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Utah Jazz: Jazz need 1 win to stop Rockets' momentum
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alfren | 1:58 a.m. May 2, 2008
ok....
We'll if rockets win in game 6, there will be a big chance for the rockets to win in game 7.
go rockets!
We'll if rockets win in game 6, there will be a big chance for the rockets to win in game 7.
go rockets!
magnus | 2:27 a.m. May 2, 2008
Listen up Rockets fans
It's been fun and all, you're team has guts (I wish our team played with the heart that your team does), but tonight it ends.
The Jazz will find their jumpers and attack the rim and the limits of physical play, Derron will play like an MVP, TMac will have good numbers but disappear in the fourth...
and the Jazz will win by 15.
Just remember you heard it here first.
It's been fun and all, you're team has guts (I wish our team played with the heart that your team does), but tonight it ends.
The Jazz will find their jumpers and attack the rim and the limits of physical play, Derron will play like an MVP, TMac will have good numbers but disappear in the fourth...
and the Jazz will win by 15.
Just remember you heard it here first.
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Jazz Slayer | 2:56 a.m. May 2, 2008
I'm suprised the entire Jazz team hasn't flopped on the court at once.
When you lose a tooth and end up with a broken nose, doesn't sound like
whining to me. Compare that with Okur's flailing arms or AK's flailing
arms. Get over it. Rockets in 7
Bi-Polar Wannabe | 7:01 a.m. May 2, 2008
Actually... this is game 6 for the Jazz; any way you look at it. It's also
game 6 for the Rockets. The Jazz will be putting themselves at a great
disadvantage if they can't close out the series tonight, but I'm not
planning on writing them off until it's all said and done.
Chuckie B. | 7:28 a.m. May 2, 2008
How many teams have ever come back from getting creamed to win the next
game...?
Oh wait, there's been a ton.
Twenty-some years ago Boston smacked LA by thirty in game one just to lose game two.
Spurs only scored 64 on Utah at the end of this season just to go back home and wipe th Jazz off the floor.
Nothing like a good old butt-kicking to get a team's attention, and face itUtah was playing very uninspired ball at Houston on Tuesday.
Jazz will be fine.
Oh wait, there's been a ton.
Twenty-some years ago Boston smacked LA by thirty in game one just to lose game two.
Spurs only scored 64 on Utah at the end of this season just to go back home and wipe th Jazz off the floor.
Nothing like a good old butt-kicking to get a team's attention, and face itUtah was playing very uninspired ball at Houston on Tuesday.
Jazz will be fine.
KOBE SAYS | 7:37 a.m. May 2, 2008
Hey Jazz fans i was reading an article and Kobe Bryant said he prefers the Jazz
win because the Lakers have more advantages in matchups against the Jazz than
they do against the Rockets so we all know that the Rockets are the better team
if the Lakers want to play the Rockets! Go Rockets!
Rockets in 7!!!
Rockets in 7!!!
KOBE SAYS | 7:50 a.m. May 2, 2008
If the Lakers want to play the Jazz is what i meant to say
Houston, you have a problem... | 8:26 a.m. May 2, 2008
"Kobe says":
First off, Bryant said he preferred to play the Jazz simply because he figured everyone else would say the Rockets, so he wanted to be different.
Secondly, the Jazz own the Rockets, regular season and playoffs. Have fun whining about how the better team lost the series tonight.
PS: EVERYONE was wanting to play the Rockets in the 1st round. Including the Jazz. Most thought the series would go 6 games. What's so different now?
First off, Bryant said he preferred to play the Jazz simply because he figured everyone else would say the Rockets, so he wanted to be different.
Secondly, the Jazz own the Rockets, regular season and playoffs. Have fun whining about how the better team lost the series tonight.
PS: EVERYONE was wanting to play the Rockets in the 1st round. Including the Jazz. Most thought the series would go 6 games. What's so different now?
??? | 9:02 a.m. May 2, 2008
What time is the Jazz game tonight?
Bi-Polar Wannabe | 9:26 a.m. May 2, 2008
Well I guess if Kobe says he'd rather play the Jazz, then the Rockets are
better. Of course he also said at the beginning of the season that he wanted to
be traded because the Lakers were a horrible team.
Kobe says the Rockets are better, and 99% of the other sports analysts and commentators say that the Jazz are better. Personally, I'd suggest not taking any analytical advice from someone like High School grad Kobe Bryant.
Kobe says the Rockets are better, and 99% of the other sports analysts and commentators say that the Jazz are better. Personally, I'd suggest not taking any analytical advice from someone like High School grad Kobe Bryant.
Jazz Fan (The Original) | 9:51 a.m. May 2, 2008
Memo to ???: Jazz - Rockets game time 8:30 MDT. Look at Yahoo.com
I respect Kobe and the Lakers; but who cares about what the message board Kobe's are saying? Kobe doesn't need to prove anything; he is the best in the league bar none. I am a Jazz fan, BUT.....the Laker - Spurs series for the Western Conference title will be the NBA Championship as far as I am concerned. The Jazz are not mature enough, nor do they have the weapons to contend with the talent of either team....they are not playing like they did last year, when they were blown out by the Spurs. They are no match for the Lakers either. Let us not delude ourselves, however diehard we are in Utah. Come on!! Get real!!!! Brewer and Williams are not at full strength, and Boozer and Okur are not playing up to their potential right now at all. I believe the Jazz are covering up a plethora of injuries with all their players. Matt Harpring is a shadow of himself. Jerry Sloan is reluctant to play C.J. which he knows best what players can do in playoff situations. I trust Sloan.
Nevertheless.....go Jazz!!!!!!!!
I respect Kobe and the Lakers; but who cares about what the message board Kobe's are saying? Kobe doesn't need to prove anything; he is the best in the league bar none. I am a Jazz fan, BUT.....the Laker - Spurs series for the Western Conference title will be the NBA Championship as far as I am concerned. The Jazz are not mature enough, nor do they have the weapons to contend with the talent of either team....they are not playing like they did last year, when they were blown out by the Spurs. They are no match for the Lakers either. Let us not delude ourselves, however diehard we are in Utah. Come on!! Get real!!!! Brewer and Williams are not at full strength, and Boozer and Okur are not playing up to their potential right now at all. I believe the Jazz are covering up a plethora of injuries with all their players. Matt Harpring is a shadow of himself. Jerry Sloan is reluctant to play C.J. which he knows best what players can do in playoff situations. I trust Sloan.
Nevertheless.....go Jazz!!!!!!!!
Jazz Fan (The Original) | 10:04 a.m. May 2, 2008
The NBA season is interminably long....much too long. The league greed, and the
number of games played to reach the playoffs is not productive. Sixty games is
the limit, and then every team gets in the playoffs. That will satisfy the
people who want parity. My plan for all pro leagues is to have a re-entry draft
at the end of every season, and the highest bidder gets the players. That way I
figure that New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and maybe three or four other cities
will end up being the league....eveyone else will be outbid and lose their
franchises. We will then end up with some real teams with the best players. We
could have 4 or 5 teams in each of these large cities....then this will satisfy
all the Madison Avenue/Wallstreet people who think all the influence lies in the
large cities of the country. This worldwide NBA concept that Commissioner Stern
seems to be cultivating is a joke. Who wants to see their team traveling around
the world playing in China, or in Europe. I like the NFL compensation plan the
best......you EARN the money you are paid....not just sign for $ millions, then
get injured.
Game Time | 10:11 a.m. May 2, 2008
Game time is at 8:30 p.m. It can be seen on KJZZ and ESPN.
ID Jazz | 10:33 a.m. May 2, 2008
There is a an easy way to tell which Jazz team shows up tonight and it has been
this way all season. If the game opens with a Boozer jump shot then that is not
a good sign. It's Boozer's way of admitting defeat of attacking the
basket and if the Jazz trail at the end of the first quarter by 10 or more they
lack the mental toughness to come back they just give up. Dwill said it after
the last game that it is important for the Jazz to come out running the ball up
the court and attacking the basket. If they start out just running half court
sets game over.
Sokol | 10:34 a.m. May 2, 2008
I think the season is on the line. Some of these
guys will forever more be looked at as chokers.
Does Sloan have a Knute Rockne speach in him, if
they fall by 10 at halftime? What would he do
to coax the corn to grow?
guys will forever more be looked at as chokers.
Does Sloan have a Knute Rockne speach in him, if
they fall by 10 at halftime? What would he do
to coax the corn to grow?
Herm F says Jazz win | 10:35 a.m. May 2, 2008
We will win tonight. Big time. Go Jazz. I'll be there, got my tickets and
I'm ready to support the team.
Yay for loser, rockets fans and their vain hope! Its pretty dumb trying to put pro-rockets comments in a Utah paper. I wouldn't be suprised if a deluded rockets fan tries to predict the Rockets in 6! Go Jazz.
Yay for loser, rockets fans and their vain hope! Its pretty dumb trying to put pro-rockets comments in a Utah paper. I wouldn't be suprised if a deluded rockets fan tries to predict the Rockets in 6! Go Jazz.
STEVE-O | 11:43 a.m. May 2, 2008
It is funny to see all these Rockets fans predicting "Rockets in 7."
You guys are really going out on a limb with that prediction aren't you!
re: ID Jazz | 11:59 a.m. May 2, 2008
I think your statement is dead on.
As far as Kobe, yes he is great.
Can we shut the lakers down?
Probably not.
As far as Kobe, yes he is great.
Can we shut the lakers down?
Probably not.
Re: Jazz Fan (The Bloriginal) | 12:04 p.m. May 2, 2008
Your plan for a destruction of the league to create 5 all-star teams is
ridiculous. That would completely destroy the sport, and hypothetically ruin
many state economies. (Let me explain)
Sports themselves may not make economies wealthy. But people who accept job positions often take into consideration such things as: night life, entertainment, culture, climate, etc. If I were considering taking a job in Phoenix or Albequerque (similar climates and locations), I would definitely add some brownie points to Phoenix for the entertainment factor (Suns, Cardinals, D-Backs, etc).
Similarly, businesses take things into consideration when deciding where to locate themselves. One of those considerations is labor. They don't want to locate themselves where people don't want to be, you don't get a big pool of applicants to choose the best employees that way.
Apply both of those on the macro level, and placing sports teams in only the big metro areas would potentially hurt all the rest of the states in terms of economics, real estate, tourism, etc.
In other words... Get a life and GO JAZZ!
Sports themselves may not make economies wealthy. But people who accept job positions often take into consideration such things as: night life, entertainment, culture, climate, etc. If I were considering taking a job in Phoenix or Albequerque (similar climates and locations), I would definitely add some brownie points to Phoenix for the entertainment factor (Suns, Cardinals, D-Backs, etc).
Similarly, businesses take things into consideration when deciding where to locate themselves. One of those considerations is labor. They don't want to locate themselves where people don't want to be, you don't get a big pool of applicants to choose the best employees that way.
Apply both of those on the macro level, and placing sports teams in only the big metro areas would potentially hurt all the rest of the states in terms of economics, real estate, tourism, etc.
In other words... Get a life and GO JAZZ!
Old Port | 12:51 p.m. May 2, 2008
These are the kind of situations D-Will was drafted over CP3. I hope he watched
his fav movie "Gladiator" to get psyched for tonight!! Deny T-Mac
again...since he is just one of those big number regular season stars, which
will be completely forgotten over time....
Sokol | 1:10 p.m. May 2, 2008
I happen to think they could be the Lakers. Gasol
is a choker and Bryant has never won anything on his own.
is a choker and Bryant has never won anything on his own.
Houston Fan | 2:40 p.m. May 2, 2008
Sure the Jazz have the best regular season home record. But in the playoffs its
a whole different story. The Jazz are playing very weak right now because their
team is composed of weak minded players. The Rockets have the physical and
mental toughness to win the series. It's a prophetic statement when I say
Rockets will win in 7. I have no doubt in my mind that the series will end in
any other way.
There are still tickets available to tonights game by the way. Shows how little confidence Utah fans really have. None.
There are still tickets available to tonights game by the way. Shows how little confidence Utah fans really have. None.
Nice try | 3:16 p.m. May 2, 2008
No tickets on TicketMaster.
Enjoy another first round exit, Houston fan. T-Mac will be crying yet again.
Enjoy another first round exit, Houston fan. T-Mac will be crying yet again.
Anoymous | 3:24 p.m. May 2, 2008
The last game shouldn't have happened at all to the Jazz. Rockets won all
four quarters. Utah won nothing.
Come on Jazz!! Play like I know you can!!
GO JAZZ!!!!
Come on Jazz!! Play like I know you can!!
GO JAZZ!!!!
trevor | 3:29 p.m. May 2, 2008
Even though the Jazz's performance was weak a couple of days ago, with the
home court advantage and a knowledge of Houston's 'good days",
they will win tonight against popular belief.
Jazz fan | 4:32 p.m. May 2, 2008
Jazz need 1 win to stop Rockets' momentum
Nice
should read
Jazz need 1 win to stop Rockets' season
GO JAZZ
Nice
should read
Jazz need 1 win to stop Rockets' season
GO JAZZ
WA WA WA | 11:30 p.m. May 2, 2008
Houston fans.....you have a problem. Even with the refs giving the advantage to
the Rockets they still lost by 22. No excuses this time, the Rockets just plain
lost!!!!!
IT'S OVER!!!! | 11:44 p.m. May 2, 2008
Jazz win and win big. Awesome game with a few lapses, but impressive
nonetheless. D-Will was AWESOME in the third, knocking down threes like they
were layups. Everyone chipped in tonight and showed we can hang with anyone
when we play together on D and play smart on offense. Go Jazz, let's take
the Lakers!
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The Rockets are whiners, their coach is a whiner, and even the refs are whiners (throwing out the Jazz fan) Just shut up and go fishing with Kenny and Charles, Houston.
Jazz in 6.