Jazz 2017/18 Playoff Bus! All Aboard!

[yamers]

Nah. We were out by the time we played that game, right?

it wasn't the lakers. The jazz were already out of the playoffs prior to that game.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Nah. We were out by the time we played that game, right?

Jazz lost 4 of their last 5 - including a heartbreaking loss to the Clippers bench in OT and what should’ve been a statement game against the Dallas Mavericks (who were a team competing with the Jazz for one of the last playoff spots in the West.)

Flip those two games, and they make the playoffs - Houston or Dallas miss. Margin of error in the West has been razor thin for years.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

@Saint Cy of JFC

OK I've cross referenced the info from here: https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/all_star.html and here :
http://www.landofbasketball.com/yearbyyear/1998_1999_playoffs_brackets.htm

If I'm not mistaken, San Antonio Spurs were 1st seed and became champions in 1998-1999 NBA Playoffs and they had no All-Stars that year.


Needless to say, I've stopped looking after it since no topping that one.

Edit: I forgot that that was the L/O season. Will keep digging.
BTW that season already had no All Star games but had an All NBA team which included Duncan so Spurs cannot be an example for us.

Moving on...

2001-2002 season: 2nd seed in East: Pistons. No All Stars.

There was no All-Stars in 1998-1999 season because of the lockout. Duncan would have hands down been an All-Star starter that year.

Edit: I just saw your edit where you said that.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Jazz win today and they clinch a playoff spot.

@infection - going to need an epic game thread for this one today. Clinching in LA would be a beautiful thing. Beautiful.

#Destiny

 

[infection]

Jazz win today and they clinch a playoff spot.

@infection - going to need an epic game thread for this one today. Clinching in LA would be a beautiful thing. Beautiful.

#Destiny

Gamethread forthcoming.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Gamethread forthcoming.

Might have to change my MVP vote again for this. Bar is high today.

 

[akirac73]

Except the Thunder are the 5th best rebounding team in the NBA, Utah is 20th. Utah is also 20th in turning over the ball and OKC creates a lot of turnovers. They're the only team in the WC, other than the Rockets that we have a losing record against.

I don't care who we face in the playoffs, not scared of anyone. Pretty sure the Jazz feel the same way.

 

[zyzz]

Ball, Ingram, and Kuzma out, per Andy Larsen.

 

[JazzyFresh]

Ball, Ingram, and Kuzma out, per Andy Larsen.

No excuses to lose this.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Jazz not only dont have any all-stars this year we have 0 all-stars ever on the roster. That has to be more rare. Gobert has been all-NBA but never an all-star. We had JJ who was an all-star but he obviously is gone.

@Saint Cy of JFC

OK I've cross referenced the info from here: https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/all_star.html and here :
http://www.landofbasketball.com/yearbyyear/1998_1999_playoffs_brackets.htm

If I'm not mistaken, San Antonio Spurs were 1st seed and became champions in 1998-1999 NBA Playoffs and they had no All-Stars that year.


Needless to say, I've stopped looking after it since no topping that one.

Edit: I forgot that that was the L/O season. Will keep digging.
BTW that season already had no All Star games but had an All NBA team which included Duncan so Spurs cannot be an example for us.

Moving on...

2001-2002 season: 2nd seed in East: Pistons. No All Stars.

I am pretty sure Jerry Stackhouse was an all-star that year for the Pistons.

 

[yamers]

Lonzo Ball (knee contusion), Brandon Ingram (concussion protocol) and Kyle Kuzma (ankle) are all out for Sunday against Utah.

Kyle Kuzma being out is good for us, but i'd rather lonzo ball play, he has straight up shot the lakers out of games on multiple occasions.

 

[Siro]

It'll probably be a boring game. Oh well, we got GSW and Portland coming up. Nothing wrong with an easy win.