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Utah Jazz swat Shaq, dash past Phoenix
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We got 0 points and 0 rebounds out of Collins. Koufos played 4 minutes and got 1 block and 2 points.
Price was 1-6 and the team went backwards every time he was in. Further, Sloan put him in the last 6 minutes and tried to lose. Price had 27 minutes.
CJ played great and should have played a lot more. His defense was not worse than Korver or Brewer.
I tend to think Sloan is a very good coach but his game management is really frustrating some times.
No offense to Collins but I wish that KOC would trade or waive him so that Sloan can not play him. Yes Collins did guard Shaq and hold him down some. We got 0 out of the C position from the Centers. Millsap did okay late.
Anyway it is a win. If Sloan can play Price for 27 minutes to "bring him along" as a point guard, he can do the same for Koufos and Fez.
This team when healthy is one of the top two or three teams in the NBA not just the West.
Can't wait until he comes back.
Now if this team will just develop some killer instinct on the road they will go a long way.
Does anyone know what happened to Knight? Did he pull a muscle?
Kofos is going to be all star one day, if he works hard as Sap, this kid will be a steal for the Jazz, he has no fear.
I love both franchises though. :)
Now we just need to figure out how to win on the road. You can say all you want about home court advantage, but I see no excuse for us to lose to the wizards, bobcats, and knicks- then kill the suns. We NEED to be better on the road.
Great win tonight though. That was fun to watch!!
GO JAZZ
If they can't figure out how to do that, they will continue to break hearts, give false hope, and become insignificant in May.
Milsap and A.K. were awesome down the stretch, so was Brevin. You gotta love it baby!!!
As for those commenters talking down the Jazz, they are the same "fans" wearing all those yellow jerseys when the Lakers come to town... just ignore them.
It will be very interesting to see what sort of rotation and minutes Sloan decides to use once everyone is healthy. I think we will see Knight (if healthy) backing up D-will more than Price. And I would save Harpring (mostly) for the playoffs and give more time to CJ during the season. Can you imagine what the first quarter score would have been without CJ?
Jerry went with the matchup (Collins)he thought best this time, something he hasn't had the luxury of doing before. Koufus, for as well as he's played, is still a rookie and Jerry felt it was better to go with someone who was guaranteed not to back down from the big man. Koufus wills till get plenty of minutes. His hard work is proving that. Some people yesterday just blew my mind. Now the Jazz need to get healthier and focus on the road.
You know this is what we have been expecting from Miles and he finally delivered. Hopefully this will boost his confidence and he will deliver a little more consistently.
Everybody knows that I love Jerry Sloan but I simply cant stand the decision to give Collins minutes when he has two capable youngsters with the potential to really help the team this year if they can get a little experience. I hear everybody saying that what Collins does doesn't show up on the stat line, no kidding, last night he played 12 minutes and had 0 pts 0 reb 0 stl 0 blk 2 fouls. The guy is, quite literally, the least effective player in the league, he doesn't score, he doesn't rebound, he doesn't create turnovers, so what does he do?
I don't know maybe I am being overly critical, Collins is a great locker room guy and he works hard but he's not getting any better, in fact he is getting worse, and the Jazz have young talent that can do what he does right now and have the potential to do so much more. So why not play them?
The Jazz record is not too bad considering how many go-to players we have been missing.
Brevin Knights passing is fabulous. He drives right into the teeth of the defense and then makes the pass. D-Will could stand to learn a thing or two from Brevin. Instead of always driving for the layup D-Will ought to dump a few more off or kick it back out. Mixing it up a bit more would keep the defense guessing.
Other teams slaughter us with the draw and kick. Brevin has been giving them some of their own medicine and it has been pretty effective.
I hope Brevin is not seriously injured because if we lose any more QB's we will be in some deep trouble.
All you complaining about Sloan?? He went with the hot hand ie. CJ. He played a zone and it foiled the Suns (even though he does not like to). ALL COACHING ADJUSTMENTS MADE BY A COACH WHO IS "SOOOOOO INFLEXIBLE".
AK has been tremendous. What was with Brewers disappearing act last night?
The Jazz was down 8 with 2 minutes and change left in the game and the Jazz were still running the same old plays. They were walking down the court like there was ten minutes left. And, oh yes, never, never pass the ball to the first cutter to the basket. I could count on one hand the times the first cutter got the ball. It doesn't take a Jr.High diploma to figure that out by the other teams. I run out of fingers and toes counting the times I have seen the first cutter with a clear path to the basket get the ball. And in that last two minutes, not one three point shot was tried. You can't win trading 2 for 2, or worse, 2 for 3.
Want to increase free throws? Make the player donate $5,000 to the food bank or whatever, for every miss.
When D-Will is back and healthy, and Memo is back and healthy, with the addition of Koufos and Knight to the rotation...and CJ finally starting to look like the money we're paying him - We will be a VERY tough team to beat!
The guys who are going to win us road games this year, are our time-tested starters and veterans. Guys like Kirilenko, D-Will, Memo, Knight, Harpring, and maybe Booz have enough big-game experience to make the difference in close games on the road.
CJ, Price, Brewer, Koufos, and Millsap will all continue to develop during the season and will be more consistent by season's end!
I hate watching us lose on the road...but IF we get healthy sooner than later...I like our chances!
Let's go take care of Milwaukee and San Antonio!
Go Jazz!
Now I don't want to sound negative but they need more than Carlos to step up on an average. Over all the Jazz are .46%. Right now that is great but to win a championship they will have to be consistant and even raise that percentage in the playoffs.
Last night was a great effort.
Larry H Miller, please do Utah a favor and sell the Jazz once and for all. Nobody cares.
Go spit. Jazz rule!
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