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NBA: Jordan Clarkson heaps praise at Jazz coach Will Hardy


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Jordan Clarkson #00 of the Utah Jazz takes on the Chicago Bulls in the second half at United Center on January 7, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Michael Reaves/Getty Images/AFP

MANILA, Philippines—What was supposed to be a rebuilding season for the Utah Jazz turned out to be a competitive one while it was still in the middle of the NBA season.

The Jazz, despite having split their backgrounds Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert during the season, are currently eighth in the Western Conference with a 22-23 record.

They also parted ways with longtime coach Quin Snyder and asked Will Hardy to lead.

Hardy, according to Clarkson, is one of the reasons the Jazz are in the fight for a playoff spot.

“I had a great coach at Quinn but Will did a fantastic job at making everyone feel comfortable and playing to their strengths and getting ready to let this team go out on the field and win. won,” Clarkson told Philippine reporters on Friday.

Clarkson, 30, is averaging a career-best 20.7 points and 4.5 assists along with 3.9 rebounds per game.

In addition to Clarkson, Lauri Markkanen, who was part of the deal that brought Mitchell to Cleveland, is also playing his best basketball with an average of 24.5 points on 52% shots from the field and 8.5 rebounds per game. into the field.

Both are making a case for an All-Star pick.

Clarkson also credits the players’ success to Hardy.

“He is really amazing. He’s one of the smartest coaches I’ve seen at this tournament in terms of Xs and Os. [Also] He puts everyone in a position to succeed,” said the African-American soldier.

“Will did a great job of communicating with us, talking to us and not that he was older. It’s also pretty good. We can relate to other things that I’m going through,” he added.

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