Comments about ‘Utah Jazz notebook: Harpring will be missed by Jazz but few others in NBA’

I'll miss Harpring. I loved watching him play, especially when he was hard nosed and was frustrating a coddled superstar.

How about he just show up for the playoffs to guard Ron Artest? If all he does is gets in Ron Artest's head, he'll earn his $6million.

I love watching Harpring mess with Artest.
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This anouncement was hard for me to deal with, I'm gonna miss him.

I doubt anyone in utah heard it since it was on the denver feed, but the nuggets called Matt "pepper spray" because of how "irritating" he was. I sure miss that toughness in the current team. I doubt anyone will come along with the same tenacity he had in a while.

Harpring was one of the most entertaining players to watch over the past 5 years. His battles with Artest were worth the price of admission and his attitude about hitting anyone, anytime will be missed on the team. Harpring, A. Carr, Stockton, and very few other players could irritate an opponent and get in their heads just by how they played. Good luck to Matt and hopefully he gets a front office job here and can help some of these guys in the league find a heart.

Matt, love watching you play, even when you where in Philly. He certainly made other players mad when he had to guard them. Always a great asset especially when you played the Lakers. Your a great defender and shooter.

You were the Bobby Jones of the decade in my book. Gonna missed ya.

I think we found a replacement. Did you see Granger keep lookin at Matthews in the fourth ?? He was like "who is this guy" ??

I will Miss Harpring though. What a class act !

One of the biggest problems in the NBA today and all sports is lack of toughness. Matt Harpring was one of the meanest and toughest players the NBA had remaining. The NBA is full of girly men! Gone are the days of Stockton,Malone,Carr,Keefe,and Harpring who did not play dirty but beat the crap out of thier opponents with agressive play. David Stern is a wimp and suspends players who play tough. Harpring was brave enough to keep his style regardless.

Harpring was in a class by himself in today's NBA standards. He earned his paycheck and was not a prima-donna. I wish he and his family all the best. Thank you for many memories.

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Matt:

We will definitely miss what you bring to the Jazz. Thanks for the contribution to our team. Best of luck in solving the physical problems, and in all your future.

I'll miss Harpring, he was a true BB player with heart and soul. He was a tough, gritty player and the Jazz are going to miss his game. I wish Matt the best of everything, always and forever.

Darn, Matt was my favorite player. Now I have no real reason to watch the Jazz, unless someone can step up to replace him. I want to see defense.

Anonymous, perhaps you should take up watching NFL where every play is defense. I enjoy watching Boozer go on a tear or Dwill drill a 3 pointer or even Ronnie B when he takes it to the hoop and drives it home. A big part of the game of b-ball is offense.

tonight's game? Duh.

He took no guff from anyone. i loved him

Remember this - right after Stockton and Malone left, and before his first significant injury, Harpring was the scoring leader on the team. The season pretty much tanked after he got injured.

It takes a lot of mental (and physical) toughness to play defense like he did. Not only that, but also to be the #1 option on offense, get offensive rebounds, and accept the scoring pressure for the team was truly remarkable.

There is a reason why nobody but his teammates liked him - it's because he gave 100% on every possession, offense and defense. He set the screens and he fought through screens. He fought for offensive rebounds, and got back on defense running. When the opponents hate to play against you, that's the best compliment you can take - that's the sign of ultimate respect.