howard_the_duck Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 good bye zanessa we'll miss you. ok, vanessa only Quote Link to comment
wizard23 Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 nagkakataon talaga na laging my tinik sa Utah Jazz in reaching their ultimate goal... before was # 23 now its # 24 Jerry Sloan should add some pieces to the puzzle.... yeah. pansin ko din yan. and if #24 proves to be a thorn on their side, i don't think any addition will complete the puzzle. they'll just have to wait for #24 to retire. too bad, when no. 23 retired, stockton malone is on the way down na rin. but if it's not LA, i'd like utah to win. sana makaisa man lang si jerry sloan, the longest running active coach with the same team in the league (18 seasons). even sloan is not liked by the media, i've read before, that's why he hasn't won the COY award yet. but he's really deserving of the award and the title before. Quote Link to comment
Guest airmax Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 (edited) definitely there will be a game 7! GO JAZZ! talaga lang ha. :thumbsupsmiley: sabi nga ni deron williams they're not able to get over the hump. something that they were also not able to do in game 5. Edited May 17, 2008 by airmax Quote Link to comment
Guest airmax Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 this is a promising young team sayang nga lang hindi nila natalo ang LA sa game 6. I give this team credit for coming back in game 6. Quote Link to comment
dallas316 Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 talaga lang ha. :thumbsupsmiley: sabi nga ni deron williams they're not able to get over the hump. something that they were also not able to do in game 5. as a fan dude, u shud give a positive view of it. unfortunately talo but I'm still proud for this UNDERDOG team :thumbsupsmiley: i'll take JAZZ as my 2nd team in NBA!! NICE JAZZ!!!! Quote Link to comment
FF Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 wanting to solidify their center slot ... the jazz drafted a couple of big men in the draft . Kosta koufos ( 7-0 , center , 265 lbs freshman out of ohio state) http://www.sportsline.com/nba/players/draft/1333501 , ante tomic ( 7-1 , center , 230 lbs from Zagreb, Croatia ) http://www.sportsline.com/nba/players/draft/1619317 and tadija dragicevic ( 6-9 , 222 lbs from Belgarde , Serbia ) http://www.sportsline.com/nba/players/draft/1622488 drafted no. 23 overall , koufos has a chance to slide into the backup center slot while tomic and dragicevic look like they'll spend a few more years abroad. (fyi the jazz get to keep their nba draft rights ) at worst koufos will join last year's 2nd round draftee Kyrylo Fesenko in the nbdl utah flash. too bad the jazz weren't able to get the space eating , shotblocking big man they've always wanted. Quote Link to comment
gift_of_game Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 (edited) too bad the jazz weren't able to get the space eating , shotblocking big man they've always wanted. and that's....??? Edited June 27, 2008 by gift_of_game Quote Link to comment
FF Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 mark eaton? hahaha! truly a jazz fan . or at least someone who clearly knows jazz history. :thumbsupsmiley: robin lopez or hibbert would've been high on the jazz draft board. still and all ... it's intriguing to see whether koufos or fesenko can shore up the jazz defense. imho ... plug a player like camby into the center slot and chances are the jazz would go deep into the playoffs again. but the season's not yet done. the glut at the guard / swing spots ( almond , cj miles , brewer ) as well as the availability of jason hart means that there's still a chance for a roster during the offseason. there's been a lot of talk of boozer being moved . question is what player / players can other nba teams offer that can equal the value of a player like boozer ? Quote Link to comment
gift_of_game Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 good point with Camby. a locked-in Andrei playing to true to form and Boozer delivering might also do the trick.maybe Okur could also be utilized a bit more on the low block (he used to have a few promising go-to moves when he was with the Pistons) instead of being made to camp out too much for jumpers. at some point, as well, the Jazz may have to decide how to max out Millsap's contributions. as for the draft, it's a bit of a mixed blessing that they ended up with Koufos since between him and Hibbert, there's still considerable upside for the former. a few have even gone as far as saying that he could end up as a poor man's version of Memo. Quote Link to comment
cheeselogger Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 ^I would even go to the extent that Koufus has more potential than Mehmet had coming to the league with Kostka showing more fondness of playing like a wing player than a big given his height. that said, Koufus might have a hard time though getting minutes under Sloan as he has to show grit and the desire battling in the paint as he obviously ain't fast enough to be converted to a 3 to spell AK at times. and according to some media people who covered OSU games, the Greek-American never showed that in college... Quote Link to comment
13Nails Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 The Utah Jazz need a vet... someone with confidence... Deron,Carlos and Okur are already a solid core... but I need the Jazz needs to shake things up a bit to go to the next level. Im a big fan of jerry sloan, he makes the game so simple and the jazz are always in contention... I am waiting for the Jazz to have an electrifying combo guard... I would love to see AI in a Jazz uniform... even as a sixth man. Dont think it will happen though. :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
cheeselogger Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 and that's....??? Hibbert would have fit the bill, not entirely though, but him being a character and blue-collar type of player would have been a great addition to a Jerry Sloan coached team. he might not be a flyswatter type of a center but he can provide the solid inside defensive presence that Okur definitely doesn't... Quote Link to comment
gift_of_game Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 ^just not too sure, and hmm, just not too sold on the dude and how he'll translate in the next. right now, he looks more like a career back-up more than anything. I was really expecting a bigtime breakout in his senior year but it never happened. Quote Link to comment
cheeselogger Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 ^yup, I agree I don't see much upside to Hibbert too but with Boozer and Deron already leading the scoring reins for the Jazz, I do believe what they just needed from the 5 spot was a solid "role" player like Collins did before for the succesful Nets team/s of recent years. solid rebounding here and there and taking on the opposing teams primary inside player will be a lot of help to ease the burden on Carlos... Quote Link to comment
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