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D-Will now 24/7 face of the Utah Jazz

We are so lucky to have Deron Williams in Utah. I don't care what the stats or the national media say, I take Deron Williams over Chris Paul every day of the week (not that Paul is a bad guy either, he's a great character guy.) And most certainly, I take Deron over thugs like Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant six ways of this weekend.

Well deserved praise for a Jazz player who has truly become part of our community.

We are lucky to have D-will. He is an awesome guy and the best PG in the league. Chris Paul is too but I think Williams is better. We need more good character guys in the league like him. Props D-Will. You rule!!

D-Will is a class act and a great roll model for everyone. Thank you for putting class into the NBA, an organization that is really hurting for class. This will be your allstar year!

Stockton and Malone were great but couldn't hold a half candle to you.

The Jazz do their homework prior to draft day. They will default to a great person over a great player when the talent level is about equal. All Jazz fans are reaping the benefits of that homework when it comes to D-Will. CP3 is great a great player and he is great for New Orleans but D-Will is great for us. The best part is that we will continue to enjoy D-Will's skills and good will for a long time.

D-Will is the man! What a cool guy he is and an incredible player. And as far as CP3 goes....D-Will works him over every time he plays him, D-Will has his number! Thanks D-Will for being a stud on and off the court!

I was debating which jersey to by my two-year old last season and I got him Boozer's... Oops! Anyway, I love D-Will and hope he can keep some of the bigger heads in check and in the line-up.

thanks d-will for giving my kids and grandkids a positive hero to emulate! It seems that there are so FEW NBA players who do that! Or is it the press who ignore the good a lot of NBA players do and sensationalize the emotional problems, infidelity, wife beatings - drug problems-and gangsta attitude a few have? thanks Deseret News for showing an NBA star can be a good example of what it means to be the MAN off the court as well as on it!.

I'm confused, is D-Will modeling rolls?

D-Will is the best type of player you could ask for. Don't screw this up by making bad deals. He wants to win so keep the talent coming.

Undoubtedly, Deron Williams is a fine guy and, except for the tattoos, an excellent role model. Carlos Boozer, who has family responsibilities (and tattoos) is no less a class act. Anyway, I'm not sure why it's necessary to disparage certain players in order to write nice things about others.

Props to D-Will. Wish more guys were like him in the league.

Glad to have him as the face of the Jazz, he represents the team, community, and himself very well.

He has made us all forget about that incident at the bar in Park City with Robert Whaley where he gave them a fake name.

Seriously, I like D-Will and he carries himself extremely well. I am glad he is the face of the Jazz. He is human and makes mistakes just like the rest of us, but shows that you can turn all that around.

I predict that as long as Williams is healthy and he has a good coach the Jazz will be an above .500 basketball team regardless of who else is on the team. I know that's not enough for the fans, (myself included) we want a championship, but Williams is that kind of player, he eleveates his teamates and he is good enough to win a few by himself.

Thanks Kevin! For letting "the Fish off the hook", so D-Will could take over the leadership of the team. If Fisher would have still been around, this probably wouldn't have happened, at least not this quickly.

Jazzaholic

Dwill is awesome and a stand up guy.
Now, can lhm and crew get him a supporting cast to win a championship?

Why my comments were getting erased? Do Utah needs new sport idol and is willing to close the eyes to the fact that he lied to police and was calling himself "Torey Elis"? He as well was involved in that drunk Portland stripper incident, badmouthed his teammates and is far from perfect class act or role model. If it is democracy in USA lets listen to other side instead of praising him blindly and erasing right comments.

Last offseason I was at a blockbuster in Salt lake just off of, i think, 2nd south and 8th west (not a rich part of town by any means) and DWill and his wife were there simply looking for a movie to rent. There were only a few people in the store and I'm sure we all wanted to run up and get his autograph and meet him, and sometimes he'd see us looking at him from a distance and he'd grin at us and go back to business talking to his wife about what movie to get. I thought that was awesome! First, he seemed so regular just hanging out with his wife picking out a movie to RENT when he could buy the whole store, and we, the fans, were enough aware of the fact that he wanted to hang out with his wife and not get all the ooh's and aah's of us fans that we let him be rather than interrupting him. I think that might be part of why he likes it here, cause he can be himself and do what he wants to enjoy a "regular" life as well as be a star.

Calgary Jazz guy who ever you are
Do you think he's matured the last few years just a little from his rookie season and is turning into a really good young man?
I wonder what you were like when you were 21-22 years old. Sorry my mistake you might only be 21-22 years old now.
Lighten up everybody can't be as perfect as you

Love D-Will! Calgary Jazz...... use that brain man. Deron Williams is a great player in the NBA and will be a great part of the SLC community for many many years to come. I am hopeful Greg Miller will get slightly more aggressive than Larry H. and spend the dough to build a championship team in the Jazz. If I am lucky Greg will sell the Jazz to St. Louis and Dave Checketts (owner of the St. Louis Blues) to keep them from going to Seattle. GO JAZZ! Go D-Will! Go away bandwagon fans! The NBA season is right around the corner.

Deron Williams is bad @$$. I saw him driving like a day after the olympics ended (his car is sick by the way)... they got home quick. Anyway, it is way too long of a summer without having Jazz games to watch. The rocky mtn review is a nice little fix in the middle of summer, but that seems like it was forever ago. If they ever do away with the revue I will probably go insane. Anyway, go Jazz, Deron will be the best thing that ever happened to the Utah Jazz, and NBA Championship here we come.