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Anonymous | 12:23 a.m. Feb. 1, 2008
How about putting the two team's records in this game day analysis.
Sinan | 1:27 a.m. Feb. 1, 2008
Shortly JAZZ WINS. GOOOOOO JAZZ.
indyjazzfan | 7:06 a.m. Feb. 1, 2008
Your on National Tv tonight I hope it is a great game worth watching. Please
don't choke
GO JAZZ
GO JAZZ
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Jimmy's Sneakers | 7:08 a.m. Feb. 1, 2008
Tough road game for the Jazz. Jimmy thinks we win so long as Boozer cancels out
Jamison and AK47 cancel out Butler. DWill needs to control the pace in this
game.
Sinan | 7:59 a.m. Feb. 1, 2008
NBA TV's programme in Turkey of Utah games are feb.9 Chicago , feb.19 GSW ,
feb.27 Detroit and feb.29 New Orleans. It means i am gonna miss 9 games of Utah
in Feb. Let me cry. GO JAZZ.
Williams 8 | 8:37 a.m. Feb. 1, 2008
The Jazz will be the last ones taking the Wizz! Washington has no chance tonight
is Butler does not play. I hope they beat them by 50 or more.
An enemy deserves no mercy!
-Krease (Karate Kid)
An enemy deserves no mercy!
-Krease (Karate Kid)
FloridaJazz | 8:44 a.m. Feb. 1, 2008
Jimmy, you've definitely established your iconic identity with the
"Jimmy thinks..." thing, but it's actually pretty annoying. No
offense intended; your insights are usually pretty good. Just some food for
thought though.
Snub | 9:07 a.m. Feb. 1, 2008
D-Will being on National TV after being snubbed for the all-star game. Look
out. Karl went off for 61 with similar circumstances. I would also watch out
for D-Will on Monday against CP3. This could be fun to watch.
That being said, I think CP3 deserves the start he is leading his team to the best record in the west and has amazing stats and overall play. Even as a diehard Jazz fan I can't help but be completely amazed by CP3. They usually only carry 2 point guards so I didn't expect D-will to get in over Nash and CP3 especially with AI already on the team.
Keep it up Jazz.
That being said, I think CP3 deserves the start he is leading his team to the best record in the west and has amazing stats and overall play. Even as a diehard Jazz fan I can't help but be completely amazed by CP3. They usually only carry 2 point guards so I didn't expect D-will to get in over Nash and CP3 especially with AI already on the team.
Keep it up Jazz.
John Rambo | 11:39 a.m. Feb. 1, 2008
It's becoming pretty clear that the Jazz really screwed up by taking
Williams over Paul. I'm a big Deron fan, but I was mad when they drafted
Williams and I'm even more upset now. This guy is a superstar, the next
truly great NBA point-guard, and the Jazz passed on him despite the fact that
everyone else KNEW that Paul was the better player. Williams will be an
all-star, and a really great player, maybe even a hall-of-famer, but he's
no where near CP3. Chock up another draft blunder for O'Connor.
AK | 11:48 a.m. Feb. 1, 2008
Knowing now what I know about D-Will and Chris Paul, and how Paul would receive
more awards and recognition that Deron, I would still pick D-Will over CP3. He
is every bit as good as Paul,if not better right now (D-Will always wins the
head to head match-ups with Paul), I also think that with a bigger stronger
frame, Deron will be able to play at this status for a lot longer than Chris
Paul, especially considering their injury history. So Paul, Nash, Iverson, and
every other gaurd in the league better enjoy their time in the spotlight while
it lasts, cause D-Will has yet to reach his potential.
Jazz | 12:05 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
the Jazz organization tries to pick players who they believe will fit in a
system...obviously they felt like D Will would fit better in the system than
CP3...I think we couldn't have asked for much more than what D Will has
done...he has carried the team to many wins, especially last year late in the
season and into the playoffs...he has been good for 3 years now...
CP3 is just coming along now, and he is having a great year, but he needs to show me more consistency before I take him over D Will...D Will has shown that consistency for quite some time now...
CP3 is just coming along now, and he is having a great year, but he needs to show me more consistency before I take him over D Will...D Will has shown that consistency for quite some time now...
To Mr. Rambo | 12:21 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
How can you say that Utah "screwed" up by taking Williams over Paul?
Yes, CP is a great player and will have a bright future in the NBA, but to say
Utah made a mistake is ridiculous. Williams and Paul's numbers are
comparable, with Paul being a little more of a scorer, but head to head Williams
has won more games against Paul and if you recall Utah played in the Western
Conference Finals last season. New Orleans has good team, but until they do
something in the playoffs no one can say Paul is better.
John Rambo | 12:28 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
CP3 has been better then Deron every year statistically, and Paul is 1 year
younger. Deron may have a bigger frame, but I'm yet to see the Jazz post
him up. He may be more durable, but Paul is lightning quick and his jump shot
is improving dramatically every year.
Also, his team currently holds the best record in the NBA. And he's very consistent, more so then Williams. He's also a much better foul-shooter, and averages more rebounds per game then Williams. The only thing Williams has over Paul is 3-point shooting, but the gap closes more and more every year. Anyone who would take Williams over Paul right now probably hasn't seen Paul play much.
Also, his team currently holds the best record in the NBA. And he's very consistent, more so then Williams. He's also a much better foul-shooter, and averages more rebounds per game then Williams. The only thing Williams has over Paul is 3-point shooting, but the gap closes more and more every year. Anyone who would take Williams over Paul right now probably hasn't seen Paul play much.
John Rambo is on steroids | 1:34 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
John Rambo, Paul is awesome and fun to watch but are you watching the same Jazz
games as me. Every time the Jazz play a team with a smaller point guard they go
right to Williams for a post up and he can usually abuse them. Paul vs. Williams
is very much like Tony Parker vs. Williams. Paul and Parker can drive at will
and are quicker but Williams can abuse them in the lane and cross them over. I
think the Jazz made the right choice by taking the bigger player. In the long
run Deron should be more durable. Paul deserves the all star bid over Williams
but I would still take Dwill.
Anonymous | 1:36 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
ANyone who thinks Deron and Chris Paul aren't neck and neck is just being
ignorant. If you watched the playoff last year, you would've heard the
announcers sayong how Deron Williams was the best player on the floor in all
three series (even the one against the Spurs. You remember them, the NBA
champs...). So, Paul works in a system where he has to shoot more, Deron works
in a system where he can run it like a clinic. Seriously, the guy is like a
surgeon. And stop talking about who will do what in the playoffs. The Jazz
already took it to the Western Conference Finals. New Orleans didn't even
MAKE the playoffs. Ten to one the Jazz finish within a game of N.O. by years
end, and then it's just a matter of who can avoid the spurs longer. Sorr,
love my jazz, but it's still the spurs world till someone stops 'em.
Ing | 1:41 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
Williams and Paul are both good--I think it's just partisanship to say one
of them is so much better than the other.
All things considered, I'd say Williams is probably a better fit for the Jazz than Paul, and they drafted exactly the right person.
Statistics can only tell you so much (if Paul's numbers are better, it's not by much), and 1 year's difference in age means nothing--it's the years of experience that count, and they're even there. If Paul really is more consistent (though I haven't seen him enough to say), that's a point in his favor. The durability factor is in Williams' favor; he is bigger, stronger, and (so far) is healthier.
Maybe it's my Jazz partisanship speaking, but if I had to pick one or the other right now, I'd pick Williams. Right now it's kind of a wash, but I bet he has a better career over the long term than Paul. I remember a similar debate raging years ago about Phoenix's Kevin Johnson and Utah's John Stockton; Johnson was good, for sure, but I think we know how that one turned out, and I think this will be a lot the same.
All things considered, I'd say Williams is probably a better fit for the Jazz than Paul, and they drafted exactly the right person.
Statistics can only tell you so much (if Paul's numbers are better, it's not by much), and 1 year's difference in age means nothing--it's the years of experience that count, and they're even there. If Paul really is more consistent (though I haven't seen him enough to say), that's a point in his favor. The durability factor is in Williams' favor; he is bigger, stronger, and (so far) is healthier.
Maybe it's my Jazz partisanship speaking, but if I had to pick one or the other right now, I'd pick Williams. Right now it's kind of a wash, but I bet he has a better career over the long term than Paul. I remember a similar debate raging years ago about Phoenix's Kevin Johnson and Utah's John Stockton; Johnson was good, for sure, but I think we know how that one turned out, and I think this will be a lot the same.
bob marley | 1:36 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
john rambo, put down the peace pipe for a minute. the hornets do not have the
best record in the nba. the celtics do. anyways, D Will is better than CP3.
jazz will win tonight easy, caron butler isnt even playing.
jazz will win tonight easy, caron butler isnt even playing.
John Rambo | 2:06 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
I love the Jazz, and I'm a Williams fan, but come on, he's not even
the best player on his team. Look at his supporting cast: Boozer, Kirlenko,
Okur, Harparing, Korver, Brewer... Look at Paul's team. Outside of Tyson
Chandler and Peja, who else is any good on that team? Paul is the best player
on a great team - Williams is the second best player on a pretty good team.
The Western Conference Finals was kind of a fluke - they weren't the 4th best team in the league last year. Paul is carrying his team, and all of the talk of 'Williams is a better fit for the Jazz's system' is ridiculous. Paul is faster, a better passer, about the same as a shooter, and he is a great playmaker, exactly what the Jazz need in a point guard. The Jazz don't even use William's size to their advantage - when was the last time he posted up?
You guys need to watch a non-Jazz game. Paul is awesome, and once Nash retires, he'll be the best at the position for many years - and he could have been in a Jazz uniform.
The Western Conference Finals was kind of a fluke - they weren't the 4th best team in the league last year. Paul is carrying his team, and all of the talk of 'Williams is a better fit for the Jazz's system' is ridiculous. Paul is faster, a better passer, about the same as a shooter, and he is a great playmaker, exactly what the Jazz need in a point guard. The Jazz don't even use William's size to their advantage - when was the last time he posted up?
You guys need to watch a non-Jazz game. Paul is awesome, and once Nash retires, he'll be the best at the position for many years - and he could have been in a Jazz uniform.
Anonymous | 2:12 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
All of you d will haters need to get a clue.
So far dwill took his team to the western conf. finals.
Where was paul?
Paul is going to get smacked down monday.
So far dwill took his team to the western conf. finals.
Where was paul?
Paul is going to get smacked down monday.
CLEM | 2:44 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
D WILL IS THE MAN !!!!!!!GO JAZZ!
Unimpressed by Paul | 2:51 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
I went to the Jazz v. Hornets game earlier this year and I was not impressed by
Paul at all. Sure it was one game, but on offense he would make a pass and stand
around. He WOULD NOT fit in the Jazz system at all. Williams is the perfect fit.
Williams would pass the ball and then run and set a picks on the big guys. The
Jazz offense is all about picks and Paul would get beat up setting picks on the
big guys. We made the right choice in taking Deron over Paul and anyone who
thinks otherwise does not know the Jazz system. Williams is going to be a great
player for a long time.
John Rambo | 3:02 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
Alright, last thing from me. If the Jazz had drafted Paul instead of Williams,
every one of you would love Paul and hate Williams. This is classic
"he's on my team so he must be better then everyone else"
attitude. You're probably the same people who booed Fisher and Gira. I
like Williams, I love the Jazz, but most of the fans aren't too bright.
I hope Williams does demolish Paul next week, but even if he does it won't prove anything - it's one game.
And I'll also point out that as good as Williams played in last year's playoffs, they beat a mediocre Houston team, a Golden State team that really shouldn't have even been there, and got owned against the Spurs. Williams played well against them, but they attacked Boozer on defense, leaving Williams to do what he wanted, and it worked pretty well for them from what I remember.
Let's just see how deep the Jazz make it this year. I hope they win the championship, but I have a feeling we'll be looking at a first round exit at best.
I hope Williams does demolish Paul next week, but even if he does it won't prove anything - it's one game.
And I'll also point out that as good as Williams played in last year's playoffs, they beat a mediocre Houston team, a Golden State team that really shouldn't have even been there, and got owned against the Spurs. Williams played well against them, but they attacked Boozer on defense, leaving Williams to do what he wanted, and it worked pretty well for them from what I remember.
Let's just see how deep the Jazz make it this year. I hope they win the championship, but I have a feeling we'll be looking at a first round exit at best.
Anonymous | 3:04 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
Stockton set picks, and as I recall he was only 6"1. I don't think
you have to be 6"3 or taller to set effective picks in the NBA. And he
would fit in the Jazz system - he'd do what Sloan tells him.
ramboner | 3:43 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
Yes cp3's numbers are a little better yet they are remarkably similar. They
are both great players. Just one question though. Hornets have the better record
but are they really better than the jazz? I dont think so.
Go JAZZ
Go JAZZ
Jazzsmack | 6:08 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
That's one of the problems with the jazz:
they are more concerned with their system rather getting players who can flat out play basketball.
Did hear about laker trading for pau gasol. Some teams know how to build nba champions, others like the jazz are mire in above average mediocrity.
They just are just happy to win a few games and maybe do something in the playoffs if they are lucky enough like last year.
Too much obsession with the 1 who passes first and the 4 position and system rather than getting the players that can actually win you a chamionship.
Sure its great to have a great passing point guard, but you need a guard who can make things happen.
they are more concerned with their system rather getting players who can flat out play basketball.
Did hear about laker trading for pau gasol. Some teams know how to build nba champions, others like the jazz are mire in above average mediocrity.
They just are just happy to win a few games and maybe do something in the playoffs if they are lucky enough like last year.
Too much obsession with the 1 who passes first and the 4 position and system rather than getting the players that can actually win you a chamionship.
Sure its great to have a great passing point guard, but you need a guard who can make things happen.
wow | 9:43 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008
Okay look, the Jazz brass and Jerry loved Stockton, but what happened when they
FINALLY got to the finals? The Bulls abused Stockton, yes he had good games, but
could he dominate, no, why? Because he was small and easily pushed around.
Deron Williams may or may not have better numbers lifetime than Paul in the regular season, but as we saw last year, D-Will can win the post, and using the post he can win in the post-season. Deron Williams is the best post-season banger point guard in the league right now, which is why he was taken over the more-athletic, but easily abused, Paul.
Deron Williams may or may not have better numbers lifetime than Paul in the regular season, but as we saw last year, D-Will can win the post, and using the post he can win in the post-season. Deron Williams is the best post-season banger point guard in the league right now, which is why he was taken over the more-athletic, but easily abused, Paul.
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