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Personally, I think that the Jazz were intentionally struggling the second half of last year because they wanted to get another lottery pick. This turned out to be a genius move because it landed us a high pick in Enes Kanter than we would have not got without that second lottery pick (that...

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Thank heavens for that. At least the NBA uses a playoff system to determine its champion and doesn't have to rely upon the court of public opinion unlike some other unnamed popular sports entity. Sent from my SGH-i917 using Board Express

The Jazz defense. And rebounding. See, you can beat good teams when you don't have a great shooting percentage if you actually do these things. That is how you win in the playoffs. You cannot count on continually having to beat teams by outscoring them in high-scoring games. Teams can be much...

Well, we will have a chance to make a huge statement on Wednesday. The Clippers will have no excuses this time, as their whole team (including Chris Paul) is healthy. If we win out this week, we could possibly strangle away second place in the Northwest Division and the Western Conference from...

Would anybody be in favor of benching Raja in favor of C.J. and then giving Raja's minutes to Alec Burks? The one thing that C.J. seems to have really improved this season is his defense. He is also driving to the basket much more and not settling for long threes as often. Hayward also seems to...

Especially when we lose by 5 points after missing 12 free throws.

If what I heard on the radio is correct Nowitzki could be out for this game. Dallas is way less dangerous as a team without him in the lineup. That would put Lamar Odom into their starting five at PF. I like Paul's chances against him.

There are six more games this month. Five of them are at home. The one road game is in Dallas, where the Jazz seem to struggle consistently. However, a victory over the Mavs on Thursday could give the Jazz the confidence they need to go into Dallas and win. The only other team that has a winning...

Huh, that's right. I think that I was thinking that the amount of games over .500 had something to do with it. However, I realized that this factor only helps people to know how many games back a team is from another team. That is why earlier in the day the Clippers were a half game behind the...

I didn't mention the whole "how many games back" thing in my analysis. The amount of games over .500 and winning percentage are the only factors that matter in determining NBA Standings. At least until the end of the season. The only factors that matter then are overall record and tie-breakers...

do we deserve TWO players on the Western Conference All-Star Team? IMO, both Millsap and Al Jefferson are playing at an All-Star-caliber level right now. If we hold our current spot in the Western Conference standings, I think that both players should be considered. That is just my opinion, however.

Yep. Devin Harris is an outstanding defender at the PG position. This team doesn't need a Steve Nash right now. We have won 8 out of our last 9 games. What we are doing is working. There is no need to look at trades right now. Come back at the trade deadline.

This just shows how incredibly deep the Jazz really are. Had not Derrick Favors and Josh Howard been injured, it is unlikely that Evans would have got any playing time. We truly are the deepest team in the NBA. We are absolutely a contender this year. Tyrone Corbin is looking like a coaching...

The NBA uses both games over .500 and winning percentage to determine its standings. Both the Jazz and the Lakers are 5 games over .500. Therefore, the have the same overall record. However, because the Jazz have less losses, they have a better winning percentage than the Lakers because you...

we will have the second best record in the Western Conference. That is all.

Actually, I kinda can't wait until Tuesday, because Paul will get to do just that. The Clippers are the best team in LA, not the Lakers. Our game against them on Tuesday will be for third in the West.

You can have an undersized PF in a starting lineup on a championship team if he is playing next to a dominating center. I know some won't want to hear it, but Big Al is having an All-Star Caliber season so far this year. He is much improved defensively and he is becoming a better passer out of...

I think that we need to. To be able to compete with them, we need to be able to match their offensive firepower with our starting lineup. I want Howard to be named the starter at small forward. Hayward plays much better at the shooting guard position because he just is not strong enough to match...

That is why I think that we could pry Kevin Martin from them if we give Jefferson. I posted this trade in another thread. We could also include Bell in the trade and take Thabeet off their hands to replace Jefferson. Seems like a pretty even trade to me. Replacing Raja in the starting lineup...