Andy Larsen
@andyblarsen
Followers
55K
Following
7K
Media
3K
Statuses
81K
Utah Jazz & NBA beat writer for The Salt Lake Tribune. Oh, and now I also write a data column once a week for the Trib. Opinions are mine, not the Trib's.
SLC, UT
Joined February 2009
Sebastian Berhalter, showing the talent and smarts of his father.
3
1
24
Omar Cooper Jr. will no longer be a guest coach for summer league “after the league office contacted the Jazz to raise concerns,” @espn_macmahon reports.
17
28
314
Also, remember: you can get the Triple Team sent to your inbox after every game, too. That link is here:
0
0
5
The Triple Team (yes, for summer league too!) is online! Points/video on. 1. The bright spots & struggle points for Ace Bailey in his debut.2. VJ Edgecombe stealing the show at the Huntsman Center.3. What each Jazz veteran is working on this summer league. (Article in next tweet).
5
1
52
Boxscore from Salt Lake City Summer League Game 2, Jazz/Sixers:
3
0
17
Jazz win 93-89. VJ Edgecombe was the star, but the Jazz's combination of Kyle Filipowski, Brice Sensabaugh, Cody Williams, Ace Bailey, and Walt Clayton Jr. kept the Jazz on top.
5
0
135
Good: Kyle Filipowski's been really strong offensively, especially in the second half, both scoring and passing. Bad: Kyle Filipowski biting on every pump fake, pass fake, you name it. interior defense still a significant concern.
7
2
185
There has been so much chirping in this game. Just got our third set of double techs: Collier/Aluma, Harkless/Bona, and Williams/Hood-Schifino.
4
0
70
Think VJ Edgecombe has probably been the best player so far today, which is promising for him given that there are 11 players with NBA experience in this game. Not perfect, but the fluidity really shows.
9
25
400
Very interested to see Will Hardy take advantage of Bailey's strengths in this way. Jazz do so much off ball stuff to get it to their shooters through the top of the key. Ease Bailey into on-ball responsibilities as much as possible.
Anything that Ace has to do himself is a struggle right now… which isn’t unexpected. His handle has a long way to go and he just isn’t very bursty at all. Off-ball… different story.
7
2
128
Jazz up 52-43 at the half on the Sixers. Brice Sensabaugh: 16 points, 6-11 FG, 4 rebs, 2 TO. Ace Bailey: 7 points, 3-7 FG, 5 rebs. Cody Williams: 10 points, 3-8 FG, 5 rebs. VJ Edgecombe leads the Sixers with 13 points, albeit 6-13 FG and a couple TO.
3
0
41
A summer league kerfuffle! Isaiah Collier and Philly's Keve Aluma get into it under the basket, both had a hold of one another. The fans are chanting "replay" — incredible stuff!.
3
1
144
Jazz summer league starters: Cody Williams, Ace Bailey, Kyle Filipowski, Brice Sensabaugh, Isaiah Collier.
3
1
58
No beer sales here.
@andyblarsen @NBASarah @BensHoops @Tjonesonthenba The people want to know, can we buy beer at SL this year???.
6
0
14
High points per touch = never passing the ball.
The Rockets worked with Whitmore, the No. 20 pick in 2023, and his reps at WME Basketball over the last few weeks on a new home. Whitmore has averaged 10.8 points over two years -- last season scoring 0.46 points per touch, 4th-best among players to record 1,000 touches.
5
1
95
More on Cooper Jr, and how Bailey’s first few Jazz practices have gone, here:
1
3
21
Omar Cooper Jr. is Sharife's twin brother; was a senior guard at McNeese State last year averaging 1.7 PPG before a swollen appendix basically ended his season. Will Wade offered him a graduate assistant role to begin his coaching career at McN, now shadowing Jazz coaches in SL.
6
8
118