With Rudy Gobert out due to a left calf strain, Hassan Whiteside playing inconsistently, and small-ball option Rudy Gay also battling some injuries, the second-year big man has been getting some chances to play and to prove himself.
Many mistakes were made early vs. New York, and they did not exactly live up to that lofty 125% billing.
When Whiteside fouled out with 4:59 remaining, the Jazz had no choice but to play Azubuike in that crucial stretch run. He handled it well. Utah Jazz center Udoka Azubuike listens to Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell as the Utah Jazz and the New York Nicks play an NBA basketball game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.
“The thing that we’ve told him is just compete, run, lock in defensively, and if you roll, we’ve got some guards who will find you. If you’re big and you roll with Mike Conley, you’ll get a dunk,” Snyder said.“Just telling him, ‘You screen, you’re gonna get Mike the ball, and Mike will make you some money!’” he noted with a laugh.“When Don was gone, Mike was talking to me — about where to be, what to be doing, trying to encourage me. Just being the vet,” he said.
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