Would we have swept the Jazz?

McGrady2Head · Post #1 » by **McGrady2Head** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:48 am

Would we have swept the Jazz this year if....

A. Yao was healthy
B. Rafer didn't miss 2 games
C. Head never stepped on the court

I believe at full strength we could have swept them. They might have won one game. We would either have swept them or beat them in 5

Texas Longhorns · Post #2 » by **Texas Longhorns** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:56 am

No, it would have been a 5 or 6 game series.

Post #3 » by **Vator** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:58 am

Hell no...lets not get carried away here. Jazz are a damn good team.

Post #4 » by **TMU** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:59 am

Sweep the Jazz? This is the team that went 7 games against the Jazz with Yao Ming. This year, the Jazz went 37 - 4 at home. How are we supposed to win 2 games on the road?

Let's not get too carried away here. And don't jinx this team.

Shabi__5 · Post #5 » by **Shabi__5** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:59 am

Sweep? No way.
But I feel very confident that if both Yao and Rafer are healthy we win the series.

aznkillabeezZz · Post #6 » by **aznkillabeezZz** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:00 am

No way... Now retire your account for asking such a dumb Q. Jazz aren't the nuggets

CyKo · Post #7 » by **CyKo** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:22 am

Hayes and co. doing a damn good job against Boozer and the PnR defense, I think with Yao we wouldn't be as good. However, Yao would help us offensively.

Baller 24 · Post #8 » by **Baller 24** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:22 am

Prolly would have the lead in the series but I think it would have gone to 6 or 7 games.

etopn23 · Post #9 » by **etopn23** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:29 am

Yes. Based on the way we've been playing this series without Yao I've no doubt we'd sweep em. ;D

PhatPat23 · Post #10 » by **PhatPat23** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:30 am

Yeah, nothing is worse than watching Boozer terrorize when Yao's on the court.

Amel · Post #11 » by **Amel** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:39 am

hell yea

if we had Yaoza, the Jazzos would not have a chance...

the next game will be the most important one, as I said during the last few games of the regular season, we **** up loosing those crucial games, we could have knocked the Mavs in 5ve!

kz1m9w · Post #12 » by **kz1m9w** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:48 am

Win the series? yes. With a sweep? no.

Have more respect for the Jazz than that (even if many of their fans are incapable of returning the favor to a team that won more games in the regular season while missing an all-star starter). They are an excellent team, with a battle-tested coach. Its very unlikely anyone sweeps them.

Post #13 » by **Young_Star11** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:27 am

This is a 'what could've been' type thread saved for the off-season.

Lock it up until the series is over.

Duiz · Post #14 » by **Duiz** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:26 pm

You were healthy last year with homecourt advantage and fully healthy and the Jazz beat you in 7. Not having Fisher is not giving us consistency, but I think that you would have had a much better chance this year than last year.

McGrady2Head · Post #15 » by **McGrady2Head** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:06 pm

Duiz wrote:You were healthy last year with homecourt advantage and fully healthy and the Jazz beat you in 7. Not having Fisher is not giving us consistency, but I think that you would have had a much better chance this year than last year.

Yes but last year you had derek fisher, who played GREAT D on T-Mac, and you had Giricek who absolutely slaughtered Luther Head. You lost two great players, while we added a great backup PG in Bobby Jackson, and two wonderful rookies in Carl Landry and Luis Scola.

Baller 24 · Post #16 » by **Baller 24** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:30 pm

Duiz wrote:You were healthy last year with homecourt advantage and fully healthy and the Jazz beat you in 7. Not having Fisher is not giving us consistency, but I think that you would have had a much better chance this year than last year.

We also didn't have a backup point guard, our 6th man was Luther Head, Chuck Hayes started at PF, and Juwan Howard came off the bench. That basically consisted of our rotation. I believe it was Alston-Tmac-Battier-Hayes-Yao-Head-Juwan-Deke.

AJD · Post #17 » by **AJD** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:03 pm

I'm a Jazz fan and I have been really impressed with the Rockets this year. Our home split makes me pretty nervous. But I feel better about game 6 after last night's beat down. We're coming home with our eyes open and our backs against the wall to close the series.

I love "Skip-To-My-Loo." With Alston in 1 and 2, who knows? Tougher series for the Jazz for sure.

It's been a great first round matchup to watch. Houston deserves respect.

Sincerely,

Looking forward to round 2

Neon Black · Post #18 » by **Neon Black** » Thu May 1, 2008 3:09 am

brewer is better than fisher. don't even get me started.

Baller 24 · Post #19 » by **Baller 24** » Thu May 1, 2008 3:25 am

ele.ven wrote:brewer is better than fisher. don't even get me started.

Fisher IMO is the better defender/3 pt shooter. I haven't seen Brewer really defend the way Fisher did, also shoot the 3 ball the way he does. Then again Brewer makes up for it by slashing and attacking.

A.J. · Post #20 » by **A.J.** » Thu May 1, 2008 3:34 am

I dont think we would sweep the Jazz if we were healthy. They would still b tough at home an most likely win a game at their home.