Utah Jazz guard Joe Ingles pressures Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker as the Utah Jazz host the Phoenix Suns at Vivint Arena, Jan. 26, 2022. Booker scored 43 points and 12 rebounds.Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 105-97 loss to the Phoenix Suns from Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen.There are probably two defining Quin Snyder press conferences per year. Maybe three. They’re press conferences when he comes out with more urgency: a message to deliver, and passion in his voice.
That’s a pretty clear signal to me — he needs the rest of his team to play with Conley’s level of focus and desperation to win. That was basically my thought, too: I’m okay if the Jazz get out-talented without Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Right now, they’re asking Bojan Bogdanovic to be a No. 1 scorer, they’re asking Hassan Whiteside to be a starting center, and so on. Neither of those guys are those things. Joe Ingles is a bench player at this point, Trent Forrest is a two-way guy asked to do a lot, and so on. Missed shots? Times when they’re outsized? It’s okay.
That’s the thing, though: in the playoffs, there are a lot of All-Star-level players making tough shots. The Jazz will need to do the other things to win before that — like avoiding silly fouls, contesting the shots they can, and, well, giving an effort for all 48 minutes of the game.The Jazz weren’t terrible on offensive rebounds tonight, but there was one play that I thought made a difference — that I can also use to show off what the Jazz can improve on.
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