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Jazz Olympians shouldn't have any lingering fatigue
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JCH | 7:17 a.m. Aug. 20, 2008
Pretty sure Denver's two best players are Anthony and Allen Iverson, not
... Linaz Kleiza?
Not two best | 7:53 a.m. Aug. 20, 2008
JCH is right, although Rock didn't say that they were Denver's two
best players. That reference was for the Lakers.
Jerry | 8:20 a.m. Aug. 20, 2008
Brad referred to the Lakers "two best players", but he only referred
to Denver's players by name...he didn't call them their two best.
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Yeah Right | 8:36 a.m. Aug. 20, 2008
Only if you don't take into account: jet lag, opposite sleeping schedules,
LeBron's snoring on the bus, late nights in Shang-Hai doing who knows what,
Carmello's loud music in the Hotel rooms, and coack K's insistence on
6 AM practices.
Ben | 8:42 a.m. Aug. 20, 2008
It wasn't the best-worded sentence, but I think he stopped the
"two-best players" thing after the Lakers, and was just naming other
teams with two players in the Olympics. It's not like Kidd is better than
Howard either.
You sure about that? | 8:47 a.m. Aug. 20, 2008
I dunno.....did you see what Kleiza did to the Jazz last year? I bet old man
Sloan would argue that Kleiza's one of Denver's two best players.
Sounds like Sloan | 9:36 a.m. Aug. 20, 2008
I agree and I think Sloan would too. He probably hates that these guys get more
than two weeks off between seasons. And I would argue that playing for the U.S.
is not as taxing as it would be in some local college gym playing against
college players and other NBA players like most do in the offseason.
Particularly with as little time each is putting on the floor and the teamates
they have around them.
STEVE-O | 9:45 a.m. Aug. 20, 2008
Carmello isn't in the top 3 players on his team. The Nuggets will continue
to loose in the first round as long as that black hole in on the team!! Kleiza,
A.I. and J.R. Smith are all more betta. And Camby used to be more valuable but
they traded him away for a lousy 2nd round pick. The Thuggets are the joke of
the NBA!
Boozer out of shape? | 11:22 a.m. Aug. 20, 2008
Boozer is only getting 5 minutes a game. He is actually going to have to step up
his conditioning after these games to come into Jazz camp in top shape. Sloan
would make him ride the stationary bike after games if he only got this amount
of time on the floor. I'm sure in reality the rest helps but burn out is
definitely not an issue for Boozer. I'm guessing D-Will and AK are getting
just about enough time on the floor in these games to stay in shape. What
I'm really hoping is that CJ Miles is somewhere working his tail off to
meet his potential and justify his new contract.
J | 11:50 a.m. Aug. 20, 2008
Steve-o, you're embarrasing yourself. Melo is the Nuggets second best
player, and you could argue that he's the best. He's a 2 time
Olympian, and one of the premier players in the league. All this being said as a
loyal anti-nugget fan :)
Anonymous | 12:03 p.m. Aug. 20, 2008
Way to go STEVE-O I could not have said it better myself.
Joe | 12:56 p.m. Aug. 20, 2008
I think his argument is ok for the players on team USA, who are on a deep team,
but for other players, like Manu and Yao, who are expected to carry their teams
with thin rosters it might be a different story.
GetALife | 2:34 p.m. Aug. 20, 2008
don't you have anything better to do than to talk semantics. you pompous
idiots should be drinking a beer and watching team handball or field hockey.
you're all an embarrassment.
Priceless Experience | 4:50 p.m. Aug. 20, 2008
I think this experience will be very valuable for D-Will and Boozer. They get to
see first hand what makes the other super-talented players around the league
tick and that will certainly carry over into the Jazz' next season.
D-Will will come back stronger than ever. I remember last summer he was playing hard as well and he came into the season in far better shape than the previous year and was outplaying everyone on the court. Add this time around all that important stuff he's learning about defense from another source (Coach K), and fast-break offense (from D'Antoni), which he will then help to apply to our team in the coming year. Let's just hope Boozer gets it into his thick skull too!
But--look for an exciting year for Jazz B-Ball!
D-Will will come back stronger than ever. I remember last summer he was playing hard as well and he came into the season in far better shape than the previous year and was outplaying everyone on the court. Add this time around all that important stuff he's learning about defense from another source (Coach K), and fast-break offense (from D'Antoni), which he will then help to apply to our team in the coming year. Let's just hope Boozer gets it into his thick skull too!
But--look for an exciting year for Jazz B-Ball!
parkcity | 9:19 p.m. Aug. 20, 2008
i think it could also be more important than just learning X's and
O's, maybe the prospect of playing with an olympian or 2 could make utah a
more attractive destination for an elite player
JazzFanInHouston | 12:09 a.m. Aug. 21, 2008
The Jazz could really help themselves and hurt Houston if they would make a
decent offer to Mutumbo. Even if he eventually signed with the Rockets at least
they would make the Rockets pay for him.
Mutumbo is still very good on both offense and defense for limited minutes and if (when) Yao gets hurt Mutumbo is crucial to the Rockets. Mutumbo could put the Jazz over the top in the West. The Jazz still have both of their exemptions. A couple of mill would make a big difference at back up center.
Mutumbo is still very good on both offense and defense for limited minutes and if (when) Yao gets hurt Mutumbo is crucial to the Rockets. Mutumbo could put the Jazz over the top in the West. The Jazz still have both of their exemptions. A couple of mill would make a big difference at back up center.
JazzFanInHouston | 12:20 a.m. Aug. 21, 2008
Just think about how good the 2nd team would be with Mutumbo playing center,
Sap/Koufos at PF, Harp/CJ/Korver at SF/SG and any of the PGs. That line up could
beat half of the starting teams in the NBA.
Mutumbo can be had for 2 to 2.5 mill. It is kind of dumb to not make the move.
Mutumbo can be had for 2 to 2.5 mill. It is kind of dumb to not make the move.
Mutumbo- | 9:48 a.m. Aug. 21, 2008
Mutumbo is also about 50 and plays 7-8 minutes a game on average. 2.5 million
for 640 minutes a year is a little much wouldn't ya say?
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