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Official Round 1 Predictions: Jazz-V-Thunder

kabenac said:
I'm not going to make a prediction. I'm still too pissed we lost to Portland. I would have loved facing New Orleans.

OKC has depth. I'm amazed their record was what it was - they underachieved. If Crymelo and George shoot hot it's not going to end well, though Crymelo has been mediocre as of late and George has been chucking and so I hope that continues.

Westbrook is going to get his. He's a beast.

Mitchell needs to be huge this series. I don't know if OKC can guard him. Brewer used to be a great defender - hoping he's lost a step. Mitchell needs to drive to the damn basket in this series. Also, the key is getting Adams in foul trouble.

Grant is a dark horse - I worry about him burning us in the minutes he gets.

OKC is one of my least favorite teams (along with Cleveland and CS) and so I pray we crush them.

EDIT: I was told we would have played OKC even had we won. My bad!
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Don’t be pissed they lost to Portland.. be pissed they lost to the hawks twice.
 
I think if we can win the rebounding game the Jazz can win this in 7. Mark my words, it will come down to rebounds. Keep stevens off the boards, and have gobert+favors 1-2 punch eat melo in the PnR. Force westbrook to take jumpshots, and make sure you contest everything that PG takes.

The refs will not be kind to us in this series, but I have faith that Snyder will have a pretty damn solid game plan set and ready by sunday. It's up to the plays to execute.
 
Here’s my thoughts: -Official prediction: The Jazz play well in the series said:
Well, not having followed this Jazz team much this year like you clowns, I'm giving you an unauthorized assessment of what the Jazz have to do to beat the Thunder and move on to the 2nd round!
The Jazz need to keep Westbrook from scoring 40 points and adding another triple double to his resume! Best case scenario is force the ball into Cry Mellows hands and watch him go 4 for 20 from the field! Mellow is one of the most overrated played in the history of the NBA and will be exposed as such every time he gets the ball no matter where he plays, home or away! On offense the Jazz need to hit a decent amount of outside shots so as to not to put all the pressure on there defense!
Is this a winnable game? Absolutely! If they execute like there are capable, Jazz in 6!
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Arnovitz: The Utah Jazz will advance and then take the Rockets to seven games in the conference semifinals.

This would be pretty crazy. And I can totally see it happening.
 
LifeOnaPlate said:
Every hour my thoughts about our odds change. Check in with me later.
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I’m with you. Hell, I started the thread and picked OKC in 6 but the more I think about the match-up, the more I wanna lean towards the Jazz.

I’m not gonna change my prediction but I think there’s something I really failed to factor in: While OKC has the HCA and I still think it’s gonna hard for us to win 1 or possibly 2 games in OKC, Utah has a huge, and I mean a HUGE coaching advantage. Quin-vs-Billy Donovan is easily the most lopsided coaching match-up of Round 1.

Hopefully it’s enough for me to be eating a huge plate of crow once the Jazz dispatch of OKC and move on to Houston.
 
The biggest thing I notice is that the Thunder's 3 point defense is absolute *** without Roberson, especially the corner 3. Very few teams do more to get wide open 3's than the Utah Jazz.

As long as the Jazz hit their normal percentage from the open 3, and don't settle for contested shots (which they don't have to,) they should be fine.

If Jingles balls out, and Rudy stays out of foul trouble we should have this pretty comfortably.
 
Additionally, I am very interested in the Jazz finding a way to put Jingles on Melo. I know he should be defending Paul George, but Joe could find sooooo many ways to get in Melo's head.
 
I like Jazz in 6. Game 1 on the road lets the Jazz experiment a little, and the Thunder don't have that much versatility.

Crowder shutting down Carmello will be huge, so that Russ and PG take turns chucking.
 
Does melo start for okc? Like has he throughout the year? I was talking to a co worker and he was saying melo comes off the bench and I thought he was a starter for them.
 
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