Good Day for Jazz

Others,

- A good day for Jazz, even we are not playing. Both Blazers and Nuggets lost! However, our remaining schedule is really tough. Let's hope we perform on par with our standard, and...get the Division Champion!

- I start to believe that the NBA Marketing Team loves Greg Oden (other than LBJ). Evidence? Even this play can be the No. 1 of today game - link. Come on...

Does Oden Deserve all the buzz in Press?

Others,

- In another usual win of Portland, Oden got all the press after his return to the game (with limited contribution). Does he deserve all this buzz? May be in the future, but not Now.

- Brook Lopez, what a game for a rookier - 23 pts, 5 rebs, 8 asts, 3 stls, 3 blks with just 2 TOs.

Jazz is BACK, 13-8

Jazz Game,

- Millsap got AK-like Stat

- I like how Okur played in this game, not just relying on his hot hands from 3-pt shooting but also willing to dribble in and look for easy shots

- Koufos proved he is capable

- Knight has well replaced our part-time PG Price

- D Will’s penetration looks better

- Jazz Fans got to like Harpring, 14 pts 7 rebs. His no-nonsense playing style is awesome. Catch-and-shoot, first-touch layup.

- Love this interview - link, Harpring and Sloan talked to the press after the game.

Others,

- NYK last shot, bad execution, watch this - link. What are the hesitations about? They could have forced OT.

- Emeka Okafor, another solid game. He became so stable…

- Oden, so far still disappointing

Lakers tells the world they are still the contender

Every Jazz & NBA fans, this season NBA TV provides high-quality videos for us to recap different games, very enjoyable. Check that out!

Some notes on two of the today games.

Trail Blazers @ Lakers

Lakers easily crushes Trail Blazers today. If you have watched the recap, you could see Kobe is still Kobe, a scoring machine. Up to this moment I think Lakers is the biggest enemy of Jazz in this season. Their bench is as deep as us. And watch out Ariza, he could surprise you this season. Versatile Odom as sixth man, déjà vu….

Oden, another injury. No matter how talented and how ready he is (as the press said), he won’t be a star if he is so easily injured.

As predicted, Rudy Fernandez, first NBA game, very solid performance, keep it up (not vs Jazz though).

Cavaliers @ Celtics

Obviously Mo Will (ex-Jazz) has shared some of the scoring burden from LBJ. But I don’t think they could be the Eastern Champion this year. Firstly, want to declare that am not a fans of LBJ simply because there is no fun to watch a player to score purely by his physical strength. And their roster is still…unpromising. Gibson is an over-rated player, Ben Wallace is not in his best times, Delonte West is still a question mark.

Anyway, can’t wait for our home opener!