Boozer Delivers (Finally); Now a Series (1-2)

Jazz Game,

- Boozer finally delivers - 23 pts, 22 rebs. The last dunk on Gasol is the exclamation mark! Look forward to the same energy level on Sat night!

- D Will, struggles all night, but he is confident enough to take the last shot. This is a star character. He delivers when it matters most. However, he needs to time the last shot better. 2.2 second for Lakers to take the last shot, just too much...

- I don't need to tell how great Harpring and Korver are in the start of Q4. They bring us back!

- I think this Game shows clearly that when our players are doing well, we just don't need D Will to score. For him to score 30+ points means that we are really in trouble.

Jazz takes down Celtics at Home

Jazz Game,

- Very exciting game. Sloan said it rightfully - nasty game. Every rebound is a bloody battle throughout the game.

- I enjoyed some great moves by AK in this game. Of course we need to count the dagger by D Will at the end of the game. Harpring and Brewer did some good jobs.

- KG did not play in 2nd half. That's one of the reasons we can win this game. Their backups can't defend our athleticism.

Lost to Cavs

Jazz Game,

- I do want to see Brevin Knight hitting wide-open shots. If he doesn't, it will be more difficult for him finding open teammates.

- I feel that Kyle Korver shooting touches and confidences are back, and Harpring is becoming as effective as he could be at the moment.

- Last, I think we all miss AK.

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

A Nice Win, and We are 7-4

I watched quite a bit of the game, very enjoyable!

Highlights of Jazz Game,

- Not a surprise that we win, (somehow) we always have an edge over Suns and we are back to Home Court

- AK is amazing. He hit all his FTs in the first half, while other Jazz players are struggling on the FT line. He kept us in the game (we were donw 23-32 in Q1). He is all over the place in the NBA highlights, not to mention the two consecutive blocks on Shaq! The only thing to pick on is he has two very careless passes in the game.

- Brevin outshined Price in this game, and he only took good shots.

- Paul Millsap, hustle, hustle and hustle.

- CJ had hot hands today, but he needs to improve his consistency.

- Anyway, I feel that under the current system, D Will, Boozer, Okur and AK are the four players who could consistently play ~30-35 mins in the game. The rest of the mins is allocated to those who are hot in that particular day. In this game, we have no problem of giving 20 mins to Brewer only even though he has been good in the past 10 games. He was just not as hot as others in the game.

- I still love watching Matt Harpring, again, hustle, hustle and hustle.

- I am convinced that we have a chance to be the Champion this year, simply because we have a very deep bench, and we are a very well-coached team.

"Shorter-handed", Jazz drops to 6-4

Jazz game,

- Harpring is out for this game, that makes us four men down

- Did not watch the game, but read some online comments about Brewer getting intimidated when facing LBJ. I hope the Coaching Team can do something about it if that's true

- The only thing we should be happy about is that Price and Korver are getting back their shooting touches in the game. They combined for 7 three pointers with 9 attempts. And two buzzer beaters by Ronnie (which he did quite often at the end of last regular season) in the Q1 and Q2

Jazz Lost to a Winless Team, 6-2

About Jazz game,

- Matt Harpring is back. Will wait for you contribution!

- I doubt on the decision on playing D Will for 30+ mins back to back. I am okay if he plays some 20-25 mins to get himself warm-up, but not for that long considering that he can't do a good defense and in the offensive end he can't do explosive steps, but just perimeter shooting.

- Anyway, not a game I want to talk about anymore, a loss to a winless team...

Other highlights of today,

- Shaq is back, and he is a real entertainer, watch this video - link.

"Somebody pushed Steve so I had to take care of my little man," O'Neal said. "It wasn't nothing serious, though, just a push and shoving match."

McGrady felt O'Neal's strength.

"The big fella pushed the heck out of me," McGrady said. "It's basketball, it happens and after that we just went back to playing. A big thing for us is we kept our composure and won this ballgame."

- Paul Pierce, another money shot. Big play.

- Rudy Fernandez, another huge game, 25 points. He is flirting with both Sixth Man Award and Rookie of the Year Award.

- Wade, is really back this season. If Marion can play what he supposed to be playing, Heat is a real force in the East.

The Second Thought of CJ as a starter

Starting CJ Miles seems to be so natural if we follow the development since the first preseason game. Coach Sloan wants AK to add some sparks in the second team and (gratefully) AK does not have any problem with this arrangement (so far). But let me do a second thought here.

Foremost, transforming AK into a Sixth Man is a good choice, and worth trying. I don’t’ have any problem with that, and so as most of the Jazz fans.

A newspaper in Utah has raised an interesting question – why don’t we start Korver? Without doubts Korver has the caliber as the starter of Jazz (and perhaps even more convincing than CJ). However, putting him in the second team will fit him more, and also could add the ranges that our second team needs badly. Therefore, not starting him is the right choice.

Wait…, if Harpring is healthy, actually I may prefer him. He could set the right tone at the start of the game, and he is always a reliable player that Sloan trusts a lot. Perhaps the only worry is that he may not be athletic enough to defend some of the awful weapons in opponent’s starting lineup.