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Western conference semi-finals: Game 1 — Jazz @ Rockets 4/29/18 1:30 pm MST

One Brow said:
Just looking ahead, GSW-NOP is at 8pm Friday and 3:30 pm Sunday, only 3.5 hours more than our 10:30-2:30, in the second round as opposed to the first. In prior years, there is always a Western conference round 1 game 6 scheduled at 10:30 Friday, followed by game 7/game 1 Sunday afternoon. Every single year.
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Part of the problem with what happened to the jazz is a change in series/opponent/City

That won’t be happening in the scenario you present. And as you stated it’s still not as short a turn around anyway.

You will have to try again. Back to the drawing board.
 
LifeOnaPlate said:
I think there should be a standing rule: no fewer than 48 hours between each series. Injury risk should be a consideration.
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TV coverage dictates the schedule. ABC paid big money to broadcast a Sunday playoff triple-header and the Execs couldn't care less about the short-turnaround for the Jazz.
 
Ellipse said:
TV coverage dictates the schedule. ABC paid big money to broadcast a Sunday playoff triple-header and the Execs couldn't care less about the short-turnaround for the Jazz.
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That's why there needs to be the rule. Fairness trumps corporate. Player health trumps corporate? People will still watch. Maybe more people even. How many people just missed this game because.....inadequate pre-game hype.
 
fishonjazz said:
You will have to try again. Back to the drawing board.
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I don't have to try. I welcome you to maintain your mistaken belief that the playoff schedule was unfair to us in a way that is completely unique in the history of basketball.
 
Still not an excuse. Besides Rudy the rest of the team seemed fine to play. The coaching staff didn't seem ready for the quick turn around. We didn't seem to have any real strategy to stop Houston or make them uncomfortable.

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There is only one game tonight. I'm no TV executive, but wouldn't the numbers watching LeBron James at 2:30pm CST (12:30 Pacific) have been much higher than when they played it? And Monday nights are the one of the best nights for primetime sports correct? The NCAA title game (football and bball), MNF, and other US based sporting events are held on Monday nights.

They could have showcased the Pacers/Cavs Game 7 mid-Sunday afternoon and then had a 6pm CST Celtics Sixers followed by 8:30pm CST Rockets Jazz.

Regardless, the schedule for us was total BS.
 
Mission Accomplished said:
Still not an excuse. Besides Rudy the rest of the team seemed fine to play. The coaching staff didn't seem ready for the quick turn around. We didn't seem to have any real strategy to stop Houston or make them uncomfortable.

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To be clear, you're just stating a fact? No way we overlook OKC to game plan for the Rox. It took everything we had to get here, so I'm in no way faulting the coaching staff at all for this. In the post game interview Donovan eluded to the fact the first half was spent trying to feel things out. I'd bet next game we play much better. You have to win the series in front of you before you look to the next and that's precisely what we did.
 
SoUjazzfan said:
To be clear, you're just stating a fact? No way we overlook OKC to game plan for the Rox. It took everything we had to get here, so I'm in no way faulting the coaching staff at all for this. In the post game interview Donovan eluded to the fact the first half was spent trying to feel things out. I'd bet next game we play much better. You have to win the series in front of you before you look to the next and that's precisely what we did.
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We could have watched and tried to do what the wolves did successfully against Houston. No time to feel out a game in the playoffs.

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