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Jody is a sports writer who covers the Utah Jazz for the Deseret News (yeah, rough life). He also writes about his fitness/health journey and triathlon exploits in his "Losing It!" column. He has been with the paper since more ..
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Okur has always shown up. He's been probably the most durable Jazzman. The fact that he tried to come back from that injury shows that he has some heart. Don't forget that he tore his achilles AFTER tweaking and deciding to continue playing. Most More..
Sometimes I wonder what Jazz games people watch? Okur can shoot... sometimes. If you look at stats he averaged 1.3ish 3's per game and his averages are garbage. Do you know how many points he has givin up and rebounds and how many times he has sent More..
I am not questioning Okur's heart, but you would have to be crazy not to question his age and/or his ability to contribute meaningful minutes in the future. Time for retirement.