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,