The Downbeat - 16 November 2009 - #101 - The 5 Edition

by Basketball John on Nov 16, 2009 9:20 AM MST in The Downbeat

1_medium Hopefully Deron will receive word today concerning his daughter's medical issues. It was reported that they probably wouldn't receive the test results back until today.

Hopefully it's nothing serious.

2_medium Have to say that going 2-2 on the road trip is pleasant surprise. It would have been nice to steal that win in Cleveland, but considering our road record last year, .500 on the road is a bonus. And when you consider that we didn't have Deron for two of those games, it's even more impressive.

Let's hope we can get to the point where .500 on the road is a bad road trip.

8_medium Is it just me or does anyone else that is in their mid 20s to mid 30s still think of the Jazz players as being older than them? I still have to remind myself that I'm older than all of them.

Speaking of age, were guys like Stockton, Bird, and Magic ever not in their late 30s?

4_medium Eric Maynor and Wesley Matthews have done a great job filling in for their respective positions. They've been great on the offensive end and now need to work some on the defensive end. Right now, their opponents are out-scoring them. From 82games.com,

		Production			On Court/Off Court			Simple
Player	Min	Own	Opp	Net	On	Off	Net	Rating

Matthews	42%	11.0	11.4	-0.4	-2.9	-0.3	-2.5	-1.2
Maynor	22%	16.9	18.5	-1.6	-7.6	+0.4	-8.0	-4.2

Also, from B-R.com it shows that Maynor had a DRtg of 115 and that Matthews' is 114. So they're giving up 115 and 114 points per 100 possessions.

5_medium We had this poll in the off-season I believe. But I would like to resurrect is again. We should probably have a pool on this. But when do you think Boozer will be traded?

Give me your dates.

Poll

When will Booze be traded?

Within the week.

2 votes

By the end of the year.

10 votes

By the trade deadline

70 votes

He won't get moved at all.

83 votes

Not only will he not get moved, he'll be back with the Jazz next year!

35 votes

200 votes | Poll has closed

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Hm...

S-Jax + Acie Law for Raja Bell + Vladimir Radmanovic.

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by UtesFan89 on Nov 16, 2009 9:32 AM MST reply actions

Stephen Jackson

got traded, why o why can’t we trade someone. I am getting very impatient with this Jazz team and the front office.

by P_Dizzle on Nov 16, 2009 9:40 AM MST up reply actions

how soon before raja can be traded again?

by moni on Nov 16, 2009 6:21 PM MST up reply actions

3 Months, I think.

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by UtesFan89 on Nov 16, 2009 10:45 PM MST up reply actions

He can be traded immediately, if he is the only person being traded and not part of a package.

But the Warriors have to wait 60 days if they want to include Raja Bell in a package deal.

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by clarkpojo on Nov 16, 2009 11:56 PM MST up reply actions

1 – I think it’s serious enough that D-Will had to come back home, but I hope it’s nothing that will remain chronic

2 – I’m cautiously optomistic about our play on the road right now, that said, it does not balance out with losing games at home (houston with all their injuries, sactown w/o kevin martin, etc)

8 – oh yeah, i remember when i figured out that i was older than the guys we were drafting . . . sad.

4 — if you like stats, then . . . well . . . check out these advanced stats for:

D. Williams, R. Brewer, A. Kirilenko, C. Boozer, M. Okur

R. Price, C.J. Miles, K. Korver, P. Millsap, K. Fesenko

E. Maynor, W. Matthews, M. Harpring, K. Koufos

5 – boozer will get traded — too late for it to make a difference.

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by AllThatJazzBasketball on Nov 16, 2009 9:36 AM MST reply actions

Hey, your stats!

Are you updating your blog again soon too? Or is it just something you’re doing on your comp?

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by UtesFan89 on Nov 16, 2009 9:52 AM MST up reply actions

nope. haven't updated blog -- does not mean i don't still have ideas to do so . . .

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by AllThatJazzBasketball on Nov 16, 2009 10:22 AM MST up reply actions

What were the results of the poll last time around?

I don’t think he gets traded, unfortunately.

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by UtesFan89 on Nov 16, 2009 9:53 AM MST reply actions

Here's the last one

http://www.slcdunk.com/polls/show/44690

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by Basketball John on Nov 16, 2009 10:19 AM MST up reply actions

i agree

i don’t think the FO will do anything except let his contract expire

by moni on Nov 16, 2009 6:22 PM MST up reply actions

5. A better poll might be: As a fan what is your level of frustration with the Jazz?

A) None – the Jazz can do no wrong in my mind
B) Ehhhh – they should have done something by now but ehhh….
C) Mad – something should have been done by now!
D) WTF? – if the Jazz don’t do something quick I might….

by P_Dizzle on Nov 16, 2009 4:32 PM MST reply actions

#8

It’s not the guys that are younger than me that bother me – it’s guys who are older than me. I can barely run three miles right now (mostly due to laziness, school, work, and fatherhood…but still) and there are dudes out there playing basketball every night that are four or five years older than I am. I wish I had the time and money to do nothing but train.

If Boozer keeps playing the way he has been for the past couple of days he’ll never get traded. But, he’s not coming back next year. I hope.

by kris247 on Nov 16, 2009 5:05 PM MST reply actions