Is Utah A Championship Team?

Post #61 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Sat May 3, 2008 5:35 am

Next round will produce yer champ. Lakers have HC, but the games will be played none the less. Can't wait.

Hikari · Post #62 » by **Hikari** » Sat May 3, 2008 5:41 am

DelaneyRudd wrote:Next round will produce yer champ. Lakers have HC, but the games will be played none the less. Can't wait.

I would not say that until SA is eliminated.

CoachPop · Post #63 » by **CoachPop** » Sat May 3, 2008 5:42 am

They could get past the Lakers, possibly. They wouldn't get past the WCF though. So no, they're not a championship team.

fictionality · Post #64 » by **fictionality** » Sat May 3, 2008 5:42 am

Yes, but the predicament is that the Lakers, Spurs, and Hornets are also championship teams. It's a tough year. They're good enough, but I don't see them getting to the finals considering the competition.

ubernathan · Post #65 » by **ubernathan** » Sat May 3, 2008 9:07 am

I like the Jazz and think they are an excellent team. That said, I don't see them ever winning it all as currently constituted, since, as others have said, they don't have that 7 foot interior defender.

NY Kicks · Post #66 » by **NY Kicks** » Sat May 3, 2008 11:19 am

If you look at the names(Deron, AK47, Okur, Boozer,Harpring, Sloan), you can say yes, but as a team or collective harmony I dont think they're enough...

Ern III · Post #67 » by **Ern III** » Sat May 3, 2008 2:06 pm

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Frankly, they have a realistic chance. I don't think they're quite as good as the Spurs or Lakers, but that doesn't automatically rule them out.

If they steal a win on the road against a rusty Lakers, they can ride their home support to the WCF, and there's a huge possibility that they won't have to go through San Antonio to play for the biggest bikkies.

The Spurs' regular season form fooled me in to tipping their first round exit. They've shown us all once again not to write off a champion, but the Hornets match up with them beautifully, and gave SA a beat-down in the regular season (there I go again). If Tyson Chandler can avoid the foul trouble defending Tim Duncan is likely to invite, I think NO's home-court advantage will see them winning through in maximum games.

Should the Jazz sneak past LA and play the Hornets, a victory is a solid bet, with the way Deron Williams has routinely outplayed Chris Paul.

Utah lacks the athleticism amongst their bigs to be effective interior defenders, but you can be assured they'll secure a rebound when needed. When their offense is firing on all cylinders, it can make the defensive lapses matter less, but their biggest obstacle is: postseason play requires defensive stands for (sometimes extended) stretches in the end game. Although they possess the most efficient clutch offense in the league, they have trouble making the crucial stops. That's a big flaw.

Answer: Yes.

D-Weaver · Post #68 » by **D-Weaver** » Sat May 3, 2008 2:40 pm

They can beat any Eastern team if they reach the Finals, and would be favored against anyone but the Celtics.

The tough part is getting past the Lakers and Spurs. But in my mind, if they manage to reach the Finals they would win the title so yes, they are a championship team.

Nate505 · Post #69 » by **Nate505** » Sat May 3, 2008 4:58 pm

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Funny you say that Dc , I have a funny feeling in my gut that they will lose both games .

Mark it .

Wait...did the Jazz really win yesterday?

I can't believe that. This guy had a funny feeling in his gut hat they would lose the next two games!! How can anyone go against that?!?! He also MARKED it!!! He MARKED it!!!

There's no way the Jazz won yesterday. Getting past a funny feeling in someone's gut is almost impossible on its own, but once he MARKED it that had to of ended it.

Blame Rasho · Post #70 » by **Blame Rasho** » Sat May 3, 2008 5:36 pm

A championship team doesn't have to depend on certain match ups in order prove their validity... You are or you aren't, and in my opinion they aren't.

edfmx86 · Post #71 » by **edfmx86** » Sat May 3, 2008 6:50 pm

As long as Spurs are alive, utah is not a championship team

LakerFanMan · Post #72 » by **LakerFanMan** » Sat May 3, 2008 8:40 pm

ubernathan wrote:I like the Jazz and think they are an excellent team. That said, I don't see them ever winning it all as currently constituted, since, as others have said, they don't have that 7 foot interior defender.

Yea this is probably their biggest problem in my opinion. They might benefit from signing a guy like Kwame Brown, believe it or not. As long as he's willing to take a MASSIVE pay cut of course.