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Look at the playoff odds machine made by Hollinger. It predicts we have the second highest chance of winning it all.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/playoffodds

I believe that Hollinger's system weighs point differential very heavily, and the Jazz lead the west with a plus 7.1 points per game.

Although I don't buy into computerized predictions very much, and just Hollinger in general, it's nice to see this and to get the respect.

I love how we have the highest odds to win the west by far! Over 10 percent more chance than 2nd place Lakers according to his system.

we should just skip the playoffs and go straight to the finals and play boston. i see no better option.

In all reality we have a shot. No matter how far fetched it may seem I think we have a good shot. We're 18-3 against playoff teams since signing Korver, and of those 21 games, 7 were on the road where we posted a record of 5-2. A winning record in December would've given us the 1 seed in the west. As the Spurs have shown us, it doesn't matter how you start, but how you finish, the Jazz could prove that theory true again this year. We just need to be able to beat the Lakers and Spurs on the road. I've never been this excited, but we'll see what happens. Tonight is a good test for us.

Rive wrote:we should just skip the playoffs and go straight to the finals and play boston. i see no better option.

You might have to talk to Mr. Stern about that one.

Hollinger also said that our outside shooting has been "questionable" this season.

It is not Hollinger and his flawed interpretations, but I think it is the fact that we have such an excellent record, I think the 2nd best record again playoff contending teams right behind of Boston.

Which, perhaps gives us better reason not to panic.

HouseofBoozer wrote:In all reality we have a shot. No matter how far fetched it may seem I think we have a good shot. We're 18-3 against playoff teams since signing Korver, and of those 21 games, 7 were on the road where we posted a record of 5-2. A winning record in December would've given us the 1 seed in the west. As the Spurs have shown us, it doesn't matter how you start, but how you finish, the Jazz could prove that theory true again this year. We just need to be able to beat the Lakers and Spurs on the road. I've never been this excited, but we'll see what happens. Tonight is a good test for us.

Make that 19-3, and 6-2 with the win in New Orleans.

The league better watch out for these guys in the playoffs. I really don't see us losing to anybody in a series of 7 except for maybe LA.

I agree L.A. is the only team that seems to get us however they don't match well with some other western teams so they might not make it to us!We'll see its all about match ups and we own alot of them!
I must say i am really excited about the way were playin right now!

I really don't think anyone in the east can take us. Again we have another really big test on Thursday night. But lets all keep hoping. I've wanted a title for this team since I can remember!

Let's not be snobby... Boston would be tuff.

But again, we are king of the stat in the West.

the best of all is that we are really young, and this wil be the first of several jazz chances to get a ring.

With that team and some add (a defensive Center for example) we have a ring in our team for sure.

And Like it or not, Sloan has created this team and is improving his players.

I am wondering about the pieces we will lose in the offseason due to cap problems.