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Utah Jazz: What will be Jazz's win number?
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I think the idea of bringing AK off the bench is genious. The Jazz are in the top 5 best teams in the league. The best teams in not particular order are: Celtics, Lakers, Jazz, Hornets, Spurs. Other tough teams are: Rockets, Cavs, Mavs, Suns.
I like the Jazz chances against any team in the league, but I still think the toughest matchup is the Lakers, if we can contain Odom, we can beat them in a series. We know Kobe will get his, but Odom was the wildcard that killed us. No one is talking about the Jazz but they should be.
I say play every game as if it were the last one, try to do all the things your position as a player requires for your team to win. Help each other, help yourselves. Play as a team and rewards will come.
Houston is also intriguing...if the Artest experiment works out.
I think the Spurs, Suns and Dallas are now a tier below, but all very dangerous. And Portland is probably a year or two away, but could easily win 50+.
I predict Jazz and Lakers will both win 60 games. It will be tough to make it past LA, though. Odom, Bynum and Gasol give Okur and Boozer fits with their size and quickness.
Jazz/Lakers Comparison
Bynum/Okur.. Experience and versatility goes to Memo
Gasol/Booze.. Gasol tops Booze in the playoffs
AK/Odom.. This one is a Wash
Ronnie/Kobe.. We all know the answer to this.
DWill/D Fish.. Williams is clearly a step above Fish
NoteworthyBench Players
Ronnie Price, Brevin Knight, CJ Miles, Matt Harpring, Kyle Korver, Koufus/Fess (we may need their big bodies)
Trevor Ariza, Jordan Farmar, Sasha Vujacic, Vlad Radmonavic, Luke Walton.
You look at those teams and tell me the Jazz can't win! They can win the whole thing if they will commit to defense and run the offense the way Sloan has designed it. Lets make it happen Jazz!!
Lakers is undoubtedly our biggest competitor in the West. Some similarities - i) well-coached, ii) deep bench, iii) versatile player as Sixth Man - AK, Odom.