"You Gotta Love It Baby" Official Jazz thread

[Blueintheface]

It's official: Harpring retires, Jazz fans rejoice.

Does he have any minstrels we could eat, just to celebrate?

[MarkGrace]

For about a decade the Jazz have been trying to turn up a 2 that can defend and shoot it a bit via the draft. Who knew that player was going to make the team the old fashioned way. I love Matthews.

[MarkGrace]

Lead down to 4. Ugh.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I love these throwbacks. I would really dig a pair of these shorts to rock at pick up ball.

[MarkGrace]

I would like a pair, too.

Booz is just a flat out beast right now. I wish every year was a contract year.

[LiveCoug]

The Jazz are really neat-o.

[LiveCoug]

Jazz are very consistent. Get huge leads and then blow said huge lead. Sometimes pull out a victory and sometimes lose. Tonight against the second worst team in the league? Probably lose.

[FN Phat]

I would like a pair, too.

Booz is just a flat out beast right now. I wish every year was a contract year.

I would like to get my pair out of my wife's purse.

[MarkGrace]

All part of the plan to get Minny ahead of the Knicks.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Good news is the next four, Spurs, Lakers, Magic and Lakers! Start of a 5 game streak!

[MarkGrace]

That brings us to Wesley Matthews, son of former professional gunslinger, Wes. The undrafted rookie, who plays like he was born in the basket, is averaging 7.9 points (35 in the last two) in 23.3 minutes and is shooting 51 percent for the Jazz in 18 games, 10 as a starter.

In other words, 30 teams basically blew two gimmes each to choose the 6-foot-5 muscular, ultra agile, ambidextrous guard.

If I’m an NBA owner, I demand to know how it’s possible that to happen. If I’m the one signing the checks, I demand to know how kid out of Marquette can go unnoticed by my talent scouts for two rounds, and I want to know it now . . . in writing, on tape and on video so I can use it against them when I sue for the return of stolen wages.

At the very least, all scouting credentials should be confiscated immediately.

Then again, I’m probably being far too harsh. I guess it’s easy to see how Matthews could get overlooked playing in such an obscure conference as the Big East, and it’s not like Marquette is on TV all that much.

Hey, who even knew they played basketball at Marquette?

Oh, yeah, if you’re wondering why the Knicks didn’t discover Matthews, they have a legit excuse. Walsh claims he would’ve taken him, but due to previous bad trades, it seems they had no “undraft” choices available.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knick...#ixzz0YynXqkTW

So it's Vecsey and he's idiot; but you've got to admit that Matthews has been quite the find.

[TripletDaddy]

Perhaps this is not a good omen, but tonight after the Lakers/Sunzz game, Lakers Live was doing its typical post-game breakdown, including upcoming games.

Something went wrong with the graphic, and instead of it showing Jazz vs Lakers this Wednesday, it had a pic of Deron Williams's head and it said "Deron Williams vs Lakers at Staples Center." I guess the Jazz are officially decimated?

Reminded me of the b/w pic of the old MSG marquee....Geo Mikan vs The Knicks.

[MarkGrace]

Boozer is WC player of the week:

Continuing a sizzling stretch, Boozer scored 26.7 points on 62.7-percent shooting to go with 13.7 rebounds per game, 3.7 assists and 1.7 steals. Utah went 2-1 during the week, after having a four-game winning streak snapped at Minnesota on Saturday night.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349842/Utah-Jazz-Boozer-named-Western-Conference-player-of-the-week.html?linkTrack=rss-43

[CJF]

Boozer is WC player of the week:


http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7...nkTrack=rss-43

Any player who is on a team that loses to the T-Wolves or Nets should automatically be disqualified for weekly honors.

[MarkGrace]

No fun to start out down against the Spurs. Offense and defense look equally bad.