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Jazz great at sharing the basketball
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Purple and Gold | 7:29 a.m. Jan. 12, 2009
Jazz are great at losing to the Lakers.
Sharing The Ball | 9:13 a.m. Jan. 12, 2009
That is fine to a "degree", but to take it too the level his teams
have is the reason why we have always since he became head coach, at the top in
the league in turn overs. Shoot the ball when you have a high percentage shot no
matter what the 24 second clock reads. Waiting on the clock most times forces
hurried shots before the clock expires or turnovers. Name me one other team that
works the clock like we do.
JazzFan4ever | 9:11 a.m. Jan. 12, 2009
What? No comments slamming Boozer? A good story about team play and no
comments.It would be nice to see alot of possitive comments on this.
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Get rid of Boozer | 9:23 a.m. Jan. 12, 2009
Let's get rid of Boozer. Millsap is a monster and his play is only getting
better. Boozer needs to go somewhere else to watch out for his family. I guess
around 15 million a year is not enough to provide for a family. Offer a trade.
Go Jazz.
black and white | 9:40 a.m. Jan. 12, 2009
the jazz are also great at losing to the spurs
v | 10:15 a.m. Jan. 12, 2009
Come on people. Give Boozer a break. He has helped us and still has a role in
the playoffs.
Having both Millsap and Boozer in the playoffs will help Coach Sloan have good choices for matchup substitution. Millsap plays better against long-reach players, because he out hustles them. Boozer can provide a hug array of offensive weapons against the short-reach players. Both are good rebounders.
Boozer seems to be a good fellow. He just said a one stupid thing about money. Relax, give him a break. Next year will take care of itself.
Having both Millsap and Boozer in the playoffs will help Coach Sloan have good choices for matchup substitution. Millsap plays better against long-reach players, because he out hustles them. Boozer can provide a hug array of offensive weapons against the short-reach players. Both are good rebounders.
Boozer seems to be a good fellow. He just said a one stupid thing about money. Relax, give him a break. Next year will take care of itself.
Excited | 10:25 a.m. Jan. 12, 2009
Not. We beat a team missing to starters on our home court.
Miles | 10:26 a.m. Jan. 12, 2009
I am enjoying my vacation in the Bahamas. See ya soon.
magnus | 11:42 a.m. Jan. 12, 2009
@ Sharing the ball
While your point is correct, overpassing can be a problem and lead to turnovers, and the fact that the Jazz pass so much is part of the reason they have so many turnovers, your assertion that the Jazz "work the clock" more than any other team in the league is not correct.
The stats geeks use a measure called PACE to determine how many posessions a team has in a game in order to normalize each teams production and figure offensive and defensive efficiency. It is an exellent indicator of what teams "work the shot clock" and which teams like to run and gun.
The Jazz currently run at the 13th FASTEST pace in the league. In other words there are 17 teams that "work the clock" more than the Jazz do.
With regaurd to turnovers. One thing that this article fails to mention is that the Jazz have actually had significantly fewer turnovers over the last 7 games. In fact, they haven't had a game with more than 15 turnovers sice they played the Bucks before Christmas.
So, bottom line, more assists does not mean more turnovers.
While your point is correct, overpassing can be a problem and lead to turnovers, and the fact that the Jazz pass so much is part of the reason they have so many turnovers, your assertion that the Jazz "work the clock" more than any other team in the league is not correct.
The stats geeks use a measure called PACE to determine how many posessions a team has in a game in order to normalize each teams production and figure offensive and defensive efficiency. It is an exellent indicator of what teams "work the shot clock" and which teams like to run and gun.
The Jazz currently run at the 13th FASTEST pace in the league. In other words there are 17 teams that "work the clock" more than the Jazz do.
With regaurd to turnovers. One thing that this article fails to mention is that the Jazz have actually had significantly fewer turnovers over the last 7 games. In fact, they haven't had a game with more than 15 turnovers sice they played the Bucks before Christmas.
So, bottom line, more assists does not mean more turnovers.
Who's Boozer? | 12:08 p.m. Jan. 12, 2009
When Jerry Sloan decides to hang 'em up, I'm done with the one-on-one,
what's-in-it-for-me? NBA game. But for him, the team concept (with the
possible exception of the Spurs and the Celtics) is all but gone from
professional basketball. The team game is what Sloan is always about -- share
the ball and distribute the scoring across the whole spectrum of your talent
level. When it's working it is a beautiful thing to watch, and right now
against sub-par teams it's working to perfection. Memo to the players:
Don't forget what you've learned this season, because you're
going to need it going into the playoffs at the end.
STEVE-O | 12:27 p.m. Jan. 12, 2009
The Jazz record may not be the best right now, but look at what they've
done against the Western Conference! The Jazz have done very well against the
West and that's a good sign for the playoffs.
I predict that the Blazers will once again be the odd team out in the Western Conference. They're improving each year but still lack the experience to close out a season. Just my opinion.
I also predict the Jazz will AGAIN finish on top of the Northwest Division and get the 4th seed without home court advantage.
I predict that the Blazers will once again be the odd team out in the Western Conference. They're improving each year but still lack the experience to close out a season. Just my opinion.
I also predict the Jazz will AGAIN finish on top of the Northwest Division and get the 4th seed without home court advantage.
Team | 1:06 p.m. Jan. 12, 2009
NBA is I I I. Look at what I can do. Jazz need to be more selfish. Williams
should break down whomever is guarding him every time down the court. He needs
to take 25 shots a game. Stop running the pick and roll and just run and gun.
One or two passes and throw it up. Memo should take 20 shots a game. Millsap
should not shoot unless he has an offensive rebound and put back.
Jazz Fans | 1:10 p.m. Jan. 12, 2009
Your best player just had surgery. Stay off his back or it will prolong the
healing process as it will apply more weight on his bad knee. Boozer Rules
Jimmy's Sneakers | 1:28 p.m. Jan. 12, 2009
Jimmy thinks that the Jazz will do well without carlos boozer in the playoffs
and in the years to come. Jimmy thinks that Almond would be a better fit with
jerry Sloans system than CJ Miles. Jimmy likes it when Korver is hitting the
LONGBALL! Jimmy Expects Kosta K and Ronny Price to demand more minutes as the
season plays out. Jimmy likes to see Mattie pounding inside. Jimmy wants Memo
to go inside out like he does against Detroit. Jimmy thinks that Rasheed
Wallace is Piston about Memo leaving the Motor City
My thought | 1:27 p.m. Jan. 12, 2009
The Jazz's pace is great. And taking care of the ball has also been good.
Stevo-O, I think that Dallas will be the team out of the playoffs, and I don't even think it will be close.
I believe that the Jazz will be either 2 or 3 in the West with Denver being the other team.
San Antonio has played the easiest schedule of any of the teams. Houston has played the second schedule - and T-Mac is very injured this season.
Phoenix and New Orleans have the weakest bench and if either of those teams lose a player, they will fall greatly.
Portland is just too inexperienced
My Projection
LA Lakers
Utah
Denver
New Orleans
San Antonio
Phoenix
Houston
Portland
Dallas
Last prediction: Boozer will be playing before the 4 weeks are up.
Stevo-O, I think that Dallas will be the team out of the playoffs, and I don't even think it will be close.
I believe that the Jazz will be either 2 or 3 in the West with Denver being the other team.
San Antonio has played the easiest schedule of any of the teams. Houston has played the second schedule - and T-Mac is very injured this season.
Phoenix and New Orleans have the weakest bench and if either of those teams lose a player, they will fall greatly.
Portland is just too inexperienced
My Projection
LA Lakers
Utah
Denver
New Orleans
San Antonio
Phoenix
Houston
Portland
Dallas
Last prediction: Boozer will be playing before the 4 weeks are up.
PurplePeopleEater | 4:22 p.m. Jan. 12, 2009
Did you know? The current Jazz record is equivalent to a 50 win season!
magnus | 4:54 p.m. Jan. 12, 2009
@ My thought
good points.
I'll add my own prediction to that, if the Jazz finnish the season over .500 on the road then your prediction comes true and the Jazz finnish second in the west. Otherwise they lose the division championship to the Nuggets and finnish somewere between 4th and 6th in the west.
That's not going to be an easy task.
The Jazz have 23 road games remaining, they have to win 14 of those 23 to finnish over .500.
14 of them are against teams with winning records
4 of them are the second game of a back-to-back set
They play every Western conference playoff contender at least once in those 23 games.
I think they can do it, I know they can do it, but I'm not sure if they will. It would be a big step for this team, and I think it would prove that they have the stuff to be title contenders.
good points.
I'll add my own prediction to that, if the Jazz finnish the season over .500 on the road then your prediction comes true and the Jazz finnish second in the west. Otherwise they lose the division championship to the Nuggets and finnish somewere between 4th and 6th in the west.
That's not going to be an easy task.
The Jazz have 23 road games remaining, they have to win 14 of those 23 to finnish over .500.
14 of them are against teams with winning records
4 of them are the second game of a back-to-back set
They play every Western conference playoff contender at least once in those 23 games.
I think they can do it, I know they can do it, but I'm not sure if they will. It would be a big step for this team, and I think it would prove that they have the stuff to be title contenders.
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