Jazz Beat the Spurs, more importantly, at San Antonio. We never won there since 1999.
eh...actually I think it is more appropriate to say we beat the curse because beating a short-handed Spurs (without Parker and Ginobili) does not mean much.
Nonetheless, wtih this win, we are back to .500!
Maynor cooled off a bit but D Will and AK continue to have a nice game. Boozer is limited by TD but good to see Brewer finally showed up!
Showing posts with label San Antonio Spurs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label San Antonio Spurs. Show all posts
20 November, 2009
26 July, 2009
Some Recents Actions in NBA
Spurs sign Ratliff - Spurs did well to fill the Big Guy hole by signing McDyees, Ratliff after losing the Rasheed signing war & Oberto in Jefferson trade
Heat don't match Cavs' offer for Moon - LBJ gets one more help for the ring. Moon is a very good wing player.
Orlando Magic near deal with forward Matt Barnes - Wow...if that's true, Magic would have another reliable 3-pt shooter!
Steve Nash is staying in Suns - I like Steve Nash as a player and it is always entertaining to see him playing. But the fact that he may not get a ring in his career is somewhat sad.
Heat don't match Cavs' offer for Moon - LBJ gets one more help for the ring. Moon is a very good wing player.
Orlando Magic near deal with forward Matt Barnes - Wow...if that's true, Magic would have another reliable 3-pt shooter!
Steve Nash is staying in Suns - I like Steve Nash as a player and it is always entertaining to see him playing. But the fact that he may not get a ring in his career is somewhat sad.
03 December, 2008
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
- 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
25 November, 2008
Disheartening Buzzer Beater, Hughes Silenced Jazz (9-6) at Home
Jazz Game,
- Hughes got lucky rebound, nice pump-fake thought...
- Our D on Pick-and-Roll needs to be a bit tougher, Derrick Rose often got plenty of spaces after the pick
- To sum up, nothing wrong in the offense in Q4, but the D should be better
- Okur is back!
- Watch what Coach Sloan, CJ and Knight said after the game - link.
Teams struggling with injury will benefit in Season End?
- Look at Spurs, without two killing weapons - Parker and Ginobili, they are initially struggling, and then they do better than most would have expected (including me) in recent games. The recent "surge" of Spurs could be explained by the more playing mins of Roger Mason, a very capable perimeter shooter (and Sixth Man if Spurs is healthy), and rookie George Hill, no one pays much attention on him when Spurs is healthy. Now, the playing opportunity has already sharpened these two players. They can well replace the roles of Finley, Udoka, etc...
- Same applies on Jazz. Our injury situation couldn't be worse at the beginning of the season. D Will, Boozer, AK, Korver, Harpring, Brevin Knight, and Okur has been back to Turkey for a week. This gives opportunity for CJ, Koufos, Price, Millsap and Brewer more playing time, and getting more seasoned. Now, Jazz simply has the deepest bench in the league.
- Hughes got lucky rebound, nice pump-fake thought...
- Our D on Pick-and-Roll needs to be a bit tougher, Derrick Rose often got plenty of spaces after the pick
- To sum up, nothing wrong in the offense in Q4, but the D should be better
- Okur is back!
- Watch what Coach Sloan, CJ and Knight said after the game - link.
Teams struggling with injury will benefit in Season End?
- Look at Spurs, without two killing weapons - Parker and Ginobili, they are initially struggling, and then they do better than most would have expected (including me) in recent games. The recent "surge" of Spurs could be explained by the more playing mins of Roger Mason, a very capable perimeter shooter (and Sixth Man if Spurs is healthy), and rookie George Hill, no one pays much attention on him when Spurs is healthy. Now, the playing opportunity has already sharpened these two players. They can well replace the roles of Finley, Udoka, etc...
- Same applies on Jazz. Our injury situation couldn't be worse at the beginning of the season. D Will, Boozer, AK, Korver, Harpring, Brevin Knight, and Okur has been back to Turkey for a week. This gives opportunity for CJ, Koufos, Price, Millsap and Brewer more playing time, and getting more seasoned. Now, Jazz simply has the deepest bench in the league.
17 November, 2008
Shaq's Flagrant Foul 2?
Today's highlights,
- Shaq committed a very controversial foul on Rodney Stuckey in today game. Before I make any comments, look at the clip first - link. What do you think? The referees think that it is a flagrant foul 2 and Shaq was ejected.
I am not professional trained to judge whether it is a flagrant 1 or 2, but from my humble opinion it is definitely not an unintentional foul.
- Another clutch-time effort by Tim Duncan and Spurs, another close win. Jazz needs this.
09 November, 2008
Coach Sloan's 1000th Win with Jazz
Thunder 97-104 Jazz
Highlights of the Game,
- Sloan's 1000th Win with Jazz, and probably not a single coach could break this record. 1000th Win is possible. But with the same team? No way. Look at an interview of him from NBA Videos.
- This game could have been a landslide win, not sure what happened in 2nd Half
- Brevin played for 28 mins with 11 assists, both are season high. We need to thank Clippers for this
Other hightlights,
- Iverson's debut is ruined by Devin Harris's career high 38 points. Nonetheless, I am positive that he can give the spark that Piston needs. In contrast, Chauncey Billups had a win at his hometown in his debut in Denver.
- After a 55-pt night, Tony Parker sprained his ankle. Probably needs to be out for a few weeks like D Will. May I revise my Spurs standing forecast from 6th - 9th to 7th - 10th?
Highlights of the Game,
- Sloan's 1000th Win with Jazz, and probably not a single coach could break this record. 1000th Win is possible. But with the same team? No way. Look at an interview of him from NBA Videos.
- This game could have been a landslide win, not sure what happened in 2nd Half
- Brevin played for 28 mins with 11 assists, both are season high. We need to thank Clippers for this
Other hightlights,
- Iverson's debut is ruined by Devin Harris's career high 38 points. Nonetheless, I am positive that he can give the spark that Piston needs. In contrast, Chauncey Billups had a win at his hometown in his debut in Denver.
- After a 55-pt night, Tony Parker sprained his ankle. Probably needs to be out for a few weeks like D Will. May I revise my Spurs standing forecast from 6th - 9th to 7th - 10th?
05 November, 2008
The End of Spurs Dynasty
Yes, I made a bold statement - The End of Spurs Dynasty.
Spurs opened the season with 0-3, yayaya, Ginobili is injured, but it does not cover the truth - Spurs is no longer a strong force in the league, at least this year. (and Jazz without D Will, now 3-0, you see the difference, huh!)
Tim Duncan is always a very stable player, Tony Parker seems to be getting better every year, and I won't doubt on Ginobili, but please look at their other players. Michael Finley? perhaps worth to note 5 years ago...The only player that may be interesting to watch is Roger Mason.
When Ginobili came back, Spurs perhaps could catch up a bit, but my prediction of Spurs Western standing is 6th - 9th, flirting with a playoff spot. Let's see.
By the way, well-done Celtics, there is one less unbeaten team.
Spurs opened the season with 0-3, yayaya, Ginobili is injured, but it does not cover the truth - Spurs is no longer a strong force in the league, at least this year. (and Jazz without D Will, now 3-0, you see the difference, huh!)
Tim Duncan is always a very stable player, Tony Parker seems to be getting better every year, and I won't doubt on Ginobili, but please look at their other players. Michael Finley? perhaps worth to note 5 years ago...The only player that may be interesting to watch is Roger Mason.
When Ginobili came back, Spurs perhaps could catch up a bit, but my prediction of Spurs Western standing is 6th - 9th, flirting with a playoff spot. Let's see.
By the way, well-done Celtics, there is one less unbeaten team.
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