"Handing Out Blog Assists" Edition- The Downbeat - #678
by clarkpojo on Feb 6, 2012 3:00 AM MST
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I still believe that the Jazz won't use their Mehmet Okur trade exception this season, but there are a few viable options presenting themselves. According to hoopsworld.com the Nets are considering trading guards Jordan Farmar and Anthony Morrow for expiring contracts. Both guards have been rumored to be part of talks for Memphis SG OJ Mayo. The Nets are presumably clearing cap space for next season and Morrow and Farmar are set to be paid $4 million and $4.25 million next year, respectively. The Jazz could use both Farmar and Morrow's three point shooting. Combined the NJ duo is shooting 45% from beyond the arc. Morrow is shooting 45% from distance during his four year career. The Jazz could absorb both players with their trade exception or trade the Nets CJ Miles or Josh Howard back to New Jersey if they wanted a replacement. Perhaps the Jazz could then send Farmar to the Lakers into their trade exception afterward. Like I said, I wouldn't bet on the Jazz making this trade, but it is an option.
Acquiring this guy in March in a sign and trade into the trade exception is also an option.
Season Update:
Lots to talk about with this picture. First, one person likes this page on basketball-reference.com. Second, the Jazz have steadily improved their offense this season to become the 8th best offensive team in the league. They have also steadily fallen to become the 10th worst defensive team in the league. Third the Jazz are 13-9, but their "expected" win-loss record according to the site's data is 11-11. For what it's worth, I "expected" the Jazz to be 11-11 at this point in the season too and I have them finishing 28-38. All of these numbers suggest that the Jazz are an average team in the league. And for all the talk about an improved defensive scheme and play, their ranking has to be disappointing to the team right now. With all that said, the Jazz's win over the Lakers on Saturday was really exciting and the Jazz have a winning record right now. But for how long?
I'm not going to comment on the whole fiasco that happened this weekend. I often think the best way to handle poor behavior is to ignore it and not give it attention. With that said, if you are going to read one piece on everything with everybody (not naming names to avoid giving attention), read what Moni said. It's simply brilliant. If there were a Oscar or Tony equivalent to NBA blogging, I would give one to both Moni, for this piece, and Basketball John for his investigative piece on the Roger Mason snafu. In fact I am starting such an award. I'm calling it the award a "bloggisist" and I'll be handing some out at the end of the year.
Congrats to Utah_Soldier for answering last Tuesday's trivia question correctly. I'm going to kick up the questions a small notch, although they should be figure outable. For today:
What Jazz player comes next in this sequence?
Deshawn Stevenson, Adrian Dantley, Deron Williams, Francisco Elson, _______________
Let's just get one thing out in the open. Craig Bolerjack shouldn't be allowed to hand out nicknames. "Bulldog" just seems lame for Earl Watson and I don't know anyone who liked "Cap'n Crunch" for Milt Palacio. At the same time, some announcers have handed out great nicknames to players. "The Big Hurt" and "Reign Man" were both creations of announcers. With that said:
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4: Karl Malone
32 is the next number
Possibly the southernmost Jazz fan in the world!
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I'll have to pick up my game.
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by clarkpojo on Feb 6, 2012 5:31 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
1. I’m inclined to think it won’t happen, either.
2. I don’t know. I think the team will evolve as the year goes on. I read earlier that we’ve had the most home games so far in the schedule than any team in the NBA. While I do think we can grow and become more capable of winning on the road than we are perhaps now, the realist in me says that we’ll take some lumps as we go. So your 28-38 record makes some degree of sense, though the optimist in me says let’s see if we can’t get to .500.
3. Statistics have shown with young children that rewarding bad behavior with more attention causes a learned behavior to develop; i.e. that if I misbehave, then I get attention. And for many, bad attention is better than none. I’m with you there.
4. Karl Malone! Thanks for the easy one, I feel good that I was actually able to get one this time. I think the Monday ones, or the ones towards the beginning of the week, should be easier. It’s nice to have some hard ones for really diehard guys, but maybe a couple easies sprinkled in wouldn’t hurt. Eh?
5. THE FANBASE. There’s enough of us where we can root out stupid names just by the democratic spread opinion.
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Nicknames
My biggest issue with media giving nicknames is that they seem to want to do it for the recognition. If it sticks, well, it was them that created it. The best nicknames are ones that players have had since they were a kid or ones that were given to them by other players. As much as I loved Hot Rod, Slick Willy was a contrived nickname that made no sense and that Deron hated.
When you think of your own nicknames, how did you get them? It wasn’t something forced on you but came naturally. If players get nicknames, they should come the same way. Not everyone needs one though.
More than scared, it makes me kind of sad...
i’ve never liked Amar’e, but that seems like an awful situation to be in, for anyone. My best wishes go to him and his family, may his brother rest in peace.
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by Jazzfan_in_Chile on Feb 6, 2012 9:27 AM MST up reply actions
I know what it's like
Lost my brother a year and a half ago. It’s rough. I wouldn’t even wish that on Kobe.
My heart goes out to Amare.
Not sure there was ever a person alive who was nicknamed
“slick willy” that liked it. When I use “Slick Willy” it is always a term of derision.
I agree
nicknames come from before you enter the NBA …. or fans in general
by Russell Kanning on Feb 19, 2012 6:07 PM MST up reply actions
side note amare isn't playing tonight because his brother died
this scares me it could motivate the knicks to win for amare.
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Obviously we would never wish for this sort of tragedy to happen to anyone, friend or foe
That said, let’s hope the Jazz can take advantage of them missing one of their top two guys.
Well, hopefully nicknames come from the Dunk
but more likely bullies give out nicknames. It’s what they’re good at.
Good call. Thinking back to high school, I definitely remember more bully nicknames for people than any others.
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If Earl Watson played for another team, I'd hate him
He’s one of those guys you love if he’s on your team though. He really has been the heart of this team so far this year.
I really like Shift Boss
I don’t know which dunker came up with it, but I’m a big fan.
The Clipper and Golden State games looked like the defense and poor rebounding of last year.
Scared me to death that they would fall back into old habits, however, the Laker game they definitely stepped up and played D to their potential. Hopin’ they keep that effort up, win or lose.
Bulldog is fine
but I would have probably went with PitBull. He fits the bill of a PitBull more than a Bulldog in my opinion.
Here is a proposed list of nicknames for the Jazz roster:
Devin Harris – “Chops” he wears those big ol’ sideburns that look like pork chops on the side of his face.
CJ Miles – “Doe” he always writes that on twitter and I have no clue what it means.
Enes Kanter – “Kant-inator” I like the Kant-inator that Harpring has used.
Al Jefferson – “Big Poppa” or “Biggie” I think of his pimped out car and big fur coat and this is what I always think of.
I will finish this later…. got to run.
howard for morrow
I really wanted the jazz to sign morrow when he was a free agent. he lets us spread the court so much more. howard has been nice at times, but he’s also turned into a black hole. Another big thing in this trade is howard isn’t a part of the future plans. Morrow could be. BTW I’d be surprised if we don’t see the opponent throw a zone at us at least once a game from here on out. It has been killing us. Morrow could help with that.
Louisiana Jazz fan
Morrow's not that smart of a player and he's pretty streaky.
Reminds me of CJ, but with a much better outside shot.
Morrow’s been really frustrating this year. He played awful to start the season, then he played better, got playing time, then once he was a starter & got lots of playing time, trade rumors started, he played worse, then played less, started playing better, got more time… and that’s where we are now. He has his 4/12 FGs and his 10/17s. Just hit 8/11 from 3 vs Min. Not sure if any Jazz player has ever shot like that from 3. Stat guys?
He could definitely develop into an elite shooter in the league. The first part of this year looks like it was an anomaly. Seems worth the risk to me.
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He already is an elite shooter in the league. But he needs to work on rounding out his game.
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