Should the Jazz Punt Game 2?

[LogGrad98]

No. Play to win. Period. These are the games. We cannot play with the attitude that there is always tomorrow. We have to play like each game is our last. Win or go home.

Of course take care of the players if the injury poses serious risk, but remember Malone played with a broken finger, Stockton and Horny played through pain. If it's just uncomfortable it can actually help DM focus and we might get a Jordan-flu-game out of it.

So no punting. Win or go home.

 

[RJF]

Gtfoh. Jesus dude, you’re better than this.

 

[MTS]

paul george has a hip contusion

We should bargain with the Thunder. Tell 'em we'll rest Mitchell in Game 2 if they rest Paul George.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

We should bargain with the Thunder. Tell 'em we'll rest Mitchell in Game 2 if they rest Paul George.

But then we lie and play Donovan... right?

 

[Mission Accomplished]

Time for AB

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[Mission Accomplished]

Maybe trading Hood was a mistake we will see in these playoffs

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[fishonjazz]

Maybe trading Hood was a mistake we will see in these playoffs

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Didnt hood suck in his playoff game with the cavs though?

 

[Gameface]

Didnt hood suck in his playoff game with the cavs though?

That was just some opening game diarrhea slowing him down. He'll change diapers and be ready to go game 2.

 

[Gameface]

Asking if we should rest Donovan if there's even the slightest possibility his injury could get worse or cause another more serious injury is completely different than asking if the Jazz should punt on their second opportunity to steal HCA.

 

[Hotdog]

WWJSD or WWKMD

 

[Mission Accomplished]

Didnt hood suck in his playoff game with the cavs though?

More pressure he would have been fine for us. As a bench scorer.

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[Sean]

This is a 4/5 matchup. Going down 0-2 isnt that big of a deal at all.

This just isn't true at all.

Since the playoffs expanded the first round to a best-of-seven series (2003), road teams in the 4/5 match-up are 4-11 after falling behind 0-2 in the series. That's a horrible winning percentage (26%) in what amounts to one of the more even series. It can be done, as the Jazz showed in 2007 against the Rockets, but it's rare. Jazz go down 0-2 to the Thunder and their chances of winning this series become increasingly long ... and yes. that is a big deal. Not impossible. Maybe not even improbable...but a bad situation for any team to find themselves in.