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Jazz 2017/18 Playoff Bus! All Aboard!

Hood out tonight again...

Has anyone friggin clarified this one... was it an ankle sprain... when did it happen? This one is puzzling can we get Andy Larsen on this?

Ankle soreness is really vague.
 
Hood out hurts, but if Alec Burks can continue to dominate the way he has then we're all good. All this hype for DM, but we totally forgot how amazing Burks has been for us.
 
yamers said:
Hood out hurts, but if Alec Burks can continue to dominate the way he has then we're all good. All this hype for DM, but we totally forgot how amazing Burks has been for us.
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Who has forgot? Alec Burks has been discussed on this site, steadily. I'm guessing the same is true of all jazz-dedicated sites.
 
i can't believe how quickly Burks has gone from being stone cold useless, an absolute liability with a contract nobody would touch with a 40 ft pole to such an effective cog in a well oiled machine with a contract that seems a steal. And it's not from just a hot shooting streak. One of the more bizarre things i've seen in sports for a long time.
 
Seems pretty clear we could push for #4. This run feels more like we've figured out how to play together rather than just being on fire (though we are still on fire).
 
Utah now has the 5th highest net rating in the NBA for the season. Our offense is now a top 10 offense at #9 in offensive rating and our defense is #6 at defensive rating.

We also have the 5th best point differential in the NBA, which statistically is a better indicator of how we are going to do than wins and losses record.

We will see where these stats are at the end of December but there is a lot to be hopeful about, we could have a legit top 5 NBA team on our hands. We also still need JJ and Hood back. Oh and we have a kid with lots of potential coming back at some point, Exum.

Pretty sad how many Jazz fans jumped ship but welcome back anyways. Hopefully ya'll dont give up so quick next time we struggle for a stretch, because we will struggle for a bit again this season at some point.
 
Ron Mexico said:
Utah now has the 5th highest net rating in the NBA for the season. Our offense is now a top 10 offense at #9 in offensive rating and our defense is #6 at defensive rating.

We also have the 5th best point differential in the NBA, which statistically is a better indicator of how we are going to do than wins and losses record.

We will see where these stats are at the end of December but there is a lot to be hopeful about, we could have a legit top 5 NBA team on our hands. We also still need JJ and Hood back. Oh and we have a kid with lots of potential coming back at some point, Exum.

Pretty sad how many Jazz fans jumped ship but welcome back anyways. Hopefully ya'll dont give up so quick next time we struggle for a stretch, because we will struggle for a bit again this season at some point.
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Even Stoked, who is usually an eternal optimist, jumped on the tank bandwagon. It was a dark time.
 
DownUnder said:
i can't believe how quickly Burks has gone from being stone cold useless, an absolute liability with a contract nobody would touch with a 40 ft pole to such an effective cog in a well oiled machine with a contract that seems a steal. And it's not from just a hot shooting streak. One of the more bizarre things i've seen in sports for a long time.
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I was thinking Utah might need to burn an asset to get rid of the final year of Burks' contract. Now, truly, he might be the best 'acquisition' we got in the off-season (well, not counting a certain draftee).

I am also impressed by how well Neto has played the last several games. It's amazing how great everyone looks when they're getting open looks instead of Utah playing the old grind-it-down, take a contested shot as time is expiring offense.

Burks may not have the beautiful 3PT shot that Hood has, but he can also get to the rim. I think Burks is no longer on the trade market.
 
Great night! Jazz demolish the Wizards, Mavs and Grizzlies beat better (at least in the standings) Western teams, Pels lose to the Warriors.
 
Tuesday:
Wizards @ Blazers (but I'm not very hopeful)
Jazz @ Thunder (very hopeful, even with the back-to-back)
 
Last night was huge for the Playoff Bus.

Jazz won while the Wolves and Nuggets lost. Jazz are currently the 7th seed but they are only a 1/2 game behind the Blazers, Nuggets and Thunder. A win tonight along with a Blazers loss will move the Jazz into 6th but tied with the Nuggets and Wolves.

Where to start with this team...

So far the return of Gobert has come mostly at the expense of Udoh. He got only 8 minutes last night in a blow out win. Favors and Gobert are taking up all of the time at the 5. They only played 6 minutes together. During that time the game was 7-7. They have to be staggered. Something to keep an eye on.

Jazz are the 3rd best 3 point shooting team in the league

No one played more than 30 minutes last night (Jerebko). Players should be somewhat fresh for tonight's game against the Thunder.

This Jazz offense and defense is killer and if this is who the Jazz are they are one of the best teams in the NBA. Of course not long ago at all they were one of the worst in the league. December is a brutal month. Thunder 3 times, Rockets and Cavs twice, Celtics, Spurs, Nuggets, Warriors and Bucks. December will truly tell us who this team is.

Jazz currently have 8 players shooting 37% or better from 3.

Another game and another opposing player/coach is on the Mitchell bandwagon. Brooks called him one of the best players in the league, not just among rookies. Kid is a star and 1 of 2 cornerstones for the Jazz. Gobert the obvious other.

Jazz are 6-6 against current playoff teams.

Snyder should be generating some COY buzz. His development of players has been outstanding.

Burks, man oh man. If this version is who he is as a player now than he is 6th man of the year. 27 pts, 5 rebs, 3 ast and a steal in 28 minutes on 13 FGs. He is crushing it.

Keep in mind the Jazz have been injured. Gobert and Hood have both missed several games and not to mention Exum...

Over the last 8 games the Jazz are 7-1. With wins of 47, 40, 30, 29, 19 and 13.

I fully expect another win tonight and to go 3-0 in dreaded December.

So many thoughts...
 
Never in doubt. Called it growing pains and said they need more time to figure things out. But man, nobody would have predicted Mitchell turning the corner so fast... Too bad we can't extend his contract for 10 years now.
 
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