2016-17 Hype Train Playoff Chase!!!

[fishonjazz]

Homecourt against the Grizz or Thunder we win.

Agreed.
I don't think we beat the clippers though unfortunately

 

[fishonjazz]

Yep. Road record always separates the pretenders, and OKC is where the drop off is in the west.

Jazz are 5th best in the nba on the road.

 

[silesian]

This team has pretty much proven that they don't come to play against teams they should beat.

Jazz have proven precisely the opposite. They are 27-4 (87%) against the bottom 16 teams in the league per Sagarin rankings. Jazz have lost 4 games, Celtics 5, Spurs and Cavs 7, Clippers 9, Rockets 10, Only the Warriors are better with 2 losses.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I'd like to see the Jazz get a 4/5 matchup with Memphis, then the Spurs in the 2nd round. Hopefully the Clippers will accommodate us.

 

[fishonjazz]

Jazz have proven precisely the opposite. They are 27-4 (87%) against the bottom 16 teams in the league per Sagarin rankings. Jazz have lost 4 games, Celtics 5, Spurs and Cavs 7, Clippers 9, Rockets 10, Only the Warriors are better with 2 losses.

This.

 

[Elizah Huge]

We're a full 3 games up on Memphis and a full 4 games up on OKC. I'd be willing to bet we end up either the 4/5 seed.


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[ozjazzman]

So , ranking them from 1-3 , 1
Being most preferred, 3 being least preferred, who do you want to play in 1st round playoff ?? Consider all teams to be 100% healthy.
Clippers , Grizzlies or Thunder ??
Can also just give 1 preference


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[MrMojoRisin]

So , ranking them from 1-3 , 1
Being most preferred, 3 being least preferred, who do you want to play in 1st round playoff ?? Consider all teams to be 100% healthy.
Clippers , Grizzlies or Thunder ??
Can also just give 1 preference

1. Thunder
2. Grizzlies
3. Clips

I really don't want to play the Clippers in the first round. We match up horribly with them and haven't they won like 16 straight games on our home floor?

 

[akirac73]

haven't they won like 16 straight games on our home floor?

Clips have won 9 straight in Utah and they are 17-1 overall in our last 18 meetings. Pure dominance... Even if we have homecourt against the Clips in the playoffs, they'll be licking their chops.

 

[Cappy_Smurf]

Jazz have proven precisely the opposite. They are 27-4 (87%) against the bottom 16 teams in the league per Sagarin rankings. Jazz have lost 4 games, Celtics 5, Spurs and Cavs 7, Clippers 9, Rockets 10, Only the Warriors are better with 2 losses.

Now show the stats for blowout games. They are coasting against bad teams they should dominate, and having to win close games that they should win easily.

Utah won a close game last night against a team that had no business almost winning that game. It goes down as a W in our record, but that doesn't prove they showed up to play that night. I stand by what I said, although I may have been overstating somewhat.

 

[fishonjazz]

1. Thunder
2. Grizzlies
3. Clips

I really don't want to play the Clippers in the first round. We match up horribly with them and haven't they won like 16 straight games on our home floor?

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[Stoked]

What a game last night! Gobert is a monster! Also the Thunder lost!!! As sis the Kings and Lakers.

Warriors, Suns, Mavericks and Pelicans also won.

Tonight's games:

Warriors @ Hawks
Nets @ Grizzlies
Blazers @ Wolves (eh)
Rockets @ Spurs (maybe they pass GS for the #1 seed?)
Kings @ Nuggets
Pelicans @ Jazz
Celtics @ Clippers

Jazz face the two headed monster of the Pelicans tonight. Davis and Cousins is a killer combo in the paint. I wonder how that is working out.

If the bolded teams win the race, 1-7, will look like this after tonight:

1- Warriors
2 - Spurs 1.5 behind
3 - Rockets 7.5 behind
4 - Jazz 11.5 behind
5 - Clippers 14 behind
6 - Grizzlies 15.5 behind
7 - Thunder - 16 behind