Will Jazz fans kill the Utah Jazz franchise?

[Sub-Odeon]

Malone was an occasional crybaby, due to his ego. Stockton will forever be above Malone in Utah's eyes for this reason. If Malone had kept his whining to himself, they'd share equal space in Utah's heart. Alas. If Sloan taught Utah fans anything, it was to love players who are selfless and put the team first, above all else. Stockton did this better than any Jazz player, bar none. D-Will seems to want a championship more than anything else. If he has to go to another team to get it, he will. Now that Sloan is gone, D-Will has brought the microscope to himself. Everything he says or does now will be placed in context with Sloan's departure. I think he's going to regret that.

 

[bigb]

So I guess both Stockton and Malone are cry babies?

You forgot the "overpayed" part. Misspelling and all.

 

[asian_roger]

lol

Deron is better than Stockton because he can dunk da baskeetbawl!

when is the last time Deron dunked the ball? the only one I remember is the one when he was pissed in Miami and crossed over wade.I just wish he did it more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxg2V86ramQ

and when he owed rose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsaHYUk6hH4

 

[Archie Moses]

Welcome to Jazz Fanz 2011, where with no evidence, a small contingent of Jazz fans have decided to boo their star point guard.

Because stuff was reported in the media that reflected poorly on the behavior of DWill and his relationship status with arguably one of the greatest basketball coaches ever. Happens.

If done, will this act push Williams in the direction of leaving the team? And if he does leave the team under those pretenses, will any other black player ever want to play on this team again? A team who's fan base turned on their star player in quick fashion. It's obvious that the days of innocent until proven guilty are long gone and now one is tried in the media and on the internets.

If DWill leaves the team, then so be it. It will be a sad day, but you have to move forward. Color has nothing to do with it. I don't know why you would pull that card, Vinylsharpton.

Jazz fans as a whole have always felt marginalized by the rest of the league and the sports media world. This much is true. But will that feeling of marginalization be the catalyst for the demise of the franchise as a whole?

No.

The major sports interweb sites have all but blamed Williams without so much as a concrete fact, while the front office, the ownership and the player have all spoke to the contrary. In complete "ironical explosion" fashion, the mainstream sports media which Jazz fans have felt so marginalized by, is now accepted as the truth teller.

Maybe track record with the mainstream media and complaining has finally changed them a bit? Ironic? Yes. Correct? We don't know.

Welcome to Utah.

For a guy that hasn't been to Utah or that much, you sure do hate it or have a lot of animosity towards it. Why is this, guy?

 

[Bronco70]

*animosity

 

[Archie Moses]

*animosity

That was really Archie Moses of me. Fixed.

 

[JimLes]

I like this logic. Let a spoiled child have his way, and surely, he will mend his ways.

Strap yourselves in, people. This will be like Lebron's last year-and-a-half in Cleveland. A team catering to every single whim of a star player who has long ago decided to leave. He just neglected to inform everyone.

 

[Archie Moses]

I like this logic. Let a spoiled child have his way, and surely, he will mend his ways.

Strap yourselves in, people. This will be like Lebron's last year-and-a-half in Cleveland. A team catering to every single whim of a star player who has long ago decided to leave. He just neglected to inform everyone.

Repped. Good post.

 

[twentytwo]

I like this logic. Let a spoiled child have his way, and surely, he will mend his ways.

Strap yourselves in, people. This will be like Lebron's last year-and-a-half in Cleveland. A team catering to every single whim of a star player who has long ago decided to leave. He just neglected to inform everyone.

You guys are completely delusional if you think this will turn out like the LeBron saga at all. Do you not know anything about the Utah Jazz?

 

[Archie Moses]

You guys are completely delusional if you think this will turn out like the LeBron saga at all. Do you not know anything about the Utah Jazz?

Do you deny, if the speculation is true, it draws some parallels?

 

[moevillini]

Does Williams have a history of whining or playing hard and competing?

yes to all of the above

that said, i think the adjustment to the new players, particularly those who were said to have had difficulty learning the plays in the system, was more of a challenge for both Deron and Sloan than anyone was expecting

 

[JimLes]

You guys are completely delusional if you think this will turn out like the LeBron saga at all. Do you not know anything about the Utah Jazz?

Ok, so then they won't bow to his every wish and he'll leave. Again, what's gained here?