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Game 5: Termination Game -- Jazz @ Thunder 4/25/2018 7:30 pm MST

I'm grateful for tonight. The Jazz have a team that can legitimately compete for a championship soon. But championship teams must learn to experience and eventually recover from adversity. DM, Gobert, and Ingles are here long term, and Rubio abd Crowder should be back next year. Even if the Jazz lose in 7 to the Thunder, I won't be upset, since all I really care about is being entertained and most importantly the Jazz winning a championship in the next 5 years. This could be a good experience for them in the long run.
 
Sean said:
Very hard to win four in a row. I didn't expect the Jazz to win tonight. So, I shouldn't care, right?

Well...

The last two series the Jazz lost game five, against Houston in 2008 and Denver in 2010, they were just completely out-classed from start to finish. Were the losses demoralizing? Eh. Maybe. But it was clear the Jazz were going through the motions and trying to get the game back to Salt Lake.

This game, though, is different. The Jazz gave away so much momentum - way more momentum than I think you could steal from just blowing a team out in a must-win game (happens all the time, frankly). These are the losses that hang over you. And that's what I'm afraid of heading into game six. Bad, bad, bad, horrific loss. It's easier to accept a blowout solely because there was nothing there to play for after a certain period of time. The fact the Jazz held a 25 point second half lead and blew it ... I really hope this isn't a loss that haunts the franchise for a long time.
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Good grief, chicken little! It was a bad collapse, but we're a good team. They have to win two of two, we only need one.
 
utahjazzz said:
How long can dante put up this 5hit from snyder ?

Before it was mack and neto who got playing time ahead of him. Now it is Oneill. If i were dante, GTFO of Jazz as soon as possible. Unless.he wants to be a role player all his life!!!!!
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Even though you're a troll, you speak the truth this time. Dante would be a ****ing star right now if Popovich was his coach.
 
Sean said:
Very hard to win four in a row. I didn't expect the Jazz to win tonight. So, I shouldn't care, right?

Well...

The last two series the Jazz lost game five, against Houston in 2008 and Denver in 2010, they were just completely out-classed from start to finish. Were the losses demoralizing? Eh. Maybe. But it was clear the Jazz were going through the motions and trying to get the game back to Salt Lake.

This game, though, is different. The Jazz gave away so much momentum - way more momentum than I think you could steal from just blowing a team out in a must-win game (happens all the time, frankly). These are the losses that hang over you. And that's what I'm afraid of heading into game six. Bad, bad, bad, horrific loss. It's easier to accept a blowout solely because there was nothing there to play for after a certain period of time. The fact the Jazz held a 25 point second half lead and blew it ... I really hope this isn't a loss that haunts the franchise for a long time.
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It sure could, but we are mentally tough. Relatively ntested in close-out games unfortunately and we saw that tonight.

There is a lot of pressure to end the series in Salt Lake and we gave away the momentum.
 
Aneurism said:
Do you even watch the games.. most of the time when Dante plays he is all over the place in the most out of control way possible..He still needs a lot of development before he can even be looked at as reliable.. He might have the most rare short bursts where somehow he manages to do something useful..but doesn't ever last for prolonged periods..

Think about why Coach is willing to put Mitchell in the game but usually has dante and even alec on a short leash. Look at the other players that the Jazz have been willing to let go of and how they fare on different teams.
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That is because he had a short leash and was not allowed to make mistake on the court. He Also played out of position most of the time. All snyder's fault
 
Catchall said:
The Jazz had won 3 games in a row and were up by 25. Gobert going out was a huge turn, but the Jazz became complacent in general. This is a good experience for them.
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It's nothing the players can't solve by fighting their teammates with icepicks out in the parking lot, right Jerry?
 
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