Game Thread: BREAK THE STREAK - Warriors @ Jazz - Nov 30 - 7 PM MST

[My2Cents]

How about an alley-oop? Would have brought the house down.
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[NUMBERICA]

I think Curry is getting too cocky for his own good. Yeah, he's great but he doesn't have the athleticism to dominate like Jordan, and once teams figure this out, his numbers will start to decline.

If I'm defensing him,

And this is how far I got.

lol

 

[Siro]

And this is how far I got.

lol

Ya, it's ridiculous. You need really good defensers to defense Curry effectively.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

You would think Miley Kunis would be enough to get us over the edge. Perhaps if she were just slightly more 'edgy' then Hood would have made that 3 or Hayward would have grabbed that rebound and put it back in. Much better than 'lucky girl' with her Jaws shirt.

I will stand behind my statement made before the game that the Jazz matchup well against the Warriors and our length would give them fits. We dropped about 4 balls on our own without any pressure. That was the game IMHO. That and the fact we were lacking a little more "EDGE"!!!

 

[vegas]

I was way impressed. They had a chance to win the game at the end and didn't lay down at any point during the game. Jazz are in a great place imo. Plenty of chinks in the Warriors armor. They outrebounded us by 10. I would think a bit of film would change that.

I thought they were great at recognizing mismatches in the moment, and exploiting. I think the Jazz needed QS to point it out to them, so they missed a lot of opportunities there. Plus Rudy has his sights on them. Can't wait for a rematch!

 

[MDAV28]

Yep.
Great thing about this team is that next year Hayward, favors, Gobert, Burks, and hood are all still under contract and we (like everyone else unfortunately) will have tons of money to spend in the off-season.

Now I'm hopeful for Exum but I hope the jazz go all in on an all star type pg next summer. Exum can play the pg and sg and will be able to find decent minutes. Plus he will still be super young and can be a backup for a while.
I think after this year of development these guys will be ready to win and take the next step. Just need a point guard that is ready to take that step with them

What all-star PG are we thinking and which players do we give up the flexibility to sign to get this player?

 

[akirac73]

How about an alley-oop? Would have brought the house down.
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Naw...if Hood threw an alley-oop to Burks, that would have left at least 10 seconds on the clock. More than enough time for the best shooter in the history of the NBA to make a game winning shot on us. The right thing to do was take a shot with a second or less left on the clock, Hayward vs. Cleveland style...

 

[Revolution 9]

One good thing about GS's winning streak is that they might be worn town near the end of the year. They are expending a lot of energy trying to win these less meaningful games early in the year. The longer the streak continues at this point the better.

 

[MT Steve]

One good thing about GS's winning streak is that they might be worn town near the end of the year. They are expending a lot of energy trying to win these less meaningful games early in the year. The longer the streak continues at this point the better.

I dunno about that. This was, what, the first time in 4 games where Curry even played in the 4th quarter?

 

[Coach Ellis]

I dunno about that. This was, what, the first time in 4 games where Curry even played in the 4th quarter?

If Curry gets hurt again, they're done. He's the engine that runs the machine. Jazz should have finished it off last night. They had the moment, but it was too big for them. Someday soon though.

I'm eager to see what the trade deadline brings. If the Jazz can pick up a higher level starting PG with some of the assets at their disposal, they could make some noise heading into the playoffs.

 

[Stoked]

If Curry gets hurt again, they're done. He's the engine that runs the machine. Jazz should have finished it off last night. They had the moment, but it was too big for them. Someday soon though.

I'm eager to see what the trade deadline brings. If the Jazz can pick up a higher level starting PG with some of the assets at their disposal, they could make some noise heading into the playoffs.

Jazz are going to make noise anyways. With increase PG production and D they will be a tough out.

 

[str8line]

The Warriors are currently sitting at an NBA History's best 18-0.

Draymond Green has recorded two straight triple-doubles coming into this game. Curry leads the league in scoring at 31.9 PPG.

But none of that matters.

At 10 PM, they'll be 18-1.

Our Jazz are going down in history as the team that broke the streak.

(They're not churros, but close enough, Gordon)


But enough foreplay.

Gents, I present to you the first ever Jazz Game Thread Video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqzivYa_vaE

Spycam1, you are the man. That video is amazing. Makes me stoked to be a Jazz fan, thanks.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

If Curry gets hurt again, they're done. He's the engine that runs the machine. Jazz should have finished it off last night. They had the moment, but it was too big for them. Someday soon though.

I'm eager to see what the trade deadline brings. If the Jazz can pick up a higher level starting PG with some of the assets at their disposal, they could make some noise heading into the playoffs.

I mean, if he gets hurt for the entire season, sure. This team still easily finish with a #1 seed in the regular season even if Curry missed a month or two.

 

[My2Cents]

Naw...if Hood threw an alley-oop to Burks, that would have left at least 10 seconds on the clock. More than enough time for the best shooter in the history of the NBA to make a game winning shot on us. The right thing to do was take a shot with a second or less left on the clock, Hayward vs. Cleveland style...
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If I had a choice between up 1 with 10 sec left and a Rodney Hood missed 3 I'd take the up 1. Another option would have been to get the ball to Hayward just as got to Rudy. His guy was trailing by 6 ft. He would have had a clear path to the basket around Favor's screen. If Green had dropped down to cover Hayward he could have given the ball up to Favors for an easy dunk. Or swing it over to Burks and let him go at Curry.

 

[str8line]

If I had a choice between up 1 with 10 sec left and a Rodney Hood missed 3 I'd take the up 1. The other option would have been to get the ball to Hayward just as got to Rudy. His guy was trailing by 6 ft. He would have had a clear path to the basket around Favor's screen. If Green had dropped down to cover Hayward he could have given the ball up to Favors for an easy dunk.

I love Rodney, but I think he tried to be the hero. With Hayward back on his game he needs to be the one making the decisions at the end of the game. Trust in Hayward.

 

[fishonjazz]

I love Rodney, but I think he tried to be the hero. With Hayward back on his game he needs to be the one making the decisions at the end of the game. Trust in Hayward.

Agreed

 

[NUMBERICA]

I'm trying not to read too much into Hood's shot to lose the game, but it's kind of hard considering how bad it was. Hoping it was an exercise in simply over or under-thinking and nothing else.

 

[NAOS]

I'm trying not to read too much into Hood's shot to lose the game, but it's kind of hard considering how bad it was. Hoping it was an exercise in simply over or under-thinking and nothing else.

I was pissed it wasn't Burks. That dude was feelin it from mid-range + is our best bet at drawing a foul.

Another head-scratching end-game situation from the jazz this year. There've already been too many. Feels just like the Sloan days when Crotty or Eisley would somehow jack it up.

 

[zman1527]

I'm trying not to read too much into Hood's shot to lose the game, but it's kind of hard considering how bad it was. Hoping it was an exercise in simply over or under-thinking and nothing else.

I believe they said the strategy was to take the first good open shot, then if it misses you have another chance. I think that is a pretty common strategy. They wanted to get to Hay but couldn't, Rodney got a clean look and fired. There was a good chance to get that rebound with 3-4 seconds left for another chance. You can disagree, but it is not a bad strategy. Don't think Hood was trying to be the hero, just going with the plan.

 

[My2Cents]

I was pissed it wasn't Burks.

Especially with Curry guarding him. Biggest mismatch on the floor.