Playoff Perspective: Utah Jazz
by Tom Martin on Apr 9, 2009 12:09 PM CDT
in 2008-09 NBA Playoffs (And Related)
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"Playoff Perspective" provides a look at the Rockets' possible playoff opponents from the opposing blogger's point of view. Each team, from Dallas to LA (as the chances of us playing Phoenix aren't very probable), will be represented. On today's edition, Basketball John of the SBN blog SLC Dunk gives us his take on a Rockets-Jazz first round match up, albeit unlikely. But seriously, if this happened again, I'd be annoyed. Can't we just dominate someone else instead?
What advantages do you think the Jazz would have over the Rockets in a
playoff series?
A big advantage right now would be mental. They've beaten the Rockets in the first round the past two years and seem to be one of the teams that give the Rockets fits. It's all about match-ups in the NBA and the Jazz match up well with the Rockets. Boozer and Mehmet Okur cause fits and Deron Williams causes match-ups problems for most point guards.
Disadvantages?
T-Mac being out for the season. Seriously. If we were down late in a game, you could always count on McGrady jacking up 5 consecutive three pointers in the last 5 minutes instead of driving and getting to the line or the dunk. Good times. And the Rockets will have home-court, again.
Would home court advantage affect your chances greatly, marginally, or not
at all?
We need home-court advantage like Calista Flockhart needs a sandwich.
Compared to the other possible match ups, how confident would you be in your
team if they faced the Rockets in the first round?
Given the double-OT game earlier this year at Houston (stupid free-throws. Fesenko should have faked an injury) and our success @ Houston in the last two playoff series, it gives me a glimmer of hope that we might be able to steal one on the road. The only other teams I want to face in the playoffs would be New Orleans and Denver.
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There may be disagreements...
between everyone on this blog, as well as the other SB nation blogs.
But one thing that, I believe, is a universally accepted fact is this:
UTAH FUCKING SUCKS!
And if we play you in the first round, you’ll be eating your own shit for saying you’d like to play us.
"I'm just looking forward to something great happening in the city of Houston" - Tracy McGrady
Still waiting...
by DreKeem on Apr 9, 2009 12:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I REALLY REALLY REALLLLLLLLYYYYY
want the Jazz to play houston in the playoffs!!! We need a confidence building series before we play the Lakers!
BTW how’s the houston smog, Or the scenery of smoke stacks and refineries?
by jazzownu on Apr 9, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go sit in the corner with your head between your legs
Your team just got reamed from behind by 29 points last night at Dallas. Learn to play on the road before you come in here talking that smack.
by UHoustonFan on Apr 9, 2009 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The smog isn't so bad.
Because we have those scary “smokestacks” people here still have jobs and ungrateful twits around the nation have gasoline to put in their cars. Apparently most of the country think gasoline just appears at the gas station.
Besides, isn’t Utah the only place in the world that takes nuclear waste from OTHER COUNTRIES?
by Xiane on Apr 10, 2009 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BTW how’s the houston smog, Or the scenery of smoke stacks and refineries?
Ignorant much? STFU!!!!
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Apr 10, 2009 9:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We need home-court advantage like Calista Flockhart needs a sandwich.
Booooooo. Fuck you, Rick Reilly. When the hell was the last time Flockhart was even on TV?
by Only_A_Lad on Apr 9, 2009 12:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey now
I’m a Reilly fan. Sure, he makes at least a million per year dumbing down sports info, but he’s good at it and it makes me chuckle every now and then. This was a failed attempt at a Reilly-ism.
"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak
by Tom Martin on Apr 9, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but i give him credit
It is true after all…
"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak
by Tom Martin on Apr 9, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man
Getting compared to Reilly is punishment enough. Was there a need for an FU?
I guess her name is now Calista Harrison?
Now I don’t want to play you because I want to hear your excuses for losing to another team in the first round.
by Basketball John on Apr 9, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to hear your excuses
for losing by like 30 points to the freaking Mavs last night.
by Only_A_Lad on Apr 9, 2009 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have to say this guys
NONE of you want to face the Jazz if you really get down to it. What you want to do is BEAT the Jazz. That’s a 45/55 proposition for the Rockets, and it was the last two years too, and we saw how that turned out. The Rockets do not match up with the Jazz, it’s as simple as that. Utah is not the better team against the league, it’s really that simple. They are however the better team head to head versus the Rockets. It’s not by a lot, but it is still the truth.
www.TheDreamShake.com Co-Founder and Writer
by UofTOrange on Apr 10, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I want to beat them in the playoffs. This team with a fully functioning TMac probably could beat the Jazz, but otherwise we don’t match up very well, as you say. But they aren’t unbeatable, and lately they’ve looked worse than usual on the road. All the same, I’d prefer to play someone else in the first round, and let the Jazz enjoy a beatdown from LA.
by Xiane on Apr 10, 2009 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's my point
Yes, I’d love to beat them too, but if I had my druthers I’d rather make fun of them for getting drubbed by the Lakers and laugh at them as the Rockets get further in the playoffs.
www.TheDreamShake.com Co-Founder and Writer
by UofTOrange on Apr 10, 2009 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I HATE UTAH
With a PASSION! Always have, always will. I swear if we play Utah I will be so pissed off! WTF?!! Can we please play someone else? I’ve been keeping an eye on the matchups everyday and its so close to happening again that it infuriates me just thinking about it!
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Apr 10, 2009 8:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Can someone break down the possible scenarios..
I’m really lazy today and can’t think. With Denver, SA, and us for a race at the #2. What are the scenarios that we would play the Jazz in the 2 spot? Other teams? Lee, Dave, Tom? Just a break down as of today. Oh and steak and lobster delivered to me also…thx.
by wescox10 on Apr 10, 2009 10:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well
Utah is now tied for 8th with Dallas. Utah has games at San Antonio tonight and they also go on the road to play the Lakers. Utah would need to win at least one more game than Dallas to take over the 7 seed and Houston would have to win out and have Denver lose in Portland to tie them, I believe (we would then clinch the 2nd seed by virtue of the tiebreaker and we could then play Utah in the 7th seed) This is unlikely, because I think Dallas has a more favorable schedule than Utah. I think Utah’s going to finish in the 8th seed and play the Lakers. If Houston wins out we can still clinch the 2nd seed if Denver loses in Portland but we could end up playing the Mavericks, or if the Mavs beat New Orleans once (or twice) we could play the Hornets because the Mavs could even move up to 6th. Just expect this final stretch of games to be ridiculous. It’s going to come down to the last game of the season, for sure.
by UHoustonFan on Apr 10, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's going to be a fantastic finish
And a real fight to get the 7th seed – because I’m pretty sure either Dallas or Utah would rather have Houston/Denver/SA (w/o Ginobelli) than LA in the first round.
by Xiane on Apr 10, 2009 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
For the breakdown. Hopefully we can pull off the 2 seed and not face the Lakers until the WCC. I’m still nervous about playing Utah tho…if it happens. It is going to fantastic.
by wescox10 on Apr 10, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The 3 seed does the same thing as the 2 in that scenario
The difference is we get home court in the second round too. And that could be important playing Denver in round two because of the altitude.
www.TheDreamShake.com Co-Founder and Writer
by UofTOrange on Apr 10, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dumbass
none in the nation takes time to watch the rockets…except for Rockets fans…now one knows (Espeally ESPN) how good the Rockets are…they lose T-MAc, they get pass that, thye lost Yao, they past it….these people need to shut it.
all season they have been saying the Jazz owns the Rockets, Houston has beat them twice and the Jazz only once this season….so you out of Houston people need to watch a Rockets gmae
by Houston713 on Apr 11, 2009 9:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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