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warriors double dip man
dont worry, buddy holly doesnt know
warriors double dip man
Where did I downplay those two or the team. I said they're no push overs all I did was laugh at him saying they scare the out of him and I said they won't be 1/8th as physical and rough as the Nuggets were, you know Nene, Camby, Carmelo.
Who says Carmelo is physical? Jazz will be a lot more physical than Denver. Jerry Sloan teams are tough as nails. They have the same style as San Antonio. Good defense and half court offenses. They will run if you want to. While Parker is faster than Deron, he is not stronger. Deron could muscle Parker around. Considering the fact everyone thought GS was on a mission, Jazz have handled business. I am impressed. Still favor San Antonio based on experience.
I ain't afraid of Utah. Not at all. The Suns, now, they still worry me. Nash is demon who clearly sold his soul to the Devil to get those skillz.
(assuming we advance)
Why worry about it? Yes, the Jazz are a tough team - it's the freaking Western Conference Finals; it's supposed to be tough. And the likely NBA Finals opponent, the Detroit Pistons, would be even tougher.
The tough championships are the most meaningful. 2005 was the best championship of the three because of the struggle. Denver beat us up, Seattle put on a tough fight, (OK, Phoenix more or less rolled over), and Detroit threw the kitchen sink at us. The other two championships seemed to be a good deal easier - I know the first one was.
Bring on the Jazz, the Pistons, anybody. For a championship, it's worth it.
Utah is surprising me. I didn't predict them to make it past Houston, once they wound up in a game 7 situation on the road. And I thought GS would blow right past them to at least make it a 7 game series, but now I think Utah will close it out early.
BUT, keep in mind this, although Utah is clearly a lot tougher than they seemed like they would be, they have never had to guard anyone even close to Duncan's caliber in the paint. He's more athletic and strong than Yao, and he's 3 inches taller than Boozer, and he's faster than Okur. They will all make him work, but no more than Amare and Kurt Thomas are, and we see how he's handled them.
Also, Utah has a clear problem winning on the road - the win last night was just their second win on the road, with the last one coming in game SEVEN of the series. SA will have HCA, and they can also win on the road, esp in Utah.
But, let's not get ahead of ourselves. First, we have to finish off Phoenix.
IF we beat the Suns, I agree Utah wont be easy. But the Rockets and Warriors were in position to put the Jazz away and couldnt because of their pathetic execution late in games. They are very beatable but it wont be easy by any means. We cant beg for an easy road. We play who we play. If anything IF we win this current series, the Jazz will really prepare us for a possible finals matchup with the Pistons. Banged up going to the finals woulf be a BULL excuse for getting eliminated. This is the playoffs and your professionals. Suck it up and play ball. It is not soposed to be easy.
I agree. A Jazz-Spurs match will be intense and a bruiser or bone-breaker. The Pistons must be rooting for that matchup. In an ironic twist, this intense battling between Western conference teams gives the less talented East teams a better chance to win the finals.
I'm not worried about either one of those teams. We get by Phx we are a shoe-in for the finals. Thats unless we get relaxed like we sometimes do. I haven't even been following the GS series as much as when they played Dallas. I'm more concerned about Phx right now.
Anybody still worried about the Nugs?
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