Utah Jazz 2018-19 [Archive] - Bogley Outdoor Community

rockgremlin

10-22-2018, 02:41 PM

I'm still very excited about this Jazz team. I hope I am not setting myself up for disappointment.

If you're a fan of any Utah team then you should be well accustomed to disappointment. It should be your constant companion, like the Holy Ghost.

I've never known a Utah team to NOT choke and lose a game that they were heavily favored to win at least once throughout the season. It is the Utah way. I can speak with authority on the subject, being a long time Jazz and Utes follower since I was old enough to care. And I can't even count the number of games I've fumed about and fretted over because even though they were favored to win by 20+ points, they somehow found a way to snap defeat from the jaws of victory. It happens so frequently. Fortunately, most Utah fans are forgiving and have short memories.

Scott Card

10-22-2018, 06:43 PM

I am a native of this great state also rockgremlin. I can only respond by saying that last year's Jazz team far exceeded my expectations w/o Hayward. It was a ton of fun to watch Donovan Mitchell emerge. I certainly am not expecting the team to play for the title but I can see them playing in the Western Conference finals. I think my expectations are, barring injury, that they are at least 3rd in the Western Conference.

twotimer

10-22-2018, 06:55 PM

I'm not a big basketball fan. The only thing I remember about the Jazz was this tall black guy and a short white guy that worked really well together.

Iceaxe

10-22-2018, 08:37 PM

All you really need to know about the Jazz is if they have anyone that is any good they will be gobbled up by the big market teams.

Without a hard salary cap the NBA is a joke.

Climb-Utah.com

rockgremlin

10-23-2018, 07:04 AM

Scott Card

10-23-2018, 10:40 AM

It is the beginning of a long season. They will lose some. Let's talk in January. :)

uintafly

10-25-2018, 10:40 AM

https://www.ksl.com/article/46412205/grizzlies-slow-it-down-to-top-jazz-92-84 --- But Ingles had a triple single last night, so there's that....

They beat the Kings to start the season, and then proceed to shoot themselves in the foot for the next two games. It's difficult to be a fan of a team that is constantly letting you down.

Decent win last night though. Even without Paul it's still a good defensive game to hold the Rockets down like that at home. I think if they can stay healthy and Mitchell can take a little step forward they will be in the hunt for the 2 seed. Exum has been a blast to watch this year. The dude is fast.

rockgremlin

10-25-2018, 10:47 AM

A win against the Harden-led Rockets in Houston is always a good win. :2thumbs:

uintafly

10-29-2018, 03:21 PM

rockgremlin

10-29-2018, 03:42 PM

I'm loving the new aggressive Gobert! If he can keep up this work on the offensive side, the Jazz can go a long way I think. My only worry is that it really seems like Rubio is worse this year than last. Am I the only one thinking that?

Rubio has had two double-doubles so far, and that one he had against New Orleans was really impressive (28pts, 12 assists).

Admittedly outside of those two games he's been a ghost. And considering he's the second highest paid player ($14,275,000) behind Gobert ($21,974,719), I would say he's an overpaid liability at the moment.

For comparison, consider that Donovan Mitchell's salary is $2,621,280!! :eek2: :eek2:

uintafly

10-30-2018, 07:38 AM

Rubio has had two double-doubles so far, and that one he had against New Orleans was really impressive (28pts, 12 boards).

Admittedly outside of those two games he's been a ghost. And considering he's the second highest paid player ($14,275,000) behind Gobert ($21,974,719), I would say he's an overpaid liability at the moment.

For comparison, consider that Donovan Mitchell's salary is $2,621,280!! :eek2: :eek2:

Gotta love those rookie contracts!

Last night the Warriors reminded everyone we are all playing for second place. The 2 best shooters in the league, probably the best pure scorer, a top ten defender, and a laid back coach that knows how to deal with all of the egos. 4* Hall of Famers in their prime all on the same team. No one is touching them this year. It takes something away from the regular season knowing who is gonna win it, but they are wild to watch. May as well enjoy it.

* Draymond may not be a hall of famer if he played his career elsewhere, but he will make it thanks to all of the championships.

rockgremlin

10-31-2018, 07:11 AM

In last Sunday's game against Dallas Rubio again underwhelms in the points category with 6 points on 2 for 9 shooting. But a different stat popped out that I hadn't considered before: assists. Rubio leads the team in assists/game. On Sunday he had 8 assists, and he averages over 7.5 assists per game. So maybe he's not impressive under the points column but he definitely contributes in other ways.

rockgremlin

11-01-2018, 06:32 AM

Rubio lays an egg (5pts, 5 assists) in yesterday's ridiculous loss to Derrick Rose.

Lack of production in the point guard position is hurting the Jazz.

uintafly

11-01-2018, 12:47 PM

Rubio lays an egg (5pts, 5 assists) in yesterday's ridiculous loss to Derrick Rose.

Lack of production in the point guard position is hurting the Jazz.

I was out with the kiddos and only caught the 4th quarter, but from what I saw it was a pathetic game. missed free throws, turnovers, spotty defense.... They keep playing like that and they will be fighting for an 8 seed instead of the 2-4 seed I was thinking a few weeks ago. The Warriors game is excusable but now you have the Memphis and T-wolves games too. They need to kick it up a notch.

rockgremlin

11-05-2018, 09:32 AM

So.....when does Utah decide they wanna play basketball? They look lethargic and careless -- playing like they don't give a $hite if they win or lose. They have a lot of really great talent on this team that should be playing better than their current performance. All of these turnovers, missed free throws, and lack of defense makes them look like they're just not motivated at all. What gives? :ne_nau:

accadacca

11-05-2018, 08:47 PM

Got spanked tonight too...

accadacca

11-14-2018, 08:08 PM

50 point loss!?!? Is that a franchise record?

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181115/78eb097d72e73af7068e5de8b501cd55.jpg

Iceaxe

11-14-2018, 08:14 PM

Nope.... I'm old enough to remember when the Jazz first came to Utah and couldn't beat their way out of a paper bag.

Climb-Utah.com

accadacca

11-14-2018, 08:15 PM

50 point loss!?!? Is that a franchise record?

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181115/78eb097d72e73af7068e5de8b501cd55.jpg

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/InbornHatefulEmperorpenguin-max-1mb.gif

accadacca

11-14-2018, 08:35 PM

50 point loss!?!? Is that a franchise record?

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181115/78eb097d72e73af7068e5de8b501cd55.jpg

Not even close.... I'm old enough to remember when the Jazz first came to Utah and could beat their way out of a paper bag.

Climb-Utah.com

“The Dallas Mavericks handed the Jazz their worst loss since moving to Utah, 118-68 on Wednesday night.”

“While in New Orleans, the Jazz lost to Milwaukee by 56, 158-102 on March 14, 1979.”

https://www.ksl.com/article/46427876/mavericks-hold-jazz-to-22-in-2nd-half-win-118-68-loss

Iceaxe

11-14-2018, 08:38 PM

And just for the record 56 points was their worst loss ever. A 50 point loss is second.

Climb-Utah.com

Iceaxe

11-14-2018, 08:40 PM

Haha... I see you looked it up also.

On the bright side at least Utah wins occasionally these days.

Climb-Utah.com

accadacca

11-14-2018, 08:42 PM

Yeah, boy did they get beat like a red-headed stepchild.

rockgremlin

11-15-2018, 07:03 AM

uintafly

11-15-2018, 08:16 AM

A 50 point beatdown by a crappy 5-8 Dallas team. :roflol::roflol:

This brings me back to the question I posed earlier: When are the Jazz gonna start playing like they don't have their head in their ass? I'd be pissed if I were a season ticket holder. Pay all that $$$ just to go watch the Jazz routinely get smoked by teams that aren't even very good.

I dodged a bullet. A buddy and I were gonna split the season, but they were sold out. I looked on KSL for a bit and almost pulled the trigger on a half season worth of tickets, but the guy wouldn't quite get the per ticket price right. After they lost their 1st 3 home games, he texts me and said he'd take my last offer. Ummmm, no thanks pal.

I think they'll find a way to get into the playoffs, but probably a 6-8 seed and it will be a 1 round and done.

accadacca

11-19-2018, 07:21 PM

This was sweet the other night. Plus being 2-0 against Gordon Hayward and the Celtics.

https://cdn.nba.net/nba-drupal-prod/mitchell-block-hayward.gif

rockgremlin

11-28-2018, 04:17 PM

Jazz dump Alec Burks to bring back Kyle Korver.

Well.....at least all the Jr. High school girls in Utah will be pleased....

uintafly

11-29-2018, 09:48 AM

Jazz dump Alec Burks to bring back Kyle Korver.

Well.....at least all the Jr. High school girls in Utah will be pleased....

We do need shooting and Burks was gonna be really expensive next year. Throwing in 2 second rounds seems a bit steep though for a 37 year old dude. If he can open a few more lanes for Mitchell and bring up our abysmal 3-point %, we may be able to get back to the playoffs though.

rockgremlin

11-29-2018, 09:51 AM

We do need shooting and Burks was gonna be really expensive next year. Throwing in 2 second rounds seems a bit steep though for a 37 year old dude. If he can open a few more lanes for Mitchell and bring up our abysmal 3-point %, we may be able to get back to the playoffs though.

What happened to our 3 pt%age? Last year the Jazz was one of the top teams beyond the arc. Did they forget how to shoot the long ball over the summer? :ne_nau:

oldno7

11-29-2018, 02:20 PM

Nope.... I'm old enough to remember when the Jazz first came to Utah and couldn't beat their way out of a paper bag.

Climb-Utah.com

Geez--I remember the Utah Stars.(ABA champs)

One of their head coaches--LaDell Andersen lived a few blocks from us.

His son Jimmy was my age, we played basketball in his yard with a red/white and blue basketball.

Iceaxe

11-29-2018, 04:32 PM

Geez--I remember the Utah Stars.(ABA champs)

One of their head coaches--LaDell Andersen lived a few blocks from us.

His son Jimmy was my age, we played basketball in his yard with a red/white and blue basketball.

I went to grade school with Zelmo Beaty's daughter, she was probably the best player in the school. Zelmo and Willie Wise lived in our neighborhood. Every basketball in Salt Lake was red, white and blue. You couldn't find an ugly orange basketball in the valley if you tried.

[emoji106]

Climb-Utah.com

accadacca

12-04-2018, 08:18 PM

Nice win! Franchise record 20 3-pointers!

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181205/b9f6dd50e8797317979f3ef2a4000050.jpg

accadacca

12-07-2018, 08:27 PM

Rudy gets tossed and the Jazz blowout the Rockets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynfqv_5Ltbg&feature=youtu.be

RLOL

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrGlUdTAbDG/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1d62qzydj1jqk

chrisfrank196520

12-10-2018, 10:08 AM

I'm cherishing the new forceful Gobert! On the off chance that he can keep up this work in all out attack mode side, the Jazz can go far I think. My solitary stress is that it truly appears as though Rubio is more awful this year than last. Am I the just a single reasoning that?

accadacca

12-26-2018, 01:15 PM

We’ll the Jazz have had one of the toughest schedules to start and have played more games away vs home. All this said they look pretty decent and the schedule will be looking favorable going forward.

“With Utah, I just think everybody’s overlooking something that nobody wants to hear about: Their schedule has been outrageous. They’ve basically lived in a hotel for the first six weeks of the season. Come talk to me in two months and we’ll see what their record is. I think they’ll be climbing up that Western Conference pretty quickly.”

https://thejnotes.com/2018/12/13/even-erik-spoelstra-recognizes-insanity-utah-jazz-schedule-thus-far/

RLOL and this is Comedy Gold - James Harden Video Meme

https://www.facebook.com/YahooSports/videos/294543421193507?sfns=cl

rockgremlin

12-26-2018, 01:42 PM

^^^That Harden meme is hilarious!! :lol8:

accadacca

12-26-2018, 07:21 PM

Hello Crystal...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA4qS8kEUbE&feature=youtu.be

uintafly

01-03-2019, 08:25 AM

https://www.ksl.com/article/46460103/jazz-season-ticket-prices-going-up-for-2019-20-season

Pretty ballsy increase for a team fighting tooth and nail for the 8 seed.

I may just be getting old and cranky but every year live sporting events lose a little luster for me. More often than not, I'd just prefer to not deal with the hassle of parking and paying $8 for a Budweiser, and instead just sit on my couch for free and watch on a big screen with a $1.86 Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

accadacca

01-12-2019, 06:01 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KORsndguvBo&feature=youtu.be

accadacca

01-27-2019, 09:35 PM

The Jazz have won 9 of the last 10 games. Where are the haters?

Iceaxe

01-28-2019, 02:11 AM

The Jazz have won 9 of the last 10 games. Where are the haters?
That means the Jazz probably have some really good players... but don't worry, they will be gone to LA or Boston or some other big market when their contracts are up.

And people wonder why the NFL has remained so popular and competitive....

Call my when the NBA gets serious about a salary cap.

accadacca

03-12-2019, 05:22 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsdBp95amow

accadacca

03-12-2019, 05:27 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDiHXHof9uk

accadacca

03-12-2019, 05:48 AM

The guy seems like a bit of a tool...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wVC5EHE4vc&feature=youtu.be

accadacca

03-12-2019, 04:17 PM

Thunder’s Russell Westbrook has been fined $25,000 by NBA for incident with Utah fan Monday night.

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Jazz have permanently banned the fan involved in the incident with Russell Westbrook.

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Donovan Mitchell ‘personally hurt’ by Utah Jazz fan incident with Russell Westbrook, will use foundation for change

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900060041/donovan-mitchell-personally-hurt-by-utah-jazz-fan-incident-with-russell-westbrook-will-use-foundation-for-change.html

Iceaxe

03-25-2019, 07:14 PM

Living large.... Watching the Jazz destroy the Suns from the Climb-Utah.com corporate suite... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190326/eb6fcd014b3140baa74dc3def2195d2f.jpg

rockgremlin

03-25-2019, 09:51 PM

Living large.... Watching the Jazz destroy the Suns from the Climb-Utah.com corporate suite... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190326/eb6fcd014b3140baa74dc3def2195d2f.jpg

^^^ This looks like you photoshopped yourselves in. :lol8:

Iceaxe

03-25-2019, 09:54 PM

It was also fun watching Jimmer toss bricks at the backboard all night long... 1 for 10... BYU Sucks...

Jazz set the Suns in Jimmer's return
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=46517992&nid=294

And if I was going to photoshop a picture I'd make self taller with a hot young stripper wife on both arms.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190326/115570e537a2d7f053e4645e8e1f8cac.jpg

accadacca

04-14-2019, 08:50 PM

Game 1 in Houston and the Jazz are struggling.

I think it’ll be Rockets in 6.

accadacca

04-17-2019, 07:40 PM

Ouch...

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190418/7663e874919c4f6b9204783c4a9468bd.jpg

accadacca

08-14-2019, 10:57 PM

SALT LAKE CITY — A legendary story Chris Webber shared about Utah Jazz point guard John Stockton recently resurfaced on social media.

The unassuming Stockton — the all-time NBA leader in assists and steals — rarely let opponents get under his skin, which is exactly what Webber tried to do when the Jazz played the Sacramento Kings in the playoffs.

“We had a series in the playoffs, it was our first series in Sacramento. We were playing against Utah, the great Karl Malone and Stockton, and I felt like our team was in awe of them. We were younger, and so I told Coach (Rick) Adelman before the game, on the first play of the game, ‘I’m going to lay Stockton’s (butt) out,’” Webber told The Dan Patrick Show.

Webber didn’t exactly get his desired reaction from the stoic Stockton.

“I lay him out on a screen, I’m talking about, I lay him out on one of the best screens I ever did. I get my shoulder kind of in that head area, too, kind of make it a little dirty. He pops up off the ground, pats me on the butt, and says ‘Nice screen,’” Webber said.

Webber also said that Stockton was one of the “toughest guys” he played against, calling him the “baddest man in the world.”

“I would make the rookies wait on the bus and I would say, ‘Watch the baddest man in the world pull up.’ They’re like, ‘What do you mean?’ They think I’m going to talk about his cars and all this, and John Stockton would come to the game, literally, in a minivan, pop his kids out, come in there and bust us up,” Webber said.

https://www.deseret.com/sports/2019/8/14/20805118/morning-links-chris-webber-dishes-on-utah-jazz-hall-of-famer-john-stockton