Ric Bucher of ESPN had a thought on Boozer in a recent chat:
Dave (Walnut Creek)
I earlier mentioned to you the Jazz's nice road record, and you said to wait and see. After losses to the Wiz and Nets, I am less sanguine. Why these flops?
Ric Bucher (1:52 PM)
I just don't think they're that great defensively and, as I've said since the start of the season, I don't like the combo of MIllsap and Jefferson. Doesn't give you much shotblocking and they're both undersized for their positions. Neither has the hands of a Boozer, either, which makes it that much tougher on Deron.
I'm not sure if we would be in any better of a position this year with Boozer than we are with Jefferson, but I have come to the realization that you can't run your offense through Big Al like we did Boozer. I'm sure he'll get more familiar with Jerry's offense, but he just looks lost sometimes. Does he even know how to run a pick-and-roll with Deron? Seriously, didn't we run like 15 pick-and-rolls a game with Deron and Booz? How often does Jefferson try one with Deron? NEVER! Well, at least it never seems to work.
That said, I'm a Boozer homer and I'm still glad we have Jefferson moving forward. Younger, longer, etc. We still need a real C to play alongside him though, and bring Sap off the bench again.