Does Fanzz know something we don't?

by Basketball John on Jan 25, 2009 4:17 PM MST

Thanks to Scott (don't know his username) for emailing this to me. This was at the Fanzz store last night at the ESA.

You could come to a few conclusions based on this pic. First would be that Fanzz must know something and Boozer is on his way out.

More than likely though is that the demand for Boozer jerseys is way down. A mixture of fans souring on him, his uncertain status with the Jazz, , his insury, and simply not being seen really since he got hurt, have contributed to the surplus of #5s.

But it really speaks volumes that a marquee player such as Boozer had his jersey on sale mid-season. I don't recall AK's jerseys being priced as such a couple of years back during that whole bru-ha-ha.

Get a good deal on a jersey though because I'm about 80% confident that he will be back next year. I still think he backtracks and picks up his option. Unless he comes back in February full-force and flat out dominates the last couple of months, he's going to want to prove himself. Although, there were players such as Brand that got pretty good contracts desite injuries the year before.

Boozer will be trying to prove himself regardless, and that can only be good news for the Jazz. We're going to need it.

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I don't know whether to be encouraged or discouraged.

I’d really, really hate to lose Paul Millsap.

Grammar is not a time of waste

by Patrick517 on Jan 25, 2009 4:26 PM MST reply actions

I actually would put it at 80% that he leaves, but that's just me.

I don’t think the Jazz really want him that badly and I still think there are a handful of teams (OKC, Detroit, Sacramento, Toronto if they trade O’neal, Chicago, Memphis, etc.) that would offer Boozer enough money to make opting out worth it. More than anything, most teams need a low post presence. And you have to believe that Boozer’s agent will stroke his ego enough to convince him to opt out. The only way I see Boozer staying is if he wants to genuinely be here and the Jazz genuinely want him to be here too.

The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.

by clarkpojo on Jan 25, 2009 5:07 PM MST reply actions

25% off is about the same odds I would give him leaving.

I’m Scott.

Long time reader, I didn’t actually take the picture, one of my good friends emailed it to me after the game. I thought it was lol so sent it in.

by ahoapap on Jan 25, 2009 5:28 PM MST reply actions

Welcome Scott.

I thought the picture was really funny. Now I hope that Boozer gets traded in the next week, just so this picture will become one of the greatest fax pas in all of sports. Could you imagine the conspiracy theories that could arise? True drama, my friends.

The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.

by clarkpojo on Jan 25, 2009 5:32 PM MST up reply actions

good lad

thanks for sending the pic. you should join the fun in the game threads. I mean, Clarkpojo can only make so many communist jokes before we need some new material.

Uh, do you think you could draw me like a ninja?

by Shums on Jan 25, 2009 6:08 PM MST up reply actions