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Should the Jazz Punt Game 2?

Sean said:
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.
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What is the record for teams that go down 0-2 on the road then win game 3 at home?
 
radiohegel said:
I gotta say, it's amazing how many people are ready to call a 0-2 deficit an odds-based closed case on the series after watching what this team just did in the regular season...
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This series is not 0-2. People are saying that punting a game because you think 0-2 is no big deal sounds like a very bad idea. Even if DM is hurt, I'd a lot rather see him give his best despite the pain than to watch him sit on the bench playing it safe. Toughness is a real thing. The Jazz used to have it from the top down, and they need to get it back.
 
Sean said:
You figure that out. I'm only focused on your inane idea that punting game two, and going down 0-2 in a best-of-seven series is no big deal. Well it is.
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It's not that big of a deal. You just throwing out the history of going down 0-2 in a 4/5 series ignores individual series context.
 
Joe Bagadonuts said:
This series is not 0-2. People are saying that punting a game because you think 0-2 is no big deal sounds like a very bad idea. Even if DM is hurt, I'd a lot rather see him give his best despite the pain than to watch him sit on the bench playing it safe. Toughness is a real thing. The Jazz used to have it from the top down, and they need to get it back.
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No one is advocating for punting a game for the hell of it. Hell, no one is advocating punting a game at all. However, it's worth considering that it might be easier to win 4 of 5 games with Donovan at 100% than winning 3 of 5 games with Donovan playing on a bum foot, or without him altogether.

For the record, and as I said previously, I hope he plays and I'll be shocked if he doesn't; but if there's a major difference to be had in Donovan's abilities in games 3-7, it's silly not to at least consider resting him.
 
Zombie said:
This entire conversation is confusing to me. Don stubbed his pinky toe and all indications are that he will play on Wednesday. What are we even talking about right now?
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Right?

Like we're the ****ing medical staff.

They are going to make a better decision that we and especially Cy are going to make.
 
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