Poll: Would you throw in the towel vs the Suns if it meant Round 1 vs PHO not UTAH?

[JustinJDW]

I'd rather face Phoneix than Utah honestly. That's just the simple truth. Utah is physical as , and they can be really tough at home. They love to ground and pound. Wouldn't be surprised to see them take a hard shot at Manu or Tony coming down the lane. Al Jefferson can score on Timmy just as well as Timmy scores on him, and Millsap can be everywhere at times. Not to mention Devin Harris who's one of the only few guards in the league that can fly step for step with Tony.

But that home-court advantage is the real problem. Utah always gets some home-cooking. I'd rather have our road games in Phoenix where we actually can thrive then in Utah. I'd take the Suns in the 1st Round ya'll. Just my take on it.

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

Yes, I would definitely tank if it meant the Suns instead of the Jazz. In fact, it is really what I hope the Spurs do. I want a San Antonio vs. Phoenix matchup.

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

That being said, it's worth looking at this from another angle:

If we beat the Suns in the season finale, we could eliminate them from playoff contention in just one game.

Whereas, if we tank the game in order to draw a Spurs-Suns first round matchup, it would have to take us 4-7 games to eliminate them from the playoffs.

[GSH]

Well, I guess it's sort of a two-edged sword for Utah, considering how loaded this draft is supposed to be:

"The only way the Wolves can have a first-round pick in the June draft is if Utah makes the playoffs and has to give up its lottery-protected pick, which was part of the Al Jefferson trade two years ago."
http://news.yahoo.com/wolves-shut-lo...5029--spt.html

Maybe the question should be, "If you're Utah, do you really try that hard to get an 8 seed, or do you tank to get an extra first round pick in this draft?"

[Assman]

Utah has some of the worst fans in the league, so whatever s them over the most is my choice. Whether it be sweeping them in the first round or tanking against the Suns, either way I'm happy.

[100%duncan]

I would like to reverse the Skunker

[024]

spurs really only need to win one game to lock up the number 1 seed in the west since they own the tiebreaker against the thunder. just win that one game and rest the other games.

[J.T.]

Tanking is gay. Spurs beat a better Jazz team 4-1 in the 2007 WCF. If they draw the Jazz in the first round and it goes more than five games I'll cut my off with a rusty pair of safety scissors.

Crisis averted

[Legacy]

^ You're safe.

[hooperflash]

the word Spurs and the phrase "throw in the towel" is something I hate to imagine combined in the same sentence describing an event.

"You play to WIN the Game!"

[DAF86]

The Suns would beat the Jazz in a 7 game series. And they would also give us more trouble than Utah.

The Suns would have definitely given the Spurs more of a fight, probably even win one. To me it was always very clear that the Jazz was the easiest opponent for us.