Open Invitation to Jazzfanz.com members

[DPG21920]

Hi Bump.

[Farmer Tan]

Greetings all. Jazz fan here.
As a Jazz fan, I am excited to be back in the playoffs. However, I am super bummed to be playing the Spurs in the first round. I honestly think the Jazz could make a series interesting against ANY team in the west EXCEPT the Spurs. I fully expect the Spurs to win this series in 5, though a sweep wouldn't totally surprise me.

Having said that, I don't think this series is going to be as easy as many of you seem to think it will be. I think it will be a hard fought 4 or 5 games with the experience of the Spurs and Coach Pop being perhaps the best coach in the game being the X factor here.

The Jazz generally don't have an answer for Parker. However, if the Devin Harris of the last month shows up in the playoffs, it will make things more interesting in the PG battle.

Manu is the perennial Jazz killer and the Jazz simply cannot defend him on the perimeter.

Tim Duncan, good as he is, is not who scares me in this series.

It will be interesting to see how Corbin matches up against Pop. I expect Pop to take him to school.

Many of you underestimate the worth of Favors. The kid is a beast, and is only gonna get better. His interior defense is phenomenal, though his offensive game needs polishing. I expect him to have a rough series due to his youth and inexperience. He will commit some stupid fouls and limit his own playing time that way.

Hayward is a skinny choir boy white kid...but he is good. Don't underestimate his abilities and athleticism. But, again, he is young and inexperienced and that will show.

I am extremely happy and optimistic about the future of the Jazz, and I am excited to be in the playoffs. No better team to be schooled against than the best.

So, here's to a good series where my team will get beat in 5, but the growth and experience of going up against the best will prove to be invaluable down the road.

[pgardn]

The Jazz fans are a huge factor in keeping their players playing and scaring the crap out of refs.

So I am most interested in the away games for us.

Jefferson has no fear of Duncan covering him. That has always been worrisome for me. Harris with Dallas used to have no fear of Parker, can a sense of that return or has Harris lost the jets...

Random thoughts to keep this thread going, and I thank the OP for starting it. Seems like a good idea if some sort of decorum is followed.

[The TroutBum]

I liked the premise of this thread until it went down the ter. Nice job, Spurs fan.

Anyhow, I think the Jazz will steal game one, but then give it right back in a disappointing home loss. Jazz in five though. Seriously.




I had to go delete a bunch of stuff I wrote because it's really hard not to be my obnoxious -talking self. I hate this thread.

[Sense]

Greetings all. Jazz fan here.
As a Jazz fan, I am excited to be back in the playoffs. However, I am super bummed to be playing the Spurs in the first round. I honestly think the Jazz could make a series interesting against ANY team in the west EXCEPT the Spurs. I fully expect the Spurs to win this series in 5, though a sweep wouldn't totally surprise me.

Having said that, I don't think this series is going to be as easy as many of you seem to think it will be. I think it will be a hard fought 4 or 5 games with the experience of the Spurs and Coach Pop being perhaps the best coach in the game being the X factor here.

The Jazz generally don't have an answer for Parker. However, if the Devin Harris of the last month shows up in the playoffs, it will make things more interesting in the PG battle.

Manu is the perennial Jazz killer and the Jazz simply cannot defend him on the perimeter.

Tim Duncan, good as he is, is not who scares me in this series.

It will be interesting to see how Corbin matches up against Pop. I expect Pop to take him to school.

Many of you underestimate the worth of Favors. The kid is a beast, and is only gonna get better. His interior defense is phenomenal, though his offensive game needs polishing. I expect him to have a rough series due to his youth and inexperience. He will commit some stupid fouls and limit his own playing time that way.

Hayward is a skinny choir boy white kid...but he is good. Don't underestimate his abilities and athleticism. But, again, he is young and inexperienced and that will show.

I am extremely happy and optimistic about the future of the Jazz, and I am excited to be in the playoffs. No better team to be schooled against than the best.

So, here's to a good series where my team will get beat in 5, but the growth and experience of going up against the best will prove to be invaluable down the road.

Spot on... tbh

I liked the premise of this thread until it went down the ter. Nice job, Spurs fan.

Anyhow, I think the Jazz will steal game one, but then give it right back in a disappointing home loss. Jazz in five though. Seriously.




I had to go delete a bunch of stuff I wrote because it's really hard not to be my obnoxious -talking self. I hate this thread.

I just don't see the Spurs losing the first game, but they have proven a lot of times that they can rape a series even after losing the first game, so if it happens again.. while I will be in panic mode after the first game, I know this team has the experience and the brains to pull it out.

[TE]

I liked the premise of this thread until it went down the ter. Nice job, Spurs fan.

Anyhow, I think the Jazz will steal game one, but then give it right back in a disappointing home loss. Jazz in five though. Seriously.




I had to go delete a bunch of stuff I wrote because it's really hard not to be my obnoxious -talking self. I hate this thread.

who the let you out of the mma forum?

[Girasuck]

Any Jazz fan that attempts to trash talk is just plain stupid, minus Trout of course cause, well, he's an idiot.

[cherylsteele]

I just hope the Spurs come out and take care of business, if they do, this will be short series, if they don't.....well I don't want to think about it. I think they will be very focused because of what happened last year in the first round.

[SequSpur]

Utah.

[Venti Quattro]

Utah.

They might produce a lot of babies.

[Obstructed_View]

Good luck in the playoffs, everyone!

[Trainwreck2100]

I liked the premise of this thread until it went down the ter. Nice job, Spurs fan.

Anyhow, I think the Jazz will steal game one, but then give it right back in a disappointing home loss. Jazz in five though. Seriously.




I had to go delete a bunch of stuff I wrote because it's really hard not to be my obnoxious -talking self. I hate this thread.

I find your math impossible

[The ADMIRAL 50]

I can't believe I'm even responding to this comment but - if a whole seven game series came down to a single play, the Jazz weren't the better team.

Malone and Stockton played together for like 40 years. If they were really both the best at their position ever, they would have managed to get at least one ring along the way. You act like that one year was their only chance. They were both great players, but results speak louder than words. Tim and Tony have spoken all they need to on the subject.

And you should worry about finding one woman who would put up with your ass 24x7, before you even think about finding two.

....I dont think he gets it..

[The ADMIRAL 50]

Greetings all. Jazz fan here.
As a Jazz fan, I am excited to be back in the playoffs. However, I am super bummed to be playing the Spurs in the first round. I honestly think the Jazz could make a series interesting against ANY team in the west EXCEPT the Spurs. I fully expect the Spurs to win this series in 5, though a sweep wouldn't totally surprise me.

Having said that, I don't think this series is going to be as easy as many of you seem to think it will be. I think it will be a hard fought 4 or 5 games with the experience of the Spurs and Coach Pop being perhaps the best coach in the game being the X factor here.

The Jazz generally don't have an answer for Parker. However, if the Devin Harris of the last month shows up in the playoffs, it will make things more interesting in the PG battle.

Manu is the perennial Jazz killer and the Jazz simply cannot defend him on the perimeter.

Tim Duncan, good as he is, is not who scares me in this series.

It will be interesting to see how Corbin matches up against Pop. I expect Pop to take him to school.

Many of you underestimate the worth of Favors. The kid is a beast, and is only gonna get better. His interior defense is phenomenal, though his offensive game needs polishing. I expect him to have a rough series due to his youth and inexperience. He will commit some stupid fouls and limit his own playing time that way.

Hayward is a skinny choir boy white kid...but he is good. Don't underestimate his abilities and athleticism. But, again, he is young and inexperienced and that will show.

I am extremely happy and optimistic about the future of the Jazz, and I am excited to be in the playoffs. No better team to be schooled against than the best.

So, here's to a good series where my team will get beat in 5, but the growth and experience of going up against the best will prove to be invaluable down the road.

Excellent points all around, and for the most part I agree with em all. Its nice to get the perspective of someone who has been following the team like we've been following the Spurs.

I agree that Favors is already a defensive presence, and he's obviously still a young guy, but right now I just see very little to get excited about offensively.

You're absolutely right about Hayward being deceptively athletic, deceptive because, ya know, he's white. He is definitely a player I can see getting better and better, unlike certain guys who you know can ever really be much more than they already are.