Game #12 Jazz@Denver, Sunday 1/15 6:00 p.m.

[craig2112]

I have to admit, I did not expect this. I figured the jazz would still stink on the road, but I was proved wrong!
How about Big Al now being the passer out of the post and the ball movement by the whole team goes up.

Maybe this team is for real.
WHat I love most is the attitude. You can see it in all of the players' faces now.


We may be witnessing something special...

 

[JimLes]

We've had a relatively easy schedule the past 2 weeks so it's easy to get along when you're winning. I want to see how we react when we drop a couple games in a row. Do we hang our heads and get that "here we go again" look or do we dig our heels in and fight back? That's one of the fun things to watch when you've got a young team that needs to grow together.

Must spread some rep, apparently.

Much more talented and much more experienced teams fall into this "frontrunner" trap. See the Heat last year(and later this year, I guarantee it). When they're winning, it's all cross-court lobs, high fives in front of the Mavs bench and flexing their muscles to the camera. They lose, and it's sulking, crying, player's-only-meetings, and making fun of people who don't make as much as you.

Half our roster don't even have a 100 NBA games under their belt. The team was supposed to stink this year, according to nearly everyone, but they're suddenly 8-4. It's easy to assume that you've just somehow skipped that rebuilding period and went straight to a 6-7 seed. When losses start to pile up and when tough losing streaks on the road happen, we'll see how some of the younger guy react. Remember, a few of them aren't even old enough to drink.

 

[sepanol]

I have to admit, I did not expect this. I figured the jazz would still stink on the road, but I was proved wrong!
How about Big Al now being the passer out of the post and the ball movement by the whole team goes up.

Maybe this team is for real.
WHat I love most is the attitude. You can see it in all of the players' faces now.


We may be witnessing something special...

It is not a secret that we have players with good attitudes. There is no problem kid like Cousins or any capricious superstar like Melo or Deron in this team, but still, there is nothing special to witness. It is too early to get carried away. We are just a good team, not a contender

 

[craig2112]

It is not a secret that we have players with good attitudes. There is no problem kid like Cousins or any capricious superstar like Melo or Deron in this team, but still, there is nothing special to witness. It is too early to get carried away. We are just a good team, not a contender

We just beat Denver on the road. It's special enough for me. And I just so much look forward to the next game, and the next one, and especially the one against Porty, since I'll be in the lower bowl (bragging.jpg)

 

[sepanol]

We just beat Denver on the road. It's special enough for me. And I just so much look forward to the next game, and the next one, and especially the one against Porty, since I'll be in the lower bowl (bragging.jpg)

We are good team, and Denver is very overrated in American media i think. So even though im surprised with this win, im not shocked. We can do much better than this but a simple Denver win shouldnt be a threshold for being a contender right away

 

[craig2112]

There has been a lot said about Devin Harris not being a good pg for the jazz.
He may not be John Stockton, but he did have 7 assists tonight. Not earth-shattering, but worth mentioning.
Also worth mentioning:
Watson and Harris combined tonight for 48 minutes, 14 points, 14 assists, on 6-11 shooting, 2-4 from three.
I can live with that

 

[Revolution 9]

I might be the first person to watch a Jazz game in Mariánské Lázně.
Have we ever had any Czech fans here?

The internet was pretty good up here in this mountain village. Good game with a stocked mini bar of Czech Pilsner, and the orignial Budweiser(Budvar).
No 3.2 "beer" here....

 

[jazzrule]

Srsly though. I would die of happiness if we signed Ostertag to a 10 day contract to replace Favors if he misses a couple of games for the ankle.

Seriously you have to be joking. Ostertag was a bum and if he had even half tried we would have at least one if not 2 championship banners hanging up in the rafters.

 

[vegas]

The team was supposed to stink this year, according to nearly everyone, but they're suddenly 8-4. It's easy to assume that you've just somehow skipped that rebuilding period and went straight to a 6-7 seed. When losses start to pile up and when tough losing streaks on the road happen, we'll see how some of the younger guy react. Remember, a few of them aren't even old enough to drink.

I was going to be ecstatic if this team could break .500 this year, but it's a very pleasant surprise to be in 4th place ahead of the lakers (same record as the Heat), especially after getting pummeled in our first two games.

It is not a secret that we have players with good attitudes. There is no problem kid like Cousins or any capricious superstar like Melo or Deron in this team, but still, there is nothing special to witness. It is too early to get carried away. We are just a good team, not a contender

I have to give the team credit, Howard and Tinsley don't fit the normal Jazz mold in the good citizenship category--so far there haven't been any hiccups besides the Jefferson incident. Let's blame our rough start on his gf.

As a general rule I do agree that it seems that the Jazz tend to have uniquely disciplined (well-behaved) players compared to a lot of the league, I would say this year is a slight deviation and so far the risk is paying dividends.

 

[NAOS]

I actually think Al is a better passer than Millsap when they are both facing up or posted up. AL just spends way more time with his back to the basket, which is a much harder position to pass out of.

sorry, dude... we agree more than disagree about things (it seems), but I think you are way off on this one. You drinking Hot Rod's bathtub gin while watching?

 

[DutchJazzer]

a few of them aren't even old enough to drink.

That says more about the stupidity of "the Law" then it says about the Utah Jazz

 

[DutchJazzer]

I have to give the team credit, Howard and Tinsley don't fit the normal Jazz mold in the good citizenship category--so far there haven't been any hiccups

Seriously what did howard do wrong to not be a "gppd Citizen"(i aksed it already in another thread?)