Expected Loss, but Unexpected Fight by Jazz

Jazz Game,

- Again, we don't have Okur, Millsap and Boozer. We are landslided in rebounds. Yet we fight till 2OT, not bad.

- Fesenko is not playing particular well despite the nice statistics - 12 pts, 11 rebs, 3 blks, 2 asts, 1 stl in 34 mins. His extend minutes is purely because Koufos is in foul troubles for whole game, and he has a sizable body who can stop Yao a little bit plus the fact that Yao started to get tired starting from the end of Q4. For his 12 pts, just simply because the Jazz system creates some easy baskets for him. Nonetheless, we should praise his good effort.

- Knight does well in controlling the tempo of the game, and can give some nice passes. I like it. But when he is wide / relatively open, he needs to shoot better. He is 1-9 in last five games. Am I too harsh?

- By the way, even we are extremely short-handed, Coach Sloan did not play Price and Almond a single minute.

Others,

- Now Diaw is flirting with Triple-Double almost every game, what a versatile player. I wouldn't mind having him in the Jazz squad.

Jazz Beat Clippers by 2nd Half domination

Great Win, 2-0 now.

Highlights of Jazz Game:
- Only 5 TOs
- Considerate decision to give minutes to Morris Almond, 4 mins with 5 points, although we decided not to pick up next year option
- Better involvement by Brevin Knight
- 13-22 FTs, definitely something we need to work on

Other Highlights:
- Another solid game by Rudy Fernandez, although Trail Blazers lost to Suns
- Toronto Raptors should be a serious contender of Eastern Conference Champion, they have a great roster this year

Thoughts after the 6th Preseason Game

Jazz is going back to 3-3, and will try to fight for a winning preseason record before the season opens. After looking at the Boxscore, I have a few thoughts.

Well, not a Boozer fans, but do like his Offensive Rebounds and FT % in this game. Wait…can you commit less turnovers, and do a better job in FG %? To be fair, a good game for him.

Typical AK’s game, which shows clearly his versatility. He did a bit of everything (probably also due to D Will’s injury) and will love seeing him to keep his aggressiveness on Blocks. Let’s set a target for him, how about Top 10 in Avg. Blocks per game?

Brewer, 10 Rebounds, and four of them are offensive boards, bravo. Still can keep his good performance on Steals. Let’s aim for Top 10 in Avg. Steals per game.

We are almost sure that Koufos and Almond will at least spend some time in D-League. Fesenko still needs to work harder considering that he only got six…wait for it….six seconds on the floor even Collins is not in the lineup. I guess Sloan is more comfortable to put Millsap on the Centre position in short-term.

By the way, let’s not be too worry about D Will injury. Anyway, it is a long season.