Precap - Sacramento Kings @ Utah Jazz -
by Basketball John on Nov 28, 2008 6:56 PM MST
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Sacramento Kings at Utah Jazz, Nov 28, 2008 7:00 PM MST
The sheriff is back
Here's my season's first pre-cap (recap and preview all in one). Due to the American holiday I've been out quite a bit and hosting quite a bit. So I've slacked a bit.
Anyway, the Jazz got a head start on Thanksgiving by carving up the Grizzlies at home on Wednesday.
The two biggest things to take from that game were number 1, the return of D-Will. While his 15 assists and sweet alley-oops got the accalades for the night, it was Deron's calming presence that was perhaps the most valuable to the team.
While the lead hovered around 12 or so for most of the game, you never felt that the Grizzlies were going to make a run with Deron on the floor. And when they did make a mini-run, Deron was quickly re-inserted and the run was squashed. Despite not being able to drive to the hoop with his normal confidence, his jump shot is falling. But I can't wait for the first time he throws down (preferably over Yao or the like).
The second thing to take from the Memphis game, and really from the entire season so far, is that our bench is going to be hard to match. We use to have to worry about squandering a lead or losing ground when the first team came out. But with the re-emergence of Kirilenko, the beastly performances that Millsap gives us, Price & Knight's left and right jabs, plus others, you have to feel pretty good about the team when the second unit on the floor.
So the team slowly, but surely, is getting back to full strength. This stretch of relatively easy games couldn't have come at a better time. The offense seems to be clicking again with a lot of layups and dunks. And when the defense is creating turnovers like it had been, the Jazz are in business.
Up tonight are the Kings from Sac Town. They haven't had a win since beating NOLA (thank you). They've had a couple of close ones but haven't been able to pull any out. So while the Jazz should beat them handily as well, they're not to be overlooked. But if the Jazz play with half the energy and hustle they had against the Grizz, this should be another W (provided Salmons doesn't go off again).
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Deron’s belt buckle is the same as Stephon Marbury’s. Anyone know what brand that is?
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I was driving.
But, we do have the same car. Which is funny.
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 28, 2008 7:19 PM MST up reply actions
usually you can get the feed at nba.com
but it’s not working today and i’m really pissed…i have to follow the game on espn gamecast a la year 2000
b98.7 works
http://www.b987.com/article.asp?id=538298
thanks shums!! i didn’t know about this station. yay i no longer have to follow the game in silence
You would not appreciate Rant over Hot Rod
I’m not even sure I would, and I’m a Kings fan.
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I take that back
I’d kill for Hot Rod to announce on the TV side.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
WHY are they talking about flag football?
Matty’s not even in?
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 28, 2008 7:54 PM MST reply actions
the commercial?
We never even found her store. UGH.
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 28, 2008 7:58 PM MST up reply actions
i've never been to utah but i know where it is
thanks to the commercials on kfan.
it’s at the gateway mall near the planetarium. haha.
i would have thought you would've been the first person
to buy her “i love kyle” or “mrs. korver” tshirts
Sadly.
I looked for another and couldn’t find one that was cute enough.
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 28, 2008 8:05 PM MST up reply actions
I know, right?
Well I was there at the Gateway and I guess I wasn’t paying attention enough to find the store.
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 28, 2008 8:02 PM MST up reply actions
Listening to Steve Brown is painful.
Good thing I’m a little preoccupied…
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 28, 2008 8:01 PM MST reply actions
this sucks
we’ve missed a ton of shots that we normally make, you know, those shots called “layups”
by AllThatJazzBasketball on Nov 28, 2008 8:07 PM MST reply actions
It's like Matt was in charge of practice this morning
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 28, 2008 8:08 PM MST up reply actions
lol
that’s sad, but explains everything
by AllThatJazzBasketball on Nov 28, 2008 8:11 PM MST up reply actions
uncool, guys
Gotta step it up on the defensive end, and make sure to finish around the basket.
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another thing . . .
jazz passed up a lot of shots, and ‘over passed’ on some plays, then on other plays there was zero passing.
by AllThatJazzBasketball on Nov 28, 2008 8:12 PM MST up reply actions
good observation
hard thing to balance, but something to be aware of, certainly.
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Um, why are they showing a Ford?
I thought everything was about Toyota?? You know the Toyota Tundra tough questions and stuff.
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 28, 2008 8:16 PM MST reply actions
that
would look funny on a T-shirt. “Make the bunnies, play some D…”
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memo's wife
wants my big christmas present
by AllThatJazzBasketball on Nov 28, 2008 8:24 PM MST up reply actions
CJ
nice shot, but I think Sloan would have throttled him if he missed that. Not a good decision.
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the key question, is . . .
. . . why aren’t we posting deron up more? he can house any of their PGs in the paint.
by AllThatJazzBasketball on Nov 28, 2008 8:25 PM MST reply actions
okay
now I’m feeling a little better. Memo’s gotta make that, though.
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by AllThatJazzBasketball on Nov 28, 2008 8:35 PM MST up reply actions
Salmons would be so much better for my fantasy team
if he could do anything other than score and commit turnovers/fouls.
Nothing like a 28-10 start to a quarter to help things...
Brewer has to be like +20 at least so far this game.
guess which play
. . . isn’t going to show up on ESPN tonight?
by AllThatJazzBasketball on Nov 28, 2008 8:40 PM MST reply actions
Um,
But they’ll probably have 2 non-exciting CP3 alley oops
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 28, 2008 8:41 PM MST up reply actions
assuming they have time to show any highlights
after they fill up the broadcast with shots of cp3 walking around and drinking water?
I'm with moni
I just… I don’t know what to say. This is beautiful.
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Why can't they play like this all the tiem?
by DaniellelovesKK on Nov 28, 2008 8:47 PM MST reply actions
yeah
I’d like to see a quarter like this against a west conf. playoff team . . .
by AllThatJazzBasketball on Nov 28, 2008 8:47 PM MST up reply actions
wait, seriously?
wow. you know, you don’t usually see a guy make leaps and bounds in his play right AFTER he secures a giant new contract. Interesting.
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It's amazing to think like...
Why is Brewer/Miles/Millsap/AK, whoever still in there until you think… the top 9-10 guys on this team have “starter feel” to them. The only true “scrubs” are the bigs and maybe Almond.
Harp, Collins, Fes, to a lesser extent Koof and Almond
all basically “scrubs.” But you’re right, everyone else is legit. And Koof is a rookie, I give him the benefit of the doubt.
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i'd put Almond, Fesenko and Kosta
in a different category than “scrubs”. They are young, very inexperienced on the NBA level and have some level of “upside” remaining. Guys like Collins (who has statistically gotten worse every season since his Rookie year) and Harpring are on their way down.
I think those two sophs and one rookie can become non-scrubs / rotation players with enough seasoning.
by AllThatJazzBasketball on Nov 28, 2008 9:05 PM MST up reply actions
Personally, I think...
Fesenko is pretty terrible. He’s big, but not very skilled. Koufos has been groomed to be a big man a little more, so I’d much rather have KK than Fes.
As far as Almond, I agree he’s a nice talent, but I just don’t know how he fits in.
Collins and Harpring can stay in suits for all I care.
I know the Kings aren't a playoff team
but this is with ’Sap having a bad day. If he was feeling it…
He shoots too much from the outside if anything
Hawes post game is so much better than anybody realizes becuz he still shoots way too many J’s.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
Interesting article in the Deseret News about Millsap today.
I am starting to be convinced that if we can’t have Millsap AND Boozer, that I would rather have Millsap. He has been so impressive this season and has been better about not fouling. I just think that if we are able to re-sign Boozer, it will be at the expense of some combination of Millsap, AK and Okur.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
Deron is a great perimeter defender anyway.
But when he plays, we get better shots. And the Jazz’s best offense is to get good shots, so that other teams can’t get out on the run. So having Deron improves our defense by leaps and bounds.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
Good work, everyone
The Jazz brought their A game tonight, and we did too. Well done.
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