Game Thread May 10, 2021 08:00PM MT: Jazz at Warriors

[fishonjazz]

He's restricted. We will have no problem keeping him on a minimum deal. He's been fine but he's not gonna get anything we wouldn't gladly match.

Niang on the other hand is likely the one that gets a deal that makes it tough to keep him around.

Ya I figure niang is gone. Conley too.


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[//r00t 4 Jazz]

I can't remember how long I've yelled at the TV and at the Jazz for their VERY poor long rebounding. During the game I yell at every player for either not hustling to gang rebound (looking at Ingles mostly) or how many players get sucked in too close to the rim (Rudy sometimes is under the rim) and the coaches for not teaching them proper team rebounding for long shots.

After the game I also then realize there is the other side of it, it is also the other team being more physical and aggressive that is just the nature of the game, those little nudges to push Gobert closer to the rim wont be called (even if Gobert gets it called against him looking at you Embid).

But yeah not sure what it is but that last Curry possession encapsulates it all perfectly. You see some Jazz play a bit over excited (Royce jumping to half court trying to ball deny) some Jazz ball watching (Ingles but others do it to) then Rudy being too close to the rim to get the long bounce off the rim and then no team hustle and rebounding as you see 2 GSW players alone getting the rebound.

 

[fishonjazz]

I can't remember how long I've yelled at the TV and at the Jazz for their VERY poor long rebounding. During the game I yell at every player for either not hustling to gang rebound (looking at Ingles mostly) or how many players get sucked in too close to the rim (Rudy sometimes is under the rim) and the coaches for not teaching them proper team rebounding for long shots.

After the game I also then realize there is the other side of it, it is also the other team being more physical and aggressive that is just the nature of the game, those little nudges to push Gobert closer to the rim wont be called (even if Gobert gets it called against him looking at you Embid).

But yeah not sure what it is but that last Curry possession encapsulates it all perfectly. You see some Jazz play a bit over excited (Royce jumping to half court trying to ball deny) some Jazz ball watching (Ingles but others do it to) then Rudy being too lost to the rim to get the long bounce off the rim and then no team hustle and rebounding as you see 2 GSW players alone getting the rebound.

Good comment

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[babe]

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I have a hard time with that sort of thinking. Strikes me too much like my wife's "back seat driving". No ****. She dozes a lot, diagnosed with sleep apnea issues, who knows, maybe schizo too. There are turns in the road, ya know. When I come to one I slow down, maybe too much. When the car starts to turn she shrieks and raves about my weaving on the road. Never even knows there was a curve. The one thing that's always certain in her head is that I'm a bad driver.

If she drives, she hugs the right shoulder, four inches over the solid white line, pathologically dims the lights if there's an oncoming car two miles ahead, high on caffeine and fifteen mph over the limit. Controlling obsessions beyond all discussion.

I know I'd be dead, either murdered on the road or crunched up in the steel can except for The Force that's behind me.

It's basketball in here. Every "right" thing you can do exposes the "wrong" things the other team can exploit. You can always take advantage of those opportunities, but you have to move a little faster, think a little sharper, pass to the better opportunity or shoot a little better. A lot of it is instinct or, let's say, thinking behind the conscious screen. Quicker reflexes. Better shooting. Talent.

Awesome talent you can't backseat drive unless you're pretty good at seeing it all and knowing how to teach. I don't have what it takes;.

 

[babe]

Looking at the standings in the West:

top four teams have lost the last game (Jazz and Suns) or the last two games. fifth and sixth teams have 8-2 for the last ten games. Lakers and Spurs are the only ones with less than 6-4. I think that's "Competitive" in the West.

The Lakers are supposed to be bringing LeBron back tonight, but they can't reach the 4 seed from here, so it means they don't want to do the Suns or Utah in the first round. They're just trying to evade the play in round. "Arrogance of Power" is the essence of the Lakers. I don't think they really have the power this year. We need the 1 seed to evade the Lakers and hope the Suns knock them out.

This is not going to be a picnic in the park. I think we can beat every other team in the series context. The finals won't be a piece of cake for whoever comes out of the West.

Competitive all the way.

 

[SoUjazzfan]

I really don't think there is a " favorite" in the West this year with all the variables. Had Mitchell and Conley been back this week to recalibrate I would say us, but alas it's not to be. Any team that gets hot could potentially represent the west.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

It's not like Warriors are at full strength either, though. No Oubre and Wiseman hurts some, but there's still Klay...

lmao. Wiseman and Oubre dont compare to Mitchell/Conley and Klay isnt playing this year, so he's not in the equation.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Even without Mitchell/Conley I think Utah would still win in 6 or 7.

 

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[hgb]

lmao. Wiseman and Oubre dont compare to Mitchell/Conley and Klay isnt playing this year, so he's not in the equation.

If you're talking moral wins and not, if I'm a Warriors fan I definitely count in missing Klay. This Warriors team is Curry, Draymond and change plus Mulder and Scu^H^H^HPoole off the bench. I think I'd celebrate a win over a shorthanded top seed.

 

[hgb]

If you're talking moral wins and not, if I'm a Warriors fan I definitely count in missing Klay. This Warriors team is Curry, Draymond and change plus Mulder and Scu^H^H^HPoole off the bench. I think I'd celebrate a win over a shorthanded top seed.

That said, of course Wiseman and Oubre is nowhere near Mitchell/Conley, no argument there. But they are also shorthanded, and a much worse team to begin with.
And I agree that Jazz would probably be favorites without Mitchell/Conley, but just barely.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Two of those were after the game was decided so it’s kinda rough. They said there was no foul on the Rudy rebound miss... that three shot foul was a killer... if jc falls to the ground he gets it... prolly. Basically up 4 or 5 with 30 seconds left and I think you can say we winning that one. Rough.