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Xsy said:
Utah would have to lose every game for the rest of the season for my prediction to hold true. XD
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Lol.


According to Hollinger, Utah will finish at 36-30 this season, as a 6th seed in the NBA playoffs.


I voted 35-31. I just hope that either of our predictions come true.
 
PKM said:
late to the party ..

24 - 42
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AKMVP said:
Mister Hollinger agrees with my prediction...

11. Utah Jazz (27-39)

Long-term, I love what the Jazz are doing. Love it, love it, love it. This team is my early favorite to be my go-to late-night League Pass fix.

Here's why: The Jazz are set up to become a major force about three seasons from now. Nobody has caught on to this nationally, but they're positioning themselves to be the next Oklahoma City. Utah has four lottery picks from the past two drafts -- Derrick Favors, Enes Kanter, Gordon Hayward and Alec Burks -- and are likely to have two more (their own and Golden State's) in the 2012 draft. That six-man group will give the Jazz a five-year window to win big in the middle of the decade.
Alas, they're a giant question mark in the interim. Al Jefferson, Devin Harris, Paul Millsap and C.J. Miles are all potent offensively and suspect defensively, although Harris is redeemable. One of the best defensive players in the league when he was in Dallas, Harris has slacked off since then.
Utah went off the rails with that group last season. It's hard to remember now, but the Jazz were once 14 games over .500. With the departures of Jerry Sloan and Deron Williams marking a shift in direction, they had the biggest first- to second-half decline in NBA history, going from 27-14 at the break to 12-29 afterward. In particular, the defense fell off -- the Jazz finished 23rd after ranking in the top 10 early -- and while some events were beyond his control, head coach Tyrone Corbin needs to prove he can motivate his troops to play halfway decent defense.
Utah also has some short-term options. I have to think they'll shop Mehmet Okur at the trade deadline since he's a fifth wheel in the frontcourt rotation and owns an expiring contract; Jefferson, Millsap and Harris all expire in 2013 and also could come into play.
That won't help them this season, obviously, and I think the kids are going to take their lumps. But get your shots in on the Jazz while you can, because in a few seasons they'll be back with a vengeance.
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Hehehe.
 
dalamon said:
Lol.


According to Hollinger, Utah will finish at 36-30 this season, as a 6th seed in the NBA playoffs.


I voted 35-31. I just hope that either of our predictions come true.
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I said 35 or 36 wins originally. We could actually do a bit better than that. Jefferson is having his best season, Harris seems to be waking up a bit, and we have 7 players who could score 20+ points on a given night.
 
I was way off (provided they don't have an epic collaspe, knock on wood). I'm impressed how well this team has gelled so quickly.
 
Time to bump this ****er.

My 36-30 prediction is still possible...

some interesting predictions and math-fails in this thread.
 
I was pretty damn close here. I predicted 10 games over .500

"Beer is proof that God loves us, and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin
 
I said 33-33 at the beginning of the season. I am very close and said we would miss the playoffs barely with that record.
 
I said 34-32, and also believed the Jazz would be just out of the playoffs. Still possible, but I hope I'm wrong!
 
BluesRocker said:
I predicted 36-30. I'm close
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BluesRocker said:
The Utah Jazz will finish the season 1 game under 500. They will not make the playoffs. They will know there fate with 3 games left in the season. They will end up with the 14th pick in the lottery. We will miss out on a drafting a good player by just one pick.

The season will be a waste because the young guys had to sit and watch the older guys show them how to lose every other game. Valuable experience and growth will be lost because KOC was a fool. And a chance to build for the future will also be lost because of a wasted draft pick.

Tim and Eric say Great Job!
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So close.
 
sojodave said:
36-30 as the team is constitued. I hope the team makes some improvemens from the current roster.
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sepanol said:
I think we will have more wins than loses, so i go or 36 30
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NAOS said:
SOOO much hinges on the development of Favors and Hayward that it's hard to predict. I'm going the optimistic route: Favors has drool-worthy athleticism and something to prove while being in the most stable situation of his career; I'm taking Hayward's breakout game against the Lakers as an omen. Harris plays well with a wing of Hayward's play-making ilk, and I expect a lot from him. I think Ty can get this team together for that brutal stretch run.

36-30

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