Those Duke professors must have loved having Carlos Boozer in class.

He apparently loves taking exams.

That's how he's describing the Jazz's first extended road trip of the season. It's a five-game, seven-day Eastern tour that begins this afternoon at Madison Square Garden and ends Saturday in Cleveland, with stops in Philadelphia, Washington and Charlotte in between.

"We've got a good test ahead of us to see if we're going to start off the year being a good road team or not," the power forward said at practice on Saturday morning before leaving for New York.

"That's something we talked about all offseason, all preseason and early this season ... being a better road team."

Boozer admitted the Jazz were "terrible" away from EnergySolutions Arena last year, when they only went 17-24 in unfriendly territory.

But he said the Jazz, who aced their first road pop quiz at the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, are prepped and ready to prove their improved proficiency.

"We've done our homework and it's time to take the test," Boozer said, "so we'll see how we do."

Kyle Korver is especially looking forward to that game Tuesday against the 76ers, which will be his first in Philly in an opponent's uniform. He played there from 2003 until being traded to the Jazz last December.

"I can't wait. It should be fun," Korver said. "I have a lot of friends coming to the game, a lot of memories there."

Like Boozer, Korver knows the Jazz need to get more victories as visitors.

"We're tired of talking about (how) we can't win on the road," he said, "so we're going to go out there and try to win."

Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said it shows a "lack of toughness" in teams that only do well at home — something Utah can't afford to do in the tough Western Conference this season.

"If we're going to be any factor at all," he said, "we've got to learn how to win on the road."

TALKING POINTS: Sloan said his strategy hasn't necessarily changed yet regarding his use of the point guards, who are getting more-than-expected minutes because of Deron Williams' absence.

But there's been an obvious early season trend. Since the opener, Brevin Knight's minutes have gone up with his poised leadership. And Ronnie Price's playing time has gone down with his slumping shooting average.