Game Thread and Preview - Utah Jazz @ Philadelphia 76ers
by Basketball John on Nov 13, 2009 4:16 PM MST
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As you're well aware by now, the Jazz will be without Deron Williams tonight (personal reasons) as well as Ronnie Price (big toe).
Sloan has chosen to bring AK off the bench for tonight's action so as to have a second ball handler on the court for the second team.
That means that rookie Wes Matthews will start alongside fellow rookie Eric Maynor. Yes, those two that must carry around pink backpacks at all times this season.
Maynor will get to show what he can do with significant minutes and while leading the first unit on the floor.
So we'll have Maynor and Brewer in the back-court with Matthews, Boozer, & Memo up front. 82games.com doesn't have any data on the 5-man unit, so that will be interesting to see how they do.
That's when things get funky. With those starters, we have AK, Millsap, Fess, and the KOOF on the bench. That's it. AK will likely come off the bench first. I don't know who will be the true point guard at that point but we could see any one of AK, Matthews, or Ronnie B bring the ball up the floor. Look out if Maynor gets into foul trouble early.
It's all part of the new element of surprise the Jazz will be employing to switch things up. The 76ers won't know what hit them. Little do they know that Fess will be breaking out his crossover tonight and taking it to the rack all night long.
Honestly though, it's a bit exciting to see just how things will go tonight with so many people out right now. Kind of feels like a new team albeit one without Deron.
So what of Philadelphia? Well, they've beaten the bad teams they've played (barely, though they do have a win against a decent-good Bucks team) and have lost to the good teams. That sounds eerily familiar.
They're not a good three-point shooting team, thank goodness. They're only hitting about 30% right now. But they have the potential to kill us inside with AI and Speights. Thaddeus Young could be out tonight.
But what do I know about the 76ers? Check these guys out
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Must be an exciting game, huh?
"We got to change something bc what we doing ain't working right now!" - DWill
by Vromanite on Nov 13, 2009 5:16 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I started watching a few minutes ago
Who’s filling in for Boler? Steve Brown?
"We got to change something bc what we doing ain't working right now!" - DWill
by Vromanite on Nov 13, 2009 5:21 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't sound like him to me
"We got to change something bc what we doing ain't working right now!" - DWill
by Vromanite on Nov 13, 2009 5:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Hm...
defense.
Yeah… no.
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by UtesFan89 on Nov 13, 2009 5:32 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
why didn't matthews take any more shots
in 10 minutes after hitting his first two 3s?
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 5:32 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
slow probably threatened to bench him.
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by UtesFan89 on Nov 13, 2009 5:34 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Well there you go
he took a shot.
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by UtesFan89 on Nov 13, 2009 5:36 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
aren't you happy?
with maynor and matthews starting?
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 5:36 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Me?
I’d rather have Deron, personally… ;)
But no, I just don’t like bringing AK off of the bench.
For a team that struggles keeping guys from getting into the paint, I don’t think benching AK & still starting Booze/Okur does anything.
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by UtesFan89 on Nov 13, 2009 5:39 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
If you're watching...
how has E3 looked early?
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by UtesFan89 on Nov 13, 2009 5:37 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Looking at just the stats...
I like the 3 assists.
The 2 fouls & the 1-4 shooting… not so much.
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by UtesFan89 on Nov 13, 2009 5:40 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
No TOs is good too
"We got to change something bc what we doing ain't working right now!" - DWill
by Vromanite on Nov 13, 2009 5:40 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that it is.
Missed that b/c I was skipping over all the 0s.
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by UtesFan89 on Nov 13, 2009 5:42 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
i like the absence of any 0s
in the assist column
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 5:43 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone's the PG!
"We got to change something bc what we doing ain't working right now!" - DWill
by Vromanite on Nov 13, 2009 5:44 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't like
the absence of Fesenko in the “bench” column.
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by UtesFan89 on Nov 13, 2009 5:44 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
would you like to see a
fes-koof-matthews-maynor lineup? who would be your 5th man?
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 5:47 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Right now?
Probably Brewer
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by UtesFan89 on Nov 13, 2009 5:48 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Wesley's lighting it up
3-3 for 3
"We got to change something bc what we doing ain't working right now!" - DWill
by Vromanite on Nov 13, 2009 5:52 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Definitely
but I’ll leave it to a more creative mind to think it up.
"We got to change something bc what we doing ain't working right now!" - DWill
by Vromanite on Nov 13, 2009 5:59 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
On Nyquil tonight
got to be creative to enjoy the game :)
by Juan B on Nov 13, 2009 6:08 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Great run of the court.
"We got to change something bc what we doing ain't working right now!" - DWill
by Vromanite on Nov 13, 2009 6:23 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Booze with the no-look defense
element of surprise?
by Juan B on Nov 13, 2009 6:25 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
this is honestly the first time
the jazz have played like a TEAM all season
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 6:27 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Time to trade D-Will?
We look so much better without him :)
by sherbs on Nov 13, 2009 6:27 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Wow... quiet here.
And we’re winning too.
PS. Fesenko still hasn’t played. I hate Jerry Sloan.
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by UtesFan89 on Nov 13, 2009 6:44 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
If you ever wondered what 1000 people booing sounds like
that was it.
by Juan B on Nov 13, 2009 6:45 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
lol
“I went to the Sixers game and a Florida Marlins game broke out…”
by rxmike12 on Nov 13, 2009 6:46 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
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by UtesFan89 on Nov 13, 2009 6:47 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Due to the Nyquil
my pinky finger stayed on the 0 key a little too long
by Juan B on Nov 13, 2009 6:46 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
By the way
The scoreboard it looks like the Jazz are up 23.
Is that reality or the Nyquil?
by Juan B on Nov 13, 2009 6:48 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
not worried about a jinx
If they blow a 23 4th quarter lead, I am fully justified in not wasting my time.
I will officially quit
by Juan B on Nov 13, 2009 6:50 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
i'm on meds too
so i see the same scoreboard you do
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 6:48 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
i think it's funny
the sixers traded away kk and then traded for kapono
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 6:50 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
What the what? I am working so i am just following on NBA.com, but well done gents.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
by clarkpojo on Nov 13, 2009 6:50 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
was what the what
an expression before 30 rock?
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 6:51 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s amazing that this is the same team that lost to Sacramento at home with Deron Williams playing.
"We got to change something bc what we doing ain't working right now!" - DWill
by Vromanite on Nov 13, 2009 6:51 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Boler's the problem.
Steve Brown FTW.
by rxmike12 on Nov 13, 2009 6:52 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
That's good and all
but New Jersey needs to finally get in the freaking win column so they can muster a better record than NYK.
"We got to change something bc what we doing ain't working right now!" - DWill
by Vromanite on Nov 13, 2009 6:56 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Trade Deron!
Obviously he’s the problem. Just getting home from work here.
by Basketball John on Nov 13, 2009 6:55 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
i have to come clean
i thought “we are winning this for sure” in the 3rd quarter
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 6:58 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh come on, admit it
you had the same thought
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 7:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh come on, admit it
you had the same thought
by Juan B on Nov 13, 2009 7:00 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Um, I've been around this season.
Of course I thought it… I wasn’t silly enough to put it in print. :)
by rxmike12 on Nov 13, 2009 7:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
How long before we see Fesenko?
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by UtesFan89 on Nov 13, 2009 7:02 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Um, Matthews & Maynor aren't subs.
by Basketball John on Nov 13, 2009 7:02 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
nothing gets boozer fired up
like a real And-1
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 7:03 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I think we should start Matthews over Brewer from here on out.
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by UtesFan89 on Nov 13, 2009 7:03 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I think I just yelled "And-1!" louder than Booze...
And I always think it’s funny to hear him yell “Gimme that shit” on like every rebound.
by rxmike12 on Nov 13, 2009 7:03 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
i think he's going to need new shorts
lol
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 7:06 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
brownie picking up
boler’s double double slack
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 7:03 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
i think karl malone's bicep
was twice as big as boozer’s
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 7:04 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
lol - they're doubling Maynor like he's DWill.
He’s eating them alive.
by rxmike12 on Nov 13, 2009 7:06 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Just look at the offensive efficiency of AK, Millsap, Matthews and even Boozer.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
by clarkpojo on Nov 13, 2009 7:07 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Maynor is smooth as hell getting them involved too... love it!
by rxmike12 on Nov 13, 2009 7:08 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I was nervous with Maynor as he looked awful in limited minutes...
I think the garbage time he got against Boston actually was a big help. I may be wrong, but he looked good there.
by rxmike12 on Nov 13, 2009 7:08 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
The deal with Maynor is that he is a veteran in a rookie's body.
He has experienced so much and been the leader of his team for a few years. Bad games or starts aren’t going to effect him like it would other rookies.
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by clarkpojo on Nov 13, 2009 7:13 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
nah
as the elder statesman of this tean, ak just needs to hold extra practices so his teammates can learn to catch his passes
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 7:10 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I just think if he'd just go hard to the hole instead of making some iffy passes...
He’d be better off. But yeah, some of his passes are quite incredible.
by rxmike12 on Nov 13, 2009 7:11 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
i can't fault his liking to dish
but yeah, he gets to the line better than anyone on this team.
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 7:12 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Carlos is being agressive.
Plus two steals in the last 3 minutes
And a hard elbow on a pick.
I like it (even though I hate him)
by Juan B on Nov 13, 2009 7:08 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
i'll give credit where credit is due
but it doesn’t change anything in my eyes
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 7:09 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
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by UtesFan89 on Nov 13, 2009 7:09 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
In KOC's eyes
this game just bought him another 4 weeks of trade protection.
"We got to change something bc what we doing ain't working right now!" - DWill
by Vromanite on Nov 13, 2009 7:10 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I calls 'em like I sees 'em
"We got to change something bc what we doing ain't working right now!" - DWill
by Vromanite on Nov 13, 2009 7:12 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
we learn something new every day
booner has only had one philly cheesesteak in his entire life
by moni on Nov 13, 2009 7:11 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Life is good today.
Guaranteed split on a roadie back East… I’ll take it.
by rxmike12 on Nov 13, 2009 7:12 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I forgot we even won the NY game
It definitely didn’t feel like it.
"We got to change something bc what we doing ain't working right now!" - DWill
by Vromanite on Nov 13, 2009 7:13 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Win's a win. :)
But yeah… let’s see if our #23 can take down #6 tomorrow night. ;)
by rxmike12 on Nov 13, 2009 7:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
The game was awesome...
Boozer played pretty good D in the first half. Second half, same old story.
Good thing we didn’t lose our lead.
Mathews was really good. Hitting 3/3 from downtown in the first half.
AK looked confident on both ends.
Manyor was alright however not yet fit to lead the team. Shot way too many bricks and was rejected numerous times.
Milsap was solid. Milsap and AK combination was working.
Okur’s D was the worst part of the game. Sloan benched him for sometime for that.
Brewer’s mid range jumper has improved so much but he doesn’t dunk like he used to last year.
Summary: Other than the garbage minutes players (KK2 and Fes), everybody had double figure scores. The team was sharing the ball (32 assist / 42 FGM). Don’t expect similar results in Cleveland.
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