[Catherder]

It has taken a lot of years for me to start believing again. Pretty bitter pill to swallow. Just cannot overstate how limiting Donovan’s ankle was. He couldn’t stay in front of anybody on defense and couldn’t finish at the rim. And yet he still leads the Jazz with 39.

Yeah, well said. Mitchell, Conley, and even Gobert limping. The defense was terrible in the second half. The Clips also earned it. Only Royce seemed to have any hustle energy.

I think the biggest frustration right now is how many wide open corner threes they gave up, over and over and over again. That is scheme and coaching. Not good.

 

[3arabians]

Is it time????????????????????

Well done Critter.

That was painful. Hopefully we can keep these troops together for next year. It’s a process.


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[BGD]

My 16 year old son told me he is starting to understand what 97 and 98 must’ve been like. He is out shooting hoops in the dark to burn off some of his emotion. The Jazz were lots of fun to watch this year but it is so hard to watch them lose like this.

 

[KineKilla]

As someone that watched the last good squad blow their chance at a championship...I feel his pain.

Better luck next year?

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[3arabians]

My 16 year old son told me he is starting to understand what 97 and 98 must’ve been like. He is out shooting hoops in the dark to burn off some of his emotion. The Jazz were lots of fun to watch this year but it is so hard to watch them lose like this.

Ah 97-98….Those were the days. It’s tough but he’ll get past it. The Jazz will get there again soon if they can keep a core group together.

Your sons story reminds me of breaking my TV remote against the wall and calling Blue Edwards a big nosed freak when they lost to the blazers and Clyde the glide back in the day.

My mom kicked me out to the driveway where I shot hoops for 2 hours trying to get over the loss. That loss still sucks. Haha


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[taxidermist]

Now I see why I gave up season tickets and stopped caring about the Jazz. I thought Ruddy was the defensive man of the year? Just downright despicable. They should be ashamed to even walk the streets of SLC.

 

[Critter]

In Ruddy's defense, he couldn't be everywhere that they needed him. When the Clippers went small and pulled him out of the middle he was like a fish out of water. Then all they had to do was to pass the ball to the person standing in the corner for that 3 pt shot. If you watched it when they even when the Clippers would drive the middle Ruddy would collapse onto them. Sometimes he was quick enough and other times he wasn't.

I actually thought that when they were up 25 that they had the game. I thought that the Clippers would make a run and cut it in half or more but very few teams can sustain a run to eliminate a 25 point lead and even fewer can completely blow a 25 point lead. But this year there were two of them. The Jazz along with the 76ers. Both resulted in losses.

 

[Catherder]

Now I see why I gave up season tickets and stopped caring about the Jazz. I thought Ruddy was the defensive man of the year? Just downright despicable. They should be ashamed to even walk the streets of SLC.

Sounds like you still care.


Defensively, there is "blame" aplenty to share. First, our perimeter defenders were getting beaten on the drive any time the clips wanted. Mitchell and Conley's bad wheels were a big part of that. Rudy didn't look right to me either but he was trying to defend the paint from the easy point of attack penetration and at the same time, 'try" to guard his man sitting in the corner waiting to add 3 points to his total. That may be part Rudy, but is largely scheme (ie:coaching decisions). The failure to adjust out of a failing strategy falls on Snyder. Lastly, due to injury, or other causes, they seemed to run out of gas while the clips were energized. Not sure how "blame" can be affixed there.

 

[taxidermist]

Sounds like you still care.


Defensively, there is "blame" aplenty to share. First, our perimeter defenders were getting beaten on the drive any time the clips wanted. Mitchell and Conley's bad wheels were a big part of that. Rudy didn't look right to me either but he was trying to defend the paint from the easy point of attack penetration and at the same time, 'try" to guard his man sitting in the corner waiting to add 3 points to his total. That may be part Rudy, but is largely scheme (ie:coaching decisions). The failure to adjust out of a failing strategy falls on Snyder. Lastly, due to injury, or other causes, they seemed to run out of gas while the clips were energized. Not sure how "blame" can be affixed there.

I actually got kind of excited when I found out they were #1 with the NBA overall winning record. I decided to watch the games and see if they were "all that." I should have known they would fall flat on their ARS like they have in the past. Some year "maybe" (many years from now) they might shock the world and themselves winning at least a trip to the championship.

You cant win them all they say.....But you could at least win 2 fricking games out of 5 with a 2-0 jump on any team.

From what I saw (first half only) Ruddy got turned upside-down on the floor and bounced when hitting his butt check. I'm sure that played a roll in his lack of defense and letting More??? Dunk over him. It was like he'd step aside when they came at him in the paint. Afraid to fowl I guess and get benched. Well it doesn't do any good letting them have their way with you when they're scoring in the paint. That's a BIG Mans house, They should defend that space like a Momma Bear protecting Cubs.

 

[Vanilla]

Tough end to a fun season. Quin got exposed for his inability to adjust on the fly in a series, let alone a game. He needs to grow, and I think he can. This is likely the best shot they had at a title with all things considered, and they blew it.

Do you guys remember when folks argued Rudy was the best player on the Jazz?

 

[PBH]

Rudy's +/- is still the best on the team, and near the top of the league.

It wasn't Rudy that was exposed in this series, it was Snyder and his defensive scheme -- or, rather, Tye Lue's ability to scheme an offense to expose the Jazz strategy on defense.

I'm glad the season is over. I'll go back to digging holes, and filling them in in my yard.

 

[taxidermist]

Rudy's +/- is still the best on the team, and near the top of the league.

It wasn't Rudy that was exposed in this series, it was Snyder and his defensive scheme -- or, rather, Tye Lue's ability to scheme an offense to expose the Jazz strategy on defense.

I'm glad the season is over. I'll go back to digging holes, and filling them in in my yard.

Burring coffee cans full of money again?