A few weeks ago Jazz schedule was in the easiest quartile. Recent games have tipped them to the hardest quartile.
Honestly, the differences between easiest and hardest after 25ish games are not that big.
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Not to take away from this amazing stretch, but player availability / injuries have been fortuitous for the Jazz. I prefer we get tested against full strength teams, do that we go into playoffs with eyes wide open. Even if it means we lose a few more few more games. Plus we need more challenges in the clutch.
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I ran some strength of schedule math and found something interesting...
Hydra x Churro > whatever bitch *** nba team we playing
I proofed this a couple times... every time I keep coming up with us running the table from here on out.
Hydra x Churro > whatever bitch *** nba team we playing
I proofed this a couple times... every time I keep coming up with us running the table from here on out.
But have they been particularly advantageous for the Jazz, and is there data to support this? Cuz the Jazz have had their +\- superstar out for a minute now, and it’s not as though teams are only missing players against the Jazz but are at full-strength against other teams.
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Would you say the games from here on out are all must win games?
If you want it to be a surprise you can wait to reveal your answers game by game in the game threads on order to prevent a jinx.
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Yep. Conley misses games and the jazz just win. Donovan misses games and the jazz just win.
Other teams players miss games and they lose.
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Jazz are never going to have the "most difficulty" because the Jazz don't have to play the Jazz. Conversely, crappy teams will have an inflated "difficulty" because they don't play themselves.
That being said, if the Jazz can continue powering through February and can remain relatively healthy, they should cruise to a number 1 seed. It has been a really long time since the Jazz have had home court in the playoffs and it makes a difference, especially for us. I just hope we aren't in the bubble this year.
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Yes. I mean, even for our luck (and I`d say we`ve been some luck in terms of not being as plagued by injuries as a lot of teams, that we played or not), every team normally simply let something slip then and there, even against bad teams, or depleted ones.
In 21 games the Jazz let slip a "throw 6'4" Royce O'Neale to bother Jokic back to the basket game" strategy and nothing else, and that among some injuries, roads, b2b, hard stretches of schedule, etc...