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Utah Jazz: Quest for answers
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1. Brewer and Korver are amazing and have really stepped up on both ends of the floor.
2. Boozer still isn't committed to playing defense. Sad...
3. Miles and Almond have been very disappointing. I agree with the decision to start Miles and still hope for the best, but the results thus far are less than stellar. Unfortunately, Almond is still not ready.
4. Surprisingly, Fesenko has made the race for the backup big man a little more interesting. Good job, Fesenko & Koufos.
5. Kirilenko will do a good job coming off the bench.
CJ just needs to continue to buckle down even more, i.e. acquire Brewer's MONSTER work ethic in order to gain more in-game "confidence". Look what that same ethic has done for Brewer. Hard[er] work ethic will likewise breed more mental toughness, confidence and ultimately will give CJ more end-of-game experience as his on-court skills solidify and his value gives reason to keep him on the floor, more. This kid's got talent and just begs refining via the crucibles of game experience and pushing himself to higher levels in his personal work ethic.
It was old a while ago.
1)D-Will will be fine. In the meantime, I love what Ronnie Price and Brevin Knight bring in his absence. Against Portland, both guys played very solid.
2)Kosta Koufos has a ton of potential. I'd rather watch him on the court than Fes...and much more than Collins. He'll have a chance, since he works hard.
3)CJ Miles is still miles away from tapping his potential, but at least he finally knocked down a few shots last night.
4)AK coming off the bench with the right attitude, will help us win more games on the road. Hands down.
5)Boozer is no Malone. He is a great talker though...
6)Memo will have a strong season if he works on defense and takes the ball to the hoop and opens up his outside game.
7)Korver will win us 5 or 6 games with his free-throw shooting ability, his presence that spreads the defense, and his mental toughness.
8)Ronnie Brewer has all-star potential and will have another break-out season! Dunkathon!
9)Millsap is a stud.
10)Almond is the team's biggest question mark...too bad we're so stacked at the 2.
11) Jazz win 60 games this year!
Brewers improvement in driving to the hole with the ball is much more important than his improvement in his outside shooting. Some other than Williams needs to take it to the hole for the playoffs.
The Jazz will play a lot more motion offense -similar to the offense that they played in 2004 - (not the pick and roll offense) We played 4 minutes against Portland with AK, Brewer, CJ, Okur and Boozer - not one pick and roll was set - it did not look good. This is the main reason to put AK on the bench because he thrives in this offense - He was an All-Star that year. It will also help the Jazz in the Post Season. The Lakers were very good at stopping the Pick and roll. The Jazz must develop another offense set that is successful.
Millsap will be backing both AK and Okur (meaning Koufos and Fess will be sitting on the pine) Millsap has slimmed down in weight - so we will see who guards the big line ups when it is Millsap Boozer and AK. AK guards Gasol, Millsap guards Odom and Boozer guards Bynum.
The count down has offically began five days people five days until season opener.
Here are my issues/happy things!
1. D Will man I really need him to come back and freaking PLAY ASAP
2. Boozer is still a little baby! I know he can play better than what I have seen as of late!
3.AK MUCH better!!!! I must say I am impressed with him coming off the bench
4.I am so so so happy with Korver! I dont think I have ever seen his shooting/defense this good!
5.Okur man you can defend you know it I know it so start acting like it! ALL THE TIME!
6. Ronnie B You are awesome!! Thats all I have to say about him!
FIVE FREAKING DAYS!
I will not start harping on his defense because it is preseason but he knew his glarng weakness after last season and he better demonstrate this year that he has done something to address otherwise he simply is not a player that can get you to a championship despite his offensive skillset.
I would love to think AK could come off the bench lon-term but if the overall team defense does not improve on the starting lineup then Sloan will be forced to bring AK back to the starting linuep to stop the nonstop parade to the basket.
CJ simply is no AK defensively. AK would get alot more opportunities offensively coming off the bench so I hope it works but I'll believe it when I see it as far as the starts succeeding defensively without the presence of AK.
First of all trying to say Korver sucks wind so CJ is better player is ludacris. Again I will take proven over potential. CJ has not done anything yet to say he is proven and even at last nights games he was burned three times not paying attention as he was back doored. For the first time this season he hit his outside shots because he took what was given to him instead of forcing it. Its simple to win the spot he has to show he can out play the other person. Plain and simple he has not done that and no one is to blame but himself. Again he has the potential to do it but does he have the brains. Remains to be seen yet.
my book. I dont know if either is the man. I like
Korvers shooting ability, but last year in the final
game against LA Korver gave up a 3 and passed to Okur.In my mind I have been thinking of that missed
opportunity all summer. So get rid of all 3 of these
guys and lets find a tough tough guy that can replace
all three. The starting lineup in my book is BREWER(who i think is playing the best of any Jazz player)
Williams, Boozer,OKUR, and Andrei. Coming off the bench should be Korver(the first guy off the bench)
Then Millsap, Price, and Harpring. That is the best 8
i think.
I am encouraged and excited, but it is way too early to say it's the Jazz's year or to hope they win it all. Let's just see how they play things out game by game for a while. I do know that the 'experts' are all picking the Lakers. I'd love to beat LA.
The Jazz will make the playoffs and lose, as usual, in the playoffs.
Anyone true Jazz fan who takes their blinders or goggles or whatever headwear they are wearing that does not allow then see things as they really are,
Then you can see that without one or both these things they can not posssibly hope to win a championship (anyone willing look at and study championship teams will be able to see this):
1) Quality scorers/players/stars at the guard and small forward positions
Jazz have only one: deron, brewer can't shoot, and no small forward to speak of
2} Dominant center or 7 footer
again the Jazz have none although Okur is pretty good when he chooses to play.
And there is a third thing which is MUST and typically it is player in one of the two categoies mentioned above:
3) You MUST have player that was named to first team at the end the previous/current season (this includes first team defense)
Again the Jazz come up bupkis.
And all you have to do is study what makes a championship team a championhip team.
So, enjoy another winning season and NO championship, AGAIN!
BOOOOOO
Now why do you have to go and say something like that?
I think the Jazz have a way good chance of taking it all the way this year. It may be our only "window" of opportunity! So before you go off telling everyone that its never going to happen. Let them play and we will have this disscussion when the Jazz are playing in the playoffs! Its only pre season and we have yet to see the full potential of the team this year!
Only if Boozer looks like he's gonna bail though...
1. Better defense. That probably comes (mostly) from Brewer, Korver and CJ. Okur and Boozer know the system well and are not likely to improve much on defense. They are very good players but not likely to change as much as the newer younger players. The biggest weakness seems to be at the SG position which hurts the bigs on defense.
2. Better rebounding. If Koufos and Fez can get to the point where they can be inserted against bigger line ups for meaningful minutes that would really make a difference. At least one of them may be ready late in the season.
3. 3 point shooting. If the Jazz can consistently hit from outside it opens up the inside game.
4. Win 60% of the road games.
The formula outlined by Jazzsmack is one that can win a championship but it is not the only formula that can be made to work. The Jazz have the offense to win. They need road poise, defense, rebounding, steals etc. to win it all.
miles sez...
"CJ needs more minutes"
Random "anonymous" posters say...
"miles is an idiot"
Then someone apparently pretends to be miles
Moto X sez something intelligent and well thought out but altogether too ambiguous and dry
Jazzsmack sez...
"here's list of reasons why the Jazz will NEVER win a championship"
and Sloan hater sez...
...Wait a minute, I haven't heard much from Sloan Hater this season, is there less to hate, or is he just waiting for the regular season to chime in.
Now quick, somebody do me.
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