Utah Jazz 2018-19 Championship Bus CHOO CHOO
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really disappointing week for jazz nation....
fishonjazz
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**** man, I hope but the suns have been playing well lately.
They are 5-2 in their last 7 games.
They beat the bucks, warriors, Knicks, Lakers, and heat (the heat in Miami and the warriors in oakland)
The losses were to the blazers in Portland (only lost by 7) and the pelicans.
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Alfalfa
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Damn. Not even the Suns is a given. When do we play the Knicks??
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Soon.
I mean our schedule is very very easy over the rest of the season.
@suns
Wolves
Nets
@wizards
@knicks
@hawks
@bulls
Suns
Lakers
Wizards
Hornets
@suns
Kings
@lakers
And then clippers and nuggets
Lots of bad teams there
Those Lakers games might harder or easier depending on how much LeBron is playing.
Many of those teams should be trying to get the best draft pick possible at this point of the season
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Alfalfa
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If we match up with the Warriors, we'll be lucky to get to 5.
Spinoza
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I'm guessing 7th seed, knock out by Rockets or Nuggets.
Same for the Rockets.
Alfalfa
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Nuggets we can definitely compete with. Rockets would kick our ***.
>99% chance to make the playoffs, according to 538.
Sandman822
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Yeah I think the top 8 in the West are more or less set unless the Kings catch fire late which I doubt, question is who gets seeded where. Jazz at this stage seem to be projecting to finish in the 6 - 8 range, and tbh I like potentially getting Denver in the 1st round out of the three scenarios.
Well we arent there yet. But i do truly believe we are a piece away. We all know we need another scorer, and probably an/or an upgrade at the 1.
I like the core of what we have, and sometimes we get teased that we can compete. We do need that missing piece to truly be there.
If Exum didnt go down that might have made a difference too because he was looking good right before.
For me it boils down to this. Below is what separates us from the elite or top 4 of the NBA. It's VERY doable, and I'm confident we will be a top 4 team in DMs prime!
-need continued growth from stars DM + Gobert
-need another scorer
- need growth from rotation players (Exum, Royce esp)
-need Ingles to be a 6th man type, and not have to do too much
Bawse Dawg
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7 seed vs Nuggets is not even a bad scenario. One of the few teams less experienced than us, and not built for the playoffs (IMO). Then you avoid GS until the WCF too.
We'll probably pass the Spurs and Clips though.
We'll probably pass the Spurs and Clips though.
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Agreed on both counts. Main thing to me is to avoid Houston and GS for as long as possible
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Keefe
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Yes sir.
NAOS
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I don't feel great about the Jazz heading out on a 4-game trip right now, regardless of competition. It would hardly be surprising if they went 2-2.
They're not going to fall out of the playoffs, but the odds for favorable seeding are growing pretty slim.