"You Gotta Love It Baby" Official Jazz thread

[MarkGrace]

First win against a winning team. Awesome.

Sorry ass Jazz.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Deron sounds pretty solid about things:

We don't run, don't execute, don't screen, don't know the plays. "

Maybe they should turn the roster over some more. I would probably look at that before considering a change on the bench. Gotta give Jerry at least another 5 years.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

One thing I wouldn't change at all, though, is the team's pattern of having the bigs crowd guys like Andray Blatche when they are 20 feet from the hoop. That is really a sound defensive strategy. You don't want to leave Blatche and his eFG% of 32% on jumpers open on the perimeter. Hell no, get up in him and force him to take a shot that he's much more comfortable with or to get fouled.

[UtahDan]

As one of only about two dozen Wizards fans still left, just wanted to drop by and ask: are things are really that bad for the Jazz this year?

[pellegrino]

As one of only about two dozen Wizards fans still left, just wanted to drop by and ask: are things are really that bad for the Jazz this year?

I guess it's all about expectations.

[TheBYUGuy]

As one of only about two dozen Wizards fans still left, just wanted to drop by and ask: are things are really that bad for the Jazz this year?

Yes. We just lost to the freaking Wizz, for crying out loud.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Jerry says he might be slow when it comes to making changes because he likes to look at the "big picture".

I think Jerry got bailed out one hundred thousand too many times by Malone and Stockton, and because of that still believes things will just work themselves out.

[MarkGrace]

The OSN girlfriends sound off on Deron Williams.

http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/video/osn-girlfriends-feel-bad-for-deron-williams,18826/

[MarkGrace]

I remain skeptical about just how hard the Jazz will push to re-sign Kirilenko this summer.

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I think they feel like Kirilenko made promises before signing max deal about how he would grow as a player that he never fulfilled

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My impression was that Andrei left Utah the day after the season ended and came back the day before training camp started.

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I will never forget April 8, 2009. The Jazz lost 130-101 to the Mavs. The team was staying over in Dallas, so no hurry to catch a flight.

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Kirilenko was out of the locker room in like 3 minutes. I remember thinking, "He's just going to sit on the bus by himself."

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For somebody making $15 million a season, I just expected more. I think the organization noted things like that even more than the writers.

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Of course, the asterisk is that Kirilenko was Larry Miller's third favorite player after John and Karl. Never knew Greg's feelings.

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The other all-time AK moment was missing practice in the playoffs to get his visa taken care of so he could go on summer vacation.

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The Jazz said Kirilenko had permission from Sloan (or a miscommunication with him). I was just dumbfounded at the lack of common sense.

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I talked to someone the day after the Jazz cleaned out their lockers last spring who noted that Andrei already had left for Tokyo

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Before leaving, I told someone with the Jazz, "I wasn't part of your team, but sometimes I was offended on your behalf."

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Never could figure out who specifically, but he was always the leading candidate. The famous "championship vision" Deron quote

Some tweets from Siler.

[MarkGrace]

Good hell you assholes.

Let's see a new starting lineup for shits sake.

[MarkGrace]

Vaginacic is on the Nets? Great. The last thing I need is to lose to a team he's on.

[MarkGrace]

Klinks has 8 ft's by the half. Is he going up strong and not flailing his arms like a spaz?

[HBCoug]

I think this team lives to torture you guys. I thought the Lakers were apathetic. Yeesh.

[MarkGrace]

Fucking bitches.

[Blueintheface]

Bitches all. Horrible team chemistry. No effort. Turn out the lights, this overpaid team has nowhere to go but into the tank.