The jazz played their asses off against a better team. Lighten up.
Jazz at Grizz - 4/14- 6 PM MT- TONY ALLEN GETS OWNED
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The jazz played their asses off against a better team. Lighten up.
asian_roger
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When time is of the essence, and defense is key, Jefferson should not be on the floor.
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Ummmm...
Gotta love the cheerleaders (boler and Alema) blaming this game on the refs. I sense that Greggy boy and KOC know the playoffs ain't happenin so the propaganda is being spewed about the refs.
Um no. Just stop.
Reasons why we lost tonight:
#1 Jefferson's lack of rotation screws our wings which causes them to cover longer distances and leaving opponent wing players much more open than if Jefferson actually tried half as hard as any of our other bigs.
#1a Our perimeter defense is horrific... Against anyone and everyone, we CONSTANTLY give up 3 pointers. Jefferson is a huge reason for this. But then also, I think the Jazz have had a longstanding reputation for giving up 3 pointers. Didn't Stever Kerr say something like, "Whenever we played the jazz our eyes lit up?" This kind of crap needs to change.
#2 Harris and the rest of this offense struggled to execute to get open shots late in the 4th when we HAD TO HAVE IT.
#3 We need a 3 point bomber. Just look at what OJ Mayo did.
#4 Opponents attack the rim. We don't. We typically use finesse. Which is hit or miss. For most of this game, it was hit. Until the 4th quarter when things get tougher and calls get harder to get. This is another reason why we aren't ready for
#5 Millsap's two missed FTs were big. On the flip side, giving up an offensive rebound on their missed FT was just as big...
Once again, it wasn't the officiating that cost us this game. The Grizz stepped up in crunch time. They beat us. It was a good hard fought game. The grizz stepped up in the 4th and we didn't. Give the Grizz credit. Mayo and Gay made big plays.
And this loss shouldn't be too sad for the Jazz. We battled and lost. It was a tough game. Memphis was a damn tough team in the playoffs last year.
When we look back at this season, the games that really suck and hurt are the games we SHOULD have won against crappy opponents. If only we had showed up!!! Had we not crapped games against Minny, Sacramento, and NO (twice) we would be talking about which seed we were fighting for instead of lotto pick. If only we had played with half the effort in NO that we did tonight. Unfortunately, you cannot constantly just show up half drunk, play with no energy, and expect to beat anybody.
That's why this game isn't disappointing to me. We shouldn't have won this game. On the road against a damn good team? All I can ask for is a good effort. On the road against NO? Ummm should be a guaranteed win. So should at home against Sactown.
The Jazz played hard tonight. Shutdown Zebo. We executed for most of the game. Millsap was tough. The 2nd unit played well in the 2nd quarter. We played well. No doubts about it. WE just lost to a better and more experienced team. The Grizz were a darn good playoff team last year. No shame in losing to them. The shame comes from losing to NO twice...
Gotta love the cheerleaders (boler and Alema) blaming this game on the refs. I sense that Greggy boy and KOC know the playoffs ain't happenin so the propaganda is being spewed about the refs.
Um no. Just stop.
Reasons why we lost tonight:
#1 Jefferson's lack of rotation screws our wings which causes them to cover longer distances and leaving opponent wing players much more open than if Jefferson actually tried half as hard as any of our other bigs.
#1a Our perimeter defense is horrific... Against anyone and everyone, we CONSTANTLY give up 3 pointers. Jefferson is a huge reason for this. But then also, I think the Jazz have had a longstanding reputation for giving up 3 pointers. Didn't Stever Kerr say something like, "Whenever we played the jazz our eyes lit up?" This kind of crap needs to change.
#2 Harris and the rest of this offense struggled to execute to get open shots late in the 4th when we HAD TO HAVE IT.
#3 We need a 3 point bomber. Just look at what OJ Mayo did.
#4 Opponents attack the rim. We don't. We typically use finesse. Which is hit or miss. For most of this game, it was hit. Until the 4th quarter when things get tougher and calls get harder to get. This is another reason why we aren't ready for
#5 Millsap's two missed FTs were big. On the flip side, giving up an offensive rebound on their missed FT was just as big...
Once again, it wasn't the officiating that cost us this game. The Grizz stepped up in crunch time. They beat us. It was a good hard fought game. The grizz stepped up in the 4th and we didn't. Give the Grizz credit. Mayo and Gay made big plays.
And this loss shouldn't be too sad for the Jazz. We battled and lost. It was a tough game. Memphis was a damn tough team in the playoffs last year.
When we look back at this season, the games that really suck and hurt are the games we SHOULD have won against crappy opponents. If only we had showed up!!! Had we not crapped games against Minny, Sacramento, and NO (twice) we would be talking about which seed we were fighting for instead of lotto pick. If only we had played with half the effort in NO that we did tonight. Unfortunately, you cannot constantly just show up half drunk, play with no energy, and expect to beat anybody.
That's why this game isn't disappointing to me. We shouldn't have won this game. On the road against a damn good team? All I can ask for is a good effort. On the road against NO? Ummm should be a guaranteed win. So should at home against Sactown.
The Jazz played hard tonight. Shutdown Zebo. We executed for most of the game. Millsap was tough. The 2nd unit played well in the 2nd quarter. We played well. No doubts about it. WE just lost to a better and more experienced team. The Grizz were a darn good playoff team last year. No shame in losing to them. The shame comes from losing to NO twice...
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Coloradojazzfan
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The Jazz did just enough to lose and deserved the loss, but the officiating was a bit lame, I have to say.
We need to be more clutch. Harris needs to stop trying to shoot a dagger jumper when we get up by 6 points, with 18 seconds on the shot clock and no one to rebound.
We need to be more clutch. Harris needs to stop trying to shoot a dagger jumper when we get up by 6 points, with 18 seconds on the shot clock and no one to rebound.
just because
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The grizz could not beat us by themselves. The refs had to win it for them. I can't believe this kind of crap can go on in a pro game. Those idiots are paid hundreds of thousands to be impartial. Thanks refs you just cost the jazz a post season.
just because
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There was a brief moment where we actual had some coaching. They played zone for about 12 seconds and got a much needed stop in the last couple of min. Wish that kind of coaching would have continued.
Was exhausted as hell today. Watched the first minute of the game on my couch, ended up falling asleep, waking up and the game is over.
Say your prayers.
Seriously. The Grizzlies are a very good team and played a very good game. There's nothing to feel that bad about without considering the playoff implications.
Have we ever seen a line-up with Kanter, Favors and Millsap? That would probably be our best defensive front court.
And I wouldn't mind seeing Kanter and Favors get a few more shots.
And I wouldn't mind seeing Kanter and Favors get a few more shots.