Reader comments: Utah Jazz: Duo carries shorthanded team

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big fan | 12:59 a.m. March 29, 2008
Who was the moron that was behind President Monson, flirting, showing off, and putting bunny ears on President Monson? That was very disrespectful. I did that to Starbury a few years ago.... but c'mon, that wasn't right.
d wills dunk | 1:15 a.m. March 29, 2008
that may have been the best basketball moment i have ever witnessed live....it is definetly second behind that game 3 full court heave from stock to malone in the finals....esa went absolutely nuts!! man o man, that is a moment i will not soon forget!!

GO JAZZ!!
Sinan | 1:43 a.m. March 29, 2008
That's nice to see that the players filled the blanks very good and showed everybody that the Jazz is good even shorthanded. As going to the playoffs, we saw one more time that our bench is ready for the playoffs.
GO JAZZZZZZZZZZZ
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SO CAL Jazz Fan | 2:10 a.m. March 29, 2008
Another good solid game. It was big to see Boozer and Williams step up and show their leadership when they were short handed for the night. I know it' only the Clippers they were facing, but being able to come together like that and still play well under these circumstances anyway is huge. Keep it up guys and GO JAZZ!!
Deron in March | 6:46 a.m. March 29, 2008
Ok I know it's never going to change, but the national media needs to at least acknowledge the month of March that D is having. He is KILLING every point guard in the league this month. Go to ESPN and look at D-Will's averages for March alone, it's amazing. 20.5 points, 13 assists, 3.5 boards, 1 steal, and all the while stroking from the field at 52%, and 38% from three. Give me a break ESPN and show some love. Better yet, just stay ignorant so D-Will can jump up and humiliate everyone in the playoffs again. They'll have to pay attention after this post season...
Jazz Fan (The Original) | 7:41 a.m. March 29, 2008
Are you people kidding me? The short-handded Jazz team defeated a pathetic Clipper outfit that also beat the Jazz in a horrible loss at Los Angeles the last time they played. That loss among several others to lesser nonplayoff teams is going to come back and haunt Utah when the playoffs start. This Western Conference race is just unbelievably tight. The Laker loss to Memphis last night despite Kobe netting 53 also hurt Lakers. If the Jazz have any chance to secure the first, second, or third seed in the west they must finish their homestand of 5 games by not losing anymore games....period....that includes winning over SA, Den, and Hou, which may be a tall order. I still have them losing three out of the last four roadies....NO, Dal, and SA...while winning only at Min....actually if they are at all serious about the playoffs, then they should sweep the road games as well.....otherwise it will be bleak. How's that for optimism, you Jazz afficionados? I do give credit, where credit is due, by saying that Juan Carlos Boozer and D'Will were fabulous last night...however the Clippers are no barameter for greatness for anyones scoring prowess. Come on!!!

Go JAZZ!!!!
MTN | 7:54 a.m. March 29, 2008
After D-Will's performance, we can be certain that Chris Paul will post a 40-20 in his next game, and he'll probably dunk over two centers at once. It just seems like every time Deron does something awesome, CP3 one-ups him.
:-(
dirty douglas | 8:33 a.m. March 29, 2008
the jazz are amazing
Chris Paul Dunk? | 9:22 a.m. March 29, 2008
Has he dunked over anyone this year?
lamonte | 9:26 a.m. March 29, 2008
MTN - CP3 IS amazing. But D-Will is still the right point guard for the Jazz. Both of them found the right home. Good for both of them. But Go JAZZ!
PurplePeopleEater | 10:06 a.m. March 29, 2008
Hey MTN, how many times has CP3 won over D-Will face to face in their careers? Dismal record for CP3--unbelievable record for D-Will. Even at the All-Star break D-Will bested CP3.

D-Will's career will outshine CP3's over time, simply because of his greater durability factor, and the fact that he can do things CP3 can't due to body size and strength. (Maybe that's the reason D-Will keeps beating his good friend when the two teams match up.)

BTW, they both played at Boston recently, and guess who won and who lost? Yup, D-Will bested CP3 again.

Boy, are Jazz fans lucky to have gotten D-Will than CP3. He's a much better fit for this organization.
CP3=Francis | 10:39 a.m. March 29, 2008
And he'll be about as successful, too.
DERON | 10:45 a.m. March 29, 2008
DERON WILLIAMS!! DERON WILLIAMS!!! DERON WILLIAMS!!!! There my chant or you DERON! I'll try to get people around me at he next game to chant!
wzfan | 10:59 a.m. March 29, 2008
ya know what mr cp3 francis
I don't seem to recall cp leading NEW ORLEANS to ANY post season round victories since he joined them??
maybe I"m wrong since I don't give a flip about cp or NEW ORLEANS until dwill playes against him and most of the time makes him look like a D-league player in comparison .
last night shows what dwill can really do when he has too--most of the tine he's more concerned keeping his teammates in the game and happy and NOT worried about personal stats. MY kind of player!!!
cp is a good player but why do you idiots have to come up with bs about cp every time williams is mentioned?
get over it!! cp is good but d-will is better especially for the JAZZ so live with it and go back to fawning over the lakers!

GO JAZZ!!!
JazzFan4ever | 11:43 a.m. March 29, 2008
Now win one in Minn...
open your eyes | 1:04 p.m. March 29, 2008
common those who are comparing d will and cp3 just because d will wins the game doesnt mean he is better.....was steve kerr better then stockton just cause he won in the finals? i love jazz and dwill for that matter he is 1 of the best in the nba but cp3 is on a team where the offence is ran different and he has to do alotmore to get his team to win. the jazz are much deeper but the offence doesnt allow d will to be recognized as mvp candidate like cp3
Chad | 1:57 p.m. March 29, 2008
Open your eyes....I think the word or phrase you are looking for is "come on" or more colloquially "c'mon". But "common" is just a common word that even common folks know, get it?

But D'Will and Booz are anything but COMMON. They were fantastic last night. I love how fans seem to forget that all of these players on EVERY team are good enough to beat anyone else at any given point in time (look at the Lakers game last night). What Booz and D'Will did last night was amazing and worthy of the effort. To call it anything less just cheapens it and does not recognize that playing at this level in a spot as intense as basektball shows they are truly world-wide premier athletes and we are lucky to be able to watch it with a front-row seat.
Jazz Fan (The Original) | 3:59 p.m. March 29, 2008
I love the Jazz! Go Jazz!
Anoymous | 4:55 p.m. March 29, 2008
I love the Jazz too!!! GO JAZZ!!!
As long as the media is going to compare DWill and CP and the fans are going to chant for their favorite, meantime rivalries are good and healthy. Just don't take it too far and all will be well.
Good job DWill and Booze for stepping up for sick players. It was a GREAT game!!!
LVJazzFan | 6:02 p.m. March 29, 2008
Okay, I have to say it. I am tired of hearing the comparisons between the two, but since we keep bringing it up... D Will is not on the deeper/better team this year. Let's go head to head: CP3 v. D Will, I will save for later; MoPete v. Brewer, Brewer has had a good year and will continue to improve, but today MoPete is still the better player; Peja v. AK, no contest, AK could be a better overall player if he was motivated and wasn't made of glass, but Peja will always be one of the best shooters the league has EVER had; Boozer v. West, Boozer wins, but not by much and West tries on the D side of the floor; Memo v. Chandler, Chandler would answer all of the Jazz's problems, nuff said.
LVJazzFan | 6:14 p.m. March 29, 2008
CP3 v. D Will. CP was rookie of the year, MVP of the Rookie team, in the running for MVP of the Rookie-Soph challenge last year and is in the running for Leage MVP this year. Putting up monster numbers in assists points and steals and his team is the best in the west today. You as a Jazz fan may feel that in the long run D Will will have a better career, but the only way to know that is to wait until their careers are over. Right now, CP3 is the better player on the better team.
PurplePeopleEater | 7:04 p.m. March 29, 2008
Hey, LVJassFan, your opinion is fine, but wrong. Back it up with stats, like head-to-head team wins. If NO has better starters overall, then why have the Jazz beat them so often?
D Will > C3PO | 7:09 p.m. March 29, 2008
Take away the teams and let these two go head to head and let's see who is the best...oh wait, didn't that just happen during the All-Star weekend?

nuff said!
Re: Chris Paul Dunk? | 11:06 p.m. March 29, 2008
Has he even dunked it at all?
CO2 | 12:38 p.m. March 30, 2008
Playoffs will determine who is better. Jazzy D-Willy King Pin will be the better player in the playoffs. CP3 will get rocked by the King Pin.

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