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Utah Jazz post a costly victory over Bucks

Maybe it is Jerry's type of motivation but I saw his post game and halftime comments and it seems that C.J. Miles can do nothing right in Sloan's eyes . He has a darn good offensive outing but is criticized for being selfish or for not playing defense. I guess these comments can be considered motivational to Miles but it also seems like they may be damaging to him. Am I way off on this evaluation or has anyone else noticed the same thing ?

Wow, Boozer got hurt too? Good thing we are facing the Parker/Ginobili less Spurs. Still got a shot of ending the horrendous streak over there.

Time to put it in the next gear Paul Millsap. CJ Miles, keep playing like you are, earn that 4 million dollars.

well, lets just get all the injuries out of the way early.

If Okur can shake the dust off, and Williams can return healthy, we will be fine with out Boozer. We play better without Boozer than without any one or more of the big four.

I assume that other 12 points attributed to Ronnie Price came from Ronnie Brewer.

There is a bright side to injury and adversity. You get to see Ronnie Price and C J step up to make some real contributions. The rest of the bench, like Kosta, get an opportunity to perform and get some experience.

Just keep plugging along and weather the storm. The Jazz are not the only team with injuries!

Jazzaholic

So if Boozer doesn't return and Okur's back hurts, do we see Fesenko and Koufos together for awhile? Koufos would play 4 with Fesenko at 5. I'd like to see that.

CJ scored some points but some of his shots were contested. He needs to pass or cut harder so that he is not contested like that. I'm sure Slon saw that. But he is getting better and I'm happy for him. His D need to improve. I want tosee bit of Kufos and Almond.

Sappy had 5 block And Linky had 4. That is why we won. I love Koofus he is gonna be a great defensive Center. The best we've had since Mark Eaton. CJ looks good twice, WOW!

I always wonder if the people who make comments like this have or are willing to listen to what almost the entire basketball community has said about Sloan, including his current jazz players.

The experts on the subject have spoken, everyone else just needs to start listening!!!

Jerry is old school, so he will say what he feels. If he feels that CJ pulls the blanket a tad too much or misses defensive assignments this is what you will hear. Sloan has got his strengths, but motivation isn't one of them. He tries to motivate by pointing out the weaknesses. He is no psychologist, but in the long run it will benefit Miles. In the short run though, it might lead to frustration. We have to live with both good and bad.

Unfortunately, quite frequently exuberant offensive prowess means lack of effort on the defensive end. I guess, it's specialization at work: offensive folks spend more time on creativity (designing offensive plays), while defensive guys on analytics (how to control his defensive position or go for a steal/block).

I think this has been a blast seeing the different rotations Sloan has been trying and the success our bench has achieved. What a deep team we have! It was great seeing Kirilenko running the point last night. I thought he did a fantastic job. Also, I hope Boozer recovers swiftly, but I am not nervous for him to be out. I feel calmer when Millsap is in anyway. He doesn't take as many fruitless fade-aways as Boozer does, and he works his buns off every possession.

Good luck at the Alamo! Lets steal one while pesky little Ginobili is out.

cj got criticzed wow! Whats he going to do cry. these guys are grown men playing pro basketball. not high school kids.

you can score 25 points every night, but if the other team scores 30 points you lose. you also have to play defense.

in this sport you need to play on both sides of the court.

I have nothing to say.

Sloan may criticizing CJ Miles, but Miles continues to start and his minutes have been increasing. Therefore, it is obvious that Sloan thinks Miles is indeed capable of doing some things right, and is just trying to make him a better player with the criticism.

Put in Fesster! He can give Dunk'n fits!

I love HOT ROD! When we can't make the game its just like being there!

Pre game warmups with HOT ROD are always good! Why don't we get more Jazz on the radio? It doesn't come in as good at night.

Miles played awesome!! I was yelling at sloan to put in Miles in the 4th quarter instead of Korver, Korver is playing like trash lately, same with Matt. No way the jazz can beat the spurs without Boozer, we are going to get killed again by spurs reguardless if they have parker or Manua

Do you really think you'd like what you saw if Koufos & Fesenko were on the floor at the same time against an NBA-calibre team. There's a reason Fesenko isn't getting minutes.

I wonder if Boozer was on the phone in the 4th quarter asking the Dr. to get his personal MRI machine warmed up by the time he got home?

CJ has back-to-back 20 point games. Sloan will never be happy period. How does he expect CJ to be a great defender when he has been on the end of the bench for two years? Name one Jazz player who plays great on-the-ball defense? If you think CJ hurt the team last night, you are crazy. Boozer won't be out long, he is in a contract year. Dwill will be longer since he already has a contract. Price was awesome in the second half.