Maybe in some match ups, but I think he would get trucked by the backup 5's in LA.Can Thad Young play small ball 5 off the bench?
Fair counter point to the OP. Can't say I disagreeMy concern is that while good teams will sometimes take a while to get going, there are usually signs of that along the way. I haven't seen much from the Jazz. It's not like we have the occasional game that you can point to and say "this is what we'll look like when we get some consistency."
We're 8-8 in the last 16 games. The 8 wins have come against teams with a .348 combined record. The recent stretch of 4-1 has also been against teams with a record of winning one in three of their games. Last time we beat a team that went into our game with a winning record was 40(!!) days ago. That's the last time this team actually looked okay against good teams, the three day stretch where we beat the Sixers and the Bucks. At home, mind you. Away, we've basically beaten the Wolves and the Grizzlies.
The Jazz have flat out been terrible for the amount of talent of this team. You can point to the fact that we do have a winning record, or that the schedule has allegedly been tough, but the fact remains that the Jazz have so far shown that the only teams they can win against are the early season favourites to land the #1 pick. We beat 3 teams who currently have a winning record. We beat the Clippers without PG and Kawhi, we beat the Sixers without Simmons, and I suppose we beat the Bucks at full strength, thought it required a serious of improbable events down the stretch.
Can anyone say that they've seen one game this year where they thought "Hey, if we play like this in the playoffs, we might make some noise?"
My concern is that while good teams will sometimes take a while to get going, there are usually signs of that along the way. I haven't seen much from the Jazz. It's not like we have the occasional game that you can point to and say "this is what we'll look like when we get some consistency."
We're 8-8 in the last 16 games. The 8 wins have come against teams with a .348 combined record. The recent stretch of 4-1 has also been against teams with a record of winning one in three of their games. Last time we beat a team that went into our game with a winning record was 40(!!) days ago. That's the last time this team actually looked okay against good teams, the three day stretch where we beat the Sixers and the Bucks. At home, mind you. Away, we've basically beaten the Wolves and the Grizzlies.
The Jazz have flat out been terrible for the amount of talent of this team. You can point to the fact that we do have a winning record, or that the schedule has allegedly been tough, but the fact remains that the Jazz have so far shown that the only teams they can win against are the early season favourites to land the #1 pick. We beat 3 teams who currently have a winning record. We beat the Clippers without PG and Kawhi, we beat the Sixers without Simmons, and I suppose we beat the Bucks at full strength, thought it required a serious of improbable events down the stretch.
Can anyone say that they've seen one game this year where they thought "Hey, if we play like this in the playoffs, we might make some noise?"
If we could just get 2008-2009 Troy Murphy to play PF... 14 ppg, 12 rpg, 45% from 3 on five attempts per game.Screw it, I'll come play power forward.
I suppose we beat the Bucks at full strength, thought it required a serious of improbable events down the stretch.
Utah controlled that game in a lot of ways, though. We led by as many as 22. We let them go on a run in the second half, but overall it was much more than luck at the end that won that game.
My concern is that while good teams will sometimes take a while to get going, there are usually signs of that along the way. I haven't seen much from the Jazz. It's not like we have the occasional game that you can point to and say "this is what we'll look like when we get some consistency."
We're 8-8 in the last 16 games. The 8 wins have come against teams with a .348 combined record. The recent stretch of 4-1 has also been against teams with a record of winning one in three of their games. Last time we beat a team that went into our game with a winning record was 40(!!) days ago. That's the last time this team actually looked okay against good teams, the three day stretch where we beat the Sixers and the Bucks. At home, mind you. Away, we've basically beaten the Wolves and the Grizzlies.
The Jazz have flat out been terrible for the amount of talent of this team. You can point to the fact that we do have a winning record, or that the schedule has allegedly been tough, but the fact remains that the Jazz have so far shown that the only teams they can win against are the early season favourites to land the #1 pick. We beat 3 teams who currently have a winning record. We beat the Clippers without PG and Kawhi, we beat the Sixers without Simmons, and I suppose we beat the Bucks at full strength, thought it required a serious of improbable events down the stretch.
Can anyone say that they've seen one game this year where they thought "Hey, if we play like this in the playoffs, we might make some noise?"
Its more like saying you are an inch away from 3... be honestThis is like saying I’m only 4 inches away from 10 inches.
I think it means you are sexually attracted to @Saint Cy of JFC … not that there is anything wrong with that.I had a dream last night by the way, 50 NBA games had been played, but as much as I tried to see what our record was in my dream, I couldn't, wouldn't let me.
Any dream interpretation specialists on the board?