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We lost a year - but JAZZFANZ ARE PATIENT>

I think the Jazz have the ability to not only get to the playoffs but surprise if not eliminate one of the higher seeds as long as we are healthy. So much doom and gloom being posted and yet we are missing two very important starters and are still in the playoff picture. Have faith people, seriously. We might not win a championship this season but we aren't exactly cellar dwellers either. This team on most nights is competitive with the upper echolon of the NBA when healthy.
 
If we somehow got to the 5th seed, I think we could push the Clippers to 6 or even 7 games. Their bench sucks. They're hardly even playing Pierce and Josh Smith.
 
Anybody upset about this year had weird expectations. We are one of the youngest teams in the league, starting 2 rookies, the least experienced for sure given that we have two relatively old rookies, Exum and Gobert are out. Toughest schedule.

Yet we've knocked off some good teams, Sagarin has us ranked 6th in the West, players are obviously developing. Great esprit d'corps and culture.

Must have to work really hard to be pessimistic. Or simply have complete "win now or all is lost" myopia.
 
If I had predicted in the preseason that the battle for seeds 5-8 would likely be a battle between Memphis, Dallas, Houston and Utah, I bet many would have called this crazy. But more and more, this is looking to be the case.
 
silesian said:
If I had predicted in the preseason that the battle for seeds 5-8 would likely be a battle between Memphis, Dallas, Houston and Utah, I bet many would have called this crazy. But more and more, this is looking to be the case.
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Umm, no. It wasn't rocket science to look at rosters and the performance of the teams last season and rank the 3 best teams GSW, SA and OKC. I would have put the Clippers 4th and said Houston and Memphis would battle for 5th and 6th. Then I had Dallas, Utah and New Orleans battling for the last two playoff spots.

Dallas has surprised a bit, IMO. And obviously, NO got slammed by injuries. Nothing outside of what was expected in the WC. Personally, I also thought the TWolves could challenge for the 8th seed. I was wrong on that one. They could be scary good with another lottery pick and a couple of decent free agents to help their bench.
 
Stifle Tower said:
Umm, no. It wasn't rocket science to look at rosters and the performance of the teams last season and rank the 3 best teams GSW, SA and OKC. I would have put the Clippers 4th and said Houston and Memphis would battle for 5th and 6th. Then I had Dallas, Utah and New Orleans battling for the last two playoff spots.

Dallas has surprised a bit, IMO. And obviously, NO got slammed by injuries. Nothing outside of what was expected in the WC. Personally, I also thought the TWolves could challenge for the 8th seed. I was wrong on that one. They could be scary good with another lottery pick and a couple of decent free agents to help their bench.
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Nice list of things outside what was expected along with the cognitive dissonance statement "nothing outside what was expected"

My point was that the Jazz have a reasonable shot at 5th seed given favorable schedule. I doubt this was in many pre-season forecasts, including yours.
 
Certainly didnt lose a year. Ask Favors, Gordon, Trey, many others if they feel they didnt learn or get better so far this year.
Any time members of our core are getting better and gaining experience, the Jazz win in the long run.
7th or 8th seed all the way!!!!
 
My scenario was 6th seed and championship but injuries struck so this scenario is better in action next year or so. It does not count if you don't have Rudy, Exum, Alec etc.
 
**** it...bring on Golden State. In 2007, the #1 seeded Dallas Mavericks were upset in the first round after an impressive 67 win season, by the same Golden State Warriors. Karma is a bitch and we will be delivering it to them.
 
Look what happened with GS last night with one key player out, they get whooped by the Mavs. How many have we got out? Seems like half the team.

The kids are alright. Get Rudy, Favs, Alec back and look out with a weaker schedule. Get Dante back for the playoffs? We could be a tough first round matchup.
 
zman1527 said:
Look what happened with GS last night with one key player out, they get whooped by the Mavs. How many have we got out? Seems like half the team.

The kids are alright. Get Rudy, Favs, Alec back and look out with a weaker schedule. Get Dante back for the playoffs? We could be a tough first round matchup.
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Favors, Gobert, Burks and Exum. 4 of our 6 best players and our 3 best defenders.
 
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