They've beaten the difficult teams. They have numerous people who can hit the last second shot and have done so again and again. They have the confidence to come back on any team in the NBA, as they've done this again and again. They play a physical defense and thrive in the half court, which benefits playoff teams. And they have a balanced attack and create mismatches to their advantage.
2007-03-07 16:33:31 · 13 answers · asked by stormc2 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
The Jazz are having a tremendous year and they really started out like gang busters but I do not think this is the year. They may go pretty deep into the playoffs but one of the top teams will beat them before the conference finals. I would guess about 2 years before they make it just a matter of a little more experience. They are a very young team. Deron Williams is just in his second year and he still needs a little seasoning to become all he can be. There are others on the team that also need just a little maturing. It will come but not this year.
2007-03-07 22:58:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur are not enough inside come playoff time. During the regular season it's a more open game, but in the playoffs it's a slower more deliberate game.
Boozer will get in foul trouble and Okur will get bullied (a big reason the Pistons got rid of him). Millsap is good, but not enough inside behind these guys.
I like Deron Williams, Andrei Kirilenko, and the young guards they have coming up, but they don't have enough to win it all come playoff time.
Give this team a couple more years to mature, and we will see...
2007-03-08 03:53:23 · answer #2 · answered by phil_cheesy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, the Spurs, Suns, and Mavs (favorites to win the whole thing) are on a whole different level than the Jazz. The Jazz are the best team in the B group of the West. The teams I named before, they are the A group.
2007-03-08 00:49:05 · answer #3 · answered by miggity182 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea i know they are undefeated against the top teams. i think the suns and mavs havent beaten them yet. but they are still not at dallas' level. they have a good team, perhaps can contend for the west finals, but wont win the west.
2007-03-08 01:22:16 · answer #4 · answered by what? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they are.. they are consistent in every game, they make great plays and good decisions every time, each team member tries to step-up and contribute in their own simple ways especially the bench players that gets them pumped-up. jazz and the suns are my pick for the western conference hope the mavs lose to a lower seed haha
2007-03-08 00:52:44 · answer #5 · answered by autopilot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with miggity, they would no be a playoff team. They Spurs play a lot better in playoffs. defense is not really that good. they would not even beat Cavaliers, wizards, and raptors.
2007-03-08 00:52:29 · answer #6 · answered by damanjd1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they will give the top seeds in the west a very, very tough time. i see them going to the west semifinals.
maybe next year, they will be legit contenders
2007-03-08 03:23:53 · answer #7 · answered by Noy_Pi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they are..they got all the keys and with deron williams leading the show..their bound to get to the conference finals
2007-03-08 00:36:38 · answer #8 · answered by SDlove 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way Jose
2007-03-08 01:52:39 · answer #9 · answered by Hector 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they a have a shot.
2007-03-08 00:48:47 · answer #10 · answered by KevinM200 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋