Comments on: Preview & Chat: The Utah Jazz

By: m0nkey

m0nkey — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:56:31 +0000

Personally, I think homecourt advantage will be very, very important come playoffs. Lakers will have homecourt through WCF, but that’s not what I’m worrying about. Having homecourt against the Celtics or Cavs will be critical. It’s no secret that the Staples Center crowd isn’t filled with die-hard fans. There will always be the rich and famous crowd too cool to get up and cheer (moreso than other cities).

Losing a winnable game, while in a tight race for ultimate homecourt advantage, may or may not have an impact by the end of the season – but you never know.

That said, I just would feel a lot more at ease knowing we are a length or two ahead of BOS or CLE.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:41:56 +0000

New, off topic post up

By: tonystarks

tonystarks — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:20:07 +0000

Win or lose, that was a helk of a game.

By: Yusuf

Yusuf — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:09:02 +0000

Great first half of the season. Let’s get our players some rest and come out of the break with a double digit winning streak!

By: MdT

MdT — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:42:28 +0000

actually the “big freaking gorilla balls dance” was first to be seen in major league 2. e.t. took it to the nba later and jinxed it then:
kobe did it twice and the lakers lost, iguodala did it a couple of weeks ago – and lost to the celtics by a buzzer beater from allen. it is clearly cursed.

lets hope the guys can rest their legs enough over the break so we can come back and battle for the homecourt advantage.

By: The Dude Abides

The Dude Abides — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:57:37 +0000

When DWill missed the second FT and we got the rebound and brought the ball to the front court, I can understand Phil not wanting to call a timeout. After Lamar’s great rebound and save to Fish with five or six seconds left, THAT’S when someone should have called a timeout. All Fish could manage to do was try an off-balance and contested three.

Anyway, I’m bothered very little by this loss. Pau’s heavy minutes finally caught up to him tonight, illustrated by the common “fatigue” indicators: FT, rebounds, and closeouts. Same thing with Kobe’s second half, you could really see it. This was our 8th game in 13 days, the second of a back-to-back, and at SLC’s relatively high altitude.

It’s clear to Phil that Chris Mihm is simply not a viable option for more than three minutes at a time in a competitive game. It will be nice to get his $2.5 million salary off the cap at the end of the season so we can replace him with a much better big man at 1/3 the price.

By: drrayeye

drrayeye — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:53:23 +0000

D Will wanted this one badly and played a terrific game of driving and dishing.

With two three point misses in a row at the end of a game, D Fish proves he is human after all–though you still probably couldn’t convince the San Antonio Spurs.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:33:58 +0000

240,

Amen. She should have been eliminated in the previous episode. Fabio pulled a Kobe though — playing through a dislocated finger for the win

And agree with the above that the huevos rancheros dance needs to be retired. It apparently triggers bad luck whenever someone besides Sam Cassell does it.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:28:50 +0000

We all know tonight’s game is a tough road game (b2b) going into all-star weekend. Anyone who would see this game as a “gimme” must be missing something.

In the big scheme of things, this loss will have little to no effect…

There may have been a lack of focus, but my only concern would be our aforementioned backcourt. But here comes the wild card::::::

Shannon Brown

He is the ultra-athletic kind of player that can hang with quick guards (strength is a plus). He obviously needs a little time to become acquainted with the offense, and we have the depth to allow for that. But once he comes around, I think he is going to be able to contribute to this ball club, because he fills a void – sometimes often glaring in the Western Conference.

Just my thought, otherwise, here’s to a fun ASWeekend and to a 42-10 record on our way there. Only 30 more games before our regular season concludes.

By: kwame a.

kwame a. — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:00:41 +0000

Headline tommorow should be: Lakers lose, but at least Leah is out of Top Chef.