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Snyder has made it clear that he wants the Jazz to play at a fast pace with a lot of ball movement, which is something that the coaching staff and players are excited about.
"Hopefully we can get out on the floor and make plays for each other," Synder said. "Playing with pace, hopefully, is not just getting the ball up the court quickly, but sharing the ball and playing with the pass. I saw some moments here [during summer league] where I was really happy with how the ball moved. We're not perfect yet, never will be, but our spacing and a lot of things can improve. But I thought there was really a willingness and effort on our guys' part to play with the pass. It's just the idea of the ball moving. I think if you run 100 feet and I pass 100 feet, I'm going to win. The ball moves faster than people and if you play with the pass, it keeps people guessing and on the move."
Man, Snyder is saying all of the right things to me.Having Burke and Exum in the backcourt – two players capable of playing point guard and running the offense – should make it easier for the Jazz to get out in transition. Snyder is confident that Burke and Exum will be able to coexist and form one of the more intriguing backcourts in the NBA.
"I was waiting for the Dante-Trey question," Snyder said with a smile when asked about the duo. "I've talked about this every time we play, every time we practice. To me, there aren't positions in basketball. If you have five guys on the floor that can defend the five guys on the other team, it doesn't matter whether you call them ones, twos, threes, fours or fives. Those two guys, I think, can match up defensively with other guards and if they can play together, which I think they can, they really present a matchup problem. I do think that they can be a unique backcourt. And in my mind I see them as a backcourt, as opposed to a one and a two or a three."
"It's good; everybody wants to play fast," Hood said. "It helps us as a team, and it's hard to defend. I think that's the reason we’re playing like that. We're moving. When we play half-court offense, we're moving the ball, we're sharing the ball and it's hard to guard."
"It's great," Gobert said of playing with Burke and Exum. "When I get the rebound, I just pass to Trey or Dante, and I know it's going to be quick so we can get easy baskets. They're both good passers. Trey, Dante and even Rodney is a good passer – pretty much all the guards. I just want to be aggressive and if they shoot, I just go after the rebound."
"He is one of the quickest guys I've ever seen with the ball," Hood said of Exum. "He changes speeds just like that. It helps me, him getting into the lane and being able to pass the ball. He's a really good passer as well. He can score. I mean he's just ultra-quick."
@Lockedonsports Word is, Hayward is 230 pounds, and a good 230. Pre-draft, was 211. 6'8", 230 is Rudy Gay size.
Too bad he didn't accelerate the rebuild by letting Corbin go sooner.
Hornacek coaching this team. One has to wonder...
If not Snyder, I wanted to see Vanterpool, Adrian Griffin, or Pinckney in Utah.Too bad he didn't accelerate the rebuild by letting Corbin go sooner.
Hornacek coaching this team. One has to wonder...