Utah Jazz

[FF]

thanks for the welcome FF.

 

my take on the AK saga: I hope he stays put. Due to the way Okur plays and Boozer defends, AK is the perfect complimentary player for the Jazz frontcourt. Close second is Millsap.

 

Deron floated the idea of playing AK as PF, Boozer at C (his natural position while playing for Duke) and sliding Okur to SF. It could work. And many of the jazzfanz have already suggested this idea as early as last season.

 

Another option would be having AK in the second unit ala Ginobili. He will be the focal point of offense with Harp/Millsap, Collins, Brewer, Hart/Price/Almond and/or Fess.

 

By the way .. has anybody followed Fess, his quotable quotes, stories and his play in RMR? Great dude! Hopefully the second coming of Millsap.

 

yo tanis !

 

your suggestion is extremely interesting ( don nelson would snap it up in a sec ) . however , jerry will be jerry so expect the jazz to continue to play okur and boozer in their old positions.

 

ak off the bench is a good idea though andrei ( by the way he's behaving recently ) might not be too interested.

 

still and all , i hope that ak 47 returns though i feel andrei has cooked his own borscht by coming out in the media with his demands.

[FF]

a chastened ak47 appeared on the jazz media day. he had nothing new to say re his trade demands; even blaming the media for magnifying his rift with coach sloan. more of the news here .http://sportsline.com/nba/story/10383536

[FF]

jazz will try to involve ak47 in offense. they're also bringing in jeff hornacek to help andrei with his shot ( and with whatever troubling him mentally).

 

check it here : http://www.sltrib.com/jazz/ci_7080039

[FF]

interesting quote from jerry sloan on the team's seemingly eternal search for a full time 2 guard :

 

 

More likely, Sloan couldn't resist having some fun after yet another day passed with a question trying to clear up the mystery of who will start at shooting guard for the Jazz this season.

"Shooting guard?" Sloan said. "We're trying to find a guard that's a "making guard". I've heard so much about shooting guards. Anybody can shoot it. We're just trying to get somebody that's going to make 'em at that position."

[TF446]

what will happen to utah pag wala na si AK47? playoff contender pa din ba kya sila?

[FF]

what will happen to utah pag wala na si AK47? playoff contender pa din ba kya sila?

 

having ak47 around will be of immense help to the jazz provided he buys into a team game. without andrei ... i don't think they'll go deep into the playoffs .

 

anyway , andrei had an excellent all-around game ( 9 points , 9 rebounds , 8 assists, 1 steal , 5 blocks ) as the jazz beat golden state 117-96 . :thumbsupsmiley:

 

here's the game recap from espn :

 

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams shouldn't expect invitations to Baron Davis' opulent birthday bash or Stephen Jackson's homecoming party.

 

The Utah Jazz stars have ruined every celebration they've attended in the Bay Area recently.

 

Boozer had 32 points and 15 rebounds, Williams added 24 points and the Jazz jumped right back into last season's playoff form with a 117-96 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.

 

Ronnie Brewer scored 18 points and Paul Millsap added 16 for the Jazz, who reached the Western Conference finals last spring with a five-game victory over Golden State in the second round. The defeat ended the eighth-seeded Warriors' unlikely playoff run and crushed the hopes of fans who waited 13 years for a team worth cheering.

 

"We know they wanted payback from us ending their season," said Williams, who also had eight assists. "We didn't try to get into a track race with them, because they would win that. We just kept it to our pace and drove them into the ground."

 

Five months later in both clubs' season opener, the Jazz still had too many of the qualities lacked by the flashy Warriors, whose raucous sellout crowd was quieted well before the final buzzer.

 

Boozer and Williams even managed to impress their notoriously hard-to-please coach.

 

"You know how hard it is to play in their building and how excited their fans are, so it was a good win in that respect," Jerry Sloan said. "I thought we played a lot better than I had originally anticipated. We have some size advantages, and Boozer was able to show his strength inside."

 

Utah scored relentlessly in the paint, outrebounded the Warriors 56-37 and constantly capitalized on Golden State's mistakes. The Jazz led through most of the final three quarters, coolly turning back Baron Davis' attempts to start a fourth-quarter rally.

 

Davis had 25 points and 10 assists for the Warriors, who ended a 13-year playoff drought and upset the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks last season before bowing out to the Jazz. Mickael Pietrus and Monta Ellis scored 17 points apiece, but the Warriors were outclassed on both ends of the court.

 

"They had their way with us," coach Don Nelson said. "They're big and strong at all five positions, and they bullied us around. ... We played one good quarter, and that was the end of us. We missed Jackson for sure, but I don't know if he was a game-breaker."

 

Golden State's hopes for another winning season are tempered by a nasty early schedule. Nelson knows the Warriors could be in for a slow start while Jackson is suspended during a seven-game opening stretch that features five opponents who won at least 50 games last season.

 

The Warriors' vocal swingman will be out until their trip to Toronto on Nov. 18 for the start of a five-game road trip. He pleaded guilty to a felony charge of criminal recklessness after firing a gun into the air outside an Indianapolis strip club.

 

"We have to be a scrappy team [without Jackson]," Davis said. "That's what made us successful. Guys have to step up. We're not too worried. We just have to go back to the drawing board. Last year, we lost our first game, too."

 

Kelenna Azubuike started in Jackson's spot, scoring 11 points.

 

Brewer, Utah's first-round pick in 2006, made a strong debut in his new job as the Jazz's starting shooting guard. He scored eight points in the third quarter as Utah repelled Golden State's final serious rally.

 

"He really played a great game," Boozer said. "He was playing hard on both ends, getting big baskets, and his defense got us rolling."

 

But as usual, the Jazz relied on Boozer and Williams, who recently were named permanent team captains by Sloan. Williams played tough defense on Davis and showed John Stockton-style tenacity with the ball, crashing to the court with regularity.

 

Boozer scored 18 points in the first half, and the Jazz ran off 10 straight points to start an 18-2 run early in the second quarter. Golden State trimmed the lead to six points early in the third, but Utah made a 17-7 run led by Boozer and Brewer.

 

Game notes

Oracle Arena swayed for 10 seconds during a 5.6 earthquake centered in nearby San Jose, but most fans didn't seem to notice. ... Utah G Matt Harpring played eight minutes despite an ankle injury, scoring one point. ... Warriors rookie Marco Belinelli had six points in his NBA debut. Brandan Wright, the eighth overall pick acquired by Golden State in a trade that sent longtime Warriors G Jason Richardson to Charlotte, began the season on the inactive list -- and Nelson doesn't expect him to get off it any time soon. ... The clubs meet again Saturday night in Utah. The Jazz won't visit Oakland again this season.

Edited October 31, 2007 by FF

[revi]

@FF: I liked what I saw in Ronnie Brewer vs. the Warriors.. Millsap played also well.. But that was not as surprising as Brewer's extended minutes and 18 points.. Looks like the sophomore phenomenon is still riding out strong in Utah.. After Deron's sophomore performance last year, now its Millsap and Brewer..

[ixnay]

monster game by the jazz!...

 

boozer lead them to the win!...

[FF]

@FF: I liked what I saw in Ronnie Brewer vs. the Warriors.. Millsap played also well.. But that was not as surprising as Brewer's extended minutes and 18 points.. Looks like the sophomore phenomenon is still riding out strong in Utah.. After Deron's sophomore performance last year, now its Millsap and Brewer..

 

 

monster game by the jazz!...

 

boozer lead them to the win!...

 

happy day ! :thumbsupsmiley: thanks revi and ixnay for joining us again in the jazz thread.

 

we always knew what boozer brought to the table. brewer ( in his first game anyway ) justified his starting role with his offense ( 18 pts ) and defense ( 5 steals ).

 

btw bos revi ... kelan na uli jazz and spurs ?

[revi]

btw bos revi ... kelan na uli jazz and spurs ?

 

haha.. Dunno, bro.. Have no idea.. Utah is one of those teams that the Spurs have problems with.. Good game yan, sure ako.. haha.. The Spurs just won a back-to-back.. 2-0 na kami.. Yipee!!! :thumbsupsmiley:

[FF]

Tmac scores 47 as the rockets skewer the jazz ! looks like adelman's running game ( compared to van gundy's slow as molasses offense ) has brought new life to the rockets .

 

in today's game ... the jazz are pounding on the warriors 65-46 at the half.

[FF]

Tmac scores 47 as the rockets skewer the jazz ! looks like adelman's running game ( compared to van gundy's slow as molasses offense ) has brought new life to the rockets .

 

in today's game ... the jazz are pounding on the warriors 65-46 at the half.

 

The Utah Jazz took a page from the Golden State Warriors playbook, going with an uptempo offense.

 

Deron Williams scored 16 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz beat the Golden State Warriors 133-110 on Saturday night.

 

With the Jazz holding a six-point lead, Williams made seven of his final eight shots to turn the game into a rout. Utah's 133 points were the most for the team since a 133-124 overtime victory over Minnesota on Nov. 24, 1997.

 

game notes :

Jazz shoot 75 % from three point range ( 12-16 ) while shooting 63% and 69% from the two point area and from the line.

[tanis]

haha.. Dunno, bro.. Have no idea.. Utah is one of those teams that the Spurs have problems with.. Good game yan, sure ako.. haha.. The Spurs just won a back-to-back.. 2-0 na kami.. Yipee!!! :thumbsupsmiley:

 

December 7 (US) or Dec 8 (manila) ang first Jazz-Spurs game.

[FF]

December 7 (US) or Dec 8 (manila) ang first Jazz-Spurs game.

 

thanks tanis ! :thumbsupsmiley:

[FF]

Lakers Upend Jazz 199-110

 

Kobe Bryant goes off for 33 points ( along with a highlight block of a kirilenko dunk ) and D-Fish goes for 19 pts and 5 assists. But credit for the win goes to the LA bench as they outscore their Utah's players off the pine 41-18 !

 

after four games , the jazz are averaging 113.5 ppg on offense ( vs. 107.5 last year ) . However , utah must improve its defense as they are allowing opponents to score almost ten points more ( 108 ppg ) than they did last year ( 98.6 ppg).

Edited November 5, 2007 by FF

[tanis]

Darn game!

 

BTV conked out at the start of the 4Q .. when they finally fixed it the Jazz can't buy a basket, can't get rebounds and just couldn't keep up with the Lakers' hustle.

 

I blame this loss to BTV! hehehe

 

It's early in the season but one can see that the second unit are not consistent enough to give the starters a breather.

[FF]

Darn game!

 

BTV conked out at the start of the 4Q .. when they finally fixed it the Jazz can't buy a basket, can't get rebounds and just couldn't keep up with the Lakers' hustle.

 

I blame this loss to BTV! hehehe

 

It's early in the season but one can see that the second unit are not consistent enough to give the starters a breather.

 

yup there's nothing on the bench right now in terms of instant offense. hopefully harpring and giricek will step up. or maybe sloan will give morris almond a chance.

[howard_the_duck]

BOOZER!!!

[revi]

^ how about.. BROOOOWER!!!

Edited November 5, 2007 by revi

[howard_the_duck]

^ how about.. BROOOOWER!!!

aYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOs sabi ni derOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOn

[Guest airmax]

i just saw the hightlights on tv ang ganda ng pagka supalpal ni kobe kay ak 47.

[howard_the_duck]

i just saw the hightlights on tv ang ganda ng pagka supalpal ni kobe kay ak 47.

http://i20.tinypic.com/x36etd.gif

[FF]

aYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOs sabi ni derOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOn

 

utah jazz starting five ( inspired by howard the duck and revi )

1. Carlos Boooooooozer

2. Derooooooooon Williams

3. Mehmet Oooooooooooooookur

4. Ronnie Broooooooooower

5. Andrei Kirilenkoooooooooooo ( visayan versioooooon )

[howard_the_duck]

utah jazz starting five ( inspired by howard the duck and revi )

1. Carlos Boooooooozer

2. Derooooooooon Williams

3. Mehmet Oooooooooooooookur

4. Ronnie Broooooooooower

5. Andrei Kirilenkoooooooooooo ( visayan versioooooon )

coach: jerry slooooooooooooooooooooan

 

ayos si bisaya

[FF]

Jazz Clip Cavs !

 

After helping his teammates handle most of the scoring with 12 assists, Deron Williams decided to keep it for himself at the end.

 

Williams drove the length of the floor for a layup with 1.3 seconds remaining Wednesday night to give the Utah Jazz a 103-101 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, overcoming LeBron James' triple-double and tying 3-pointer just seconds before.

 

James, who had a triple-double before the end of the third quarter, tied it with a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 6 seconds left to play. But before the Cavs could revel in the comeback, Williams was off and running toward the other end and the game-winner.

 

"We just get it and go. We find that works for us," said Williams, who finished with 15 points. "I think they felt we were going to call a timeout. They're looking back to see what we're doing and while they're doing that we're racing up the court."

 

Williams got around Zydrunas Ilgauskas, scooped the ball under the rim and laid it in for the Jazz, who left the door open for James to make it a thrilling finish.

 

honorable mentions for the jazz : millsap 24 pts on 7-8 shooting and 10-13 from the line ; brewer 16 points and five steals (!!!!!) , boozer 23 points and 12 rebs , ak47 3 rebs , 5 asts , 2 blocks , 8 pts .