The utahjazz had a 132-126 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves last night, advancing them to 2-0 to start the season. NBA
2. Jordan Clarkson — playmaker?
Frankly, I am used to Clarkson just dribbling the heck out of the ball, exploring the paint mostly as a path to get his defender off balance, which he can then use to get past him, or uncork the floater or short jumper — Clarkson has awesome touch. But watch this assist from the Jazz’s first game: he probes the defense, using a jab step step-through to get into the paint, and then reads the help defender to find Markkanen out in the corner.
They’re taking 40% of their shots from deep right now, and truthfully, I thought they might struggle with that. That’s not because they don’t have a bunch of 3-point shooters — they do — but I thought that defenses might stay home on the perimeter and dare the Jazz’s ballhandlers to beat them one-on-one, then stay home on the outside.
How? Again, I have to give a shout-out to a great Twitter follow: coach Gibson Pyper, at Half-Court Hoops. He does great Xs and Os breakdowns throughout the season around the NBA, but you can read his Jazz breakdown here —But even though they went just 1-3 in the preseason, you can see some of the trademarks of their regular season success in those same plays.
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