A sure thing

For those of you would bet on sports, and you want to make money. There is one way to do it. Every time the Jazz play the Pistons, bet on the Jazz to win. After last night's double OT thriller, the Jazz have now beating my beloved Pistons 7 times in a row, and 9 of the last ten. With the Pistons only win being a 64-62 game during the 04-05 season. Even in a game like last night, where both teams continued to come up with big play after big play, the Jazz made one more play when they had to, and won the game. It was a very entertaining basketball game, and a very good NBA game, minus the final outcome of course. There are just a few problems I am going to touch on, one, because I want to write on here more, and two, because there are so many things that could have happened, that I seconded guess, and three, it is easy to second guess when the game is over and you know the outcome.

-The Refs were not great, I am using this first, because it isn't very important, sure they were bad, and sure 4 Pistons fouled out, zero Jazz btw, but that isn't why the Pistons lost, I just thought I would mentioned it.

-Tie game with 41 seconds to play, Jazz have 2.5 left on the shot clock, and Curry takes out AI and Rip, which is fine, AA and Stuck are better on defense, and they get the job done and the Jazz do not score, the problem: now you have your last chance with the ball in a tied game with your two best offensive options, both had over 30 last night, on the bench. That doesn't make too much sense does it.

-To make it worse you then run a play to get Sheed a 3 pointer in the corner. Now a few things to remember, one, it's a tied game, and two, why a corner 3. Everyone knows Sheed's shot is a 3 at the top of the key. So run a pick n roll with Sheed and Stuck, Sheed, of course will not roll, but pop out to the 3 point line, and Stuck can attack the basket, or kick back up top to Sheed, who shoots from the top much better then he does from the wing.

-So he misses it, and now you need one more stop to go to OT, well they don't get it, but D Wills actually made a mistake and shot the ball too soon, giving the Pistons 2.4 left. So AI and RIP go back in the game, and RIP hits a jumper to send the game to OT.

-At the end of the 1st OT, basically the same thing happens. In a tie game, without AI in, and Sheed has already fouled out, We run a play and Stuck hits RIP who takes a 3 pointer from the corner. Again, tied score, and we are taking a 3 in the corner, again I say, get to the basket, give Stuck the ball, post up Ta Ta, or heaven forbid have AI in, and let him create, or even just have RIP run off screens. There is 1.3 left, and luckily D Wills takes too much time, one to many dribbles, and takes a off balance shot that misses.

-Now RIP is out, to join, Sheed, then Mcdy's and Stuck join them as well, so now in the second OT we have Max and Herrmann in, as well as AA, who even though he is a decent player and a good defender, you don't want him taking big shots, he took one, and missed it. Jazz make some plays, hit their free throws, and we lose by 6.

-This is the problem with jump shooting teams, you relay on it too much, and if you are off, you are in trouble. Tied game, use AI, or Stuck on a high screen n roll, or pick n pop, and get to the basket, don't take corner 3's.

Thank you, I just needed to get that out. I am now going to go lift, to try to get out some of this anger. Bowl season starts today, oh happy day. I'm right, you're wrong.