Is anyone taking the Jazz seriously?

[mightybosstone]

Helps the Jazz don't have to play the rockets.

Trust me, if the Rockets somehow sneak into the playoffs, they should be thrilled to get to play this version of the Rockets. This Houston team would get swept in the first round by any of the top 4 teams in the West.

[SteBO]

Can't be as overwhelming as they are and not take them seriously. Even that 60-win Hawks team Carroll mentioned and earlier this thread was a team to be taken seriously. Unfortunately for them, history isn't on their side.

It's a superstar league and if the Lakers/Clippers are healthy, I don't see Utah getting past them. Hell I could maybe make an argument for Denver over them. Championship worthy or not though, they're a team to be reckoned with.

[BSF101]

Had them as my number 2 before
Originally Posted by Tg11 View Post
My predictions for the East

1- Milwaukee Bucks
2- Brooklyn Nets
3- Boston Celtics
4- Philadelphia 76ers
5- Toronto Raptors
6- Miami Heat
7- Atlanta Hawks
8- Detroit Pistons
9- Indiana Pacers
10- Charlotte Hornets
11- Washington Wizards
12- New York Knicks
13- Chicago Bulls
14- Orlando Magic
15- Cleveland Cavaliers


West standings (Predictions)

1- Los Angeles Lakers
2- Denver Nuggets
3- Los Angeles Clippers
4- Dallas Mavericks
5- Golden State Warriors
6- Houston Rockets
7- Portland Trail Blazers
8- Phoenix Suns
9- Utah Jazz
10- New Orleans Pelicans
11- San Antonio Spurs
12- Memphis Grizzlies
13- Minnesota Timberwolves
14- Sacramento Kings
15- Oklahoma City Thunder


East Playoffs 1st Round

Milwaukee (1) vs Detroit (8)= Milwaukee sweep Detroit 4-0
Brooklyn (2) vs Atlanta (7)= Brooklyn beats Atlanta 4-2
Boston (3) vs Miami (6)= Boston beats Miami 4-3
Philadelphia (4) vs Toronto (5)= Philly beats Toronto 4-2


West Playoffs 1st Round

LA Lakers (1) vs Phoenix (8)= LA Lakers beat Phoenix 4-1
Denver (2) vs Portland (7)= Portland beat Denver 4-3
LA Clippers (3) vs Houston (6)= LA Clippers beat Houston 4-2

Dallas (4) vs Golden State (5)= Golden State beat Dallas 4-2


East Semi Finals (Round 2)

Milwaukee (1) vs Philadelphia (4)= Milwaukee beats Philly 4-2

Brooklyn (2) vs Boston (3)= Brooklyn beats Boston 4-3


West Semi Finals (Round 2)

(1) LA Lakers vs (4) Golden State= Lakers beat Golden State 4-3

(3) LA Clippers vs (7) Portland= LA Clippers beat Portland 4-2 (make it to their first WCF in history)


Eastern Conference Final

Milwaukee (1) vs Brooklyn (2)= Brooklyn beats Milwaukee 4-3


Western Conference Final

(1) LA Lakers vs (3) LA Clippers= LAL beats LAC 4-3


2021 NBA Finals

Lakers (West) vs Nets (East)= Lakers repeat as champions by beating the Nets 4-2



My Predictions for the East

1)Bucks

2)Nets

3)76ers

4)Miami

5)Toronto

6)Celtics

7)Pacers

8)Hornets

9)Pistons

10)Wizards

11)Hawks

12)Magic

13)Knicks

14)Bulls

15Cavs


West


1)Lakers

2)Jazz

3)Rockets

4)Nuggets

5)Clippers

6)Portland

7)Suns

8)Mavericks

9)Grizzles

10)Warriors

11)Spurs

12)Kings

13)Pelicans

14)Timberwolves

15)Thunder



East Playoffs first round

Bucks (1) vs Hornets (8)= Bucks win 4-2

Nets (2) vs Pacers (7) Nets win 4-1

76ers (3) vs Celtics (6) Celtics win 4-3

Miami (4) vs Toronto (5) Miami wins 4-2


West Playoffs first round

Lakers (1) vs Mavericks (8) Lakers win 4-2

Jazz (2) vs Suns (7) Jazz win 4-3

Rockets (3) vs Portland (6) Portland wins 4-2

Nuggets (4) vs Clippers (5) Clippers win 4-1


East Semi-Finals (Round 2)

Bucks (1) vs Celtics (6) Bucks win 4-2

Nets (2) vs Miami (4) Nets win 4-3


West Semi-Finals (Round 2)


Lakers (1) vs Clippers (5) Lakers win 4-3

Jazz (2) vs Portland (6) Jazz win 4-1


Eastern Conference Finals Bucks (1) vs Nets (2) Bucks win 4-1


Western Conference Finals

Lakers (1) vs Jazz (2) Lakers Win 4-2


2021 NBA Finals

Lakers (West) vs Bucks (East) Bucks win 4-2

Giannis win NBA Finals MVP.
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[NBA all the way]

Had them as my number 2 before
Originally Posted by Tg11 View Post
My predictions for the East

1- Milwaukee Bucks
2- Brooklyn Nets
3- Boston Celtics
4- Philadelphia 76ers
5- Toronto Raptors
6- Miami Heat
7- Atlanta Hawks
8- Detroit Pistons
9- Indiana Pacers
10- Charlotte Hornets
11- Washington Wizards
12- New York Knicks
13- Chicago Bulls
14- Orlando Magic
15- Cleveland Cavaliers


West standings (Predictions)

1- Los Angeles Lakers
2- Denver Nuggets
3- Los Angeles Clippers
4- Dallas Mavericks
5- Golden State Warriors
6- Houston Rockets
7- Portland Trail Blazers
8- Phoenix Suns
9- Utah Jazz
10- New Orleans Pelicans
11- San Antonio Spurs
12- Memphis Grizzlies
13- Minnesota Timberwolves
14- Sacramento Kings
15- Oklahoma City Thunder


East Playoffs 1st Round

Milwaukee (1) vs Detroit (8)= Milwaukee sweep Detroit 4-0
Brooklyn (2) vs Atlanta (7)= Brooklyn beats Atlanta 4-2
Boston (3) vs Miami (6)= Boston beats Miami 4-3
Philadelphia (4) vs Toronto (5)= Philly beats Toronto 4-2


West Playoffs 1st Round

LA Lakers (1) vs Phoenix (8)= LA Lakers beat Phoenix 4-1
Denver (2) vs Portland (7)= Portland beat Denver 4-3
LA Clippers (3) vs Houston (6)= LA Clippers beat Houston 4-2

Dallas (4) vs Golden State (5)= Golden State beat Dallas 4-2


East Semi Finals (Round 2)

Milwaukee (1) vs Philadelphia (4)= Milwaukee beats Philly 4-2

Brooklyn (2) vs Boston (3)= Brooklyn beats Boston 4-3


West Semi Finals (Round 2)

(1) LA Lakers vs (4) Golden State= Lakers beat Golden State 4-3

(3) LA Clippers vs (7) Portland= LA Clippers beat Portland 4-2 (make it to their first WCF in history)


Eastern Conference Final

Milwaukee (1) vs Brooklyn (2)= Brooklyn beats Milwaukee 4-3


Western Conference Final

(1) LA Lakers vs (3) LA Clippers= LAL beats LAC 4-3


2021 NBA Finals

Lakers (West) vs Nets (East)= Lakers repeat as champions by beating the Nets 4-2

That says Tg11 had them 9th [emoji848]

[mrblisterdundee]

That was an impressive win, but we just saw them beat a Lakers team without its defensive fulcrum. Let's wait until the playoffs and see if all those threes keep falling.

[BSF101]

That says Tg11 had them 9th [emoji848]

It’s all fixed mine is Below his original standings

[TrueFan420]

I heard someone on NBA Radio say Demarre Carrol said the Jazz are the 60-win Hawks team.

I think they are good, should be respected, but ultimately will come up short in a 7 game series.

I think they are really well set up based on lack of roster turnover so there’s an ease to jumping into the season and going that some other teams didn’t have.


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I was thinking that exact same thing. However, the biggest difference is Mitchell. The Hawks didn’t have a player like him that could just manufacture points when needed. I’m not sure that he’s enough or where they need him to be at yet to be the sole guy capable of it and actually win the chip but they do at least have that player.

[Raps18-19 Champ]

I mean I dont think they'll make the Finals (either have Lakers or Clippers) but I'd probably pick them over the other teams in the WC.

I would probably pick the Jazz 5th if I was ranking most likely NBA champ (Lakers, Clippers, Nets, 76ers).

[Chronz]

Helps the Jazz don't have to play the rockets.

Wow thats actually an important point. Rockets were a matchup nightmare for them, not to say the Rockets couldn't beat them on talent alone but they really knew how to turn their anchor into a liability at times. Which is ironic because the Jazz did the same to the Rockets in years past when they turned their defensive anchor(Yao) into a defensive liability.

[KnicksorBust]

I heard someone on NBA Radio say Demarre Carrol said the Jazz are the 60-win Hawks team.

I think they are good, should be respected, but ultimately will come up short in a 7 game series.

I think they are really well set up based on lack of roster turnover so there’s an ease to jumping into the season and going that some other teams didn’t have.


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I think this is a really good point. Most NBA teams are too impatient but if you have a talented core of players it really pays off to keep it together.

[warfelg]

I think this is a really good point. Most NBA teams are too impatient but if you have a talented core of players it really pays off to keep it together.

Well not just that, but it was a short turn around from the 2019-20 season to 2020-21 season with a short camp. The Jazz didn't change their top 7-8 players, didn't lose anyone significant, didn't add anyone significant. So when it came time to toss the ball up, other teams were still learning each other the Jazz were rolling.

I'll admit, I bought too much into the Rudy/DMitch strain and thought it would cause problems, but they seem to have both bought into needing each other.

[Scoots]

They are taken as seriously as any team at the top of the standings, but it doesn't mean they will stay there or that they will in their last game of the season.

[smith&wesson]

I think the Jazz can reach the conference finals. A healthy Lakers would take them out, probably the Clippers too, but I think they match up well against everyone else out west.

[pakaya]

why not take seriously?

[JAZZNC]

I think the Hawks comparison is just lazy. It's somewhere in between them and the Pistons that beat the Shaq/Kobe Lakers. We are just better than that Hawks team. I mean two of their "All-Stars" were Jeff Teague and Korver who wouldn't even be close to starters on this Jazz team. Millsap and Horford were nice but Gobert is better than either of them were. Don't think we're as good as that Piston squad. Billups, Rip, Sheed, and Big Ben.....that's a ****ing stacked team even if there isn't a "super star". Prince was a helluva player too. I do think it's funny hearing people say how the Clippers are in another league even though they lost to the exact same team in the playoffs last year in the exact same fashion. I still think a healthy Lakers team is the one to beat in the West. But the Jazz are doing what a team that hasn't been there before needs to do, win. Just part of the process. Get as high of a seed as possible and try to avoid the Lakers/Clippers until the WCF if you make it that far.