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Utah Jazz: Millsap creams hometown team

I would love it if Millsap made to the All Star game, as a coaches addition, over Boozer. Wouldn't that send a message.

Awesome!

The way Paul is playing right now, I think every Jazz fan would prefer him to Boozer. I feel KOC and the staff feels the same way. Before the trade deadline is here, it is time for the Jazz to trade Boozer to a team of his choice. I realize they can't get exactly what Boozer is worth (although with the frequency and the way he gets injured, and the recovery time he needs everytime, there might not be too many Boozer fans who happen to be GM's left out there)he will walk away at the end of the season while the Jazz get nothing in return. How about a pair of conditional first round picks?

Amen!

Paul is proof that there is still guy that are thankful for the chance to play and not complain
and prove himself with actions not words.
He remind me alot of Tim Duncan you cant tell how he feels because he is so level headed. Keep it up
Paul. Thanks for the example your reward is coming.
GOOD LUCK JAZZ

Time to let Boozer go "so he can take care of his family", make Millsap a permanent "Jazz family member" and with the left over change sign a top athletic 5 spot.

A pure GEM!

Carlos who?

What do you mean, "I don't know what we're going to do with Millsap. He keeps getting better every game it seems like." Of course you know what your going to do. Your going to play him as much as you can and as long as he produces give him the opportunity. It is to bad that Miles 1.5R/G, Almond 1.5R/G, of late Harpring 1 R/G and some of the others have not learned to come to work ready to play defense.

Ah well I guess Life is good when you make millions and don't have to contribute.

As a former Louisianian, I am glad to see my adopted home state of Utah playing in the Sugar Bowl and the Jazz drafting my home skillet P-Mill.

Millsap obviously came into the league with a chip on his shoulder for not being taken higher in the draft. He didn't cry about it to the press, though, and has been working hard ever since, doing exactly what the coaching staff tells him to do, hustling and doing the "dirty work" on the court. Now he's added more offense to his game, and in Boozer's absence he's proving he's far more valuable than a 47th pick in the 2nd round. I think he'll continue to work hard and improve all the way to All-Star status. Paul doesn't trumpet his own growing prowess as a player, but Sloan and the rest of the Jazz management obviously know his worth. I'm confident they'll do whatever it takes to keep Millsap in a Jazz uniform for many years to come!

Get rid of Boozer, we don't need him. Milsap is better, plays hurt, plays defense, and is not a prima donna. Koufos is tough also.

the sprain,take your time getting well,maybe you could be back around June?

Hands down it is Paul Milsap this year! We would be lottery bound without him.

@ Magnus, I don't think the Jazz will miss CJ that much. He usually doesn't play crunch time minutes anyway. Plus with CJ and Brewer, I think the Jazz have to much youth on the floor in the starting line-up. I'd look for the Jazz to get off to quicker starts if Korver or Harpring start. If Jerry goes with Almond, I think it will be more of the same. However, I'd like to see Almond get CJ's minutes for two to three weeks to see what he could do?

Still I wonder where the Jazz would be after watching CP3 last night if they would have drafted him? (Turnovers are killing us, especially on the road)

As much as it pains me to say it...yes...we do need Boozer. We obviously do not need Booz for his lazy effort on defense but we do need him for his offensive skills. He can finish with both hands and he shoots a higher FG% than anyone on the team. Why? Because he makes shots and even when he is double-teamed.

Not having Boozer also affects our depth. Instead of a high quality player like Millsap playing behind an offensive force like Boozer we have who coming in to fill Millsaps shoes? See what I mean?

If we could get everyone back I think we could make a serious run simply because of our depth.

Millsaps only likely deficit yet, and this does not mean it will not get better, is that the other players FG% around him is not improving but rather has decreased. What this means is that he is not drawing the attention of enough defense, like Boozer did, to give his team mates higher % scoring opportunities.

You will also notice that we rarely come down the floor and run plays for Millsap to score. He is better at "cleanup/rebound-putback" than running offensive plays for him.

This guy has what most players in the NBA don't have-Pride. A hard working, self motivated, person filled with integrity and honesty. What a breath of fresh air. Now please don't start beating the drums about him going to the All-Star game please. That game is all about something Paul isn't. It is nothing more than a media hyped, spin about what is wrong in todays sports. Let him get a break from the rigors of the season and prepare for the 2nd half of the year without all of that crap that an All-Star game doesn't give him. His reward for this season and the hard work he has put in this past 3 years will come this summer here or elsewhere with a contract that will give him and his great family some security. Way to go Paul, you deserve what you will get..

Can anyone tell me how you all come to the conclusion that Korver and Harpring are an upgrade over CJ and Brewer? Did any of you watch the playoff series last year against the Lakers? I like how you all mouth off but can not back it up with any reasonable comments. And Millsap did not come into the league with the chip on his shoulder, he was an animal in college too. He has always been a hard worker. It didn't happen when he showed up here. You can't find 10 guys in the NBA that work as hard as Millsap, yet you expect everyone on the Jazz rooster to be like him. Get real.

Wow! It was as clear as clear can be when Rocco Mediate came out with a thunderous sand blast dunk over David Bowie. If the Jazz don't sit down and talk to Clyde Drexler and try to get the Washington Bullets office on board with a trade involving the 8-time all-star TReE SkullZ who now is stuck in a binding contract with Walter Kronkite's team in the North Stake there is no hope in winning the Stanleey Cup. Hopefully the two franchizes that involve Mark Yubank from the channel 2 news and gary mccord can set aside there differences and let the course run itself out...If you have to, give 'em lanny wadkins and roger maltbie

@ Miles

I'm not sure why you keep throwing Brewer into this conversation, most people are just talking about CJ. Brewer is a proven commodidty, I think he has been taking to many jump shots and not going to the whole as strong as he used to but he still provides spark and energy whenever he is on the court.

It won't happen this year, but you can bet if he continues to work hard in the Sloan system, Millsap will become the next Utah All-Star. Who needs Boozer?