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Better yet, LHM should sell the basketball team and bring in an NHL hockey team instead. Now that would be some seriously good entertainment.
-jazz don't work for 3's in their offense (watch spurs as counterpoint)
-jazz always try for layups & overpass trying to get them - hence the turnovers.
-jazz crowd the inside (congesting their quest for layups) to get offensive rebounds, but when someone misses a jumper, they're all under the basket and teams fast-break like crazy on them w/ the long rebound.
-sloan is more interested in recreating stockton to malone than creating something new with totally different personnel.
All in all we have many issues and to blame it on just Sloan is very closed minded and immature. The Jazz will pull out of this it is just a matter of time, just hope it doesnt take too long.
It's true we have no outside shot. Deron needs to shoot a little more outside in the beginning of the game to mix things up on nights when his shot is on. Also we truly do need Memo and his money back! I think Almond needs a chance to show his shot that was apparently so good in the NCAA. What do we have to lose!
Now trading away Brewer for Maggette is really dumb because Brewer is the man and he is only a soph. so if we keep him around he will be exciting to watch for years to come.
Now that Giricek is acting like a baby we do have the opportunity to bring up Morris Almond and give him some minutes.
Also we have Memo hurt who would help from the outside and Harpring hurt that would help us bang down low so when we get those guys back we will be fine.
Sloan in an interview on 1320 kfan said that he is worried about the confidence of the players every day so i dont think he is too interested in only tearing players apart. He is a good coach and you all will miss him when he is gone.
- Play straight-up defense, quit slapping at the ball
- Don't try to jam a pass into the lane between three defenders
- Quit trying circus shots at the rim, just go up strong. You will get fouled more if you do this.
- Take the open jumper, don't dribble into traffic and take the contested fade-away
- Oh, and Williams needs to take 20 shots a game. He's our best shooter and 2nd best finisher.
Those of you saying "Fire Sloan" and "We suck" should find another team, we don't want you as Jazz fans you bandwagoners. You are the same people who jumped off the bandwagon when the Jazz struggled at the end of last season, and didn't clinch homecourt, but then you jumped back on when they made the playoff run.
If you say stick a fork in the Jazz, then you stop being a fan, and don't come running back when they make another playoff run.
As for all you faithful Jazz fans, keep up the good work, they are struggling now, but be patient they will put it together!
I see the problem has been:
Defense - Boozer is one of the best on the offensive end, but needs to work on defense!
FT shooting - the Jazz are shooting a poor %, while opponents are shooting 40-50 attempts per game!!
Shooting - Really missing Memo and Harpring!
How can you put all the blame on Sloan? He can't shoot the FTs for the Jazz.
It is funny how the coach who should have won coach of the year last year is getting all this criticism! I don't know where the Jazz would be without him, he is one of the best around!!
Problem is, he is realistically our only reliable shooter. Giricek is on his way out, and we can't always depend on the 20-foot jumpers from D-Will.
The Jazz should make the playoffs, but with the lacking of at least two reliable shooters--the Jazz seem destined for a similar fate.
O'Connor should pull the trigger on a deal, but the problem is, we have players no one wants.
The starting five has proved to be solid--but Hart seems confused as a point, Harpring and his tummy, and P-Hustle and his fouls keep the Jazz losing 8 out of the last 9.
If the ship isn't righted soon--hell hath no mercy.
Or you could just look at it as another slump by a young team.
(Anyone remember what happened to the Clippers after they made their run to the playoffs a couple years ago? I'm crossing my fingers too)
If the Sloan system were so good, then why aren't other players jumping in and producing. The problem
is the Jazz tried to find 'shade tree' bargain basement guards to fill their voids, and put the loads on the rest of the team.
Our management has no clue what to do or are stubbornly holding on to a broken system.
Where is Sloan starting an entirely new team...trying to reverse the trend...grabbing a
loose player for fill in or something.
We fans are getting screwed by a stubborn owner and coach.
Keep the faith and support the great team you have. The alternatives can be a lot worse!
This is sloans system he like players that do things his way. And that pass the ball into boozer.
Boozer and deron get all the glory and points because they part of the system. They other players including brewer or horny or Ak or who ever else is playing are after thoughts in the offense.
So boozer and deron are happy they treated better by the and benfit by the system, while it is bad for everyone else. Unless do exactly what tryrant wants to do sloan, someone like collins remains on the team or non shoottrs like brewer.
When gira is benched for wanting to shoot the ball instead passing it into boozer. it clearly a systemic problem.
Sloans system is pound the ball into boozer, (using just a hammer instead all the tools in the workchest) so deron and boozer get all the glory and the points, they are treated better because they are the focus of the system, and they get all the benefits, no matter how bad their defense is. and none of the grief.
The others are not so lucky. They are just an after thought in the offense. even horny had get what could get when he could.
But if you do exactly like tyrant sloan wants, like collins, then no matter how bad a player you are you are ok with sloan.
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