The Downbeat - 19 October 2009 - #81 - The Get That Outta Here Edition
by Basketball John on Oct 19, 2009 8:55 AM MDT
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In the last two pre-season games of the season against Portland and Sacramento, we should start to see the normal rotation. It has already tightened up with the game against Charlotte.
Spencer Nelson and Alex Johnson didn't see any playing time at all. Matthews got over 20 minutes while Dupree barely cracked 6. Goran Suton had 7 minutes.
Maybe the biggest indicator of who is going to make the team is who got rookie backpacks. Maynor obviously has one but the only other one that we know got one is Matthews,
I'm concerned at the rate that the Jazz are getting stuffed in the pre-season. Last year, the Jazz averaged about 4.5 blocked shots a game while getting blocked a little over 5 times a game.
In the pre-season so far, they're averaging just 4 blocks a game while getting denied almost 7 times a game. Those are skewed a little because it is the pre-season. It could be that the spacing isn't quite right. Having not been able to see any games, I couldn't say for sure what it is.
Highlights from last night. Great to have AK back.
We're dealing with health issues already this season. Okur was out with a sore lower back last night. No doubt it was in part because it was a back to back game and an otherwise meaningless one at that. We know CJ is out. AK missed a game. Ronnie P has been out the past couple of games. And Korver has yet to play in a game so far. Oh, and don't forget about Harpring.
Let's hope that these are mostly precautionary measures because it's the pre-season. But you have to worry a bit that it's only the pre-season as these things tend to become more of a factor later in the year.
Have to say I'm pretty pleased with what I've "seen" from Boozer. That is, he's been quiet and just gone to work. He had 22 points last night after having 20 the night before.
Most of all, he hasn't said a word, outside of the video we saw a couple days ago. Time, silence, and winning can go a long ways in making fans forget about the off-season and all of his stupid remarks. I really hope the Jazz can find a way to get a shooting guard for him. If he keeps his level of play up and stay healthy, they could have a good valuable trade piece come the deadline or earlier.
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Korver has played
4. He played in the Real Madrid game. The problem is nobody passed the ball to him when he was open, so he didn’t do much.
seen the games in person
I did go to both the Portland and Denver games, I think the blockage issue has been a huge problem from late last season up till now….why dont they practice blocking each others shots or something? I know Millsap would love to be the one doing the blocking….
2. On the blocking issue it just seems like every other team has someone tall and long with explosive hops that blocks & dunks all over the Jazz.
Doesn’t help that the Jazz power forwards are the shortest in the NBA.
Also doesn’t help when Boozer goes to the hole with his thunderous finger rolls and scoops playing below the rim!!
Maybe they can run training with Fes standing infront of the rim, AK waiting behind him and try to get they’re shots off.
"He is STUPID but he knows that he is STUPID and that almost makes him smart."
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