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Western conference semi-finals: Game 1 — Jazz @ Rockets 4/29/18 1:30 pm MST

Douchebag K said:
Neto is a midget with short arms who Houston’s players will just shoot over however well he defends them.
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This didn’t factor in yesterday.
Neto was very good against the rockets yesterday and was the highest on the team in +/-
 
Any news on Spida’s ankle? He ok?
 
MVP said:
Just watch him in half court more carefully. He takes forever before getting rid of the ball. In Jazz motion offense ball handler needs to make decisions quickly and swing the ball fast... Exum stops it badly. As I said he did much much better in run and gun stretch we had.
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I'm sorry, but I'm confused -- are you talking about Exum or Joe? Oh wait, you said he did much better in the run and gun stretch, so it is Exum you are talking about.
 
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LoPo said:
We finished our media obligations at 1:30am CST. We played 37 hours later at 2:30pm CST. On top of that, we had to travel. Show me another situation where there was that quick of a turnaround for a traveling team.

Cleveland has to play two days later and travel, but they had media obligations Sunday until 4pm CST and will play Tuesday at 6pm CST. So our game started 37 hours later. Cleveland will play 50 hours later. 13 hours is a pretty big difference.
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Just looking ahead, GSW-NOP is at 8pm Friday and 3:30 pm Sunday, only 3.5 hours more than our 10:30-2:30, in the second round as opposed to the first. In prior years, there is always a Western conference round 1 game 6 scheduled at 10:30 Friday, followed by game 7/game 1 Sunday afternoon. Every single year.
 
Exum and Burks are fine. They didn't get the playing time to refine their games for the playoffs. Sorry, we are going to have some mistakes. But, both are needed the other wings are just chucking threes we need more dribble penetration.

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Nate505 said:
I"m not too mad. Unless the Jazz can play over their heads and force the Rockets into not playing to their level, the Rockets are simply a better team. It pains me a bit to say that, but the truth is the truth.
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They're a superteam created by a player deliberately targeting them, ie, Chris Paul. Capela is a steal at 2 million, as well, and they have the true mvp in Harden. Ain't no shame in admitting they're extremely well built.
 
MilesDeep said:
I'm not going to put too much thought or worry into this game. I didn't even know that the game was today until this morning, because I figured there was no way this game would be scheduled before tomorrow night. That was unbelievably poor fortune for the Jazz. For playoff games, there should never be less than 48 hours from the end of a closeout game to the beginning of the next series. No shock at all that the score was 39-17 in short order. Quinn is better than Dantoni and that should get the Jazz at least a couple victories, the teams aren't as lopsided as this game. Rudy was more goober than Gobert and I don't expect that to repeat. Jazz will give themselves a chance in game two.
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I think there should be a standing rule: no fewer than 48 hours between each series. Injury risk should be a consideration.
 
One Brow said:
Just looking ahead, GSW-NOP is at 8pm Friday and 3:30 pm Sunday, only 3.5 hours more than our 10:30-2:30, in the second round as opposed to the first. In prior years, there is always a Western conference round 1 game 6 scheduled at 10:30 Friday, followed by game 7/game 1 Sunday afternoon. Every single year.
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This doesn't compare at all. #1 - We had to move from one series to another. OKC and Houston are two completely different animals. #2 - Don't they stay in NOLA for both of those games? #3 - 3.5 hours is a practice, film session, more sleep, whatever.
 
One Brow said:
Just looking ahead, GSW-NOP is at 8pm Friday and 3:30 pm Sunday, only 3.5 hours more than our 10:30-2:30, in the second round as opposed to the first. In prior years, there is always a Western conference round 1 game 6 scheduled at 10:30 Friday, followed by game 7/game 1 Sunday afternoon. Every single year.
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Part of the problem with what happened to the jazz is a change in series/opponent/City

That won’t be happening in the scenario you present. And as you stated it’s still not as short a turn around anyway.

You will have to try again. Back to the drawing board.
 
LifeOnaPlate said:
I think there should be a standing rule: no fewer than 48 hours between each series. Injury risk should be a consideration.
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TV coverage dictates the schedule. ABC paid big money to broadcast a Sunday playoff triple-header and the Execs couldn't care less about the short-turnaround for the Jazz.
 
Ellipse said:
TV coverage dictates the schedule. ABC paid big money to broadcast a Sunday playoff triple-header and the Execs couldn't care less about the short-turnaround for the Jazz.
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That's why there needs to be the rule. Fairness trumps corporate. Player health trumps corporate? People will still watch. Maybe more people even. How many people just missed this game because.....inadequate pre-game hype.
 
fishonjazz said:
You will have to try again. Back to the drawing board.
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I don't have to try. I welcome you to maintain your mistaken belief that the playoff schedule was unfair to us in a way that is completely unique in the history of basketball.
 
Still not an excuse. Besides Rudy the rest of the team seemed fine to play. The coaching staff didn't seem ready for the quick turn around. We didn't seem to have any real strategy to stop Houston or make them uncomfortable.

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There is only one game tonight. I'm no TV executive, but wouldn't the numbers watching LeBron James at 2:30pm CST (12:30 Pacific) have been much higher than when they played it? And Monday nights are the one of the best nights for primetime sports correct? The NCAA title game (football and bball), MNF, and other US based sporting events are held on Monday nights.

They could have showcased the Pacers/Cavs Game 7 mid-Sunday afternoon and then had a 6pm CST Celtics Sixers followed by 8:30pm CST Rockets Jazz.

Regardless, the schedule for us was total BS.
 
Mission Accomplished said:
Still not an excuse. Besides Rudy the rest of the team seemed fine to play. The coaching staff didn't seem ready for the quick turn around. We didn't seem to have any real strategy to stop Houston or make them uncomfortable.

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To be clear, you're just stating a fact? No way we overlook OKC to game plan for the Rox. It took everything we had to get here, so I'm in no way faulting the coaching staff at all for this. In the post game interview Donovan eluded to the fact the first half was spent trying to feel things out. I'd bet next game we play much better. You have to win the series in front of you before you look to the next and that's precisely what we did.
 
SoUjazzfan said:
To be clear, you're just stating a fact? No way we overlook OKC to game plan for the Rox. It took everything we had to get here, so I'm in no way faulting the coaching staff at all for this. In the post game interview Donovan eluded to the fact the first half was spent trying to feel things out. I'd bet next game we play much better. You have to win the series in front of you before you look to the next and that's precisely what we did.
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We could have watched and tried to do what the wolves did successfully against Houston. No time to feel out a game in the playoffs.

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