The Downbeat - 10 December 2009 - #119 - The Je Ne Sais Quois Edition
by Basketball John on Dec 10, 2009 8:19 AM MST
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The Jazz had 12 assists in the first half last night against the Lakers. How many in the second? 4. Of course all of those came in the third quarter as neither (can't believe I had to use neither there instead of none) of the Jazz FGs in the fourth were assisted.
Those four assists in the fourth though should have indicated something bad was going on. That would only equate to 16 assists for a game which is about 10 off we they normally are. The Jazz completely abandoned their offense. Give credit to the Lakers for stepping up the D but you could see that the Jazz stopped moving and making good passes.
Overlooked last night was a good game from CJ Miles. He was a large reason why the Jazz were able to take a lead in the second quarter. He was 6-12 shooting overall and was 4-5 in the first half for 10 points. Let's hope he's returning to his pre-season form.
Wes Matthews had one of his worst games of the year missing all of his three-point attempts and just 2-12 overall.
So how does everyone indoctrinate (or plan to) their kids into becoming Jazz fans? Strapping them to a chair and taping their eyes open?
Do you think that the current team will attract new fans like the teams of the late 80s and 90s did?
Just realized that I'm older than everyone on the Jazz team. I thought Harpring was older, but no. Cripes. Also, CJ Miles is just a few months older than Eric Maynor. Weird stuff when you starting looking at ages.
Speaking of youngsteres, Morris Almond is back in the DLeague with the Springfield Armor. Good to see him still playing, but I don't think he was a big loss. He may not have been given much opportunity with the Jazz, but he wasn't able to crack a spot with the Magic or Knicks either. The economy and 2010 free agent market may have played a factor in him not getting a deal, but if you can play, teams will have a need for you. Hopefully he can improve his game and catch on with a team.
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4. Yeah I think the NBA these days really is signing guys waaay too young. I seem to remember Simmons mentioning in his new book something about Bird being left to play another year in college even while under contract with the Celts and I think teams should be doing something like this nowadays. I mean, yeah, we have the DLeague but…I think the DLeague leaves something to be desired and the biggest factor isn’t so much a lack of experience in the bigger leagues but more a lack of experience in life itself (i.e. maturity). I guess I don’t have a lot of figures and such to back it up and all but I can’t say that I blame Sloan for having little confidence in the young rookies… I know I was reckless when I was fresh out of high school..
Where was Sloan in the 4th quarter?
Did he call any timeouts to slow the Lakers’ run? Did he draw up a new defensive scheme? Did he sub some guys in? Did he get a technical? Did he go to his bench when his starters weren’t producing? Did he go Woody Hayes and step onto the court to punch out Sacha Vujacik?
If anybody wants to say Sloan is past his prime, let last evening’s non-performance be exhibit A. You can’t talk about effort from players when you give no effort yourself. I get mad when I think about that last night. Would he have tried harder if it were an elimination game? Isn’t a regular season Lakers game always important? Sickening.
I'll make it coach.
The Lakers run started with the bench on the court
I don’t know what the point in subbing the guys who were on the court when the run started is…
The Jazz lost that game because the players didn’t execute, not because the coach wasn’t doing the right things….
Although i personally would love to see Vujacic punched out on court… He would have to be one of the most annoying players in the entire league…
Something to be desired
We need a big change in a big way. This team is like a 5 year old fruitcake being repackaged and sold every year with every year rotting and drying out. The ESA is the most empty its ever been and i think the team is missing some type of dynamic. There is just a bad taste in everyones mouth about this team and by everyone i mean everyone. There seems to be a lack of togetherness and heart out there..yeah we have won a few games but it seems like the players know they arent going to win a championship with this team or they are tired of playing together. This staying the course isn’t panning out and I think its time the Miller fam overhauled this team. Last nights game was predictable we would compete until we got sand in our eyes then we roll over and die.
We need a coaching change or some personnel changes because their seems to be little life in the team we have.
If Greg decides to move this team out, what team would you want? Or if we made a new team, what would they be called and who would you want here?
I think we should go after LBJ23..He may be a stretch but we need someone like him to bring some heart to the Utah Spazz
by UtonganKidInCali on Dec 10, 2009 5:25 PM MST reply actions
8. i don’t think so. what is there about this current team that would attract a casual basketball fan? ronnie b’s dunks maybe? the casual fan will latch onto cp3 before deron and with the consistent lack of effort and bad losses, who’s going to stick around to cheer for the jazz? the old team might not have been flashy, but they were tough, competed, and worked hard. that’s something you can root for.
4. me too.
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