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I hope we get those white es in the playoffs.
They might meet in the first round. But them getting over the Lakers, please!!!!!!
That ain't going to happen. They can't win in LA and all the Lakers have to do is win one in Utah.
UTAH SUCKS!!!!!!!
I hope we get those white es in the playoffs.
http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/04/07/d...-utah-at-home/
This article explains why the Jazz are so good at home and so weak on the road.....
Does the Whistle Help Utah at Home?
Posted Apr 07, 2009 8:45AM By Tom Ziller (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Jazz, NBA Referees
Denver's George Karl had an interesting claim in a Chris Tomasson Pro Basketball News piece on his theory as to why the Jazz dominate in Utah and stink the road: home cooking. The idea would be that the raucous Energy Solutions Arena mixed with Jerry Sloan's intimidating bark might serve to push refs toward calling a Utah-style game in S.L.C., while different cir stances lend to different results elsewhere.
Does the whistle explain Utah's home court advantage?
In a word, yes ... but not necessarily in the way you think. Utah doesn't really get more whistles at home -- the Jazz earn 0.35 FTAs per FGA at home, and 0.34 FTAs per FGA on the road. That's a minor discrepancy. The key is the Jazz are called for less fouls at home than on the road.
In Salt Lake, opponents draw 0.29 FTAs per FGA. In their own homes against the Jazz, these teams draw 0.38 FTAs per FGA. In a standard game, that's the difference between 23 FTAs in S.L.C. and 30 FTAs away from Utah. That's huge!
The home court benefit as it pertains to the whistle for the Jazz is that the refs apparently let contact go on the defensive end. In another arenas, the refs aren't looking the other way. Is this something the Jazz can fix, perhaps by being a bit more prudent with their fouls on the road? Or will that just turn into restrained aggression that results in easier shots for the opponents? We'll never find out, because Sloan isn't telling any sentient being to be softer, that's for sure.
And that's news how? Everyone and their dog knows the refs let more go in Utah. What I want to know is why my team plays with energy flowing at home yet becomes lazier than a 400 pound fat man sitting in front of a computer screen on the road? When you find an article about that lmk.
Let me put it this way. Everyone expects the home team to get more free throws so pulling out a story that shows the home team getting 7 more free throws a game isn't going to prove to me that THAT'S the reason why we suck on the road. Why do we shoot a lesser FG percentage on the road? Why do we commit more turnovers on the road? Why don't we rotate worth on defense? It's not a "7 more free throws a game" difference. It's much deeper than that. We have the mental toughness of a 3 year old on the road.
It would be interesting to compare Utah's homecourt advantage to other teams, I think it is more prevelant because other teams do not play as physical a style as the Jazz do.
I think their road woes are because they get called for fouls and then to stay on the court they play less aggressive and it hurts them overall.
To me it is all a matter of style.....
DD
Jazz phyiscal style is only played at home bc the refs allow them to play like that....on the road the Jazz dont get away with the pushing holding, etc...also Jazz run alot more at home and on the road they dont seem to get as many easy baskets
When we play with the same energy on the road that we do at home (and yes I know it's few and far between) we get what happened in New Orleans. We played close to that way in Miami, Phoenix, and the 2 OT game in Houston. That came down to making plays at the end and we couldn't do it. This other you see at Orlando, SA, LA, Portland, Dallas, Denver, and so on is just lazy, uninspired basketball. The foul difference is like maybe the 5th or 6th reason why we struggle so much on the road.
This is simple mindedness from most fans. It's not about fouls on the road. Please look deeper than that. Most fans will just spew about foul difference because they won't look any deeper. Like I said earlier, the foul thing is at best the 5th worst problem for us right now on the road.
So whats the main reason, bc they're gutless, heartless, mental midgets?
Last edited by sribb43; 04-09-2009 at 11:08 AM.
Even bad teams play better at home than on the road.
But Utah clearly doesn't have the backbone and confidence to be a championship team.
What Girasuck is saying is that his team isn't as good as what pundits say they are. They point to the foul shots but the problem is much deeper.
15-24 is sad. Same road record has NJ (who isn't making the playoffs) and Miami.
If you can't go at least .500 on the road, you aren't a true contender.
Back to back wins against NO? Yeah don't see that happening.
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