I'm Back!

I lost passion on NBA after Coach Sloan left Jazz and the move of Deron Williams to the Nets. However, I still like watching NBA and now I think what the heck, let me restart the blog. 

A few things, 

- As a matter of fact, I am not a loyal Jazz fans anymore after Coach Sloan is gone. However, I still like following their games. (Ouch! They almost end Clippers winning streak today)

- Well, I like the possibility of Timberwolves this year. Andrei Kirilenko, Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio, Nikola Pekovic (honestly a nice surprise. He is not the most handsome guy in NBA for sure, but he is another very solid Eastern European Center!), Alexey Shved, JJ Barea and I almost want to count Brandon Roy. 

- I respect Steve Nash a lot (a small Big guard, just like our beloved John Stockton). Although I think Dwight Howard is so far not impressive and the bench of Lakers is once again a tragedy, I hope Nash could get a Ring. 

Blake Griffin Proved He is Good

Blake Griffin was playing great (according to ESPN report) in his first "pre-season" game.

Have seen a video clip recorded right after his game, I feel like he does not have the All-Star look, yet (only personal opinion).

I mean, Boozer is good (sort of), but he does not have the All-Star look and hence his limited apperance in All-Star game.

Blake Griffin has the potential to be better than Boozer. We will see.

By the way, rumour said that Clippers is also interested in AI. Well, that does not seem to be a good idea. Baron Davis, AI, Blake Griffin, Eric Gordon, Al Thorton (etc...) all need ball touches.

People said that Lakers having two players with Big Ego - Kobe, Ron Artest, may actually hurt the team. But if AI does join Clippers, this team may have bigger Ego. Will be fun to watch those games in Staples Center.

Lakers, Kobe Got It.

Congrats to Lakers, Kobe. The season finally ends. Jazz is already starting a busy offseason.

Another Jazz Fans in Asia will see you on and off before the start of new season.

Fisher

The Finals Game 4,

- Firstly, before commenting this game. You would know what it takes to beat Lakers - 62.5% FG% and Magic only won by four in Game 3.

- Magic should have had this one. Dwight missed two key FTs in final seconds and gave Fisher a chance to tie it. Coach Van Gundy said it right. They did a good job to stop Kobe getting the ball but when Fisher got the ball, the whole team is defending like with a mission of preventing a lay-up. Just too much space for Fisher.

- By the way, who cares now about the statistically good game of Dwight - 16 pts, 21 rebs, 2 asts, 9 blks.

Final Set - Magic vs Lakers

Magic-Cavaliers Game 6,

- Dwight dominates, probably one of the most important games of his life.

Others,

- Lakers is on the other side smiling. They have Home Court Advantage.

- I think Lakers would have an edge over Magic. They have an experienced coach, they have experienced players, and perhaps more importantly they have enough bodies to put on Dwight Howard.

Lakers in Final

Lakers in Final...and I am waiting for you, Magic!

The Melo Man

Nuggets-Lakers,

- Got to be honest with you. I am surprised how good Melo is playing in the Playoff. I remembered clearly how inefficient he was during the Olympics. He was alright in the regular season but he brought himself into another level in playoffs.

All Set - Lakers vs Nuggets Final?

Others,

- Antoine's foul on Anthony was quite obvious, and the non-call has caused Mavericks the game. and Nuggets has dramatically improved the series to 3-0, but not 2-1.

- Yao will miss the whole playoff. Probably he is the only player that Lakers can't handle much (unless he is in foul trouble).

- Therefore, I think the Western Final is pretty much set - Lakers vs Nuggets.

- This picture from Lakers-Rockets Game 2 is quite...hilarious.

Lost to Bulls, 17-12

Jazz Game,

- No excuse, Bulls doesn’t have Gooden and Tyrus Thomas, and we lost. We can’t handle Gordon and Rose at all.

Others,

- Lakers lost back-to-back games. Western Conference will become more interesting.

- Utah F Carlos Boozer will have a third MRI on a quadriceps tendon injury that has kept him out of 17 straight games. "It may have gotten worst," Boozer said before the game. "They want to get another MRI done."

I am puzzled. He has rest himself for 17 games, and the injury "may have gotten worst". I can only think of three reasons. i) Boozer has not taken good care of himself. ii) The Sports Trainer / Medicine team in Jazz is doing a poor job. iii) you know what I mean.

D Will Clucth Plays, Jazz Improved to 12-7

Jazz Game,

- D Will has a silent 1st Half, but his two clutch plays in final mins are crucial to this win.

- 25 Turnovers in the game

Others,

- Nuggets has been crazy recently, but I am convinced their bench is not deep enough

- Pistons beat Spurs; we are baffled, now Tony Parker and Ginobili are back, their records are not as good as they are not here

- Lakers finally lost their second games this season, thanks to the tip-in of Troy Murphy

Short-handed Jazz lost to Bobcats, 6-3

Jazz game,

- without D Will, Okur and AK, at best it is a (Jazz) 55-45 (Bobcats) game. Lost is not a BIG surprise, but of course disappointing.

- the only shining spot is Koufos, 9 pts, 10 rebs, and 5 blocks

Others,

- Mavs is in a deep hole, 2-7. They have got a good team, but it seems the new Coach still needs to find a new system for them

- Tim Duncan shows his quality, some clutch shots and a key block on Brooks brought his team to a victory

- Most importantly, Lakers lost, and ther is no more unbeaten teams

- By the way, Nuggets brought down Celtics. Perhaps my intial thought that the Iverson-Billups trade is a Win-Win move, is actually right.

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!