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Jazz vs. Mavs in round one

Clippers still managed to humiliate us sans Leonard so we still need all the help we can get.
 
Elizah Huge said:
I’d rather play them with no Luka than with Luka. We have had zero luck from the injury gods so I don’t feel bad for any team.
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Obviously our chances of winning increase dramatically without Luka. I'd still much rather play them at full strength...beating them without Luka won't be nearly as satisfying.
 
jope said:
Clippers still managed to humiliate us sans Leonard so we still need all the help we can get.
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The Clippers still had a top 10 player in Paul George. The Mavs have some nice role players but no one even close to PG.
 
I actually like the Jazz's chances even if Luka plays the whole series. I'm not a believer in Dinwiddie or Brunson going off enough to win a series. I also think that House, Hernangomez and Whiteside give us the energy and defense we need. Mitchell is going to need to go nuclear again though. Conley and Clarkson are going to need to score well.

If Luka doesn't play, then the Mavs can't really control the pace of the game and get guys their looks on the perimeter.
 
Luka's injury means Quin will now have to prepare for a Luka and non Luka Dallas team. His head might explode.

I think Dallas will primarily play 5 out against us, at least in crucial situations. I think it is a little more uncomfortable for them, and so I'm not as scared of it, but will be interested on how we approach that. Gobert will need to dominate Powell in the minutes he plays.

I looked up Dinwiddie stats and he is shooting 50%/40% in Dallas when he is a career 41%/32% shooter. I think a key for the series is if he can continue his hot shooting.

We're going to have to play some high pressure basketball, and I have no idea how to expect we'll come out ok in those situations.
 
Jingled said:
Obviously our chances of winning increase dramatically without Luka. I'd still much rather play them at full strength...beating them without Luka won't be nearly as satisfying.
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If he doesn’t play a win is hollow. It also might give management a little feather in their cap “hey we made the second round and lost to the eventual champs… tough to do better than that?!?!? Fans are so whiny!!!!”
 
SoberasHotRod said:
Luka's injury means Quin will now have to prepare for a Luka and non Luka Dallas team. His head might explode.

I think Dallas will primarily play 5 out against us, at least in crucial situations. I think it is a little more uncomfortable for them, and so I'm not as scared of it, but will be interested on how we approach that. Gobert will need to dominate Powell in the minutes he plays.

I looked up Dinwiddie stats and he is shooting 50%/40% in Dallas when he is a career 41%/32% shooter. I think a key for the series is if he can continue his hot shooting.

We're going to have to play some high pressure basketball, and I have no idea how to expect we'll come out ok in those situations.
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He's always prepared for every eventuallity. Let me introduce you to a little thing called the Snyder System. It's beauty is in it's extreme simplicity. Basically the exact same game plan against any group facing you in any circumstances, and it's based on the most advanced metrics and game calculations known to man. It's guaranteed to give a winning record over the course of an 82-game season.

Sure you might give up multiple 5-8 game losing streaks, but as long as you play the System every game exactly the same way, eventually it levels out. Check it out, after the all-star break, with injuries and everything, we still won like 3 games more than we lost!

So as long as the first round is at least 82 games long we are guaranteed to advance.
 
Dallas is currently a -1 point favorite for Game 1 on FanDuel right now. If you think Luka misses Game 1 that could be easy money right there. Basically pick’em at the moment. It will shift a few points either direction depending on his injury diagnosis today.
 
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