Game Thread May 12, 2021 07:30PM MT: Jazz vs Blazers

[Moonlight Graham]

Struggling again? This was his first rough game in maybe the last dozen. 1 bad game (and frankly it wasn't even that bad) in a dozen is more than acceptable.

Good point. I was mostly reacting to his 5-18 shooting from distance since the Denver game, but even a three game sample is pretty small, and he's done a lot to help carry the team in the past few weeks. The whole team just looks tired right now.

 

[cowhide]

There is no conclusion or really correlation to this game with our playoff basketball. It's a game we were only half interested in, didn't have our full roster for, tried different looks, and know wasn't important.

Plenty of things could go wrong in the playoffs. But stressing that this game is some sign of things seems silly to me. But I've been wrong before plenty.

The point is you want to be playing well entering the playoffs, you just don't flip a switch and start playing better.

 

[Nicksti]

Good point. I was mostly reacting to his 5-18 shooting from distance since the Denver game, but even a three game sample is pretty small, and he's done a lot to help carry the team in the past few weeks. The whole team just looks tired right now.

We just beat a good team in Denver and people losing the faith over a Portland loss?

 

[jumpin bean]

Let the boys rest we wake up renewed, we win a couple games if we have to and get 1 seed then kick the crutches from our title duo Spida and Conley and tll them Spida ,no more dressing like Erkel and take us over the top, and Conley stretch the hammy and see the opportunity to bring a Ring to a proud small market team that has had your backs forever go Jazz,lets go

 

[Ron Mexico]

The point is you want to be playing well entering the playoffs, you just don't flip a switch and start playing better.

I understand the sentiment. That doesn't make it true. Plenty of good teams flip a switch when the playoffs start and win. Can we? I don't know, we will see soon enough. We have played well in some good games when it mattered.

 

[Isaiah 1:13]

Mark my words, Phoenix will prevail against Portland tomorrow narrowing our lead to one measly game. Are people really that confident that San Antonio can beat Phoenix and that we can handle OKC and Sacramento on the road ostensibly without Conley and Mitchell again. Those young teams would just love to play spoiler roles - especially against the Jazz (the way we seem to be perceived). We are not out of the woods yet!!! Why are we so nonchalant about this #1 seeding thing!

Totally F'd up!!!! I wanted sooooo badly to be wrong about this! What do you say now Jazz brass, still wanna save Mitchell and Conley for the playoffs?