clubber_lang Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 That's the one criticism lodged against the jazz this season. They allow too many easy jumpers. A lot has been blamed on AK47 sagging D and Harpring's lack of it. I'm pretty sure Sloan would find a way to offset this problem... Quote Link to comment
FF Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 (edited) That's the one criticism lodged against the jazz this season. They allow too many easy jumpers. A lot has been blamed on AK47 sagging D and Harpring's lack of it. I'm pretty sure Sloan would find a way to offset this problem... yup ... they need a bowen clone really quick ... an athletic , defensive pest who can unsettle the allens and bryants of this world. brewer came witha nice defensive rep but sloan's been sitting him on the pine. IMHO ... ak's greatest value is a "free" defender where he slips off his man for the weakside steal or block. harpring though tenacious can be had as his lateral move is suspect as he's coming from surgically repaired knees. Edited January 25, 2007 by fellatio.flores Quote Link to comment
MRyoso Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 21 assists by deron williams.. wtf! :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
clubber_lang Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 ^ Right on the money! AK 47 is a very skilled defender but he takes too many risks. Instead of making it a point to not allow his assignment in making an attempt, he just takes his chances and gamble on a steal or a block... Quote Link to comment
FF Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 ^ Right on the money! AK 47 is a very skilled defender but he takes too many risks. Instead of making it a point to not allow his assignment in making an attempt, he just takes his chances and gamble on a steal or a block... yup ! ak has to change his game ! though the jazz lost against memphis , ak helped in offense through tip-ins , post up and transition baskets. defensively, you're right that he has to stay with his man better rather than going for the block or steal. hope he finds his game sooner. coming up on saturday ... hellooooo allen & carmelo Quote Link to comment
FF Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 (edited) That's the one criticism lodged against the jazz this season. They allow too many easy jumpers. A lot has been blamed on AK47 sagging D and Harpring's lack of it. I'm pretty sure Sloan would find a way to offset this problem... interestingly enough ... Sloan says mea culpa in this hoopsworld interview ... "We have a tendency to do that," head coach Jerry Sloan said of giving up open three-point shots. "It's probably my defensive philosophy. You know, I think you should try and guard guys on the three, but my biggest concern was that we missed 12 free-throws. You can look at three's all night long. We had a chance to win the ballgame with free-throws and we missed them as we came down the stretch and those things will break your back every time." Sloan continued by using a point of comparison to defend the fact that teams are going to get open three's from time-to-time. "You can say three's, but then you can look on the other side of the coin and say how did Memo get open and make three's? Weren't they defending him? You can argue that point from now on, but the biggest thing is that we missed free-throws. You're right. We didn't guard them on the three-point line, we didn't guard them on the two point line and we didn't guard them with 7 seconds on the clock Edited January 26, 2007 by fellatio.flores Quote Link to comment
clubber_lang Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 They should not trade AK47, even if Larry Miller runs his mouth against him... He is still a valuable piece. Unless they get someone of equal value, which won't happen... Quote Link to comment
FF Posted January 27, 2007 Author Share Posted January 27, 2007 Jazz Outshine Nuggets ! Carlos Boozer had 25 points and 19 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat Denver 116-111 on Friday night to hand the Nuggets their first loss since Carmelo Anthony rejoined the team. The top two clubs in the Northwest Division both shot better than 50 percent, but the Jazz were stronger in the fourth quarter. They scored the final six points, finally shutting down Allen Iverson and Anthony in the last minute. Iverson had 33 points and six assists, and Anthony scored 37 in his third game back since serving a 15-game suspension. Marcus Camby added 21 points and 10 rebounds for Denver. The Nuggets had a chance to cut into Utah's division lead and tie the season series at a game apiece, but rookies Ronnie Brewer and Paul Millsap helped Boozer and Deron Williams extend Utah's cushion to five games over second-place Denver. Brewer matched his career high with 12 points, six in the fourth quarter. Millsap added two blocks in the final period, including one on Anthony on what would have been a layup or dunk. Millsap finished with six rebounds. He and Brewer were on the court at the end. Utah lost Andrei Kirilenko with a sprained ankle in the second quarter and coach Jerry Sloan had to go to his younger players, especially with the foul trouble Anthony and Iverson were causing. Notes : Kirilenko suffered a sprained on the same ankle which caused him to miss five games early this season. Aside from millsap and brewer , gordan giricek gave key scoring support off the bench with 13 points. Quote Link to comment
khernitz Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 what i like about the jazz is their coach...jerry sloan in my opinion is one of the greatest basketball coach in history Quote Link to comment
FF Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 what i like about the jazz is their coach...jerry sloan in my opinion is one of the greatest basketball coach in history ...never to have won nba coach of he year ! Quote Link to comment
FF Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 darn ... injuries are starting to rear up its head . first ak 47 ( sprained ankle ) then boozer (banged knee ). Quote Link to comment
clubber_lang Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Oh no. Not again. Just when it was turning out to be Sloan's year... Quote Link to comment
FF Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 Oh no. Not again. Just when it was turning out to be Sloan's year... on the other hand c.l. , we'll get to see how good a coach he is in the next few games . millsap was a monster in boozer's 4 spot with a double -double (15 points and 17 caroms). now it's up to brewer , harpring and giricek to help millsap in taking up the slack. up next for the jazz ... the nets , the spurs and the suns ! Quote Link to comment
clubber_lang Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 If they win two of the next three, that would be a blessing... Quote Link to comment
FF Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 arrgh ! another buzzer beating jumpshot as the nets beat the jazz ! it's just like bill murray in ground hog day .... you know it's coming but you're just hopeless to stop it... c'mon basketball gods ... give us a break ! Quote Link to comment
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