Utah Jazz @ Oklahoma City Thunder - Game Thread
by Basketball John on Jan 14, 2009 4:46 PM MST
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Utah Jazz at Oklahoma City Thunder, Jan 14, 2009 6:00 PM MST
Not a game to be taken lightly.
The spunky Thunder are a more respectable 3-4 in their last 7 games. Excluding their 40 point blowout to the TWolves, they've been in every game.
That stretch started after the signed Nenad Krstic back from Europe. A coincidence? Probably. But he's played pretty solid for them.
The Jazz will be without Millsap once again as he's still sore from his knee-to-knee collision with K(to)K. He's suppose to have an MRI. While it's not suppose to be serious, we've heard that too many times this season.
Utah has already beaten the Thunder at home this season. That was Jerry's 1,000th win with the Jazz. They led by 31 at the half but eased up in the fourth and had to hold off a Sonics run that cause the final score to be just 104-97.
This is another should-win game even if it is on the road. Memo cools off a bit (how could he not?) and we see Deron & AK light it up.
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TV dolts
Are painting the klamha Thunder as a worthless team, last in all these stats and such.
BooHoo
They could kill us if we look past them! After all we made that, losing to losers, almost famous last season.
GO JAZZ!!
by RRR on Jan 14, 2009 5:53 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Good luck, Jazzmen
Unfortunately, I have a class, so I’ll miss a large majority of the game.
5 in a row!
by Vromanite on Jan 14, 2009 5:57 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
our last (and only) 5 in a row
came against okc….
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 5:59 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
And I'm not even going to mention how the Blazers game is going lest I jinx their game again.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 5:59 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
cartilage bruise?
Is that what Millsap has?
by RRR on Jan 14, 2009 6:11 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I just posted that answer on the other thread. Let me paste it here.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:30 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
The injury itself shouldn't be a bad one. The bruise terminology is interesting since the knee doesn't have blood vessels around it.
But because it isn’t surrounded by vessels, it will also take longer to heal. My worry is that the injury is giving him so much pain, so there might be some damage. Bottom line: it’s just going to take some time to heal. My guess would be one week or so, but you never know with Paul Millsap.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:31 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
my screen is fuzzy
is AK wearing some kind of leg brace?
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 6:17 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
jumpers :(
Brewer should not be shooting them.
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 6:19 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
21-13 with 3 minutes left in the quarter?
Man, I miss Indiana…
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 6:28 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
we look like OKC
and OKC looks like the winning team
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 6:30 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
blech
I am displeased with our performance so far. Haven’t been playing super close attention as I’m at work, and also working on a Fanpost summarizing how the SLC Dunk fantasy league is coming along.
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by Shums on Jan 14, 2009 6:32 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Like I just said, OKC is hitting contested jumpshots so far.
And I don’t think they will keep it up. We just need to keep attacking.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:33 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Fanpost is up
League members, follow the format and get me your updates. Non-league members, well, hope it’s mildly interesting.
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by Shums on Jan 14, 2009 6:42 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
This is a much improved OKC team and they are getting some calls.
With that said, they are hitting some very difficult shots right now and we are missing some gimme plays, so we will catch up if the game continues like this.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:32 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
first foul of the game on
OKC just now. :(
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 6:32 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Harpring with a semi-athletic move.
Surprising.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:34 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
are you now just looking for ANY positive?
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 6:35 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
He has played pretty well lately.
Even I, his biggest critic, will give credit where credit is due.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:37 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just really glad that Portland drafted Oden and not Durant.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:35 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I'm really unglad
the Portland somehow landed the #1 pick (and Chicago the same this past season).
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 6:36 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
But it is times like these that we miss Millsap the most.
We have Harpring and Koufos on the floor together, which is just kind of tough.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:36 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah and the Kings complained about them running up the score, but the end of the bench guys were hitting 3s too.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:44 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Kings...
Play some D. Seriously.
According to Ben at Third Quarter Collapse…
What’s more remarkable: that the Orlando Magic made an NBA-record 23 three-pointers in their big 139-107 win, or that the Sacramento Kings left them wide-open on at least three-quarters of them?
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 6:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
kinda like how the pacers left memo open for most of the night
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 6:46 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
But they didn’t complain about us running the score up… though I guess that’s because we played D the same way they did.
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 6:47 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
that's cuz we didn't run the score up
it was too close for comfort for the last 18 minutes
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 6:49 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
We really let Nien Nunb get to the hoop that time.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:45 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
you are obsessed
with him lately.
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by Shums on Jan 14, 2009 6:46 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
It's not my fault that Earl Watson looks just like Lando Calrisian's sidekick.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:48 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Uh, do you think you could draw me like a ninja?
by Shums on Jan 14, 2009 6:49 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
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by Shums on Jan 14, 2009 6:50 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
A losing recipe on the road.
Shooting mostly jumpers.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:51 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Matt Harpring...
leads the team in shots taken so far.
Um… no good?
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 6:51 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
We are on pace to score 82 points this game.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:52 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
J-Slow's revenge
for the last game?
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 6:53 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
So we are shooting 10% worse, and being outrebounded 18-9. We can't win unless we make 30 more free throws than the Thunder.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:54 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I mean, unless we improve our rebounding and shooting.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:54 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Harpring with terrific defense on Green. Not!
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:55 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
wow
a “Not!” joke. You’re either channeling Borat or every single commenter on the website I work for.
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by Shums on Jan 14, 2009 6:57 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed though
it was terrible D.
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by Shums on Jan 14, 2009 6:57 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That is actually my # 1 pet peeve with Harpring. His defense.
When he “helps” on defense he usually just ends up in no man’s land, so that he is neither double teaming nor guarding his own man. So he is useless. And on that 3, he was just standing 3 feet off of Green for no reason. Even if he gets up and plays him, then at least there is a chance for help defense. But the defense he played was basically just shooting practice for Green.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 7:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude. Few people can pull off a successful "not" joke. I believe I just did.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:59 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
you're right, of course.
should give credit where credit is due.
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by Shums on Jan 14, 2009 7:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Did you guys notice how huge Westbrook's hands are when they showed him on the bench?
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 6:56 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Wait a sec?
Is my boyfriend wearing a mouth guard?
by DaniellelovesKK on Jan 14, 2009 6:57 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Now
KK & No Knees lead the team in shots taken
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 6:59 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and Okur
used up all of his good shots in the Indiana game.
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 7:00 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
ak hit his first three shots
i was surprised he didn’t attempt a shot again til the 2nd quarter
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Harpring just got away with a travel and then almost blew the layup.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 7:03 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
the OKC analysts say that harpring is a guy that every team would want
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:04 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
every team would want.... FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!
/Triumph’d
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by Shums on Jan 14, 2009 7:06 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog
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by Shums on Jan 14, 2009 7:09 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I laughed.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 7:10 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
If they really want him
can we give him to them?
Maybe for one of their bigs (Sene, Swift, etc.)?
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 7:08 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
swift? really?
somehow i don’t think he and jerry would get along. somehow i don’t think jerry approves of guys that wear black nail polish.
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:09 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Eh, it's an expiring contract
worth a shot.
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 7:11 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you crazy? We'll give him to them for just cap relief. Nothing in return.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 7:09 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
No good places to watch online?
Anybody seen one? Channelsurfing’s link is not working.
Make it happen baby: Cubs, Jaguars, FSU, Jazz, Thrashers.
by camnorris14 on Jan 14, 2009 7:04 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Ah, thanks.
…does it work for Mac? I’m going to root around the site a little.
Make it happen baby: Cubs, Jaguars, FSU, Jazz, Thrashers.
by camnorris14 on Jan 14, 2009 7:07 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
don't know about mac
but here’s the link if it helps
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:08 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
sweet.
will be working in a few. thanks.
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by camnorris14 on Jan 14, 2009 7:10 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Take Harpring out. If Miles missed a 3 pointer that badly, he would be benched for 10 minutes.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 7:04 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Rest assured everyone.
I just entered to ‘win a date with Kyle Korver’ via text messaging.
by DaniellelovesKK on Jan 14, 2009 7:05 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Well, its official. If we are going to win this game, Williams is going to have to take over.
Right now he only has 8 points and 5 assists. He will need probably 30 points if we are going to win this game.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 7:07 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
And I'm not afraid of the jinx any longer. Portland is down by 20 to the 76ers with 6 minutes left in the game.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 7:07 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
darn it. that means roy's not playing anymore.
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:11 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if Dalembert is...
talk about a horrible draft pick.
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 7:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
so was elton brand.
so was rasheed as a 4th round pick.
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:15 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
I ended up re-adding Dalembert just recently for some odd reason.
Not quite sure what I was thinking.
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 7:17 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
well he does have 9boards and 3 blocks tonite...
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:17 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That's always good
points would be nice to.
Oh, and Ron Artest is a pain to have on your team.
I would suggest never drafting him.
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 7:18 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah i have him on one of my other teams
i’d rather have him than tmac though.
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:18 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
jeff foster has played 1:28
and has 4 fouls
but he’s in the game with 1:25 left and the pacers down by 1
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:17 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
KK
already has more points then the bench combined had against the Pacers.
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 7:09 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
you think we are missing Millsap, just a little bit?
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 7:29 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
dwill can take over the game any time he wants
what’s he waiting for?
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:30 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Kirilenko is killing us right now.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 7:30 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
dwill shooting 3s and price doing nothing except fouling
ain’t helping either
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:31 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
this is getting out of hand.
I’m concerned.
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by Shums on Jan 14, 2009 7:31 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
We are not going to win this game, my friends. It doesn't feel like we will anyways.
Why hasn’t Price played tonight? We need his energy.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 7:32 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
he's played 12 minutes
he has 1 board, one 3, 3 fouls, and that’s it.
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:33 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
He's on the court
but hasn’t played. Yet.
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 7:36 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
bloody hell
this is humiliating.
Make it happen baby: Cubs, Jaguars, FSU, Jazz, Thrashers.
by camnorris14 on Jan 14, 2009 7:33 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I'm not one for excuses, but missing your 1st and 2nd string power forwards is difficult on the road.
We are going to have a hard time winning any of these road games without Millsap.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 7:36 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
One of the hottest teams in the NBA right now.
No exaggeration.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 7:40 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
they should at least be competing though.
this is ridiculous.
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:37 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess this'll put an end to my belief/argument
that AK is a better 4 than he is a 3.
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 7:38 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
who on the jazz looks even decent tonite?
except maybe kk
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:39 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and also.
Why start Price?
The Thunder are start 3 Fs (Durant, Green, Mason), and we counter with 3 Gs (Deron, Price, Brewer)?
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 7:39 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
"they are beating the jazz like a red headed stepchild on the glass"
—okc analysts
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:40 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
The OKC announcers just used the red-headed stepchild line to describe how badly we are getting beat on the glass.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 7:41 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
We look like we have given up.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 7:41 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
well
at least The Koof is still trying.
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by Shums on Jan 14, 2009 7:45 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
the glaring differences
FTs:
Utah: 10-15
OKC: 25-29
Rebounds:
Utah: 19
FT: 34
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:48 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Calm down.
I have a feeling everything is going to be fine. I mean it is Oklahoma and all.
by DaniellelovesKK on Jan 14, 2009 7:48 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
okc shot more FTs in the 3rd
than the Jazz in the entire game
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 7:54 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
What the hell kind of defense was that by Harpring?
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 7:54 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
KK should get sub of the game
4 sho
by DaniellelovesKK on Jan 14, 2009 7:54 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Here's my Madden analysis
We just need to play some D and the rest will come. Is that Madden or Sloan?
by Basketball John on Jan 14, 2009 7:57 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I think this is a game we lose mainly due to injury. That makes like 4 or 5 for the season.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 8:01 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I know. I am pissed about it.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 8:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Danielle's fantasy league update is in
FYI. Thanks, D.
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by Shums on Jan 14, 2009 8:06 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
When do you want it by?
Is tomorrow night/Friday good?
I’m getting overrun by classes… and it’s only the 3rd day. :(
by UtesFan89 on Jan 14, 2009 8:07 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
sure, no hurries.
I’m just throwing them up as I get them. And I’m not looking for ridiculously deep analysis. Follow the template on the thread, shouldn’t take more than five or ten mins. Whenever you have a moment is fine, bro.
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by Shums on Jan 14, 2009 8:12 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
THE JAZZ STILL DON"T HAVE THAT WIN ON THE ROAD MENTALITY
And It’s pissing me off.
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by clarkpojo on Jan 14, 2009 8:21 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
i've said this before
it starts and ends with dwill. where he goes, the team goes.
by moni on Jan 14, 2009 8:29 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you Jazz
I was quite depressed after my Blazers lost to the Sixers by 20. But this game made my day.
"When I have the ball, I experiment." #5
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