The Downbeat - 27 October 2009 - #87 - The Downbeat of the Season Edition

by Basketball John on Oct 27, 2009 8:57 AM MDT in The Downbeat

1_medium An official SLC Dunk welcome to Wes Matthews. Even though he'll wear #23, he will hopefully become more than a fan favorite and stick with the team for a while.

Apparently his agent or father slipped him a note that Sloan likes hard workers and that PT, or in this case a roster spot, is earned in practice.

His contract isn't guaranteed though unless he's with the Jazz come January 10, so he could be cut. I could see Sloan saying this to him each day after practice,

"Good night, Wes. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely [cut] you in the morning."

2_medium clarkpojo messaged me a week ago and said that this would be the longest week ever. Well, it's finally here. Jazz fans will have to wait another day, so it's not quite over.

I have to say I'm probably most excited about being able to watch the Jazz for the first time this season.

8_medium Besides trying to cover the Flash some morer, okay at all, I'm going to try to become a more well-rounded NBA viewer this season. I watched other teams and follow a few team blogs, but mainly it was all Jazz. And it still will be, but I think having more NBA knowledge can only help writing about the Jazz.

4_medium I got no love from my Jazz Halloween question. So let's try this one. What should each of the Jazz players dress up as on Oct 31?

5_medium To kick off the season, here's a bit from Malone's first game as a rookie via A Stern Warning,

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Wesley Matthews #23?!

so glad he will be here, I think he is a very smart player and hopefully he can down some threes for us!! btw, I really cant believe its ALREADY here!!! well tomorrow its here!! lets play some god damn defense!!!

by hustla801 on Oct 27, 2009 9:12 AM MDT reply actions

Wow

That was an awesome clip. Did you hear the commentator when he said, “You don’t see a charging call in the NBA very often.”

HAhaha how times have changed.

by mcjazzman32 on Oct 27, 2009 10:38 AM MDT reply actions

I like how the announcer called out Dantleys travel

right before that happened. Announcers never criticize the officials nowadays.

by Patrick517 on Oct 28, 2009 12:58 AM MDT up reply actions

Can't Get As Excited When I Won't See the Jazz on TV Anymore

I love the Jazz, but it’s impossible to get too excited when I know that I won’t see them on public TV at all this year. Too bad that money has become more important than providing a product to the fans—not just the fans who can make it to games.

by Taivo on Oct 27, 2009 11:05 AM MDT reply actions

+1 for the princess bride reference

by moni on Oct 27, 2009 7:37 PM MDT reply actions

They have Princess Bride in Asia?

Just kidding, Moni.

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

by clarkpojo on Oct 28, 2009 4:16 AM MDT up reply actions

if i was living in north carolina i'd be making cracks too.

just kidding, clark. ;)

by moni on Oct 28, 2009 7:36 AM MDT up reply actions

Halloween Costumes

After watching that clip I can’t help but think throwback unis with Stocktonesque short shorts would make a killer costume. I’m sure the ladies would appreciate seeing KK in a throwback Bobby Hansen uni.

"I really don't eat that much. I just, more or less, tend to eat all the time." -- Chuck Barkley

by Juan B on Oct 27, 2009 9:19 PM MDT reply actions

Halloween

So my wife had a good idea. Have the wives and/or girlfriends of dress five of the guys up as a construction worker, indian, motorcycle gang guy, police officer and sailor. Don’t tell them why, just that they would be “cute/hot/whatever” if they did. When they show up at D-Will’s Halloween party they just got punk’d as the Village People.

by go4jazz on Oct 27, 2009 10:33 PM MDT reply actions