And just like that.....

[Nate505]

Meh, I'm just enjoying this season and how it plays out. I expected the Jazz to suck, even with their favorable schedule, and to see them not totally sucking is all I ask for.

 

[Weezur]

It's hilarious how easy it is to beat the Jazz.

All you need to do is have the quickest guy on your team run a pick n roll with the guy gaurding Big Al.
The entire defense collapses and the other team gets easy wide open shots

It's nice to know that Kanter and Favors are amazing at pick n roll defense...especially Kanter. He had this one sequence where he ran the gaurd all the way to the baseline. I can't remember how it ended, but when a gaurd runs towards that end he usually passes and the pass is so out of control that it's picked off.

 

[fallenchicken]

I don't know if we'll make the playoffs, but they'll make it a fight. Better teams then we have been on longer losing streaks than 0-2, and they'll still make the playoffs. It's far from over, hyperbole people.

I think we're better than Houston, and I think it's a race between the Clips, Memphis, Lakers and us for who won't get bumped out of the playoffs. And Maybe Portland too. The West is wild, and it's also wide-open, as it stands.

 

[orangello]

But right now they are not, and they have a good chance at beating the Sacramento Jimmers. Sure, it's early, and it doesn't matter much, but people are crying doomsday anyway.

I thought the same thing but then I remembered the Toronto game.

 

[Revolution 9]

It's a win win if you think about it. Going to the playoffs is more interesting for all of us, and would be good experience for the youngins.
If we miss out we get a lottery pick in a deep draft.

 

[udflyer]

I always go by the loss column because you can never remove one. Going by the loss column, we are the 4th seed. (We do have a few more games to play than the teams above us but we control our destiny for the 4 seed as of now.

 

[memo is money]

There always will be the talk about "winning and aiming at playoffs or tanking and positioning for lottery" -the latter is disgusting for the game and for the fans in my opinion-.

The Jazz should play to win ballgames, play hard and grind it out, and regardless of the results, the attention should still be on developing as a team, not on whether the team can make the playoffs or not. This is the best way to keep a young team focused, responsible, to offer quality -not garbage- PT for development and to get rookies, sophomores to earn PT, to play competitive basketball, to adjust to the next level, to the basketball culture that the Jazz want to sustain.

I'm not that concerned about our playoff chances, yet. Let's see where our team will be at the end of March. Making it to the playoffs would be a huge experience for this young squad. The schedule has been good to us, and will only get tougher and tougher.

I just want the Jazz to build on positives, learn from faults, losses, and take every game seriously in order for youngsters to play competitive basketball.

 

[YB85]

Before the season started, I predicted 25 wins and just hoped to see improvement by the end of the season. I've already seen the latter and hope the prediction is low. To me, the record is immaterial. I just want a good foundation built for the future.

 

[bigb]

Before the season started, I predicted 25 wins and just hoped to see improvement by the end of the season. I've already seen the latter and hope the prediction is low. To me, the record is immaterial. I just want a good foundation built for the future.

This
+Whatever I currently have

 

[vslice02]

I know it's early and some may say a knee jerk reaction to the two losses

 

[freakazoid]

Now Utah is sitting in the lottery.

 

[MK11]

There always will be the talk about "winning and aiming at playoffs or tanking and positioning for lottery" -the latter is disgusting for the game and for the fans in my opinion-.

The Jazz should play to win ballgames, play hard and grind it out, and regardless of the results, the attention should still be on developing as a team, not on whether the team can make the playoffs or not. This is the best way to keep a young team focused, responsible, to offer quality -not garbage- PT for development and to get rookies, sophomores to earn PT, to play competitive basketball, to adjust to the next level, to the basketball culture that the Jazz want to sustain.

I'm not that concerned about our playoff chances, yet. Let's see where our team will be at the end of March. Making it to the playoffs would be a huge experience for this young squad. The schedule has been good to us, and will only get tougher and tougher.

I just want the Jazz to build on positives, learn from faults, losses, and take every game seriously in order for youngsters to play competitive basketball.

Wonderful post, wonderful game spirit. Rep'd.