Jazz Playoff Watch

[trigg3r]

Are people still excited to make the playoffs and lose 4 straight games and a lottery pick?

Apparently. Nothing like going to the playoffs only to get smoked and lose a lottery pick in the process. I agree that it might help with some of the young guys development, but we still have needs that this draft can fill. Better to keep that pick and make a run at the playoffs next year.

 

[Siro]

We shouldn't have won in Houston right? So still on schedule. Utah has to win all home games plus maybe 1 or 2 on the road.

I'm guessing you're that Gerald homer who posts comments on sltrib?

 

[Avery]

We have a more preferable schedule than PHX to close the season. However, they only have one more road game which is against us.

The winner of that game could very well determine who goes to the playoffs as the #8 seed. They close with the Spurs at home who will probably be sitting everybody which bites.

 

[Siro]

We have a more preferable schedule than PHX to close the season. However, they only have one more road game which is against us.

The winner of that game could very well determine who goes to the playoffs as the #8 seed. They close with the Spurs at home who will probably be sitting everybody which bites.

Agreed. The winner between the 9th and 10th place teams will magically end up in the playoffs. Oo

 

[Weezur]

What the hell? Pheonix played San Antonio today but they USED the big 3
But we played them and they didn't use the big 3???

They must not think much of us.

 

[Deleted member 365]

What the hell? Pheonix played San Antonio today but they USED the big 3
But we played them and they didn't use the big 3???

They must not think much of us.

Judging by what the Spurs have done to us over the past decade, why would they think much of us?

We haven't consistently beaten them since Dave Robinson was their center, Vince Carter could actually jump, Harpring played QB, Kobe had a fro, gas was under $2 a gallon, Big Country Reeves was in the league, Lebron was in diapers, The Sonics were still in Seattle, Shawn Kemp only had 40 illegitimate kids, m night shyamalan didn't make sucky movies, Warren Sapp was a millionaire, people were arguing whether to take Ryan Leaf or Petyon Manning, Jay Leno had dark hair, The Utes dominated in hoops (but hadn't done anything in Football), BYU was complete suck in hoops, AOL was still cool, Napster thrived, Apple sucked, Orange Barrels covered I-15 in preparation for some Olympic thing, ZIP drives were hip, Mel Gibson wasn't crazy, Independence Day (welcome to earth!) was brand new, Eminem had just begun, Orrin Hatch was entering his 100th term, no one had heard of Tom Brady, and Pam Anderson was the tool girl on one of my favorite shows of all time..............

 

[Kenwood]

At least a few differences:
*SA was at home. One benefit of them missing the Utah game was they didn't even have to travel.
*Not a back-to-back.
*After they sat out against the Jazz, the plan kind of backfired when they lost to the Jazz and then to the Lakers (one of the games they were theoretically resting for). Maybe they didn't feel like they could take chances sitting guys any more.

After one day off, they have a back-to-back-to-back @GS, @LAL, @Sac. I imagine you might see them rest some guys in either the first or third games (unless they don't want to take any more chances, like I said above).

 

[Stifle Tower]

What the hell? Pheonix played San Antonio today but they USED the big 3
But we played them and they didn't use the big 3???

They must not think much of us.

It has nothing to do with respect. The Big 3 were resting on the last day of a road trip against us. Spurs will rest them if they've played a bunch of games in a short time.

 

[theNBAnerd]

after the weekend, here are where teams are headed in terms of projected records. i have not CHANGED the projections, these are based on how i initially had those games projected out.

i have the rockets projected to go 4-2 for 36 wins.
i have the nuggets projected to go 3-3 for 36 wins.
i have the jazz projected to go 4-1 for 35 wins.
i have the suns projected to go 2-4 for 33 wins.

again, i haven't adjusted those based on how teams are playing... they're just a reflection of how tough teams' skeds are down the stretch.

so really all that would have to happen is for houston to lose one of their projected wins (denver, @new orleans, golden state, new orleans)... OR for denver to lose one of their projected wins (clippers, orlando, @minnesota)... OR for the jazz to win out.

not lost yet... but the window is closing.

 

[NCJazz]

We are catching some breaks with Aldridge out for Portland and Howard out for Orlando and Davis also has an injury (day to day though) PKM should be excited Orton may have to start next game for them.

 

[theNBAnerd]

We are catching some breaks with Aldridge out for Portland and Howard out for Orlando and Davis also has an injury (day to day though) PKM should be excited Orton may have to start next game for them.

yeah exactly... under normal circumstances those would be 2 of the 3 most difficult remaining games. now, they're very winnable.

if i had to rank our remaining sked from least difficult to most difficult:

- 4/26 portland: the second-worst road team in the WC, and without their best player
- 4/21 orlando: they're 2-4 in the 6 games dwight missed, with the only wins being det and @cle.
- 4/18 @portland: because it's on the road (por 20-12 at home) i'm not going to write porty off
- 4/24 phoenix: if phx isn't out of contention by then (they could be), this could have a playoff feel for both teams
- 4/16 dallas: champs are just 13-17 on the road and have played .500 ball over the last month... and yet this is still the game that makes me the most nervous.

 

[Dr. Jones]

We are catching some breaks with Aldridge out for Portland and Howard out for Orlando and Davis also has an injury (day to day though) PKM should be excited Orton may have to start next game for them.

Orton is the only ex-player in recent memory that .. well .. isn't on my Christmas card list.