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Everyone saying "I don't remember us looking this bad before" has a short memory

Sirkickyass said:
For that reason I'm going into the Lakers and Spurs games with a bit of optimism. A win in one of these games and we could very well be looking at the kind of resurgence that makes everyone forget the bad stretch even happened.
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I have been feeling the same, however, the Jazz have looked pretty awful. I would still consider putting money on this Lakers game. I won't be surprised to lose both, nor would I be shocked to see the Jazz beat LA and San Antonio.
 
Sirkickyass said:
0-4 against bad teams sucks. It's awful. I hate it just as much as everyone else. That said, this is not a disaster yet.

A few facts:

Our record after 44 games last season was 26-18. Our record after 44 games this season is 27-17.

The Jazz had a pretty rough go of it in late December/Early January last season: Between December 18, 2009 and January 4, 2010 the Jazz went on a 3-6 stretch. The losses were BAD. We were blowing big leads, getting cranked in fourth quarters and the fan base was apocalyptic. It was bad enough that the team was losing but they'd also engaged, during this bad stretch, in the Eric Maynor giveaway. It looked enough like open revolt that Greg Miller took to his blog to defend the team against the angry fans. His blog entry talked down enough to the fans that the reaction on this board was generally towards "who does that ******* think he is?"

https://blogs.lhm.com/gmiller/2010/01/my-thoughts-on-the-utah-jazz/

What happened after that?

The team immediately whipped off a stretch where they won 16 of 18 and won 9 in a row. One of those early games was "the shot" by Sundiata Gaines. All it took to shake the team out of a severe funk was one big game.

For that reason I'm going into the Lakers and Spurs games with a bit of optimism. A win in one of these games and we could very well be looking at the kind of resurgence that makes everyone forget the bad stretch even happened.

And keep in mind, I'm usually the last person with any uptimism. I fully expect lots of people to tell me I'm an idiot here, but we saw this same thing play out last season.

Now if we lose both these games and then again to the Timberwolves ... then I will fully endorse the_pearl camping out in a bell tower next to the ESA.
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We're not going to go on that same tear this season. Everyone who kept saying 'but our record is better this year than it was at this point last season' is a fool. I told you all but nobody would listen. This is why comparing records so early in the season proved to be useless.

Sloanfeld, RIGHT AGAIN.
 
Sirkickyass said:
I think you're missing the point. No one would have predicted that tear last season either.



Please put your youtube videos back up. For the good of the board.

We all need some amusement in these trying times.
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My point is toward all of the fools who kept saying this years team was better than last years because our record was better at that point in the season.

This team isn't going on any such tear. Too flawed. We might be able to get it together and get a 4/5 spot, but that's it.
 
You're an idiot.

You are a fool.

You are an imbecile.

You are a moran.

You are a nitwit.

You are a numbskull.

Anyone else care to add to the list?
 
Sloanfeld said:
My point is toward all of the fools who kept saying this years team was better than last years because our record was better at that point in the season.

This team isn't going on any such tear. Too flawed. We might be able to get it together and get a 4/5 spot, but that's it.
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So, does this mean you're too big of a coward to post your video's again? Thought so.


SLOANED.
 
The reason I'm more concerned this year than in previous years is that this team is challenged in the scoring department. Relatively, at least. The Jazz used to come out and not get blown out (but consistently lose to bad teams on the road) and commonly just lay waste to other teams. They don't lay waste to anyone this year. The offense is clumsy and there's nothing resembling a go-to play or players (PGs are ideally supposed to be a secondary option even if it's still high in priority, not be forced to do a Kobe/Lebron/Jordan impersonation). And the rebounding situation is horrible. And the defense has slipped. The first thing likely to change is the defense, but what of the other two HUGE factors?

We'll see, I guess. This team is anything but the same as the team of the previous 4 seasons.
 
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