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GAME THREAD: 3/26/14 - Grizzlies @ Jazz, 8:30 local, ESPN

Hantlers said:
Maybe that was because Favors and Kanter imposed their will on Gasol and Randolph in the first quarter defensively. They played physical, the refs let it go, and Memphis wasn't used to it.
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Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph are not used to physical play? Really? Even I know better than that.

Yes, Favors and Kanter got their way most of the night. To me, it looked like a lack of effort on the part of Gasol and Randolph on the defensive end, rather than being physically over-matched.
 
cowhide said:
Next year the Jazz will be winning games like this.
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Next year the Grizzlies will play 3 quarters instead of 1 1/2.

I'm being critical because I didn't see this game as a big moral victory. There were a couple of good things, but it did not behoove a generally positive direction to me.
 
One Brow said:
Chocolate chip, no nuts. A couple of times a year I do oatmeal scotchies.

Agreed that Corbin did nothing to make the end of the game better.
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Only cookies worth baking, good man. Any other cookies in my house get store bought. I'm a cooker not a baker.
 
One Brow said:
Next year the Grizzlies will play 3 quarters instead of 1 1/2.

I'm being critical because I didn't see this game as a big moral victory. There were a couple of good things, but it did not behoove a generally positive direction to me.
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Good for them, but that is the goal for Utah. To be able to compete when teams turn up the heat. So isn't challenging the good playoff teams all game a solid step in the right direction? I don't understand why you are complaining about what we want to see.
 
One Brow said:
Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph are not used to physical play? Really? Even I know better than that.

Yes, Favors and Kanter got their way most of the night. To me, it looked like a lack of effort on the part of Gasol and Randolph on the defensive end, rather than being physically over-matched.
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Read the whole sentence my man...they're used to physical play, they aren't used to the refs letting it go like they did last night. If you would have watched the entire game, you would have noticed Gasol and Randolph (particularily Gasol) bitching at the refs the entire time because of it.
 
Stoked said:
Good for them, but that is the goal for Utah. To be able to compete when teams turn up the heat. So isn't challenging the good playoff teams all game a solid step in the right direction? I don't understand why you are complaining about what we want to see.
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Because agreeing with certain people on certain things isn't allowed. He's more of a contrarian than Cyrone Torbin.
 
Let's try this again...apparently I didn't have permission to post this morning.

Looooong time lurker. First post. First year season ticket holder to support the rebuild...I mean tank. Got upgraded to the first row last night and was on ESPN every time the ball went to the corner opposite the Jazz bench (apparently)! Met Randy Rigby too, but didn't have the balls to tell him that I would renew my tickets on the spot if he promised Ty would be let go.

Kanter was a beast in the first half, being five feet from that dunk was awesome!

I don't know if this is typical (being able to see things as the refs do for this one), but the refs REALLY let the guys play last night. You could have called a foul on pretty much every possession. The game is insanely physical up close.

Glad the Grizzlies turned it on and that the refs bailed us out on the Randolph call. I couldn't bear another last second three.

Let's lose out, let Ty walk, get lucky, get Wiggins and then GO JAZZ!
 
Stoked said:
Good for them, but that is the goal for Utah. To be able to compete when teams turn up the heat. So isn't challenging the good playoff teams all game a solid step in the right direction? I don't understand why you are complaining about what we want to see.
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If you're saying that next time, they might be a little better prepared when a good team turns up the heat, I agree. They might be. However, regardless of what they may have said after the game, I didn't see the Grizzlies being challenged by the Jazz as much as by their own ennui. It's just my personal take.
 
Hantlers said:
Read the whole sentence my man...they're used to physical play, they aren't used to the refs letting it go like they did last night.
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Any physical NBA veteran has experienced many nights where the refs let things go, and many nights where they don't. Most of the time they complain when they don't like how things are going. That doesn't mean Gasol and Randolph were playing close to their best games and Favors and Kanter were just better.

If you thought you saw a Grizzlies team that was putting out a significant effort in the first half, I won't try to convince you otherwise. However, that's not what I saw.
 
2020 said:
Looooong time lurker. First post. First year season ticket holder to support the rebuild...I mean tank. Got upgraded to the first row last night and was on ESPN every time the ball went to the corner opposite the Jazz bench (apparently)! Met Randy Rigby too, but didn't have the balls to tell him that I would renew my tickets on the spot if he promised Ty would be let go.
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Welcome! You'll fit right in...
 
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