OFFICIAL Postseason race thread *Sticky*

[Hekate]

Except you critiqued them unfairly for their defense. So I provided the other half you were conveniently ignoring.

Also:

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/offensive-efficiency

Jazz are 12th in offensive efficiency, 18% in shooting %. Hardly terrible.

And to me that is pessimism not realism.

Either way I am not going to continue ruining this thread with this argument. I'll enjoy my tinted glasses and you try to enjoy yours. Cheers

Jazz are 14th in defensive efficiency. OPPG is skewed by our pace as is our PPG.

 

[Siro]

Guys guys. Nobody who believes in God is a realist.

I hope this is settled.

 

[Stoked]

Jazz are 14th in defensive efficiency. OPPG is skewed by our pace as is our PPG.

That's true. But so is these numbers being skewed by our injuries as well.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Guys guys. Nobody who believes in God is a realist.

I hope this is settled.

Yikes! You just brought religion into this?

Let me grab some popcorn, sit back and enjoy the discussion.

 

[Siro]

Yikes! You just brought religion into this?

Let me grab some popcorn, sit back and enjoy the discussion.

It was just a joke.

 

[Stifle Tower]

It was just a joke.

I know. So was my witty response.
Sun is shining in the Bay Area. It's 70 degrees. Great day to be alive. Jazz are going to win the next 30!

 

[The Midnight]

I know. So was my witty response.
Sun is shining in the Bay Area. It's 70 degrees. Great day to be alive. Jazz are going to win the next 30!

You're living the life - good on ya!!!

 

[Stifle Tower]

You're living the life - good on ya!!!

Would be even better if I had a job!

 

[Deleted member 848]

No, I'm a realist. I'm trying to present a logical expectation not colored by "homer" glasses. If that is pessimistic, then call me a pessimist. If I were projecting the win totals for GS or SA or Boston, for example, I'd be called an optimist.

Jazz are 26-26 right now. That's .500. And please don't bring up last year's post all-star percentage. That was a different team with different players, especially at PG. ALL teams deal with injuries. To expect Utah not to have any more the rest of the way is probably unrealistic.

Utah is still a team that struggles on offense and has the WORST ATO ratio in the league (tied with Phoenix and Philadelphia). They had a nice home winning streak against primarily sub-.500 teams, picked up a nice road win and then lost to a lottery team, demonstrating that they are also far from having a "shut-down" defense that can close out games.

Thirty games left: 14 Home and 16 away. They've been horrible on the road, so disadvantage #1 right there.

You're far from a "realist". Pessimist and overreactor, through and through. Just take a deep breath.

 

[Miggs]

You're far from a "realist". Pessimist and overreactor, through and through. Just take a deep breath.

I don't feel like going back through all the back and forth here but Stifle's most recent post is pretty fair.

 

[Stoked]

I don't feel like going back through all the back and forth here but Stifle's most recent post is pretty fair.

In only looking at one side of the coin yes. He does a good job of listing real challenges the Jazz face.

 

[Stifle Tower]

In only looking at one side of the coin yes. He does a good job of listing real challenges the Jazz face.

And to be fair to dalamon, stoked and others, I do have a tendency to be critical and play "devil's advocate." I often predict on the lower side of the spectrum, although I think this season I may have predicted 44, even with the loss of Exum. I'd have to go back and look. When someone is not all rosy on a FAN board, then, yes, it comes off as pessimism to those who are, well, fans/fanatical about their team.

BTW, I'm liking all the trade rumors I hear. Even if NOTHING transpires, it tells me that the conservative FO has at LEAST tried to make a sensible deal.