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Brad Rock: Utah Jazz: Here comes Hollywood and the Lakers
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Go Lakers!!!
I stay as far away from CA as possible. I'm glad I live several states away so I don't have to deal with them. Go Jazz and anyone who plays them.
I was at the game. About 3 fans booed Fish. Those fans are idiots. The rest of us boo Kobe, a great basketball player who is also about as classy as Madonna. So go Utah, it's a long shot, but if anyone can, you can.
Maybe next year
Go Lakers, and go RSL too
Lakers all the way!!!!!
1. Fisher is just another opportunist, who elected not to play in Utah....no friends, no place to live, no place to eat (as in Bryant Gumbel). He wanted out of the convoluted California Warrior team issues, and couldn't get a better contract anywhere else....what is this he took a pay cut? From gazillion $ to 80% of a gazillion $...wow, that is tough! He will deserve whatever treatment he receives from the fans.
2. The Jazz will not be able to guard Kobe and the other athletic players on the Lakers. They will need to body up and force turnovers by closing down the passing angles. But most of all, they will need to hold their own on the glass, and not allow multiple shots after Laker misses. Kobe will be protected by the officials. They will need to gut it out and not let the Lakers have multiple runs, and play from behind. D'Will will have to continue to be an ironman, and work 40 minutes per game. So his health is of prime concern. The more athletic players as in Brewer is crucial.
I think the Jazz have forgotten that Derek was a LAKER for many years before he played ONE year in SLC. The Laker fans NEVER booed him after he left for Golden State & why he played for the Jazz.
Jazz Organization has class...can't say the same for the Jazz fans.
Jazz to win it all!
...what else is new?
If the Lakeshow survives Utah (it's a 50/50 split) then they must beat San Antonio too. And I think L.A. has as much chance at beating the Spurs as the Jazz.
Which means: not much of a chance.
Denver didn't even belong in the playoffs, so that was no test.
This series is going 6 or 7 games, and Lakers fans might find themselves saddened and shocked.
I think Utah steals Game 1.
GO UTAH JAZZ!
Fisher deserves to be boo'd. Heres a guy who lied about the necessity to be close to NY to treat his daughters condition and then ends up in LA while his daughter is still treated in NY. If he had been upfront and said he wanted out of Utah because he doesnt want to play there, the Jazz could have gotten something in return.
Kudos to Larry Miller and the Jazz organization for being good people and trying to do what's best for someone.
I will be booing loudly at Fisher.
The Lakers will win this series in four games. And by doing so, they will give you more fuel to hate their greatness because y'all be some bitter and resentful mo-fos.
As good as your team is. This is NOT your year. And please, have some taste when my team comes to town. I'm tremendously embarrassed to share the same building with you sometimes.
Remember, if you shake a tree, a leopard's bound to fall out. That cat goes by the name KOBE.
Go crazy Jazz fans in ESA! Keep up the reputation as UT being a tough place to play.
SG Kobe - Brewer - edge Kobe
SF Radmanovich - AK47 - edge AK unless Radmanovich hits his 3s.
PF Odom - Boozer - edge Boozer
C Gasol - Okur - edge Gasol
Bench - edge Lakers
Offense - edge Lakers
Defense - edge Lakers
Kobe will average almost 40 points a game. Gasol will average around 30 points a game. Fisher knows how to guard and prefers to guard Williams. Utah needs to score at least 120 points a game to beat the Lakers and that's too difficult. Lakers in 5 games. heres to a good series.
I think the Jazz should take the stick and slap "the dog" in the face and then look him in the eye and spit on him.
Here's why I say that, it's not because I hate Kobe (I really don't) it's because of these two facts.
1) Kobe has trouble keeping his cool. He leads the league in technical fouls, and he has a history of getting revenge type flagrant fouls. If you can't beat 'em get them thrown out.
2) "The Kobe Bryant Show" is much easier to defend than the balanced triangle attack they slaughtered the Nuggets with. The more the Jazz can make Kobe think about Kobe the better off they are going to be.
Jazz in seven
That's because you're a moron. Quit making us Jazz fans look bad. Get your facts straight before you voice your opinions.
Fisher is a class act.
Jazz in 6!
Boo the Lakers as a team but don't pick out Fisher--especially a guy you probably cheered for a year ago. You don't know for sure why he left. Even if he did leave just to get on the Lakers, you would only be making him feel better about his decision once he sees how unclassy the Jazz fans are.
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GO JAZZ, and give credit to Fisher for helping us last year!