When was the last time 3 teams in the conference semi-finals got swept? Orlando worked Atlanta, Phoenix did the same to San Antonio. At least we came the closest to winning a game out of the 3 series that were swept.
My random thoughts:
-Is Pau Gasol 13 feet tall? Yes. He is. When he shoots over Boozer, it looks like Shawn Bradley is shooting a jump hook over Steve Nash. I once heard that Dr. J could jump and grab a dollar bill off the top of the back board. Gasol just has to stand on his tippy toes.
-Combine that with the fact that Boozer cannot block a shot to save his life, and we get owned in the paint. It is frustrating to watch Fisher, and Farmar, and Brown take it up nice and easy right at Booze for an easy lay-up.
-The last 3 years we have lost to the Lakers in the playoffs. 2 years ago, we lost in 6. Last year in 5. This year, swept. They have us figured out.
-We need a change to beat LA. Look at Cleveland. They lost last year to Orlando. They couldn't match up against Dwight Howard. What did they do in the off season? They signed Shaq, for ONE reason. To match up against Dwight in the postseason, and they only lost ONCE. At what point do we go, "OK, as long as we have this team together, we hardly have a shot to reach the finals, because we cannot get past the Lakers. Easier said than done, I know.
-It would help to have Memo. Then Gasol, and Bynum would have to run out to to check him at the perimeter, which would give Booze a little more space. We haven't had him the last 2 years against LA and it has hurt us. The bad news about Memo is, maybe the Jazz need to treat him like Shaq, and rest him during the season on back to backs, and cut down on his minutes. They could rest him for scrimmages against the Nets and Wizards too.
-Jazz need to seriously work on one thing this off season. Free throws. Doesn't it seem like every time we go to the line, we make 1-2?
-The good news for the Jazz, is this postseason we have seen a couple of guys that really stepped up and could really be effective. I loved the way Miles and Matthews played. Those guys were the most impressive to me.
-I hate Derrick Fisher. He flops so much. I think that the league should review what an offensive foul is, and call them a lot less. It is making the game a flopper's game and it is stupid. When Miles went up and swatted Fisher I yelled "That is right you son of a bitch! (with some other choice words)" I was sitting all alone in my living room too. Ya....I hate him.
-Don't get me started on the officials. I know every fan thinks they're team is getting screwed, but I want to watch these games with a Lakers fan, and show them what I mean. It seems like when the Jazz start making a run, the whistle begins to blow at one end for every touch foul, and we can't buy a call.
-Me and my friends have this name we call certain players that just always hurt the Jazz. Not star players but role players that always kill us. We call them "Jazz Killers." Some of the biggest "Jazz Killers" of all time were Bobby Jackson on the Kings, Shane Battier on the Rockets, and Isaiah Rider of the Blazers. It is time to put Fisher on that list. Every time we make a run he hits a shot. Somehow Williams can't contest his shot because if he blocks it or comes close, Fisher flails around like a "Fish" (pun intended) out of water and gets a call.
-This could have been Boozer's last game in a Jazz uniform, and it might have been one of his worst games. He just couldn't get it going. I love the guy, but he struggled against LA.
-If we could get a top 5 pick in the draft we could be close to contention. There are some really good players in the draft this year.
-As upset as I am about the series, when I really think about it, At least we aren't fans of the 10 teams that suck year after year, and at least we aren't Hawks fans. That would suck to get swept, losing each game by like 20, and 1 game by 43. I love the Jazz.
Sean
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