Golden State Warriors @ Utah Jazz - Game Thread
by Basketball John on Jan 5, 2009 4:57 PM MST
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Golden State Warriors at Utah Jazz, Jan 5, 2009 7:00 PM MST
Now that the US holidays are over and the college football season is Utah has come to to a satisfying end, we can turn our attention to the Jazz and the NBA.
It's a good thing that the Utes provided the sports entertainment for Friday because it was a disappointing game for the Jazz. Unfortunately, my prediction rang true,
If the Jazz don't get blown out early, they should make a game of this
The Jazz couldn't shoot in the first quarter and got behind early and trailed 37-20 after one. They were able to get it back to within three in the second half, but a number of mistakes cost them any chance of overtaking LA.
I'll promise to make this the last statement about "if the playoffs started today" until at least the end of April. Stating anything about the playoffs now is dumb because so much can and will change between now and then. But one thing that we do know is that one qualified team will be left out of the WC playoffs. On a side note, I thought that the EC had started evening back up this year. But they still have just 6 contender teams and it looks like at least one, maybe two sub .500 teams will make the playoffs. The 12-22 Bobcats are just 3 1/2 games out of a playoff spot. Even the 7-win Wizards aren't out of it and if Hibachi ever comes back, could make a push.
If Booze comes back in February or even March, I think the Jazz make it just fine. But should the worst happen and they're sans Booze, the Jazz will need to start winning the games that they're suppose to win, starting tonight. That means winning the next four at home against GS, NO, Detroit, and IND. They then have to take care of should win games against the Thunder and Grizz (who are looking scary).
The Jazz are just 3 1/2 games out of the second seed in the WC. I hate saying that because it seems like the last two years they were just a couple games out at one point and then fell off. But that's the reality of the WC. The Jazz are also tied for the second-best conference record as well.
The Warriors come to town tonight. They're a shell of their former selves that shocked the playoffs in 2007. They're giving up 111 points a game while scoring 105 themselves. So they play it in the same Nellie-ball style with the second highest pace-factor in the league. But their defensive rating is the worst in the league. In 2007, they were 19th in that regard.
So expect a run-n-gun show that the Jazz can easily match. But more importantly, expect a Jazz win with plenty of highlight reel material.
Other blogs,
On a side note, I've been sans internet for a couple of days. I'll be checking in via phone, but that's about all that work right now.
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Millsap should really feast on the Warriors.
I predict 27 and 21 for Millsap.
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that would be lovely
hope so. Well, I just hope for a win at all.
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One of the # 1 defensive rules: Never foul a jumpshooter.
CJ Miles does not know this.
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Poor Starts.
Are starting to become routine. Now it seems mental. Bad news.
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CJ just plays really dumb basketball sometimes.
1 on 2 fast break. He was the one.
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Boler makes a good point
14-2 run since Sloan called a timeout. That is what Hubie Brown would call a “great timeout.”
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the more I watch The Koof
the more I like his game. I can’t wait for him to really bloom.
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That was dumb of Andrei
should’ve known he was in the circle.
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um, what?
dunno what just happened, but nice dunk KK.
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ha
that was not intentional, but it was very Danielle-ish, wasn’t it?
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i know. i can't believe it's so close. it doesn't feel close.
or at least it didn’t until 5 minutes ago.
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Have we discussed the KJZZ/DirecTV thing?
I can’t stand hearing the propaganda on FSN to call DirecTV.
thanks for that, Corey Maggette
way to aim for the head.
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I know J-Slow hates this
but I really wish the Jazz would play this fast more often.
It seems to fit them so well.
well, can't we all predict what would happen w/o a to?
someone would jack up a 3, it’ll miss, and fast break going the other way.
Nice
3 double-doubles again!
And 2 other starters that have combined for 8 points & 2 boards (both by Brewer) on 4-12 shooting.
incredibly, the denver-indiana game is racking up more points than this one
then again it’s denver so maybe not incredible after all.
Danny Granger, Kenyon Martin, J.R. Smith
all playing for Rhymes With Satan this evening. Excellent, Smithers.
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you really had a hell of a week
even with your injuries.
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Brewer is back to his old self.
He is playing great perimeter defense this quarter.
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which is no more separation than we've had at any point in the game...
which is surprising and kinda unacceptable
Korver is reminding me of Jonathon Tavernari tonight.
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Having said that...
Does anyone else think we need to start Korver over CJ Miles for awhile?
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I just think we need a little more veteran presence to start the game.
CJ is killing us right now. And I don’t think he is useless. He just shouldn’t be a starter.
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Not masking very well though.
I still think we need to go make a trade for a wing that can hit a jumper. Play him alongside Brewer, then AK & Korver together, and then CJ if need be.
Who would we trade that could give us a reliable shooter?
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don't get your hopes up for a trade that will improve our team greatly.
We don’t have the cap space to make a korver-like trade and the players other teams would want, we won’t give up.
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CJ is a reliable shooter
he’s just in a slump at the moment. I don’t think a trade is the answer. We have too many swingmen already.
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Agreed. i believe that CJ's threes are going in when he shoots them.
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But he goes cold every week
waiting for him to get hot is just painful.
And he tries to work his slumps out during the game, which is never good.
I dunno
As a shooter, you sort of just have to keep shooting. I do think, though, he should take a little more of a Ronnie B approach — solid back-cuts and put-backs to build confidence early, then open up the floor later.
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CJ is sort of like Ronnie Price.
Still a good player and is needed, but other people are just playing better right now. have you guys noticed how Price doesn’t play anymore right now?
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