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2016-17 Hype Train Playoff Chase!!!

RJF said:
So if the Jazz can somehow not **** the bed in the next 2 games again LAC, and they by chance end the regular season tied overall and tie the season series, what determines that tie breaker?
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Division record?
 
And Houston to Miami. With the upcoming schedule we are going to need to play out of our minds, and also some help from other teams vs clips, memphis, and OKC. We would need extreme help to get to 3rd at this point.
 
Stifle Tower said:
Jazz may be facing GS in the FIRST round. Sure wish we were a young, exciting team like the Nuggets. On the bright side, DL will either be forced to make a trade or acknowledge the rebuild has been a failure. KOC's strategy of retooling would have resulted in a lineup of Hayward, Millsap, Gobert, DMC and Hill or a different vet PG. We would have made the playoffs every year. We would not have Exum. And we wouldn't have been able to trade up for Burke (no extra pick). Jazz would have still been able to get Gobert and Hood with their own picks.

Retool>>>a half-*** rebuild in which you waste all your lottery picks.
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I remember this exact kind of talk last year about Portland and how awesome their rebuild was compared to Utah. How's that going for you?

Honestly, Utah very well could end up a first round exit this year, but it's not because they've done a bad job of rebuilding this team. The biggest factor right now is that Favors is just not the same player. If we had borderline all star Favors instead of gimpy Favors, and we had Hill healthy all season, Utah would be right there with SA for 2nd best team in the west, and top 3-4 in the NBA. Injuries have killed us this year, so to throw a hissy fit and start yammering about how some borderline lottery team is better than us is just dumb.
 
Cappy_Smurf said:
I remember this exact kind of talk last year about Portland and how awesome their rebuild was compared to Utah. How's that going for you?

Honestly, Utah very well could end up a first round exit this year, but it's not because they've done a bad job of rebuilding this team. The biggest factor right now is that Favors is just not the same player. If we had borderline all star Favors instead of gimpy Favors, and we had Hill healthy all season, Utah would be right there with SA for 2nd best team in the west, and top 3-4 in the NBA. Injuries have killed us this year, so to throw a hissy fit and start yammering about how some borderline lottery team is better than us is just dumb.
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I have to agree. Without a strong Favors we are lacking some strength, and defense inside. He was also giving us 16 steady points a game.
When Hill has been healthy he's looked like a borderline all star. The injury bug has hit him hard this year, and really stopped what could have been a huge breakout season for Hill.
 
Last night was a decent night for Utah.

Jazz won over the Blazers. Grizzlies and Rockets lost.

Thunder, Clippers and Spurs won.
 
Bawse Dawg said:
Hello friends. What we see here is called 'overreaction'.
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Yes. But hey, we now have a 1-game win streak (against a sub-.500 team). I'm not sure why so many are worrying about who Utah might play in the 2nd round. The Jazz have a horrible record against +.500 teams. They likely will lose in the first round.

As for Denver, they ARE exciting. Jokic is a stud. Hernangomez and Mudiay are promising. Jazz have the better roster now, but that may not be the case in a few years. It might not be the case next year if either Hayward or Hill leave.
 
Stifle Tower said:
Yes. But hey, we now have a 1-game win streak (against a sub-.500 team). I'm not sure why so many are worrying about who Utah might play in the 2nd round. The Jazz have a horrible record against +.500 teams. They likely will lose in the first round.

As for Denver, they ARE exciting. Jokic is a stud. Hernangomez and Mudiay are promising. Jazz have the better roster now, but that may not be the case in a few years. It might not be the case next year if either Hayward or Hill leave.
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Do you even jazzfanz bro?
 
Been a fan of the Jazz for longer than most of you have been alive. What's wrong with recognizing another team is managing their rebuild better?

DL has Had four lottery picks: Burke, Exum and Lyles and a trade. We're hoping Exum and Lyles will be rotation players. But thus far, they haven't contributed much. Another lottery pick will have been wasted IF Hill doesn't resign. DL didn't skip steps; he built them out of rotted plywood.
 
He does get credit for Hood, who is an average SG, and for Gobert, of course. However, IINM, Rudy was really "discovered" and hyped by their intl director of scouting.
 
Stifle Tower said:
Been a fan of the Jazz for longer than most of you have been alive. What's wrong with recognizing another team is managing their rebuild better?

DL has Had four lottery picks: Burke, Exum and Lyles and a trade. We're hoping Exum and Lyles will be rotation players. But thus far, they haven't contributed much. Another lottery pick will have been wasted IF Hill doesn't resign. DL didn't skip steps; he built them out of rotted plywood.
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Because they haven't. Denver sucks, again.

Jazz are fighting for HCA and Denver hoping to beat out 5 teams for the final playoff spot. 6 games below .500 I might add.

There is simply no comparing the two.
 
Stoked said:
Because they haven't. Denver sucks, again.

Jazz are fighting for HCA and Denver hoping to beat out 5 teams for the final playoff spot. 6 games below .500 I might add.

There is simply no comparing the two.
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But..but..but.. They have Jokic!!!
 
Stifle Tower said:
Been a fan of the Jazz for longer than most of you have been alive. What's wrong with recognizing another team is managing their rebuild better?
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Because that is a huge assumption..... and usually a fan will err on the side of their team. Currently the jazz are the better team. You assume that denvers rebuild is going better but until they win more than the jazz its just a guess. Also, the jazz still have lots o picks coming. Rebuild aint totally complete for the jazz.
Exum might be better than mudiay. Gobert might be better than jokic. Hood might be better than murray. Hayward is better than anyone on their team. quin might be the better coach. Hill, JJ, burks, ingles, favors might be better than chandler, faried, nelson, barton, hernangomez. Lyles might be better than darrell arthur. And on and on.

Yet you just see denver as crushing their rebuild (despite the fact they just traded away a very good young piece) but the jazz are failing. Guys on denver might not pan out. They could have injuries. Dudes could leave in free agency. etc etc. Jazz >> nuggets.-

Not how you jazzfanz bro.
 
Stifle Tower said:
Been a fan of the Jazz for longer than most of you have been alive. What's wrong with recognizing another team is managing their rebuild better?
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Even most hardcore Nuggets fans would disagree with you. I have a buddy who's a big Nuggets fan - he's openly jealous about how well the Jazz have rebuilt relative to what's going on with his team.
 
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They look so happy together.
 
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