Game Thread Jun 08, 2021 08:00PM MT: Jazz vs. Clippers - Game 1
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You have a link to this? I always heard he was named Dwayne but the birth certificate had a typo and they kept it.
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No it's spelled "Dwyane" and I have been hearing the advertisements for that cube gameshow he hosts all night during the games and he distinctly says "I'm Dwy-ane Wade". Almost is in between "-ane" and "-ene" by the long i is distinct. I guess I'd maybe never really heard him say his own name before. Weird.
It makes me think of someone with a strong southern drawl saying "Wayne" like "wine". Or an Australian accent maybe.
Jazz will steal kawhi
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Go out for milk. For 2.5 hours.
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I don’t sense overconfidence here. Just confidence. Take this loser mentality elsewhere. It’s gonna be a dogfight no doubt. No way will it be easy. But confidence is a good thing.
I put zero stock in what the so-called “Experts” think of this series but I’ve gotta admit, I’m a bit surprised to see nearly all of them picking the Clips to advance. I figured they’d get more love than us, but I thought it would be around 60/40.
We’re still getting no respect and I love it. Let’s hope the Clips are thinking we’re gonna roll over and play ded.
We’re still getting no respect and I love it. Let’s hope the Clips are thinking we’re gonna roll over and play ded.
Keefe
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Whoever has the biggest stars typically win playoff games. Kawhi seems to be in Terminator star mode. We shall see what happens. The Clips are a bit of a bi-polar bunch. They finished very engaged against the Mavs but could enter slumber mode. You just never know. I also think Mike’s uncertainty doesn’t help when critics have to pick.
Edit: On espn.com, 7 out of 16 analysts pick the Jazz. Zach Lowe picks the Clips in six.
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Ha... sure not being irrationally confident is a “loser mentality”.
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The problem is that the Jazz has no one who's proven much of anything in the postseason. The closest is Conley and he's had a smattering amount of success in the playoffs with the Grizzlies and that's about it. The LAC on the whole are like that too - except for Kawhi and that feels like where a bulk of the media is differing to.
Like it or not, but when you're a continually easy out year after year in the semifinals, people start questioning whether you're built to get beyond a certain point. This series is huge for the Jazz to prove they're actually a team capable of a deep playoff run. But it's clear there's skepticism from the media.
Like it or not, but when you're a continually easy out year after year in the semifinals, people start questioning whether you're built to get beyond a certain point. This series is huge for the Jazz to prove they're actually a team capable of a deep playoff run. But it's clear there's skepticism from the media.
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Show me all the posts where people were being irrationally confident. I didn’t see anyone saying the series would be easy or that we’d win in four or five games.
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We’re going to make the Clips play the math game and give them the midrange. If that’s a winning strategy (and you all know I have serious doubts about this), then the games will typically be won in a grind-it-out fashion. The math game is the long game. We’ll have to shoot a lot of threes and make them at a 37+% rate... or the math will slide against us.
With Conley out or hobbled + with Joe waddling around out there..... our strategy looks very vulnerable to me. This is where our version of Bud-Ball sinks or swims on the back of its core principles.
Bud-Ball needs a Popovich and a Ginobili.... dudes who can explode out of the structure and create in surprising/unpredictable ways. Parker could also put relentless pressure on the interior of the defense, creating advantage for the other perimeter players.
We lack too many of those ingredients. So I don’t have overweening confidence. Mitchell, Ingles, and Clarkson need to have an awesome series. Gobert has got to find a way to dominate in a landscape that will be constantly shifting in order to undermine his strengths.
With Conley out or hobbled + with Joe waddling around out there..... our strategy looks very vulnerable to me. This is where our version of Bud-Ball sinks or swims on the back of its core principles.
Bud-Ball needs a Popovich and a Ginobili.... dudes who can explode out of the structure and create in surprising/unpredictable ways. Parker could also put relentless pressure on the interior of the defense, creating advantage for the other perimeter players.
We lack too many of those ingredients. So I don’t have overweening confidence. Mitchell, Ingles, and Clarkson need to have an awesome series. Gobert has got to find a way to dominate in a landscape that will be constantly shifting in order to undermine his strengths.
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As there should be imo.
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Most experts are predicting Clips win the series in 6. Kind of feels good to be considered an underdog.
I will be looking forward to see how Quin decides to go against all the switching that Clips will be doing. Going straight at PG/Leonard and getting them into foul trouble will be key.
I will be looking forward to see how Quin decides to go against all the switching that Clips will be doing. Going straight at PG/Leonard and getting them into foul trouble will be key.