The Downbeat - 27 October 2009 - #87 - The Downbeat of the Season Edition
by Basketball John on Oct 27, 2009 8:57 AM MDT
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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."
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.
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.
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?
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!!!
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.
I like how the announcer called out Dantleys travel
right before that happened. Announcers never criticize the officials nowadays.
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.
They have Princess Bride in Asia?
Just kidding, Moni.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
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
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.
I like it.
And then Kyle Korver could wear a sideways trucker hat and run into the party with a fake film crew and tell them that they got punk’d.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
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