Jazz PXP Man David Locke Utahs Preseason win over Portland

Emptin the Noggin after the Pre-Season win over the Blazers
• Big picture I have the same feeling as I did leaving Portland, it is pre-season , no one is game planning, no one is exploiting your weakness, everyone is just playing their game regardless of opponent so it is hard to really take a lot away from the night.
• The Jazz played much better defensively. The rotations in the half court were superior to what they were on Monday night. The transition defense was abysmal early in the game and they improved greatly with that as the game went on.
• The rookies defended well, Kanter played well in the post against LaMarcus Aldridge late in the game. Realize LA has not practiced more than one or twice and was not at full strength, but he is so skilled it was good for Kanter to hold his own.
• The fact that Kanter is 19 years old hasn’t played in 2 years and is not making a complete fool of himself is a really good sign about his talent level. He is a superior rebounder. When I watched the film of him this is how I opened my draft breakdown of Kanter “This is an NBA player. His elite skill is rebounding. He is going to be a big time rebounder in the NBA. My guess is a 10 rebound a night player if he gets time”
• Burks also battled defensively far better than I ever saw from him on his college tapes. He actually had an impressive 0 for 8 night. He is going to struggle in how he is going to score, and how he is going to have to play off contact. This will take him time and he will figure it out.
• Favors and Hayward reminded us tonight that they are both in the middle of a process. I have a feeling I will write this a tremendous amount.
• I liked that Ty Corbin had a design on how to get players minutes and stuck to it. 
• The players not playing and icing is what they do after every game immediately following a game so they did it on the bench because it is important to do it immediately, nothing more significant than that. 
• What jumped out to me about the Jazz tonight is how slim the difference in this line-up is from 1 to 14. Paul Millsap may be the best player on the team, which is not a good thing, and he is just not that much better than the 11th guy on the roster. Who is the 13th guy on the roster and how does he compare to the 4th best player. The margin is almost non-existent.
• The above situation is going to make Tyrone Corbin’s life very difficult. 
• Josh Howard has the ability to beat people 1 on 1 and this roster is pretty void of that. He will be important
• CJ Miles first half was great and his second half wasn’t. His career in a capsule.
• Phil Johnson is awesome on the radio, you have to listen to it.
• He talked about the timing of the offense and how it is to learn and how they still have to get the ball inside, the offense is predicated on paint touches. 
• LA is next.