"You Gotta Love It Baby" Official Jazz thread

[MarkGrace]

Bill Simmons talks about what could have been for the Jazz.

In his book I do not have all of the details but he has a whole chapters on what ifs. I knew Gail Goodrich cost the Jazz Magic, but I had no idea that he cost them Moses Malone as well.

The Jazz could have had a team of Moses Malone, Karl Malone, Magic Johnson and I am sure Dominique would have been fine playing in Utah with Magic and Moses. SO Nique, Karl, Moses and Magic, I am guessing Utah gives those Celtics and Pistons teams a run for their money.

What the Jazz could have been, but not the Utah Jazz. Also, it's foolish to think that since the Jazz ended up with Karl that they still would have if the other two things happened. There's not a chance in hell those four would have ended up together.

I read a couple of chapters in that book at a friend's house the other night and Simmons is just an idiot. His cute pop culture quips are about half as witty and intelligent as Klosterman, and he's not very insightful about sports either. I do like the way he decided to hack the Klosterman style of footnotes, however.

[Blueintheface]

Miami is a shithole. But apparently NBA players like it.

The weather and a dearth of clothing might have something to do with it.

[JohnnyLingo]

I read a couple of chapters in that book at a friend's house the other night and Simmons is just an idiot. His cute pop culture quips are about half as witty and intelligent as Klosterman, and he's not very insightful about sports either. I do like the way he decided to hack the Klosterman style of footnotes, however.

I'll bet Simmons would agree with you that Klostermann does it better.

Anyway, go Jazz! Tonight is one of the two biggest games of the season for you! Now is not the time to play to the level of your competition.

[MarkGrace]

The weather and a dearth of clothing might have something to do with it.

The dearth of clothing is nice, but the weather is exactly what makes it a shithole. I'm inclined to think hell has better weather than FL.

[JohnnyLingo]

Maybe the Jazz pick will be better anyway, the way things are going.

cheers.

Can't take any chances, even considering the Knicks' poor start. Have to win this game.

[TripletDaddy]

Isn't fusnik going to be at the game tonight? I would be shocked if he isn't able to sneak down to courtside to fill the empty seats. He will probably be on camera a bunch.

[JohnnyLingo]

The Jazz have dropped 4 or 5 straight in New York (you'd have to look that up for me, I'm not exactly sure). So don't count on a Jazz win tonight.

One from the archives...

Oh, I'm well aware. That's why this game is so huge. Not only have the Jazz failed to show up vs. the Knicks in the recent past; tonight, they really, really need to.

[cougjunkie]

Wow Millsap sure hoodwinked the Jazz. 9 points and 5 rebounds for 10 million per. Sounds like Jerome James all over again.

[Donuthole]

Wow Millsap sure hoodwinked the Jazz. 9 points and 5 rebounds for 10 million per. Sounds like Jerome James all over again.

It's almost like he's getting most of his minutes alongside Ronnie Price and Wes Mathews.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Jazz fans, say hello to the fruits of the Knicks 1st rounder next year:

(Cole Aldrich, not Tyler Hansborough)

[MarkGrace]

Aldrich wouldn't be my first choice, but I'm not necessarily opposed to him either.

Right now the Knicks pick is #3. That high I don't think the Jazz take him, but a handful of spots lower and they might.

[CardiacCoug]

Looks like another impending 4th quarter meltdown for the Jazz.

[MarkGrace]

These guys are just painful. I swear they get up on every team by about 15 before they just fully meltdown.

[MarkGrace]

Two missed ft's by NY and they come up with the O board.

It's tied. We led by 17 at one point. Unreal. Every night.

[MarkGrace]

Holy hell. This team is so bad with its shot selection.

Here we go. NY with the ball, down 2, 6.4 seconds left.

Guarantee they'll drill a 3 after the timeout.