Insider Dishes on ‘Frustrated’ Jazz Locker Room After Warriors Loss
Things didn't quite go in the favor of the Utah Jazz on Monday night during the first of their home stand against the Golden State Warriors. It ended in an ugly 107-129 blowout where the team came up short on both ends of the floor. The Jazz are now 0-2 since last week's trade deadline shakeup, and it seems the locker room is starting to take notice of how this team stands for the rest of the season.
After the game, The Salt Lake Tribune's Andy Larsen went to Twitter/X to detail some of the happenings in the Jazz locker room. While it's normal for a team to not be happy with a loss, it seems the vibes were a bit different this time. Larsen described it as what he called the "single most frustrated locker room" he's seen.
It was a rough performance on each side of the ball for Utah on Monday. Offensively, shots weren't falling at an effective rate from outside (34.4% from three), and turnovers remained an issue (17). The Jazz also couldn't stop the bleeding on defense as Steph Curry and Klay Thompson combined for a vintage 51 points, while the Warriors shot a combined 45.5% from three.
From being the winningest team to start 2024 to deadline sellers, a lot has changed for the Jazz across the past few weeks. Now, after two straight bad showings and losses of over 14+ points, it's becoming more and more apparent where this roster stands in a talented league.
With the decision from the Jazz to ship off Kelly Olynyk, Simone Fontecchio, and Ochai Agbaji for some additional draft capital this offseason, the front office has made it clear in what direction they plan on going for the remainder of this year. While the team remains in the Play-In hunt as the 10th seed in the West, it's still an uphill battle to climb for these guys to overcome.
Development now sits at the top of the priority list for Utah moving forward for the rest of the season. Rookie Keyonte George and second-year Walker Kessler both got their nods back into the starting lineup last night, and that probably won't change anytime soon. It may not result in immediate success in the wins column, but it's the best decision to make when taking long-term implications into account.
The next game for the Jazz is set for Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, in which they'll have the chance to right the ship ahead of the upcoming All-Star break.
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