Los Angeles Clippers @ Utah Jazz - Game Thread - Continuing the pre-season
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 6:25 PM MDT
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Los Angeles Clippers at Utah Jazz, Nov 1, 2008 7:00 PM MDT
How ironic (I've never quite sure if I use that word right) if Morris Almond starts getting more playing time now than he ever has before due to injuries? Harpring is out again, Korver could be out (although it is likely he will play), and of course Deron is still sporting the collared shirt as opposed to the blue and white.
The Jazz have a bit of incentive to play Almond to see if they can increase his trade value a bit. Everyone knows what he can do in the D-League, but how he performs at the NBA level is unknown.
It's got to be a terribly awkward situation to be in. Essentially the team has stated that you're not needed. It's nothing personal of course. We have a slew of shooting guards still. There's just no room for him. I hope we find a team for him soon. But I also want the team to get the most they can for him.
The early pre-season continues it's pre-season feel as we'll be without at least five regulars; Williams, Harpring, Collins, Baron Davis, and Marcus Camby.
Of course the rule that you have to play the team you were traded from within five games of said trade holds true tonight. Jason Hart makes his triumphant return to the ESA and will once again be LA's starting PG because of an injury to the starter. Hart's time with the Jazz was a frustrating one for Hart, the Jazz, and for fans. His poor shot clock management and inability to learn the Jazz offense drove fans nuts. I imagine we'll hear some boos. So he was traded straight up for Brevin Knight and I suppose most will say we got the better end of the deal.
So intead of your Deron Williams/Baron Davis matchup, you get Ronnie P/Hart.
The Jazz should own this one. Boozer should rule the paint again and look for AK to be huge.
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Nice breakdown
Interesting tidbit about Mo Nuts: I’ve been playing NBA Live 09 a bit, and he’s rated more highly than Ronnie Brewer or Ronnie Price. When I played the Nuggets game, without Deron Williams because I was using the DNA feature (updates the rosters to their current condition), Brevin Knight started and the game inserted Mo Nuts as backup point guard. And he’s actually fairly decent, both in shooting and dribble penetration.
Anyway, yes, tonight the Jazz should roll. I’ll be in and out tonight as I’m working.
I'll make it.
Davis and Camby are out?
Wow, I didn’t even know. It’s going to look real bad if we don’t win this one by a sizeable margin.
Life off, Game on... HAHA.
You know, I don’t mind if Deron is out for this game. He looks way hott in a suit.
I am very sad that my beloved KK is injuered though. Luckily I am wearing my sparkly pink KK t-shirt so hopefully that will help him play better.
This sucks
I’m not getting any video from League Pass Broadband, yet all of the other games are working fine.
How much is that?
I don’t want to pay Dish for America’s Top 100 Plus when all I want is FSN for Jazz games.
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 7:53 PM MDT up reply actions
you said it
I have to flip back and forth between the Utes and this, and I’m not inclined to stay here.
I'll make it.
Yeah
I was forced to finish watching BYU. It was an ugly win.
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 1, 2008 7:48 PM MDT up reply actions
a win is a win
I’ll take it. (sorry, BYU grad, but I’ve had most of the partisanship drilled out of me by my profession)
I'll make it.
Haha
I’m a quasi Byu fan. I did go to high school with almost the whole team though
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 1, 2008 7:53 PM MDT up reply actions
They won that?
Can’t believe it. Although, it’s better for them to have a better record when they fall to Utah.
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 7:50 PM MDT up reply actions
Sloan at home...
Do you think Sloan even watches this game after the first half defense? He’s already sick…
Leave the ball, will you George?
This three-second call brought to you by
Tyron Corbin calling for the violation for the last 2 minutes.
It's just his haircut
:-)
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 7:55 PM MDT up reply actions
I have new interest
in the WNBA…
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 7:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh I know...
but for real, he looks like he has
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 1, 2008 7:57 PM MDT up reply actions
hey D
off topic, but you are Luxury in our fantasy league, aren’t you? or do you want us to try to guess? :)
I'll make it.
Yes
Was it that obvious? Is that a bad name?
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 1, 2008 8:05 PM MDT up reply actions
what he said
I already sent the league a message about who was who, but I had to guess on yours. It’s all good.
ps let me know if you want some help for the draft tomorrow. I have a PDF I can send you that will probably help a lot.
I'll make it.
Please
If you could send it to me that’d be great
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 1, 2008 8:10 PM MDT up reply actions
But,
I already have a secret strategy of how I am going to pick players
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 1, 2008 8:10 PM MDT up reply actions
That's ok
Not every team has a hot player
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 1, 2008 8:38 PM MDT up reply actions
mostly player rankings
and a few other things (sleepers, busts, offseason moves, etc.)
I'll make it.
Send the pdf
if you don’t mind.
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 8:15 PM MDT up reply actions
over the back
mmmmm
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 8:02 PM MDT up reply actions
And Koufos
I propose a game of horse.
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 8:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Basically
It was ugly, low scoring
Highlights:
KK hitting back to back catch and shoots
Mike Dunleavy wearing a pimp suit
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 1, 2008 8:11 PM MDT up reply actions
I can
I was just confused cause I think it said 5 PST, so that’s 6 here, I just wanted to make sure
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 1, 2008 8:36 PM MDT up reply actions
CJ needs to learn to run a fast break.
That was a horrible shot.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
Too many jumpshots.
CJ seems allergic to the rim or cutting to the basket at times. And by times, I mean most times.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
WHAT WAS THAT?
Booze was running the floor with him.
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 1, 2008 8:36 PM MDT up reply actions
Williams is on the mic again with Boler and Booner
He’s great on a liv mic. Can’t wait for a slipup.
There should have been one
After the missed dunk by Price.
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 1, 2008 8:40 PM MDT up reply actions
I hope they ask him
About Life Off, Game On.
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 8:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Send that in as the Toyota Tundra question
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 8:42 PM MDT up reply actions
what's the email?
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 8:43 PM MDT up reply actions
you mean the song?
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 8:44 PM MDT up reply actions
I teach English...
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 8:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Brev Brev
looked stoked on that one. He’s probably overjoyed at playing for a good team now.
I'll make it.
What's wrong with Collins?
Other than the fact that he can’t play basketball?
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 1, 2008 8:53 PM MDT up reply actions
If we're going to have an SLCDunk game night, we need to do it before then.
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 8:52 PM MDT up reply actions
We could sit next to each other
and text each other.
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 8:54 PM MDT up reply actions
I mean everybody
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 8:54 PM MDT up reply actions
No,
You’d have to bring laptops and post here.
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 8:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah
I think it was Shums that brought it up. We’d get anyone that would want to go.
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 8:54 PM MDT up reply actions
I like Price a lot for the role he'll play coming off the bench.
Knight has been very impressive.
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 9:06 PM MDT up reply actions
Good point
He’s energy and wow for a few minutes a game. If we lost D-Will for a long time, though, I think I’d go with the steady hands of Knight. Less wow, but less worry.
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 9:07 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm impressed with Knight tonight.
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 9:06 PM MDT up reply actions
Clips confidence?
I’m watching the FSN West (Clippers) broadcast since I live in Vegas and they mentioned how the Jazz will start 2-0 with DW out. The one announcer starts in… “Well, they have an…” looking like he’s gonna say easy schedule to start the year, ’til he realizes the next game is against the Clips! :) Funny shtuff.
Nice
The one thing I like about Boler and Booner is that for the most part, they’re not homers.
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 9:04 PM MDT up reply actions
are we talking
about the same Booner? The guy that voted D-Will for Rookie of the Year over Paul? Now it’s a different story, but back then, there’s no way Deron had the better year.
I'll make it.
At least he came out and admitted it
Most wouldn’t have. But yeah, that was unbelievable. But in the broadcasts, they don’t have too much homerism. They’re actually kind of hard on the Jazz at times.
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 9:10 PM MDT up reply actions
Did they even ever answer the Tundra question?
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
Now that you say that,
I don’t think so.
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 9:10 PM MDT up reply actions
Ricky Davis
is getting moved into my “do not draft” column for Sunday.
Leave the ball, will you George?
You want him, cuz he will do ANYTHING to get stats.
He tried to get a triple double by passing to himself.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
THE Ohio State University
Is this the KK Danielle thinks is so hot?
Leave the ball, will you George?
That's kind of uncalled for
You can’t get the audio, can you?
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 9:13 PM MDT up reply actions
The Clippers announcers
talking about Kosta.
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 9:15 PM MDT up reply actions
They probably said it
with a C, Clan, no?
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 9:14 PM MDT up reply actions
I'd love to hear the audio
There’s not reason for saying that. I would love to post it for those morons.
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 9:16 PM MDT up reply actions
I rewound the DVR...
It wasn’t as bad as I thought. It’s more Koufos-clan, all in one. But, still odd.
Seems like it.
We would have a hard time trading Almond alone, I would think.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
Almond sweetens the deal
if you’re trying to dump fes
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 9:16 PM MDT up reply actions
don't tease us like that
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 9:18 PM MDT up reply actions
His name isn't
Collins’ expiring contract for nothing.
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 9:19 PM MDT up reply actions
He wasn't teasing. It's true.
And I think Fes and Almond sort of sweeten the deal together. A team would take a flier on those guys, I would guess.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
I want to go on record.
I prefer Knight over Price. I love Ronnie Price actually, but not on the floor with the starters. He tries a little too hard and Knight, just doesn’t make bad decisions. Almost ever. And AK looks fantastic this year. I feel no ounce of worry when he has the ball this year.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
Awesome!
This needs to be a permanent part of every game thread.
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 9:17 PM MDT up reply actions
We need to have an In and Out Burger in Utah
So that they can become official sponsors of the Double-Double.
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 9:21 PM MDT up reply actions
great minds think alike
And simultaneously
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 9:20 PM MDT up reply actions
better than HORSE
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 9:20 PM MDT up reply actions
What is Hart's line tonight?
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 9:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Uh-oh.
Our 3rd unit is going to ruin the low TO record.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
We need roster space, if we only trade Almond, it will be for a pick or fast money cash.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
Glad to have everyone
Lurkers, feel free to post. Tell your friends. Try the veal.
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 9:26 PM MDT up reply actions
For the record.
I like Fes better than Almond, for the record. Fun times. If we do a game together at the ESA, I would love to come. I will be in SLC for about 20 days in Dec/Jan.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
Sounds like that's when it needs to be then.
I’ll get a post up to gauge interest.
by Basketball John on Nov 1, 2008 9:30 PM MDT up reply actions
Utes are still playing on the Mtn.
Leave the ball, will you George?
by MTN on Nov 1, 2008 9:29 PM MDT up reply actions
Funny stuff. For some of us, it is true. Happy Sunday and Monday until we thread again.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
Good work tonight, everyone
Made my shift much more enjoyable. Oh, a small game recap is already up here.
Don’t forget, fantasy friends: tomorrow at 6pm MT! Be there or be a loser all season!
I'll make it.
If you're still here
And you’re not watching the Texas/TT game, you just missed the game of the century
holy crispy crap
My little brother is serving his mission in Lubbock right now. Stay inside tonight, B.
I'll make it.
sorry I disappeared
I got dragged to Mamma Mia. Ewwwww. But good game. And I’m excited for the draft tomorrow.
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