LifeOnaPlate
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It's a factor for Fes development, which could ultimately pay off come season end, imo.
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It's a factor for Fes development, which could ultimately pay off come season end, imo.
I would guess that word will find it's way into the filter pretty quickly here...
But no reason to penalize YB for the filter's inability.
7StraightIsGreat
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I'm so sick of the media swinging from OKC's *******. Don't get me wrong, I think Durrant is the TRUTH and I expect them to give everybody fits, but over the course of a long, drawn-out, 82 game season I'll take Utah. If we look back on last year, OKC did manage a 8 seed and they did take the Lakers to 7 games, but they present some decent match-up problems for LA. Keeping that up over an entire season is a totally different beast and is something this very young team has yet to do.
memo is money
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- Most of so-called "experts" that shared their predictions knows no more than the fans of the teams that are not called Celtics, Lakers, Heat, Mavs and some other big market teams.
- Surprisingly, Tim Legler picked the Jazz as 4th in the west. However, not surprisingly, he said something like "Millsap is a 20-10 guy and he will even be an upgrade over Carlos". He says it because he was among ESPN members that made live game coverage of Jazz-Nuggets series. And I bet that he did not watch any single Jazz game to that date. They build their opinions on what they see but what they see is not more than 3-4 games a year for Jazz. If the reason why he picks the Jazz as 4th in the West is his high expectations from Paul, I'm not buying it. He does not have the knowledge to say that "Millsap is a hustler, has high basketball IQ, does not need to the sets to play on him to be effective. He is an upgrade over Carlos because of formerly mentioned reasons and because Carlos does not know how to defend at all". All remembers is that Millsap was the MAN in game 6 against Nuggs.
- Korver is overrated. He is a great shooter and ....what else he does better than Hayward, AK, CJ, Bell ? Maybe rebounding. The Jazz has been defensively flawed. That's not only because of frontcourt but also of the softness and inconsistency of SG-SF spot. Korver will be missed but his defense (which I think he has improved throughout his caree with our team) and one-dimensional game will not. His outside shooting threat and what it bought to Jazz offense cannot be ignored, however, the improvements we have seen in CJ's game and the fact that Raja Bell is a career +%40 shooter will make it harder for us to miss 3 pt specialist Korver.
- The standings based on average of the standing arrangement of all experts contributed to the work shows the Jazz as 6th in the West. There's a common agreement on the top3 as LA, OKC and DAL. IMO, it's the injuries that will decide on the standings (except for top seed, LA).
- Surprisingly, Tim Legler picked the Jazz as 4th in the west. However, not surprisingly, he said something like "Millsap is a 20-10 guy and he will even be an upgrade over Carlos". He says it because he was among ESPN members that made live game coverage of Jazz-Nuggets series. And I bet that he did not watch any single Jazz game to that date. They build their opinions on what they see but what they see is not more than 3-4 games a year for Jazz. If the reason why he picks the Jazz as 4th in the West is his high expectations from Paul, I'm not buying it. He does not have the knowledge to say that "Millsap is a hustler, has high basketball IQ, does not need to the sets to play on him to be effective. He is an upgrade over Carlos because of formerly mentioned reasons and because Carlos does not know how to defend at all". All remembers is that Millsap was the MAN in game 6 against Nuggs.
- Korver is overrated. He is a great shooter and ....what else he does better than Hayward, AK, CJ, Bell ? Maybe rebounding. The Jazz has been defensively flawed. That's not only because of frontcourt but also of the softness and inconsistency of SG-SF spot. Korver will be missed but his defense (which I think he has improved throughout his caree with our team) and one-dimensional game will not. His outside shooting threat and what it bought to Jazz offense cannot be ignored, however, the improvements we have seen in CJ's game and the fact that Raja Bell is a career +%40 shooter will make it harder for us to miss 3 pt specialist Korver.
- The standings based on average of the standing arrangement of all experts contributed to the work shows the Jazz as 6th in the West. There's a common agreement on the top3 as LA, OKC and DAL. IMO, it's the injuries that will decide on the standings (except for top seed, LA).
Yeah, its a little crazy that all of them are all of a sudden picking OKC #2. Durant might get a little better, but he is already pretty darn good. I will certainly take a healthy Jazz over OKC.
Inn Dawn
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LOL. No they didn't. Could have, but the llama prevented it from going back to Staples for a deciding seventh game.
gomretat
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Add me to the list of those who overrate them. Most talented young team in the league and if I were picking one person to build around it would be KD. I think they win the NW this year.
JoelHodgeJr
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Im pretty sure every person in America thought that we were going to suck that year. Expect me of course..... and you.
ncoloradojazz
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okc is legit.
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I think OKC is in the 4 - 8 seed range, behind Lakers, us, Dallas and flip-flopping with Portland. This assumes Denver falls apart. KD is a star, but he's basically a perimeter player.
Where is their inside scoring and defense?
Where is their inside scoring and defense?
a land war in asia? where is this? balushistan? havent seen anything there to insinuate that?
those experts dont know ****. are these the same experts that said in 2004 that the US olympic team is better than argentina?
Twin Towers
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1 - Lakers
2 - Jazz
3 - Mavs
4 - Spurs
5 - Blazers
6 - OKC
7 - Suns
8 - Nuggets (Melo gets traded in December to Knicks)
Mavs (Still will be good because they are always a good regular season team.
Spurs will be healthier this year. Another year for Richard Jefferson figuring out the offense. Giniboli and Parker will be healthier than last year. Splitter will help and Blair will be improved. Possibly could move in front of Mavs or Jazz
Blazers are better because they are healthier but still can't contend because Roy and Miller don't coexist very well. Games are too similar
Thunder are overrated: I will give a long detailed explanation if needed (I have multiple times before)
Suns: They will still make the playoffs because they will still be one of the best scoring teams. But when they play the playoff teams they will lose.
Nuggets: Melo won't go to the Nets. He will only accept a trade to the Knicks. Nuggets know this so they make the trade so they can get something in return. Trade won't happen until December once Anthony Randolph can be traded again.
Rockets: Too many players who shoot a horrible percentage and jack up dumb shots and Yao won't be effective enough to make a big difference.
Grizzlies: They are the wild card but I still don't think they are good enough defensively and not enough players willing to pass.
2 - Jazz
3 - Mavs
4 - Spurs
5 - Blazers
6 - OKC
7 - Suns
8 - Nuggets (Melo gets traded in December to Knicks)
Mavs (Still will be good because they are always a good regular season team.
Spurs will be healthier this year. Another year for Richard Jefferson figuring out the offense. Giniboli and Parker will be healthier than last year. Splitter will help and Blair will be improved. Possibly could move in front of Mavs or Jazz
Blazers are better because they are healthier but still can't contend because Roy and Miller don't coexist very well. Games are too similar
Thunder are overrated: I will give a long detailed explanation if needed (I have multiple times before)
Suns: They will still make the playoffs because they will still be one of the best scoring teams. But when they play the playoff teams they will lose.
Nuggets: Melo won't go to the Nets. He will only accept a trade to the Knicks. Nuggets know this so they make the trade so they can get something in return. Trade won't happen until December once Anthony Randolph can be traded again.
Rockets: Too many players who shoot a horrible percentage and jack up dumb shots and Yao won't be effective enough to make a big difference.
Grizzlies: They are the wild card but I still don't think they are good enough defensively and not enough players willing to pass.
I like being underrated...this is good for us
Archie Moses
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Wow, what a bunch of idiots. Where do I send my resume?
Archie Moses
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Um, this year's Miami Heat team?
I think the Clippers and Hornets are equal wildcards to the Grizzlies. The Clippers' starting five is legit now with Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon improving.
