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Looking at the 6 teams the jazz have played so far, just how good are the jazz really?

Thee Idiotic Minivan K

Thee Idiotic Minivan K

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kings. 3-2

WCS finally starting to play to his potential Fox is looking like a stud, and Hield looks good. They are playing better then anyone expected

GS 7-1

Clearly still the best team the jazz controlled most of the game but struggled to score in the fourth, lost by one to a tip in.

Memphis 3-2

Lots of people scoffed at me predicting they’d be a playoff team. They have a good mix of vet allstar caliber players in Conley Gasol and and Jackson looks like a future stud, a stretch 4 that plays defense. This isn’t the same crappy team we all saw last year

Rockets 1-4

They aren’t as good as they were last year for obvious reasons. Were we lucky CP3 wasn’t available for this game

NO. 4-1

We handed them their first loss though AD was missing we blew them out as we should’ve. Leagues highest scoring team in nba.

Mavericks 2-4

Mavericks are a young improving team, but this game was too close for comfort for most of the game, Doncic looks like a future stud Smith JR has all the talent in the world can he figure out the mental game, and not be his own worst enemy?

We beat a much improved Kings team, gave NO their first loss. At the time that we lost to Memphis it looked like a terrible loss, we didn’t shoot well, but they are better then most thought like the Kings. Even though the Rox appear to be worse, they should still be top 4 at worst, and still a great team even without CP3.

Looking at the 6 games this is no easy start to the season, with Dallas looking like the only sure win, unless you count NO. a sure win without AD, and the GS game is the one that we lost but should’ve won, we are a 5-1 team if not for a lucky tip in from a player we let walk.

So, the question is judging from the first 6 games how good is this team?
 
We've got a strong team again this year, probably better than last year. But to beat the Warriors in a 7 game series? A minor miracle! They just have the smartest team in the league coupled with the best shooters in the league by a mile! We can give them a run for there money, but in the end, GS is by far the superior team in the entire NBA.
 
carolinajazz said:
We've got a strong team again this year, probably better than last year. But to beat the Warriors in a 7 game series? A minor miracle! They just have the smartest team in the league coupled with the best shooters in the league by a mile! We can give them a run for there money, but in the end, GS is by far the superior team in the entire NBA.
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Ok you idiot!! I didn’t ask how good we were relative to if we we could beat GS
 
We've done it with Ricky mostly playing like ****, Donovan playing relatively pedestrian, Favors under-delivering, Joe hungover half the time, and Rudy straight up dominating. I think they'll all be at least as good as last year though.

The difference will probably be our bench. I think the G.S. game is the best indicator of who we are, one of the best teams in the NBA.

Jesus, I just had a Ty Corbin flashback as I typed that last sentence.
 
We have no idea at this point, particularly after beating Houston and NO while there were shorthanded.
 
I think we are 4 and 2.
 
I don't know why, but the Jazz have figured out how to play road games. I think they'll win 30 games on the road this year.
 
Happy with the start. New additions Niang and Allen are impressive. GJ, DL.
Should have beaten GSW, but our wonderkid cost us the game. It's an important lesson.
MEM game was the only disappointing performance.

All 6 games were against West sides that competed. Even SAC and DAL.. Win @DAL was remarkable. They played like their lives depended on it. UTA not only beat fatigue and a pesky opponent but also the crazy refs that cost them at least 10 points.

West is bloodbath as predicted. Good news is talented squads like HOU, OKC and MIN are struggling and UTA should take advantage of that.

I want some East too. GSW turned their East tour to experimental plays practice and record attempts.
East bottom 8 teams are hideous. However we don't get to play one of these until NOV29@Brooklyn. What are the odds? Perhaps it's better to face them later in the season when they're actively tanking.
 
I was very bummed after the Memphis loss, but have been of much better cheer lately. I still think we are #2 in the west.
 
carolinajazz said:
We've got a strong team again this year, probably better than last year. But to beat the Warriors in a 7 game series? A minor miracle! They just have the smartest team in the league coupled with the best shooters in the league by a mile! We can give them a run for there money, but in the end, GS is by far the superior team in the entire NBA.
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warriors will be no porblme this year.
it is extremely hard for a 3peat for a reason. for 2 seasons these guys have played the most games together. so fatigue is gonna set in.

it will be compounded, by the fact that the new rules speed up the game. and that goldenstate might have the best starting 5, but then who else is there. bunch of scrubs and old igadoula and livingston. these players will wear down. unless kerr comes up with some radicla new way of resting players. like shutting the stars down for 15 games at a time. but in the west they might lose home court advantage even for the first round. not to mention every team brings their a game against them
 
I think it’s safe to say that the second half of last season wasn’t a fluke. And is basically who we are when fully helpful. That is good to know.

I still don’t know the ceiling of the team. It’s easy for me to say it’s super high, but I don’t know how much of that opinion is just because I watch them all the time and really like and ‘beleive’ in all the players.

I think to be legit contentenders with our defense we need about a top 8 (top 5 would be better) offense. Sometimes I watch us and think we can do it no problem. And sometimes we turn it over on about 15 straight possessions against the Mavs.
 
Thee jazz fan said:
Lots of people scoffed at me predicting they’d be a playoff team. They have a good mix of vet allstar caliber players in Conley Gasol and and Jackson looks like a future stud, a stretch 4 that plays defense. This isn’t the same crappy team we all saw last year
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Still not a playoff team. Idiot!
 
After these first 6 games my thoughts on how good we are hasn't changed. We are very good. Top 5 in the west and possibly as good as 2nd in the west. Not gonna beat a healthy warriors team in the playoffs though. No one will.
 
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