OKC Thunder TIP3: J-Notes opines on injury jinx, Rubio fit and glue guy Ingles

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - OCTOBER 21: Steven Adams #12 and Paul George #13 of the OKC Thunder boxes out against Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz on October 21, 2017 at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - OCTOBER 21: Steven Adams #12 and Paul George #13 of the OKC Thunder boxes out against Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz on October 21, 2017 at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
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OKC Thunder TIP3
OKC Thunder TIP3

TIP3  welcomes back the J-Notes site expert Jared Woodcox who offers insight via three burning questions prior to OKC Thunder – Utah Jazz tip-off.

In a scheduling oddity the OKC Thunder face the Utah Jazz twice this week to finish their season series. That makes for a difficult time to come up with a broad view of three questions for TIP3.

Fortunately, the Utah Jazz are an intriguing squad with plenty of interesting players to discuss. For the first game TIP3 examines specific player contributions. On Saturday the TIP3 will  look at specifics gained from the teams three prior games.

With two games already in the books these next two between the squads will not only affect the win-loss column. But, at season end, when playoff seeds are finalized they could definitely factor.

The three burning questions today dive into Rudy Gobert’s injury (and the apparent injury jinx), the fit of Ricky Rubio and a guy from down under who epitomizes ‘glue guy’ (Joe Ingles).

Specifically, by pairing this information with TI’s pregame analysis it offers Thunder Nation and Jazz fans a full picture of what to expect prior to tip. Lending his insight for the Utah Jazz once again is site expert Jared Woodcox of FanSided Affiliate The J-Notes.