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Boozer out tonight with sore hamstring

Priceline Negotiator

Priceline Negotiator

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Just kidding.

Still, Tyrone Corbin remains a Boozer fan, just as Jerry Sloan was when he coached the Jazz.

"Great guy, great teammate, great guy to work with," Corbin said. "I spent a lot of time working with him. ... Just a great human being. We enjoyed the time we spent together."

Asked about Boozer’s critics in Utah, Corbin shook his head.

"I don’t know if the criticism was justified," he said. "But if you’re hurt, you’re hurt. What can you do? And I know he was hurt and always trying his hardest to get back. ...

"Knowing Booz — he didn’t want to miss games. He wanted to be out there with his teammates. And it hurt him more than anyone when he couldn’t be out there helping his team."

Corbin recalled one incident when Boozer tried to prematurely return from a hamstring injury.

"I was working out with him," he said, "... and he tweaked it again. The guy was hurt. So I don’t question his character — whether he wanted to play. I know he was beat up."

Injuries aside, Boozer averaged 19.3 points and 10.5 rebounds in 354 games with the Jazz, establishing himself as a top-10 player in franchise history.

https://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/jazz/55789865-87/boozer-jazz-games-bulls.html.csp?page=1
 
Is Tyrone supposed to say he wasn't a fan of Boozer even if he actually wasn't a fan of Boozer?
 
Weezur said:
Is Tyrone supposed to say he wasn't a fan of Boozer even if he actually wasn't a fan of Boozer?
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He could have said something along the lines of not commenting on another team's player. Of course, Corbin is a fan. Doesn't take a whole lot of coaching to just say "throw the ball into Boozer." I liked CB on the offensive end. He had a sweet touch around the rim; could put it up with a variety of angles. And Boozer has a pretty good mid-range game. There's no question he's one of the top offensive players in the game. The problems I've had with Carlos are his lack of defensive effort, durability and attitude. Whether legit or not, he took a long time to heal from all his ailments. And I've always had my suspicions about steroid use due to his complexion and the anger issues he's had. I know he didn't trip over a bag on his way to answer the door; he punched the wall! And I'm no prude, but you don't need to utter 4-letter words constantly. It's either an anger issue or a lack of education when you feel the need to do that.


Oh yeah, and congrats Proceline...you got me with the thread title.
 
MoTown16 said:
He could have said something along the lines of not commenting on another team's player. Of course, Corbin is a fan. Doesn't take a whole lot of coaching to just say "throw the ball into Boozer." I liked CB on the offensive end. He had a sweet touch around the rim; could put it up with a variety of angles. And Boozer has a pretty good mid-range game. There's no question he's one of the top offensive players in the game. The problems I've had with Carlos are his lack of defensive effort, durability and attitude. Whether legit or not, he took a long time to heal from all his ailments. And I've always had my suspicions about steroid use due to his complexion and the anger issues he's had. I know he didn't trip over a bag on his way to answer the door; he punched the wall! And I'm no prude, but you don't need to utter 4-letter words constantly. It's either an anger issue or a lack of education when you feel the need to do that.


Oh yeah, and congrats Proceline...you got me with the thread title.
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Ahaha, I thought he was using steroid too. There's usually something 'off' when people start using steroids and Carlos had that 'off' feeling.
 
Weezur said:
Ahaha, I thought he was using steroid too. There's usually something 'off' when people start using steroids and Carlos had that 'off' feeling.
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Only way to know for sure is for someone to measure his head or see if he has smaller cajones. Bonds' noggin really blew up along with the rest of him.
 
Priceline Negotiator said:
Corbin recalled one incident when Boozer tried to prematurely return from a hamstring injury.

"I was working out with him," he said, "... and he tweaked it again. The guy was hurt. So I don’t question his character — whether he wanted to play. I know he was beat up."

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It's all water under the bridge but if he's talking about the time Boozer re-aggravated his hamstring prior to the 2005-06 season that's not the way it was reported in the media.

Supposedly, Boozer came to practice and approached Coach Sloan to tell them that he re-injured his hamstring - he was then immediatedly pulled into a closed door meeting with Sloan and KOC.
 
I didn't like Boozer for other reasons than being hurt. I agree, if you are hurt then you are hurt. I just didn't like his defensive effort, and his idiotic yelling on the court.
 
People are way too harsh on Boozer. For what we paid him and what he delivered, he was a top 10 player in the Jazz history, easily. One of the greatest we've had. No need to dislike the player because he was what you wanted him to be.

Here's the way I look at. At his best, Boozer was a legit 21-11 a night kind of a guy making about 11 million a year. You only need look at players in that range(and above) and the kind of garbage NBA threw money at to appreciate Boozer a lot more. Does anyone really think that for half the money Michael Finley's corpse was making, you should get a 21-11 guy who's a DPOY on top of that?

https://www.draftexpress.com/nba-player-salaries/year/2007/
 
Priceline Negotiator said:
Just kidding.

Still, Tyrone Corbin remains a Boozer fan, just as Jerry Sloan was when he coached the Jazz.

"Great guy, great teammate, great guy to work with," Corbin said. "I spent a lot of time working with him. ... Just a great human being. We enjoyed the time we spent together."

Asked about Boozer’s critics in Utah, Corbin shook his head.

"I don’t know if the criticism was justified," he said. "But if you’re hurt, you’re hurt. What can you do? And I know he was hurt and always trying his hardest to get back. ...

"Knowing Booz — he didn’t want to miss games. He wanted to be out there with his teammates. And it hurt him more than anyone when he couldn’t be out there helping his team."

Corbin recalled one incident when Boozer tried to prematurely return from a hamstring injury.

"I was working out with him," he said, "... and he tweaked it again. The guy was hurt. So I don’t question his character — whether he wanted to play. I know he was beat up."

Injuries aside, Boozer averaged 19.3 points and 10.5 rebounds in 354 games with the Jazz, establishing himself as a top-10 player in franchise history.

https://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/jazz/55789865-87/boozer-jazz-games-bulls.html.csp?page=1
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I thought you had died.

Too bad.
 
....don't know just how hurt Boozer actually was....but even at the pinnacle of health he played p-poor defense, was over paid....and had a player bounce the ball off his head, indicating he wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed!
 
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