Utah Jazz's Collin Sexton tries to get past Toronto Raptors' Precious Achiuwa during first-half preseason NBA basketball game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 114-82 loss to the Toronto Raptors from Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen.I was surprised by Will Hardy’s choices in the rotation on Sunday in the first preseason game. Obviously, it’s just one game, one that doesn’t even matter.
Honestly, that does make some sense to me. Some of the Jazz’s problems of the last couple of years have been about their too-small backcourt, and starting Beasley at shooting guard over the 6-1 Sexton alleviates that somewhat. But having both Sexton and Clarkson coming off the bench in the same lineup provides real duplication of “scoring dudes who haven’t looked to pass first in their NBA careers.
• Rudy Gay finding his way back into the rotation despite falling out of it last season. We’ll see what happens moving forward, but he didn’t look particularly spry in Game 1. Of course, that makes sense for a 36-year-old veteran, who probably isn’t moving at full speed yet. At halftime, I think Nick Nurse must have discussed the Jazz’s game plan with the Raptors, because they immediately started attacking the Jazz’s guards on switches, both up high and down low. This example is from later in the quarter, but Clarkson has no chance against Christian Koloko here, a rookie second-round pick.
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