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Jazz vs Mavericks | Friday December 3rd @ 8:30pm

We lost this game because we stopped running the offense in the 3rd quarter. We'd throw the ball into the post for Al or Sap, and the other 4 players would just stand around. No cuts, no movement.
 
LunaticWolf said:
We lost this game because we stopped running the offense in the 3rd quarter. We'd throw the ball into the post for Al or Sap, and the other 4 players would just stand around. No cuts, no movement.
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This.

the 2nd unit has no "go to" guy so they just go out and play hoop in full effort and everyone is elated with their energy. The first team bogs quite easily all waiting for big Al to pump fake his man into oblivion. Even when Sap gets the ball - all motion stops sometimes.
 
zman1527 said:
Not to read too much into one game and a great defensive game by Dallas, but it looked like the Jazz were exposed again as playoff chumps. The bigs are too small and the wings can't shoot. Take care of Deron and the Jazz can look pretty bad. The bench brings energy but not enough firepower: Elson and Fes are not scorers and RP and Price are not shooters. And why not get Sap to shoot some more threes, especially when they pack in the zone.
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Dirk Nowitzki, Caron Butler and Jason Terry are big-time shooters. The Mavs just flat out shot better than the Jazz. Plus, now the Mavs have length and toughness inside with Haywood and Chandler. Their basically a face-up jump-shooting team, which doesn't usually work in the playoffs, but when they're hitting shots, they're tough. When Kidd is hitting most of his 3s, they're even tougher.
 
Mavs usually flatter during the regular season to deceive in the playoffs. They mess up the seedings of other teams by winning a bunch of games in the regular season and come playoffs, they fold their tents early and go fishing. I hate these guys.
 
Hopper said:
Well, there ya have it then, eh? All purty simple actually. S2 called it, sho nuff. We woulda won this game by 40 if he was coach. Truth be told, the first 25,000 times that S2 told us that Sloan is senile and not 1/10th of the coachin genius S2 himself is, I still kinda held back, and reserved doubts. But repetition kinda makes ya see the light, know what I'm sayin?

S2 for Coach of the Century!
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You done nailed ol' S2's MO there Hop! When the Jazz lose, it's Sloan's fault, when the Jazz win, it's despite Sloan. And when he think ol' Jer reluctantly deserves some praise, ol' S2 doles it out like a school marm scolding you for getting the right answer, but not showing your work - so he only gets a B- instead of an A. Tell ya what tho, I bet ol' S2 thinks the coach of his favorite team, Rick Adelman, is darn near infallible? Dontcha think?
 
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Harcher said:
This.

the 2nd unit has no "go to" guy so they just go out and play hoop in full effort and everyone is elated with their energy. The first team bogs quite easily all waiting for big Al to pump fake his man into oblivion. Even when Sap gets the ball - all motion stops sometimes.
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Exactly. There were times we looked like the Clippers out there, just standing around, waiting for someone to create something.
 
Am I the only one's who saw like 20+ illegal defenses in that game...? it was like they were playing college defense...

Seriously re-watch the game (if you can muster the strength) and look for defensive 3 seconds and for them doubling off the ball in the paint... it happened A LOT.
 
Harcher said:
This.

the 2nd unit has no "go to" guy so they just go out and play hoop in full effort and everyone is elated with their energy. The first team bogs quite easily all waiting for big Al to pump fake his man into oblivion. Even when Sap gets the ball - all motion stops sometimes.
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....can't disagree with a word you said. I'm seeing the exact same thing!
 
LunaticWolf said:
Exactly. There were times we looked like the Clippers out there, just standing around, waiting for someone to create something.
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....well, that's hopper ball! One guy dribbling between his legs 20 times, while the other 4 guys stand around and then make a feeble attempt to grab an offensive rebound....which there will most certainly be that opportunity, since the guy trying to "create" is going to get off a god awfull shot that will have virtually no chance of going in!
 
carolinajazz said:
....well, that's hopper ball! One guy dribbling between his legs 20 times, while the other 4 guys stand around and then make a feeble attempt to grab an offensive rebound....
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Howdya know, eh, CJ? That sez it all for my team, sho nuff. We lose every damn game, for one simple reason: them fools can't rebound for crap. Everytime I jacks up a shot (which is every time we have the ball, minus the dozens of times I turn it over), I immediately yell "GIT THE REBOUND." But do they listen? Is the Pope Muslim? Course they don't listen. Costs me the game, every damn time. It just downright sicknin, truth be told.
 
Hopper said:
Zup, eh, CJ!? Kinda missed yo ***, homey. Wasn't no thang. Just a lil misunderstandin, that's all. I am now back in full favor with the mods.
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....well looks to me like you got some new pull with the mods....and can reason with them in a dignified way! Maybe you can represent me if and when I get my next infraction?
 
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