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Richard | 8:32 a.m. May 19, 2008
All I can say is...Thank you to all the Utah Jazz players coaches and mangement
and owners. I have had so many hours of enjoyment watching the Jazz. They are
my team regardless of the outcome on the court. That they have done very well
is just a bonus. Where can you watch a pro team in any sport that has such good
role models for our community and just basically good people? The players and
coaches want more wins and so do I...but the critical factor here is the quality
of these individuals...not the selfish, egocentric athletes that occupy so much
space in the papers. Thanks again UTAH JAZZ...can't wait til the fall!
54th comment | 9:07 a.m. May 19, 2008
I know that only true Jazz fans will read down to the 54th posting, so I know
they will agree with me. The fact is that this current coaching staff and Jazz
roster has made Jazz fans excited again. They have come strides from a team
that finished around .500 just a few years ago, and they're new stars have
made this team more exciting than the Stockton to Malone era. We owe this team
some thanks.
With that said, they need some serious help in th middle. Our demise this series wasn't Kobe -- it was Odem and Gasol. As much as we love the Booz, he just could stand up or hang with those wirey, athletic towers down low. The jazz almost had the best offensive rating for a team in NBA history this year (take out December and they would have). They need to make some major moves to get a tough man on D. I'd like to see what Fez could do.
Excited for next year. Go Jazz!
With that said, they need some serious help in th middle. Our demise this series wasn't Kobe -- it was Odem and Gasol. As much as we love the Booz, he just could stand up or hang with those wirey, athletic towers down low. The jazz almost had the best offensive rating for a team in NBA history this year (take out December and they would have). They need to make some major moves to get a tough man on D. I'd like to see what Fez could do.
Excited for next year. Go Jazz!
The Way Things Are | 9:23 a.m. May 19, 2008
The Jazz are a playoff team but not a championship team. It's not in the
league's best interest to have the Jazz win it all. It makes no business
sense.
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RE: Trade Harpring | 9:35 a.m. May 19, 2008
I agree, trade Harpring. He played fairly well the last two games but he was
terrible in the first 4. His bad passing, flopping, and poor defense
dosen't make up for the 2-3 baskets he makes a game. Usually when he on the
floor whinning it's his guy making the 3 pointer on the other end. And get
an effective back up center. Collins certainly isn't it.
Why the Jazz Lost | 11:00 a.m. May 19, 2008
The Jazz lost because they weren't good enough. Plain and simple.
Mediocre teams don't win championships, no matter how much their ignorant
fans want that to happen.
wayne | 1:21 p.m. May 19, 2008
looking at the Jazz the jazz had some growth. AK47 had one of his better years.
Ronny Brewer grew up a lot going from bust to jernyman. Milsap's improved
especially his outside game and defense has been impressive. Memo's gaining
of some toughtness and some inside game. corver is a vast improvement. was a
good trade. The addtion of Ronny Price showed that he belongs as a backup change
of pace Point guard All these things are the positives outcomes of this season.
So why with so much improvement in the overall team howcome the Jazz failed to
reach nor play for a championship. The reason that the Jazz lost to the Lakers
was the deal that Larry Miller made. The one where one of the three or four NBA
guard who can match up well with Williams at the point Derick Fisher. shall we
talk clutch shooting. can you say golden state up 2-0 in our building without
him? what about the daggers he kept throughing on both offense and defense
during this searies. That one move was one of the worst moves since tradeing
Dominic Williams for cash. I blame Larry for the searies loss.
Old Port | 2:30 p.m. May 19, 2008
Building a championship team takes time. Does one think Jordan simply won in the
playoffs from the outset...the Bulls chiped and chiped away for years until
Detroit and Cleveland fell. Same with the Lakers of Kobe and Shaq (remember
knocking them out of the playoffs two years in a row). With Fesenko and Almond
possibly playing in regular rotation, the Jazz will just get better and more
mentally tough. The Jazz need an enforcer, Big Dog/Mike Brown/Rodman type of guy
to do the dirty work, rough people up, throw them off their game.
Matt Harpring is RIDICULOUS!! | 5:31 p.m. May 19, 2008
Matt Harpring said that from the bottom of his heart he thinks the Jazz are a
better team than the Lakers? Is he being serious? If the Jazz were a better
team than the Lakers then the Jazz would have won the series!!! Who cares what
anyone thinks!! The outcome of the series proves who the better team is!!
Then he says that if they would have won a certain game in LA then the series would have been different!! Well duh!! If the Lakers would have won four in a row it would have been a sweep!! BUT THAT IS NOT REALITY!! Reality is that the Lakers beat the Jazz in 6 games and are the better team!!
If I grew a trunk I would probably be an elephant but living in a world of "if" doesn't cut it. Harpring needs to stick to reality!!!
Then he says that if they would have won a certain game in LA then the series would have been different!! Well duh!! If the Lakers would have won four in a row it would have been a sweep!! BUT THAT IS NOT REALITY!! Reality is that the Lakers beat the Jazz in 6 games and are the better team!!
If I grew a trunk I would probably be an elephant but living in a world of "if" doesn't cut it. Harpring needs to stick to reality!!!
Conspiracy? Please! | 5:42 p.m. May 19, 2008
During game 6 of the Lakers Vs Jazz series, Mike Tirico said that Jazz fans are
probably blaming the refs but it has NOTHING to do with the refs and it has more
to do with the Lakers outplaying the Jazz!! The Lakers were up by 19 at that
time and both teams had 15 fouls called against them!!
So to some paranoid Jazz fans I say, stop blaming the refs and start blaming your players!! Carlos Boozer stunk it up!! Matt Harpring stunk it up!! Other players would tend to disappear at times!!
As for Kobe getting calls, what do you expect? He kept beating his man to the basket and kept driving and getting fouled!! Did you honestly think Harpring didn't really foul him all those times when the replays are as clear as can be?!
Wise up and stop blaming people who are not responsible for your losses!!
So to some paranoid Jazz fans I say, stop blaming the refs and start blaming your players!! Carlos Boozer stunk it up!! Matt Harpring stunk it up!! Other players would tend to disappear at times!!
As for Kobe getting calls, what do you expect? He kept beating his man to the basket and kept driving and getting fouled!! Did you honestly think Harpring didn't really foul him all those times when the replays are as clear as can be?!
Wise up and stop blaming people who are not responsible for your losses!!
"We have the makeup of a helluva | 6:42 p.m. May 19, 2008
That sounds like Boozer is trying to convince himself. I don't think he
really believes what he said. At least there is very little urgency in his
statement.
Just a thought: Where was Boozer when the Jazz made their 4th quarter comeback???
For the Jazz to make it to the finals, they will have to do it without Boozer. He hasn't a clue why he played well in one game and did so poorly in all the others. Try "Effort and Intensity" on offense and defense.
Just a thought: Where was Boozer when the Jazz made their 4th quarter comeback???
For the Jazz to make it to the finals, they will have to do it without Boozer. He hasn't a clue why he played well in one game and did so poorly in all the others. Try "Effort and Intensity" on offense and defense.
die hard | 7:09 p.m. May 19, 2008
Its just like the assistant for the lakers said, when asked how he would guard
the lakers, Well to start you would need two Kirlenkos! To all of you who have a
basketball IQ of below 50, And think AK should be traded. NOT. If you knew
basketball you would know he is possibly the most valuable player on the jazz
However Williams is proving himself to be quite the stud! You cant have a
championship team without guys like AK and Williams. If we can find a defensive
player for the middle we can be great, or if boozer works hard and can develop a
better defensive game we can be pretty good. Okur definately showed he has some
toughness in there and it would help if he was a little better on D.
Bottom line Defense wins championships and he is far and away our best defensive guy!
SO GET OFF IT, WE NEED HIM!
Bottom line Defense wins championships and he is far and away our best defensive guy!
SO GET OFF IT, WE NEED HIM!
to: conspiracy, please | 7:11 p.m. May 19, 2008
Yea, Harpring fouled kobe occasionally, but kobe's leg flying out and
kicking Harpring in the thigh/ groin should not have been a foul on Matt-
that's an obvious offensive foul (much like kobe's flailing
elbows).
Matt was saying that he feels that they're a better team, but didn't perform like it in this series. He didn't play all that well this series, and Boozer was awful and the Jazz still took them to a hard-fought 6 games. There's nothing wrong with Matt feeling like the Jazz are the better team in his mind- they just didn't finish things off this time. They'll be back though. The Jazz played horrible and were still in the series with the Lakers playing well. If the Jazz played the way they did all season and performed at the level they should have this would have been a different series.
The lakers pulled this one out, congrats. We'll be back, however. In the meantime- go SPURS go!
Matt was saying that he feels that they're a better team, but didn't perform like it in this series. He didn't play all that well this series, and Boozer was awful and the Jazz still took them to a hard-fought 6 games. There's nothing wrong with Matt feeling like the Jazz are the better team in his mind- they just didn't finish things off this time. They'll be back though. The Jazz played horrible and were still in the series with the Lakers playing well. If the Jazz played the way they did all season and performed at the level they should have this would have been a different series.
The lakers pulled this one out, congrats. We'll be back, however. In the meantime- go SPURS go!
die hard | 7:41 p.m. May 19, 2008
ya its me again. I keep reading the comments about Sloan, HE HAS DONE MORE WITH
FAR LESS TALENT THAN ANY OTHER COACH IN THE LEAGUE! Phil has only won when he
has the best player (MIKE, KOBE)in the league. And some pretty good supporting
cast. Jerry had Stockton and now Williams. He does more with less than any, I
MEAN ANY coach in the league. I heard MILLER say on the sports last night that
Malone was the best power foward to ever play the game, NOT. Are you kidding me?
He must have been sending a chalenge to Boozer. Malone was never the go to guy
at the end of a game that was close. What in 20 something years he hit maybe
the winning shot in 12 games. Larry must have a short memory. Karl was a big big
big pain in the butt!
If i would have had to hear him whin or say he wanted to be traded or think he needed to be paid more, one more time i would have quit bein a Jazz fan. COME ON LARRY ADMIT IT, YOU ARE GLAD TO BE RIDD OF THAT WHINNER!
If i would have had to hear him whin or say he wanted to be traded or think he needed to be paid more, one more time i would have quit bein a Jazz fan. COME ON LARRY ADMIT IT, YOU ARE GLAD TO BE RIDD OF THAT WHINNER!
to conspiracy please | 11:17 p.m. May 19, 2008
Bottomline the jazz lost,we dont live with "IF's",if the lakers
played the way they use to in games 3 & 4, it would have been a sweep,do you
understand that?Winning is giving your best and that certainly didnt look like
the jazz.Jazz will always be the jazz unless they make changes.They are not a
championship team
to: conspiracy, please | 11:25 p.m. May 19, 2008
Bottomline the jazz lost. We dont live with "IF's".If the lakers
played the way they use to in games 3 & 4 then it would have been a
sweep.But it wasnt.At the end the better team emerges with the victory.Winning
is giving your best and that certainly aint the jazz.jazz team will always be
the jazz team unless they make significant changes.Right now their not a
championship team like they believe they are.
Re: Dear conspiracy theorists | 12:06 a.m. May 20, 2008
That was by far the best comment of the season. Love the Boozer conspiracy dig -
imagine Jazz playing 4 vs. 9 out there on the court every time! They obviously
had no chance.
Korver Lover | 10:58 a.m. May 20, 2008
OK first of all the Jazz did great in my point of view. They went 2-5 with the
Lakers which I thought they could never do. It's not the Jazz's fault
the Lakers are Fakers
Second of all these Jazz players are better than any of you will ever be to give them a break. Speaking of break, they will have a long one which could be a good and bad thing. They need to work on their shots BIG TIME. Especially Boozer.
Second of all these Jazz players are better than any of you will ever be to give them a break. Speaking of break, they will have a long one which could be a good and bad thing. They need to work on their shots BIG TIME. Especially Boozer.
Anonymous | 11:02 a.m. May 20, 2008
It's my time to defend Sloan. He at least got them to the playoffs, he has
taught them well and he has gotten better with his potty mouth!!!
faraway fan | 11:26 a.m. May 20, 2008
Wow!...lots of negativity here... On this board we hear how L.A. is the best
team ever and yet the Jazz get no respect for pushing them as hard as anyone has
since the Gasol trade. We hear prognostications of how strong L.A. will be with
Bynum back...but it is all guess work...remember Shaq, Malone, Kobe, Payton were
all going to cakewalk through the league...Gasol's numbers will surely
suffer if Bynum comes back strong or vice versa. Don't get me wrong, the
Lakers are good, but the what ifs there are no better than anywhere else.
Boozer may have had a bad post season, but he is a big part of the reason Deron
had a post season at all...so thanks Carlos! To all those who can't stand
Sloan, in those 20 years when Utah hasn't won it all with Sloan, how many
rings did the coaching carousel teams take home? (Dallas, Phoenix, Philadelphia,
Indiana, Cleveland, Denver,...notably the team that changed coaches like they
changed socks the last 20..Clippers) One thing that has always bothered me
though...Jordan, Lebron, and yes, even Kobe (who I don't like) have the
skills to succeed on their own...so why the preferential treatment?
Korver Lover | 1:55 p.m. May 20, 2008
Hey faraway fan, Carlos is one of the reasons we got beat by the Lakers. If he
were to make his shots, we would have swept them away. I'm not just blaming
Boozer. It's not just his fault. Most of the Jazz players missed shots but
that's the past, the need to think of the future in 08-09.
I am a huge Jazz fan but I would be an even bigger one if they would make their shots.
Like I said before, the Jazz did great in my point of view. They went 2-5 with the Lakers which I thought they could never do. It's not the Jazz's fault the Lakers are Fakers.
Again theses Jazz players are better than any of you will ever be so give them a break. Speaking of break, they will have a long one which could be a good and bad thing. They need to work on their shots BIG TIME. They just have to remember to have a good time and that's how they win.
I am a huge Jazz fan but I would be an even bigger one if they would make their shots.
Like I said before, the Jazz did great in my point of view. They went 2-5 with the Lakers which I thought they could never do. It's not the Jazz's fault the Lakers are Fakers.
Again theses Jazz players are better than any of you will ever be so give them a break. Speaking of break, they will have a long one which could be a good and bad thing. They need to work on their shots BIG TIME. They just have to remember to have a good time and that's how they win.
Anonymous | 3:42 p.m. May 20, 2008
Sloan Hater is such an egotist. I say if he has nothing better than to write
about how much he hates Sloan then he/she needs to root for another team than
torture him/herself.
By the way, Hornets lost-and I LOVE IT!
By the way, Hornets lost-and I LOVE IT!
faraway fan | 3:50 p.m. May 20, 2008
Korver Lover@ Sounds like we are arguing different sides of the same point of
view...I admit Boozer disappeared...but only compared to his usual self...there
are a lot of teams out there that would be ecstatic to get a guy who could give
them his playoff numbers. We are spoiled and want it all and I'm ok with
that but clearly the losses were team losses...even Deron (who I think will
eventually become the best pg in the league) had a couple of ugly outings...yeah
he had more points but he is a superstar...and he was usually on the other side
of the oversized vs undersized mismatch. I agree everyone should do their
homework this summer but I can't possibly see the point in everyone putting
the losses on Boozer. I think it speaks volumes about his character though,
that he accepts the blame rather than taking McGrady's way out! I think
the best move would be to get a solid big defender, move Okur back to power
forward where he belongs and let Carlos tear the league a new one from the small
forward position. Kirilenko can back either of them up and Collins can sell
shoes somewhere.
To jazz fans | 6:40 p.m. May 20, 2008
whether you like it or not,the jazz stunk,lucky enough to get to the conf finals
last year.Lucky enough to win games 3&4.Officials took into consideration
that they were in the conf finals last year and that they are division
champs,that's why they were getting onesided calls in games 3&4 in
their homecourt,but their luck has ended.There is no way they could pass by the
lakers.
faraway fan | 9:33 a.m. May 21, 2008
to "To Jazz Fans"
I'm not sure what to make of your post...on the one hand you seem to be a Laker fan but then you basically say the Jazz (who your beloved Lakers barely got past on several occasions) stunk. So what does that say about the Lakers?
I'm not sure what to make of your post...on the one hand you seem to be a Laker fan but then you basically say the Jazz (who your beloved Lakers barely got past on several occasions) stunk. So what does that say about the Lakers?
Joe | 11:50 a.m. May 21, 2008
The Jazz should trade Boozer (and maybe a role player or two) to Miami if
Chicago drafts Rose and Miami has the right to draft Beasley. Though the Jazz
may suffer for the first half of the season as Beasley adjusts to the Jazz
system and players, they will still end up with a high seed in the playoffs and
their interior D (Odom wouldn't blow by Beasley like he did Boozer
everytime he drove the ball), athleticism (have you seen videos of this kid
dunking--a future Slam Dunk Contest winner), scoring (all the way out to the
3-point line), and rebounding (he averaged 4+ offensive boards a game in
college) would improve drastically with the addition of Beasley. The Heat get a
proven All-Star to team with D-Wade, the Jazz get a young, unproven talent that
will team with D-Will for years to come. Beasley + Williams = Championships,
Boozer + Williams = Close, but no cigar.
faraway fan | 1:46 p.m. May 21, 2008
I'm a bit confused here...I see tons of posts advocating getting rid of
Boozer because his stats were low in the playoffs and ultimately Utah lost to
the Lakers. Let's play a little game and replace three words here...get
rid of Lebron because his stats were low in the playoffs and ultimately
Cleveland lost to the Celtics...can we see how ridiculous that sounds? Can we
accept that possibly the Lakers were the better team at this time in that
series? Boozer didn't face Gasol in last year's playoffs, and in the
Houston series, to be honest, Scola and Mutumbo are much more disruptive
defensively than Yao was. Boozer brings a lot to the team and I think it is
incumbent on the organization to address other issues, again, Okur is not a true
center, let him play forward and get a tree to slow other teams in the paint. I
would love to see Williams, Brewer, Boozer, Okur, and a real center, with
Kirilenko, Price, Korver, Miles and Almond waiting to come in (using Okur or
even Kirilenko at center) when Utah goes small! The league needs someone to
break convention and usher in something new!
faraway fan | 2:00 p.m. May 21, 2008
P.S. I ran out of words...of course the Jazz need to keep Milsap...he could
cover any of the front 3 positions.
adam d | 3:39 p.m. May 21, 2008
I love our team as is, but to improve either Booze or Okur has to go. They are
both slow. Having two slow defenders on the court at the same time is a
liability.
Okur is too versatile to trade, he is like a slower version of Nowitski. While I love Boozer also, I think he should be traded for a different 20-10 guy but the question is who?
Perhaps Okur could be moved to PF (like Dirk). He and williams take on the responsibility of leading scorers. I think Fesenko/collins could provide 10-15 pts 10 reb in a combined effort and this way we plug a huge defensive hole in the middle.
The one think I know with certainty is that if either Okur or Booze is not moved, the results in next years playoffs will be the same. A great regular season team, but when it comes time for playoffs, match ups will be exploited and the jazz are going home early.
Okur is too versatile to trade, he is like a slower version of Nowitski. While I love Boozer also, I think he should be traded for a different 20-10 guy but the question is who?
Perhaps Okur could be moved to PF (like Dirk). He and williams take on the responsibility of leading scorers. I think Fesenko/collins could provide 10-15 pts 10 reb in a combined effort and this way we plug a huge defensive hole in the middle.
The one think I know with certainty is that if either Okur or Booze is not moved, the results in next years playoffs will be the same. A great regular season team, but when it comes time for playoffs, match ups will be exploited and the jazz are going home early.
conspiricy | 6:44 p.m. May 21, 2008
Lakers-Jazz series was rigged. you can totally tell by the calls that were
called against the jazz. Come on Pau pushing Okur and then putting it back, at
the end of the game and no call.
The proof is the fact that one of the NBA refs has been caught for betting on games. And yes there is more money to the NBA if there is a Lakers-Celtics final as apposed to a Jazz-Pistons Final. The refs were briefed before the games to make sure the lakers got benificial calls, gauranteed!! So the Jazz are the better team because they were playing the REfs and a good lakers team. Have you ever played 5 on 8. its just tough.
The proof is the fact that one of the NBA refs has been caught for betting on games. And yes there is more money to the NBA if there is a Lakers-Celtics final as apposed to a Jazz-Pistons Final. The refs were briefed before the games to make sure the lakers got benificial calls, gauranteed!! So the Jazz are the better team because they were playing the REfs and a good lakers team. Have you ever played 5 on 8. its just tough.
Anonymous | 6:59 p.m. May 21, 2008
get rid of boozer, trade for "pf"maybe elton brand some one good. do
what we have to to get a good "pf" and have millsap back them up. also
get rid of sloan he has proven time in and out he gets outcoached. its the 20th
century and he still doesnt like three point shots and doesnt have a play call
for one. his foul first mentallity has got to go the jazz would have advanced
alot further and possibly one a championship if people like kobe are not
shooting 25 to 30 foul shot by themselves in a critical game there is no excuse
for that type of play. let phil have his long awaited shot at coaching the jazz.
he has been totaly loyal as jerrys assistant for 20 years, before we loose him,
he is a better coach than sloan mark my words. even sloan has been caught
slipping sayin that. phil when he was a head coach in aba took his team and one
the championship.i promise he wont do stupid things like put cj miles who has
very little playing time this year in a do-or-die game 6 in to play to send a
message
To Conspiricy | 12:06 a.m. May 22, 2008
have u watched the game you blind jazz fan?it was clearly a flop by okur,refs
are not that stupid not to see it,watch the replay.Whatever u say jazz fans,the
jazz team is no close to being a championship team and that's it.
jj | 3:47 p.m. May 22, 2008
keep every body but collins and hart for mikki moore
Lakeshow | 11:47 a.m. May 23, 2008
Jazz Fans: I suggest you lower your expectations for the next couple of years.
Kobe, Pau, Lamar and Andrew will own you.
Get used to it now so you do not embarrass yourselves with whining about refs and conspiracy theories. The rest of the NBA fans do not take you seriously when you speak concerning David Stern conspiracy theories.
Get used to it now so you do not embarrass yourselves with whining about refs and conspiracy theories. The rest of the NBA fans do not take you seriously when you speak concerning David Stern conspiracy theories.
the Dog I | 2:15 a.m. May 24, 2008
Look Sloan missed two championships against Jackson coach of Chicago, then this
year lost again against JACKSON. SLOAN is old school, "who needs three
pointer" etc. Sloan had a better team this year than the Malone-Stockton
years. And Boozer is definitely no Malone as he seems to think he is. Boozer
shot us out of post season, couldnt hit fouls, stripped of the ball, fouled out,
and could not shoot over the big boys of LA and Houston. He had a bad second
half season after allstar break. Hornacek should without a doubt replace the
slow thinking Sloan. His game woould be up tempo, with 3pt shots and he very
well knows what defenses work and what doesn't. I even believe he could
make adjustments during needed times of quarters, and not after we are 15 points
down. Some players need to leave Collins, Hart, Harpring, Boozer could help
anchor a good trade with at least two or all three of those players to travel
with him. 4 for 2 or 3 for 2 even 2 for 2 would be an uplift. Seems like a big
change but that is what turned around other teams -- releasing dead weight.
Moto X | 10:32 a.m. May 24, 2008
I am sorry but the ignorance of some of you fans is ridiculous!!!!
Coaching lost the series??? Please be serious.
AK and Brewer could not hit OPEN jumpshots to cause their men to defend them on the perimeter. This resulted in Boozer double and triple teams. That lost the series, not coaching. Even with that disadvantage, EVERY GAME in LA was within reach.
The Spurs have already blown a 20 point lead AND been blown out by 30 points, IN LA!!! This in just the first 2 games of the series!!!
Not a young team??? We are chronologically young and experience-wise young. It is a statistical fact. We are one of the youngest teams in the NBA and we were the youngest remaining in the playoffs when eliminated. Brewer??--his first year on the floor. Williams?-just his third. Youth is magnified in NBA.
How to build a franchise? 2-words--Duncan and Kobe. That always helps a bit.
All you fans who whine and complain about everything ought to examine the facts. It may turn out the JAZZ were the most competitive series the Lakers will have on their way to the ring this year. Watch.
Coaching lost the series??? Please be serious.
AK and Brewer could not hit OPEN jumpshots to cause their men to defend them on the perimeter. This resulted in Boozer double and triple teams. That lost the series, not coaching. Even with that disadvantage, EVERY GAME in LA was within reach.
The Spurs have already blown a 20 point lead AND been blown out by 30 points, IN LA!!! This in just the first 2 games of the series!!!
Not a young team??? We are chronologically young and experience-wise young. It is a statistical fact. We are one of the youngest teams in the NBA and we were the youngest remaining in the playoffs when eliminated. Brewer??--his first year on the floor. Williams?-just his third. Youth is magnified in NBA.
How to build a franchise? 2-words--Duncan and Kobe. That always helps a bit.
All you fans who whine and complain about everything ought to examine the facts. It may turn out the JAZZ were the most competitive series the Lakers will have on their way to the ring this year. Watch.
jj | 3:13 p.m. May 24, 2008
get someone who can block shots like mutombo or branes
Sam DOG KNOWS ALL | 12:21 p.m. May 26, 2008
First concern is Thinking ability of old verses new...Hornacek would be a good
change because he is able to think fast. New--believes in the 3pt. shot, Knows
Defense, Good controlling how players shoot. Assistants would uphold his
discisions. Second Trade Boozer for taller inside player or like Okur who can
play both outside/ inside and with the big boys. Third we seem to have some
dead weight players need to trade or drop due to new players coming on board.
Collins, Hart, and harpring who can't defend or shoot. Hibbier sounds
great 7'2 able to muster 12+ pts. per game and good rebounder. Overall
rating C+ without changes/with changes A-. Sloan can not win the big one plus
he has definitely slowed down in his 20+ years --Hornacek would do the Job. Now
body could be so good that he is worst of playoff and last half season shooting
us out of the game so much. He doesnt fit our needs any longer (Boozer) I
remember when we were going to draft him and then didnt but then picked him up
later on. But he cant play and jam the center up like Karl did. Good bye Sloan
and Boozer.....
Lakeshow | 4:32 p.m. May 27, 2008
Keep crying Jazz fans. Consipiracy Theories... Stop embarrassing yourselves! It
is a good thing for you that no one outside Utah cares about the Jazz anymore or
listens to your nonsense. It is always some excuse as to why the Jazz have never
won a single title. Jordan pushed-off, the refs are paid-off...Whine, Whine,
Whine.
The fact that San Antonio is the smallest media market, but has won four titles since 1999 blows your moronic consipiracy theories out-of-the-water.
Get used to being runner-up at prom. The Lakers will continue to dominate with Ariza and Bynum back in the line-up next year.
Put-up all the little divison title banners you want in the Nuclear Waste Dump. No one remembers them. Lakers have 14 (and counting). Jazz zero.
Maybe Derron will figure this out get out of Utah.
The fact that San Antonio is the smallest media market, but has won four titles since 1999 blows your moronic consipiracy theories out-of-the-water.
Get used to being runner-up at prom. The Lakers will continue to dominate with Ariza and Bynum back in the line-up next year.
Put-up all the little divison title banners you want in the Nuclear Waste Dump. No one remembers them. Lakers have 14 (and counting). Jazz zero.
Maybe Derron will figure this out get out of Utah.
Conspiricy | 3:41 p.m. May 29, 2008
Hey you conspiricy doubters. what do you think about the nba admitting to the
no calls, for example the recent spurs game. Stick that in your pipe and smoke
it. Even the NBA admits to things that favor the lakers. IT is all rigged and
the NBA wants a Lakers-Celtics final. The game has gone down hill and is not
fun to watch. The spurs were getting to be an old story line so the NBA wanted
to get some fresh "retro" story lines going.
Conspiricy out
Conspiricy out
JLA | 12:59 a.m. May 30, 2008
The last no-call shouldn't have even happened. Fisher's shot prior
grazed the rim. The Lakers should've had a fresh clock & possession.
The Spurs didn't complain about the Fisher foul because even they knew
that. It's a wonder, the idiocy that prevails with talk of conspiracy
theories.
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