th again. Jazz lose by 21 tonight.
I talked to the Gotti Family and other Families, they said the NBA has promised the Suns will win by 10. I have a thousand on the Suns. Adam Silver has $50,000 on the Suns.
Svi is a bench guy that we're starting over a future All-Star and I'm sorry when you start to hinder the development of your players by basically not giving them starter minutes not letting them get in any rhythm that is what fans are mad about because it is dumb to have guys that take possessions and guys that basically what you're doing is you're taking a horrible bench and you're putting it with your Superstar future player instead of having him play with the better players that know how to move the ball that know how to shoot and I know the offense so no duh that svi looks better with the starters because they're better players that's why you want your Superstar player an ace playing with the starters that's what we're saying it's retarded to be playing a guy that won't be on this team in 2 years starting him over your future maybe all star what should we just piss him off right away I mean we're basically proving exactly why you don't let people lose their starting positions due to sickness cuz we're acting as though yes he's a little better right now no duh but it doesn't help when the other guy behind him gets half the amount of minutes start Ace it's retarded otherwise
Been saying it all summer long it's definitely a combination of us being too good and other teams wanting to tank. Who doesn't realize nobody wants to be a below playing team or a play in team? It's either fight for a playoff spot or tank for a draft pick that is what the league has become. If the Jazz are not able to stay in the bottom 4 then they cannot risk going for the draft pick. Like I said all summer long this is going to be a very interesting season and they better choose what they're going to do really early in the season. Which does not look like they are doing
Svi is a 28 year old guy ya he is doing more the right things but guess what he's not going to want us a title or a playoff spot Ace Bailey has a chance to win as a title or a playoff spot you basically said it yourself that Ace Bailey might be suffering because he's not used to playing this shity minutes that he's playing I mean seriously was his agent right about not wanting to play for the Jazz cuz right now it's looking like he might be right because we are too stupid and have to force this dumbass coaching staff play the young developmental Superstar maybe players over f**** a bunch of veterans that aren't in the league are on our team in a couple years that's called hindering development it's called retarded you know what you want probably for Ace is to play with the guys that do things right and normally the guys that play a little better and do the right things are normally the starters so shouldn't you have him learning with them instead of learning with a bunch of guys that are just trying to make a spot and jacking up shots and not passing on the ball and it's evident to everyone except for the stupid Jazz fans that are happy that well svi hit two threes last game and yay we look good for like a game granted we're still average middle of the pack lower and we're not that good but I mean I guess that's what happens when you have like a Michael Jordan sitting on your bench and don't play him
Young kids are not good lol except Vj, Kon , Cooper even Ace if he would get minutes and other rookies! Things are NOT black and white like you claim all the time
Did you not watch preseason? David did you not watch the second half of last season? Svi was horrible so why is he automatically getting minutes? I know he has been good since season started but he did last season as well. ACE SHOULD GET THOSE MINUTES
If the last draft showed us anything, it showed that tanking doesn't pay off. No one hangs a banner for winning the draft, sorry Jazz fans
Did he even deserve to be number 5? How are fans and players suppose to react to the fact that we don't want you to be good to loose a top 10 draft pick? What is that suppose to mean? How does that help anything? It is really an admittance than Tanko Ball is still going on in Utah under the guise that we don't really want them to tank, but oh yes we really do. If you are a Jazz fan, come on are you really happy with the Jazz mixed messages. I really long for the days of Larry Miller….
Just because you have a Top 10 pick is no gaurantee that the Jazz are good enough at finding talent.See Cody Williams and the runt from Australia that kept getting injured. The era of finding John Stockton at 15 and Malone what at 11 were born out of their desire. Those two had longing and a willingness to do anything to get better. We have not had that since the legendary duo retired. They made themselves into the all time greats at their positions Power Forward and Point Guard. I am now feeling confident in saying that the six foot one Stockton, with no athetic ability, jumping skills or other physical prowess is the true NBA GOAT.
My question about Svi was absolutely meant to be provocafive. But Brice needs minutes. And Cody? If he's a 7 minute a game player, the Jazz should not have picked up his option.
Not to have to much fun or kicks, but maybe some mob boss told the Jazz to play him…and he will help the results "wink, wink". Kind of like the way Bobby Henan would help Hulk Hogan or Nick Bockwinkle win and lose in Pro Wrestling?