Lakers @ Jazz - Game 6 - 2008 Playoffs - Game Thread
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 3:47 PM MDT
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Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz, May 16, 2008 8:30 PM MDT
Well, this is the first time I've had to say that the season could end tonight. I don't believe it will though. It's actually the first time it's crossed my mind.
But we should know the outcome of this game after the first quarter. It's not rocket surgery, but when the Jazz start out well, it carries through the rest of the game.
Here's one of the problems we have on offense and I believe affects Boozer. When Brewer is in the game, Kobe plays 10 feet off him. He's begging him to shoot the ball. This causes a few problems.
First, Ronnie isn't taking it to the basket. If he has that big of a head start, he should be flying to the rim. If you're not going to shoot, attack.
The biggest problem this causes though is that it allows Kobe to hang out around Boozer on D. So Booze can't get good position. Booze has got to be better at finding the open guy when he's doubled.
Second, Bryant doesn't have to play defense and he can rest his sore back. The only time Ronnie is scoring is when he's cutting along the baseline because Kobe can't keep up.
And Brewer has to play off Kobe a bit. Let him take those jumpers. He's not making them. Kobe didn't take a jumper in almost the last two quarters.
I think Ronnie still does a decent job on him. But I want to see CJ Miles come in to guard Kobe instead of Harp. CJ can shoot, drive, and will open things up for Booze. #15 should not see action tonight unless him and Collins are in mop-up time.
I'm not a basketball strategist by any means. But if Kobe is spooning Boozer when Brewer has the ball on the wing, shouldn't Carlos be screening Kobe and letting Brewer drive to the hoop? If Booze's man leaves him, Carlos just spins, boxing out Kobe, and leaving him open. If not, Brewer has a clear path to the hoop.
And we all know Gasol likes to pitch tents in the lane, but he's a wuss. Just give him one hard foul at the beginning of the game when he comes across. Something that puts him on the ground but doesn't get you tossed. Isn't that what we have Collins for? He might think twice about camping in Utah.
These teams are too close and the only advantage they have is homecourt. This series won't end until Monday night.
Other previews,
Here are your game changers,
| J. Crawford | J. Capers | S. Foster |
Went out for lunch and saw this group of Jazz fans. Kind of like a tail gate, but it was at the Impanema Grill. Whatever works.
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okay
I’m terrified and confident at the same time. Is that possible? Yes. Yes it is.
Also, delightful mixed metaphor in the second paragraph, BBJ.
I'll make it.
I hope people realize it was intentional.
At least that’s what I’m saying.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 4:09 PM MDT up reply actions
CJ over Harp
I totally agree with you, BBJ~ I just don’t see it happening.. Sloan is sooo slow to change things, and I just can’t see him replacing Harp with CJ at this point in the playoffs. Remember, it took a Hart injury to get Price off the bench even though anyone and their dog who follows the Jazz knew Price was much better than Hart as D-Will’s replacement. Even when Hart got healthy again, Sloan put him in his regular spot for a few games until it dawned on him that Hart actually sucks at basketball… J-Slo.. if you’re reading this.. PUT CJ IN FOR HARPRING!!! PLEASE!!
Not to defend Harpring
because I think CJ’s a far better player with Tremendous Upside Potential… but young players really do crumble in the playoffs if they’re not mentally strong. And CJ Miles is not mentally strong. Whether that’s thanks to Sloan’s insistence on punishing CJ for missing last summer’s Revue, or due to his own inconsistent play and lack of confidence, the fact remains.
That’s what is so rare about young players like D-Will and Ronnie Brewer. It usually takes years to learn that kind of intensity, that kind of will power. Those two are blessed that it came naturally. CJ? Well, we’ll see.
I do think he needs more spot time, but he’s not a player you can rely on. Completely switching CJ for Harp won’t solve all the Jazz ills.
Then again, screw you, No Knees.
I'll make it.
From my side
This game is the jazz’s to lose. If were down by five or more in the first three minutes the lakers are screwed but if its the other way around or tied then its gonna be a sick game with the odds still to the jazz (laker fan opinion).
Shaq:"The kobster, he's an assassin" Answer for who should be mvp.
if boozer doesn’t figure out a way to play against double teams besides his beloved jumpers, the jazz will be screwed next season, because every single team will defend him in the exact same way the lakers have been, and render him completely ineffective. and the season after that. and the season after that…
Ugliest first quarter I've seen in a while.
When did they forget to get back and to shoot?
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 9:19 PM MDT reply actions
How fu**ing long
before Sloan realizes that No Knees CAN’T!!!! guard Kobe?
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Someone tell me what value Harp has.
He can’t guard anyone. He can’t create a shot.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 9:35 PM MDT up reply actions
Well...
he’s white. And he’s a vet, which Sloan loves.
Oh, and he’s tough… meaning that he’ll leave his guy wide open when he tries to draw a charge (which he most often fails at).
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Harps....
seems to have a football mentality. Maybe he played football
Yo Scrum...
football. That might be it. But shouldn’t the Jazz give him to the Blaze then?
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The Jazz can't play D...
and they better learn… because we’re pretty much stuck with the exact same team for the next 3 years.
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does this remind anyone of the Spurs series last year?
Remember how Javie and Co. stole Game 4 of the Spurs series and the next game the Jazz just rolled over in Game 5… We got jacked by the refs last game and we have no life in this game. I hate my life
Don't hate your life...
instead hate the refs.
Hating your own life is stupid. It’s not your fault at all.
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Just turned the game on a bit back...
does anyone seem like they’ve come to play?
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is there anyone you want to punch more than...
Sasha Vujacic?
Think we can get this to single digits by the half?
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 9:44 PM MDT reply actions
The point differential?
Or the number of fans left at the game?
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Unfrickinbelievable.
What’s he doing making that call? He has no angle.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 9:48 PM MDT up reply actions
The ball went away from the hoop
so obviously he was fouled.
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God, it's good I'm not a player...
I would’ve punched a ref or 2 already in this game.
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it's natural
I want a soccer brawl, as long as no Jazz players or fans get hurt
I thought
that the playoffs were supposed to be rougher, that the refs were supposed to let more stuff go
I have to watch the Lakers broadcast in LA
You guys probably don’t realize how much the Lakers are being shafted by the refs.
Yep
They’re probably the most biased commentators I have ever heard. It’s really pathetic.
by SuperBruinMan on May 16, 2008 9:52 PM MDT up reply actions
It's basketball...
not playschool play-time.
Live with it.
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The NBA has become kinda like recess
If someone so much as touches someone else, a teacher shows up and stops everything.
The difference beating that there it’s too avoid sexual harassment lawsuits, and here it’s too avoid the bruising of the ego of some NBA-determined crybaby.
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Sorry...
I meant superstar, not crybaby. I think.
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You mean like when
Deron drives to the hoop & gets hammered, only to get a no call?
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I thought it happened at some point in the 1st.
Maybe not… I was busy eating…
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I think it's time for...
J-Slo to quit.
No Knees to retire.
The Jazz to run out a line-up with Flop & Hart to get a couple of hard fouls.
And then Deron, Brewer, CJ, AK & Okur.
Run & Shoot, my friends.
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Oh yeah...
Korver, Price & Almond the first 3 off the bench.
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Any way we can ship AK and Harp
For a big man?
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 9:54 PM MDT reply actions
We might be able to ship AK
for Battie & Turkoglu
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Like Fesenko?
Oh wait… he’s inactive because Sloan needs Collins on the bench in jersey instead of behind the bench in a suit.
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seriously...
does anyone really believe that Collins is better than Fes?
J-Slo...
but that’s why he’s Slow.
Oh, and the Collins brothers, probably.
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By the way...
‘Sap has been attacking the hoop a lot harder than Booze.
Why is that?
If Booze is injured, don’t play him.
If Booze is scared, send him to Russia and let him play some 1-on-1 with Araujo.
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Kobe
has 16 points but has only made 4 shots….. The NBA, it’s FANNNNNTASTIC
WTF!!!!!!
I turned it off half way through the second! Why did Jerry take KK out?
by DaniellelovesKK on May 16, 2008 9:57 PM MDT reply actions
OH
DUH!!!!
We’re they chanting refs suck at the end of the 2nd? I thought that’s what I heard, but I’m in the other room.
by DaniellelovesKK on May 16, 2008 9:59 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't know what to do
I feel like my eyes are bleeding. I’m curled up on my couch rocking back and forth like a retarded person. I just ate an entire pizza because I wanted to feel something other than nauseous at how bad we’ve played. I still feel nauseous, but at least it’s because of my own doing. It’s the only way I can regain control. I hate this. I hate this. I hate this.
I'll make it.
Lol.
I still feel nauseous, but at least it’s because of my own doing.
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You may need professional help
after tonights game.
by DaniellelovesKK on May 16, 2008 10:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Quick tip for everyone if you don't know already.
You can hit the Z button to cycle through new comments. Helpful for when you see one pop up.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 9:59 PM MDT reply actions
The only thing worse than getting beat...
dealing with Laker fans. I’m sure that all the “life-long” fans will inundate My Utah Jazz (that seems to be their favorite spot) to say things like, “YOU GUYS SUCK!” and “YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE LAKERS, BOI!”
This is when
being from LA and living in Utah gets really hard.
by DaniellelovesKK on May 16, 2008 10:01 PM MDT up reply actions
Okur.
1-7.
Um… where’d you go dude? Booze is gone. We don’t need you to revert to your playoff version of last year.
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On the plus side
Booze has 8 & 8. Would’ve been 10 if not for the pathetic foul call near the end of the half.
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The game in one sentence...
They came to play, we didn’t.
fair enough, BUT
Deron has been beaten by DFish. A little piece of me dies when Fish steals it from D
Deron
has had issues with turnovers since he entered the league. And it gets worse when you’re playing against someone that knows all your tricks because he played alongside you for 1 year.
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He's eating Deron alive
whatever kind of Jedi mind trick he’s got going, it’s working. Why the hell did he NEVER play like this for us last year?
I'll make it.
I did see
the guy flying his plane around with the ‘Beat the Lakers’ banner this afternoon.
by DaniellelovesKK on May 16, 2008 10:03 PM MDT reply actions
Ouch.
I love the Grand America! How can you say that? haha. It might have been a bad omen.
by DaniellelovesKK on May 16, 2008 10:05 PM MDT up reply actions
he should have crashed it into
the team bus
/fixed
Speaking of hotels & the road & ill-will and all...
did anyone read/hear about the report from a Boston hotel or something that about them giving all the Hawks players an extra shot of whatever they ordered before Game 7?
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I don't think they try it on the Cavs though...
I don’t think LeBron can drink yet (maybe he can)... and his teammates suck so bad they’d probably get better if playing drunk.
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I think it was
the night before.
Not sure if they did or not.
Read it on RealGM a bit back.
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I suppose I shouldn't be surprised
But ESPN’s complaining about the refs on behalf of the Celtics, on a good call.
By the way... Okur's 1-7 shooting...
no 3 pointers attempted.
Time to step back and fire, my friend.
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I won't be watching the 2nd half.
I’ve got dental school apps to fill out. FUN!. So, please let me know if it gets interesting and i’ll go watch.
by DaniellelovesKK on May 16, 2008 10:09 PM MDT reply actions
my one hope
is that Deron screamed his head off at the whole team in the locker room. He’s the only one playing like he has a pulse.
I'll make it.
Does it seem to anyone else
that the crowd has really not brought their A-game either? Aside from the “refs suck” chant
I'll make it.
Missed it.
That was a very late call on the Brewer shot though.
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That's more like it.
Take over Williams.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:13 PM MDT reply actions
The state of the NBA right now...
is utter crap. But beside that…
it’s one guy doing something, and everyone else looking at the ref waiting for a call.
Utter crap.
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How do the Lakers get every ball in the post?
And it’s always 1 on 1?
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:16 PM MDT reply actions
Dear Carlos,
You are 6’8” and 250+ pounds. You do not need to put up a jump hook like a pussy. You are permitted to pound the ball through the basket and pound anyone’s face in the meantime. You have my permission. Please don’t make me beg. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Shums
I'll make it.
He's playing D?
Where.
I saw him standing at the FT line…
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Matt Harpring basketball camp?
Ye gods, what parents hate their kids enough to send them to that?
I'll make it.
Harp has basketball experience?
You think I would have heard that somewhere.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:22 PM MDT up reply actions
Can you imagine if J-Slow was the GM?
First acquisition… a cloning device.
And the team? Twelve Harprings.
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It'd be too simple?
Step 1. Find cloning device.
Step 2. Clone Harpring until you have 12 of them.
Step 3. If you get the Harp of old, get them all a couple knee surgeries.
Step 4. Deal everyone else away for a bag of potato chips.
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No
I meant for real, like, all the pasty white wastes of space around the league, the Scalabrines and such.
I'll make it.
But then I'd have to go around
looking for 11 white guys that’ve had at least 1 knee surgery and can’t play basketball at all.
They don’t exist in the NBA, I don’t think.
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I'm looking forward to see
how the Jazz blow the draft.
3 picks.
But only 2 spots (if CJ leaves).
Please no “stash-in-Europe” guys… the last one ended with Raul Lopez over Mr. Longoria.
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Why would he ever do that?
It could get stolen.
He just has to jump up to draw the whistles.
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Oh, as for the game today...
Why?
The Jazz D will let him pass whether he dribbles or not.
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We need Eaton & Malone to dress up
for the Jazz right now.
If nothing else, knock Gasol & Bryant down a bit.
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shut up Tirico
we’re pissed that we’ve shot about 60 less FTs
Gasol.
was falling backwards before contact.
And got the call.
Anyone shocked.
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Shocked that
Hubie just said it was a great call
Anyone want to give us the ESPN headline for this one?
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:31 PM MDT reply actions
Can't include Utah in the title...
no one has been.
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Yeah...
nothing about classless Jazz fans or Fisher though.
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Dear Carlos,
I’m sorry. I know you read my previous letter and tried, in your own pansy way, to follow my advice. It is clear the referees will not let you. That being the case, I have new advice: Punch Pau Gasol. Thank you.
Regards,
Shums
I'll make it.
Completely with this.
And if not Pau, then the refs &/or Kobe &/or Vujacic.
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Hell
I’d even be fine with you punch No Knees first, just so that the refs know you’re not just going after the Lakers.
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Doubtful... Houston had a shot
the refs haven’t even given us that.
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So...
Did the AK skipped practice cause more of a distraction than anyone is willing to admit? Who gets called out by Deron?
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:35 PM MDT reply actions
I REALLY hope
someone gets thrown out of this game
He seems to know
that the Jazz aren’t going to get anything though.
He sees Booze on the bench, and all the calls against his team and…
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ESPN guys stated
that the refs said he threw his body into them. Um, isn’t that what Kobe and Fisher have been doing this entire series?
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:38 PM MDT up reply actions
Nope.
They’ve been doing that all season. And getting the call every time.
I thought that was commonplace in the NBA… everyone does that.
And if they’re not on the Jazz, they get the call too.
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"the officiating...
will take care of itself”
Okur
just needs to spot up behind the arc.
Catch and shoot.
And do the same with KoKo.
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I have devised a therapeutic activity for myself after the game
It involves loud music, my Playstation, NBA2K8, the easiest difficulty setting, 12 minute quarters, and no fouls.
I'll make it.
I concur
NBA2K is very therapeutic.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:42 PM MDT up reply actions
I think this game is a great representation
of why I’ve paid more attention to the draft than the actual season with increasing difference between the 2 over the past couple of years.
And I don’t even pay much attention to the draft until after the season.
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Give me some reason to believe
there’s hope for next year.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:43 PM MDT reply actions
Sorry...
Harp’s under contract for a couple more years.
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Is the biggest reason we lose this series
because Farmar no longer comes in for Fish?
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:44 PM MDT reply actions
I'd have to put in on Booze.
And J-Slow not being able to see that No Knees on Kobe isn’t working.
Farmar not in for Fish might be #3 though.
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Harp can't play D
and Vujacic is flying past KoKo
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Who do we get for next year
to counter LA and they get Bynum back?
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:44 PM MDT reply actions
my bro will be happy with this game...
He on a mission in New Zealand and doesn’t want the Jazz to win it all while he’s gone
Finally!
Someone willing to take it to the rim. Thanks Millsap.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:46 PM MDT reply actions
Brewer did a bit in the 3rd.
But he probably won’t see the court again this game.
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the only reason there wansn't a foul...
the number on his jersey wasn’t 24
Query
Where did Ronnie B go? Is Korver really going to play the whole fourth quarter again? Why does Sloan do this? Why?
I'll make it.
Why can't Brewer be in with KK at the same time?
Tell me what Harp does for them in the fourth? And especially in this situation.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:48 PM MDT up reply actions
The Jazz have 1 fewer foul committed, and 6 fewer FTs.
Implying that they commit all their fouls when the Lakers are driving.
Which is utter bullsh**... all the Jazz do when the Lakers drive is move out of the way.
That’s not a foul. That’s crap, and horrible basketball… but not a foul.
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Booze kinda drove hard
and then tried a reverse lay-up.
Thank god for ‘Sap!
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Anyone we can text at the game?
Need to start a “Get Harp Out” chant.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:51 PM MDT reply actions
God... KoKo doing nothing against Vujacic
and Harp just went catch-and-shoot like Rip Hamilton.
Note to Harp… you’re not Rip Hamilton.
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What's with spending 10 seconds
to get the offense set?
We’re not exactly overflowing in time.
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C'mon
It’s every Jazz fan’s right to get their hopes up and to have them thrown off the roof of the ESA.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:54 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm super tired
of getting my hopes up (see games 1, 2, and 5)
Does this mini-run
mean that Harp is gonna stay on the court?
I mean… how long before Kobe realizes that he’s being guarded by a guy that couldn’t outrace a rock?
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By the way, no offense to anyone
but my recap of the last game owned everyone else’s down like Vujacic is owning KoKo.
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'Sap's deserving of starting
in the league.
Or at least deserving of being on the court in crunch-time.
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If this game comes down to a foul/non-foul and the Jazz lose
The refs don’t get out of there alive.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:57 PM MDT reply actions
you're right
foreign objects will rain onto the court, the national pundits will rend their garments, and we’ll be saddled with yet more hatred.
I'll make it.
Um, I know his shooting percentage is bad, but...
Okur.
On the court please?
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KOC just paid the ESPN guys to say
that every coach in the league would want Harpring.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 10:59 PM MDT reply actions
Kobe stuck his fu**ing leg out.
Harpring should’ve broken it.
Bastard.
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Stop wasting time walking the ball up
I don’t care what J-Slo says.
You don’t have the fu**ing time to spend 20 seconds getting the offense set.
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God, the NBA has gone to hell.
I should’ve stuck with my original plan… find some random movie and watch it.
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ESPN started saying something about the game being scripted
Only they got off track a little and said it was the coaches who did it.
I never thought I'd say this
but I will be rooting for the Spurs in the next round. I will now light myself on fire.
I'll make it.
lesser of three evils
in a choice between the Hornets, Lakers, and Spurs, I’ll take the Hornets every damn time.
I'll make it.
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4 fewer shots made (in 18 more attempts)
3 fewer FTs shot (same amount made)
11 more o-boards, 8 more boards total
3 fewer TOs
2 more steals
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Fans throwing stuff at the Lakers bench
according to ESPN.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 11:07 PM MDT reply actions
Horrible call
God… broken back.
Someone needs to hit him. Hard.
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If the fouls on Kobe were actually called on him
you know, like when he pushes with his elbow and gets the call
this might be fair game.
Just maybe.
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Too little
too FUING late.
That’s why you don’t fall in love with Harpring, you jack*.
Imagine if we had had an actual shooter in there a bit more.
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I hate myself
because the Lakers/refs/life has crushed my spirit to the point that I didn’t even cheer when AK’s shot fell.
I'll make it.
So... I assume you guys heard
that Phil Johnson will interview with the Suns…
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does this run
correlate to Booz leaving the game?
i NO longer love KK
He should have taken that shot. I feeli like crying.
by DaniellelovesKK on May 16, 2008 11:20 PM MDT reply actions
even after I said it
they still got up. Damn those hopes
Lol.
I had no hopes coming in (at best, we’d force game 7 and the refs would take it from us then), but they still shot up.
And then the refs screwed us over, and the last shots didn’t fall.
Both were horribly ugly by the way.
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nah, the last shots weren't that bad
Memo’s was about a foot further than he wanted, and about a foot short. It was right on line. Deron’s was uglier but still almost fell.
I'll make it.
Fu** the NBA.
For what it’s worth, David Stern & the refs have combined to make studying o. chem more exciting than watching a NBA game.
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Wow.
O chem totally sucks, so that is saying something.
by DaniellelovesKK on May 16, 2008 11:23 PM MDT up reply actions
I hate losing in the Playoffs...
I hate losing at home, I hate losing to the Lakers, I hate losing in general, I hate seeing satisfaction in the other team’s face, I hate Sasha, I hate the NBA hierarchy, I hate watching losses by myself…
I hate...
not having a woman to console me, I hate that it’s hot in here, I hate that I can’t watch/read any sports news for 3 days…
well, I hope KG gets a ring
that’s the only thing I’m going to be watching for in the rest of the playoffs.
I'll make it.
I don't.
I like him, but that’d play right into Stern’s hands.
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I think I'm rooting for the Spurs or Pistons to win it all.
Screw the bandwagon fans of the Hornets & Lakers & Celtics.
Those are the guys that the NBA is trying to appease.
And I hate them all.
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Still hasn't hit me yet
I’m still in the I have to get another game thread up in a couple days.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 11:26 PM MDT reply actions
Looking on to the off-season.
J-Slo? Good-bye.
Phil Johnson? Go to Phoenix. For your good.
No Knees? Good-bye.
Flop? Adios.
Hart? See ya.
Almond & Fesenko? Hello.
CJ? Please come back.
Booze? Defense. Learn it.
AK? Go to Paris. It’s all that was in your heart anyways, even with the last 2 threes.
Brewer? Work on the jumper… make Kobe fear it.
Deron? Cut down the turnovers. Work on it.
Okur? We need a full season & playoffs dude.
KoKo? Fewer 1-infinity from long range games next season, please.
‘Sap? Um… keep it up dude. You’re a beast.
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Yeah...
I’m pretty sure I’d put the Pistons over the Spurs.
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I can't root for Kobe.
Ever. Or Chris Paul. Ever.
Or the Celtics. Stupid Stern.
And stupid “buy a championship”.
Almost as bad as the Lakers getting Pau for some already chewed chewing-gum.
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I can't even LOOK at the NBA games anymore.
I’d go baseball, but the Pirates stink.
Come on, draft!
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We have the draft, summer league, AK getting traded, Williams calling people out by name, someone capping Harp,
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 11:32 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm turning to the Cubs
at least I can watch all the games
I think I'm suffering from
post traumatic stress syndrome
by DaniellelovesKK on May 16, 2008 11:30 PM MDT reply actions
Good thing my roommate is gone
I’d probably snap at him
I hope they do.
But if they make it to the Finals, whoever makes it from the West will win.
And that would suck.
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He's like Pat Riley, but not as bad.
Coaches the winners, and then disappears, coming back when they’re winners.
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ugh...
I have to stay away from ALL the Jazz blogs, ESPN.com, sportscenter, ballhype, Fox Sports, CNNSI, the local news, the local paper, the Des News, the Trib, and my text messages
AND facebook
I just got a “wall post”...I’m afraid to look at it
I didn't get one.
I think that’s a good thing.
Or maybe it means no one cares… :(
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I just got one
it said “Next time”
And then I realized the person doesn’t care about basketball, and I was sad again.
I've got my blog,
this blog, the other Jazz blogs, and the new SBNation blog focusing on the draft.
That’s about it.
Oh, and summer o. chem class.
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Good news everyone!
The WNBA starts tomorrow!
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 11:34 PM MDT reply actions
thank you
for the laugh. Except that it made me start crying. Is this what it’s like to be a woman?
I'll make it.
If I knew what it was like to be a woman
I would be very rich.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 11:36 PM MDT up reply actions
Well my friends
It’s been a fun season. Next season will be incredible (if No knees is gone), and guess where I’ll be living?? LA of all places, but don’t worry I’ll still be a die-hard Jazz fan.
by DaniellelovesKK on May 16, 2008 11:34 PM MDT reply actions
IDK yet
But, I’ll be done with school and I don’t want to live in Utah anymore.
by DaniellelovesKK on May 16, 2008 11:36 PM MDT up reply actions
But it's Utah.
It’s relatively safe.
It’s got the Jazz.
And it’s got millions of rabid, classless & heartless Mormons.
What more could you want?
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LA?
tsk.
Will you still be around on the blogs before the season?
I mean, it’s time to look ahead to the draft now.
2 roster spots (if CJ goes), 3 picks… the drama!
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I think I'll be depressed
If the roster is exactly the same next year. They better get rid of a couple players.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 11:37 PM MDT up reply actions
like who, though?
Our contracts are pretty much non-negotiable. Unless we just straight-up cut people. And by “people” I’m referring to Collins, Hart and Harpring.
I'll make it.
the thing is, though
we really have a great team, and I don’t want to change a whole lot. A starting five of D-Will, Brewer, AK, a non-corpse of Boozer and Memo is still an elite group. With rotation bench players of Miles, Millsap, Price and Korver… it’s really not that bad.
I'll make it.
If we get rid of Hart (pray we do)
then we need some new eye candy, since KK isn’t cutting it
by DaniellelovesKK on May 16, 2008 11:41 PM MDT up reply actions
And Harpring has to go, and Flop.
Almond & Fesenko need to play.
Other than that though, I really like the team.
(Not like I have a choice, they’ll be here for a while.)
Fesenko rounds out the bench 5, and Almond is an extra shooter off the bench. Just a 3rd PG (in the draft?) and we’re set.
The other guys can be cut or traded for future picks or whatever.
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I'd be happy if Harp was gone
I don’t know how we get rid of him though. I really think AK has to get traded just for financial reasons.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 11:43 PM MDT up reply actions
I really think Fesenko needs to get the time to improve.
I also really think that that’s not going to happen with the Slo-meister as coach.
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I hope so
but we need a defensive guard. You know, so that Kobe doesn’t average 33 points and 16 FTs a game. Too many 2s have career games against us
I don't know...
that would decrease if Brewer & Miles & Almond could get some more time on the defensive end. Benching them for every small mistake hurts more than it helps.
Oh, and it’d decrease if the 2-guard wasn’t allowed to run past a guy with no speed at all (Harp) or shoot over a 6’2 guy (Price at times this year) whenever he looks up.
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i'd be happy with
a big stopper (Sap, Fes) and a small stopper (who can or could play serious D?)
Brewer
can be our defensive stopper. He’s got great potential. CJ’s not bad either. We’re young. We’ll get better.
I'll make it.
our window
is 2 years from now. Seriously. If we can’t do it then, our core will be gone
that's if we can re-sign Deron Williams
and that’s no guarantee. I have nightmares of him signing with Dallas in two years when J-Kidd has retired.
I'll make it.
Larry Miller
better be ready to mortgage the ESA to give Deron the max
what sucks is that
it’s CLEAR who needs to go….but they’ll still be here next season. It NEVER goes the way we want it. I mean seriously, how long has Collins been on the team now? 6 years?
Of course
Good luck with O-chem dude. it’s killer, but once you’re finished it’s the best feeling.
by DaniellelovesKK on May 16, 2008 11:37 PM MDT up reply actions
I know.
I tried once, and finished.
With C’s. :(
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Passing is passing
What are you going into?
by DaniellelovesKK on May 16, 2008 11:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Hopefully Pharmacy
though if these grades don’t get better, I’ll have to hope to get into a MBA/MHA program or something of the sort.
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I am convinced
that CJ needs to stay. For reals. He needs to be here to challenge Brewer for the 3 spot. It will make them both better
I doubt it.
This isn’t like a normal loss, after all.
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it'll have to be special porn
like with midgets and costumes and plot lines
just to add insult to injury
Matt Harpring’s contract: $6M for 3 more years
Jarron Collins: $2.4M for 2 more years
Jason Hart: $2M for 1 more year
and the kicker:
Andrei Kirilenko: $13.7M for 4 more years
why did I just do that to myself
I'll make it.
Trade
AK for Hedo.
Trade Harpring to the Suns after Phil Johnson takes over. Send Hart & Flop with him.
All we need is whatever they offer for them.
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what would that conversation be like?
“Steve? It’s Kevin. You can have Phil Johnson, but you have to take Matt Harpring and Jarron Collins too. It’s a package deal. Non-negotiable…. What? No, we don’t need anything in return…. Yeah, I know league rules won’t allow that… look, we’ll PAY YOU to take them, and you can tell Stern I forced you into it…”
I'll make it.
If I could
I’d punch you.
But that doesn’t work too well online… I’d just break my computer screen.
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If Okur had thrown it up, he potentially could have had a shooting foul
Damn, I’m getting my hopes up again
Danielle was right
KK should have taken that three. That’s what we got him for.
by Basketball John on May 16, 2008 11:59 PM MDT up reply actions
with his quick release
he could have gotten the shot off. But I maintain Okur and Deron got good enough looks. Just missed them. No way round it.
I'll make it.
would it have been possible
For Boozer to have a worse playoffs? Did he just completely alienate himself from the entire state of Utah?
it's a prelude
to forcing a sign-and-trade to the Clippers when Elton Brand leaves. Hey, wait a minute…
I'll make it.
print screen it
and post it here!
It’ll be the dream for 2010.
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I can't do it...
no print screen button on a Mac. :(
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2010
Jazz-Celtics in the Finals.
LeBron on the Jazz.
Game 7.
Now we know what to look forward to.
Deron & LBJ… what a combo.
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If Yahoo sports says that it is
Then the NBA must make it happen.
by Basketball John on May 17, 2008 12:04 AM MDT up reply actions
is this what we do now?
since there’s no bball to watch?
just like that
we’re no longer rabid Jazz fans….we’re just geeks
see below
it’s better than accidentally seeing it again on ESPN
I'm tired.
Which probably explains the lack of creativity/humor in my very early game “recap”.
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In fact, that's probably
my recap.
I don’t feel like replaying the game in my head long enough to post anything about it.
Torture isn’t fun.
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no offense
but I prob won’t read it until Mon or Tue
No problem.
Just a picture of a ref with Deron after the half-time foul.
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We're all in denial still
What’s the next step in grief?
by Basketball John on May 17, 2008 12:10 AM MDT up reply actions
Hopefully we're all better
before the suicide stage.
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here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BCbler-Ross_model
Anger: that will be tomorrow, when I have to moderate the message board posts of a thousand Laker fans at work
Bargaining: the draft & Rocky Mountain Review, hoping for a player that will not change anything because Sloan will never play him
Depression: the rest of the summer
Acceptance: ... um, I don’t know.
I'll make it.
I just started channel surfing
and realized I had to skip past the sports cable channels. And I’ll have to do that for the next week, at least. I will now remove my eyes with a spoon.
I'll make it.
Unbelievable Pain.
So proud of my boys, but unbelievable pain. A championship-caliber team got screwed in the 4th quarter by god-awful officiating tonight.
I am more disillusioned with the NBA right now than I have ever been in the 12 years I have been watching. Even after the dubious outcome of the Miami-Dallas Finals in 2006, I still stuck with the NBA and believed that the best team would come out on top ultimately. I know this is coming after a painful loss, but I seriously don’t know if I can continue to watch the National Basketball Association anymore. It’s clearly not about basketball, it’s about superstars, popularity, and the fiscal bottom line.
Unbelievable
So was the one apparently where Kobe gave a left forearm shiver to Deron near the halfcourt line. But no, they had to call an offensive foul on Boozer when Gasol was both moving and in the restricted area. I know, I know…I’m preaching to the choir here.
by moneyman memo on May 17, 2008 12:16 AM MDT up reply actions
Well, I'm going to wake up now
and watch the real game. More in the morning (and how the game really turned out).
by Basketball John on May 17, 2008 12:15 AM MDT reply actions
Definitely a foul on Gasol. Now if only the refs weren't blind.
By the way, the restricted area was a horrible rule.
And half the time, the call is wrong anyways.
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Nice screencap, Scrum
Confirms that we’re not blind with Jazz love after all. It’s 2:30am and I can’t go to sleep cause it hurts so much. I really think I invested too much emotionally in the Jazz this year – I feel like I lost a loved one. I’m not even kidding…not the slightest bit. It’s more than just a team playing a game.
by moneyman memo on May 17, 2008 12:38 AM MDT up reply actions
Thanks guys
I hope you’ll come back in the coming days so we can grieve together more.
I’m going to leave now before I sound any more gay.
I'll make it.
Peace.
I’m out too.
My head hurts too much to keep this up.
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it's 1:30 here...
time for Scrubs to cheer me up. Season 6 on DVD
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