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Golden State Warriors @ Utah Jazz - Game Thread

Golden State @ Utah


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.

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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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by clarkpojo on Jan 5, 2009 5:23 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that would be lovely

hope so. Well, I just hope for a win at all.

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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 5:31 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

One of the # 1 defensive rules: Never foul a jumpshooter.

CJ Miles does not know this.

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by clarkpojo on Jan 5, 2009 7:15 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Poor Starts.

Are starting to become routine. Now it seems mental. Bad news.

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by clarkpojo on Jan 5, 2009 7:16 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yay

another horrible start

by moni on Jan 5, 2009 7:16 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

CJ just plays really dumb basketball sometimes.

1 on 2 fast break. He was the one.

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by clarkpojo on Jan 5, 2009 7:20 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that

was utterly foolish.

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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 7:22 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you wonder if he'll ever "learn"

given how long he’s been around the jazz already

by moni on Jan 5, 2009 7:23 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

speaking of dumb basketball

how about them golden state warriors?

*no jinx

by moni on Jan 5, 2009 7:27 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

please

don’t mess up our karma. :)

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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 7:29 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 7:30 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Great timeout

something J-Slo never utilizes enough

by UtesFan89 on Jan 5, 2009 7:35 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That was dumb of Andrei

should’ve known he was in the circle.

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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 7:57 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

memo is showing

all sorts of ugly but wonderful post moves lately…

by moni on Jan 5, 2009 8:01 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

couldn't have said it better.

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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 8:02 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

um, what?

dunno what just happened, but nice dunk KK.

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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 8:02 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ha

that was not intentional, but it was very Danielle-ish, wasn’t it?

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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 8:05 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it feels like the jazz should be way up

hard to believe it’s as close as it has been

by moni on Jan 5, 2009 8:07 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

also

dwill is playing like it’s last season…and he’s on national television…against the hornets

by moni on Jan 5, 2009 8:08 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Damn

slow start to the 2nd half as well? I thought it was just a beginning of the game thing.

by UtesFan89 on Jan 5, 2009 8:29 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

this quarter is gonna drag...

both teams with 4 fouls already and 7:30 to play

by moni on Jan 5, 2009 8:31 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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by milleniumprince on Jan 5, 2009 8:43 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

why why why

are the jazz fouling on every possession?

by moni on Jan 5, 2009 8:44 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

thanks for that, Corey Maggette

way to aim for the head.

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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 8:50 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

for such a non-star

it’s amazing how often maggette gets to the line

by moni on Jan 5, 2009 8:52 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by UtesFan89 on Jan 5, 2009 8:56 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

o hai.

i can has deefenz on morrow? k thx bai.

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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 9:00 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice

3 double-doubles again!

And 2 other starters that have combined for 8 points & 2 boards (both by Brewer) on 4-12 shooting.

by UtesFan89 on Jan 5, 2009 9:05 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Danny Granger, Kenyon Martin, J.R. Smith

all playing for Rhymes With Satan this evening. Excellent, Smithers.

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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 9:09 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you really had a hell of a week

even with your injuries.

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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 9:11 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I should've won by more :(

You beat me by 6 assists & 1 steal…

If I had had Artest & Calderon & Hawes…

by UtesFan89 on Jan 5, 2009 9:14 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Instead

I’m still 0.5 games behind 2nd place.

by UtesFan89 on Jan 5, 2009 9:14 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Brewer is back to his old self.

He is playing great perimeter defense this quarter.

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by clarkpojo on Jan 5, 2009 9:09 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Korver is reminding me of Jonathon Tavernari tonight.

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by clarkpojo on Jan 5, 2009 9:17 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Having said that...

Does anyone else think we need to start Korver over CJ Miles for awhile?

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by clarkpojo on Jan 5, 2009 9:18 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

agreed

Jerry likes playing Korver at the end of the game, and often AK is also on the floor at that time instead of Brewer. But I think the Brewer-Korver pair is a good one.

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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 9:20 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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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by clarkpojo on Jan 5, 2009 9:20 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i can see jerry's point though

playing cj alongside 4 starters helps to mask his flaws

by moni on Jan 5, 2009 9:21 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by UtesFan89 on Jan 5, 2009 9:23 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No idea

Almond? Fesenko? Flop?
Boozer’s left leg?
Harpring for some under-used/in the doghouse guy?

by UtesFan89 on Jan 5, 2009 9:25 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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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by clarkpojo on Jan 5, 2009 9:26 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know.

I have no hopes of anything happening.

Just wishful thinking.

by UtesFan89 on Jan 5, 2009 9:27 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 9:25 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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.

by UtesFan89 on Jan 5, 2009 9:29 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 9:33 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah.

The problem is that he doesn’t attack the hoop enough. He settles for jumpers, and that’s it.

by UtesFan89 on Jan 5, 2009 9:35 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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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by clarkpojo on Jan 5, 2009 9:22 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ball game

where my D-Will dance is at?

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by Shums on Jan 5, 2009 9:26 PM MST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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