Post#20 » by JAZZ_FTW » Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:18 am
This is one of the biggest games in the history of the Jazz. Let me explain...
If the Jazz lose game 6 you can pretty much assume Denver will win game 7 at home. If the Jazz lose this series after being up 3-1 I can't imagine Boozer will resign this summer. I also think the Denver comeback would catapult them through the rest of the playoffs and I can still see Denver coming out of the west, setting them up as a major contender for years to come.
If we lose this series, we lose Boozer and any chance to bring in a quality replacement (who wants to come to a small market team when they aren't a contender), sending us into a tailspin that ultimately results in losing DWill in a couple of years. Once we lose DWill, we will be a lottery team builidng from scratch. Who knows, maybe Greg Miller is forced to sell and we lose our franchise.
If you don't think it can happen, just look at Seattle. They went from being a Major contender to being moved to OKC in a matter of about 5 years. Once Payton was traded the team took a nose dive. They were lucky enough to have one season with Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis winning their division, but really were a lost cause. Both of them were traded and the rebuilding began with drafting Durant, but it was too late to save the team and they were moved to OKC.
Call me a pessimist if you will, but this is a huge game. The sake of the entire Jazz future depends on it.
OK, maybe i am over reacting, but then again maybe not.