orangello
Well-Known Member
So, I don't think I completely understand the Best Buy story. Let me just summarize it (to the best of my understanding). Someone went to Best Buy. There was a Jazz player there. The fan talked with the Jazz player and got some juicy information that turned out to be false. Is that right?
Anyway, I talked to a very good friend today. Months ago he said that Marvin Williams (who he played AAU ball with) would be a perfect fit for the Jazz and that Harris was the likely trade bait to make it happen. That was back in January. Low and behold, the Jazz have Williams and they don't have Harris.
Anyway, he mentioned to me that he was at the practice facility within the last couple of weeks. He told me to keep my eye on one player this year, Alec Burks. He mentioned that everyone that will play PG, SG or SF took turns guarding him (all the ones that are healthy) and no one could stop him. He was blowing by people and it sounded like Burks even played some better than average defense. One other note about Burks, one of the coaching staff told my friend that Burks had been shooting the 3 ball about 15 to 20% better than he did all of last year, practices or games.
One last thing that he told me is that Mo Williams and Favors already have a great connection. They seem to be working together nicely. My friend told me that there was one play while playing 5 on 5 that Favors didn't get a rebound that Williams thought that he should. Mo stopped everything and went and had a stern talking to with Favors, telling him that he is the best player on the court and he needed to start acting like it. The best player on the court would get that rebound and so Favors should start doing that.
I know that this is all hear/say. I am just ready for the season to start. Normally college football (mainly BYU) and the NFL hold my interest long enough for the regular NBA season to start but this year I am already dying and can't wait for the season to start. Yes, I am ready for all of the ridicule that is coming my way.
Anyway, I talked to a very good friend today. Months ago he said that Marvin Williams (who he played AAU ball with) would be a perfect fit for the Jazz and that Harris was the likely trade bait to make it happen. That was back in January. Low and behold, the Jazz have Williams and they don't have Harris.
Anyway, he mentioned to me that he was at the practice facility within the last couple of weeks. He told me to keep my eye on one player this year, Alec Burks. He mentioned that everyone that will play PG, SG or SF took turns guarding him (all the ones that are healthy) and no one could stop him. He was blowing by people and it sounded like Burks even played some better than average defense. One other note about Burks, one of the coaching staff told my friend that Burks had been shooting the 3 ball about 15 to 20% better than he did all of last year, practices or games.
One last thing that he told me is that Mo Williams and Favors already have a great connection. They seem to be working together nicely. My friend told me that there was one play while playing 5 on 5 that Favors didn't get a rebound that Williams thought that he should. Mo stopped everything and went and had a stern talking to with Favors, telling him that he is the best player on the court and he needed to start acting like it. The best player on the court would get that rebound and so Favors should start doing that.
I know that this is all hear/say. I am just ready for the season to start. Normally college football (mainly BYU) and the NFL hold my interest long enough for the regular NBA season to start but this year I am already dying and can't wait for the season to start. Yes, I am ready for all of the ridicule that is coming my way.
