Next trap game; let's FOCUS on ORLANDO game!

[vj_74]

I'm concerned about the articles that portray the Jazz being in the "drivers seat" regarding the playoff picture. .

Thats the typical characteristic of the SLC media, the morons who jinx the team in advance. Another annoying thing they do is sing hosannas for a player who has suddenly had 2 or 3 good games in a row. Shine the spotlight on the player and make him immediately feel complacent.

I dont care about whether it is 7th or 8th seed anymore. Just make the playoffs. And who knows maybe with some luck OKC even gets the top seed if Spurs decide to rest their stars and lose 2 of the remaining games.

 

[theNBAnerd]

I'm concerned about the articles that portray the Jazz being in the "drivers seat" regarding the playoff picture. Without sounding too negative, this is how I see it.

1) We aren't catching Dallas. I can't see them losing all three.
2) We can catch Denver, but only if we win all three.
3) We must beat Phoenix. I mean we need to win the others too, but if we can't pull out that game. It's likely that Denver and Phoenix will go to the playoffs and the Jazz and Houston will stay home.
4) The Jazz haven't looked like a team that would win 3 in a row in a while.

They absolutely can do it, but there should be no sense of entitlement in their minds. They really need to play tough for 4 quarters in all three games because if they drop one, they will likely be staying home.

everything you said there is true... but i think the "driver's seat" comments just refer to the fact that the jazz have control over their playoff fate. if they win, they're in.

 

[akirac73]

Exactly, 'mrob'. Win (3) and we're in, quite possibly #7 if Nuggets split. The thing we don't know is will OKC rest some players when they play with the Nuggets...

Why would OKC rest players vs. the Nuggets?...they're in a tight race with the Spurs for the #1 seed in the west.