Jazz outscored opponents by 9pts this season

[AirBonner]

Next closest are the clippers at 6pts. Jazz are ranked 4th and 5th on offense and defense. Jazz are the title favorites it’s not close.

[hold this L]

I think they scored 10 3 pointers every single game this season as well.

[Spurs m8]

Next closest are the clippers at 6pts. Jazz are ranked 4th and 5th on offense and defense. Jazz are the title favorites it’s not close.

It's not even close hey?

Is that why literally no betting markets have them as title favourites?

[warriorfan]

It's not even close hey?

Is that why literally no betting markets have them as title favourites?

I want to say last time I looked the two favorites were Nets at +200 and Lakers at +400

[Spurs m8]

I want to say last time I looked the two favorites were Nets at +200 and Lakers at +400

Yeah Nets seem to be faves everywhere...

Then Clippers and Lakers switch around a bit at the 2.

So ops downplaying of the lakers, so he can make it look like a miracle if they win, has backfired already.

Don't even know if Jazz are top 3 anywhere

[Kblaze8855]

Assuming they get healthy and stay that way the Jazz have the talent to be that once a generation fluke champion who wins with a different star every night. You play D and you have a guy who could drop 40-50 at any moment....but has enough talent to not need to? Youre serious.

With Rudy on D and no less than 4 guys who can win you a playoff game on offense once a series....it’s not impossible to imagine them winning.

Nuggets aren’t full strength, Lakers have barely had time to mesh this season, the Suns are even less proven than the Jazz....

Of course every team plays as well as it can and the Nets steamroll anyone. You wouldn’t be able to defend their trio 20 years ago much less today when the rules are designed to help them.

The Nets should win. But they play the games for a reason. “Should” gets ruined all the time. Clippers “should” be in the mix and who knows how that goes. They theoretically have the team to guard the nets for a series but....again...we hit “should”.

There is no clear favorite out of the west.

[tpols]

The Jazz are fools gold like always. In the playoffs teams will scheme Rudy out of the paint and we know any team with prime superstars will embarrass him H2H. His defense is great in the regular season because hes allowed to sit in the paint and play a bunch of scrub teams and good teams that are load managing and not really giving it their strategic all. There's nobody on the jazz that's scary to truly pop off except Mitchell but he's in a much lower tier than AD, Lebron, jokic, curry, Kawhi, Paul George, Giannis, Durant, harden, Embiid etc.

[ImKobe]

The Jazz are fools gold like always. In the playoffs teams will scheme Rudy out of the paint and we know any team with prime superstars will embarrass him H2H. His defense is great in the regular season because hes allowed to sit in the paint and play a bunch of scrub teams and good teams that are load managing and not really giving it their strategic all. There's nobody on the jazz that's scary to truly pop off except Mitchell but he's in a much lower tier than AD, Lebron, jokic, curry, Kawhi, Paul George, Giannis, Durant, harden, Embiid etc.

THIS. Rudy's advanced metrics are insane and all, but teams always play him off the court in the Playoffs. He's not a versatile defender. Jordan Clarkson is mad overrated, he's a negative when his shot is not falling. Mitchell hasn't consistently played like a superstar and is coming off injury, so you can't count on him replicating that performance from last year's bubble series either.

Jazz ain't winning shit this year.

[hold this L]

THIS. Rudy's advanced metrics are insane and all, but teams always play him off the court in the Playoffs. He's not a versatile defender. Jordan Clarkson is mad overrated, he's a negative when his shot is not falling. Mitchell hasn't consistently played like a superstar and is coming off injury, so you can't count on him replicating that performance from last year's bubble series either.

Jazz ain't winning shit this year.

Clarkson is a negative even when his shot is falling. :lol He dropped 41 on the Warriors and was a -17 in a 3 point loss. The next worst was -6.

[Xiao Yao You]

THIS. Rudy's advanced metrics are insane and all, but teams always play him off the court in the Playoffs. He's not a versatile defender. Jordan Clarkson is mad overrated, he's a negative when his shot is not falling. Mitchell hasn't consistently played like a superstar and is coming off injury, so you can't count on him replicating that performance from last year's bubble series either.

Jazz ain't winning shit this year.

When was he played off the court?

[Bronbron23]

Next closest are the clippers at 6pts. Jazz are ranked 4th and 5th on offense and defense. Jazz are the title favorites it’s not close.

Won't be the case in post season. Wouldn't be surprised if they lose first round. They'll definitely lose in the second round.