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You know what frustrates me, and it isn't your comment which I agree with, it's that I am no genius nor part of any FO and I called a few days ago for Gobert to get some rest in the comin stretches of 6 games in 9 days. We have 2 such stretches, one now and one just before the ASG. Gobert has...

This type of posts is tiring, you read them in every nba forum, but it still is : winning in the NBA is hard, wanting to go for broke all the time to really really really have a real chance to win it all leaves you broke and losing most of the time. It just doesn't work. You build your team...

It's ll going really well but hey, It'd be nice to give Rudy some rest at some point.. I live in the terror of a silly injury just ruining the season.. 2/3 well placed games of rest in the season would really reassure me.

Another strong reason is simply history, culture, you know basically the fact that fans and media and all are attached to the format, it has meaning just because it is.

gee I'd rather avoid them to be honest.

Paul's injury and Westbrook's humanity (ie he obviously can't carry his team by himself all the time) means that our chances to nab the 4th spot are really going up. The main rival might be Memphis, a gritty team with more experience who could get some ugly wins to make a difference in the end...

Yeah, that big *** was important in an NBA were you played one on one and there was less space, you needed the strength to bump your opponent out of the way. Now it's just not the same, you defend or attack space, speed is at a premium. A guy like Gobert would still be very useful because of how...

Gobert might be quite nimble for a guy his size he still is a massive 7+ footer : you don't leave him out to dry in the open planes beyond the free throw line. He will get exposed if this happens. PnR defense is team work.

Paul's injury is great news as well. The Jazz needs to keep on fighting because a 4th seed might be reachable.

We are hitting the very rough patch of the season where players are really tired after having played a bit less than 3 months at full tilt. 43 games in 85 days means playing every other day. It's that time of the year when rookies hit the rookie wall, when nagging injuries start multiplying...

Agreed, the Jazz aren't in need of a move right now, the goal is to get better along the season from the inside to 1/ get into the Playoffs and get that experience, 2/ hopefully make some noise in there, which could be very possible if we avoid the Warriors because all the other teams we could...

This. Losses like in Boston were more frustrating, but this loss right there had to be largely anticipated. you know what I would have done, in all seriousness ? I would have given Rudy the night off and sent him directly home following the game the night before. He has been the anchor of this...

Theoretically a guy like Milsap is the perfect fit along Gobert, but not quite sure he fits the bill (expiring, will be expensive, etc..). Had he had 1 or ideally 2 more years on his contract... hm the temptation would be big !

Indeed and that toughness, concentrationa and abilityt to take care of the ball late comes in great part with experience. Some playoff burn would be great and ideally we would want to avoid the 8th seed because you don't learn much from being swept by the Warriors whereas a good competitive...

Gobert's main improvement this year has been the overall level of activity, he moves a lot on O to set screens and this has helped made the offense more dynamic. When a player like Gobert has low offensive value as a scorer away from the rim, he has to be very active in setting screens and...

It creates is own set of issues : travelling the next day means that minor plane delays could cancel the game, means that the team has slept but has hardly had anytime to train and wake up the muscles and body, which is what the shootaround is for. It would be a bit less bad, I agree, but still...

both teams wouldn't be equally rested, they would be equally tired and primed to enjoy, together, a slugfest of turnovers, bad shots, and with a bit of luck injuries... The problem with the back to backs or travel isn't a problem of fairness, it's just that it is bad for the athletes and their...

The main problem with back to backs is when there is travel involved... If you play both games at home, it's not ideal, but it's doable, you finish the game, get some physio and a shower, home and bed. But when there is travelling either to go back home or go to another city, the players have to...

Ideally a mix of the 2 would be the best : shorten the season by a few games (say go from 82 to 72/75) and make the season a wee bit longer, say 3 to 4 weeks. That way instead of being more or less 82 games over 24 weeks like it has been for the last 40 years or so, it would be 75 games over 28...

There is a massive difference indeed between the very very inconsitant level of play in the american AAU system and in the european youth levels. In most european countries the U16 or U18 national team plays quite a lot of games so really those young players play many games against the cream of...