Preview - Sacramento Kings @ Utah Jazz
by Basketball John on Nov 7, 2009 1:00 PM MST
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Most players will tell you that they would rather beat a team with everyone healthy than to beat a team that's lost a bunch of players or their superstar player to injury.
Well, I'm sure it's a bit more satisfying for the team to win one like that, but they don't award strength of win points when it comes to the W/L total at the end of the season.
That said, not being able to see Kevin Martin play from a basketball stand point is too bad because he's a great player to watch. I won't miss him killing the Jazz like when he put up 37 against them last season, but it's something to watch. He's averaged almost 23 points a game over the last 11 games against the Jazz. Then again, he is a shooting guard so he should be having some good games against the Jazz.
As a result, it looks like Beno Udrih will get the start tonight. He normally backs up the rookie Tyreke Evans. I don't know for sure, but I imagine they'll move Evans to the 2 in this scenario. That should benefit the Jazz as well because it allows Ronnie B to cover him instead of Deron. At 6' 6", 220, Evans is one of the few that would present a mismatch problem for Deron.
Evans hasn't had a good start so far. He's averaging just 11 & 4 so far and shooting just 35%. Let's hope he doesn't have his career game against the Jazz tonight.
The Jazz should treat this game as taking care of business. They're heavy favorites but shouldn't be looking ahead as the last thing we need is a meltdown heading into the east coast swing next week.
Game Thread coming at 6.
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I feel really bad for K Mart
He’s been tearing it up so far this year (including 48 points against the Griz), and like Deron, this was finally going to be his all-star season.
if you draft him,
you accept the inevitability that he will get injured at some time. same with yao, butler, boozer, ak, crash, etc.
is it sad that i’m almost as excited for NYK @ MIL tonight? Deron + John Wall backcourt would be the foundation of a championship
Don't get too excited
As bad as the Knicks are, there are still about 5 or 6 teams that are worse than them. Even if they do finish with the worst record in the NBA, the Jazz only have a 25% chance of landing the number 1 pick.
Having said that, I would love to see that back court!!
Loved Clarkpojo's write up "Frog for a Prince"
That idea was short lived though, http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4632737
(preemption on the link fail, juste paste it) Prince out!
Carlos B the voodoo wizard
It seems as if all of the players we would like to trade for are getting injured. Ah, twisted irony, as [fact] Carlos remains healthy.
Jazz better win tonight
If the Jazz some how manage to lose against a team as lousy as the Kings, Jerry Sloan should be fired. There is no excuse losing against a team like Sacramento, with the lineup the Kings have out on the court. Simple as that. If they should win, which they should, Sloan can coach a few more games.
Tyreke
did have a career night…and the one who needs to go is Boozer, not Sloan, even though Sloans tactics are starting to ge to me, especially who he plays over who down the stretch. As for Boozer the semi improved defensive performance against San Anton was because he was on national TV, he needs to go when he starts scuking it up , especially at home, now all the fans turn on him immediately and hes such a fragile soul he cant take it but if he has a good night hes all good. His play is so up and down and hes affecting Milsaps play cuz he has to backup this jack.as.s….Im serious Boozer is not going to work…and why does Sloan insist on playing him at center?? Or benching Matthews when he was playing phenomenally, he didnt get any pt in the second half…neither did fes…
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