Jazz 2017/18 Playoff Bus! All Aboard!

[infection]

Facts about Thunder:

1. We beat them in the first game. Westbrook was pretty much non-existent.

2. Second game we lost by 6 with Gobert fresh off a return.

3. We got blown out in the third game without Gobert.

4. We have not played them since December.

5. They locked Donovan down with Roberson.

6. We have never faced them since the defensive emergence of Royce.

7. We have had JJ and Hood when we played them.

8. They have not faced us with Crowder.

9. They have never game-planned for the new-look Jazz.

10. Carmelo sucks.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Locke did it and ruined our fun

https://www.lockedonjazz.net/jazz/all-of-the-western-conference-playoff-scenarios/.

The bizarre division 3 team tie breaker within a overall 4 team tie is definitely ****ing stupid and an archaic biproduct of pointless divisions

Okay, that's it then. It's OKC unless the Jazz lose their last two games. I think we'd beat Portland, tbh.

 

[MDAV28]

Just for kicks and giggles what happens if OKC loses to Memphis....? Somebody more willing to do the work than me would have to figure that out.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I don't think Lillard and McCollum can both stay hot enough, long enough to win a 7-game series. Maybe someone like Nukic or Harkless goes off and steals a win, but I think we'd beat Portland in 6 or 7 games.

 

[yamers]

I don't think Lillard and McCollum can stay hot enough, long enough to win a 7-game series. Maybe someone like Nukic or Harkless goes off and steals a win, but I think we'd beat Portland in 6 or 7 games.

i'd think so as well. The jazz matchup really well vs portland tbh.

 

[Sneakers]

If Memphis beats OKC then all bets are off. We could then play SA or NO. Maybe denver or minneosta too. Really sucks they beat the Rockets 2 games ago.

 

[MDAV28]

If Memphis beats OKC then all bets are off. We could then play SA or NO. Maybe denver or minneosta too. Really sucks they beat the Rockets 2 games ago.

Exactly my thought. The game hurts bad. We would be looking at OKC being 7-9 seed right now which would have been perfect placement for us.

 

[yamers]

If Memphis beats OKC then all bets are off. We could then play SA or NO. Maybe denver or minneosta too. Really sucks they beat the Rockets 2 games ago.

LOL, grizz aren't going to beat the thunder, so you can toss that scenario out the window.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Keep Steven Adams off the damn glass

Let Carmelo shoot. Make Westbrook shoot from mid-range. Put Carmelo in pick-and-roll. Have Royce and Crowder face-guard PG13. Make Billy Donovan coach.

 

[Gameface]

LOL, grizz aren't going to beat the thunder, so you can toss that scenario out the window.

We're running all the scenarios for what wins losses mean to the Jazz, What's that picture look like for the Thunder? How important in the Grizz game for them? Do they want to face the Jazz in the first round (no one does)?

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

OMG MY HEAD HURTS FROM READING THESE!!

In case you don't want to follow the stream of consciousness above --here are the possible playoff scenarios

(Assuming that OKC beats Memphis for all of the scenarios below)

If we win out, we play OKC as the 3 vs. the 6
If we go 1-1 (doesn't matter which one), we play OKC as the 5 vs. the 4
If we go 0-2 we play the Blazers as the 6 vs the 3 IF (i) Denver beats Minnesota or (ii) Minnesota beats Denver AND Pelicans beat Spurs
Alternatively, if we go 0-2 we play the Warriors as the 7 vs the 2 if (i) Minnesota beats Denver and (ii) Spurs beat the Pelicans.

Does that make sense?

I think we could lose to Golden State, beat Portland and still end up with the 3rd seed. There'd be 4 teams tied at 48 wins, and the Jazz would have the best conference record. Jazz would be 3rd, Blazers 4th and Thunder either 5th or 6th.

That would be good for us. If the Pels beat the Spurs, we'd get the Pels in our 3/6 matchup

 

[jom2003]

I think we could lose to Golden State, beat Portland and still end up with the 3rd seed. There'd be 4 teams tied at 48 wins, and the Jazz would have the best conference record. Jazz would be 3rd, Blazers 4th and Thunder either 5th or 6th.

That would be good for us. If the Pels beat the Spurs, we'd get the Pels in our 3/6 matchup

So sit everyone against GSW. Fly Mitchell, Gobert, Rubio, Favs and Ingles over to Portland tonight