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Biggest Reason We Lost?

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Just curious to see what we think was the single biggest factor that lead to our 4 game sweep. Obviously what you vote for isn't the only factor, but whatever you feel hurt the team the most.

I have to go with Hayward's shooting no show.

It hurts because I really expected him to have a series where he showed the nation that he was indeed worthy of a lottery pick and a guy who steps up in big moments. Instead, he laid egg after egg as the Spurs defense played pseudo-defense on his 3pt jump shots.

Edit* ****, forgot poll.

Can you not edit a poll in? This is a bigger fail than our playoff series.
 
100% corbin

starting howard thrice... just inexcusable. entire fanbase cries for carroll or favors... finally gives them time in game 4 and voila instant competitiveness

adelman was a huge miss. need a real coach badly
 
Its a 3 way tie between corbin, haywards (and the teams) shooting especially from the perimeter, and big al's pick and roll defense.

Actually al's pick and rolls defense was the most glaring issue so i go with that.
 
Al Jeffersucks pick and roll defense made it impossible to win. The Spur's went at him whenever we got close. When you give an NBA team a layup 60% of time, an open jumper 30% and play defense 10% (MAYBE) you will not win. Hayward's shooting hurt us but honestly you can't blame him when Al Jefferson's defense was so bad. I would also say Corbin's coaching is really bad. Put him against a great coach like Pop and the differences really show themselves.
 
I think it was our guard line mostly. And Jefferson overall. I don't like his D and his I think he kills offensive flow
 
I'd say the Spurs experience, talent & coaching were a minor factor. Starting Josh Howard and not playing Carroll enough a major factor.
 
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The biggest reason the Jazz lost is that the Spurs are better than the Jazz.
 
I don't blame Corbin. The Jazz lost because we don't have any shooters on the wing to a) make shots, and b) make other plays possible. No one could get a lane to the basket.
 
**** Corbin. **** our shooting. **** our freethrow. **** Big Al. **** our defense. **** suddenly playing with energy in the last 5 minutes of game 4 in the playoffs. (This last one made me very angry to see we could have been playing with energy the whole time and didn't... I've seen the team with more energy in overtime games in the regular season.)
 
What I saw was San Antonio running, setting screens, moving without the ball, and getting to the hole. ON the other side I saw a lot of standing around. Also saw a lot of passes that seemed pointless, just moving the ball outside with seeming no real plan beyond that.

I'm going to blame our lack of offensive execution. That could be called coaching, could be called shooting. Could be called a poor guard line. It is a multifaceted problem. I guess I'll lay it on Corbin as much as I hate blaming a coach. But, I don't think Sloan would have tolerated a bunch of guys just standing around on offense. Maybe for a half, but not for 4 games.

Sorry Corbin, I hate to throw you under the bus, but, I just didn't see a team out there executing an offense and I'm going to blame you.
 
Al Jefferson's inability to play pick and roll defense. Al's inability to get into a good defensive position. Al's inability to not take 19 footers. Al's inability to not be awed by an old Tim Duncan.

So my answer is Al Jefferson.
 
Hantlers going on the chat. We were down 2 when he joined. When he left, we were down 21. Then after that the JAzz cut the lead to 4 late in the 4th
 
Maybe Spurs is just a much superior team, just maybe.

Spurs holds the best record in NBA and yet still has the best ATS by far (42-20-4)... just says they are still vastly underrated despite having the best record. They just spaced the floor so well and everyone knows his role on the team - Spurs is the team to beat this year.

that being said, Jefferson's inability to defend might be the biggest reason...
 
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