After watching an unrecognizable Jazz team go 0-2, the team we thought they were showed up to since go 2-0. Let's just pretend those first two games didn't happen. Hiccups. They just wanted to give the Nuggets some hope before Carmelo leaves them, and Steve Nash, well, he could use some wins before the lack of a supporting cast sends him to the lottery.
What's worked in these past two games? Offensive execution to perfection. Not real perfection, obviously, otherwise there'd be a goose-egg in the Turnover column, but you don't score 122.5 a game playing selfish basketball. Paul Millsap and Al Jefferson, in that order for now, are a fierce 4/5 line-up in the low post for teams to deal with. D-Will's assists-first, points-second approach has launched his fantasy value through the roof.
It also looks like this is the year that CJ Miles will live up to his potential as an explosive scorer.
The bench needs to step up more. Francisco Elson is a definite improvement over Kosta Koufos. I imagine the second half of the year we'll see Earl Watson and Gordon Hayward play better than they are right now. I also look forward to how Mehmet Okur fits into this team once he comes back from injury. Does he come off the bench? I would think he has to. How do you remove Millsap or Jefferson from the starting lineup with the way they're playing?
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