Gamethread forthcoming.Jazz win today and they clinch a playoff spot.
@infection - going to need an epic game thread for this one today. Clinching in LA would be a beautiful thing. Beautiful.
#Destiny
Gamethread forthcoming.Jazz win today and they clinch a playoff spot.
@infection - going to need an epic game thread for this one today. Clinching in LA would be a beautiful thing. Beautiful.
#Destiny
Might have to change my MVP vote again for this. Bar is high today.Gamethread forthcoming.
I don't care who we face in the playoffs, not scared of anyone. Pretty sure the Jazz feel the same way.Except the Thunder are the 5th best rebounding team in the NBA, Utah is 20th. Utah is also 20th in turning over the ball and OKC creates a lot of turnovers. They're the only team in the WC, other than the Rockets that we have a losing record against.
No excuses to lose this.Ball, Ingram, and Kuzma out, per Andy Larsen.
I am pretty sure Jerry Stackhouse was an all-star that year for the Pistons.@Saint Cy of JFC
OK I've cross referenced the info from here: https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/all_star.html and here :
http://www.landofbasketball.com/yearbyyear/1998_1999_playoffs_brackets.htm
If I'm not mistaken, San Antonio Spurs were 1st seed and became champions in 1998-1999 NBA Playoffs and they had no All-Stars that year.
Needless to say, I've stopped looking after it since no topping that one.
Edit: I forgot that that was the L/O season. Will keep digging.
BTW that season already had no All Star games but had an All NBA team which included Duncan so Spurs cannot be an example for us.
Moving on...
2001-2002 season: 2nd seed in East: Pistons. No All Stars.
He appears to have represented Pistons a year before that according to this site.Jazz not only dont have any all-stars this year we have 0 all-stars ever on the roster. That has to be more rare. Gobert has been all-NBA but never an all-star. We had JJ who was an all-star but he obviously is gone.
I am pretty sure Jerry Stackhouse was an all-star that year for the Pistons.
I would say that Houston doesn't have 2 30 point scorers. Neither does Cleveland. And the jazz play better defense than both those teams. Defense matters.To be a real contender, the Jazz need another 30-pt scorer at one of the forward positions. The Ingles/Crowder/Favors rotation doesn't make us a contender. Plus, we're likely going to lose Favors in the offseason.
boomTony Jones believes Exum may very well be our third star, with Mitchell and Gobert.
Oh, you are right I saw his wiki page said he was a 2X all-star in 2000 and 2001. But that was for the 99-00 and 00-01 seasons.He appears to have represented Pistons a year before that according to this site.
Pistons have lost 1-4 to Celtics in Conf. Semi’s. Now the real question is how far a roster with no acknowledged All Stars go in the post season. I haven’t searched after 2001 yet but I have a feeling making the Conference Finals would be an NBA first.
Whew! Alright now it's time to start talking about seeding. Lets get that 3 seed!The only thing I care about is beating the Lakers today tbh.
Jazz not only dont have any all-stars this year we have 0 all-stars ever on the roster. That has to be more rare. Gobert has been all-NBA but never an all-star. We had JJ who was an all-star but he obviously is gone.
I am pretty sure Jerry Stackhouse was an all-star that year for the Pistons.
Anybody else worried that Quin is becoming the obvious heir apparent to Krzyzewski?
what, you think hes going to go to duke?