*** Utah Jazz @ Detroit Pistons Wednesday October 28th 5:30 MT Official Game Thread***

[The Midnight]

This is a VERY GOOD day.

 

[Kyoto]

I got my DVR ready, can't watch this one live. A coworker talked me into going to the Korn concert.

Hope it's worth watching tomorrow!

Im going to that concert tonight too. Im just trying to find a date to go with me :'(

 

[MDAV28]

Team PPG - 98.5 ppg

This one is really interesting to me. Only the Grizzlies made the playoffs in the West scoring under 98.5 a game. The other 3 playoff teams that made it averaging under 98.5 were in the East (Wizards, Bucks, and Nets). Only 4 teams that scored above 98.5 missed the playoffs (Thunder, Suns, Nuggets, and Kings)

 

[candrew]

Im going to that concert tonight too. Im just trying to find a date to go with me :'(

Korn???? You've got to be kidding me. Forget the fact that they haven't been relevant in 15 years. Let me spare you the time and sum up every Korn song ever made: I was a lonely loser in high school and I can't seem to let it go so now I'm a perpetually pissed off a-hole.

 

[Stoked]

Come on 5:30!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[MDAV28]

I saw some of the Pelicans game last night. They were a mess with all of their injured players out. But the thing that struck me most was their lack of rebounding. They got out-boarded by 26 by the Warriors. They're going to have a hard time winning unless they figure that out. Jazz probably should beat them in the standings.

Asik is really important for them on the glass. It'd be like us losing Rudy's rebounding.

 

[Zapper7246]

This one is really interesting to me. Only the Grizzlies made the playoffs in the West scoring under 98.5 a game. The other 3 playoff teams that made it averaging under 98.5 were in the East (Wizards, Bucks, and Nets). Only 4 teams that scored above 98.5 missed the playoffs (Thunder, Suns, Nuggets, and Kings)

What was their defensive rating, though? I would think the Grizzlies were close to us but the other teams probably couldn't defend. We definitely need to score better, but if our defense is even close to as good as it was at the end of the season, I think we can barley get in. If our offense picks up and our defense stays consistent, I think we get a higher seed.

 

[mellow]

Predictions predictions..l.

I predict:

Trey Burke leads the Jazz with 18 points
Favors leads the Jazz with 11 rebounds
Hayward leads the Jazz with 4 assists
Gobert blocks one shot
Neto gets 2 steals
Trey lyles plays 9 minutes.
Jazz win by 7.

 

[Jamezz]

Im going to that concert tonight too. Im just trying to find a date to go with me :'(

Hit me up if you want bro, never enough concert buddies.

 

[MDAV28]

What was their defensive rating, though? I would think the Grizzlies were close to us but the other teams probably couldn't defend. We definitely need to score better, but if our defense is even close to as good as it was at the end of the season, I think we can barley get in. If our offense picks up and our defense stays consistent, I think we get a higher seed.

Grizzlies allowed 95.1 2nd to, of course, the Jazz at 94.9. Just interesting with them being the one outlier. Definitely going to be an interesting season to see if replicating Memphis will be successful in the West.

 

[Zapper7246]

Predictions predictions..l.

I predict:

Trey Burke leads the Jazz with 18 points
Favors leads the Jazz with 11 rebounds
Hayward leads the Jazz with 4 assists
Gobert blocks one shot
Neto gets 2 steals
Trey lyles plays 9 minutes.
Jazz lose by 7.

Jazz lose!! I don't like that prediction.....

Fish's day to going too well for a Jazz loss. Based on that, I predict a win. We gotta run the table today!

 

[Zapper7246]

Grizzlies allowed 95.1 2nd to, of course, the Jazz at 94.9. Just interesting with them being the one outlier. Definitely going to be an interesting season to see if replicating Memphis will be successful in the West.

How much do we think Exum was contributing to our defensive? Can we maintain without him? Our defense was so good for that last stretch of the season that I'm worried we can't maintain that for a full season.