The Downbeat - 3 March 200 - #177 - The Yeliz13 Edition

by Basketball John on Mar 3, 2010 10:21 AM MST in The Downbeat Comment 12 comments

I'd like to welcome sirkickyass. Some of you may know him from various other parts around the Jazz interwebs. He used to run HarpringSuck.com and decided that a degree would be more important.

So instead of starting that back up again, he'll be writing here. His first post on CJ is up.

After Sundiata Gaines got pulled from nowhere for the last time we needed a 13th man, your guess is as good as any concerning who's going to get signed tomorrow. However, KOC has said they prefer a vet, so don't look for a D-League callup this time around.

Give that it won't be a PG, it likely won't be a wing, I'll put my money on Mark Blount.

I knew it was the beard! Deron makes a cameo for Boom's beard,

Buy Baron Davis' Beard! (via ibeatyouvids)

I won't link to the site I got this from because it's a personal blog, but here's Memo's custom license plate on his Ferrari,

Thanks to bvanwagoner for the tip on this Matthews story on True Hoop. If anything has softened the blow of losing Brewer, it's the play of Matthews. KOC has said in an interview that Brewer would not have been traded had it not been for the solid play of Wesley. That's what makes this part from TH's piece a little heart-breaking. Here he is talking about the Brewer trade,

Everybody was mad," Matthews says. "I was mad and I benefited the most out of it. Brewer was like my older brother. We still talk every day. He took me under his wing as soon as I stepped foot here in Utah."

I'm sure someone here has had the unfortunate job of training their replacement. In this situation though, I'm sure Brewer had no idea and I'm sure that wasn't the goal starting out the season either.

I hope Matthews puts it behind him, if he hasn't already, if he has felt guilt about Ronnie B getting traded.

And he would even be on the team had it not been for injuries to Matthews and Korver at the beginning of the season. That's not to say that he was gifted a spot because he's earned his starting role in every way. But he has been the beneficiary from some big breaks in injuries and now the Brewer trade. Like I said though, he's earned every bit of it.

Who knows, maybe his continually improved play will result in us forgetting all about Brewer.

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Really?

Mark Blount? Isn’t he just an older version of Collins? I think I’d rather take a D-leaguer with an upside. Blount is old and from what I’ve seen hasn’t ever really had good paint dominance. Maybe i’m just being greedy?

For the Love of the Game

by ForTheLove on Mar 3, 2010 1:07 PM MST reply actions

And I don't think he's played a game for like a season and a half. But I wouldn't be surprised if Blount were the guy.

The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.

by clarkpojo on Mar 3, 2010 1:58 PM MST up reply actions

8. Funny. Baron is a better actor than Deron.

by iLoveBooks100per on Mar 3, 2010 3:00 PM MST reply actions

Well, he gets more practice at it...

now as far as the whole basketball player thing goes….

by prodigal punk on Mar 3, 2010 3:15 PM MST up reply actions

Man, a 430 Scud?

Bit of overkill for a daily driver in the snow, Memo

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by TazzJazzFan on Mar 3, 2010 3:22 PM MST reply actions

Its cool, he puts chains on it....

by prodigal punk on Mar 3, 2010 3:24 PM MST up reply actions

Chains on a Scud?

shakes head

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by TazzJazzFan on Mar 3, 2010 6:09 PM MST up reply actions

Jazz just signed a GUARD

His name is Othyus Jeffers of the Iowa Energy to a 10 day contract. LA D FRICKIN DA.

Oh, and I need to get me a Boom Beard.

by KaBar6 on Mar 3, 2010 5:28 PM MST reply actions

http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/030310_jazz_sign_othyus.html

I hav ea gut feelings this is only for the 10 day contract. They’ll pick up someone recovering from injury in a bit. Maybe Mikki Moore?

the guy won’t see any playing time anyways.

For the Love of the Game

by ForTheLove on Mar 3, 2010 5:35 PM MST up reply actions

Uh-oh!

I guess this means we’re going to have a log-jam at the 2 and 3 positions again. Good thing we got rid of Ronnie Brewer.

by sirkickyass on Mar 3, 2010 5:53 PM MST up reply actions

I really

Think it’s only for a 10 day contract. I have a gut feeling they are waiting on injuries or to see what happens to other vets. Plus this guy won’t see any playing time either.

I hated the Brewer trade at first. I really did. However, teh more i thought about next year and how we wouldn’t be able to resign him. A protected first round pick for a player you won’t be able to keep is not bad.

Plus OMSW is the bomb.

Point is: In ten days grab a center please jazz!

For the Love of the Game

by ForTheLove on Mar 3, 2010 6:00 PM MST up reply actions