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Strength of schedule

The best part of the final part of the schedule is that all of those crap teams will have FULLY embraced the tank at that point. Also, the West will be close enough that the good teams can't really take a day off or rest players letting teams around us in the standings get cheap wins.
 
I don't know exactly their formula but the link earlier in this thread may take these things into account
https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/ranking/schedule-strength-by-other?date=2018-12-13

And be taking a deeper analytics dive into the numbers than just winning % of team your playing. Like days of rest, travel, the opponent their days off and travel, lots of little things that are hard to quantify. Like the Jazz' home games have to be at the most disadvantaged to this point in the season with 1 game home stands (some on the 2nd night of back to back) sandwiched between road trips.

I had other thoughts that should be part of the equation but I got distracted at work (how dare they interrupt my non work thoughts!).
 
Some of the SOS is gonna be skewed by the fact that teams who have to face Denver will likely face a depleted Denver, therefore making it an easier schedule. :/
 
LifeOnaPlate said:
Some of the SOS is gonna be skewed by the fact that teams who have to face Denver will likely face a depleted Denver, therefore making it an easier schedule. :/
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Which allows us to pass Denver.
 
If we win tomorrow, I think they should wear these masks during warmups every game....

https://www.deseretnews.com/article...cha-libre-wrestling-masks-in-mexico-city.html

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On the opposite end of the spectrum, has anybody looked at the Thunder's schedule?

They've played Phoenix twice, Cavs twice, Bulls, Wizards, Nets, Hawks, Knicks.

They have one good road win, against GS, and then decent home wins against us, Pelicans and Clippers.

I'd expect Jazz to make a leap and them to fall off.
 
framer said:
It's not like any team in the west is going to hit 60. Maybe 1 will, the rest will be in a slog. 1 or 2 games could mean home court or completely out of the playoffs.
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I see no senario where the Jazz don't make the playoffs this year! Infact, I suspect they will do even better than last year! We've already beaten the likes of GS, Houston, Toronto, Boston....some of those teams multiple times! It's true, we've laid a few eggs, but I think those days are over!
 
Here's the strategy to beating the Thunder: Stay on George and as good an athlete as Westbrook is....back off of him and encourage him to launch as many 3 pointers as his heart desires! Jazz will win by 20!
 
carolinajazz said:
I see no senario where the Jazz don't make the playoffs this year! Infact, I suspect they will do even better than last year! We've already beaten the likes of GS, Houston, Toronto, Boston....some of those teams multiple times! It's true, we've laid a few eggs, but I think those days are over!
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Jazz did not beat Toronto
 
While this is true..... being 16-18 while being relatively healthy all year is unacceptable with the team that we have.

We aren't as good as we thought. If we were a true contender, a top 2/3/4 team in the west like most of us expected, we'd be at least around 20-14 right now.

The schedule has been brutal. But I don't want excuses, I want wins.
 
Taking a look at the schedule, we've got a couple of home games against Philly and NYK before going on another 4 game road trip (Raptors, Cavs, Pistons, Bucks). After that however the Jazz get to play 12 out of their 16 games before the All Star break at home, split into three 4 game home stands. Their only road games are against the Clippers, the Wolves, the Blazers again and the Warriors right before ASB, so the travel is very minimal during that entire stretch.

Very excited to see how the team performs considering their current form.
 
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