Countdown to March 1st playoff eligibility waiver deadline

[infection]

So anyone signed off the buyout market that we're being aggressive in has to be signed by March 1st to be eligible for the playoffs. So that gives us a day shy of two weeks. All the talking heads have been saying that though they don't expect the Jazz to make a trade, they don't think our current roster is our playoff roster. Time is ticking down and we'll see. But, I think this observation from SCS in another thread is quite pertinent to this discussion:

So I was deep diving some numbers.

The Lakers really live at the rim. They are 4th in the NBA in attempts at a distance of 5 feet or less and they are 1st in FG% from that distance at 67.3%.

Away from the rim they only shoot 39.1% on shots from 5-9 feet, 39.7% on shots from 10-14 feet, an abysmal 36.4% on shots from 15-19 feet, 40.4% on shots from 20-25 feet, and 34.2% from 25-29 feet. They tend to settle for 15-25 footers when they don't get to the rim too.

In other words they are very vulnerable if a team limits/takes away the rim.

I'm interested to see how this reliance on production at the rim works out for the Lakers in the playoffs when defenses tighten and buckets are harder to come by.

In theory, if the Jazz were to face the Lakers and the Jazz executed their defense the way it is designed to work they could cause problems for the Lakers. Because there's not a better rim protector in the league than Rudy Gobert.

 

[416Klawzz]

great post, any rumblings heard?

 

[infection]

great post, any rumblings heard?

DL took his phone off vibrate and is ready to answer.

 

[Miggs]

No way we upset the apple cart. Being a good guy like NWG >>>>> winning.

 

[LogGrad98]

No way we upset the apple cart. Being a good guy like NWG >>>>> winning.

This. Nothing of note is going to happen. We are what we are. They will play more Conley, more iso ball, less Ingles, less blender. I do not think we will go on the same kind of run we have after the ASB in the past 2 years. I'm predicting we'll be 5th again. Probably play Houston again.

 

[latin jazz]

This. Nothing of note is going to happen. We are what we are. They will play more Conley, more iso ball, less Ingles, less blender. I do not think we will go on the same kind of run we have after the ASB in the past 2 years. I'm predicting we'll be 5th again. Probably play Houston again.

You 've been drinking Shad's kool aid uh? . Cheer up.

 

[LogGrad98]

You 've been drinking Shad's kool aid uh? . Cheer up.

I am fully cheered. I also know what 20+ games with Conley have shown us already. I really hope I'm wrong but I just don't see it, unless Conley misses significant time again.

 

[Miggs]

This. Nothing of note is going to happen. We are what we are. They will play more Conley, more iso ball, less Ingles, less blender. I do not think we will go on the same kind of run we have after the ASB in the past 2 years. I'm predicting we'll be 5th again. Probably play Houston again.

I hope you’re wrong. I predicted the 5th seed too before the season.

 

[infection]

I hope you’re wrong. I predicted the 5th seed too before the season.

I really hope not. If I'm not mistaken, the last time we had HCA in the first round was when we were upset by the upcoming Dirk/Nash/Finley Mavericks in 2001. That's almost 20 years of not finishing in the top 4 of the conference. **** Calvin Booth.

 

[Miggs]

I really hope not. If I'm not mistaken, the last time we had HCA in the first round was when we were upset by the upcoming Dirk/Nash/Finley Mavericks in 2001. That's almost 20 years of not finishing in the top 4 of the conference. **** Calvin Booth.

We shall see. A sense of urgency in the regular season has not really been our strong suit the last 20 years.

I hope that changes.

 

[Jingled]

I really hope not. If I'm not mistaken, the last time we had HCA in the first round was when we were upset by the upcoming Dirk/Nash/Finley Mavericks in 2001. That's almost 20 years of not finishing in the top 4 of the conference. **** Calvin Booth.

It's crazy that those D-Will/Boozer/Memo teams never had home court in the first round.

 

[LogGrad98]

I hope you’re wrong. I predicted the 5th seed too before the season.

I absolutely hope I'm wrong. I hope they integrate Conley seamlessly, and that Joe figures out how to play effectively with a reduced role and more off the ball and that the whole team learns to play off the inevitable iso ball and get good looks. But so far we just haven't seen it consistently with Conley starting. But I really hope I'm wrong.