When You Fall Off Your Horse, You Get Up, Shoot the Horse, And Anybody That Was Watching

This was not the ending to the regular season that I had hoped for. The Jazz were completely out-played last night in San Antonio. It looked like Varsity playing JV for the whole first half. The Spurs completely shut down Utah's offense, and we seemed content to settle for jump shots (when you're shooting 35% from the field, that is not going to win games.) To make matters worse, San Antonio was shooting close to 80% in the first quarter and got whatever they wanted on offense. This was no contest.

So we're matched up against the Rockets in the first round of the playoffs. If there is a positive coming out of last night's game, that is it. We've played well against Houston, with the exception of the season's home-opener (one of the four total home losses for Utah this year.) If we can forget about what happened against the Spurs and have the Big Three at the top of their game, I really like our chances. We need Deron Williams to rest his buttock before Saturday (I don't know what you do to rest your buttock, but it needs to be done.)

Regardless of the debacle in San Antonio, this is the best time of year for Jazz fans. EnergySolutions Arena will be rockin' and Jerry Sloan will be a loaded cannon. If Deron Williams steps up in a big way this postseason, I see good things for this team. I only wish we still had Bryon Russell and Greg Ostertag filling out our starting five. Wait, What??

It's game time. Release the hounds!!!!!!!!!!!