David Stern
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The attitude of the Jazz is "if it isn't completely broken, then don't fix it." Sloan is a above average to great coach, but he isn't elite. We could do a whole lot worse though, hence him being here 20 years.
Russian Culture Night! Jazz @ Nets 1/19/2011 5PM MST
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Complacency and comfort reign supreme.
David Stern
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Can we just have Melo?
Bad time to have a slump. Jazz had a fairly easy road trip and I thought they could go 3-1 or better. With games against LA and Spurs coming up soon, they needed as many wins as possible. Instead they are stinking up the joint. Not taking advantage of Mavs's struggles. Disappointing. I think losses like these last two will be the difference between a top 3 seed and a 4th/5th seed and a first round/second round exit come playoffs.
And games like tonight show why it is difficult to rely on guys like Millsap to be the third option. Ditto with AK, even though he had a good game.
But the bigger problem has been defense.
And games like tonight show why it is difficult to rely on guys like Millsap to be the third option. Ditto with AK, even though he had a good game.
But the bigger problem has been defense.
If you're not sarcastic (and I don't think you are), you embody the worst of myopic fan boy horse-****. You're embarrassing yourself and embarrassing the site.
The Jazz need a reliable 2nd player. Millsap has been the closest thing until the last two games. You can't be the same player every game, but you can't go from 18/8 to less than half the player.
If the Jazz are going to make a big move, Millsap is the most valuable asset they have that they could get rid of. I'd rather not lose him but he's slowly been falling apart and his rebounding (or lack thereof) is simply unacceptable. Kevin Love isn't bigger or more athletic than he is and he doesn't play closer to the basket (in fact, Love plays a lot more offense on the perimeter) and he outboards everyone in the league by a mile. Millsap's size is not a reason he's fallen off of a cliff, rebounding-wise. I've been concerned about this all year but now it's fever-pitch. WHERE THE **** DID HE GO???
If the Jazz are going to make a big move, Millsap is the most valuable asset they have that they could get rid of. I'd rather not lose him but he's slowly been falling apart and his rebounding (or lack thereof) is simply unacceptable. Kevin Love isn't bigger or more athletic than he is and he doesn't play closer to the basket (in fact, Love plays a lot more offense on the perimeter) and he outboards everyone in the league by a mile. Millsap's size is not a reason he's fallen off of a cliff, rebounding-wise. I've been concerned about this all year but now it's fever-pitch. WHERE THE **** DID HE GO???
Millsap is just a good role player. You expect a role player to be your consistent second option you are in trouble. Apart from Deron, Jazz need a couple of borderline all stars to have a shot against the Spurs or Lakers. Al Jeff looks like he might get there someday. Which leaves one more player. And AK or Millsap is'nt it.
The rebounding, though. Rebounding numbers are supposed to be the most consistent stat through levels of competition and minutes, but he's lost it. Whatever it was. I'm not asking him to be the pillar, I know he can't be. But let's focus on his bread and butter, what got him into the NBA in the first place. What THE **** happened to his rebounding?
Maybe his rebounding was overrated considering he went up against bench players for the most part of his first 3 years.
Layden also said something about Big Al and Millsap trying too hard to connect on defense and not being in position to rebound. Maybe they just dont jell that well as far as defense/rebounding is concerned.
I said at the beginning of the season that we were going with a frontline that was even smaller than last year's. And that was'nt going to help us a whole lot on rebounding. Not everyone can be a Love or Rodman. And I think Love is actually a bit bigger than Millsap with probably better instincts for rebounding.
