Jazz @ Thunder (1pm MT) Game Thread

[LifeOnaPlate]

Outstanding effort by the Jazz bench; something the Thunder doesn't possess. Thunder has been a tough matchup. Jazz has built a solid core of players post Williams & Millsap.

You have the potential to make it to the Western Conference finals. Who knows what can happen from there; injuries to key players can haunt any team entering the playoffs. You've had a good share of injures this season--you've weathered that storm.

Jazz will make some noise in the playoffs.

Yo.

 

[elan_prodigy]

I'd rather win, but its a nice consolation prize

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You want a win but wont put the starters back in down by 6??? I'd be pissed if I was Hayward, any game up for grabs your #1 option and ALLSTAR should be in the game.

 

[♪alt13]

ABC showed a highlight of "Gobert"(lyles) getting dunked on. Lol

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

And this is why the Jazz should have claimed Bogut. With Rudy and Favors out, the front court defense drops off the map. This is exactly the type of scenario that Bogut would have helped with. Then you just rest Gobert, Favors, Hill and JJ. Start Exum and give Bolomboy a little burn. See what the lineups give you, and don't stress over the outcome.

I think he played all of 30 seconds for the Cavs before getting injured. Broken tibia

 

[Douchebag K]

You want a win but wont put the starters back in down by 6??? I'd be pissed if I was Hayward, any game up for grabs your #1 option and ALLSTAR should be in the game.

Gordon should have played harder when he was on .. right decision to stick with the guys who got the team back.

 

[gregbroncs]

burks was ahead of him. i don't get it. oh well


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Dante was ahead of him when he committed the foul, and so was Burks. A complete BS call.

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

Had to work how did Bolomboy look?

 

[Et tu Brute]

naah you need to be jazzfan FIRST!

I qualify as a Jazz fan. Favorite team in the NBA. I just don't want to pretend I'm a die-hard who has been wearing the jersey for decades like many on this forum.

 

[Et tu Brute]

Boom ! Another Aussie ! Where u from bruv ?
I'm not sure of the actual win % but I'd imagine approximately 70% win ratio for the home teams when there's an early game (oz time). Not just the mighty Jazz, just in general. Game starts 7am sydney time.
No idea what time that is in US as there's so many diff time zones
Let's hope we can buck the trend but that bloody Westbrook prick.....
gggggrrrrr
A win in this game and I'd be confident we've wrapped up 4th in WC this season.
Let's go lads !!!!!!!!!



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G'day mate.
Sydney (greater western).

7am too early for me
I watch all the Jazz games on reply when home from work. (But in the playoffs I will be doing some watching live... let's face it..)

Where you from buddy? How long u been a fan?

ps... I thought your pre-game prediction had a chance there deep in the 4th!

 

[Et tu Brute]

Well back in the AOL days when Indian men wanted to get to know young american white girls they would ask a/s/l? which means age/sex/location. The sex part is the gender of course it wasnt a yes or no question.

I'm not a pretty young (but legal) girl if that answers your question
37 yr old Dad from Sydney.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Had to work how did Bolomboy look?

He played decent. Got rim stuffed on a dunk was part of the lineup that got us back in the game.


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[Et tu Brute]

If Exum can't shoot the 3 well, that's gotta be his game now. Ala Derrick Rose.

This has been my silent 'prayer' for 2 seasons.

 

[Et tu Brute]

Exum 20 points ,congratulations and best of all ONLY taking 1 3pter

This is the dream! I hope the 3 pointer can be more a surprise choice to keep defenders off balance. Let the boy drive, drive, drive.

Got to say, lots of those drives were looking more direct as well. Not seeking as many bailouts like Cy showed in another thread.

 

[Diamond77]

I hope Neto will get another contract with the Jazz.

Lyles is garbage.

 

[Spinoza]

Exums going to good. I can't wait to bump all those ******** threads in the next few years. A lot of the naysayers are the arrogant know-it-all jazzfanzers too. Gonna be delicious

Weird how many Jazz fans here were practically rooting for him to fail. At least that's the impression I got from all their ****-talking. What I never understood about it is we knew he was a project when he came here. He was one of the most inexperienced guys to ever come out of the NBA draft. It's funny that the gurus didn't seem to understand that it often takes a long time to transform the mental and physical state of a raw high schooler into that of a professional NBA player.

 

[Et tu Brute]

Meh

OKC probably wins 15 games without him. Okc probably loses this game if they don't put him back in.

I'd be fine with him winning the MVP for this reason - more so than the historic triple double chase (not that they are mutually exclusive).
I know Harden fans might be able to say similar things - but their list has been constructed for Harden over time. OKC been reshaping their list on the run.

Personally, I think Kawhi should poll really really well. I think the Spurs are an averagish team without him.

 

[Et tu Brute]

Notice Exum playing well coincides with him not settling for 3 pointers.

I have been reading your posts saying this for weeks.
Couldn't agree more.

 

[mellow]

Lyles is garbage.

I noticed in the post game Quin was mentioning several players who stepped up to fill in for Missing Favors and injured Gobert. "Trey Lyles" did not cross Quin's lips. It may have been an oversight, but it seemed quite deliberate.

Have as anyone heard anything about why Trey is in Jerry's doghouse?

 

[Siro]

He played decent. Got rim stuffed on a dunk was part of the lineup that got us back in the game.


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I don't remember seeing him play before. Now that I have, I doubt he'll even ever be a decent backup.

 

[elan_prodigy]

Gordon should have played harder when he was on .. right decision to stick with the guys who got the team back.

Agree to disagree.

Hayward should be given every opportunity to close out games. Awesome effort from the bench to get us back in it but they were never getting the W. Should of sent Hood and Hayward back in IMO... one 3 ball out of a set piece and all then OKC start feeling the pinch.