Handlogten's Heros
Well-Known Member
2019 Award Winner
20-21 Award Winner
2022 Award Winner
2023 Award Winner
2024 Award Winner
2025 Award Winner
2025 Prediction Contest Winner
Official Round 1 Predictions: Jazz-V-Thunder
- Thread starter 7StraightIsGreat
- Start date
"You've always been one of this site's prime dumbasses".
Why are you so threatened by me?
LifeOnaPlate
Well-Known Member
And our guys are a true band of brothers this year. Rather than holing up at home they're going to be spending time together in transit, like a pilgrimage of sorts, to OKC. The great anthropologist Victor Turner talked about the communitas, or sense of shared identity within a community, that can develop on such a journey. So may it be.
I don't read too much into last night's loss because the team was clearly tired due to the B2B, but I think HCA is going to be important regardless of what the coaching staff and players are saying right now (which is what they're supposed to say anyway). The Thunder have one of the toughest courts in the league and an amazing playoff atmosphere that could affect the Jazz at some points (a good start in game 1 would be huge), and it will probably factor in the star treatment that Westbrook and to a lesser extent PG are surely going to get, with a ton of trips to the line.
I also expect OKC to put a lot of pressure inside on both ends and make it a very physical game, and we've seen Rudy struggle against Adams before, and the team fail to secure defensive rebounds in some key moments during the year. The Thunder are the top offensive rebounding team in the league and if the Jazz want to have a chance to advance they need to keep OKC from getting extra possessions.
The Jazz are a better all-around team and they will definitely have a chance to win it, but all in all I think the Thunder are favorites here because they are more experienced, they have HCA and more star power to open some distance in what should be some really hard-fought games, and I think the Jazz are going to find they need some more firepower in their starting unit if they want to become true contenders in the future. I have the Thunder winning in 7, but hopefully Utah can win the rebounding battle (or at least keep it close), Rubio can slow Westbrook down a bit (he's done it already) and the Jazz can take one game in OKC and wrap it up at home, prolonging what's already been an extremely succesful and enjoyable season.
I also expect OKC to put a lot of pressure inside on both ends and make it a very physical game, and we've seen Rudy struggle against Adams before, and the team fail to secure defensive rebounds in some key moments during the year. The Thunder are the top offensive rebounding team in the league and if the Jazz want to have a chance to advance they need to keep OKC from getting extra possessions.
The Jazz are a better all-around team and they will definitely have a chance to win it, but all in all I think the Thunder are favorites here because they are more experienced, they have HCA and more star power to open some distance in what should be some really hard-fought games, and I think the Jazz are going to find they need some more firepower in their starting unit if they want to become true contenders in the future. I have the Thunder winning in 7, but hopefully Utah can win the rebounding battle (or at least keep it close), Rubio can slow Westbrook down a bit (he's done it already) and the Jazz can take one game in OKC and wrap it up at home, prolonging what's already been an extremely succesful and enjoyable season.
D
Deleted member 5000
Guest
Does OKC even have a back up C? They have no bench, they'll have to resort to hero ball, we can beat that. Jazz in 6 or 7
Jazz in 5.
Sent from my iPhone using JazzFanz
Sent from my iPhone using JazzFanz
LifeOnaPlate
Well-Known Member
The most interesting thing for me is how much of a mystery this series is. These are two teams that, in substantial ways, haven't really seen each other this year. Against the Clippers last year I could analyze the previous games played, see where we looked good, where we fell short (meaning I didn't think we'd win the series, because we had such a hard time winning in LA for so long). In this case, the previous games tell me precious little about what to expect.
Is that how you read that? hahaha
westbrick and melo shooting bricks. ingles locking down pg
Sent from my iPhone using JazzFanz
Sent from my iPhone using JazzFanz
That's cool. You like to attack me. I get it. It's a recurring theme with you. Not sure why exactly. But I'm not looking for your approval.
I don't act like that because I'm a grown up. I like to compliment people. I challenge you to find any instance of me starting **** on the board unless it's with Cy or maybe one other poster who feels the need to treat people like ****.
I'm not a fanboy. I love our team. Love each player. Love our coach. Love this forum. But I'm not going to let that sway my opinion in order to fit in.
