The Downbeat - 11 November 2009 - #98 - The Thin at PG Edition

by Basketball John on Nov 11, 2009 9:31 AM MST in The Downbeat

1_medium Could get ugly tonight in Boston. Doesn't look like D-Will is going to play. Price is out. Rondo vs. Maynor is not good.

2_medium I've got the All-star voting widget on your immediate right. It's really easy to use. You don't even have to leave SLCDunk.com to vote.

Another tip, you don't have to select all spots to vote. Just click on the Jazz men and cast your vote. Remember to text and vote from different PCs/mobile devices, etc.

8_medium Is it weird that I get concerned if D-Will hasn't tweeted that day?

4_medium CJ Miles sans cast. Pretty chill. "I got this."

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5_medium You know, maybe it's best that we could be missing so many people tonight against Boston. Maybe they'll channel some 2004 vibe? They've been known to have big games, like against the Lakers a couple years back, when some big players have been out. Maybe we actually see a team effort tonight?

If all else fails, unleash Fess and the KOOF.

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1. Do I hate myself enough to watch the game? Decisions, decisions…

by MelMan2002 on Nov 11, 2009 10:23 AM MST reply actions

I like CJ

But I hate those glasses. Maybe I’m just not hip enough to notice how cool they are. They just seem too “Erkel” for my tastes.

by chamont on Nov 11, 2009 11:19 AM MST reply actions

Just some thoughts:

1. Maynor vs. Rondo is great. I actually think Maynor surprises the Jazz fanbase tonight and has a good game. nothing flashy, but 12-10 would even be nice. Nothing like learning on the job than being right in the thick of the fight. We will learn a lot about Maynor tonight.

2. I’m voting straight Deron-ticket this year.

8. He’s pissed. So is Brandon Roy. Roy apparently went to the front office to complain. I wonder how long it takes before Deron visits with O’Connor.

4. I’m still excited to see CJ return.

5. I actually love games like this when young guys are asked to step in. I think we see a lot of Fes tonight. I’m hoping. He will play well perhaps. I expect to see a better team game, although the last time we saw the team rally around an absent “star” was when Kirilenko and Fes dominated the Lakers at home in 2007-2008. But that missing star was Carlos Boozer, not Deron Wiliams.

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by clarkpojo on Nov 11, 2009 11:19 AM MST reply actions

1. Yeah – but will Sloan even play Maynor much? I predict AK getting more time at the point than Maynor tonight. And…I like AK and all – more than most fans probably – but I really don’t like him as PG..

by MelMan2002 on Nov 11, 2009 11:29 AM MST up reply actions

Totally Agree

This would be a tough game anyway, so the young guys can go out there with nothing to lose (well Maynor anyway…)

No matter what the result we’ll learn exactly where Maynor is at and it will give him some real game time to improve in.

by sherbs on Nov 11, 2009 3:40 PM MST up reply actions

re 8: quote from fanshot i posted yesterday

Dime: You have never demanded a trade, but is there pressure in your eyes for management to build a championship contending team in the next two years in order to keep you?

DW: It’s too early to be even talking that. I’m in the first year of my new deal, so it’s not going to happen.

maybe the problem is he’s not expressing or demanding anything.

by moni on Nov 11, 2009 5:02 PM MST up reply actions

One more thought...

Right about now, I am really glad that we didn’t draft DeJuan Blair, or Chase Budinger.

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by clarkpojo on Nov 11, 2009 11:25 AM MST reply actions

hahaha

Good call. Not hating Maynor or the Front office at all right now.

by moneyman memo on Nov 11, 2009 12:40 PM MST up reply actions

Brewer and AK left off ballot

I know they need to put a minimum of 3 players per team (and we have 4 – Millsap, Dwill, Boozer, and Memo), but damn I really thought Brewer and especially AK should have been on the ballot.

Here’s to hoping that the omission will fuel their fires and make them play harder.

by moneyman memo on Nov 11, 2009 12:41 PM MST reply actions

it's a bunch of people who don't watch jazz games putting the ballot together...

and also, ronnie brew better get invited to the dunk contest this year, even though the dunk contest is so past it imo.

by moni on Nov 11, 2009 5:00 PM MST up reply actions

I have no problem with leaving them off the ballot. Nothing in Brewer’s couple of seasons indicate that he’s at the All-Star level – especially with the quality of guards ahead of in the West. (Trust me, Brewer isn’t getting voted in over Kobe, D-Will, CP3, Tony Parker, or Jason Kidd). That’s not to say Brewer can’t make the All-Star team if he keeps picking up his game, but he’s not getting in on the fan vote.

And, AK? Where do we start with AK? Maybe on another team, but not while he’s playing out-of-position, and off the bench. Plus, if you just look at his overall numbers they’re not very impressive. Sure, he’s an above-average defender, but apart from Ben Wallace and Dennis Rodman defenders don’t get into the All-Star game. At least not on the fan vote.

by kris247 on Nov 12, 2009 8:05 AM MST up reply actions