Justin Holiday has verbally agreed to join the Mavs. He's a lengthy 3&D wing who's pretty good at shooting off dribble handoffs, ...
South Africa look to replicate their result against New Zealand in the Pool Stage as the two titans of Rugby face off in the Sydney HSBC Sevens Series Final! #Rugby #Sevens #Highlights SUBSCRIBE to World Rugby on YouTube: @World Rugby Abonnez-vous à World Rugby France: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8yDQBIfghpQCrJufJCGmIA ワールドラグビー日本のチャンネル登録をお願いします: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCINNL-f2HyUQP1y_UG682hQ For news, stories, highlights and more, go to our official website: https://www.world.rugby/ Follow World Rugby on social media: YouTube: @World Rugby Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldrugby Twitter: https://twitter.com/worldrugby Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/worldrugby To LICENSE World Rugby footage, please contact IMG REPLAY ➡️ https://bit.ly/2yYNlIF
Argentina shock host New Zealand to win the HSBC Sevens Series event in Hamilton and claim 22 valuable points in the overall standings. #Rugby #Sevens #Highlights SUBSCRIBE to World Rugby on YouTube: @World Rugby Abonnez-vous à World Rugby France: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8yDQBIfghpQCrJufJCGmIA ワールドラグビー日本のチャンネル登録をお願いします: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCINNL-f2HyUQP1y_UG682hQ For news, stories, highlights and more, go to our official website: https://www.world.rugby/ Follow World Rugby on social media: YouTube: @World Rugby Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldrugby Twitter: https://twitter.com/worldrugby Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/worldrugby To LICENSE World Rugby footage, please contact IMG REPLAY ➡️ https://bit.ly/2yYNlIF
The HSBC Sevens Series continued in Dubai as the teams battle out for top spot over the course of the year. Who will continue on from Hong Kong to claim top spot? #Rugby #DHLHighlights #Highlights #Day1 #Sevens SUBSCRIBE to World Rugby on YouTube: @World Rugby Abonnez-vous à World Rugby France: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8yDQBIfghpQCrJufJCGmIA ワールドラグビー日本のチャンネル登録をお願いします: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCINNL-f2HyUQP1y_UG682hQ For news, stories, highlights and more, go to our official website: https://www.world.rugby/ Follow World Rugby on social media: YouTube: @World Rugby Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldrugby Twitter: https://twitter.com/worldrugby Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/worldrugby To LICENSE World Rugby footage, please contact IMG REPLAY ➡️ https://bit.ly/2yYNlIF
Spencer Rattler fakes the handoff and throws to Jaheim Bell. Jaheim runs down the sideline and dives into the endzone for the ...
Jaheim Bell takes the handoff up the middle. Video from SEC Network Audio from 107.5 The Game Commentary by Todd Ellis ...
What the Utah Jazz are doing on a basketball court is similar to ballet choreography. Check this out. As Mike Conley drops it down to the big man, he will set an off ball screen for Malik Beasley to potentially fire away a 3. You see that if Brown switches this, Conley has KCP on his back and the lane is open for him to get a layup. So the Nuggets play it straight up. In this case, Pope is trailing behind a 42% shooter from downtown so Green shows up top and this is where the dance begins, as we got the bounce pass to Kessler, who doesn’t force a contested shot and immediately looks for the extra pass. Sexton could have shot it but he also passes it to Mike, who once again swings it back to Beasley for the open 3 that splashes through the net. Their synchronized movement, along with the perfect timing and precision of the passes, gives me this type of vibes. So since everyone is asking- let me finally reveal the secret to how the Utah Jazz are shocking the entire NBA world. Of course with the right music. What up everybody, my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it. Utah’s bread and butter is the 3 point shot. They’re 3rd in makes in 4th in attempts so they shoot a lot and make a lot of them. But they consistently get good looks which is the most interesting. And this is how. Just like in the first play, the quickness of the movement is key, as we got the pick and the great roll by Vanderbuilt who now forces a rotation, and as soon as he gets the ball he immediately starts looking for that next guy, which in this case is Clarkson. Passes to him, and Jordan with the extra pass to the corner for the wide open Rudy Gay. You need to see it in full speed to appreciate how crucial their speed of execution is. And against Atlanta watch the 2 men game here as Conley first fakes going inside before going back to the Olynyk screen which gets Trae caught up here and now Collins has to help and eventually switch. As Kelly immediately cuts to the basket, we got the bounce pass and the layup inside. The Jazz are number 6 in assists per game, which compared to last season when they ranked 27th in the league is an unbelievable turnaround. Again, look at all the movement here as we got the handoff for Conley, then the screen for Gay and the immediate roll, as Rudy lasers the pass there, and with the defense collapsing, the pass to the corner for the open shot. Bang. But as beautiful as this ball movement and player movement looks, these are pretty basic plays right? But why they work is the same reason why their defense works. Let me explain. Utah has the second best offense in the league, and as surprising as that sounds, we saw the great looks that they get. But even more shocking is possibly the fact that they have a top 10 defense. A team that was constructed to lose, with a bunch of gunners that we all thought would just think of how they can get their own shot without worrying about defense, they are top 10 on that end. And sure we can talk about the great individual defense here by Vanderbuilt, hounding Edwards and staying disciplined to be straight up here and deny the drive. We can also talk about the nice awareness here by Walker Kessler as he’s following the play and makes the right rotation on time to go up for this block. But the core reason for all of this is effort. Will Hardy has this team bought into his philosophy of just playing incredibly hard, and executing every play with great energy. Heck, they even got Jordan Clarkson to play great defense, with the textbook form of hand in the passing lane for this steal. Or the way he reads the offense right here and already sees the next pass and where that’s going to go for another steal. And not to mention this spectacular moment which first of all nobody would even attempt to chase down Zion on a fast break. But the incredible extra effort by Clarkson right here is the perfect example of how this team plays. There is not a single guy on this team that hogs the ball or dribbles 10 or more seconds before making a decision. This is old school San Antonio type of system. Shoot, pass or drive. Make that decision in 2 seconds or less. And that is amazing to watch. Can this pace be sustained however? Who knows. But the energy and effort on offense and defense is why they are successful and why I constantly tune in specifically to watch them play. Utah is a great story early on and I really hope that they can keep this up. That’s it for now, subscribe and talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
THE UTAH JAZZ HAVE TAKEN THE NBA BY STORM! When the Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 123-102 on opening night, many were surprised. Nobody expected the Jazz to be competitive this year, and for good reason. They sent their franchise center and three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves and sent three-time All-Star Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers shortly after. Clearly, it was a sign that the Jazz were in rebuilding mode. They were even pegged as the top 4 teams in the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes, as they were expected to do everything they could to objectively lose lots of games for a chance at drafting perhaps the greatest prospect the league has seen since LeBron James. Unfortunately, they didn’t get the memo. As we speak, the Jazz have a winning record, and at the time of this video, good for 2nd most in the league, just below the undefeated Milwaukee Bucks and tied with the Phoenix Suns and the Cleveland Cavaliers. 5 of those wins have been against playoff teams from last year, with two coming against the Western Conference finalists Memphis Grizzlies. The question is, how are they doing this. More importantly, is this sustainable? Let’s find out. If you enjoy meaningful NBA content such as this one, I highly suggest that you hit the like and subscribe buttons so you won’t miss out on videos like these. With that out of the way, on to the Jazz and their hot start. Currently, the Jazz are projected to finish with a 44-38 record and a 68% chance of making the playoffs, according to FiveThirtyEight, which is a far cry from ESPN’s preseason prediction of a 12th place finish for them and an average of 36.5 wins. 44-38 would put the Jazz as the 7th seed in the West, which would be in the play-in games. Vegas actually placed the over/under for wins at 24.5 for Utah, and if they keep up their level of play, they are on pace to shatter that. So just how are the Jazz doing it? There are three main reasons. Another reason is the unlikely evolution of Jordan Clarkson. After landing in Utah via a mid-season trade with the Cavs in the 2019-2020 season, it became apparent that Clarkson would immediately impact the league’s most struggling bench – for better or worse. On the positive side of things, Clarkson is instant offense, quickly making his impact felt as the key reserve for the Jazz, scoring 15.6 points in the year he was acquired. Clarkson didn’t stop there as he became the first Jazz player in history to win the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award for the 2020-2021 season. That season, Clarkson led all NBA reserves in scoring with 18.3 points per game (a career-high) off the bench, to go along with 4 rebounds and 2.4 assists, becoming the first player since Manu Ginobili in 2007-08 to average over 18 points, four boards and two assists as a reserve (minimum 50 games played).But, he also was seen as a ballhog, with fans often complaining that Clarkson didn’t pass much. Those complaints were warranted, as Clarkson ranked 8th league-wide among players with 1000+ minutes in the ratio of received to made passes in two seasons from 2020-2022. Lastly, it seems like everyone has brought in to the system, and that’s thanks to the Jazz’ new Head Coach in Will Hardy, who they hired after spending time as an assistant coach. This team is very different that we’ve seen in the past era of Utah Jazz basketball. They play fast, share the ball, play tough defense and thrive in clutch situations. They look like they enjoy playing together, and having fun. Each possession, there’s no wasted movement; each pass, screen, handoff, or cut has meaning. Just no waste. And the same goes for the defense. The Jazz are rotating, filling lanes, and helping all on a string. They’re not the best defensive team in the league, but they certainly make things hard on opposing offenses. The Jazz offense has cooled off some and sits at #15 in the league in efficiency. What’s impressive is the defense that has settled into the top 10 at #7. These things are starting to look sustainable. Before their game against the Jazz, Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Jason Kidd said that, “The talk of tanking or playing for Victor [Wembanyama] is all camouflage. They’ve got a group over there who can play.” While detractors may consider this approach foolish, it is important for the league that the competitiveness that the Jazz brings still exists, even for teams that aren’t expected to make any noise come playoff time. Furthermore, Wembanyama might be the greatest draft prospect to ever land in the NBA, but mysterious things happen in the NBA all the time. He may not even pan out. There are going to be several championship-impact dudes coming into the NBA next year. Utah doesn’t need the first pick to get one, nor is Wembanyama actually guaranteed to be such a player. If the Jazz can compete, they should. Culture is also an important building block at building a contender. #utahjazz #nba