LAST GAME OF SEASON: IF we had a chance to help Utah into the Playoffs, but knock Lakers out

You can best believe that if the Jazz need a win in their last game that the Grizz will likely sit everyone. Might sign some fans to flesh out the roster if it can put the Lakers out of the playoffs and have them give up a lottery pick.

 

Thank you for posting this reply.

 

From an NBA perspective, I would love the Lakers to make the playoffs, come on, who wants the boring Jazz to make it? The more stars the merrier

However, as a rockets fan, I would hate it if the Lakers making the playoffs means that Dwight resigns with them. Absolutely absolutely hate it. But I'm not sure how much chance the Rockets have anyway of signing Dwight.

 

Nobody can know the mind of Dwight, least of all Dwight.

Still, the hand wringing and finger pointing that will ensue from the media and fan base should the Lakers miss the play offs certainly won't hurt Morey's case come Free Agency. :grin:

 

I don't like either one, but I think the Lakers have the best chance of getting knocked out of the playoffs. i hope they do.

 

I'd buy a john stockton top if it would mean the lakers miss out

 

The Lakers have knocked us out of the playoffs a bunch of times as well. Since 1997, the Rockets have made the postseason 8 times(not counting this year). In that span, we've been eliminated by the Jazz 4 times and the Lakers 3. So truthfully, I ain't exactly fond of either franchise. And at least the Jazz never went on to win any titles.

 

**** the Lakers!

 

Me think players' rest for playoff is more important, don't want any injury for nothing.

 

What kind of question is that, you try to win every single game and only worry about your own position (6 or 7th) and maybe if you can get an 'easier' opponent by losing you might not play certain players at the end of the game, but even that would be shameful. Especially when it's a team like LA on national TV, you try to embarrass them!

 

FAKERS OUT

 

Lakers missing the playoffs could potentially ruin them for several years if Dwight leaves. Everyone assumes they will just reload like the past, but they have a different owner now and their salary cap situation is terrible.

Seeing that happen is more appealing to me than seeing the Jazz miss the playoffs. Especially when the current Jazz don't even feel like rivals any more. No Sloan and none of the players are still there from the last time both teams were relevant in the playoffs. Don't get me wrong, I would rather both miss, but for this year the Lakers missing would be much more meaningful to the future than the Jazz making or missing will be.

 

Since Sloan left I really could not care less about the Jazz any longer. I would sport a nice grin to see the Lakers out since Kobe guaranteed they would be in the playoffs.

 

This thread is useless. This question does not even deserve to be asked.

All that needs to be known...
http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=28592

 

Id rather see a matchup of spurs and lakers. Just makes for better ratings.

 

PG Brooks
SG Anderson
SF Garcia
PF Jones
C Montejunas

Your welcome Kobe

 

Instead of thinking about the eight seed(either Lakers or Jazz) at this point, why don't the Rockets just focus on their next two or three games for a chance to catch Golden State Warriors for the sixth seed? A win over Memphis would essentially mean the Rockets wouldn't need to worry about the last game. Just win the next two, then they can rest the starters for the playoffs.

Those painful losses to the Jazz and Lakers over the years are behind us. Leave it where its supposed to be--in the past.

Just play Terence Jones and Patrick Beverley more now these last four games together with Thomas Robinson/DMo so we can see who deserves minutes in the playoffs.

 

we have to beat the lakers to get the Laker`s into the playoffs? that doesn`t make any sense to me

 

**** the ratings. They didn't think we were worth showing on TNT or ABC

 

this is the only year you'd get me to support helping Utah in any possible way. I absolutely hate Utah above and beyond all other Rockets' rivals.

That said, the idea of closing the door on LA's playoff chances after accumulating probably the most talent i've seen any team get in one offseason (Heat Lebron "decision" not withstanding) would be absolutely priceless. They are the New York Yankees of the NBA and for them to have Pau, Metta, Kobe, Howard, Jamison, and Nash, and to still miss the playoffs would be a huge embarrassment. I freaking hate that Laker team, and so badly want Kobe to eat his words, "I guarantee you we will make the playoffs". I will be pumped as hell to watch the last game of the season; maybe even more than to watch the Rockets in the playoffs. Everyone in the country who follows basketball will be watching that LA-Houston game.

also, i kind of feel bad for Utah. This is not the Jazz team of the 90s and 2000s that i learned to hate. I actually like a lot of their players. Even though i think it was a terrible decision not to make a deal at the deadline, i can respect Utah's decision to go all-in on trying to make the playoffs. Houston should do its part to reward that franchise and embarrass LA.